WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyad al-Salihin from the Words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:16.230 Chapter on Fear. 00:00:16.230 --> 00:00:19.230 On the authority of al-Miqdad, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:00:19.230 --> 00:00:24.230 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 00:00:24.230 --> 00:00:28.230 "The sun will be brought close to the creation on the Day of Resurrection, 00:00:28.230 --> 00:00:32.299 until it is within a distance of a mil from them." 00:00:32.299 --> 00:00:36.299 Sulaym Ibn 'Amir, the narrator from al-Miqdad, said: 00:00:36.299 --> 00:00:40.299 "By Allah, I do not know what he meant by 'mil'— 00:00:40.299 --> 00:00:45.460 whether it was the measure of distance on earth, or the stylus used to apply kohl to the eye. 00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:50.520 People will then be immersed in sweat according to their deeds: 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:53.520 some will have it up to their ankles, 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:56.520 some will have it up to their knees, 00:00:56.520 --> 00:00:59.520 some will have it up to their waists, 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:03.520 and some will be bridled by the sweat up to their mouths." 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:09.519 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, pointed with his hand to his mouth. 00:01:09.519 --> 00:01:11.680 Related by Muslim. 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.959 "Tudna" means brought close. 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:20.090 "Haqwayhi" refers to the waist where the lower garment is tied, 00:01:20.090 --> 00:01:24.090 and what is meant is the level corresponding to that position on the sides of the body. 00:01:24.090 --> 00:01:28.219 "Yuljimuhu" means it reaches his mouth and his ears, 00:01:28.219 --> 00:01:33.219 so it acts upon him like a bridle upon beasts. 00:01:33.219 --> 00:01:37.269 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:37.269 --> 00:01:41.269 An explanation of the horrors of the Day of Resurrection and the severity of the Gathering. 00:01:41.269 --> 00:01:48.689 The distress experienced by people in the standing of the Day of Resurrection will be in accordance with their deeds. 00:01:48.689 --> 00:01:51.980 Encouragement to perform righteous deeds, 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:54.980 and deterrence against evil deeds. 00:01:54.980 --> 00:02:00.379 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:02:00.379 --> 00:02:04.379 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:02:04.379 --> 00:02:07.379 "People will sweat on the Day of Resurrection 00:02:07.379 --> 00:02:12.379 until their sweat soaks into the earth seventy cubits deep, 00:02:12.379 --> 00:02:16.629 and it will bridle them until it reaches their ears." 00:02:16.629 --> 00:02:18.629 Agreed upon. 00:02:18.629 --> 00:02:20.979 The meaning of "it goes into the earth" 00:02:20.979 --> 00:02:23.979 is that it sinks and penetrates deep down. 00:02:23.979 --> 00:02:27.099 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:02:27.099 --> 00:02:30.099 An explanation of the horrors of the Day of Resurrection, 00:02:30.099 --> 00:02:33.099 and a warning against evil deeds. 00:02:33.099 --> 00:02:38.509 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:02:38.509 --> 00:02:42.509 We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:42.509 --> 00:02:45.509 when he heard a thud, and said: 00:02:45.509 --> 00:02:48.509 "Do you know what this is?" 00:02:48.509 --> 00:02:52.509 We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." 00:02:52.509 --> 00:02:59.509 He said: "This is a stone cast into the Fire seventy autumns ago; 00:02:59.509 --> 00:03:02.509 it has been falling through the Fire until now, 00:03:02.509 --> 00:03:05.509 when it finally reached its bottom, 00:03:05.509 --> 00:03:08.639 and you heard its thud." 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:11.539 Related by Muslim. 00:03:11.539 --> 00:03:14.539 "Wajbah" means the sound of a falling object hitting the ground. 00:03:14.539 --> 00:03:19.620 "Kharifan" means a year. 00:03:19.620 --> 00:03:22.750 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:03:22.750 --> 00:03:25.750 The immense depth of Hellfire and the vast distance to its bottom; 00:03:25.750 --> 00:03:28.750 and that its fuel is people and stones. 