WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyad al-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:16.410 Chapter: Encouragement to recite specific surahs and verses. 00:00:16.410 --> 00:00:21.719 On the authority of Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:25.719 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:27.719 "O Abu al-Mundhir, 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:32.719 do you know which verse from the Book of Allah you possess is the greatest?" 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:38.719 I replied, "Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence." 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:41.719 He struck my chest and said, 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:44.780 "May knowledge be a source of joy for you, O Abu al-Mundhir." 00:00:44.780 --> 00:00:46.780 Narrated by Muslim. 00:00:46.780 --> 00:00:50.710 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:00:50.710 --> 00:00:56.159 The desirability of using kunyas (patronymics) for men and addressing a person by their kunya. 00:00:56.159 --> 00:00:59.159 An illustration of the merit of Abu al-Mundhir. 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:04.859 Showing reverence to the people of knowledge and placing them in their rightful status. 00:01:04.859 --> 00:01:08.219 A scholar’s reverence for his companions. 00:01:08.219 --> 00:01:13.219 The permissibility of a scholar asking others questions for the purpose of teaching or confirmation. 00:01:13.219 --> 00:01:21.599 The permissibility of praising a person to their face if there is no fear of corruption or if such praise serves a beneficial purpose. 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:29.299 An explanation of the excellence of Ayat al-Kursi and that it is the greatest verse in the Noble Qur’an. 00:01:29.299 --> 00:01:32.299 Recognizing the virtues of knowledge. 00:01:32.299 --> 00:01:37.299 Therefore, it should be acquired from authentic sources of knowledge. 00:01:37.299 --> 00:01:43.579 It is not established through weak hadiths or baseless narrations. 00:01:43.579 --> 00:01:47.579 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:01:47.579 --> 00:01:53.579 "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, put me in charge of guarding the zakat of Ramadan. 00:01:53.579 --> 00:01:57.579 Someone came and began to scoop up some of the food. 00:01:57.579 --> 00:01:59.579 I seized him and said, 00:01:59.579 --> 00:02:04.579 'I will certainly report you to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.' 00:02:04.579 --> 00:02:05.579 He said, 00:02:05.579 --> 00:02:11.580 'I am in need, I have dependents, and I am in dire straits.' 00:02:11.580 --> 00:02:14.620 So I let him go, and when morning came, 00:02:14.620 --> 00:02:18.620 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked, 00:02:18.620 --> 00:02:23.620 'O Abu Hurayrah, what did your prisoner do last night?' 00:02:23.620 --> 00:02:24.650 I said, 00:02:24.650 --> 00:02:28.650 'O Messenger of Allah, he complained of need and dependents, 00:02:28.650 --> 00:02:31.650 so I had mercy on him and let him go.' 00:02:31.650 --> 00:02:32.650 He said, 00:02:32.650 --> 00:02:36.650 'Indeed, he lied to you, and he will return.' 00:02:36.650 --> 00:02:42.650 I knew he would return because of the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:02:42.650 --> 00:02:43.650 So I lay in wait for him, 00:02:43.650 --> 00:02:46.650 and he came to scoop up some of the food. 00:02:46.650 --> 00:02:47.650 I said, 00:02:47.650 --> 00:02:52.650 'I will certainly report you to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.' 00:02:52.650 --> 00:02:53.650 He said, 00:02:53.650 --> 00:02:54.650 'Let me go, for I am in need and have dependents; I will not return.' 00:02:54.650 --> 00:03:00.650 So I had mercy on him and let him go. 00:03:00.650 --> 00:03:03.650 When morning came, 00:03:03.650 --> 00:03:04.650 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked me, 00:03:04.650 --> 00:03:08.650 'O Abu Hurayrah, what did your prisoner do last night?' 