WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 *Riyad al-Salihin* (The Meadows of the Righteous) from the Words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:16.600 Chapter on Pardoning and Turning Away from the Ignorant. 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:26.420 Allah the Exalted said: "Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant." 00:00:26.420 --> 00:00:31.420 And the Exalted said: "So overlook their faults with gracious forgiveness." 00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:39.420 And the Exalted said: "Let them pardon and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you?" 00:00:39.420 --> 00:00:47.460 “Those who spend (of that which Allah hath given them) in ease and in adversity, those who control their wrath and are forgiving toward mankind; Allah loveth the good;” (3:134) 00:00:47.460 --> 00:00:55.460 And the Exalted said: "And whoever is patient and forgives—indeed, that is among the matters of steadfast determination." 00:00:55.460 --> 00:00:59.649 And the verses in this chapter are numerous and well known. 00:00:59.649 --> 00:01:07.900 On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:01:07.900 --> 00:01:12.959 "Did you ever experience a day harder than the day of Uhud?" 00:01:12.959 --> 00:01:20.989 He replied, "I have indeed suffered much from your people, and the hardest trial I met from them was on the day of al-'Aqabah, 00:01:20.989 --> 00:01:25.989 when I offered myself to Ibn 'Abd Yalil ibn 'Abd Kulal, 00:01:25.989 --> 00:01:28.989 but he did not respond to what I wanted. 00:01:28.989 --> 00:01:32.989 So I departed, overwhelmed with grief, wandering aimlessly on my way, 00:01:32.989 --> 00:01:36.989 and I did not recover my senses until I found myself at Qarn al-Tha'alib. 00:01:36.989 --> 00:01:42.989 I raised my head, and behold, a cloud had shaded me. 00:01:42.989 --> 00:01:47.989 I looked, and in it was Gabriel, peace be upon him. 00:01:47.989 --> 00:01:56.989 He called out to me and said: 'Indeed, Allah the Exalted has heard what your people said to you and how they responded to you. 00:01:56.989 --> 00:02:02.989 He has sent to you the Angel of the Mountains so that you may order him to do whatever you wish concerning them.' 00:02:02.989 --> 00:02:08.060 Then the Angel of the Mountains called out to me, greeted me with peace, and said: 00:02:08.060 --> 00:02:16.060 'O Muhammad, indeed Allah has heard what your people said to you, and I am the Angel of the Mountains. 00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:22.060 My Lord has sent me to you so that you may give me your command, so what do you wish? 00:02:22.060 --> 00:02:26.060 If you wish, I will bring down upon them the two mountains (*al-Akhshaban*).' 00:02:26.060 --> 00:02:29.060 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:29.060 --> 00:02:38.060 'Rather, I hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins those who will worship Allah alone, associating no partner with Him.'" 00:02:38.060 --> 00:02:40.150 Agreed upon. 00:02:40.150 --> 00:02:45.500 *Al-Akhshaban* refers to the two mountains surrounding Mecca, 00:02:45.500 --> 00:02:49.500 and *al-akhshab* means a rugged, massive mountain. 00:02:49.500 --> 00:02:52.270 "I offered myself" 00:02:52.270 --> 00:02:59.270 means: I presented myself to him seeking victory and support to establish the religion. 00:02:59.270 --> 00:03:02.659 "Ibn 'Abd Yalil ibn 'Abd Kulal" 00:03:02.659 --> 00:03:06.659 was one of the prominent notables of the people of al-Ta'if from Thaqif. 00:03:06.659 --> 00:03:09.659 "Overwhelmed with grief" means sorrowful and distressed. 00:03:09.659 --> 00:03:13.849 "I did not recover my senses" means I was unaware of my surroundings. 00:03:13.849 --> 00:03:16.099 "Qarn al-Tha'alib" 00:03:16.099 --> 00:03:20.099 is a place located a day and a night's journey from Mecca, 00:03:20.099 --> 00:03:23.099 and it is the *miqat* for the people of Najd, 00:03:23.099 --> 00:03:26.099 also called Qarn al-Manazil. 00:03:26.099 --> 00:03:28.360 The two mountains of Mecca 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:31.360 are Abu Qubays and al-Ahmar. 