1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:03,779 Riyad al-Salihin 2 00:00:03,779 --> 00:00:06,780 From the words of the Master of the Messengers 3 00:00:06,780 --> 00:00:09,779 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him 4 00:00:09,779 --> 00:00:14,500 Chapter: The Prohibition of Leaving a Land 5 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:17,500 In which a plague has occurred, in order to flee from it 6 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:20,500 And the prohibition of entering it 7 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:24,359 Allah the Almighty said: 8 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:27,390 “Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78) 9 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:31,390 “Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78) 10 00:00:31,390 --> 00:00:33,649 And He the Almighty said: 11 00:00:33,649 --> 00:00:37,649 “Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the beneficent.” (2:195) 12 00:00:37,649 --> 00:00:41,929 On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both: 13 00:00:41,929 --> 00:00:44,929 That 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 14 00:00:44,929 --> 00:00:46,929 Set out for the Levant (al-Sham). 15 00:00:46,929 --> 00:00:48,929 When he reached Sargh, 16 00:00:48,929 --> 00:00:51,929 He was met by the commanders of the armies, 17 00:00:51,929 --> 00:00:54,929 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah and his companions. 18 00:00:54,929 --> 00:00:56,990 They informed him that a plague 19 00:00:56,990 --> 00:00:58,990 Had broken out in the Levant. 20 00:00:58,990 --> 00:01:00,990 Ibn 'Abbas said: 21 00:01:00,990 --> 00:01:02,990 'Umar said to me, 22 00:01:02,990 --> 00:01:05,989 "Call for me the early Muhajirun." 23 00:01:05,989 --> 00:01:07,989 So I called them, 24 00:01:07,989 --> 00:01:09,989 And he consulted them. 25 00:01:09,989 --> 00:01:12,989 He informed them that the plague had broken out in the Levant, 26 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:14,989 And they differed. 27 00:01:14,989 --> 00:01:16,989 Some of them said, 28 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:17,989 "You have set out for a purpose, 29 00:01:17,989 --> 00:01:20,989 And we do not think you should turn back from it." 30 00:01:20,989 --> 00:01:23,090 Others said, 31 00:01:23,090 --> 00:01:29,090 "You have with you the rest of the people and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 32 00:01:29,090 --> 00:01:33,120 And we do not think you should lead them into this plague." 33 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,120 He said, "Withdraw from me." 34 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,120 Then he said, 35 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,120 "Call for me the Ansar." 36 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,120 So I called them, 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,120 And he consulted them. 38 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,120 They followed the path of the Muhajirun, 39 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,120 And differed just as they had differed. 40 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,120 He said, 41 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,120 "Withdraw from me." 42 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,180 Then he said, 43 00:01:54,180 --> 00:02:00,180 "Call for me the elders of Quraysh who are here, from those who migrated at the Conquest." 44 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:02,180 So I called them, 45 00:02:02,180 --> 00:02:05,180 And not two men among them differed with him. 46 00:02:05,180 --> 00:02:06,180 They said, 47 00:02:06,180 --> 00:02:09,180 "We believe you should return with the people, 48 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:12,180 And not lead them into this plague." 49 00:02:12,180 --> 00:02:15,340 So 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called out to the people, 50 00:02:15,340 --> 00:02:18,340 "I am setting out on my mount in the morning, 51 00:02:18,340 --> 00:02:20,340 So you too shall set out." 52 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:23,409 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 53 00:02:23,409 --> 00:02:26,409 "Is this fleeing from the decree of Allah?" 