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Al-Shamail Al-Muhammadiya | Episode (34) | Chapter: What was mentioned about the names of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and his life | Part one
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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With the pens of longing
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And the ink of love
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We are recording lines more precious than gold.
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Regarding the description of the Master of Creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il)
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Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the names of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Jubayr Ibn Mut'im, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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I have names.
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I am Muhammad.
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And I praise Allah.
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And I am al-Mahi (the Effacer), through whom Allah shall efface disbelief.
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The one through whom Allah effaces disbelief.
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And I am the Gatherer.
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He who will gather the people upon His two feet.
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And I am the 'Aqib (the last of the prophets).
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And the Final One, after whom there is no prophet.
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In this hadith
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informs us that he has several names.
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Among them is Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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This is his name, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Whom his grandfather, ‘Abd al-Muttalib, named.
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Through the inspiration of Allah, the Exalted.
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So that he may be praiseworthy in this world and the Hereafter.
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And the meaning of Muhammad is...
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He who possesses virtuous attributes.
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And the noble virtues that are worthy of praise.
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And among his names is Ahmad.
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He is the person who praises Allah the most.
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And they are the greatest of people in their praise of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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This is why, when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intercedes,
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For the first and the last generations on the Day of Resurrection.
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Allah teaches him through the praise and commendation bestowed upon him.
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That which belongs to no one else among all the worlds.
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Among his names is al-Mahi (the Effacer).
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He explained that by saying:
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He is the one through whom Allah erases disbelief.
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Meaning that Allah, the Exalted, sent him to eradicate disbelief through him.
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And through it, He effaces misguidance.
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And through it, He opens eyes that were blind and hearts that were sealed.
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And He made our ears deaf.
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And among His names is al-Hashir (the Gatherer).
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He explained it by saying:
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The One who will gather all people upon His two feet.
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Meaning that he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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People will come forward on the Day of Resurrection.
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And he will be the first person for whom the grave splits open.
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Then the people followed in his footsteps.
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And among his names is al-'Aqib (the Successor).
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Meaning that Allah, glorified and exalted is He, has ordained it.
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the Seal of the Prophets.
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There is no prophet after him.
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He is the 'Aqib (the Successor), who came after all the prophets.
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And His saying:
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And the Final One, after whom there is no prophet.
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It has been said that this statement is among the words of al-Zuhri.
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Thus, it is considered an interpolated addition to the hadith.
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And on the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:
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I met the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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In some of the routes of Medina
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He then said
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I am Muhammad.
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And I praise Allah.
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And I am the Prophet of mercy.
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And the Prophet of repentance.
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And I am the Successor.
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And I am the Gatherer.
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And the Prophet of the great battles.
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In this hadith
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A mention of the names of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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In addition to what was mentioned in the previous hadith.
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Among these is the Prophet of Mercy, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Meaning, Allah the Exalted sent him to be a mercy to the worlds.
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For all mercy lies in following him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Among them is the Prophet of Repentance.
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So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent him.
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to call people to Allah.
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towards repentance to Allah, the Exalted.
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And turning in repentance to Him.
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Thus, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was
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The leader of those who frequently repent.
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Among them is the one who follows in the footsteps of others.
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Or the one who follows in his footsteps.
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It is a concept that is highly active and influential.
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Its meaning, therefore, is
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The one who followed, meaning he pursued or came after.
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The legacy of the Prophets, peace be upon them.
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And from this is His saying, the Exalted:
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“Those are they whom Allah guideth, so follow their guidance. Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for it. Lo! it is naught but a Reminder to (His) creatures.” (6:90)
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So follow his guidance.
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And it is a passive participle.
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Its meaning, therefore, is
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Who followed in the footsteps of the prophets.
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That is, he came after them.
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And from this is His saying, the Exalted:
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Then We sent Our messengers following in their footsteps.
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The intended meaning in both expressions is one and the same.