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:34.969 Among the beneficial lessons of the hadith: 00:03:34.969 --> 00:03:40.289 An illustration of the Messenger's compassion, peace be upon him, toward his people, 00:03:40.289 --> 00:03:42.289 his patience in the face of their harm, 00:03:42.289 --> 00:03:46.289 and his pardoning of those among them who mistreated him. 00:03:46.289 --> 00:03:50.800 The trials to which callers to Allah are subjected vary: 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:55.800 some take the form of torture, some of denial, and some of mockery. 00:03:55.800 --> 00:04:02.310 Callers do not compel people to follow them or believe in their message; 00:04:02.310 --> 00:04:06.310 rather, their duty is simply to convey the message to the people. 00:04:06.310 --> 00:04:11.569 Affirmation of the attributes of Hearing and Sight for Allah the Exalted, 00:04:11.569 --> 00:04:13.569 and that He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing; 00:04:13.569 --> 00:04:16.569 nothing audible escapes Him, 00:04:16.569 --> 00:04:18.569 and nothing is hidden from Him, 00:04:19.569 --> 00:04:24.569 without any sounds, movements, or stillnesses becoming confused before Him. 00:04:24.569 --> 00:04:26.920 Allah's protection over His allies, 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:31.920 and that He is their supporter and the elevator of their renown whenever they support His religion. 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:39.430 The angels have specific duties that they carry out by the command of Allah the Exalted. 00:04:39.430 --> 00:04:43.910 Callers ought to look toward the future of the da'wah, 00:04:43.910 --> 00:04:46.910 not merely at its present state; 00:04:46.910 --> 00:04:52.939 hence, it is not wise in da'wah to hasten the descent of punishment upon opponents. 00:04:52.939 --> 00:04:56.519 The aim and ultimate objective of the callers 00:04:56.519 --> 00:04:59.519 is to bring people out of darkness into light, 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:02.519 so that they may worship Allah alone. 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:07.670 And on the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:05:07.670 --> 00:05:10.670 "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, never struck 00:05:10.670 --> 00:05:12.670 anything at all with his hand, 00:05:12.670 --> 00:05:14.670 neither a woman nor a servant, 00:05:14.670 --> 00:05:17.670 except when fighting in the cause of Allah. 00:05:17.670 --> 00:05:22.670 Nor was he ever harmed in any way and took retribution against the perpetrator, 00:05:22.670 --> 00:05:27.670 unless something of the sacred limits of Allah the Exalted was violated, 00:05:27.670 --> 00:05:30.670 in which case he would take retribution for the sake of Allah the Exalted." 00:05:30.670 --> 00:05:33.769 Reported by Muslim. 00:05:33.769 --> 00:05:36.629 Among the beneficial lessons of the hadith: 00:05:36.629 --> 00:05:40.889 An illustration of the forbearance of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:05:40.889 --> 00:05:43.889 and his pardoning of personal harm inflicted upon him. 00:05:43.889 --> 00:05:50.459 Anger for the sake of Allah does not contradict forbearance, deliberation, gentleness, and pardon. 00:05:50.459 --> 00:05:54.490 And on the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:05:54.490 --> 00:05:58.490 "I was walking with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:58.490 --> 00:06:03.490 and he was wearing a Najrani cloak with a thick border. 00:06:03.490 --> 00:06:06.550 A Bedouin caught up with him 00:06:06.550 --> 00:06:09.550 and pulled his cloak violently. 00:06:09.550 --> 00:06:13.550 I looked at the side of the Prophet's neck, peace be upon him, 00:06:13.550 --> 00:06:18.550 and the edge of the cloak had left a mark on it from the violence of his pull. 00:06:18.550 --> 00:06:20.550 Then he said: 00:06:20.550 --> 00:06:22.620 'O Muhammad! 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:25.620 Order that I be given some of Allah's wealth that you possess.' 