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 --> 00:00:18.120 Chapter: Concealing the Faults of Muslims and the Prohibition of Disclosing Them Without Necessity. 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:28.010 Allah Almighty said: "Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread among those who believe..." 00:00:28.010 --> 00:00:33.009 “Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not.” (24:19) 00:00:33.009 --> 00:00:41.219 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:00:41.219 --> 00:00:48.289 "No servant conceals the faults of another servant in this world except that Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection." 00:00:48.289 --> 00:00:51.640 Reported by Muslim. 00:00:51.640 --> 00:01:00.950 Among the lessons of the hadith: whoever conceals the faults of a servant in this world, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection, 00:01:00.950 --> 00:01:09.269 either by forgiving his sins so that He does not question him about them, or by not exposing him before the assembled witnesses. 00:01:09.269 --> 00:01:12.590 Recompense is of the same nature as the deed. 00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:19.590 Whoever sees a sin or mistake in his brother ought to conceal it for him and offer him sincere advice, 00:01:19.590 --> 00:01:24.010 but not in the presence of onlookers. 00:01:24.010 --> 00:01:27.390 The Muslim is the mirror of his fellow Muslim. 00:01:27.390 --> 00:01:33.390 Allah, Glorified and Exalted, is Modest and Concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. 00:01:33.390 --> 00:01:38.700 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:01:38.700 --> 00:01:43.700 I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 00:01:43.700 --> 00:01:47.700 "All of my Ummah will be forgiven except those who publicize their sins. 00:01:47.700 --> 00:01:52.739 And part of publicizing sins is that a man commits an act by night, 00:01:52.739 --> 00:01:56.739 and awakens in the morning while Allah has concealed it for him, 00:01:56.739 --> 00:02:02.739 yet he says: 'O so-and-so, last night I did such-and-such.' 00:02:02.739 --> 00:02:08.990 He spent the night while his Lord concealed him, yet in the morning he uncovers the veil of Allah from himself." 00:02:08.990 --> 00:02:12.430 Agreed upon. 00:02:12.430 --> 00:02:18.750 "Forgiven" (*mu'afa*) means safe from the tongues and harm of the people. 00:02:18.750 --> 00:02:22.750 "Those who publicize" (*al-mujahirun*) are those who openly proclaim sins, 00:02:22.750 --> 00:02:26.750 speaking of them boastfully. 00:02:26.750 --> 00:02:29.620 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:33.810 Openly proclaiming a sin is itself a transgression distinct from the sin itself, 00:02:33.810 --> 00:02:39.810 because it involves belittling the majesty of Allah and entails a form of defiance. 00:02:39.810 --> 00:02:45.129 Openly proclaiming sins spreads immorality among the believers. 00:02:45.129 --> 00:02:48.449 Whoever Allah conceals in this world, 00:02:48.449 --> 00:02:52.449 Allah will conceal in the Hereafter and will not disgrace. 00:02:52.449 --> 00:02:56.740 This is part of the vastness of Allah's mercy toward His servants. 00:02:56.740 --> 00:02:59.740 In open proclamation of sin, there are five offenses: 00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:02.740 First: the sin itself. 00:03:02.740 --> 00:03:08.830 Second: mentioning it after committing it, or committing it in the presence of others. 00:03:08.830 --> 00:03:15.120 Third: uncovering the veil of Allah that He had lowered over him. 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:22.120 Fourth: stirring the inclination toward evil in whoever hears of his sin or witnesses his deed. 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:29.599 Fifth: enticing others toward it, urging them to it, and providing the means for it. 00:03:29.599 --> 00:03:34.490 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:03:34.490 --> 00:03:38.490 from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: 00:03:38.490 --> 00:03:42.550 "If an enslaved woman commits illegal sexual intercourse and her sin becomes clear, 00:03:42.550 --> 00:03:46.550 let her master administer the prescribed legal punishment (*hadd*) and not rebuke her. 00:03:46.550 --> 00:03:53.550 Then if she commits it a second time, let him administer the prescribed punishment and not rebuke her. 00:03:53.550 --> 00:03:59.550 Then if she commits it a third time, let him sell her, even for a rope of woven hair." 00:03:59.550 --> 00:04:01.680 Agreed upon. 