WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.439 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:09.800 “Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever)? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed.” (39:9) 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:16.980 The Splendor of Knowledge according to the Sages. 00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.820 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi. 00:00:21.820 --> 00:00:27.339 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:27.339 --> 00:00:32.170 Choose your companions carefully. 00:00:32.170 --> 00:00:34.170 Some of the sages have said: 00:00:34.369 --> 00:00:37.170 Whoever keeps company with the scholars is held in high esteem, 00:00:37.170 --> 00:00:41.219 while whoever sits with the foolish is held in contempt. 00:00:41.219 --> 00:00:45.020 The reason is that he acquires their goodness and nobility, 00:00:45.020 --> 00:00:48.820 and attains the blessing of knowledge and the companionship of the righteous. 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:51.579 Thus, he finds light, attains goodness, 00:00:51.579 --> 00:00:53.500 and secures pearls of wisdom. 00:00:53.500 --> 00:00:57.259 Sitting with them inspires him toward dignity and gentleness, 00:00:57.259 --> 00:01:01.020 and he no longer acts like the wretched buffoons. 00:01:01.020 --> 00:01:02.859 His character becomes refined, 00:01:02.859 --> 00:01:04.819 his actions are restrained, 00:01:04.859 --> 00:01:06.459 and it is said of him: 00:01:06.459 --> 00:01:10.500 "A companion of the virtuous and an associate of the elite." 00:01:10.500 --> 00:01:13.099 This is in contrast to one who sits with the foolish, 00:01:13.099 --> 00:01:14.900 who is held in contempt and belittled, 00:01:14.900 --> 00:01:17.540 neither honored nor respected, 00:01:17.540 --> 00:01:20.700 and who bears the shame and disgrace of their traits, 00:01:20.700 --> 00:01:22.780 as well as their weariness and repulsiveness. 00:01:22.780 --> 00:01:28.780 In this is evidence of the importance of friendship and the virtue of beneficial companionship. 00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:30.859 In the well-known hadith: 00:01:30.859 --> 00:01:34.739 "The likeness of a righteous companion and an evil companion 00:01:34.739 --> 00:01:37.930 is that of the bearer of musk and the blower of the bellows. 00:01:37.930 --> 00:01:41.170 As for the bearer of musk, he may give you some, 00:01:41.170 --> 00:01:43.409 or you may purchase some from him, 00:01:43.409 --> 00:01:46.930 or you may find a pleasant scent from him. 00:01:46.930 --> 00:01:48.569 As for the blower of the bellows, 00:01:48.569 --> 00:01:50.890 he may burn your clothes, 00:01:50.890 --> 00:01:54.049 or you may find a foul odor from him." 00:01:54.049 --> 00:01:55.959 Both [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] recorded it. 00:01:55.959 --> 00:01:58.920 Imam Al-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:01.680 "It contains the parable set by the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.640 comparing the righteous companion to the bearer of musk, 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:07.840 and the evil companion to the blower of the bellows. 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:12.840 It highlights the virtue of sitting with the righteous, the people of goodness, and those of noble character, 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:16.840 as well as those of high moral standing, piety, knowledge, and refinement. 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:20.639 It also contains a prohibition against sitting with people of evil and people of innovation, 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:22.560 or those who backbite others, 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:25.400 or those who frequently engage in wickedness and idleness, 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:28.900 and other such blameworthy types." 00:02:28.900 --> 00:02:31.819 The meaning of "he may give you" is that he bestows upon you. 00:02:31.860 --> 00:02:36.300 It also indicates the purity of musk, its desirability, and the permissibility of selling it. 00:02:36.300 --> 00:02:40.020 The scholars have reached a consensus on all of this. 00:02:40.020 --> 00:02:42.020 And Allah is the Grantor of success.