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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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With pens of longing,

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And the ink of love,

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We record lines more precious than gold,

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In describing the Master of all creation,

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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il).

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Chapter: How the speech of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was.

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It is narrated from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not speak rapidly as you do now.

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Rather, he spoke with clear, distinct speech,

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Which was easily memorized by those who sat with him.

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In this hadith, the Mother of the Believers, ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, describes

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The speech of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Saying:

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"He did not speak rapidly as you do now."

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Meaning, he did not deliver his words in a hurried, rushed, or overlapping manner.

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"Rather, he spoke with clear, distinct speech."

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The meaning of "clear" is manifest, and "distinct"

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Means separated, where each part is distinguished from the other,

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So that whoever hears him can clearly understand it.

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Thus, his guidance, peace be upon him, was to be measured in speech,

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And to be deliberate in delivering his hadith.

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Unlike some people who, when they speak, do not clarify their words,

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And perhaps, due to the speed of their speech, some letters are lost,

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And sometimes even entire words.

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As for her saying, "Which was easily memorized by those who sat with him,"

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This is due to its clarity and eloquence,

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And because he delivered it in a measured way, not in a rush.

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It is recorded in the two Sahih collections from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,

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That the Prophet, peace be upon him, would speak in such a way

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That if a counter were to count his words, they could be counted.

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The intent here is to emphasize his deliberation and clarity.

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From Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Would repeat a word three times so that it would be understood from him.

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In this hadith,

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It is shown that the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Would repeat a word three times.

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By "word," it means a sentence,

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Or a part of a sentence.

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He would repeat it three times so that it would be understood from him.

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This was not his practice in all his speech,

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But he would do so when the situation required it,

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Such as emphasizing a matter or showing its importance.

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Repetition has many purposes,

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And among its purposes is ensuring the listener understands and retains the speech.

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That is why Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"So that it would be understood from him,"

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Meaning, so that the listeners might contemplate it,

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And its meaning might be firmly established in their minds.

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A benefit:

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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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He, peace be upon him,

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Was the most eloquent of Allah’s creation,

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The sweetest of them in speech,

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The most rapid in delivery,

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And the most pleasant in expression,

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To the point that his speech would capture the hearts,

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And captivate the souls,

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And even his enemies bore witness to this.

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When he spoke,

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He spoke with distinct, clear speech,

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That a counter could count.

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It was not a hurried babble that could not be memorized,

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Nor was it broken by awkward silences between the parts of his speech.

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Rather, his guidance in this was the most perfect of guidance.

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This is a fine etiquette,

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Which should be observed when speaking to people,

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And when preaching, advising, and teaching them.

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Whoever adopts this noble Prophetic etiquette,

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And treats people with good character,

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And is patient with them,

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And seeks the help of Allah in calling them and teaching them,

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It is likely that they will respond to him and learn from him.

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Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the laughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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From ‘Abdullah Ibn al-Harith Ibn Juz’, may Allah be pleased with him,

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That he said:

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"I have never seen anyone smile more than the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."

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And from him also, he said:

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"The laughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was nothing but a smile."

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In this hadith,

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There is a clarification of the frequency of the Messenger of Allah’s, peace be upon him, smiling.

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He was like that due to the perfection of his character, his humility, and his good social conduct with people.

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He, peace be upon him, would meet people with a bright, open, and smiling face.

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Also, it clarifies that the Prophet, peace be upon him, would not exceed a smile.

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This was the case in most of his circumstances,

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Since it is established that he, peace be upon him, on some occasions, laughed until his molars were visible.

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From Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"I surely know the first man to enter Paradise,

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And the last man to exit the Fire."

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A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection,

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And it will be said:

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"And his major sins will be hidden from him."

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It will be said to him:

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It will be said:

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He will say:

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"I have sins that I do not see here."

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Abu Dharr said:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, laugh until his molars were visible."

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In this hadith, the Prophet, peace be upon him, says:

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"I surely know,"

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Meaning, through revelation,

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"The first man to enter Paradise,"

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And he intends by this himself, peace be upon him,

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For he is the first to open the gate of Paradise,

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And the first to enter it.

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And he says:

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"And I know the last man to exit the Fire,"

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And he is the one whose description is mentioned in this hadith.

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No one will remain in the Fire after him except those who are to dwell therein forever,

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And they are the disbelievers.

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It is mentioned in a narration:

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"I surely know the last of the people of the Fire to exit it,

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And the last of the people of Paradise to enter it."

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Meaning, it is one man who will be the last to exit the Fire,

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Then he will enter Paradise.

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And his saying:

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"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection,"

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"And it will be said,"

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Meaning, Allah the Almighty will say to the angels:

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"Present his minor sins to him,"

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"And his major sins will be hidden from him,"

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Meaning, ask him about his minor sins, not his major ones.

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It will be said to him:

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"You did such and such on such and such a day."

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And he will admit, not denying it,

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Meaning, he will remember it and confirm it.

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And his saying:

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"While he is fearful of his major sins,"

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Meaning, he is afraid of his major sins,

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That they might be presented to him and he be held accountable for them,

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Because whoever is held accountable for the minor,

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It is more certain that he will be punished for the major.