54 00:02:26,409 --> 00:02:29,469 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, replied, 55 00:02:29,469 --> 00:02:32,469 "If only someone other than you had said this, O Abu 'Ubaydah!" 56 00:02:32,469 --> 00:02:35,469 'Umar disliked disagreement, 57 00:02:35,469 --> 00:02:40,469 "Yes, we are fleeing from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah. 58 00:02:40,469 --> 00:02:43,539 Tell me, if you had camels 59 00:02:43,539 --> 00:02:46,539 And they descended into a valley with two slopes, 60 00:02:46,539 --> 00:02:49,539 One fertile and the other barren, 61 00:02:50,539 --> 00:02:54,539 If you grazed them on the fertile one, would you not be grazing them by the decree of Allah? 62 00:02:54,539 --> 00:02:58,539 And if you grazed them on the barren one, would you not be grazing them by the decree of Allah?" 63 00:02:58,539 --> 00:02:59,759 He said, 64 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:03,759 "Then 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived, 65 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,759 Having been absent for some need of his. 66 00:03:06,759 --> 00:03:08,759 He said, 67 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:11,759 'I have knowledge regarding this. 68 00:03:11,759 --> 00:03:15,759 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say: 69 00:03:15,759 --> 00:03:18,759 "If you hear of it in a land, 70 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:20,759 Do not enter it, 71 00:03:20,759 --> 00:03:24,759 And if it breaks out in a land while you are there, 72 00:03:24,759 --> 00:03:27,759 Do not leave it, fleeing from it."'" 73 00:03:27,759 --> 00:03:32,050 So 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, praised Allah the Almighty, 74 00:03:32,050 --> 00:03:34,210 And departed. 75 00:03:34,210 --> 00:03:36,210 Agreed upon. 76 00:03:36,210 --> 00:03:40,099 Sargh is a valley-side, 77 00:03:40,099 --> 00:03:44,330 A station among the stations of the pilgrims of the Levant, 78 00:03:44,330 --> 00:03:49,330 Thirteen stages from the Prophetic city of Medina. 79 00:03:49,330 --> 00:03:51,620 The armies (al-Ajnad): 80 00:03:51,620 --> 00:03:53,620 The cities of the people of the Levant, 81 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:55,620 Palestine and Jordan, 82 00:03:55,620 --> 00:03:58,620 Damascus, Homs, and Qinnasrin. 83 00:03:58,620 --> 00:03:59,870 The plague (al-Waba'): 84 00:03:59,870 --> 00:04:01,870 Meaning the pestilence (ta'un). 85 00:04:01,870 --> 00:04:04,000 "Setting out on my mount": 86 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,000 Meaning returning to Medina. 87 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,990 From the benefits of the hadith: 88 00:04:09,990 --> 00:04:16,540 The legitimacy of debate and consultation regarding new events and rulings. 89 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:20,540 The life of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 90 00:04:20,540 --> 00:04:23,540 Was based on consultation and mutual advice, 91 00:04:23,540 --> 00:04:25,540 And the pursuit of good in various ways, 92 00:04:25,540 --> 00:04:27,540 As Allah the Almighty said: 93 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:30,540 "And their affairs are [conducted] by consultation among themselves." 94 00:04:30,540 --> 00:04:33,980 Disagreement does not produce wisdom, 95 00:04:33,980 --> 00:04:36,980 Rather, it is produced by agreement. 96 00:04:36,980 --> 00:04:41,399 The obligation to return to the text and act upon it once it reaches one, 97 00:04:41,399 --> 00:04:44,399 And not to hesitate in implementing it. 98 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:48,750 The praiseworthy knowledge is that which carries the Book and the Sunnah. 99 00:04:48,750 --> 00:04:54,750 Therefore, the term "knowledge" is not applied in truth except to them. 100 00:04:54,750 --> 00:04:59,750 This is evident in 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf's description of the hadith he carried, 101 00:04:59,750 --> 00:05:01,750 As being "knowledge." 