WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:03.779 Riyadh al-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous) 00:00:03.779 --> 00:00:06.780 From the Words of the Master of the Messengers, 00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:09.779 may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:16.519 Chapter on Hope (al-Raja'). 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:18.519 Allah the Exalted said: 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:25.620 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 00:00:25.620 --> 00:00:29.620 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 00:00:29.620 --> 00:00:33.619 ﴾Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.﴿ 00:00:33.679 --> 00:00:35.679 And the Exalted said: 00:00:35.679 --> 00:00:38.679 “This We awarded them because of their ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates?” (34:17) 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:40.679 And the Exalted said: 00:00:40.679 --> 00:00:47.679 “Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away.” (20:48) 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:49.840 And the Exalted said: 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:55.820 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 00:00:55.820 --> 00:00:59.820 On the authority of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:00:59.820 --> 00:01:03.859 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:01:03.859 --> 00:01:08.859 "Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, 00:01:08.859 --> 00:01:11.859 and that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, 00:01:11.859 --> 00:01:14.859 and that Jesus is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 00:01:14.859 --> 00:01:19.859 “O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three" - Cease! (it is) better for you! - Allah is only One Allah. Far is it removed from His Transcendent Majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender.” (4:171) 00:01:19.859 --> 00:01:21.859 and that Paradise is real, 00:01:21.859 --> 00:01:23.859 and that the Fire is real, 00:01:23.859 --> 00:01:29.019 Allah will admit him into Paradise regardless of what deeds he did." 00:01:29.019 --> 00:01:31.209 Agreed upon. 00:01:31.209 --> 00:01:33.209 And in a narration of Muslim: 00:01:33.209 --> 00:01:36.209 "Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah, 00:01:36.209 --> 00:01:39.209 and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, 00:01:39.209 --> 00:01:42.209 Allah will forbid the Fire from consuming him." 00:01:42.209 --> 00:01:45.260 "His Word": 00:01:45.260 --> 00:01:48.260 Meaning that Jesus came into being by His command, without a father. 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:50.709 "A spirit from Him": 00:01:50.709 --> 00:01:53.709 Meaning among His creation and originating from Him. 00:01:53.709 --> 00:01:56.829 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:01:56.829 --> 00:02:01.060 None shall enter Paradise except a believing soul. 00:02:01.060 --> 00:02:03.500 The highest station of a believer 00:02:03.500 --> 00:02:07.500 is to be a true servant of Allah the Exalted in reality. 00:02:07.500 --> 00:02:10.919 Whoever dies upon faith, 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:13.919 major sins do not remove him from the fundamental fold of faith, 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:18.919 although faith increases through obedience and decreases through disobedience. 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:22.430 Jesus, upon him be peace and blessings, 00:02:22.430 --> 00:02:25.430 is a proof of Allah over His creation, 00:02:25.430 --> 00:02:28.430 as He created him without a father. 00:02:28.430 --> 00:02:30.909 Among the matters of faith 00:02:30.909 --> 00:02:34.909 is believing that Paradise and Hellfire are real. 00:02:34.909 --> 00:02:40.770 On the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:43.770 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 00:02:43.770 --> 00:02:46.860 "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 00:02:46.860 --> 00:02:48.860 'Whoever comes with a good deed 00:02:48.860 --> 00:02:52.900 will have tenfold its reward, or even more; 00:02:52.900 --> 00:02:54.900 and whoever comes with an evil deed, 00:02:54.900 --> 00:02:58.900 its recompense is an evil deed like it, 00:02:58.900 --> 00:03:00.960 or I shall forgive him. 