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Then Allah the Almighty will say:

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"Give him a good deed in place of every evil deed he committed."

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This substitution for him is a matter of grace from the Lord of the Worlds.

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Then the servant will say:

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"My Lord, I have done things,"

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Meaning, from the major sins,

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"That I do not see here,"

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Meaning, in the records.

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This means that when the servant sees the substitution of evil deeds for good ones,

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He asks to see the major sins,

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Which he was afraid would appear,

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And this is because of what he witnessed of the grace of Allah the Almighty,

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And the vastness of His mercy, glory be to Him.

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And his saying:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, laugh,"

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"Until his molars were visible."

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The molars are the back teeth,

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Which are hardly visible except when laughing intensely.

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His laughter, peace be upon him,

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Here is a recognition of the grace of Allah the Almighty, His bounty, and His mercy toward His servants.

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From Jarir Ibn ‘Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, never barred me from him since I embraced Islam,

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And he never saw me but that he laughed."

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And he also said:

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"And he never saw me since I embraced Islam but that he smiled."

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In this hadith,

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The noble Companion,

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Jarir Ibn ‘Abdullah al-Bajali, may Allah be pleased with him, informs us

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That the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Never barred him from entering upon him since he embraced Islam,

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And this was due to his status among the people,

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And also due to the nobility of his character, peace be upon him.

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And his saying:

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"And he never saw me but that he laughed,"

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Meaning, he never met him after his conversion to Islam without laughing.

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And he intends by laughter here,

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A smile,

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As it came in the second narration with the wording:

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"Smiling."

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From ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"I surely know the last of the people of the Fire to exit it:

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A man who will exit it crawling.

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It will be said to him:

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'Go and enter Paradise.'

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He said: So he will go to enter Paradise,

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And he will find that the people have already taken their places.

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So he will return and say:

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'O my Lord, the people have already taken their places.'

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It will be said to him:

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'Do you remember the time you were in?'

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He will say: 'Yes.'

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He said: It will be said to him:

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'Wish for something.'

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He said: So he will wish.

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It will be said to him:

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'You shall have what you wished for,

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And ten times the like of the world.'

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He said:

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So he will say:

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'Are You mocking me, while You are the King?'

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He said:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, laugh,"

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until his molars became visible.

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In this hadith,

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the Prophet (peace be upon him) says:

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"I truly know the last of the people of the Fire to emerge from it,"

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meaning one of the sinful believers.

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"A man who crawls out of it,"

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and in another narration,

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"he emerges from it creeping,"

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meaning he walks on his hands and knees.

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Then it is said to him—

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meaning Allah the Exalted says to him—

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"Go and enter Paradise."

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So he goes to enter,

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but finds that the people have already taken their dwellings,

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meaning their places in Paradise.

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It is then imagined to him

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that no dwelling remains for anyone else.

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So he returns and says, "O my Lord,

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the people have taken the dwellings,"

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meaning no place remains for me to settle in Paradise.

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Then Allah says to him,

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"Do you remember the time you were in?"

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meaning, do you remember the worldly life?

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He says, "Yes."

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Then He says to him,

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"Wish for whatever you desire,"

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meaning ask for whatever you want.

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So he asks and asks,

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and when his wishes are exhausted,

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Allah says to him,

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"You shall have what you wished for,

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and ten times the like of the world."

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The servant is stunned and says,

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"Are You mocking me, while You are the King?"

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meaning, are You ridiculing me?

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"And the situation is that You are the King of magnificent status,

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of great proof,

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while I am the lowly, despised servant."

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The point is that there emanated from him

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this astonishment and bewilderment

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due to the joy he received,

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from that which had never crossed his mind,

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nor had he imagined it in his hopes.

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Thus, he was not, at that moment, in control of his words,

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nor aware of what would follow

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from the state he was in.

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Rather, it flowed from his tongue according to his habit

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in addressing the people of his time,

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and conversing with his companions and brethren.

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We have already passed by his saying:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) laugh

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until his molars became visible."

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If the reward of the last person to emerge from the Fire

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among the sinful monotheists who enters Paradise

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is like the world and ten times its like,

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and he has whatever his soul desires and his eye delights in,

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then how much greater is the reward of the close servants of Allah?

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On the authority of 'Ali ibn Rabi'ah, he said:

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I witnessed 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)

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when a beast was brought for him to ride.

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When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said:

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"In the name of Allah."

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When he settled on its back, he said:

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"Praise be to Allah."

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Then he said:

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“That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);” (43:13)

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“That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);” (43:13)

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"And indeed we are to our Lord returning."

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Then he said:

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"Praise be to Allah"

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three times,

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"Allah is the Greatest"

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three times,

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"Exalted are You, I have wronged myself, so forgive me,

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for none forgives sins except You."

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Then he laughed.

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I said to him,

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"For what reason did you laugh, O Commander of the Faithful?"

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He said:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)

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do as you saw me do,

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then he laughed."

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I said,

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"For what reason did you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?"

