1 00:00:00,850 --> 00:00:04,799 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:11,650 The life of the salaf between speech and action. 3 00:00:11,650 --> 00:00:16,850 Hastening to perform good deeds. 4 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:19,350 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 5 00:00:19,350 --> 00:00:22,850 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 6 00:00:22,850 --> 00:00:27,350 used to spend the night conversing with Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, 7 00:00:27,350 --> 00:00:30,480 regarding the affairs of the Muslims. 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,479 One night, he was conversing with him while I was with them. 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,979 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went out, 10 00:00:37,979 --> 00:00:39,979 and we went out with him. 11 00:00:39,979 --> 00:00:44,100 Suddenly, there was a man standing in the mosque praying. 12 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:47,700 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood 13 00:00:47,700 --> 00:00:49,700 to listen to his recitation. 14 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:52,259 When we recognized him, 15 00:00:52,259 --> 00:00:56,259 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 16 00:00:56,259 --> 00:01:00,759 "Whoever wishes to recite the Qur'an fresh as it was revealed, 17 00:01:00,759 --> 00:01:04,260 let him recite it according to the recitation of Ibn Umm 'Abd." 18 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:06,390 He said: 19 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:08,890 Then the man sat down to supplicate. 20 00:01:08,890 --> 00:01:12,390 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, began 21 00:01:12,390 --> 00:01:17,959 saying to him, "Ask, and you shall be given." 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:19,459 Umar said: 23 00:01:19,459 --> 00:01:22,459 I said, "By Allah, I will go to him early in the morning 24 00:01:22,459 --> 00:01:24,489 to give him the good news." 25 00:01:24,489 --> 00:01:25,489 He said: 26 00:01:25,489 --> 00:01:28,489 So I went to him early and gave him the good news, 27 00:01:28,489 --> 00:01:33,549 only to find that Abu Bakr had already preceded me and given him the good news. 28 00:01:33,549 --> 00:01:37,549 By Allah, I have never raced him to a good deed 29 00:01:37,549 --> 00:01:40,900 but that he has beaten me to it. 30 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:43,969 He also said, may Allah be pleased with him: 31 00:01:43,969 --> 00:01:46,969 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded us 32 00:01:46,969 --> 00:01:48,969 to give charity. 33 00:01:48,969 --> 00:01:51,969 This coincided with me having some wealth, 34 00:01:51,969 --> 00:01:53,469 so I said: 35 00:01:53,469 --> 00:01:55,969 "Today I will surpass Abu Bakr, 36 00:01:55,969 --> 00:01:58,030 if I am ever to surpass him." 37 00:01:58,030 --> 00:02:01,030 Then I brought half of my wealth. 38 00:02:01,030 --> 00:02:05,030 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me: 39 00:02:05,030 --> 00:02:07,030 "What have you left for your family?" 40 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:09,159 I said, "The same amount." 41 00:02:09,159 --> 00:02:14,189 Then Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came with everything he had. 42 00:02:14,189 --> 00:02:18,189 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him: 43 00:02:18,189 --> 00:02:20,189 "What have you left for your family?" 44 00:02:20,189 --> 00:02:22,219 He said: 45 00:02:22,219 --> 00:02:25,219 "I have left them Allah and His Messenger." 46 00:02:25,219 --> 00:02:26,219 I said: 47 00:02:26,219 --> 00:02:30,219 "I will never compete with you in anything again." 48 00:02:31,060 --> 00:02:35,060 Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say: 49 00:02:35,060 --> 00:02:39,060 "When you reach the evening, do not wait for the morning, 50 00:02:39,060 --> 00:02:43,090 and when you reach the morning, do not wait for the evening. 51 00:02:43,090 --> 00:02:46,090 Take from your health for your illness, 52 00:02:46,090 --> 00:02:48,090 and from your life for your death." 