102 00:05:01,750 --> 00:05:02,750 For he said, 103 00:05:02,750 --> 00:05:05,750 "I have knowledge regarding this." 104 00:05:05,750 --> 00:05:11,230 The Sunnah may be hidden from the senior Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 105 00:05:11,230 --> 00:05:15,230 This is evident in the fact that this Prophetic hadith was hidden 106 00:05:15,230 --> 00:05:19,230 From the vast majority of the Muhajirun and the Ansar, 107 00:05:19,230 --> 00:05:22,230 And even from the elders of Quraysh. 108 00:05:22,230 --> 00:05:29,230 Thus, a scholar may possess what another, even more learned than him, does not. 109 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:34,709 Muslim rulers must be keen on the safety of the Ummah, 110 00:05:34,709 --> 00:05:38,709 And take care to protect it from places of destruction, 111 00:05:38,709 --> 00:05:41,709 And not be negligent of its rights. 112 00:05:41,709 --> 00:05:46,259 Islam established the rules of quarantine, 113 00:05:46,259 --> 00:05:50,259 Prohibiting entry into a plague-stricken area and fleeing from it. 114 00:05:50,259 --> 00:05:55,670 It affirms contagion and the spread of disease by the permission of Allah, not by its own essence. 115 00:05:55,670 --> 00:06:01,220 Everything a servant does or leaves undone is known to Allah the Almighty, 116 00:06:01,220 --> 00:06:04,220 So nothing falls outside His decree. 117 00:06:04,220 --> 00:06:11,220 However, the servant is religiously commanded to avoid places of destruction and sources of danger. 118 00:06:11,220 --> 00:06:18,660 Refraining from entering a land where the plague has struck does not contradict reliance upon Allah (tawakkul). 119 00:06:18,660 --> 00:06:24,110 The recommendation to praise Allah upon reaching the truth and knowing what is correct. 120 00:06:24,110 --> 00:06:30,560 The recommendation to overlook the mistake or slip of a scholar if he contradicts the truth. 121 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:36,560 Therefore, 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, did not hold Abu 'Ubaydah accountable for his objection. 122 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:41,740 And on the authority of Usamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him, 123 00:06:41,740 --> 00:06:45,740 From the Prophet, peace be upon him, who said: 124 00:06:45,740 --> 00:06:50,839 "If you hear of the plague in a land, do not enter it, 125 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:57,029 And if it breaks out in a land while you are in it, do not leave it." 126 00:06:57,029 --> 00:07:02,300 Agreed upon. 127 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:05,300 Chapter: The Severity of the Prohibition of Sorcery 128 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:08,740 Allah the Almighty said: 129 00:07:08,740 --> 00:07:13,740 “And follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom of Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved, teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in Babel, Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to anyone till they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore disbelieve not (in the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles) people learn that by which they cause division between man and wife; but they injure thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn that which harmeth them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know that he who trafficketh therein will have no (happy) portion in the Hereafter; and surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but knew.” (2:102) 130 00:07:13,740 --> 00:07:16,740 "They teach the people sorcery." 131 00:07:16,740 --> 00:07:21,240 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 132 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:25,240 From the Prophet, peace be upon him, who said: 133 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,459 "Avoid the seven destructive sins." 134 00:07:28,459 --> 00:07:32,459 They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are they?" 135 00:07:32,459 --> 00:07:36,459 He said, "Associating partners with Allah (shirk), sorcery, 136 00:07:36,459 --> 00:07:40,459 Killing the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right, 137 00:07:40,459 --> 00:07:42,589 Consuming usury (riba), 138 00:07:42,589 --> 00:07:44,589 Consuming the wealth of the orphan, 139 00:07:44,589 --> 00:07:46,589 Fleeing from the battlefield, 140 00:07:46,589 --> 00:07:50,589 And slandering chaste, believing, unsuspecting women." 