00:06:25.620 --> 00:06:28.620 The Prophet turned to him and smiled, 00:06:28.620 --> 00:06:31.620 then ordered that a gift be given to him." 00:06:31.620 --> 00:06:33.620 Agreed upon. 00:06:33.620 --> 00:06:34.620 *Burd* (cloak) 00:06:34.620 --> 00:06:39.180 refers to a square black garment. 00:06:39.180 --> 00:06:41.180 *Najrani* 00:06:41.180 --> 00:06:43.379 means attributed to Najran, 00:06:43.379 --> 00:06:45.379 *Najrani* 00:06:45.379 --> 00:06:47.379 is an attribution to Najran, 00:06:47.379 --> 00:06:50.699 which is a town in Yemen. 00:06:50.699 --> 00:06:52.699 "With a thick border" 00:06:52.699 --> 00:06:54.920 means having a coarse, rough edge. 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:55.920 *Jabadhahu* 00:06:55.920 --> 00:06:57.980 means he pulled or jerked him. 00:06:57.980 --> 00:06:58.980 *'Atiq* (shoulder/neck) 00:06:58.980 --> 00:07:02.019 is the area between the neck and the shoulder. 00:07:02.019 --> 00:07:03.019 *Safhah* (side) 00:07:03.019 --> 00:07:05.779 means the lateral surface or edge. 00:07:05.779 --> 00:07:08.980 Among the beneficial lessons of the hadith: 00:07:08.980 --> 00:07:12.980 The coarseness of Bedouins and their rough manner in dealing with others, 00:07:12.980 --> 00:07:16.980 as he pulled the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, violently, 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:18.980 addressed him by his bare name, 00:07:18.980 --> 00:07:22.420 and demanded a grant from him. 00:07:22.420 --> 00:07:26.420 The noble character of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:07:26.420 --> 00:07:28.420 his patience with the ignorant, 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:30.420 his bearing of their annoyance, 00:07:30.420 --> 00:07:33.870 and his pardoning of those who mistreated him. 00:07:33.870 --> 00:07:37.870 The recommendation to meet mistreatment with benevolence, 00:07:37.870 --> 00:07:42.610 and not to retaliate in kind against bad treatment. 00:07:42.610 --> 00:07:47.610 It is recommended for the caller to soothe the heart of the one in error and not to be harsh with him, 00:07:47.610 --> 00:07:50.610 because that is more effective in advising him 00:07:50.610 --> 00:07:54.819 and gives greater hope for his return to the truth. 00:07:54.819 --> 00:07:58.819 And on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:07:58.819 --> 00:08:02.819 "It is as though I am looking at the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:02.819 --> 00:08:05.819 recounting the story of one of the prophets, 00:08:05.819 --> 00:08:09.819 may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon them, 00:08:09.819 --> 00:08:12.819 whose people beat him until they caused him to bleed, 00:08:12.819 --> 00:08:15.819 while he was wiping the blood from his face and saying: 00:08:15.819 --> 00:08:20.819 'O Allah, forgive my people, for they do not know.'" 00:08:20.819 --> 00:08:25.069 Agreed upon. 00:08:25.069 --> 00:08:28.199 "Recounting" (*yahki*) means describing or narrating the likeness of. 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:31.199 "Caused him to bleed" (*admawhu*) means they made his blood flow. 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:35.320 Among the beneficial lessons of the hadith: 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:40.320 An explanation that the prophets are the most severely tested of all people, 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:42.320 followed by those closest to them in virtue, 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:44.320 the exemplary and then the next most exemplary. 00:08:44.320 --> 00:08:48.799 People are heedless and do not realize the reality of their final destination, 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:53.799 and so they act ignorantly toward the one who intends good for them and calls them to it. 00:08:53.799 --> 00:08:58.279 The obligation of patience and enduring harm for the sake of Allah. 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:02.759 The recommendation to meet mistreatment with benevolence. 