00:03:08.650 --> 00:03:13.650 I said, 00:03:13.650 --> 00:03:14.680 'O Messenger of Allah, he complained of need and dependents, 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:19.680 so I had mercy on him and let him go.' 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:22.680 He said, 00:03:22.680 --> 00:03:23.680 'Indeed, he lied to you, and he will return.' 00:03:23.680 --> 00:03:27.680 So I lay in wait for him a third time, 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:29.680 and he came to scoop up some of the food. 00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:32.680 I seized him and said, 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:34.680 'I will certainly report you to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:39.680 This is the third time; you claim you will not return, 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:44.680 yet you return.' 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:46.680 He said, 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:47.680 'Let me go, and I will teach you words by which Allah will benefit you.' 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:53.680 I asked, 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:54.680 'What are they?' 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:55.680 He said, 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:56.680 'When you go to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi, 00:03:56.680 --> 00:04:01.680 for there will remain a guardian from Allah over you, 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:05.710 and no devil will approach you until morning.' 00:04:05.710 --> 00:04:09.710 So I let him go. 00:04:09.710 --> 00:04:11.710 When morning came, 00:04:11.710 --> 00:04:12.710 the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked me, 00:04:12.710 --> 00:04:16.709 'What did your prisoner do last night?' 00:04:16.709 --> 00:04:19.709 I said, 00:04:19.709 --> 00:04:20.709 'O Messenger of Allah, 00:04:20.709 --> 00:04:22.709 he claimed he would teach me words by which Allah would benefit me, 00:04:22.709 --> 00:04:27.709 so I let him go.' 00:04:27.709 --> 00:04:29.709 He asked, 00:04:29.709 --> 00:04:30.709 'What are they?' 00:04:30.709 --> 00:04:31.709 I said, 00:04:31.709 --> 00:04:32.709 'He told me: 00:04:32.709 --> 00:04:34.709 When you go to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi 00:04:34.709 --> 00:04:38.709 from its beginning until you finish the verse: 00:04:38.709 --> 00:04:41.709 "Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence." 00:04:42.709 --> 00:04:46.709 And he told me: 00:04:46.709 --> 00:04:48.709 "There will remain a guardian from Allah over you, 00:04:48.709 --> 00:04:51.709 and no devil will approach you until morning."' 00:04:51.709 --> 00:04:55.709 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:04:55.709 --> 00:04:59.939 'Indeed, he told you the truth, even though he is a liar. 00:04:59.939 --> 00:05:03.939 Do you know whom you have been speaking with for three nights, O Abu Hurayrah?' 00:05:03.939 --> 00:05:07.970 I said, 'No.' 00:05:07.970 --> 00:05:09.970 He said, 00:05:09.970 --> 00:05:10.970 'That was a devil.' 00:05:10.970 --> 00:05:12.970 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:05:12.970 --> 00:05:15.970 "He told you the truth": 00:05:15.970 --> 00:05:17.829 Meaning he spoke a truthful statement to you. 00:05:17.829 --> 00:05:20.829 "Scooping up": 00:05:20.829 --> 00:05:22.829 Meaning he was taking. 00:05:22.829 --> 00:05:23.829 "I will report you": 00:05:23.829 --> 00:05:25.899 Meaning I will take you to complain about you. 00:05:25.899 --> 00:05:28.899 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:05:28.899 --> 00:05:33.050 The devil may know what is beneficial for the believer. 00:05:33.050 --> 00:05:37.050 A wicked person may receive wisdom but not benefit from it, 00:05:37.050 --> 00:05:41.430 yet it may be taken from him and others may benefit from it. 00:05:41.430 --> 00:05:44.430 A person may know something but not act upon it. 00:05:44.430 --> 00:05:48.879 A disbeliever may affirm what a believer affirms, 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:53.259 yet he does not become a believer by that. 00:05:53.259 --> 00:05:56.259 A liar may sometimes tell the truth. 