141 00:07:50,589 --> 00:07:52,589 Agreed upon. 142 00:07:52,589 --> 00:08:01,050 Chapter: The Prohibition of Traveling with the Mushaf to the Lands of the Disbelievers 143 00:08:01,050 --> 00:08:05,050 If it is feared that it might fall into the hands of the enemy. 144 00:08:05,050 --> 00:08:10,230 On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 145 00:08:10,230 --> 00:08:13,230 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, forbade 146 00:08:13,230 --> 00:08:17,230 Traveling with the Qur'an to the land of the enemy. 147 00:08:18,389 --> 00:08:20,389 Agreed upon. 148 00:08:20,389 --> 00:08:23,350 From the benefits of the hadith: 149 00:08:23,350 --> 00:08:26,540 The obligation to revere the Book of Allah, 150 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:30,540 And not to expose it to places of destruction or disrespect. 151 00:08:30,540 --> 00:08:35,019 The prohibition of traveling with the Qur'an to the land of the enemy, 152 00:08:35,019 --> 00:08:38,019 So that they do not gain access to it and insult it. 153 00:08:38,019 --> 00:08:44,779 Chapter: The Prohibition of Using Gold and Silver Vessels 154 00:08:44,779 --> 00:08:47,779 For eating, drinking, purification, 155 00:08:47,779 --> 00:08:51,960 And all other forms of use. 156 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,960 On the authority of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, 157 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,960 That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 158 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,960 "He who drinks from a silver vessel, 159 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,960 Is only gulping the fire of Hell into his belly." 160 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,059 Agreed upon. 161 00:09:09,059 --> 00:09:12,250 And in a narration by Muslim: 162 00:09:12,250 --> 00:09:17,250 "Indeed, he who eats or drinks from a vessel of silver or gold..." 163 00:09:17,250 --> 00:09:21,570 And on the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 164 00:09:21,570 --> 00:09:24,570 The Prophet, peace be upon him, 165 00:09:24,570 --> 00:09:27,570 Forbade us from silk and brocade, 166 00:09:27,570 --> 00:09:31,570 And drinking from vessels of gold and silver. 167 00:09:31,570 --> 00:09:35,570 He said, "They are for them in this world, 168 00:09:35,570 --> 00:09:38,789 And for you in the Hereafter." 169 00:09:38,789 --> 00:09:41,049 Agreed upon. 170 00:09:41,049 --> 00:09:43,049 And in a narration in the two Sahihs: 171 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:46,049 On the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, 172 00:09:46,049 --> 00:09:50,049 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say: 173 00:09:50,049 --> 00:09:53,049 "Do not wear silk or brocade, 174 00:09:53,049 --> 00:09:57,049 Do not drink from vessels of gold and silver, 175 00:09:57,049 --> 00:10:00,049 And do not eat from their plates." 176 00:10:00,049 --> 00:10:03,779 And on the authority of Anas ibn Sirin, who said: 177 00:10:03,779 --> 00:10:07,779 I was with Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 178 00:10:07,779 --> 00:10:09,779 Among some Magians (Zoroastrians), 179 00:10:09,779 --> 00:10:14,779 And a faludhaj (sweet) was brought on a silver vessel. 180 00:10:14,779 --> 00:10:16,820 He did not eat. 181 00:10:16,820 --> 00:10:17,820 It was said to him, 182 00:10:17,820 --> 00:10:19,820 "Transfer it." 183 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,820 So he transferred it to a vessel of khalinj (wood). 184 00:10:22,820 --> 00:10:26,009 It was brought to him, and he ate. 185 00:10:26,009 --> 00:10:28,009 Narrated by al-Bayhaqi. 186 00:10:28,009 --> 00:10:30,259 Khalinj: 187 00:10:30,259 --> 00:10:33,190 A large bowl (jafnah). 188 00:10:33,190 --> 00:10:36,190 Faludhaj is a type of sweet. 