53 00:02:48,090 --> 00:02:51,860 Sa'id ibn Marjanah said, 54 00:02:51,860 --> 00:02:55,860 a companion of Ali ibn Husayn, may Allah have mercy on him: 55 00:02:55,860 --> 00:02:59,860 I heard his father, Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, say: 56 00:02:59,860 --> 00:03:03,889 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 57 00:03:03,889 --> 00:03:07,889 "Any Muslim who frees a Muslim slave, 58 00:03:07,889 --> 00:03:13,889 Allah will ransom every limb of his with a limb of his from the Fire." 59 00:03:13,889 --> 00:03:14,889 He said: 60 00:03:14,889 --> 00:03:18,889 I left as soon as I heard the hadith from Abu Hurayrah, 61 00:03:18,889 --> 00:03:21,889 and I mentioned it to Ali ibn Husayn, 62 00:03:21,889 --> 00:03:23,889 so he freed a slave of his 63 00:03:23,889 --> 00:03:28,889 for whom Ibn Ja'far had offered him ten thousand dirhams, 64 00:03:28,889 --> 00:03:30,889 or a thousand dinars. 65 00:03:30,889 --> 00:03:35,370 Khalid ibn Ma'dan, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 66 00:03:35,370 --> 00:03:40,370 "If one of you opens a door to good, let him hasten to it, 67 00:03:40,370 --> 00:03:43,370 for he does not know when it will be closed to him." 68 00:03:43,370 --> 00:03:45,689 A poet said: 69 00:03:45,689 --> 00:03:49,689 "If you do not sow and you see a harvester, 70 00:03:49,689 --> 00:03:53,689 you will regret your negligence during the time of sowing." 71 00:03:53,689 --> 00:03:57,300 It was said to a man from 'Abd al-Qays: 72 00:03:57,300 --> 00:03:59,300 "Give us some advice." 73 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:00,300 He said: 74 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,300 "I warn you against 'later'." 75 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:04,870 Some of them said: 76 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:07,870 "Whoever delays an opportunity beyond its time, 77 00:04:07,870 --> 00:04:12,159 let him be certain of its loss." 78 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:14,189 Some poets said: 79 00:04:14,189 --> 00:04:17,189 "When the winds of your fortune blow, seize them, 80 00:04:17,189 --> 00:04:21,189 for every gust is followed by a calm. 81 00:04:21,189 --> 00:04:24,189 Do not be heedless of doing good during them, 82 00:04:24,189 --> 00:04:28,189 for you do not know when the calm will come." 83 00:04:28,189 --> 00:04:32,699 Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 84 00:04:32,699 --> 00:04:36,829 "Everything of good should be hastened into." 85 00:04:36,829 --> 00:04:40,829 A man consulted him about going to the frontier, 86 00:04:40,829 --> 00:04:43,829 and he said to him, "Hasten, hasten." 87 00:04:43,829 --> 00:04:46,379 A poet said: 88 00:04:46,379 --> 00:04:50,410 "The best of good for people is the most immediate, 89 00:04:50,410 --> 00:04:54,410 and there is no benefit in good that is delayed." 90 00:04:54,410 --> 00:05:00,709 The state of the salaf regarding food and drink. 91 00:05:00,709 --> 00:05:05,100 Eating less and the encouragement to do so. 92 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:08,800 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 93 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,829 "O people, 94 00:05:10,829 --> 00:05:13,829 beware of overeating, 95 00:05:13,829 --> 00:05:16,829 for it causes lethargy in prayer, 96 00:05:16,829 --> 00:05:18,829 corrupts the body, 97 00:05:18,829 --> 00:05:20,829 and breeds illness. 98 00:05:20,829 --> 00:05:24,829 Rather, you must be moderate in your sustenance, 99 00:05:24,829 --> 00:05:27,829 for it is closer to righteousness, 100 00:05:27,829 --> 00:05:29,829 further from extravagance, 101 00:05:29,829 --> 00:05:32,899 and stronger for the worship of Allah. 102 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:34,899 No servant will perish 103 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:39,439 until he prefers his desires over his religion." 104 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:43,439 Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, 105 00:05:43,439 --> 00:05:46,439 used to prepare the food of princes for the people, 106 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:50,439 while he would enter his house and eat vinegar and oil. 107 00:05:50,439 --> 00:05:54,660 Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 108 00:05:54,660 --> 00:05:57,660 "Two hollow things destroy the son of Adam: 109 00:05:57,660 --> 00:06:00,180 the stomach and the private parts." 110 00:06:00,180 --> 00:06:03,180 Sa'id ibn Jubayr, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 111 00:06:03,180 --> 00:06:07,180 I prepared for Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, 112 00:06:07,180 --> 00:06:11,180 and his companions various types of food and khabis (a sweet dish). 