WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyadh al-Salihin, from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:17.260 The Chapter on Miscellaneous Narrations and Anecdotes 00:00:17.260 --> 00:00:20.260 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:00:20.260 --> 00:00:24.260 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:00:24.260 --> 00:00:29.260 They will lead the prayer for you; if they are correct, it is to your benefit. 00:00:29.260 --> 00:00:33.520 And if they err, then the responsibility is both yours and theirs. 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.520 It was recorded by al-Bukhari. 00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.509 They lead the prayer for you, meaning the imams. 00:00:40.509 --> 00:00:43.539 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:00:43.539 --> 00:00:49.890 The imam’s error does not invalidate the prayer of the follower, provided the imam is correct in his performance. 00:00:49.890 --> 00:00:52.560 The Imam is a guarantor. 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:58.170 A refutation of those who claim that if the prayer of the Imam becomes invalid, then the prayer of the congregation is also invalid. 00:00:58.170 --> 00:01:01.810 The prayer of the follower is invalidated. 00:01:01.810 --> 00:01:04.810 An explanation of some of the virtues of the congregational prayer. 00:01:04.810 --> 00:01:07.810 And he encouraged the preservation of them. 00:01:07.810 --> 00:01:12.859 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:01:12.859 --> 00:01:16.859 “Ye are the best community that hath been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed it had been better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-livers.” (3:110) 00:01:16.859 --> 00:01:18.900 He said 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:20.900 The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people. 00:01:20.900 --> 00:01:24.900 They will be brought with chains around their necks. 00:01:24.900 --> 00:01:27.900 until they enter into Islam 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:31.790 They will be brought in chains. 00:01:31.790 --> 00:01:36.790 Meaning, they bring them as captives, bound in chains. 00:01:36.790 --> 00:01:40.980 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:01:40.980 --> 00:01:44.980 On the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:01:44.980 --> 00:01:51.069 Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, marvels at a people who are led into Paradise in chains. 00:01:51.069 --> 00:01:54.200 Both of these were recorded by al-Bukhari. 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:55.459 Its meaning is 00:01:55.459 --> 00:01:58.459 They are taken captive and bound in chains. 00:01:58.459 --> 00:02:03.290 Then they will offer the greeting of peace and enter Paradise. 00:02:03.290 --> 00:02:05.290 Among the benefits of these two hadiths 00:02:05.290 --> 00:02:09.349 The best of all nations is this Ummah of Muhammad, peace be upon him. 00:02:09.349 --> 00:02:13.349 “Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,” (14:1) 00:02:13.349 --> 00:02:17.349 And from the tyranny of other religions to the justice of Islam. 00:02:17.349 --> 00:02:20.349 Even if that requires fighting. 00:02:20.349 --> 00:02:23.900 Jihad in the way of Allah 00:02:23.900 --> 00:02:29.900 Its ultimate goal is to bring people out of the worship of false deities and into the worship of Allah alone. 00:02:29.900 --> 00:02:35.379 Affirming the attribute of wonder for Allah, glorified and exalted be He. 00:02:35.379 --> 00:02:39.460 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:02:39.460 --> 00:02:43.460 On the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:02:43.460 --> 00:02:47.560 The most beloved of places to Allah are their mosques. 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:51.560 And the most detested of places to Allah are its marketplaces. 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:53.689 It was recorded by Muslim. 00:02:53.689 --> 00:02:57.490 Among the benefits of the hadith 00:02:57.490 --> 00:03:00.680 Reverence for the status of the mosques. 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:02.680 Because they are the houses of Allah. 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:04.680 In which His name is mentioned. 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:06.680 And the prayers are performed within it. 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.680 And he recites the Qur'an during it. 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:12.289 A warning against places of heedlessness. 00:03:12.289 --> 00:03:14.289 such as the marketplaces 00:03:14.289 --> 00:03:17.289 It is a breeding ground for deceit, fraud, and usury. 00:03:17.289 --> 00:03:20.289 And false oaths and breaking promises. 00:03:20.289 --> 00:03:25.289 And turning away from the remembrance of Allah, and looking at forbidden things. 00:03:25.289 --> 00:03:28.289 And other matters of a similar nature. 00:03:28.289 --> 00:03:33.740 Establishing the attributes of love and hatred for Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:03:33.740 --> 00:03:38.979 And on the authority of Salman al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him 00:03:38.979 --> 00:03:40.979 Regarding his statement, he said: 00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:45.979 If you are able, do not be the first to enter the marketplace. 