00:03:28.750 --> 00:03:31.750 This signifies the severity of its torment, 00:03:31.750 --> 00:03:35.199 which demands fearing it. 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:37.199 The honor bestowed upon the Companions 00:03:37.199 --> 00:03:40.199 in allowing them to hear the sound of its impact, 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:43.199 just as they heard the moaning of the palm trunk. 00:03:43.199 --> 00:03:46.199 This was an honor from Him to His servants, 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:49.680 so that they might take heed, return, and repent. 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:52.680 The recommendation of attributing knowledge to Allah the Exalted 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:56.159 regarding matters of which a person has no knowledge. 00:03:56.159 --> 00:03:59.159 The teacher's method of stimulating interest and attention 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:02.159 before explaining the matter, so that it is more conducive 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:06.539 to comprehension. 00:04:06.539 --> 00:04:09.539 On the authority of 'Adiyy Ibn Hatim, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:09.539 --> 00:04:12.539 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:04:12.539 --> 00:04:15.539 “And not one of you could have held Us off from him.” (69:47) 00:04:15.539 --> 00:04:18.540 "There is none among you but that his Lord will speak to him, 00:04:18.540 --> 00:04:21.540 with no interpreter between them. 00:04:21.540 --> 00:04:24.540 He will look to his right, 00:04:24.540 --> 00:04:27.540 and see nothing except what he sent forth; 00:04:27.540 --> 00:04:30.540 he will look to his left, 00:04:30.540 --> 00:04:33.540 and see nothing except what he sent forth; 00:04:33.540 --> 00:04:36.540 and he will look ahead, 00:04:36.540 --> 00:04:39.600 and see nothing except the Fire facing him. 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:42.660 So guard yourselves against the Fire, even with half a date." 00:04:42.660 --> 00:04:45.949 Agreed upon. 00:04:45.949 --> 00:04:48.949 On the authority of Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:48.949 --> 00:04:51.949 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:04:51.949 --> 00:04:54.949 “And when Satan made their deeds seem fair to them and said: No-one of mankind can conquer you this day, for I am your protector. But when the armies came in sight of one another, he took flight, saying: Lo! I am guiltless of you. Lo! I see that which ye see not. Lo! I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in punishment.” (8:48) 00:04:54.949 --> 00:04:57.949 "I see what you do not see, and I hear what you do not hear: 00:04:57.949 --> 00:05:00.949 the heaven has creaked, 00:05:00.949 --> 00:05:04.300 and it has every right to creak; 00:05:04.300 --> 00:05:07.300 there is not a space of four fingers therein 00:05:07.300 --> 00:05:10.300 except that there is an angel placing his forehead, 00:05:10.300 --> 00:05:13.459 prostrating to Allah the Exalted. 00:05:13.459 --> 00:05:16.459 By Allah, if you knew what I know, 00:05:16.459 --> 00:05:19.459 you would laugh little and weep much, 00:05:19.459 --> 00:05:22.459 you would not take pleasure in women in your beds, 00:05:22.459 --> 00:05:25.459 and you would go out to the highlands, 00:05:25.459 --> 00:05:28.589 crying aloud to Allah the Exalted for help." 00:05:28.589 --> 00:05:31.939 Related by al-Tirmidhi. 00:05:31.939 --> 00:05:35.009 "Attat", "ta'ittu", and "al-atit" 00:05:35.009 --> 00:05:38.009 refer to the creaking sound of a camel saddle, its wooden frame, and the like. 00:05:38.009 --> 00:05:41.009 The meaning is that the multitude of those in heaven— 00:05:41.009 --> 00:05:44.009 from among the worshipping angels— 00:05:44.009 --> 00:05:47.009 have weighed it down so heavily that it has creaked. 00:05:47.009 --> 00:05:50.009 "Al-Su'udat" means the open roads and pathways. 