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Among his names is the Prophet of the Great Battles.
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The term *malahim* is the plural of *malhama*.
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It is the war.
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And war was termed a 'malhama' (epic battle).
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Because flesh and bodies
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In it, they become intertwined and inseparable.
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And it is afflicted by what it is afflicted by.
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Whoever strikes or stabs.
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A beneficial point.
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Does the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, have
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Other names.
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Scholars have authored works dedicated to compiling the names of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Numerous scholarly compilations.
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They have differed regarding many names.
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Is it valid to attribute it to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or not?
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And among the most significant causes of the disagreement
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That some of them considered every description
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Which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to describe it.
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In the Noble Qur'an.
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Among His names
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Consider, for example, one of His names.
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The witness and the bringer of glad tidings.
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And the warner and the caller.
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And the illuminating lamp.
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Some of those who concerned themselves with this matter have indeed gone to great lengths.
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He then conveyed the names of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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to three hundred names
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Among them are those who traced them to a thousand names.
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And the correct view is
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That which has a basis in the foundational texts.
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The name of
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And that is but a small amount.
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Or a description
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And he is the most...
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Beyond that, there is no basis for it.
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Thus, the term 'Prophet'—may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him—should not be applied in a general or unrestricted sense.
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Being wary of excess and extremism.
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Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the life of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Simak Ibn Harb reported:
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I heard al-Nu'man Ibn Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, saying:
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Are you not enjoying whatever food and drink you desire?
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I have indeed seen your Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And he would not even find enough poor-quality dates to fill his stomach.
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In this hadith, al-Nu'man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with both of them) says:
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To those around him from the Tabi'un.
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Are you not enjoying whatever food and drink you desire?
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This means you have reached a certain state of living.
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For whatever food or drink you may desire or crave.
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You will find it made easy for you.
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Then he continues by saying
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I have indeed seen your Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And he would not even find enough poor-quality dates to fill his stomach.
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Ad-daqal refers to inferior-quality dates.
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Meaning that he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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He could not even find enough of the lowest-quality dates to fill his stomach.
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How, then, could it be regarding his neck?
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Not to mention other types of fine food.
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'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported:
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We, the family of Muhammad, peace be upon him, were such that
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We would remain for a month without lighting a fire.
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It is nothing but dates and water.
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In this hadith
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'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, mentions
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That the family of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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They would often go for a month at a time without lighting a fire.
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This means that they were not in the habit of baking bread.
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And they should not cook anything during this period.
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And her statement, "It is nothing but dates and water."
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This means that their only food was dates and water.
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And on the authority of Abu Qilabah, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:
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We complained to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about our hunger.
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And we lifted our stomachs away from the stone, one stone after another.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, raised
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From his stomach, [he tied] two stones.
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In this hadith
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That the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them,
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They complained to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about their hunger.
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They lifted their garments to reveal a stone tied against their stomachs.
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Meaning that each one of them tied a stone against his stomach.
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In order to appease their hunger.
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When a person is overcome by intense hunger,
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For he would press his hand against his stomach.
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He then feels that his hunger has subsided.
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Thus, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were
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Sometimes, the period of hunger lasts a long time for them.
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At that point, it is not sufficient to merely press on the abdomen with the hand.
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Each one of them would take a small stone.
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And he would bind it tightly against his stomach.
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And regarding his statement, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, raised [his hands/his voice].
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Regarding his stomach, [he tied] two stones [to it].
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That is, due to the intensity of the hunger.
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This hadith is weak.
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However, its meaning is correct.
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Other authentic hadiths bear witness to it.
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Among these instances is what has been recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari.
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Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he said
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On the day of the Trench, we were digging.
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Then, a severe hardship was presented.
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Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came.
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They said, "This is a trench that has appeared in the ditch."
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He said, "I will descend."
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Then he stood up, with a stone bound against his stomach.
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We had remained for three days without tasting a thing.