00:03:45.979 --> 00:03:48.979 Nor is he the last one to emerge from it. 00:03:48.979 --> 00:03:51.979 For it is the battle of Satan. 00:03:51.979 --> 00:03:54.979 And by it, he shall raise his banner. 00:03:54.979 --> 00:03:58.210 Muslim recorded it in this manner. 00:03:58.210 --> 00:04:03.340 Al-Barqani also recorded it in his Sahih on the authority of Salman, who said: 00:04:03.340 --> 00:04:07.340 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:04:07.340 --> 00:04:10.340 Do not be the first to enter the marketplace. 00:04:10.340 --> 00:04:13.340 Nor is he the last one to emerge from it. 00:04:13.340 --> 00:04:17.339 It is there that Satan has laid his eggs and hatched his brood. 00:04:17.339 --> 00:04:20.300 The battle 00:04:20.300 --> 00:04:24.300 The site of the battle where the champions fought. 00:04:24.300 --> 00:04:28.540 Among the benefits of this hadith 00:04:28.540 --> 00:04:31.540 Refraining from rushing toward places of heedlessness. 00:04:31.540 --> 00:04:32.540 like the marketplace 00:04:32.540 --> 00:04:36.019 Due to the corrupting influences it contains. 00:04:36.019 --> 00:04:40.019 The prohibition against lingering in marketplaces without a necessary purpose. 00:04:40.019 --> 00:04:45.019 Due to the corruption and reprehensible outcomes that result from that. 00:04:45.019 --> 00:04:49.600 An explanation of the places where the devil is most active. 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:56.139 For he carries the banner of incitement and the command to commit indecency and evil. 00:04:56.139 --> 00:05:00.139 In the marketplaces, the devils gather alongside their cohorts. 00:05:00.139 --> 00:05:04.329 And there, they multiply. 00:05:04.329 --> 00:05:06.329 And on the authority of ‘Asim al-Ahwal 00:05:06.329 --> 00:05:11.329 Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Sarjis, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:05:11.329 --> 00:05:15.329 I said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:15.329 --> 00:05:17.329 O Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:05:17.329 --> 00:05:19.550 May Allah forgive you. 00:05:19.550 --> 00:05:20.550 He said 00:05:20.550 --> 00:05:21.839 And for you, there is... 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:23.839 'Asim said: 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:25.839 So I said to him, 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:29.839 May the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, grant you forgiveness. 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:30.839 He said: 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:31.839 Yes. 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:32.839 And for that reason, 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:36.220 Then he recited this verse. 00:05:36.220 --> 00:05:41.220 “So know (O Muhammad) that there is no Allah save Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy sin and for believing men and believing women. Allah knoweth (both) your place of turmoil and your place of rest.” (47:19) 00:05:41.220 --> 00:05:43.350 It was recorded by Muslim. 00:05:43.350 --> 00:05:47.569 Among the benefits of the hadith 00:05:47.569 --> 00:05:52.569 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought forgiveness for the generality of the Muslims. 00:05:52.569 --> 00:05:55.569 This is because he was commanded to do so. 00:05:55.569 --> 00:05:59.569 He must not, under any circumstances, fail to perform what he has been commanded to do. 00:05:59.569 --> 00:06:04.050 The permissibility of applying a Qur'anic verse to a specific part of its intended meaning. 00:06:04.050 --> 00:06:06.050 According to the statement of 'Asim al-Ahwal 00:06:06.050 --> 00:06:09.050 Then he recited this verse. 00:06:09.050 --> 00:06:15.329 On the authority of Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:06:15.329 --> 00:06:19.420 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:06:19.420 --> 00:06:24.459 Indeed, among the things that people have grasped from the words of the earliest prophecy is this. 00:06:24.459 --> 00:06:28.649 If you feel no shame, then do as you wish. 00:06:28.649 --> 00:06:32.509 It was recorded by al-Bukhari. 00:06:32.509 --> 00:06:34.670 Among the benefits of the hadith 00:06:34.670 --> 00:06:39.670 The command to possess modesty is a tradition transmitted from the prophets of old. 00:06:39.670 --> 00:06:41.670 And the people circulated it among themselves. 00:06:41.670 --> 00:06:45.699 They inherited it from them, generation after generation. 00:06:45.699 --> 00:06:50.699 This indicates that the initial prophecy arrived with this very message. 00:06:50.699 --> 00:06:57.149 And it became so widely known among the people that it reached the earliest generations of this Ummah. 00:06:57.149 --> 00:07:02.149 Scholars have presented two meanings for the statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:07:02.149 --> 00:07:05.149 If you feel no shame, then do as you wish. 00:07:05.149 --> 00:07:07.149 One of the two. 00:07:07.149 --> 00:07:11.149 It is a command that carries the implication of a threat and a warning. 00:07:11.149 --> 00:07:12.149 The intended meaning is 00:07:12.149 --> 00:07:16.149 If he is no longer alive, then do as you wish. 00:07:16.149 --> 00:07:20.569 For Allah will reward you for what you have done. 00:07:20.569 --> 00:07:22.569 The other meaning is 00:07:22.569 --> 00:07:25.569 It is a command in the sense of a report. 