WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyadh as-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 --> 00:00:17.149 Chapter: The Virtue of the Weak, Poor, and Unnoticed Muslims. 00:00:17.149 --> 00:00:29.170 Allah Almighty said: "And keep yourself patient with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His face." 00:00:29.170 --> 00:00:32.170 “Restrain thyself along with those who cry unto their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance; and let not thine eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who followeth his own lust and whose case hath been abandoned.” (18:28) 00:00:32.170 --> 00:00:37.799 On the authority of Harithah ibn Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:42.799 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.799 "Shall I not inform you of the people of Paradise? 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:48.829 Every weak person who is deemed weak by others, 00:00:48.829 --> 00:00:52.829 but if he were to swear an oath by Allah, He would fulfill it. 00:00:52.829 --> 00:00:56.090 Shall I not inform you of the people of the Fire? 00:00:56.090 --> 00:01:00.090 Every harsh, crude, and arrogant person." 00:01:00.090 --> 00:01:02.340 Agreed upon. 00:01:03.700 --> 00:01:07.730 *Al-'Utull* means the coarse, rough, and crude person. 00:01:07.730 --> 00:01:11.819 *Al-Jawwadh* is the greedy hoarder who gathers wealth and refuses to spend it, 00:01:11.819 --> 00:01:15.819 and it is also said to mean the bulky person who struts proudly in his gait, 00:01:15.819 --> 00:01:22.010 or the short, pot-bellied man. 00:01:22.010 --> 00:01:25.010 "Weak" refers to someone who is humble in spirit, 00:01:25.010 --> 00:01:29.010 due to his humility and lowly condition in this worldly life. 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:31.359 "Deemed weak" (*mutada''af*) 00:01:31.359 --> 00:01:36.459 means people look down on him, despise him, and boast over him. 00:01:36.459 --> 00:01:38.459 "Were to swear an oath by Allah" 00:01:38.459 --> 00:01:42.810 means he swears an oath longing for Allah’s generosity and relying upon Him, 00:01:42.810 --> 00:01:44.840 "He would fulfill it" 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:50.090 means Allah would grant him what he desires and answer his prayer. 00:01:50.090 --> 00:01:52.310 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:01:52.310 --> 00:01:56.310 The prohibition of harshness, crudeness, and arrogance, 00:01:56.310 --> 00:01:59.760 for these are the hallmarks of the people of the Fire. 00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:03.760 The recommendation of humility and meekness toward fellow Muslims, 00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:07.109 and lowering the wing of kindness to the believers. 00:02:07.109 --> 00:02:12.590 Bearing hardships and harm for the sake of Allah is a means for having supplications answered. 00:02:12.590 --> 00:02:14.590 A person is not judged by outward appearance, 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:20.479 but rather by inner character and true substance. 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:22.479 On the authority of Abu al-'Abbas 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:26.580 Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:02:26.580 --> 00:02:31.580 A man passed by the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:31.580 --> 00:02:34.580 so he said to a man sitting near him: 00:02:34.580 --> 00:02:36.580 "What is your opinion of this man?" 00:02:36.580 --> 00:02:38.580 He replied: 00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:41.580 "He is one of the nobles among the people; 00:02:41.580 --> 00:02:45.580 by Allah, he is worthy, if he proposes marriage, that he be accepted, 00:02:45.580 --> 00:02:48.740 and if he intercedes, that his intercession be granted." 00:02:48.740 --> 00:02:52.740 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, remained silent. 