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.810 *Al-Tathrib* means reproach and rebuking. 00:04:04.810 --> 00:04:08.280 "Let him administer the prescribed legal punishment" 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:11.280 means: let him carry out upon her the prescribed punishment for illegal intercourse, 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:15.280 which is fifty lashes—half the prescribed punishment of a free woman. 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:18.439 *Yutharrib* means to harshly chastise. 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:22.589 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:04:22.589 --> 00:04:27.850 Promptness in parting ways with sinners and ceasing to associate with them. 00:04:27.850 --> 00:04:32.170 Rebuking is an addition beyond the prescribed legal punishment; 00:04:32.170 --> 00:04:35.170 thus, one should not transgress the limits set by Allah. 00:04:35.170 --> 00:04:40.170 Whoever has had the prescribed legal punishment applied to him is not to be punished further by rebuke and blame; 00:04:40.170 --> 00:04:46.170 rather, such censure is only appropriate for one who committed it before the matter is brought to the ruler. 00:04:46.170 --> 00:04:51.550 The obligation of disclosing defects when selling an enslaved man or woman who has committed illegal sexual intercourse. 00:04:51.550 --> 00:04:56.550 This is recognized from the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 00:04:56.550 --> 00:04:59.550 "Let him sell her, even for a rope of woven hair." 00:04:59.550 --> 00:05:02.649 For had he not disclosed her defect, 00:05:02.649 --> 00:05:06.649 the buyer would not have depreciated her value to such a low extent. 00:05:06.649 --> 00:05:12.129 The permissibility of a seller disliking something for himself yet accepting it for another, 00:05:12.129 --> 00:05:15.129 on condition of full disclosure and clarification. 00:05:15.129 --> 00:05:19.189 The permissibility of the master applying the prescribed legal punishment to his enslaved servant. 00:05:20.509 --> 00:05:24.509 Showing compassion to sinners so as to bring them back to righteousness, 00:05:24.509 --> 00:05:26.509 and not scolding them, 00:05:26.509 --> 00:05:31.509 but rather guiding them to the truth through gracious exhortation. 00:05:31.509 --> 00:05:36.629 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:05:36.629 --> 00:05:42.660 A man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 00:05:42.660 --> 00:05:45.660 He said: "Beat him." 00:05:45.660 --> 00:05:47.660 Abu Hurayrah said: 00:05:47.660 --> 00:05:49.660 Among us were those who struck him with their hands, 00:05:49.660 --> 00:05:51.660 those who struck him with their sandals, 00:05:51.660 --> 00:05:53.699 and those who struck him with their garments. 00:05:53.699 --> 00:05:56.699 When he departed, some of the people said: 00:05:56.699 --> 00:05:58.699 "May Allah disgrace you!" 00:05:58.699 --> 00:06:02.730 He said: "Do not say that; 00:06:02.730 --> 00:06:05.730 do not help Satan against him." 00:06:05.730 --> 00:06:07.949 Reported by al-Bukhari. 00:06:07.949 --> 00:06:11.230 "May Allah disgrace you" 00:06:11.230 --> 00:06:14.230 means: may Allah subdue you and cast you far away. 00:06:14.230 --> 00:06:17.740 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:06:17.740 --> 00:06:20.220 The prescribed legal punishment for drinking wine 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:24.699 is carried out by striking with hands, palm stalks, and sandals. 00:06:24.699 --> 00:06:27.699 Prescribed legal punishments are both deterrents and expiations; 00:06:27.699 --> 00:06:29.699 whoever has the prescribed punishment carried out against him, 00:06:29.699 --> 00:06:31.699 it serves as an expiation for him. 00:06:31.699 --> 00:06:39.019 A Muslim ought not to assist Satan against one who has fallen short regarding the duty owed to Allah. 00:06:39.019 --> 00:06:45.240 Muslims must be keen to return the disobedient to the path of truth and righteousness. 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:49.689 The committer of a major sin does not become an unbeliever on account of it, 00:06:49.689 --> 00:06:51.689 because of the established prohibition against cursing him, 00:06:51.689 --> 00:06:53.689 and the instruction to pray for him. 00:06:53.689 --> 00:07:00.089 Chapter: Fulfilling the Needs of the Muslims. 