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:03.960 Whoever draws near to Me by a handspan, 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:05.960 I draw near to him by an arm's length; 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.960 and whoever draws near to Me by an arm's length, 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:11.960 I draw near to him by a fathom's length; 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:13.960 and whoever comes to Me walking, 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:17.020 I go to him running. 00:03:17.020 --> 00:03:20.020 And whoever meets Me with nearly an earthful of sins, 00:03:20.020 --> 00:03:23.020 associating nothing with Me, 00:03:23.020 --> 00:03:26.280 I will meet him with an equivalent measure of forgiveness.'" 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:28.569 Narrated by Muslim. 00:03:28.569 --> 00:03:30.569 The meaning of the hadith: 00:03:30.569 --> 00:03:33.569 "Whoever draws near to Me through obedience to Me, 00:03:33.569 --> 00:03:36.569 I draw near to him with My mercy; 00:03:36.569 --> 00:03:38.789 and if he increases, I increase further. 00:03:38.789 --> 00:03:42.789 And if he comes to Me walking, hastening in My obedience, 00:03:42.789 --> 00:03:44.789 I go to him running": 00:03:44.789 --> 00:03:48.789 That is, I pour out mercy upon him and anticipate him with it, 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:53.860 without requiring him to walk extensively to attain what he seeks. 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:55.860 "Qurab al-ard" (nearly an earthful): 00:03:55.860 --> 00:03:57.860 Nearly its full capacity. 00:03:57.860 --> 00:04:00.750 And Allah knows best. 00:04:00.750 --> 00:04:02.750 "Al-Ba'" (a fathom): 00:04:02.750 --> 00:04:07.969 The full span of a person's outstretched arms, forearms, and chest width. 00:04:07.969 --> 00:04:09.969 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:04:09.969 --> 00:04:14.189 Instilling longing and hope for Allah's pardon and mercy, 00:04:14.189 --> 00:04:17.610 and avoiding despair of His forgiveness. 00:04:17.610 --> 00:04:22.610 The lowest level of multiplying good deeds is tenfold, 00:04:22.610 --> 00:04:28.120 and the promise has reached seventyfold and seven-hundredfold. 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:31.120 This hadith is among the hadiths concerning divine attributes, 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:35.120 affirming the coming of the Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He; 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.120 we accept them as they have come, 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:40.120 without nullifying or figuratively reinterpreting them, 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:44.120 nor likening them to the attributes of created beings, 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:47.120 nor delving into them with burdensome speculation. 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:52.240 On the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:57.240 A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.240 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:01.240 what are the two deciding factors (al-mūjibatan)?" 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:03.240 He said: 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:06.240 "Whoever dies associating nothing with Allah 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:08.240 shall enter Paradise, 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:11.240 and whoever dies associating anything with Him 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:13.459 shall enter the Fire." 00:05:13.459 --> 00:05:15.459 Narrated by Muslim. 00:05:15.459 --> 00:05:18.329 "Al-Mūjibatan" (the two deciding factors): 00:05:18.329 --> 00:05:21.329 Namely, the trait that necessitates Paradise 00:05:21.329 --> 00:05:26.100 and the trait that necessitates the Fire. 00:05:26.100 --> 00:05:28.100 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:05:28.100 --> 00:05:31.160 Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah are unanimously agreed 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:35.160 that the sinner shall not remain eternally in the Hellfire 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:38.160 as long as he died upon faith, 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:41.160 whereas the disbeliever shall abide therein eternally. 