189 00:10:36,190 --> 00:10:38,379 Khalinj: 190 00:10:38,379 --> 00:10:41,379 Meaning a tree between yellow and red, 191 00:10:41,379 --> 00:10:44,539 From whose wood vessels are made. 192 00:10:44,539 --> 00:10:46,539 Jafnah: 193 00:10:46,539 --> 00:10:50,220 A vessel larger than a plate (sahfah). 194 00:10:50,220 --> 00:10:52,539 From the benefits of the hadith: 195 00:10:52,539 --> 00:10:56,539 Halal food placed in plates of gold and silver 196 00:10:56,539 --> 00:10:58,539 Is not forbidden in itself, 197 00:10:58,539 --> 00:11:01,539 Rather, it is the eating from them that is forbidden. 198 00:11:01,539 --> 00:11:04,539 So if it is transferred to another vessel, 199 00:11:04,539 --> 00:11:06,950 There is no harm in it. 200 00:11:06,950 --> 00:11:10,950 Whoever is invited to a meal in a forbidden vessel, 201 00:11:10,950 --> 00:11:12,950 It is not permissible for him to eat, 202 00:11:12,950 --> 00:11:15,950 Until it is placed in a different vessel. 203 00:11:15,950 --> 00:11:19,429 When a Muslim learns a legal ruling, 204 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:22,429 they should act upon it and implement it. 205 00:11:22,429 --> 00:11:30,080 Chapter: The Prohibition of Men Wearing Saffron-Dyed Clothing 206 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:34,299 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 207 00:11:34,299 --> 00:11:37,299 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, forbade 208 00:11:37,299 --> 00:11:40,299 a man from using saffron dye. 209 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:42,389 Agreed upon. 210 00:11:42,389 --> 00:11:45,669 "Using saffron dye" 211 00:11:45,669 --> 00:11:47,669 means to dye one's garment, 212 00:11:47,669 --> 00:11:50,669 or to apply it to one's body. 213 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:52,960 Saffron 214 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,960 is a plant with a yellow color, 215 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,960 used for dyeing. 216 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:02,919 On the authority of Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 217 00:12:02,919 --> 00:12:05,919 The Prophet, peace be upon him, saw 218 00:12:05,919 --> 00:12:08,919 me wearing two garments dyed with safflower. 219 00:12:08,919 --> 00:12:09,950 He said, 220 00:12:09,950 --> 00:12:12,950 "Did your mother command you to do this?" 221 00:12:12,950 --> 00:12:14,049 I said, 222 00:12:14,049 --> 00:12:16,049 "Shall I wash them?" 223 00:12:16,049 --> 00:12:17,049 He said, 224 00:12:17,049 --> 00:12:19,049 "Rather, burn them." 225 00:12:19,049 --> 00:12:21,179 In another narration, 226 00:12:21,179 --> 00:12:23,179 he said, 227 00:12:23,179 --> 00:12:26,179 "This is from the clothing of the disbelievers, 228 00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:28,179 so do not wear them." 229 00:12:28,460 --> 00:12:32,230 Narrated by Muslim. 230 00:12:32,230 --> 00:12:33,230 "Dyed with safflower" 231 00:12:33,230 --> 00:12:36,620 means dyed with the safflower plant. 232 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:37,620 Safflower 233 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:41,929 is a well-known yellow plant. 234 00:12:41,929 --> 00:12:43,929 Among the benefits of the hadith: 235 00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:49,700 The prohibition of wearing garments dyed with saffron or safflower. 236 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:52,700 This prohibition is specific to men, 237 00:12:52,700 --> 00:12:55,700 because clothing dyed in this manner 238 00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:59,139 is something women use for adornment. 239 00:12:59,139 --> 00:13:03,500 It is forbidden for men to imitate women in their dress. 240 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:07,850 It is forbidden to imitate the disbelievers in their dress. 241 00:13:07,850 --> 00:13:10,850 The obligation to maintain the Muslim identity, 242 00:13:10,850 --> 00:13:17,789 which is distinct in all its affairs. 