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out
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at an hour he would not usually go out,
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and no one would meet him at that time.
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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came to him.
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He said, "What brought you here, O Abu Bakr?"
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He replied, "I went out to meet the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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to look upon his face and greet him."
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It was not long before ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, came.
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He said, "What brought you here, O ‘Umar?"
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He said, "Hunger, O Messenger of Allah."
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"I have also experienced some of that."
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So they set off to the home of Abu al-Haytham ibn al-Tayyihan al-Ansari.
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He was a man with many date palms and sheep,
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but he had no servants.
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They did not find him.
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They said to his wife,
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"Where is your husband?"
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She said,
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"He went out to fetch us some fresh water."
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It was not long before Abu al-Haytham arrived, carrying a water skin.
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He set it down,
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then came to embrace the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and offered his own father and mother as a ransom for him.
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Then he took them to his garden.
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He spread a mat for them.
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Then he went to his date palms
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and returned with a cluster of dates, which he placed before them.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Could you not have selected some of the ripe dates for us?"
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He said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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I wanted you to choose or select from both the ripe and the semi-ripe dates."
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So they ate,
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and drank from that water.
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Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"This, by the One in whose hand is my soul,
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is part of the bounty about which you will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection:
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cool shade,
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delicious dates,
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and cold water."
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Abu al-Haytham went off to prepare some food for them.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Do not slaughter for us a milk-producing animal."
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So he slaughtered a young goat or a kid for them.
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He brought it to them,
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and they ate.
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Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Do you have a servant?"
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He said, "No."
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He said,
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"When some captives come to us, come to us."
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Then two captives were brought to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and no third with them.
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Abu al-Haytham came to him,
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and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Choose one of the two."
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He said,
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"O Messenger of Allah, choose for me."
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"The one consulted is a trustee.
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Take this one,
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for I have seen him praying.
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And treat him well."
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Abu al-Haytham went to his wife
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and told her what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had said.
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His wife said,
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"You will not fulfill the right of what the Prophet, peace be upon him, said about him
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except by setting him free."
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He said,
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"Then he is free."
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Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Allah has not sent a prophet or a caliph
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but that he has two inner circles:
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an inner circle that enjoins him to do good and forbids him from evil,
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and an inner circle that does not spare him any corruption.
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Whoever is protected from the evil inner circle has indeed been protected."
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In this hadith is a remarkable story
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that clarifies the state of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and his senior Companions regarding their asceticism in this world,
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and the trials of hunger and hardship they faced at times.
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For he, peace be upon him, went out
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at an hour he would not usually go out.
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This hour, and Allah knows best, was during the day.
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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came to him,
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and he was constantly with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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in a complete companionship, both at home and while traveling.
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He said, "What brought you here, O Abu Bakr?"
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He said, "I went out to meet the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,"
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meaning he desired to meet the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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to look at him and hear his speech.
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This is what brought him out at that hour.
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They had not waited long before ‘Umar came.
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"What brought you here, O ‘Umar?"
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He said, "Hunger, O Messenger of Allah."
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"I have also experienced some of that,"
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meaning from the hunger.
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So they set off to the home of Abu al-Haytham ibn al-Tayyihan al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him.
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He was a man with many date palms and sheep,
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whom Allah, the Almighty, had blessed with wealth.
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He had an orchard of date palms and livestock,
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but he had no servants.
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They did not find him at home,
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so they asked his wife about him.
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She said,
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"He went out to fetch us fresh water,"
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meaning he carried a water skin and went to bring us fresh water.
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They had not waited long before Abu al-Haytham arrived, carrying a water skin,
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meaning he was carrying it.
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When he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, and those with him,
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he set the water skin down from his shoulder,
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then came to embrace the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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meaning he hugged him out of joy at his arrival,
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and offered his father and mother as a ransom for him,
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meaning he said to him, "I ransom you with my father and mother, O Messenger of Allah."