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:45.540 On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:05:45.540 --> 00:05:51.540 that while the Prophet (peace be upon him) had Mu'adh riding behind him on the saddle, he said: 00:05:51.540 --> 00:05:53.540 "O Mu'adh!" 00:05:53.540 --> 00:05:54.540 He replied: 00:05:54.540 --> 00:05:58.660 "Here I am at your service and pleasure, O Messenger of Allah." 00:05:58.660 --> 00:05:59.660 He said: 00:05:59.660 --> 00:06:01.660 "O Mu'adh!" 00:06:01.660 --> 00:06:02.660 He replied: 00:06:02.660 --> 00:06:05.660 "Here I am at your service and pleasure, O Messenger of Allah." 00:06:05.660 --> 00:06:06.819 He said: 00:06:06.819 --> 00:06:08.819 "O Mu'adh!" 00:06:08.819 --> 00:06:09.819 He replied: 00:06:09.819 --> 00:06:12.819 "Here I am at your service and pleasure, O Messenger of Allah," 00:06:12.819 --> 00:06:14.860 repeating it three times. 00:06:14.860 --> 00:06:15.860 He said: 00:06:15.860 --> 00:06:19.860 "There is no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah 00:06:19.860 --> 00:06:22.860 and that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, 00:06:22.860 --> 00:06:24.860 truthfully from his heart, 00:06:24.860 --> 00:06:29.079 but that Allah will forbid the Fire from consuming him." 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:30.079 Mu'adh said: 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:31.079 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:35.079 shall I not inform the people so they may rejoice?" 00:06:35.079 --> 00:06:36.079 He said: 00:06:36.079 --> 00:06:39.110 "Then they would rely solely on it." 00:06:39.110 --> 00:06:43.110 Yet Mu'adh disclosed it upon his death out of fear of sinning. 00:06:43.110 --> 00:06:45.209 Agreed upon. 00:06:45.209 --> 00:06:47.370 His saying "ta'aththuman" (out of fear of sinning): 00:06:47.370 --> 00:06:51.370 That is, fearing the sin of concealing this knowledge. 00:06:51.370 --> 00:06:54.709 "Radifuhu": 00:06:54.709 --> 00:06:57.709 Meaning riding on the mount behind him. 00:06:57.709 --> 00:06:58.709 "Labbayk": 00:06:58.709 --> 00:07:01.709 Meaning answering your call repeatedly. 00:07:01.709 --> 00:07:03.709 "Wa sa'dayk": 00:07:03.709 --> 00:07:07.709 Meaning continually assisting in your obedience. 00:07:07.709 --> 00:07:09.709 "Yattakilu" (they would rely solely on it): 00:07:09.709 --> 00:07:14.670 Meaning they would depend upon this and abandon righteous deeds. 00:07:14.670 --> 00:07:16.670 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:07:16.670 --> 00:07:19.699 The permissibility of riding pillion on a mount. 00:07:19.699 --> 00:07:27.149 Clarifying the esteemed status of Mu'adh with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his love for him. 00:07:27.149 --> 00:07:34.730 The permissibility of withholding hadith narrations that the minds of the listeners cannot grasp or comprehend, 00:07:34.730 --> 00:07:37.730 out of fear that a prohibition might result from it, 00:07:37.730 --> 00:07:41.110 or that a superior deed might be abandoned. 00:07:41.110 --> 00:07:44.110 It is impermissible to conceal knowledge out of fear of its loss, 00:07:44.110 --> 00:07:47.110 yet this applies within well-known conditions. 00:07:47.110 --> 00:07:51.589 It is permissible for a person to adopt the more cautious course of action, 00:07:51.589 --> 00:07:53.589 just as Mu'adh did, 00:07:53.589 --> 00:07:57.589 when he narrated it out of fear of falling into the concealment of knowledge. 00:07:57.589 --> 00:08:03.100 The permissibility of inquiring about whatever hesitations arise in the questioner's mind. 00:08:03.100 --> 00:08:06.490 Among the requirements of "there is no god but Allah 00:08:06.490 --> 00:08:08.490 and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" 00:08:08.490 --> 00:08:14.490 is that the one who utters it must be truthful, harboring neither doubt nor hypocrisy. 00:08:14.490 --> 00:08:18.970 The people of Tawhid will not abide eternally in the Hellfire; 00:08:18.970 --> 00:08:21.970 even if they enter it due to their sins, 00:08:21.970 --> 00:08:25.970 they will be brought out of it after being purified. 