00:07:25.569 --> 00:07:26.569 The intended meaning is 00:07:26.569 --> 00:07:30.569 Whoever lacks shame may do as he wishes. 00:07:30.569 --> 00:07:34.569 For indeed, what prevents one from committing shameful deeds is modesty. 00:07:34.569 --> 00:07:36.569 Whoever possesses no sense of shame 00:07:36.569 --> 00:07:40.949 He became deeply immersed in every form of indecency and evil. 00:07:40.949 --> 00:07:43.949 Modesty is among the defining characteristics of human beings. 00:07:43.949 --> 00:07:45.949 Allah bestowed it upon him as a gift. 00:07:45.949 --> 00:07:48.949 So that he may be deterred from indulging in everything he desires. 00:07:48.949 --> 00:07:50.949 So he should not be like an animal. 00:07:50.949 --> 00:07:55.529 The principles of conduct neither change nor alter. 00:07:55.529 --> 00:07:59.529 Because it is etched into the very nature of the human being. 00:07:59.529 --> 00:08:04.529 It is for this reason that all the prophets established this particular characteristic. 00:08:04.529 --> 00:08:11.529 These messages were transmitted successively, from the first prophethood down to the final prophethood. 00:08:11.529 --> 00:08:16.680 Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he said: 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:19.680 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:08:19.680 --> 00:08:24.709 The first matter to be judged among people on the Day of Resurrection will be the shedding of blood. 00:08:24.709 --> 00:08:27.939 Agreed upon by both al-Bukhari and Muslim. 00:08:27.939 --> 00:08:30.930 Among the benefits of the hadith 00:08:30.930 --> 00:08:34.440 The veneration of the sanctity of human life. 00:08:34.440 --> 00:08:37.440 And the prohibition of killing them, except for a just cause. 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:40.240 The gravity of shedding blood. 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:44.240 For one must always begin with that which is most important. 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:49.240 The gravity of a sin is determined by the magnitude of the harm it causes and the extent to which it undermines the public interest. 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:52.779 There is no contradiction between this hadith 00:08:52.779 --> 00:08:55.779 And his statement, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:55.779 --> 00:09:00.779 The first matter for which a servant will be held to account on the Day of Resurrection is the prayer. 00:09:00.779 --> 00:09:04.909 For this hadith is understood as pertaining to the rights of the Creator. 00:09:04.909 --> 00:09:08.909 The hadith under discussion pertains to the rights of people. 00:09:08.909 --> 00:09:14.000 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported: 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:18.000 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:21.000 The angels were created from light. 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:25.000 “And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.” (55:15) 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:29.000 And He created Adam from that which He has described to you. 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:33.120 Narrated by Muslim. 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:37.120 Al-marj is a mixture of red, yellow, and black. 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:40.120 This is observed in the Fire. 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:45.600 where you see the three colors mixed together 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:47.600 of what has been made lawful for you 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:49.600 ...from the clay 00:09:49.600 --> 00:09:53.590 From the benefits of the hadith 00:09:53.590 --> 00:09:56.590 A reminder of the immense power of Allah the Almighty. 00:09:56.590 --> 00:09:59.590 He whose power nothing can overcome. 00:09:59.590 --> 00:10:06.259 An explanation of the origin of the creation of angels, jinn, and humans. 00:10:06.259 --> 00:10:11.480 And from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said: 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:17.639 The character of the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was the Qur'an. 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:21.639 Narrated by Muslim in a lengthy hadith. 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:25.820 From the benefits of the hadith 00:10:25.820 --> 00:10:28.820 The Noble Qur'an is a book of guidance. 00:10:28.820 --> 00:10:32.820 Allah the Exalted revealed it so that people would act upon its rulings. 00:10:32.820 --> 00:10:36.889 He makes His lawful things desirable and His forbidden things detestable. 00:10:36.889 --> 00:10:42.889 And when people were in need of an excellent role model for implementing that 00:10:42.889 --> 00:10:47.889 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fulfilled this duty in the best possible way. 00:10:47.889 --> 00:10:53.889 The Noble Qur'an was thus fully implemented during the life of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:10:53.889 --> 00:10:56.889 When people see him, they follow his example. 00:10:56.889 --> 00:11:02.370 Praise for the character of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:11:02.370 --> 00:11:05.370 and that it was from the lamp of revelation 00:11:05.370 --> 00:11:09.820 A reminder of the status of good character in Islam. 