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:07.110 The permissibility of praying for the guidance of disbelievers. 00:09:07.110 --> 00:09:12.659 The perfection of the noble character of the prophets, peace and blessings be upon them. 00:09:12.659 --> 00:09:16.809 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:16.809 --> 00:09:20.809 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:09:20.809 --> 00:09:23.809 "The strong person is not the one who overpowers others in wrestling; 00:09:23.809 --> 00:09:28.809 rather, the strong person is the one who controls himself when angry." 00:09:28.809 --> 00:09:30.940 Agreed upon. 00:09:30.940 --> 00:09:36.659 Chapter on Enduring Harm. 00:09:36.659 --> 00:09:39.870 Allah the Exalted said: 00:09:39.870 --> 00:09:45.000 "And those who restrain anger and pardon people— 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:48.000 and Allah loves the doers of good." 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:51.059 And the Exalted said: 00:09:51.059 --> 00:09:57.059 “And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.” (42:43) 00:09:57.059 --> 00:09:58.220 And under this chapter 00:09:58.220 --> 00:10:02.220 fall the previous hadiths mentioned in the chapter before it. 00:10:02.220 --> 00:10:06.409 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:10:06.409 --> 00:10:08.409 that a man said: 00:10:08.409 --> 00:10:10.409 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:10:10.409 --> 00:10:14.409 I have relatives with whom I try to maintain ties, but they sever them; 00:10:14.409 --> 00:10:18.409 I treat them well, but they treat me poorly; 00:10:18.409 --> 00:10:21.409 and I am forbearing with them, but they act ignorantly toward me." 00:10:21.409 --> 00:10:23.600 So he said: 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:25.600 "If you are as you have said, 00:10:25.600 --> 00:10:28.600 it is as if you are feeding them hot ashes, 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:33.600 and there will never cease to be with you a supporter from Allah against them 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:35.600 as long as you remain upon that." 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:37.700 Reported by Muslim. 00:10:37.700 --> 00:10:44.379 Chapter on Becoming Angry When the Sacred Limits of the Sharia Are Violated, 00:10:44.379 --> 00:10:47.379 and Standing Up in Defense of the Religion of Allah the Exalted. 00:10:47.379 --> 00:10:51.470 Allah the Exalted said: 00:10:51.470 --> 00:10:57.600 “That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun lying speech,” (22:30) 00:10:57.600 --> 00:10:59.600 And the Exalted said: 00:10:59.600 --> 00:11:05.600 “O ye who believe! If ye help Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm.” (47:7) 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:12.940 On the authority of Abu Mas'ud 'Uqbah ibn 'Amr al-Badri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:11:12.940 --> 00:11:17.940 "A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: 00:11:17.940 --> 00:11:23.940 'I hold back from the morning prayer on account of so-and-so because he prolongs it for us.' 00:11:23.940 --> 00:11:29.940 I never saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, angrier in an exhortation 00:11:29.940 --> 00:11:32.940 than he was on that day. 00:11:32.940 --> 00:11:34.980 He said: 00:11:34.980 --> 00:11:36.980 'O people! 00:11:36.980 --> 00:11:38.980 Indeed, among you are those who drive people away! 00:11:38.980 --> 00:11:42.980 Whichever of you leads the people in prayer, let him be brief, 00:11:42.980 --> 00:11:46.980 for behind him are the elderly, the young, and those with pressing needs.'" 00:11:46.980 --> 00:11:48.980 Agreed upon. 00:11:48.980 --> 00:11:51.870 "A man came" — 00:11:51.870 --> 00:11:54.870 it is said that he was Haram ibn Milhan, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:11:54.870 --> 00:11:56.870 and others said it was someone else. 00:11:56.870 --> 00:11:59.029 "Let him be brief" 00:11:59.029 --> 00:12:03.029 means let him lighten it and restrict himself to what is established in the Sunnah, 00:12:03.029 --> 00:12:05.029 adding nothing beyond it, 00:12:05.029 --> 00:12:08.029 while completely fulfilling the essential pillars and performing the recommended Sunnah acts. 00:12:08.029 --> 00:12:11.700 Among the beneficial lessons of the hadith: 00:12:11.700 --> 00:12:16.960 The recommendation to show anger for the sake of Allah whenever any of the sacred limits of the Sharia are violated, 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:19.960 or when harm and distress befall the Muslims. 