00:02:52.740 --> 00:02:55.770 Then another man passed by, 00:02:55.770 --> 00:02:59.770 so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked the sitting man: 00:02:59.770 --> 00:03:01.770 "What is your opinion of this man?" 00:03:01.770 --> 00:03:03.770 He replied: 00:03:03.770 --> 00:03:05.770 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:03:05.770 --> 00:03:08.770 this is one of the poor Muslims; 00:03:08.770 --> 00:03:12.770 he is worthy, if he proposes marriage, that he be turned down, 00:03:12.770 --> 00:03:15.770 and if he intercedes, that his intercession not be granted, 00:03:15.770 --> 00:03:19.770 and if he speaks, that his speech not be listened to." 00:03:19.770 --> 00:03:23.900 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:03:23.900 --> 00:03:28.900 "This one is better than an earth full of the likes of that other one." 00:03:28.900 --> 00:03:30.930 Agreed upon. 00:03:30.930 --> 00:03:33.250 His word *hariyy* 00:03:33.250 --> 00:03:35.250 means worthy or deserving. 00:03:35.250 --> 00:03:38.719 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:44.009 It is permissible for a scholar to open his gathering by questioning his students. 00:03:44.009 --> 00:03:51.550 Allah does not look at people's appearances, wealth, social standing, or lineages. 00:03:51.550 --> 00:03:57.060 The poor, unnoticed, and pious must never be belittled, 00:03:57.060 --> 00:04:05.699 for one of them may be better than an earth full of people of authority and worldly nobility. 00:04:05.699 --> 00:04:08.699 Superiority among people is determined solely by piety (*taqwa*). 00:04:08.699 --> 00:04:12.699 “O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.” (49:13) 00:04:12.699 --> 00:04:17.220 Encouragement to marry righteous men and women, 00:04:17.220 --> 00:04:19.220 even if they are poor, 00:04:19.220 --> 00:04:23.220 because they are well-matched in religious commitment and good character. 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:25.790 Prevailing social custom has no value 00:04:25.790 --> 00:04:28.790 when it contradicts the standard of the Shariah. 00:04:28.790 --> 00:04:34.500 Speaking about an absent person so that people may know his true condition, 00:04:34.500 --> 00:04:36.500 or to caution them against his harm, 00:04:36.500 --> 00:04:39.500 is not considered prohibited backbiting. 00:04:39.500 --> 00:04:44.100 Social status gained merely through worldly possession 00:04:44.100 --> 00:04:48.100 holds no true weight in Islamic society. 00:04:48.100 --> 00:04:53.379 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:04:53.379 --> 00:04:57.379 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:04:57.379 --> 00:05:00.379 "Paradise and the Fire disputed with one another. 00:05:00.379 --> 00:05:02.379 The Fire said: 00:05:02.379 --> 00:05:06.379 'In me are the tyrants and the arrogant.' 00:05:06.379 --> 00:05:08.379 And Paradise said: 00:05:08.379 --> 00:05:12.379 'In me are the weak and the destitute of mankind.' 00:05:12.379 --> 00:05:15.379 Thereupon Allah judged between them, saying: 00:05:15.379 --> 00:05:18.379 'You are Paradise, My mercy; 00:05:18.379 --> 00:05:20.379 I show mercy through you to whomsoever I will. 00:05:20.379 --> 00:05:23.379 And you are the Fire, My punishment; 00:05:23.379 --> 00:05:26.379 I punish through you whomsoever I will. 00:05:26.379 --> 00:05:30.379 And it is incumbent upon Me to fill both of you.'" 00:05:30.379 --> 00:05:32.420 Narrated by Muslim. 00:05:32.420 --> 00:05:35.439 "Disputed" (*ihtajjat*) 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:38.439 means they debated and argued with each other, 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:42.439 each presenting its argument against the other. 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:44.660 "The tyrants" (*al-jabbarun*) 00:05:44.660 --> 00:05:46.660 refers to the proud and overbearing. 00:05:46.660 --> 00:05:48.699 "The weak of mankind" 00:05:48.699 --> 00:05:50.699 refers to the humble. 00:05:50.699 --> 00:05:52.790 "Their destitute" (*masakinuhum*) 00:05:52.790 --> 00:05:54.790 refers to the needy. 00:05:55.790 --> 00:05:59.660 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:05:59.660 --> 00:06:04.660 The perfection of Allah's knowledge, as He knows what will occur and how it will occur. 00:06:04.660 --> 00:06:08.009 This hadith is to be taken upon its literal reality, 00:06:08.009 --> 00:06:13.009 for Allah has endowed Paradise and the Fire with perception by which they discern, 00:06:13.009 --> 00:06:17.009 so they debated each other and possessed speech. 00:06:17.009 --> 00:06:21.649 Humility before Allah and lowering the wing of kindness to the believers 00:06:21.649 --> 00:06:25.649 are causes for attaining Allah’s mercy and entering Paradise. 