WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.410 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:00:09.410 --> 00:00:16.329 "O ‘A’ishah, if you are given something without having asked for it, then accept it." 00:00:16.329 --> 00:00:20.870 ‘A’ishah, Mother of the Believers. 00:00:20.870 --> 00:00:26.670 A fruit of the upbringing the Prophet, peace be upon him, provided for his household. 00:00:26.699 --> 00:00:29.500 Whoever wishes to raise their household, 00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:32.700 cannot dispense with studying this model, 00:00:32.700 --> 00:00:37.590 which was nurtured by the hands of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:00:37.590 --> 00:00:41.789 Among the things that ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, was raised upon 00:00:41.789 --> 00:00:43.789 was returning to the truth, 00:00:43.789 --> 00:00:46.590 which is better than persisting in falsehood. 00:00:46.590 --> 00:00:51.590 This is a matter in which faith must overcome the self and its desires. 00:00:51.590 --> 00:00:55.590 Among the incidents in which this matter was manifested 00:00:55.590 --> 00:01:00.990 is when ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amir sent ‘A’ishah some provisions and clothing. 00:01:01.189 --> 00:01:07.590 She said to the messenger, "O my son, I do not accept anything from anyone." 00:01:07.590 --> 00:01:12.189 But when he left, she said, "Bring it back to me," and they brought it back. 00:01:12.189 --> 00:01:19.189 She said, "I remembered something the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to me." 00:01:19.189 --> 00:01:21.989 He said, "O ‘A’ishah, 00:01:21.989 --> 00:01:26.390 if you are given something without having asked for it, then accept it, 00:01:26.390 --> 00:01:29.989 for it is a provision that Allah has offered to you." 00:01:30.189 --> 00:01:31.590 Narrated by Ahmad. 00:01:31.590 --> 00:01:35.709 Souls do not like to appear in the position of being wrong; 00:01:35.709 --> 00:01:40.510 rather, they love to appear as though their opinion is always correct. 00:01:40.510 --> 00:01:44.709 This is a spiritual ailment rooted in caprice. 00:01:44.709 --> 00:01:47.709 The self may know it is in the wrong, 00:01:47.709 --> 00:01:51.310 yet it is the arrogance that dominates it, 00:01:51.310 --> 00:01:55.709 causing it to reject returning to the truth and to persist in falsehood. 00:01:55.709 --> 00:01:57.510 Allah the Exalted says: 00:01:57.510 --> 00:02:07.260 “And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!” (27:14) 00:02:07.260 --> 00:02:11.860 Indeed, it is faith alone that rectifies these souls 00:02:11.860 --> 00:02:15.860 and makes them submit to the truth once it becomes clear to them. 00:02:15.860 --> 00:02:19.860 As for those with diseased hearts and the hypocrites, 00:02:19.860 --> 00:02:24.860 they do not accept the truth unless it serves their own interests. 00:02:24.860 --> 00:02:27.860 Allah the Exalted says regarding the two groups: 00:02:27.860 --> 00:02:34.860 "And they say, 'We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we obey.'" 00:02:34.860 --> 00:02:41.860 “And they say: We believe in Allah and the messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are not believers.” (24:47) 00:02:41.860 --> 00:02:48.860 "But those are not [true] believers." 00:02:48.860 --> 00:02:54.860 “And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;” (24:48) 00:02:54.860 --> 00:02:59.860 “And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse;” (24:48) 00:02:59.860 --> 00:03:06.860 “But if right had been with them they would have come unto him willingly.” (24:49) 00:03:06.860 --> 00:03:13.860 “Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.” (24:50) 00:03:13.860 --> 00:03:18.860 “Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.” (24:50) 00:03:18.860 --> 00:03:24.860 “Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.” (24:50) 00:03:24.860 --> 00:03:33.860 “The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful.” (24:51) 00:03:33.860 --> 00:03:41.860 “The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful.” (24:51) 00:03:41.860 --> 00:03:46.860 "And it is those who are the successful." 00:03:46.860 --> 00:03:53.860 "And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him—it is those who are the attainers." 00:03:53.860 --> 00:04:00.860 [Wait, the input skipped 46, continuing from 45] 00:04:00.860 --> 00:04:05.960 We consider ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, to be of the second group, 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:08.960 who, when the truth became clear to her, 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:12.310 would retract her opinion and adhere to the truth. 00:04:12.310 --> 00:04:17.310 This story is but a model of such stances, 00:04:17.310 --> 00:04:24.310 demonstrating this character trait upon which the Prophet, peace be upon him, raised her. 00:04:24.310 --> 00:04:30.310 The guidance of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:04:30.310 --> 00:04:36.310 in his saying, "O ‘A’ishah, if you are given something without having asked for it, then accept it," 00:04:36.310 --> 00:04:39.310 "for it is a provision that Allah has offered to you," 00:04:39.310 --> 00:04:42.310 encompasses training in several aspects. 