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:24.470 The validity and permissibility of informing the leader of the Muslims 00:12:24.470 --> 00:12:27.470 about what causes distress to them or drives them away, 00:12:27.470 --> 00:12:30.470 or what may become a cause for their fitnah (trial/tribulation). 00:12:30.470 --> 00:12:34.080 The permissibility of delaying or staying away from congregational prayer 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:38.080 if attending it entails unbearable harm 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:40.080 and intolerable distress. 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:42.750 The prohibition of driving people away from the religion 00:12:42.750 --> 00:12:45.750 through actions, words, or gestures. 00:12:45.750 --> 00:12:51.299 The imam leading the prayer ought to take into account the condition of those behind him, 00:12:51.299 --> 00:12:56.299 for among them are the frail elderly, the sick, the young, and those with urgent needs; 00:12:56.299 --> 00:12:58.299 hence, in such cases, 00:12:58.299 --> 00:13:00.299 it is obligatory to lighten the prayer, 00:13:00.299 --> 00:13:03.299 namely by reciting moderately short passages, 00:13:03.299 --> 00:13:08.299 not compromising the essential pillars of the prayer, its mandatory duties, or its recommended acts. 00:13:08.299 --> 00:13:13.350 And on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: 00:13:13.350 --> 00:13:16.350 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned 00:13:16.350 --> 00:13:18.350 from a journey, 00:13:18.350 --> 00:13:22.350 while I had screened an alcove of mine with a thin curtain bearing images. 00:13:22.350 --> 00:13:26.350 When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw it, 00:13:26.350 --> 00:13:30.350 he tore it down, his face changed color, and he said: 00:13:30.350 --> 00:13:32.350 "O 'A'ishah! 00:13:32.350 --> 00:13:36.350 The people receiving the severest punishment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection 00:13:36.350 --> 00:13:39.350 are those who imitate Allah's creation." 00:13:39.350 --> 00:13:41.450 Agreed upon. 00:13:41.450 --> 00:13:43.450 "The alcove" (al-sahwah) 00:13:43.450 --> 00:13:46.450 is like a shelf or small recess in the front part of the house. 00:13:46.450 --> 00:13:49.450 "The qiram" is a thin curtain. 00:13:49.450 --> 00:13:53.450 "He tore it down" means he destroyed the image that was on it. 00:13:53.450 --> 00:13:57.279 "Tamathil" means images or depictions. 00:13:57.279 --> 00:13:59.309 "They imitate" (yudah'un) 00:13:59.309 --> 00:14:03.309 means they make what they craft resemble what Allah has created. 00:14:03.309 --> 00:14:06.980 Among the benefits derived from this hadith: 00:14:06.980 --> 00:14:11.049 The legitimacy of becoming angry when religious matters are violated, 00:14:11.049 --> 00:14:15.049 for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) became angry 00:14:15.049 --> 00:14:18.049 whenever a sanctified boundary of Allah was breached. 00:14:18.049 --> 00:14:22.529 The obligation to denounce wrongdoing against the offender to the best of one's ability, 00:14:22.529 --> 00:14:25.529 even if they did not intend to commit a violation; 00:14:25.529 --> 00:14:31.529 for 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) did not deliberately seek to do what angers Allah and His Messenger. 00:14:31.529 --> 00:14:37.009 A Muslim man ought to maintain righteous guardianship over his household, 00:14:37.009 --> 00:14:41.009 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 00:14:41.009 --> 00:14:47.580 inspecting his home so that nothing forbidden by Allah enters it. 00:14:47.580 --> 00:14:50.580 Engaging in image-making or drawing is forbidden 00:14:50.580 --> 00:14:53.580 if it depicts animate beings with souls, 00:14:53.580 --> 00:14:56.580 and earning a livelihood through it is likewise unlawful. 