00:06:25.649 --> 00:06:30.540 Arrogance and ingratitude are a pathway to the Fire. 00:06:30.540 --> 00:06:33.540 Paradise is the abode of Allah's mercy, 00:06:33.540 --> 00:06:36.540 by which He shows mercy to whomsoever He wills among His allies. 00:06:36.540 --> 00:06:39.899 The Fire is the abode of His punishment, 00:06:39.899 --> 00:06:44.410 by which He punishes whomsoever He wills among His enemies. 00:06:44.410 --> 00:06:47.410 He is the most entitled to judge between disputants with His absolute justice; 00:06:47.410 --> 00:06:50.410 “And He is Allah; there is no Allah save Him. His is all praise in the former and the latter (state), and His is the command, and unto Him ye will be brought back.” (28:70) 00:06:50.410 --> 00:06:52.410 none can overturn His judgment, 00:06:52.410 --> 00:06:56.079 nor can anyone delay His decree. 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:59.079 Allah Almighty created dwellers destined for Paradise, 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:02.079 and He created dwellers destined for the Fire, 00:07:02.079 --> 00:07:05.620 and each of them will have its fill. 00:07:05.620 --> 00:07:07.620 The permissibility of debate, 00:07:07.620 --> 00:07:13.199 and that it is legitimate for the purpose of manifesting the truth and vanquishing falsehood. 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:17.199 Glad tidings of Paradise for the oppressed and humble believers, 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:23.379 and a stern warning of the Fire for the arrogant tyrants. 00:07:23.379 --> 00:07:26.379 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:07:26.379 --> 00:07:30.379 from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:35.480 "A huge, fat man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:39.540 but he will not weigh with Allah as much as the wing of a mosquito." 00:07:39.540 --> 00:07:43.050 Agreed upon. 00:07:43.050 --> 00:07:46.459 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:07:46.459 --> 00:07:49.459 The worth of a human being is measured by knowledge and piety, 00:07:49.459 --> 00:07:54.100 not by physical form or body on the Day of Resurrection. 00:07:54.100 --> 00:07:57.100 True consideration lies with the criteria of the Shariah. 00:07:58.100 --> 00:08:03.459 A Muslim must focus on reforming his heart and deeds 00:08:03.459 --> 00:08:05.459 before paying attention to outward appearance, 00:08:05.459 --> 00:08:08.459 for the ultimate measure is hearts and deeds, 00:08:08.459 --> 00:08:11.459 not appearances and physical bodies. 00:08:11.459 --> 00:08:15.639 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:20.639 A black woman used to sweep the mosque— 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:22.639 or perhaps it was a young man— 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:26.639 and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, noticed her absence. 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:29.639 He asked about her—or him— 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:32.639 and they said: "She died." 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:36.639 He said: "Why did you not inform me?" 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:40.639 It was as if they had considered her—or his—affair to be of little significance. 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:44.639 He said: "Show me her grave." 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:48.639 So they showed it to him, and he prayed over her. 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:52.669 Then he said: "Verily, these graves 00:08:52.669 --> 00:08:55.669 are filled with darkness for their occupants, 00:08:55.669 --> 00:09:00.740 and indeed Allah Almighty illuminates them for them by means of my prayer over them." 00:09:00.740 --> 00:09:03.830 Agreed upon. 00:09:03.830 --> 00:09:07.149 *Taqummu* means she used to sweep, 00:09:07.149 --> 00:09:10.149 and *qumamah* refers to sweepings or rubbish. 00:09:10.149 --> 00:09:14.440 *Adhantumuni* means you informed me. 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:20.019 "Considered her affair to be of little significance" means they took her matter lightly. 