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 --> 00:00:14.960 Chapter: Hastening to perform good deeds. 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:21.960 And urging whoever intends to do good to pursue it with diligence and without hesitation. 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:26.179 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:00:26.179 --> 00:00:32.179 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, took a sword on the day of Uhud. 00:00:32.179 --> 00:00:36.179 He said, "Who will take this from me?" 00:00:36.179 --> 00:00:43.340 They stretched out their hands, each one of them saying, "I will, I will." 00:00:43.340 --> 00:00:47.340 He said, "Who will take it with its due right?" 00:00:47.340 --> 00:00:49.340 The people hesitated. 00:00:49.340 --> 00:00:52.340 Then Abu Dujanah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 00:00:52.340 --> 00:00:55.460 "I will take it with its due right." 00:00:55.460 --> 00:00:59.460 He took it and struck the heads of the polytheists with it. 00:00:59.460 --> 00:01:01.560 Narrated by Muslim. 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:06.010 The name of Abu Dujanah is Simak ibn Kharashah. 00:01:06.010 --> 00:01:08.200 His saying "the people hesitated" 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:10.200 Means they paused. 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:14.359 "Struck with it" means he split. 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:16.420 "The heads of the polytheists" 00:01:16.420 --> 00:01:18.420 Means their skulls. 00:01:18.420 --> 00:01:21.260 "Take it with its due right" 00:01:21.260 --> 00:01:24.260 Means to resist the enemies of Allah with it. 00:01:24.260 --> 00:01:27.260 And to strive with it as it ought to be striven. 00:01:27.260 --> 00:01:30.989 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:30.989 --> 00:01:38.250 An illustration of the bravery of Abu Dujanah, may Allah be pleased with him, his sacrifice, and his sincerity in jihad. 00:01:38.250 --> 00:01:42.250 It does not indicate cowardice on the part of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 00:01:42.250 --> 00:01:45.250 Rather, they hesitated to take the sword 00:01:45.250 --> 00:01:50.250 Fearing that they might not be able to fulfill its condition and its right. 00:01:50.250 --> 00:01:53.250 They had stretched out their hands to take it initially 00:01:53.250 --> 00:01:57.250 To fight with it to the best of their ability without conditions. 00:01:57.250 --> 00:02:00.469 The encouragement of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:00.469 --> 00:02:05.469 To his Companions for greater sacrifice and inflicting damage upon the enemy. 00:02:05.469 --> 00:02:09.599 The permissibility of offering weapons to a soldier to carry them with their due right. 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:13.819 People's abilities in carrying weapons vary. 00:02:13.819 --> 00:02:21.020 A Muslim should direct his weapon to strike the heads of the polytheists and disperse their ranks. 00:02:21.020 --> 00:02:26.020 It is forbidden for him to point it at his fellow Muslim. 00:02:26.020 --> 00:02:32.240 Whoever takes on a task must perform it with right and sincerity. 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:36.099 On the authority of al-Zubayr ibn 'Adi, who said: 00:02:36.099 --> 00:02:39.099 We came to Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:02:39.099 --> 00:02:43.099 And complained to him about what we were suffering from al-Hajjaj. 00:02:43.099 --> 00:02:45.099 He said: 00:02:45.099 --> 00:02:49.099 "Be patient, for there will not come upon you a time 00:02:49.099 --> 00:02:52.099 But that the one after it is worse than it, 00:02:52.099 --> 00:02:55.099 Until you meet your Lord." 00:02:55.099 --> 00:02:59.099 "I heard this from your Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 00:02:59.099 --> 00:03:02.169 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:03:02.169 --> 00:03:04.939 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:03:04.939 --> 00:03:09.219 The permissibility of complaining about an Imam or ruler to the people of knowledge. 00:03:09.219 --> 00:03:15.219 True leadership of the people lies with the people of knowledge. 