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He said:

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"Indeed, your Lord marvels at His servant when he says,

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'My Lord, forgive me my sins,'

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knowing that no one forgives sins except Him."

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In this hadith,

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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

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was brought a beast to ride.

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When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said:

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"In the name of Allah."

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The stirrup is what hangs from the saddle,

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and the rider places his foot in it to mount the beast.

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And his saying,

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"When he settled on its back,"

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meaning he became steady on its back,

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he said:

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"Praise be to Allah,"

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meaning for the blessing of riding and others.

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Then he said:

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“That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);” (43:13)

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meaning, He has made this mount subservient to us,

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“That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);” (43:13)

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meaning, capable of controlling it.

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The meaning is:

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Were it not for His subjection of it,

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we would not have been capable of riding it.

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“And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.” (43:14)

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meaning, we are surely returning to Him after our death,

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and to Him is our ultimate journey.

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This is by way of drawing attention from the journey of the world to the journey of the Hereafter.

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Then he said:

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"Praise be to Allah"

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three times,

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"Allah is the Greatest"

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three times,

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"Exalted are You, I have wronged myself,"

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meaning I have committed errors and shortcomings that necessitate punishment,

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"so forgive me,

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for none forgives sins except You."

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Perhaps mentioning the wronging of the self in this situation and seeking forgiveness,

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while being mindful of this great blessing,

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is indicative of the servant's shortcoming in the presence of his Lord, the Exalted,

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despite His abundant blessings upon him,

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so it was appropriate to seek forgiveness.

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Then the Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), laughed.

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When he was asked about the reason for his laughter,

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he said:

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"I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) do as I did,"

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meaning he acted as the Prophet (peace be upon him) acted,

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in word and deed.

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In this is a clarification of what the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were upon

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of following and emulating him (peace be upon him).

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And his saying:

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"I said, 'For what reason did you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?'"

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meaning I asked him just as you asked me.

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He said:

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"Indeed, your Lord marvels at His servant when he says,

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'My Lord, forgive me,'

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'for none forgives sins except You.'"

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Marveling is one of the active attributes of Allah,

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and Allah the Exalted marvels in a way that befits His majesty,

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and there is nothing like unto Him.

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And his saying:

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"None forgives sins except You,"

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contains an affirmation of Oneness,

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and a means of seeking forgiveness.

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In a narration by Ahmad:

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"The Lord marvels at His servant when he says,

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'My Lord, forgive me,'

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He says:

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'My servant knows that none forgives sins except Me.'"

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On the authority of 'Amir ibn Sa'd, he said:

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Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

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"I truly saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)

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laugh on the day of the Trench

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until his molars became visible."

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He said:

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I said, "How was his laughter?"

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He said:

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"There was a man with a shield,

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and Sa'd was an archer.

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The man would say

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such and such with the shield,

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covering his forehead.

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So Sa'd aimed an arrow at him.

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When he raised his head,

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he shot him, and it did not miss this part of him,"

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meaning his forehead.

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The man fell over,

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and kicked with his leg.

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) laughed

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until his molars became visible.

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He said:

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I said, "For what reason did he laugh?"

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He said:

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"At what he did to the man."

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This hadith is weak,

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and it is rendered unnecessary by what is reported in Sahih Muslim

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on the authority of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him),

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that the Prophet (peace be upon him)

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gathered his parents for him on the day of Uhud.

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He said:

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"There was a man among the polytheists

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who had burned the Muslims."

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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him:

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'Shoot, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you!'

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He said:

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"So I drew an arrow for him that had no arrowhead,

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and I hit his side, so he fell,

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and his private parts were exposed.

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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) laughed

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until I looked at his molars."

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And his saying in this hadith,

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"burned the Muslims,"

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meaning he inflicted heavy casualties upon them,

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and acted upon them as fire acts,

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due to the intensity of his onslaught.

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And his saying,

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"and kicked with his leg,"

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meaning he raised it and fell onto his back.

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Regarding his statement:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, laughed,

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until I saw his molars.

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This was out of joy at the killing and destruction of his enemy,

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not because of the exposure of his private parts.

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A benefit:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was

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cheerful of countenance,

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always radiant,

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and a gentle smile would almost never

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leave his noble face.

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Through it, his companion would find happiness,

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his guest would find comfort,

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his associate would find joy,

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his enemy would be humbled,

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and his detractor would be cast down.

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Through it, the perfection of his character was known,

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as well as the nobility of his nature.

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On the authority of Simak Ibn Harb, who said:

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I asked Jabir Ibn Samurah,

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"Did you used to sit with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?"

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He replied, "Yes, frequently.

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I sat with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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more than a hundred times.

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He would not rise from the place where he prayed the morning prayer

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until the sun had risen.

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When the sun rose, he would stand up.

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His Companions would recite poetry to one another,

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and discuss matters from the Age of Ignorance,

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while he remained silent.

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They would laugh,

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and he would sometimes smile along with them."

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The hadith has more to follow, if Allah wills.

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And Allah knows best.

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May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad,

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and upon all his family and companions.