00:09:20.019 --> 00:09:23.779 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:09:23.779 --> 00:09:26.980 The virtue of cleaning the mosque, 00:09:26.980 --> 00:09:29.980 removing impurities and dirt from it, 00:09:29.980 --> 00:09:33.549 and employing an attendant to care for it. 00:09:33.549 --> 00:09:37.549 The Prophet's deep concern, peace be upon him, for his Ummah, 00:09:37.549 --> 00:09:42.000 and his inquiring about their affairs and checking on them. 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:45.000 His great humility, peace be upon him, 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:49.000 to the point of asking after a servant and humble friend, 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:53.450 and leaders after him ought to follow his example in this manner. 00:09:53.450 --> 00:09:57.450 The permissibility of informing those who care about a person of their death, 00:09:57.450 --> 00:10:01.450 and that this is not considered the prohibited form of death-announcement (*na'y*). 00:10:01.450 --> 00:10:06.440 The virtue of attending the funeral prayers of righteous people. 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:10.440 The permissibility of offering the funeral prayer for someone who missed it, 00:10:10.440 --> 00:10:12.440 even after burial. 00:10:12.440 --> 00:10:16.019 The supplication of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:10:16.019 --> 00:10:19.019 is a source of light and blessing for the Muslims. 00:10:19.019 --> 00:10:22.720 Recompensing kindness with supplication. 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:28.100 It is not permissible to despise others or belittle their worth, 00:10:28.100 --> 00:10:31.100 since their true standing with Allah is unknown. 00:10:31.100 --> 00:10:36.450 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:10:36.450 --> 00:10:40.450 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:10:40.450 --> 00:10:44.450 "Many a person with disheveled hair, covered in dust, turned away at doors, 00:10:44.450 --> 00:10:48.450 if he were to swear an oath by Allah, He would surely fulfill it." 00:10:48.450 --> 00:10:52.179 Narrated by Muslim. 00:10:52.179 --> 00:10:57.179 "Disheveled" (*ash'ath*) means his hair is matted due to lack of grooming. 00:10:57.179 --> 00:11:00.570 "Covered in dust" (*aghbar*) means he is layered with dust. 00:11:00.570 --> 00:11:03.700 "Turned away at doors" 00:11:03.700 --> 00:11:05.700 means he is repulsed and driven back on account of his poverty. 00:11:05.700 --> 00:11:09.659 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:11:09.659 --> 00:11:13.940 Verily, Allah does not look at your appearances or your wealth, 00:11:13.940 --> 00:11:17.940 but He looks at your hearts and your deeds. 00:11:17.940 --> 00:11:24.519 A Muslim should attend to the purity of his heart, the righteousness of his deeds, and the sincerity of his intention, 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:28.519 far more than he cares for his attire and his seat in gatherings. 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:32.029 Humility before Allah and self-abasement for His sake 00:11:32.029 --> 00:11:35.029 are a cause for having supplications answered; 00:11:35.029 --> 00:11:41.029 therefore, Allah, Glorified be He, fulfills the oaths of the pious and unnoticed. 00:11:41.029 --> 00:11:44.539 The ranks of servants are determined by their deeds, 00:11:44.539 --> 00:11:47.539 not by appearances and wealth. 00:11:47.539 --> 00:11:51.700 On the authority of Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:11:51.700 --> 00:11:55.700 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:11:55.700 --> 00:11:58.730 "I stood at the gate of Paradise, 00:11:59.730 --> 00:12:03.730 and behold, the majority of those who entered it were the destitute, 00:12:03.730 --> 00:12:06.730 while the people of fortune and wealth were held back, 00:12:06.730 --> 00:12:11.730 except that the inmates of the Fire had already been ordered to the Fire. 00:12:11.730 --> 00:12:14.730 And I stood at the gate of the Fire, 00:12:14.730 --> 00:12:17.730 and behold, the majority of those who entered it were women." 00:12:17.730 --> 00:12:21.370 Agreed upon. 00:12:21.370 --> 00:12:24.370 *Al-Jadd* means good fortune, prestige, and wealth. 00:12:24.370 --> 00:12:27.460 And his statement: "were held back" 00:12:27.460 --> 00:12:31.460 means they had not yet been granted permission to enter Paradise. 