00:05:56.259 --> 00:05:59.490 It is the nature of the devil to lie. 00:05:59.490 --> 00:06:02.810 The devil may manifest in certain forms, 00:06:02.810 --> 00:06:06.220 so it is possible for him to be seen. 00:06:06.220 --> 00:06:08.220 Whoever is appointed to guard something is called a "wakil" (agent/guardian). 00:06:08.220 --> 00:06:12.610 The jinn eat from the food of humans. 00:06:12.610 --> 00:06:16.829 The jinn speak the language of humans. 00:06:16.829 --> 00:06:21.220 The jinn steal and deceive. 00:06:21.220 --> 00:06:24.540 The excellence of Ayat al-Kursi and the excellence of Surah al-Baqarah. 00:06:24.540 --> 00:06:28.819 The jinn take from food over which the name of Allah is not mentioned. 00:06:28.819 --> 00:06:34.240 A thief is not subject to the prescribed punishment during a famine. 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:37.660 If the stolen item does not reach the minimum threshold (nisab), the hand is not cut. 00:06:37.660 --> 00:06:43.139 Therefore, it was permissible for the Companion to pardon him before reporting him to the Lawgiver. 00:06:43.139 --> 00:06:49.139 The permissibility of collecting zakat al-fitr during Ramadan before the night of Eid. 00:06:49.139 --> 00:06:54.709 Accepting an excuse and covering the faults of one who is thought to be truthful. 00:06:54.709 --> 00:06:59.029 The awareness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, regarding the state of Abu Hurayrah. 00:06:59.029 --> 00:07:05.610 His approval of Abu Hurayrah’s action is an indication of the latter's deep fiqh. 00:07:05.610 --> 00:07:11.959 The believer has mercy on people, feels compassion for those with dependents, and helps the needy. 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:18.279 The believer seeks wisdom, for it is his lost property, and pursues knowledge, for it is his passion. 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:27.459 On the authority of Abu al-Darda’, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:07:27.459 --> 00:07:30.459 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:07:30.459 --> 00:07:34.459 "Whoever memorizes ten verses from the beginning of Surah al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjal." 00:07:34.459 --> 00:07:41.529 In another narration: "from the end of Surah al-Kahf." Both were narrated by Muslim. 00:07:41.529 --> 00:07:47.819 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:07:47.819 --> 00:07:51.709 The first narration is the preserved one. 00:07:51.709 --> 00:07:54.899 It is supported by the hadith of al-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an, may Allah be pleased with him, in which it says: 00:07:54.899 --> 00:08:00.899 "Whoever among you encounters him, let him recite the opening verses of Surah al-Kahf." 00:08:00.899 --> 00:08:05.899 An explanation of the excellence of Surah al-Kahf. 00:08:05.899 --> 00:08:09.699 That its opening verses protect against the trial of the Dajjal. 00:08:09.699 --> 00:08:12.699 Information regarding the matter of the Dajjal. 00:08:12.699 --> 00:08:16.060 And an explanation of what protects against him. 00:08:16.060 --> 00:08:19.060 Memorizing the Qur’an and reflecting upon it protects one from many pitfalls. 00:08:19.410 --> 00:08:24.410 On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:08:24.410 --> 00:08:29.939 "While Jibril, peace be upon him, was sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:29.939 --> 00:08:35.940 he heard a creaking sound from above him. 00:08:35.940 --> 00:08:38.940 He raised his head and said, 00:08:38.940 --> 00:08:41.940 'This is a gate in the heaven that has been opened today; 00:08:41.940 --> 00:08:45.940 it has never been opened before today.' 00:08:45.940 --> 00:08:48.940 An angel descended from it, 00:08:48.940 --> 00:08:51.009 and he said, 00:08:51.009 --> 00:08:53.009 'This is an angel who has descended to the earth; 00:08:53.009 --> 00:08:56.009 he has never descended before today.' 