243 00:13:17,789 --> 00:13:23,039 Chapter: The Prohibition of Vowing Silence from Day until Night 244 00:13:23,039 --> 00:13:26,039 On the authority of Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 245 00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:30,039 I memorized from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him: 246 00:13:30,039 --> 00:13:33,070 "There is no orphanhood after reaching puberty, 247 00:13:33,070 --> 00:13:36,070 and no vowing silence from day until night." 248 00:13:36,070 --> 00:13:39,419 Narrated by Abu Dawud. 249 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:42,419 Al-Khattabi said in his Tafsir of this hadith: 250 00:13:42,419 --> 00:13:45,620 It was a ritual of the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), 251 00:13:45,620 --> 00:13:46,620 this "silence," 252 00:13:46,620 --> 00:13:49,620 so they were forbidden from that in Islam, 253 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:52,620 and commanded to remember Allah and speak of good. 254 00:13:52,620 --> 00:13:55,740 "Orphanhood" 255 00:13:55,740 --> 00:13:56,740 means being alone/fatherless. 256 00:13:56,740 --> 00:14:01,740 An orphan is one whose father died while he was young, before puberty. 257 00:14:01,740 --> 00:14:02,799 "Silence" 258 00:14:02,799 --> 00:14:07,980 means remaining silent from day until night. 259 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:10,980 On the authority of Qays Ibn Abi Hazim, who said: 260 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:13,980 Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, entered 261 00:14:13,980 --> 00:14:17,980 upon a woman from the tribe of Ahmas named Zaynab, 262 00:14:17,980 --> 00:14:20,980 and saw that she was not speaking. 263 00:14:20,980 --> 00:14:21,980 He asked, 264 00:14:21,980 --> 00:14:24,980 "Why does she not speak?" 265 00:14:24,980 --> 00:14:26,019 They said, 266 00:14:26,019 --> 00:14:28,019 "She is performing a pilgrimage in silence." 267 00:14:28,019 --> 00:14:30,080 He said to her, 268 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,080 "Speak, 269 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:34,080 for this is not permissible; 270 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,080 this is an act of the pre-Islamic era." 271 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,080 So she spoke. 272 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,110 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 273 00:14:41,110 --> 00:14:44,360 "An act of the pre-Islamic era" 274 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:50,360 means one of their acts of worship which they claimed would draw them closer to Allah. 275 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,350 Among the benefits of the hadith: 276 00:14:54,639 --> 00:14:58,639 The obligation to oppose the practices and customs of the pre-Islamic era. 277 00:14:58,639 --> 00:15:02,090 The status of being an "orphan" ceases upon puberty, 278 00:15:02,090 --> 00:15:06,570 and this entails the cessation of its associated rulings. 279 00:15:06,570 --> 00:15:09,570 It is not part of the rites of the religion to worship through silence, 280 00:15:09,570 --> 00:15:11,570 or to refrain from speaking, 281 00:15:11,570 --> 00:15:13,570 for that is forbidden. 282 00:15:13,570 --> 00:15:15,980 What is recommended 283 00:15:15,980 --> 00:15:20,980 is to speak of good, such as enjoining good or forbidding evil, 284 00:15:20,980 --> 00:15:23,980 or spreading peace, or teaching people. 285 00:15:23,980 --> 00:15:25,980 Otherwise, remain silent. 286 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:29,399 Whoever swears not to speak, 287 00:15:29,399 --> 00:15:31,399 it is recommended for him to speak, 288 00:15:31,399 --> 00:15:33,399 and there is no expiation upon him. 289 00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:36,690 The hadiths regarding the virtue of silence 290 00:15:36,690 --> 00:15:39,690 do not contradict these hadiths, 291 00:15:39,690 --> 00:15:42,690 due to the difference in intent. 292 00:15:42,690 --> 00:15:44,690 For the recommended silence 293 00:15:44,690 --> 00:15:46,690 is refraining from speaking falsehood. 294 00:15:46,690 --> 00:15:48,690 And the prohibited silence 295 00:15:48,690 --> 00:15:52,690 is refraining from permissible speech as an act of worship. 296 00:15:52,690 --> 00:15:57,850 Riyadh al-Salihin.