00:12:33.549 --> 00:12:35.549 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:12:35.549 --> 00:12:37.809 The people of Paradise 00:12:37.809 --> 00:12:41.809 are the poor and the doers of righteous deeds. 00:12:41.809 --> 00:12:47.320 For this reason, the poor will be the first to enter Paradise. 00:12:47.320 --> 00:12:51.320 Neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit on the Day of Resurrection, 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:55.960 except to him who comes to Allah with a sound heart. 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:58.960 Women who disobey their Lord, 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:01.960 deny kind treatment, and are ungrateful to their husbands 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:03.960 will enter the Fire. 00:13:03.960 --> 00:13:08.470 Wealth is a tremendous responsibility before Allah; 00:13:08.470 --> 00:13:12.470 its owner must spend it in accordance with Allah's command, 00:13:12.470 --> 00:13:18.659 so that his reckoning on the Day of Resurrection will be easy. 00:13:18.659 --> 00:13:21.659 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:13:21.659 --> 00:13:25.720 the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:29.720 "None spoke in the cradle except three: 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:33.720 'Isa ibn Maryam, the companion of Jurayj— 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:36.720 and Jurayj was a devout worshipper 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:38.720 who had built a hermitage 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:40.720 and resided in it. 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:43.720 His mother came to him while he was praying 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:46.720 and called out: 'O Jurayj!' 00:13:46.720 --> 00:13:50.720 He said: 'O Lord, my mother or my prayer?' 00:13:50.720 --> 00:13:53.720 And he chose to continue his prayer, 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:55.750 so she left. 00:13:55.750 --> 00:13:57.750 The next day, 00:13:57.750 --> 00:14:00.750 his mother came to him while he was praying 00:14:00.750 --> 00:14:03.750 and called out: 'O Jurayj!' 00:14:03.750 --> 00:14:07.750 He said: 'O Lord, my mother or my prayer?' 00:14:07.750 --> 00:14:10.779 And he chose to continue his prayer. 00:14:10.779 --> 00:14:12.779 On the following day, 00:14:12.779 --> 00:14:15.779 she came to him while he was praying 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:18.779 and called out: 'O Jurayj!' 00:14:18.779 --> 00:14:22.779 He said: 'O Lord, my mother or my prayer?' 00:14:22.779 --> 00:14:24.879 And he chose to continue his prayer. 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:26.879 She said: 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:32.240 'O Allah, do not let him die until he has looked upon the faces of prostitutes!' 00:14:32.240 --> 00:14:36.879 The Children of Israel mentioned Jurayj and his devotion, 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:41.120 and there was a prostitute whose beauty was legendary. 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:42.539 She said: 00:14:42.539 --> 00:14:45.429 'If you wish, I will seduce him.' 00:14:45.429 --> 00:14:47.230 She presented herself to him, 00:14:47.230 --> 00:14:49.960 but he paid no attention to her. 00:14:49.960 --> 00:14:53.960 So she went to a shepherd who used to take shelter near his hermitage, 00:14:53.960 --> 00:14:56.299 surrendered herself to him, 00:14:56.299 --> 00:14:59.299 and he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant. 00:14:59.299 --> 00:15:01.000 When she gave birth, 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:03.480 she said: 'It is from Jurayj.' 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:07.559 So they came to him, forced him down, demolished his hermitage, 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:09.840 and began beating him. 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:11.039 He said: 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:12.799 'What is the matter with you?' 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:13.960 They said: 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:15.960 'You committed fornication with this prostitute, 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:17.740 and she bore a child from you!' 