113 00:06:11,180 --> 00:06:12,180 He said to me: 114 00:06:12,180 --> 00:06:14,180 "O Sa'id, 115 00:06:14,180 --> 00:06:16,180 we are an Arab people; 116 00:06:16,180 --> 00:06:20,180 prepare for us instead of these dishes, tharid (bread and broth), 117 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:23,180 and instead of these sweets, hais (a date and ghee dish). 118 00:06:23,180 --> 00:06:27,180 Were it not that you are one of us, the people of the house, 119 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:29,850 I would not have said this to you." 120 00:06:29,850 --> 00:06:33,850 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 121 00:06:33,850 --> 00:06:36,850 "The stomach is insatiable; 122 00:06:36,850 --> 00:06:39,850 let what suffices you be enough." 123 00:06:39,850 --> 00:06:45,459 Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, was brought a digestive aid. 124 00:06:45,459 --> 00:06:48,459 He asked, "What is this?" 125 00:06:48,459 --> 00:06:52,550 They said, "This helps digest food." 126 00:06:52,550 --> 00:06:57,550 He replied, "A month passes by me in which I do not eat my fill; 127 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:01,220 what would I do with this?" 128 00:07:01,220 --> 00:07:05,220 Abu Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 129 00:07:05,220 --> 00:07:09,639 "When the stomach is full, the body becomes rebellious." 130 00:07:09,639 --> 00:07:13,639 Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said to a man: 131 00:07:13,639 --> 00:07:16,639 "Do not sleep while you are full." 132 00:07:16,639 --> 00:07:19,639 "Leave food while you still desire it." 133 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:21,699 The man said: 134 00:07:21,699 --> 00:07:25,740 "This is the prescription of the physicians of this world." 135 00:07:25,740 --> 00:07:28,740 Muhammad ibn Wasi', may Allah have mercy on him, said: 136 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:33,829 "Yes, and the prescription of the physicians of the path to the Hereafter." 137 00:07:33,829 --> 00:07:39,180 Malik said, "It is a medicine for both religion and the world." 138 00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:41,180 Some of them said: 139 00:07:41,180 --> 00:07:45,180 "Whatever you give your stomach of its demands, 140 00:07:45,180 --> 00:07:49,500 and your private parts, you will attain the ultimate blame." 141 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:52,500 Al-A'mash, may Allah have mercy on him, said to a man: 142 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:54,500 "Do you see this stomach? 143 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:56,500 If you humiliate it, it will honor you, 144 00:07:56,500 --> 00:07:59,790 and if you honor it, it will humiliate you." 145 00:07:59,790 --> 00:08:03,790 Umar ibn Qays al-Mula'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 146 00:08:03,790 --> 00:08:08,790 "Beware of overeating, for it hardens the heart." 147 00:08:08,790 --> 00:08:14,269 Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, 148 00:08:14,269 --> 00:08:17,269 consumed little food and drink, 149 00:08:17,269 --> 00:08:19,269 and would often recite: 150 00:08:19,269 --> 00:08:23,300 "She has hadiths from your remembrance that occupy her, 151 00:08:23,300 --> 00:08:27,300 away from drink, and distract her from food." 152 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:33,700 Eating the lawful and caution against eating the unlawful. 153 00:08:33,700 --> 00:08:38,470 Wuhayb ibn al-Ward, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 154 00:08:38,470 --> 00:08:41,470 "If you stood in prayer as long as this pillar, 155 00:08:41,470 --> 00:08:45,470 it would not benefit you until you look at what enters your stomach: 156 00:08:45,470 --> 00:08:47,470 is it lawful or unlawful?" 157 00:08:47,470 --> 00:08:54,620 Avoiding affectation and showing off in hosting people. 158 00:08:54,620 --> 00:09:00,700 A man invited Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, to a meal. 159 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:06,700 He said, "I will come to you on the condition that you do not go to trouble for what you do not have, 160 00:09:06,700 --> 00:09:09,700 and do not withhold from us what you do have." 161 00:09:09,700 --> 00:09:13,149 Shu'ayb ibn al-Habhab said: 162 00:09:13,149 --> 00:09:18,149 Abu al-'Aliyah, may Allah have mercy on him, came to our house one day, 163 00:09:18,149 --> 00:09:21,149 and we wanted to go to trouble for him. 164 00:09:21,149 --> 00:09:25,149 He said, "Feed us from the food of the house, 165 00:09:25,149 --> 00:09:27,149 and do not go to trouble."