00:14:56.580 --> 00:15:01.580 This is evident in the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): 00:15:01.580 --> 00:15:06.000 "The most severely punished people will be the image-makers." 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:09.000 Displaying images in homes is prohibited. 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:15.379 For an image to be permitted in demeaning use, it is required that it be altered in a way that effaces its distinguishing features; 00:15:15.379 --> 00:15:20.379 for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) tore down the curtain 00:15:20.379 --> 00:15:23.379 and thereby defaced the image on it. 00:15:23.379 --> 00:15:27.440 And on the authority of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:32.440 The Quraysh were deeply concerned about the case of the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft. 00:15:32.440 --> 00:15:38.440 They said, "Who will intercede on her behalf with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:47.440 Then they said, "Who would dare to do so except Usamah ibn Zayd, the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?" 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:49.500 So Usamah spoke to him, 00:15:49.500 --> 00:15:53.500 whereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:15:53.500 --> 00:15:57.500 "Do you intercede regarding one of the prescribed legal punishments (hadd) ordained by Allah Almighty?!" 00:15:57.500 --> 00:16:01.500 He then stood up, delivered a sermon, and said: 00:16:01.500 --> 00:16:08.500 "Those before you were destroyed simply because whenever a noble person among them stole, they let him go, 00:16:08.500 --> 00:16:12.500 but if a weak person among them stole, they executed the legal punishment upon him. 00:16:12.500 --> 00:16:14.539 By Allah! 00:16:14.539 --> 00:16:20.539 Even if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would surely cut off her hand." 00:16:20.539 --> 00:16:22.539 Agreed upon. 00:16:22.539 --> 00:16:26.240 Among the benefits derived from this hadith: 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:30.370 The prohibition of interceding in prescribed punishments once the matter reaches the ruler. 00:16:30.370 --> 00:16:34.529 It is obligatory upon the ruler to execute prescribed punishments once they are brought to his attention, 00:16:34.529 --> 00:16:37.529 and he must not accept the intercession of any intercessors. 00:16:37.529 --> 00:16:40.750 The noble status of the perpetrator does not waive the prescribed punishment, 00:16:40.750 --> 00:16:45.750 because the rulings of the Sacred Law apply equally to the noble and the humble alike. 00:16:45.750 --> 00:16:50.200 The ruler discriminating among people in carrying out Allah's prescribed punishments 00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:53.200 is an injustice that brings destruction upon the Ummah. 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:59.620 One should be stern in reproaching anyone who belittles a prescribed punishment of Allah, 00:16:59.620 --> 00:17:01.620 permits its omission, 00:17:01.620 --> 00:17:05.619 or attempts to intercede for someone upon whom it has become mandatory. 00:17:05.619 --> 00:17:08.059 The repentance of the thief is accepted; 00:17:08.059 --> 00:17:12.059 for this woman repented sincerely and mended her ways 00:17:12.059 --> 00:17:17.059 after the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) carried out the legal punishment upon her. 00:17:17.059 --> 00:17:20.670 The permissibility of giving an example involving a person of great stature 00:17:20.670 --> 00:17:23.670 for the sake of emphasis in deterrence; 00:17:23.670 --> 00:17:29.670 for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) mentioned his daughter Fatimah for this purpose. 