00:07:00.089 --> 00:07:04.209 Allah Almighty said: 00:07:04.209 --> 00:07:08.209 “O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.” (22:77) 00:07:08.209 --> 00:07:13.519 On the authority of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:17.519 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:20.550 "A Muslim is the brother of a fellow Muslim: 00:07:20.550 --> 00:07:23.620 he does not wrong him, nor does he surrender him to harm. 00:07:23.620 --> 00:07:25.620 Whoever attends to the need of his brother, 00:07:25.620 --> 00:07:28.649 Allah will attend to his need. 00:07:28.649 --> 00:07:31.649 Whoever relieves a Muslim of a distress, 00:07:31.649 --> 00:07:36.649 Allah will relieve him of one of the distresses of the Day of Resurrection. 00:07:36.649 --> 00:07:39.740 And whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, 00:07:39.740 --> 00:07:42.740 Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection." 00:07:42.740 --> 00:07:45.060 Agreed upon. 00:07:45.060 --> 00:07:48.540 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 00:07:48.540 --> 00:07:52.540 from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: 00:07:52.540 --> 00:07:57.670 "Whoever relieves a believer of one of the distresses of this world, 00:07:57.670 --> 00:08:02.670 Allah will relieve him of one of the distresses of the Day of Resurrection. 00:08:02.670 --> 00:08:05.740 Whoever makes matters easy for one in financial hardship, 00:08:05.740 --> 00:08:09.740 Allah will make matters easy for him in this world and the Hereafter. 00:08:09.740 --> 00:08:11.800 Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:15.800 Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:18.930 Allah continues to aid the servant 00:08:18.930 --> 00:08:21.930 as long as the servant aids his brother. 00:08:21.930 --> 00:08:26.060 Whoever treads a path seeking knowledge therein, 00:08:26.060 --> 00:08:31.250 Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. 00:08:31.250 --> 00:08:36.250 No people assemble in one of the houses of Allah Almighty, 00:08:36.250 --> 00:08:38.250 reciting the Book of Allah 00:08:38.250 --> 00:08:41.250 and studying it together among themselves, 00:08:41.250 --> 00:08:44.250 except that tranquility descends upon them, 00:08:44.250 --> 00:08:46.250 mercy envelops them, 00:08:46.250 --> 00:08:49.250 the angels surround them, 00:08:49.250 --> 00:08:52.250 and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him. 00:08:52.250 --> 00:08:55.409 And whoever is slowed down by his deeds 00:08:55.409 --> 00:08:58.409 will not be hastened forward by his lineage." 00:08:58.409 --> 00:09:00.759 Reported by Muslim. 00:09:00.759 --> 00:09:05.590 "Relieves" (*naffasa*) means removes and alleviates. 00:09:05.590 --> 00:09:07.850 "Makes matters easy for one in financial hardship" 00:09:07.850 --> 00:09:09.850 means by absolving him of the debt, 00:09:09.850 --> 00:09:11.850 giving charity to him, 00:09:11.850 --> 00:09:14.850 or granting him respite until a time of ease. 00:09:14.850 --> 00:09:18.070 "Seeking" (*yaltamisu*) means pursuing. 00:09:18.070 --> 00:09:20.200 "Studying it together" (*yatadarasunahu*) 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:23.200 means reciting it and learning it. 00:09:23.200 --> 00:09:26.299 "Slowed down" (*batta'a*) means fell short. 00:09:26.299 --> 00:09:30.129 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:09:30.129 --> 00:09:35.379 Helping the afflicted and relieving distress are acts of drawing near to Allah 00:09:35.379 --> 00:09:40.379 and a means to Allah's mercy for His servant on the Day of Resurrection. 00:09:40.379 --> 00:09:43.669 It is recommended to make things easy for someone in financial distress; 00:09:43.669 --> 00:09:47.669 and in this lies the virtue of giving a goodly loan among Muslims. 00:09:47.669 --> 00:09:50.990 A servant's assistance to his Muslim brother 00:09:50.990 --> 00:09:53.990 is a cause for Allah's assistance to the servant. 00:09:53.990 --> 00:09:57.340 Eagerness to pursue sacred knowledge, 00:09:57.340 --> 00:10:01.340 which leads to the pleasure of Allah Almighty, 00:10:01.340 --> 00:10:05.340 and by which we will enter Paradise, if Allah wills. 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:07.629 The most virtuous of sciences 00:10:07.629 --> 00:10:10.629 is caring for the Book of Allah Almighty: 00:10:10.629 --> 00:10:12.629 reciting and teaching its recitation, 00:10:12.629 --> 00:10:14.629 learning and teaching it, 00:10:14.629 --> 00:10:17.629 and understanding its fiqh and pondering its meanings. 