00:05:50.009 --> 00:05:53.009 And the meaning of "taj'arun" 00:05:53.009 --> 00:05:56.810 is that you cry out for help. 00:05:56.810 --> 00:06:00.160 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:03.160 The more a believer increases in knowledge 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:06.160 of the greatness, power, and majesty of Allah, 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:09.160 the more his fear of His punishment increases, 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:12.160 just as his yearning for His reward increases. 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:15.699 Consequently, he abandons sin and multiplies acts of obedience, 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:19.699 which fulfills the purpose of moral responsibility, 00:06:19.699 --> 00:06:23.149 yielding reward and punishment. 00:06:23.149 --> 00:06:26.149 Among the characteristics of the believer 00:06:26.149 --> 00:06:29.149 are fear and reverent awe of Allah, Glorified is He, 00:06:29.149 --> 00:06:32.149 though it must not lead him to despair 00:06:32.149 --> 00:06:35.540 and hopelessness of His mercy. 00:06:35.540 --> 00:06:38.920 Encouragement to seek deliverance through the mercy of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:41.920 The inhabitants of heaven are obedient to Allah, 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:44.920 constantly prostrating to Him, never negligent. 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:49.709 On the authority of Abu Barzah, 00:06:49.709 --> 00:06:52.709 Nadlah Ibn 'Ubayd al-Aslami, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:06:52.709 --> 00:06:56.709 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:06:56.709 --> 00:06:59.740 "A servant's feet will not move 00:06:59.740 --> 00:07:02.740 until he is asked about his life and how he spent it, 00:07:02.740 --> 00:07:05.740 about his knowledge and what he did with it, 00:07:05.740 --> 00:07:08.740 about his wealth: from where he earned it 00:07:08.740 --> 00:07:11.740 and on what he spent it, 00:07:11.740 --> 00:07:14.939 and about his body and how he wore it out." 00:07:15.939 --> 00:07:19.699 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:07:19.699 --> 00:07:22.769 Allah's blessings upon His servants are numerous; 00:07:22.769 --> 00:07:26.769 therefore, Allah will question him about the comforts he enjoyed. 00:07:26.769 --> 00:07:30.089 The believing servant 00:07:30.089 --> 00:07:33.089 channels Allah's blessings into what pleases Allah. 00:07:33.089 --> 00:07:37.500 Encouragement to seize life's opportunities in what pleases Allah the Exalted, 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:40.500 to have sincerity in deeds, 00:07:40.500 --> 00:07:43.500 and to acquire wealth through lawful means 00:07:43.500 --> 00:07:46.500 so that it is halal, 00:07:46.500 --> 00:07:49.500 spending it on avenues of goodness and what Allah has commanded. 00:07:49.500 --> 00:07:53.050 Guarding the body from what Allah has forbidden, 00:07:53.050 --> 00:07:56.050 and dedicating it to the obedience of Allah, Glorified is He. 00:07:56.050 --> 00:07:59.660 A person should acquire beneficial knowledge, 00:07:59.660 --> 00:08:02.660 act upon it purely for the sake of Allah the Exalted, 00:08:02.660 --> 00:08:05.660 thereby benefiting himself and others. 00:08:05.660 --> 00:08:09.069 Man's accountability on the Day of Resurrection, 00:08:09.069 --> 00:08:12.069 and that he is held answerable for his deeds. 00:08:12.069 --> 00:08:17.180 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:08:17.180 --> 00:08:21.180 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, recited: 00:08:21.180 --> 00:08:24.180 "On that Day it will declare its reports," 00:08:24.180 --> 00:08:27.180 then said: 00:08:27.180 --> 00:08:30.180 "Do you know what its reports are?" 00:08:30.180 --> 00:08:33.179 They said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:36.179 He said: 00:08:36.179 --> 00:08:39.179 "Indeed, its reports are that it will testify against every servant, 00:08:39.179 --> 00:08:42.179 male or female, concerning what they did upon it, 00:08:42.179 --> 00:08:45.179 saying: 'He did such-and-such 00:08:45.179 --> 00:08:48.179 on such-and-such a day.' 00:08:48.179 --> 00:08:51.179 These are its reports." 00:08:51.179 --> 00:08:54.179 Related by al-Tirmidhi. 00:08:54.179 --> 00:08:57.379 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:08:57.379 --> 00:09:01.590 The best way to interpret the Book of Allah 00:09:01.590 --> 00:09:04.590 is through the words of His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:09:04.590 --> 00:09:07.590 Encouragement to perform acts of obedience, 00:09:07.590 --> 00:09:10.980 and to keep away from sin. 00:09:11.980 --> 00:09:15.419 The power of Allah the Exalted to grant speech 00:09:15.419 --> 00:09:18.419 to whatever He wills of His creation, 00:09:18.419 --> 00:09:21.419 as the earth will testify to what occurred upon it 00:09:21.419 --> 00:09:24.870 of good and evil. 00:09:24.870 --> 00:09:27.870 Allah will bring witnesses against the servant on the Day of Resurrection: 00:09:27.870 --> 00:09:30.870 the recorded scrolls, his hearing, his sight, 00:09:30.870 --> 00:09:33.870 his skin, his hands, his feet, 00:09:33.870 --> 00:09:36.870 and the earth, as established in the Book and the Sunnah, 00:09:36.870 --> 00:09:39.870 so that irrefutable proof is established. 00:09:40.870 --> 00:09:45.309 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, 00:09:45.309 --> 00:09:48.309 may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:09:48.309 --> 00:09:51.309 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:09:51.309 --> 00:09:54.309 "How can I be at ease 00:09:54.309 --> 00:09:57.309 when the bearer of the Horn has already taken the Horn into his mouth, 00:09:57.309 --> 00:10:00.309 turned his ear, and is listening intently, 00:10:00.309 --> 00:10:03.340 waiting to be commanded to blow so that he may blow?" 00:10:03.340 --> 00:10:06.340 It was as though this weighed heavily on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, 00:10:06.340 --> 00:10:09.340 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:09.340 --> 00:10:13.340 so he said: "Say: 'Allah is sufficient for us, and an excellent Trustee is He.'" 00:10:13.340 --> 00:10:17.019 Related by al-Tirmidhi. 00:10:17.019 --> 00:10:20.019 "Al-Qarn" is the Trumpet (Sur) mentioned in the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:10:20.019 --> 00:10:23.019 "And the Trumpet will be blown." 00:10:23.019 --> 00:10:27.019 That is how the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, explained it. 00:10:27.019 --> 00:10:30.750 "How can I be at ease?" 00:10:30.750 --> 00:10:33.750 means: How can I enjoy life or feel joyous? 00:10:33.750 --> 00:10:37.009 "The bearer of the Horn" 00:10:37.009 --> 00:10:40.230 refers to the angel entrusted with blowing it. 00:10:40.230 --> 00:10:43.230 "Ilaqama" means he placed his mouth upon it. 00:10:43.230 --> 00:10:46.419 "Thaqula" means it became grave and distressing. 00:10:46.419 --> 00:10:50.450 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:10:50.450 --> 00:10:53.450 Among the duties of the angels is blowing into the Trumpet, 00:10:53.450 --> 00:10:56.450 for the one who blows into the Trumpet is an angel. 00:10:56.450 --> 00:11:01.179 The angels act only by the command of Allah the Exalted; 00:11:01.179 --> 00:11:04.179 therefore, he has turned his ear, 00:11:04.179 --> 00:11:07.179 awaiting the command from Allah. 00:11:07.179 --> 00:11:10.570 Fear of the coming of the Day of Resurrection. 00:11:10.570 --> 00:11:13.980 Encouragement to seek help from Allah the Exalted alone, 00:11:13.980 --> 00:11:16.980 to take refuge in Him, 00:11:16.980 --> 00:11:19.980 and to hasten to righteous deeds. 00:11:19.980 --> 00:11:23.460 The compassion of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:11:23.460 --> 00:11:26.460 for his Ummah, 00:11:26.460 --> 00:11:29.460 and his fear that the Hour might come upon them, 00:11:29.460 --> 00:11:32.460 knowing well that it will only come upon 00:11:32.460 --> 00:11:35.909 the worst of creation. 00:11:35.909 --> 00:11:38.909 Whoever feels burdened by anything and says, 00:11:38.909 --> 00:11:41.909 "Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs," 00:11:41.909 --> 00:11:44.909 nothing will harm him, 00:11:44.909 --> 00:11:47.909 and he will return with grace and favor from Allah, 00:11:47.909 --> 00:11:52.379 untouched by harm. 00:11:52.379 --> 00:11:55.379 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:11:55.379 --> 00:11:58.379 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:11:58.379 --> 00:12:01.379 "Whoever fears sets out early in the night, 00:12:01.379 --> 00:12:04.379 and whoever sets out early reaches the destination. 00:12:04.379 --> 00:12:07.379 Truly, the merchandise of Allah is precious; 00:12:07.379 --> 00:12:10.639 truly, the merchandise of Allah is Paradise." 