00:03:15.219 --> 00:03:19.479 The governorship of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi was oppressive. 00:03:19.479 --> 00:03:21.479 For he was the destroyer of the tribe of Thaqif. 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:23.740 The wisdom of the people of knowledge, 00:03:23.740 --> 00:03:27.740 Their foresight, and their knowledge of the reality of the people 00:03:27.740 --> 00:03:31.740 Are manifested in critical situations and difficult circumstances. 00:03:31.740 --> 00:03:35.020 The recommendation of patience during trials, 00:03:35.020 --> 00:03:38.020 And hastening to perform righteous deeds. 00:03:38.020 --> 00:03:40.150 No time comes 00:03:40.150 --> 00:03:44.150 But that the one after it is harder on the people than it. 00:03:44.150 --> 00:03:47.379 The spread of corruption at the end of time. 00:03:47.379 --> 00:03:51.659 Not rebelling against rulers and authorities 00:03:51.659 --> 00:03:54.659 Unless they commit clear disbelief, 00:03:54.659 --> 00:03:58.860 Regarding which the Ummah has proof from Allah. 00:03:58.860 --> 00:04:02.860 Repelling a greater harm with a lesser harm. 00:04:02.860 --> 00:04:05.860 For Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:05.860 --> 00:04:08.860 If he had permitted them to rebel against al-Hajjaj, 00:04:08.860 --> 00:04:13.860 Harms and strife would have occurred, the consequences of which only Allah knows. 00:04:13.860 --> 00:04:20.069 But he commanded them to be patient for fear of that happening. 00:04:20.069 --> 00:04:23.069 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:23.069 --> 00:04:27.139 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:04:27.139 --> 00:04:30.139 "Hasten to perform deeds before seven things: 00:04:30.139 --> 00:04:34.139 Are you waiting for anything but poverty that makes you forget, 00:04:34.139 --> 00:04:36.139 Or wealth that makes you arrogant, 00:04:36.139 --> 00:04:38.139 Or illness that corrupts, 00:04:38.139 --> 00:04:41.139 Or senility that makes you doting, 00:04:41.139 --> 00:04:43.139 Or death that comes suddenly, 00:04:43.139 --> 00:04:45.139 Or the Dajjal, 00:04:45.139 --> 00:04:47.139 Who is the worst hidden thing to be awaited, 00:04:47.139 --> 00:04:49.139 Or the Hour? 00:04:49.139 --> 00:04:52.329 The Hour is more grievous and more bitter." 00:04:52.329 --> 00:04:55.350 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:04:55.350 --> 00:04:58.449 "Hasten" means compete. 00:04:58.449 --> 00:05:00.449 "Wealth that makes you arrogant" 00:05:00.449 --> 00:05:05.639 Means it leads its possessor to exceed the limits in sins. 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:07.639 "Senility that makes you doting" 00:05:07.639 --> 00:05:09.639 Means causing one to fall into dotage, 00:05:09.639 --> 00:05:12.639 Which is speech that deviates from soundness. 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:14.800 "Death that comes suddenly" 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:18.120 Means killing quickly. 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:20.120 "The Hour is more grievous and more bitter" 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:25.120 Means a greater calamity and more bitter than the torment of this world. 00:05:27.050 --> 00:05:29.339 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:05:29.339 --> 00:05:34.589 Information about the Dajjal, who is one of the signs of the Hour. 00:05:34.589 --> 00:05:38.879 That the torment of this world is lighter than the torment of the Hereafter. 00:05:38.879 --> 00:05:42.879 A person must hasten to perform righteous deeds 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:46.069 Before obstacles to them draw near. 00:05:46.069 --> 00:05:49.069 That among the most important things that distract a person from good are: 00:05:49.069 --> 00:05:54.069 Severe poverty, wealth, illness, and senility. 00:05:54.069 --> 00:06:01.329 A believer must take advantage of the occasions in which opportunities for good deeds are available to him, 00:06:01.329 --> 00:06:04.329 Because they are not permanent, 00:06:04.329 --> 00:06:11.189 Like a merchant who watches for seasons to obtain large profits. 