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:18.799 He said: 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:20.440 'Where is the infant?' 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:22.159 They brought the infant, 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:23.440 and he said: 00:15:23.440 --> 00:15:26.240 'Leave me until I pray.' 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:27.659 So he prayed. 00:15:27.659 --> 00:15:29.299 When he finished, 00:15:29.299 --> 00:15:33.460 he approached the infant, prodded him in his belly, and said: 00:15:33.460 --> 00:15:34.820 'O child, 00:15:34.820 --> 00:15:36.460 who is your father?' 00:15:36.460 --> 00:15:37.620 The infant said: 00:15:37.620 --> 00:15:39.860 'So-and-so, the shepherd.' 00:15:39.860 --> 00:15:41.740 Thereupon they turned to Jurayj, 00:15:41.740 --> 00:15:44.940 kissing him and seeking blessings by touching him, 00:15:44.940 --> 00:15:46.299 and they said: 00:15:46.299 --> 00:15:49.740 'We will rebuild your hermitage out of gold.' 00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:50.740 He said: 00:15:50.740 --> 00:15:51.820 'No, 00:15:51.820 --> 00:15:55.460 rebuild it out of clay as it was.' 00:15:55.460 --> 00:15:57.279 And so they did. 00:15:57.279 --> 00:16:00.519 And while a boy was nursing from his mother, 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:06.720 a man rode past on a splendid beast, with a handsome appearance. 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:08.480 His mother said: 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:12.279 'O Allah, make my son like this man!' 00:16:12.279 --> 00:16:17.120 The infant left her breast, turned, looked at him, and said: 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:20.679 'O Allah, do not make me like him!' 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:24.600 Then he returned to her breast and began suckling again. 00:16:24.620 --> 00:16:29.580 It is as though I am looking at the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:16:29.580 --> 00:16:34.059 imitating his suckling by placing his index finger in his mouth 00:16:34.059 --> 00:16:36.399 and sucking on it. 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:38.149 Then he said: 00:16:38.149 --> 00:16:42.909 And they passed by a slave-girl whom they were beating, saying: 00:16:42.909 --> 00:16:45.389 'You committed fornication! You stole!' 00:16:45.389 --> 00:16:47.149 while she said: 00:16:47.149 --> 00:16:50.539 'Allah is sufficient for me, and He is the best disposer of affairs.' 00:16:50.539 --> 00:16:52.460 The mother said: 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:56.320 'O Allah, do not make my son like her!' 00:16:56.320 --> 00:17:00.519 The infant stopped nursing, looked at her, and said: 00:17:00.519 --> 00:17:03.909 'O Allah, make me like her!' 00:17:03.909 --> 00:17:06.950 Thereupon, a conversation ensued between them. 00:17:06.950 --> 00:17:08.430 She said: 00:17:08.430 --> 00:17:10.990 'A man of handsome appearance passed by, 00:17:10.990 --> 00:17:12.309 and I said: 00:17:12.309 --> 00:17:15.230 "O Allah, make my son like him!" 00:17:15.230 --> 00:17:16.509 but you said: 00:17:16.509 --> 00:17:20.160 "O Allah, do not make me like him!" 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:25.019 Then they passed by this bondwoman while beating her and saying: 00:17:25.019 --> 00:17:27.380 "You committed fornication! You stole!" 00:17:27.380 --> 00:17:28.740 and I said: 00:17:28.740 --> 00:17:32.259 "O Allah, do not make my son like her!" 00:17:32.259 --> 00:17:33.579 but you said: 00:17:33.579 --> 00:17:37.009 "O Allah, make me like her!"' 00:17:37.009 --> 00:17:38.369 He said: 00:17:38.369 --> 00:17:41.890 'That man was a tyrant, 00:17:41.890 --> 00:17:43.130 so I said: 00:17:43.130 --> 00:17:46.640 "O Allah, do not make me like him!" 00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:51.140 And as for this woman, they say to her: "You committed fornication," yet she did not fornicate; 00:17:51.140 --> 00:17:54.059 and "You stole," yet she did not steal; 00:17:54.059 --> 00:17:55.420 so I said: 00:17:55.420 --> 00:17:59.000 "O Allah, make me like her!"'" 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:01.440 Agreed upon. 