00:08:56.009 --> 00:08:59.009 He gave greetings and said, 00:08:59.009 --> 00:09:01.039 'Rejoice in two lights you have been given, 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:04.039 which no prophet before you was given: 00:09:04.039 --> 00:09:08.039 the Opening of the Book (al-Fatihah), 00:09:08.039 --> 00:09:10.039 and the concluding verses of Surah al-Baqarah. 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:13.039 You will not recite a letter from them without being granted it.'" 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:18.139 Narrated by Muslim. 00:09:18.139 --> 00:09:20.419 "Naqid": 00:09:20.419 --> 00:09:21.419 The sound. 00:09:21.419 --> 00:09:23.419 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:09:23.419 --> 00:09:26.289 The excellence of the Opening of the Book and the final verses of Surah al-Baqarah. 00:09:26.289 --> 00:09:32.019 The Book of Allah is a light that guides to that which is most upright. 00:09:32.019 --> 00:09:37.409 The believer recites the Book of Allah to act upon it, 00:09:37.409 --> 00:09:40.409 and asks Allah for help in achieving success in that. 00:09:40.409 --> 00:09:44.409 The heaven has gates. 00:09:44.409 --> 00:09:47.860 Divine commands descend from them. 00:09:47.860 --> 00:09:49.860 They do not open except by the command of Allah, 00:09:49.860 --> 00:09:52.860 for each gate has a specific purpose. 00:09:52.860 --> 00:09:57.370 Affirmation of the attribute of Highness for Allah, the Most High, the Almighty. 00:09:57.370 --> 00:10:05.179 Chapter: The desirability of gathering for recitation. 00:10:05.179 --> 00:10:10.399 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:14.399 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:17.399 "No group of people gathers in one of the houses of Allah 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:21.500 reciting the Book of Allah 00:10:21.500 --> 00:10:23.500 and studying it among themselves, 00:10:23.500 --> 00:10:26.500 but that tranquility descends upon them, 00:10:26.500 --> 00:10:28.500 mercy covers them, 00:10:28.500 --> 00:10:30.500 the angels surround them, 00:10:30.500 --> 00:10:33.500 and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him." 00:10:33.500 --> 00:10:36.500 Narrated by Muslim. 00:10:36.500 --> 00:10:38.659 "Haffathum": 00:10:38.659 --> 00:10:43.519 Meaning they surrounded them. 00:10:44.519 --> 00:10:47.289 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:10:47.289 --> 00:10:49.379 Encouragement to seek knowledge, 00:10:49.379 --> 00:10:52.379 and to gather for it and study it. 00:10:52.379 --> 00:10:55.799 The most noble of sciences to be studied and discussed 00:10:55.799 --> 00:10:58.799 is the Book of Allah, the Almighty. 00:10:58.799 --> 00:11:01.179 Among the means of preserving knowledge 00:11:01.179 --> 00:11:03.179 is studying and discussing it. 00:11:03.179 --> 00:11:06.179 All of this leads to collective understanding, 00:11:06.179 --> 00:11:08.179 and sound fiqh, 00:11:08.179 --> 00:11:10.179 especially when several opinions 00:11:10.179 --> 00:11:13.179 are gathered regarding a certain issue. 00:11:13.179 --> 00:11:16.600 Circles of knowledge have a special status 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:18.600 with Allah, the Almighty. 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:21.600 This is manifested by tranquility descending upon them, 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:23.600 mercy covering them, 00:11:23.600 --> 00:11:25.600 and the angels surrounding them. 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:28.600 All of this is crowned 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.600 by Allah mentioning them to those who are with Him. 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:35.049 Allah has angels who travel the earth 00:11:35.049 --> 00:11:38.049 seeking circles of dhikr, 00:11:38.049 --> 00:11:40.049 These are the gatherings of knowledge, 00:11:40.049 --> 00:11:43.559 which serve as evidence for the exaltedness of Allah, the Exalted, 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:45.559 over His creation. 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:50.360 Riyadh al-Salihin, O Riyadh al-Salihin.