00:12:10.639 --> 00:12:13.960 Reported by al-Tirmidhi. 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:16.960 "Sets out early" (adlaja) means traveling during the early part of the night, 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:19.960 and what is meant is exerting serious effort in acts of obedience, 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:23.759 and Allah knows best. 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:26.759 "Whoever fears," meaning fears a night ambush; 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:29.759 "reaches the destination," meaning a place of safety 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:32.889 from night attacks. 00:12:32.889 --> 00:12:35.950 "The merchandise," meaning the goods, 00:12:35.950 --> 00:12:38.950 meaning of exquisite and elevated value. 00:12:38.950 --> 00:12:42.909 Among the lessons derived from the hadith: 00:12:42.909 --> 00:12:45.909 One must devote serious attention to acts of obedience 00:12:45.909 --> 00:12:49.419 and hasten to break free from sin. 00:12:49.419 --> 00:12:52.419 Whoever neglects repentance 00:12:52.419 --> 00:12:55.419 will fail to grasp his true reality and his ultimate destiny in the Hereafter; 00:12:55.419 --> 00:12:58.419 thus you see him stranded in the wilderness of sin, 00:12:58.419 --> 00:13:01.899 confusion, and abandonment. 00:13:01.899 --> 00:13:04.899 One ought to give generously and spend frequently in charity. 00:13:05.899 --> 00:13:10.279 And on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: 00:13:10.279 --> 00:13:13.279 I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:16.279 say: 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:19.309 "People will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection 00:13:19.309 --> 00:13:22.440 barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised." 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:25.440 I said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:28.440 men and women together, 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:31.600 looking at one another?" 00:13:31.600 --> 00:13:34.600 He said, "O 'A'ishah, 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:38.659 — and in another narration: 00:13:38.659 --> 00:13:41.700 the matter will be too terrifying for them to look 00:13:41.700 --> 00:13:44.980 at one another." 00:13:44.980 --> 00:13:48.210 Agreed upon. 00:13:48.210 --> 00:13:51.980 "Uncircumcised" (ghurlan) means not circumcised; 00:13:51.980 --> 00:13:54.980 "barefoot" means having on their feet 00:13:54.980 --> 00:13:58.139 neither shoes nor leather socks; 00:13:58.139 --> 00:14:01.139 "naked" means having upon their bodies 00:14:01.139 --> 00:14:05.029 no garments. 00:14:05.029 --> 00:14:08.129 A clarification of the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, 00:14:08.129 --> 00:14:11.129 and that nothing will distract a person 00:14:11.129 --> 00:14:14.639 from his reckoning and deeds. 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:17.639 A description of people's state on the Day of Gathering, 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:20.639 and that they will be naked, men 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:24.179 and women alike. 00:14:24.179 --> 00:14:27.179 An emphasis that a person falls into sin 00:14:27.179 --> 00:14:30.179 only during heedlessness and distance 00:14:30.179 --> 00:14:33.179 from the remembrance of Allah 00:14:33.179 --> 00:14:36.179 or from recalling His punishment; 00:14:36.179 --> 00:14:39.179 for had one not been heedless of His remembrance, His gratitude, 00:14:39.179 --> 00:14:42.179 and His fine worship for even the blink of an eye, 00:14:42.179 --> 00:14:45.179 one would not falter. Thus you see the people at the Gathering 00:14:45.179 --> 00:14:48.179 utterly consumed with their own souls, 00:14:48.179 --> 00:14:51.730 none looking at another. 00:14:51.730 --> 00:14:54.730 The profound modesty of the women during the era of 00:14:54.730 --> 00:14:57.730 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him); 00:14:57.730 --> 00:15:00.730 for here is 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), 00:15:00.730 --> 00:15:03.730 upon hearing that creation will be gathered naked, 00:15:03.730 --> 00:15:07.460 both men and women, 00:15:07.460 --> 00:15:10.460 from Riyad al-Salihin.