00:08:25.970 --> 00:08:29.180 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah 00:08:29.180 --> 00:08:33.179 or Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them both)— 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:35.179 the narrator was unsure, 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:38.179 yet uncertainty regarding the specific Companion does not harm the authenticity, 00:08:38.179 --> 00:08:41.179 because all of the Companions are upright— 00:08:41.179 --> 00:08:42.179 who said: 00:08:42.179 --> 00:08:45.179 On the day of the Expedition of Tabuk, 00:08:45.179 --> 00:08:47.179 the people were stricken by famine. 00:08:47.179 --> 00:08:50.179 So they said: "O Messenger of Allah, 00:08:50.179 --> 00:08:52.179 if only you would grant us permission, 00:08:52.179 --> 00:08:54.179 we would slaughter our water-carrying camels, 00:08:54.179 --> 00:08:57.179 eat from them, and use their fat." 00:08:57.179 --> 00:09:01.179 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:09:01.179 --> 00:09:02.179 "Do so." 00:09:02.179 --> 00:09:05.179 Then 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came 00:09:05.179 --> 00:09:06.179 and said: 00:09:06.179 --> 00:09:08.179 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:09:08.179 --> 00:09:10.179 if you do that, the riding mounts will become scarce. 00:09:10.179 --> 00:09:14.220 Rather, summon them with whatever surplus provisions they have, 00:09:14.220 --> 00:09:17.220 then supplicate Allah to bless it for them, 00:09:17.220 --> 00:09:21.220 so that Allah may grant them blessing in it." 00:09:21.220 --> 00:09:25.220 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:09:25.220 --> 00:09:26.220 "Yes." 00:09:26.220 --> 00:09:29.220 So he called for a leather mat and spread it out, 00:09:29.220 --> 00:09:32.220 then called for the remnants of their provisions. 00:09:32.220 --> 00:09:35.220 One man began coming with a handful of corn, 00:09:35.220 --> 00:09:38.220 another with a handful of dates, 00:09:38.220 --> 00:09:41.220 and another with a piece of bread, 00:09:41.220 --> 00:09:45.220 until a small amount gathered on the leather mat. 00:09:45.220 --> 00:09:50.220 Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) supplicated for blessing, 00:09:50.220 --> 00:09:51.220 after which he said: 00:09:51.220 --> 00:09:54.220 "Take into your vessels." 00:09:54.220 --> 00:09:56.220 So they filled their vessels, 00:09:56.220 --> 00:09:59.220 until they did not leave a single vessel in the camp 00:09:59.220 --> 00:10:01.220 but that they filled it. 00:10:01.220 --> 00:10:03.220 They ate until they were fully satisfied, 00:10:03.220 --> 00:10:05.250 and a surplus still remained. 00:10:05.250 --> 00:10:09.250 Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:10:09.250 --> 00:10:13.250 "I testify that there is no god but Allah, 00:10:13.250 --> 00:10:15.250 and that I am the Messenger of Allah; 00:10:15.250 --> 00:10:19.250 no servant meets Allah with these two testimonies, without doubting them, 00:10:19.250 --> 00:10:21.250 but that he will be shielded from being barred from Paradise." 00:10:21.250 --> 00:10:23.340 Narrated by Muslim. 00:10:23.340 --> 00:10:27.340 "Nawadihuna" is the plural of "nadih", 00:10:27.340 --> 00:10:31.340 which refers to the camel used to draw and carry water. 00:10:31.340 --> 00:10:36.620 "Al-Zahr" refers to riding beasts that are mounted on their backs. 00:10:36.620 --> 00:10:38.720 "The surplus of their provisions," 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:41.720 meaning the remainder of their food. 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:42.750 "Barakah" (blessing), 00:10:42.750 --> 00:10:46.750 meaning increase, growth, and abundance of good. 00:10:46.750 --> 00:10:47.820 "Upon a leather mat," 00:10:47.820 --> 00:10:50.820 meaning a mat made of hide. 00:10:50.820 --> 00:10:51.850 "With a crust," 00:10:51.850 --> 00:10:53.850 meaning with a piece of bread. 00:10:53.850 --> 00:10:57.100 "Your vessels" is the plural of vessel, 00:10:57.100 --> 00:11:00.100 which is any container in which something is kept and gathered. 00:11:00.100 --> 00:11:02.230 "The camp," 00:11:02.230 --> 00:11:04.230 meaning the army. 00:11:04.230 --> 00:11:05.330 "He will be screened," 00:11:05.330 --> 00:11:07.330 meaning he will be shielded and prevented. 00:11:07.330 --> 00:11:11.220 Among the benefits derived from the hadith: 00:11:11.220 --> 00:11:15.419 It is recommended for the leader to accompany his army into battle, 00:11:15.419 --> 00:11:19.929 to serve as a support for them in remaining steadfast during it. 00:11:19.929 --> 00:11:23.929 The reverence and etiquette of the Companions toward the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:11:23.929 --> 00:11:28.929 as they would ask his permission in matters they wished to do. 00:11:28.929 --> 00:11:33.929 Likewise, it is incumbent upon the community not to act without the leader's permission, 00:11:33.929 --> 00:11:37.929 because of the potential harm and damage that might ensue. 