00:11:09.820 --> 00:11:13.820 And it is among the necessary implications of the good word of monotheism. 00:11:13.820 --> 00:11:19.820 that yields righteous deeds and teaches noble character. 00:11:19.820 --> 00:11:24.940 And from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said: 00:11:24.940 --> 00:11:28.940 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:11:28.940 --> 00:11:34.029 Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him. 00:11:34.029 --> 00:11:39.129 And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, Allah will dislike meeting him. 00:11:39.129 --> 00:11:44.320 So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, do I dislike death [so much that it is a test]?" 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:47.320 And we all dislike death. 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:50.320 He said, "It is not like that." 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:56.320 But when a believer is given glad tidings of Allah's mercy, His pleasure, and His Paradise 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:58.320 He loved to meet Allah 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.320 And so Allah loved his meeting [with Him]. 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:05.509 And indeed, when the disbeliever is given glad tidings of Allah's punishment and His wrath 00:12:05.509 --> 00:12:08.509 He disliked meeting Allah. 00:12:08.509 --> 00:12:11.509 Allah disliked meeting Him. 00:12:11.509 --> 00:12:13.799 Narrated by Muslim. 00:12:15.730 --> 00:12:18.080 From the benefits of the hadith 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:22.080 [The speaker is discussing the desire or aversion to meeting Allah.] The love of meeting Allah, or the hatred of meeting Him. 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.080 This is what happens at the moment of departure and the soul's exit. 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:29.080 In a situation where repentance is not accepted. 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:34.590 where he gives good news to every person about what they are destined for. 00:12:34.590 --> 00:12:40.299 Every person sees their station at the moment of death and their final breath. 00:12:40.299 --> 00:12:44.299 Love of meeting Allah, or dislike of meeting Him, 00:12:44.299 --> 00:12:49.419 means wishing for death or disliking it. 00:12:49.419 --> 00:12:51.419 And from the Mother of the Believers, 00:12:51.419 --> 00:12:55.419 Safiyyah bint Huyayy, may Allah be pleased with her, she said: 00:12:55.419 --> 00:13:00.419 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was in i'tikaf (seclusion). 00:13:00.419 --> 00:13:03.419 So I came to visit him one night, 00:13:03.419 --> 00:13:05.419 and I spoke with him. 00:13:05.419 --> 00:13:07.419 Then I got up to leave. 00:13:07.419 --> 00:13:10.419 So he got up with me to escort me back. 00:13:10.419 --> 00:13:14.539 Then two men from the Ansar, may Allah be pleased with them, passed by. 00:13:14.539 --> 00:13:19.539 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw them, he hurried. 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:22.539 So he, peace be upon him, said: 00:13:22.539 --> 00:13:28.539 "Take your time, this is Safiyyah bint Huyayy." 00:13:28.539 --> 00:13:32.610 They said, "Glory be to Allah, O Messenger of Allah!" 00:13:32.610 --> 00:13:38.740 He said, "Indeed, Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood." 00:13:38.740 --> 00:13:43.740 "And I feared that he might cast evil into your hearts," 00:13:43.740 --> 00:13:46.740 or he said something to that effect. 00:13:46.740 --> 00:13:49.799 Agreed upon. 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:54.820 "To return" means to go back home. 00:13:54.820 --> 00:13:59.919 "Take your time" means in your manner of walking. 00:13:59.919 --> 00:14:02.879 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:07.100 The permissibility of one in i'tikaf engaging in permissible matters, 00:14:07.100 --> 00:14:12.100 such as seeing off a guest, walking with them, and speaking with them. 00:14:12.100 --> 00:14:15.549 The permissibility of the one in i'tikaf being alone with his wife. 00:14:15.549 --> 00:14:18.549 And a woman visiting someone in i'tikaf. 00:14:18.549 --> 00:14:22.970 The keenness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:14:22.970 --> 00:14:24.970 to ward off suspicions 00:14:24.970 --> 00:14:27.970 and to guard against what leads to sin. 00:14:27.970 --> 00:14:32.379 The obligation to guard against exposing oneself to ill repute 00:14:32.379 --> 00:14:35.379 and what leads to making excuses. 00:14:35.379 --> 00:14:38.929 It is incumbent upon scholars and callers (to Islam) 00:14:38.929 --> 00:14:41.929 not to do anything that would cause them to be suspected, 00:14:41.929 --> 00:14:44.929 even if they have a way out of it, 00:14:44.929 --> 00:14:47.929 because that leads to doubt about them 00:14:47.929 --> 00:14:49.929 and a lack of benefit from their knowledge. 00:14:49.929 --> 00:14:52.929 and a lack of benefit from their knowledge. 00:14:52.929 --> 00:14:56.470 The permissibility of saying "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah) 00:14:56.470 --> 00:14:58.470 when astonished. 00:14:58.470 --> 00:15:01.629 Riyadh al-Salihin.