00:10:17.629 --> 00:10:21.980 Everlasting happiness is attained through righteous deeds, 00:10:21.980 --> 00:10:24.980 not through ancestral status or noble lineage. 00:10:24.980 --> 00:10:29.419 Chapter: Intercession. 00:10:29.419 --> 00:10:32.629 Allah Almighty said: 00:10:32.629 --> 00:10:39.759 “Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things.” (4:85) 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:45.940 On the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:10:45.940 --> 00:10:49.070 Whenever a petitioner seeking some need 00:10:49.070 --> 00:10:52.070 came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 00:10:52.070 --> 00:10:56.070 he would turn to those sitting with him and say: 00:10:56.070 --> 00:10:58.070 "Intercede, and you will be rewarded, 00:10:58.070 --> 00:11:03.259 and Allah will decree through the tongue of His Prophet whatever He loves." 00:11:03.259 --> 00:11:05.330 Agreed upon. 00:11:05.330 --> 00:11:08.330 And in one narration: "whatever He wills." 00:11:08.330 --> 00:11:12.830 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:11:12.830 --> 00:11:16.830 Encouragement to strive toward fulfilling a Muslim's need, 00:11:16.830 --> 00:11:19.830 whether the need ends up being fulfilled or not. 00:11:19.830 --> 00:11:23.019 It contains an incentive to do good by direct action 00:11:23.019 --> 00:11:26.019 and to facilitate it through every available means. 00:11:26.019 --> 00:11:29.379 Nothing occurs except what Allah wills. 00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:33.600 There is no intercession regarding the prescribed legal punishments of Allah Almighty 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:39.100 once the matter has reached the ruler. 00:11:39.100 --> 00:11:42.100 And on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), 00:11:42.100 --> 00:11:45.100 regarding the story of Barirah and her husband, 00:11:45.100 --> 00:11:46.100 he said: 00:11:46.100 --> 00:11:50.100 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to her: 00:11:50.100 --> 00:11:52.169 "If only you would take him back." 00:11:52.169 --> 00:11:53.169 She said: 00:11:53.169 --> 00:11:55.169 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:11:55.169 --> 00:11:57.169 are you commanding me?" 00:11:57.169 --> 00:11:58.169 He said: 00:11:58.169 --> 00:12:00.200 "I am only interceding." 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:01.200 She said: 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:04.460 "I have no need of him." 00:12:04.460 --> 00:12:07.830 Reported by al-Bukhari. 00:12:07.830 --> 00:12:11.090 Among the lessons of the hadith: 00:12:11.090 --> 00:12:12.090 Barirah 00:12:12.090 --> 00:12:15.090 was the freed slave-woman of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her); 00:12:15.090 --> 00:12:19.090 she was emancipated while married to her husband, Mughith. 00:12:20.090 --> 00:12:22.090 He loved her with an overwhelming love, 00:12:22.090 --> 00:12:24.090 whereas she did not love him. 00:12:24.090 --> 00:12:29.090 So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) interceded with her on his behalf. 00:12:29.090 --> 00:12:33.090 When she inquired of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 00:12:33.090 --> 00:12:35.090 and it became clear to her 00:12:35.090 --> 00:12:39.090 that he was not commanding her with an obligation she could not refuse, 00:12:39.090 --> 00:12:42.090 but rather it was a request leaving her the choice, 00:12:42.090 --> 00:12:44.090 she chose for herself, 00:12:44.090 --> 00:12:49.090 and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not rebuke her. 00:12:49.090 --> 00:12:51.340 When an enslaved woman is emancipated 00:12:51.340 --> 00:12:54.340 while married to an enslaved husband, 00:12:54.340 --> 00:12:58.340 she had the option to annul the marriage. 00:12:58.340 --> 00:13:00.659 Intercession is not a binding command; 00:13:00.659 --> 00:13:03.659 rather, it is a benevolent mediation 00:13:03.659 --> 00:13:07.659 and an appeal to fulfill a Muslim's need. 00:13:07.659 --> 00:13:10.950 The leader's intercession is not an order, 00:13:12.269 --> 00:13:14.269 and it is permissible to decline an intercessor's request, 00:13:14.269 --> 00:13:19.269 without this reflecting negatively upon either the one declining or the intercessor. 00:13:19.269 --> 00:13:23.429 Riyad al-Salihin.