00:11:37.929 --> 00:11:41.409 The sound judgment of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:11:41.409 --> 00:11:45.889 his excellent management, and his deep-rooted knowledge. 00:11:45.889 --> 00:11:49.889 The life of the first salaf (early generations) was based on mutual consultation and dialogue, 00:11:49.889 --> 00:11:53.889 so Allah guided them to the most prudent course in their affairs. 00:11:53.889 --> 00:11:58.370 The humility of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:11:58.370 --> 00:12:03.980 as he listened to the opinion of 'Umar because it served the common good. 00:12:03.980 --> 00:12:08.980 Encouragement of mutual cooperation among Muslims in all their affairs, 00:12:08.980 --> 00:12:13.980 which is evident in each of them bringing the surplus of his provisions, 00:12:13.980 --> 00:12:16.980 to the extent that one man brought a handful of corn, 00:12:16.980 --> 00:12:18.980 another a handful of dates, 00:12:18.980 --> 00:12:22.200 and another a crust of bread. 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:26.200 The confirmation of the miracle granted to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:32.200 for the multiplication of food occurred through him on more than one occasion. 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:35.580 Clarification of the virtue of the statement of Tawhid (La ilaha illa Allah), 00:12:35.580 --> 00:12:37.580 and that it is the key to Paradise, 00:12:37.580 --> 00:12:41.580 so long as the one who professes it harbors no doubt concerning it. 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:46.929 On the authority of 'Itban Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:12:46.929 --> 00:12:48.929 who was among those who fought at Badr, 00:12:48.929 --> 00:12:50.929 he said: 00:12:50.929 --> 00:12:53.929 "I used to lead my people, Banu Salim, in prayer. 00:12:53.929 --> 00:12:56.929 There was a valley between me and them, 00:12:56.929 --> 00:13:02.929 and whenever it rained, it became difficult for me to cross it toward their mosque. 00:13:02.929 --> 00:13:06.929 So I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:13:06.929 --> 00:13:08.929 and said to him: 00:13:08.929 --> 00:13:10.929 'My eyesight has deteriorated, 00:13:10.929 --> 00:13:16.929 and the valley between me and my people floods when it rains, 00:13:16.929 --> 00:13:18.929 making it difficult for me to cross. 00:13:18.929 --> 00:13:25.929 I would love for you to come and pray in my house at a spot I might take as a place of prayer.' 00:13:25.929 --> 00:13:30.059 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: 00:13:30.059 --> 00:13:31.059 'I will do so.' 00:13:31.059 --> 00:13:36.149 The next morning, the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me 00:13:36.149 --> 00:13:38.149 after the heat of the day had intensified. 00:13:38.149 --> 00:13:42.149 The Messenger of Allah asked permission to enter, 00:13:42.149 --> 00:13:44.149 and I permitted him. 00:13:44.149 --> 00:13:46.149 He did not sit down until he asked: 00:13:46.149 --> 00:13:49.149 'Where in your house would you like me to pray?' 00:13:49.149 --> 00:13:54.149 I pointed to the place where I wished him to pray. 00:13:54.149 --> 00:13:59.149 The Messenger of Allah stood and proclaimed the takbir, 00:13:59.149 --> 00:14:01.149 and we formed rows behind him. 00:14:01.149 --> 00:14:03.149 He prayed two rak'ahs, 00:14:03.149 --> 00:14:07.149 then concluded with the taslim, and we made the taslim when he did. 00:14:07.149 --> 00:14:11.149 I then detained him for a meal of khazirah that was being prepared for him. 00:14:11.149 --> 00:14:17.179 The people of the neighborhood heard that the Messenger of Allah was in my house, 00:14:17.179 --> 00:14:22.179 and men began pouring in until the house became crowded with men. 00:14:22.179 --> 00:14:24.220 One man said: 00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:27.220 'What has Malik done? I do not see him.' 00:14:27.220 --> 00:14:29.220 Another man remarked: 00:14:29.220 --> 00:14:33.220 'That hypocrite does not love Allah and His Messenger!' 