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Then he took them to his garden,
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meaning his orchard.
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He spread a mat for them,
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meaning he placed a covering on the ground for them to sit on.
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Then he went to a date palm
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and returned with a cluster of dates, which he placed down.
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He means he brought a whole branch containing both ripe and semi-ripe dates,
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and placed it before the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Could you not have selected some of the ripe dates for us?"
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Meaning there was no need to cut the entire cluster from the tree;
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if you had picked some ripe dates for us, it would have sufficed.
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He said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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I wanted you to choose from its ripe and semi-ripe dates."
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Meaning when the whole cluster is before a person,
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he can choose what he likes from it,
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which is more appetizing and delicious than if some were picked for him.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, and his two companions ate,
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and they drank from that fresh water
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which he had brought in the water skin.
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Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"This, by the One in whose hand is my soul,
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is part of the bounty about which you will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection:
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cool shade, delicious dates, and cold water."
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Then he recited:
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“Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.” (102:8)
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Bounty is everything a person enjoys
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and finds pleasure in during this life.
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Then Abu al-Haytham, may Allah be pleased with him, went off
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to prepare food for them,
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because what they had eaten of the dates was by way of fruit.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Do not slaughter a milk-producing animal,"
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meaning do not slaughter a milking ewe,
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so that it remains to benefit from its milk.
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So he slaughtered a young goat or a kid for them.
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The 'anaq' is a young female goat,
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and the 'jadi' is a young male goat.
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He brought them the food after he had cooked, prepared, and arranged it.
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They ate,
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and he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him,
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"Do you have a servant?" This question
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was for the sake of rewarding him for this deed.
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He said, "No."
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So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"When some captives come to us, come to us."
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Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was brought
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two captives, and no third with them.
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Meaning the Prophet, peace be upon him, was brought
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two men who had been captured from the enemy,
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with no third person with them.
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Abu al-Haytham came to him at the appointed time,
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and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him,
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"Choose one of the two."
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He said,
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"O Messenger of Allah, choose for me."
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"The one consulted is a trustee."
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Meaning that whoever is consulted by someone
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has been entrusted to be sincere to him.
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So he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
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"Take this one, for I have seen him praying."
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In this is the greatness of the matter of prayer,
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and that it is the first thing one should be concerned with when asking about people,
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whether for marriage, employment, or other matters.
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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, advised him to treat him well.
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Abu al-Haytham went off with him to his wife
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and informed her of the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his recommendation regarding this servant.
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His wife said,
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"You will not fulfill the right of what the Prophet, peace be upon him, said about him
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except by setting him free."
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Abu al-Haytham, may Allah be pleased with him, said without hesitation,
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"Then he is free."
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Knowing that Abu al-Haytham, may Allah be pleased with him,
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had a farm with date palms and trees
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that required work,
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and he also had livestock
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It requires care.
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He is also occupied with the needs of his family.
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He draws water for them to drink.
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And he has no one to serve him.
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So when this servant came to him,
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he emancipated him, acting upon the instruction of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"Allah has not sent a prophet nor a successor
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but that he has two inner circles:
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an inner circle that commands him to do good and forbids him from evil,
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and an inner circle that does not spare him from corruption."
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The inner circle,
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what is meant by it
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is the minister and the advisor,
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and the counselor who is close to a person.
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So if a ruler has an inner circle of good,
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then this is from the success granted by Allah, the Glorified and Exalted.
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And if he has an inner circle of evil,
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then he must beware of them,
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for they do not spare him from corruption.
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Meaning, they do not care about causing him to fall into evil and corruption.
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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"And whoever is protected from an evil inner circle has indeed been protected."
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This means that if Allah honors a ruler
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by protecting him from an evil inner circle,
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then he has been protected from evil, corruption, and ruin.
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The hadith has more to follow, if Allah wills.
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And Allah knows best.
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May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad,
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and upon all his family and companions.