00:04:42.310 --> 00:04:45.310 The first is the prohibition of begging, 00:04:45.310 --> 00:04:50.310 which is for a person to request money or charity from others 00:04:50.310 --> 00:04:53.310 while they are not in need of it. 00:04:53.310 --> 00:04:55.310 The danger of this begging 00:04:55.310 --> 00:05:00.310 is that the one who does it looks at what is in the hands of people and relies upon it, 00:05:00.310 --> 00:05:04.310 while becoming heedless of the One in Whose hand are the treasures of the heavens and the earth. 00:05:04.310 --> 00:05:07.339 Thus, they do not turn to Him to seek provision. 00:05:07.339 --> 00:05:10.500 This type of person 00:05:10.500 --> 00:05:13.500 is easily bought by the oppressors, 00:05:13.500 --> 00:05:15.500 for they are a slave to money, 00:05:15.500 --> 00:05:19.500 and they are quick to fluctuate in their positions and opinions 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:22.500 according to the money they receive. 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:26.500 Whoever pays them more, they incline toward them more. 00:05:26.500 --> 00:05:29.569 This is a debased soul, 00:05:29.569 --> 00:05:33.569 of no use in elevating the Ummah or supporting its causes. 00:05:33.569 --> 00:05:36.629 We seek refuge in Allah from this type. 00:05:36.629 --> 00:05:42.629 The second is that if a gift comes without a request or a covetous heart, 00:05:42.629 --> 00:05:46.629 it should not be refused, even if the person is wealthy. 00:05:46.629 --> 00:05:51.629 The Prophet, peace be upon him, raised the Companions upon this, 00:05:51.629 --> 00:05:54.629 and the Companions raised those after them upon it. 00:05:54.629 --> 00:05:57.629 From ‘Abdullah ibn al-Sa‘di: 00:05:57.629 --> 00:06:00.629 He came to ‘Umar during his caliphate, 00:06:00.629 --> 00:06:03.629 and ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him, 00:06:03.629 --> 00:06:08.629 "Have I not been told that you manage some of the people's affairs, 00:06:08.629 --> 00:06:11.629 and when you are given a wage, you dislike it?" 00:06:11.629 --> 00:06:13.629 I said, "Yes." 00:06:13.629 --> 00:06:16.629 ‘Umar said, "Then why do you do that?" 00:06:16.629 --> 00:06:22.629 I said, "I have horses and slaves, and I am well off, 00:06:22.629 --> 00:06:26.629 and I want my wage to be a charity for the Muslims." 00:06:26.629 --> 00:06:29.629 ‘Umar said, "Do not do that, 00:06:29.629 --> 00:06:32.629 for I once intended what you intend. 00:06:32.629 --> 00:06:37.629 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would give me a gift, 00:06:37.629 --> 00:06:41.629 and I would say, 'Give it to someone poorer than me.' 00:06:41.629 --> 00:06:44.629 Until one day he gave me some wealth, 00:06:44.629 --> 00:06:48.629 and I said, 'Give it to someone poorer than me.' 00:06:48.629 --> 00:06:51.629 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:06:51.629 --> 00:06:55.629 'Take it, possess it, and give it in charity. 00:06:55.629 --> 00:06:57.629 Whatever comes to you of this wealth, 00:06:57.629 --> 00:07:01.629 while you are neither covetous nor begging, take it; 00:07:01.629 --> 00:07:04.629 otherwise, do not let your soul pursue it.'" 00:07:04.629 --> 00:07:06.699 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:07:06.699 --> 00:07:08.699 This story and others 00:07:08.699 --> 00:07:12.699 show us the concern of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:07:12.699 --> 00:07:15.699 for the purification of the souls of the Companions. 00:07:15.699 --> 00:07:19.699 For the noble soul does not look at what is in the hands of people, 00:07:19.699 --> 00:07:23.699 nor does it weary itself by coveting their wealth, 00:07:23.699 --> 00:07:26.699 because it is enriched by Allah. 00:07:26.699 --> 00:07:28.699 And whoever is like that, 00:07:28.699 --> 00:07:31.699 Allah blesses what they possess, 00:07:31.699 --> 00:07:33.699 and increases them from His bounty. 00:07:33.699 --> 00:07:34.980 The third: 00:07:34.980 --> 00:07:38.980 Allah the Exalted provides for whom He wills, 00:07:38.980 --> 00:07:41.980 and there is no specific form 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:44.980 that His provision to the servant must take. 00:07:44.980 --> 00:07:48.980 Rather, it is as Allah the Glorified and Exalted mentioned. 00:07:48.980 --> 00:07:53.980 “Then, when they have reached their term, take them back in kindness or part from them in kindness, and call to witness two just men among you, and keep your testimony upright for Allah. Whoso believeth in Allah and the Last Day is exhorted to act thus. And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, Allah will appoint a way out for him,” (65:2) 00:07:53.980 --> 00:07:57.980 “And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3) 00:07:57.980 --> 00:08:00.980 A gift received without a request 00:08:00.980 --> 00:08:02.980 is part of Allah’s provision for the servant, 00:08:02.980 --> 00:08:06.980 and it does not befit the servant to reject the provision of Allah. 00:08:06.980 --> 00:08:10.980 We ask Allah to provide for us from His vast bounty, 00:08:10.980 --> 00:08:12.980 to fill our hearts with contentment, 00:08:12.980 --> 00:08:15.980 and to make us among those who listen to the word 00:08:15.980 --> 00:08:17.980 and follow the best of it. 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:22.529 We shall continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills. 00:08:22.529 --> 00:08:26.529 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:08:26.529 --> 00:08:33.019 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.