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:03.000 "Al-Mūmisāt" 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:04.799 are prostitutes, 00:18:04.799 --> 00:18:06.200 and "al-mūmisah" 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.039 is a prostitute. 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:09.480 His saying: 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:11.720 "a splendid beast" (dābbah fārihah) 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:14.500 means an agile, precious mount. 00:18:14.500 --> 00:18:15.900 "Al-Shārah" 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:20.039 is the outward beauty of appearance and attire. 00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:22.920 The meaning of "a conversation ensued" 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:26.319 is that she spoke to the child and he spoke to her. 00:18:26.319 --> 00:18:29.750 And Allah knows best. 00:18:29.750 --> 00:18:32.710 "None spoke except three": 00:18:32.710 --> 00:18:35.789 this restriction pertains specifically to the Children of Israel; 00:18:35.789 --> 00:18:38.630 otherwise, others besides them have spoken in infancy, 00:18:38.630 --> 00:18:42.779 as mentioned in the story of the People of the Ditch. 00:18:42.779 --> 00:18:44.180 "Sawma'ah" 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:48.200 means an elevated structure with a domed top, 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.549 which is a place where monks worship. 00:18:52.549 --> 00:18:55.789 "O Lord, my mother or my prayer?" 00:18:55.789 --> 00:19:01.109 means: "Both answering my mother and completing my prayer are incumbent upon me, 00:19:01.109 --> 00:19:04.200 so guide me to whichever of the two is better." 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:05.200 "Baghī" 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:07.259 means a prostitute. 00:19:07.259 --> 00:19:09.619 "Whose beauty was legendary" 00:19:09.619 --> 00:19:12.759 means that proverbs were coined regarding her beauty. 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:14.319 "They forced him down" 00:19:14.339 --> 00:19:18.210 means they brought him down forcefully. 00:19:18.210 --> 00:19:20.849 Among the lessons derived from the hadith: 00:19:20.849 --> 00:19:27.529 Affirming the miracles of the Prophets and the divine wonders granted to the righteous allies of Allah. 00:19:27.529 --> 00:19:33.539 Giving precedence to filial piety over voluntary prayer and other supererogatory acts. 00:19:33.539 --> 00:19:37.180 The superiority of sacred knowledge over worship performed without knowledge; 00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:38.900 for Jurayj was a worshipper, 00:19:38.900 --> 00:19:41.460 yet he lacked knowledge, 00:19:41.460 --> 00:19:43.539 and had he been a person of knowledge, 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:48.200 he would have prioritized answering his mother over his voluntary prayer. 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:51.569 The supplication of a parent is answered. 00:19:51.569 --> 00:19:55.410 The plotting of the people of falsehood against the righteous is an ancient reality: 00:19:55.410 --> 00:19:58.890 for the Children of Israel mentioned the worshipper Jurayj, 00:19:58.890 --> 00:20:02.329 conspired against him, and incited the prostitute against him; 00:20:02.329 --> 00:20:06.410 then, when they thought they had struck him a fatal blow, 00:20:06.410 --> 00:20:09.089 they claimed they were merely disciplining him, 00:20:09.089 --> 00:20:13.369 professing to seek reform while they were the true corruptors; 00:20:13.390 --> 00:20:15.589 for had they genuinely sought reform, 00:20:15.589 --> 00:20:21.380 they would have applied the prescribed legal punishment to this woman whose prostitution was known to them. 00:20:21.380 --> 00:20:26.319 Those who are sincere with Allah are never harmed by tribulations. 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:28.920 A person is measured by his piety and deeds, 00:20:28.920 --> 00:20:32.269 not by his outward appearance and clothing. 00:20:32.269 --> 00:20:35.950 The ultimate refuge in critical matters is Allah alone, 00:20:35.950 --> 00:20:41.259 which is realized by turning to Him through prayer and supplication. 00:20:41.259 --> 00:20:45.259 Riyadh as-Salihin.