00:06:11.189 --> 00:06:14.189 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:06:14.189 --> 00:06:19.189 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said on the day of Khaybar: 00:06:19.189 --> 00:06:24.290 "I will certainly give this banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, 00:06:24.290 --> 00:06:27.350 And through whose hands Allah will grant victory." 00:06:27.350 --> 00:06:29.350 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 00:06:29.350 --> 00:06:33.350 "I never loved leadership except on that day, 00:06:33.350 --> 00:06:38.350 So I stood tall in hope that I would be called for it." 00:06:38.350 --> 00:06:45.350 But the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:06:45.350 --> 00:06:47.350 And gave it to him. 00:06:47.350 --> 00:06:53.350 He said, "Go and do not look back until Allah grants you victory." 00:06:53.350 --> 00:06:58.480 'Ali walked a little, then stopped and did not look back. 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:04.480 He shouted, "O Messenger of Allah, for what should I fight the people?" 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:10.480 He said, "Fight them until they testify that there is no god but Allah, 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:13.480 And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:15.480 If they do that, 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:20.480 They have protected their blood and wealth from you, except for its due right, 00:07:20.480 --> 00:07:23.480 And their reckoning is with Allah." 00:07:23.480 --> 00:07:25.670 Narrated by Muslim. 00:07:25.670 --> 00:07:28.180 "Stood tall" 00:07:28.180 --> 00:07:31.180 Means I jumped up, looking forward. 00:07:31.180 --> 00:07:33.300 Khaybar: 00:07:33.300 --> 00:07:37.300 A large city with fortresses and farms, 00:07:37.300 --> 00:07:41.589 Located north of Medina towards the Levant. 00:07:41.589 --> 00:07:42.589 "Shouted" 00:07:42.589 --> 00:07:44.589 Means he raised his voice. 00:07:44.589 --> 00:07:47.300 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:07:47.300 --> 00:07:53.680 The standard-bearers should be among those who love Allah and His Messenger. 00:07:53.680 --> 00:07:57.680 This is the characteristic of the party of Allah, the mujahideen. 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:00.970 The Companions used to dislike leadership 00:08:00.970 --> 00:08:03.970 Because of the great responsibility it entails. 00:08:03.970 --> 00:08:09.290 The permissibility of aspiring and looking forward to a matter whose goodness is confirmed. 00:08:09.290 --> 00:08:12.639 The Imam's guidance to the army commander 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:16.639 On how to act on the battlefield. 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:21.930 The commitment of the Companions of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to his instructions, 00:08:21.930 --> 00:08:24.930 And their haste to implement them. 00:08:24.930 --> 00:08:29.220 Whoever finds something unclear regarding what he has been tasked with, 00:08:29.220 --> 00:08:31.220 Should ask about it. 00:08:31.220 --> 00:08:34.570 Love of Allah and His Messenger 00:08:34.570 --> 00:08:37.570 Is only through faith in them 00:08:37.570 --> 00:08:40.919 And following what they have commanded. 00:08:40.919 --> 00:08:43.919 A miracle of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:46.919 As he informed of an unseen matter, 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:48.919 And it was as he informed, 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:51.139 Which was the conquest of Khaybar. 00:08:51.139 --> 00:08:54.139 It is not permissible to kill one who has uttered the two testimonies of faith, 00:08:54.139 --> 00:08:58.139 Unless something appears from him that warrants killing, 00:08:58.139 --> 00:09:00.139 Such as intentional murder, 00:09:00.139 --> 00:09:02.139 Or denying something of the religion 00:09:02.139 --> 00:09:05.399 That necessitates disbelief and apostasy. 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:07.399 The rulings of Islam are applied 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:09.399 Based on what is apparent from people, 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:12.399 And Allah takes charge of their inner secrets. 00:09:12.399 --> 00:09:15.590 Zakat is taken by force 00:09:15.590 --> 00:09:19.750 If its owner does not pay it willingly. 00:09:19.750 --> 00:09:23.750 Riyad al-Salihin.