00:14:33.220 --> 00:14:37.250 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:14:37.250 --> 00:14:39.250 'Do not say that! 00:14:39.250 --> 00:14:41.250 Do you not see that he has said: 00:14:41.250 --> 00:14:43.250 "There is no god but Allah," 00:14:43.250 --> 00:14:47.250 seeking thereby the face of Allah Almighty?' 00:14:47.250 --> 00:14:48.250 The man replied: 00:14:48.250 --> 00:14:51.250 'Allah and His Messenger know best. 00:14:51.250 --> 00:14:53.250 As for us, 00:14:53.250 --> 00:14:59.250 by Allah, we see his affection and his talk directed only toward the hypocrites.' 00:14:59.250 --> 00:15:03.250 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 00:15:03.250 --> 00:15:08.250 'Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Fire for anyone who says: "There is no god but Allah," 00:15:08.250 --> 00:15:11.250 seeking thereby the face of Allah.' 00:15:11.250 --> 00:15:13.409 Agreed upon." 00:15:13.409 --> 00:15:15.500 "Al-Khazirah" 00:15:15.500 --> 00:15:18.500 is flour cooked with fat. 00:15:18.500 --> 00:15:20.500 And his saying: "men poured in" (thaba rijalun) 00:15:20.500 --> 00:15:23.500 means they arrived and gathered. 00:15:23.500 --> 00:15:26.370 "I used to pray for my people," 00:15:26.370 --> 00:15:28.370 meaning I used to lead them in prayer. 00:15:28.370 --> 00:15:30.500 "Crossing it," 00:15:30.500 --> 00:15:33.500 meaning traversing through it. 00:15:33.500 --> 00:15:35.559 "Toward their mosque," 00:15:35.559 --> 00:15:37.590 meaning in the direction of it. 00:15:37.590 --> 00:15:39.590 "My eyesight has deteriorated," 00:15:39.590 --> 00:15:41.590 meaning I have lost it, 00:15:41.590 --> 00:15:43.590 or my vision has worsened and grown weak. 00:15:43.590 --> 00:15:45.690 "It becomes difficult," 00:15:45.690 --> 00:15:47.750 meaning it becomes hard. 00:15:47.750 --> 00:15:48.750 "I would love," 00:15:48.750 --> 00:15:50.820 meaning I wished. 00:15:50.820 --> 00:15:52.820 "The day intensified," 00:15:52.820 --> 00:15:55.850 meaning the sun rose high and its heat increased. 00:15:55.850 --> 00:15:56.850 "I detained him," 00:15:56.850 --> 00:16:00.850 meaning I kept him from leaving in order to honor and host him. 00:16:00.850 --> 00:16:03.169 "Do you not see?" 00:16:03.169 --> 00:16:06.480 meaning do you not know? 00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:08.480 Among the benefits derived from the hadith: 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:14.740 The keenness of the people of faith to attend the congregational prayer and observe it regularly. 00:16:14.740 --> 00:16:22.179 The concession to miss the congregational prayer for a valid excuse that prevents people from performing it. 00:16:22.179 --> 00:16:24.700 Asking the people of knowledge, 00:16:24.700 --> 00:16:31.240 and seeking clarification from them regarding an obligation that cannot be fulfilled except with severe hardship. 00:16:31.240 --> 00:16:34.240 The permissibility of setting aside a dedicated place of prayer in the home, 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:38.240 and praying in it is more virtuous than in the rest of the house. 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:41.940 The permissibility of a blind person leading the prayer. 00:16:41.940 --> 00:16:45.940 The permissibility of an individual disclosing a physical defect or ailment affecting him, 00:16:45.940 --> 00:16:50.460 without that being considered an act of complaining against Allah. 00:16:50.460 --> 00:16:53.460 A Muslim ought to accept an invitation 00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:56.809 and respond to his fellow Muslim's request. 00:16:56.809 --> 00:16:59.809 The permissibility of praying supererogatory prayers in congregation behind an imam. 00:16:59.809 --> 00:17:04.259 The permissibility of entering upon one's brothers to visit people of virtue, 00:17:04.259 --> 00:17:07.700 provided their implicit permission is known. 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:12.700 Bearing witness to the faith of anyone who professes that there is no god but Allah, 00:17:12.700 --> 00:17:16.410 seeking thereby the face of Allah. 00:17:16.410 --> 00:17:21.789 The prohibition of harboring ill thoughts about the people of faith on mere suspicion. 00:17:21.789 --> 00:17:27.789 The obligation to defend the believers and safeguard their honor in their absence, 00:17:27.789 --> 00:17:31.529 and to support them and not let them down. 00:17:31.529 --> 00:17:35.529 Riyad al-Salihin.