00:17:29.670 --> 00:17:34.220 A clarification of the esteemed status of Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) 00:17:34.220 --> 00:17:38.220 with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 00:17:38.220 --> 00:17:44.700 One should draw lessons from the condition of past nations that violated Allah's methodology, 00:17:44.700 --> 00:17:47.700 “Allah coineth a similitude: a township that dwelt secure and well content, its provision coming to it in abundance from every side, but it disbelieved in Allah's favours, so Allah made it experience the garb of dearth and fear because of what they used to do.” (16:112) 00:17:47.700 --> 00:17:52.700 bringing upon themselves the punishment of eradication or replacement. 00:17:52.700 --> 00:17:56.940 And on the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): 00:17:56.940 --> 00:18:01.940 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw some spittle on the wall facing the Qiblah, 00:18:01.940 --> 00:18:05.940 which distressed him so much that it was visibly apparent on his face. 00:18:05.940 --> 00:18:08.940 He stood up and scraped it off with his own hand, 00:18:08.940 --> 00:18:13.980 and then said: "When one of you stands in prayer, 00:18:13.980 --> 00:18:15.980 he is in intimate conversation with his Lord, 00:18:15.980 --> 00:18:19.980 and his Lord is between him and the Qiblah; 00:18:19.980 --> 00:18:22.980 so none of you should spit toward the Qiblah, 00:18:23.980 --> 00:18:28.099 but rather to his left or beneath his foot." 00:18:28.099 --> 00:18:31.099 Then he took an edge of his garment, spat into it, 00:18:31.099 --> 00:18:34.099 folded one part over the other, 00:18:34.099 --> 00:18:38.099 and said: "Or do like this." 00:18:38.099 --> 00:18:40.170 Agreed upon. 00:18:40.170 --> 00:18:44.170 The instruction to spit to one's left or beneath one's foot 00:18:44.170 --> 00:18:47.170 applies when one is outside the mosque; 00:18:47.170 --> 00:18:53.349 as for being inside the mosque, one should only spit into his garment. 00:18:53.349 --> 00:18:55.349 "Nukhamah" (spittle/mucus) 00:18:55.349 --> 00:18:59.640 refers to what a person expels from the chest through the mouth or nose. 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:01.640 "In the Qiblah" 00:19:01.640 --> 00:19:05.900 means on the wall facing in the direction of the Qiblah. 00:19:05.900 --> 00:19:07.900 "It distressed him" 00:19:07.900 --> 00:19:09.990 means it was burdensome and offensive to him. 00:19:09.990 --> 00:19:11.990 "He scraped it off" 00:19:11.990 --> 00:19:14.599 means he removed it. 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:16.660 Among the benefits derived from this hadith: 00:19:16.660 --> 00:19:20.660 The obligation of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, 00:19:20.660 --> 00:19:24.109 and eliminating it by hand whenever possible. 00:19:24.109 --> 00:19:30.109 It is impermissible to pollute mosques or discard filth in them, 00:19:30.109 --> 00:19:35.109 and it is obligatory to clean them and keep them free of anything repulsive. 00:19:35.109 --> 00:19:39.529 The obligation of being angered for the sake of Allah when His sanctities are violated, 00:19:39.529 --> 00:19:42.529 whether minor or major in the estimation of the people. 00:19:42.529 --> 00:19:46.880 The prayer is an intimate converse between the servant and his Lord; 00:19:46.880 --> 00:19:50.880 therefore, the servant must turn entirely toward his Master, 00:19:50.880 --> 00:19:54.880 occupying himself with what rectifies his heart, his intention, and his purpose. 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:59.359 A minor physical action during prayer does not invalidate it, 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:04.359 as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) spat into his garment, 00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:06.359 folded it over itself, 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:08.359 and guided them to do likewise. 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:13.779 The permissibility of spitting for someone in prayer if the need arises. 00:20:13.779 --> 00:20:19.450 Riyad al-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous).