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Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (158) | Chapter on the honors and virtues of saints (1)
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Riyadh al-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Chapter: The Miracles (Karamat) of the Awliya and their Virtues.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“Lo! verily the friends of Allah are (those) on whom fear (cometh) not, nor do they grieve?” (10:62)
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"Those who believed and used to fear Allah."
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“Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter - There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph.” (10:64)
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"That is the great attainment."
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And He the Exalted said:
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“And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.” (19:25)
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"So eat and drink."
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The verse.
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And He the Exalted said:
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“And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food)? She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.” (3:37)
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"He said, 'O Maryam, from where is this [coming] to you?'"
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“And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food)? She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.” (3:37)
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“And her Lord accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah went into the sanctuary where she was, he found that she had food. He said: O Mary! Whence cometh unto thee this (food)? She answered: It is from Allah. Allah giveth without stint to whom He will.” (3:37)
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And He the Exalted said:
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"And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah..."
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“And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and will prepare for you a pillow in your plight.” (18:16)
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“And when ye withdraw from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His mercy and will prepare for you a pillow in your plight.” (18:16)
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“And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend.” (18:17)
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“And thou mightest have seen the sun when it rose move away from their cave to the right, and when it set go past them on the left, and they were in the cleft thereof. That was (one) of the portents of Allah. He whom Allah guideth, he indeed is led aright, and he whom He sendeth astray, for him thou wilt not find a guiding friend.” (18:17)
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The verse.
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On the authority of Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both:
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That the People of the Suffah were people of poverty.
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And that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said one time:
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"Whoever has food for two, let him take a third."
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"And whoever has food for four,"
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"Let him take a fifth or a sixth."
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Or as he said.
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And Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, brought three.
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went off with ten.
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And Abu Bakr had dinner at the home of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Then he stayed until he prayed the ‘Isha prayer.
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Then he returned.
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He came after as much of the night had passed as Allah willed.
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His wife said:
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"What kept you from your guests?"
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He said, "Have you not fed them yet?"
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She said, "They refused until you came, and they had been offered [the food]."
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He said, "So I went away and hid."
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He [Abu Bakr] said, "O Ghunthar!"
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He scolded and insulted.
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And he said, "Eat, may it not be pleasant for you."
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"By Allah, I will never eat it."
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He said, "And by Allah,"
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"We would not take a morsel,"
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"But that more than it would grow from beneath it."
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Until they were satisfied.
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And it became more than it was before that.
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So Abu Bakr looked at it.
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And he said to his wife:
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"O sister of Banu Firas,"
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"What is this?"
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She said, "No, by the coolness of my eyes,"
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"It is now more than it was before that by three times."
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So Abu Bakr ate from it.
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And he said, "That was only from the Shaytan."
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Meaning his oath.
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Then he ate a morsel from it.
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Then he carried it to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And it remained with him.
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There was a treaty between us and a people.
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The term expired.
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Then twelve men separated.
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With each man of them were people.
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Allah knows best how many were with each man.
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So they all ate from it.
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And in a narration:
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Abu Bakr swore not to eat it.
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So the woman swore not to eat it.
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So the guest or the guests swore,
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That they would not eat it, or let him eat it,
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Until he ate it.
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So Abu Bakr said:
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"This is from the Shaytan."
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So he called for the food.
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And he ate, and they ate.
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And they would not lift a morsel,
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But that more than it grew from beneath it.
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So he said:
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"O sister of Banu Firas, what is this?"
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She said:
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"By the coolness of my eyes,"
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"It is now more than it was before we ate."
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So they ate.
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And they sent it to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And he mentioned that he ate from it.
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And in a narration:
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That Abu Bakr said to ‘Abd al-Rahman:
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"Take care of your guests,"
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"For I am going to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."
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"So finish their hospitality before I come."
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So ‘Abd al-Rahman went off.
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And he brought them what he had.
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He said:
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"Eat."
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They said:
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"Where is the master of our house?"
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He said:
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"Eat."
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They said:
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"We will not eat until the master of our house comes."
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He said:
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"Accept our hospitality from us,"
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"For if he comes and you have not eaten,"
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"We will surely face [trouble] from him."
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But they refused.
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So I knew that he would be angry with me.
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When he came, I stepped aside from him.
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He said:
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"What have you done?"
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So they informed him.
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He said:
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"O ‘Abd al-Rahman!"
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So I remained silent.
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Then he said:
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"O ‘Abd al-Rahman!"
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So I remained silent.
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He said:
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"O Ghunthar!"
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"I adjure you, if you hear my voice, to come."
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So I came out and said:
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"Ask your guests."
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They said:
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"He speaks the truth."
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"He brought it to us."
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He said:
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"You only waited for me?"
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"By Allah, I will not eat it tonight."
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The others said:
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"By Allah, we will not eat it until you eat it."
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He said:
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"Woe to you!"
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"Why do you not accept our hospitality from us?"
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"Bring your food."
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So he brought it.
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He placed his hand [on it].
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He said:
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"In the name of Allah."
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"The first was from the Shaytan."
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So they ate and ate.
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Agreed upon.
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His saying "Ghunthar":
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Meaning the foolish, ignorant one.
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And his saying "Fajada‘a":
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Meaning he insulted him.
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And the *jad‘* is cutting.
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His saying "Yajidu ‘alayya":
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Meaning he is angry with me.
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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The permissibility of the poor seeking refuge
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In mosques
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When in need of assistance,
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Provided there is no
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Persistence or disturbance
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To the worshippers.
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The permissibility of being stern
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With family, children, and guests
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If you have provided them with sufficiency.
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The permissibility of conversing with the guest and family.
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For Abu Bakr
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Returned to his family and guests
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After he prayed ‘Isha with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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And what was mentioned in the hadith took place between them.
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The permissibility of a woman acting
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Regarding what is presented to the guest and feeding them
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Without specific permission from the man.
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The permissibility of a father scolding his son
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For the purpose of discipline and training
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In good deeds and engaging in them.
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The permissibility of swearing to abandon a permissible act.
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A truthful man confirming his report with an oath.
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The permissibility of breaking an oath after making it
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If it contains a thwarting of the Shaytan.
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Because he intended by his oath to him
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To cause estrangement between him and his guests.
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So Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, disgraced him
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By breaking the oath, which is better.
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Seeking blessings from the food of the Awliya and the righteous.
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Presenting food in which appears
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Blessing to the elders, and their acceptance of that.
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Acting upon the predominant assumption.
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Because Abu Bakr assumed that ‘Abd al-Rahman
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Was negligent in the matter of the guests.
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So he hastened to scold him.
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And the evidence for him was his hiding from him.
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An explanation of what occurs of the kindness of Allah the Exalted
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To His Awliya.
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Using noble character with the guest.
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For Abu Bakr broke his oath for his own sake
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As an increase in honoring his guest
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So that his objective of their eating might be achieved.
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And because he was more capable than them of [paying] the expiation.
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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"There were among the nations before you"
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"People who were inspired (muhaddathun)."
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"And if there is anyone in my Ummah [like that],"
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"It is ‘Umar."
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Narrated by al-Bukhari.
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And it was narrated by Muslim from the narration of ‘A’ishah.
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And in their narration, Ibn Wahb said:
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"Muhaddathun"
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Meaning: those who are inspired.
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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An explanation of a merit for ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
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‘Umar was distinguished by that.
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Due to the many instances that occurred for him during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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of divine concurrences,
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where the Qur'an was revealed in accordance with his views.
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And there occurred for him after the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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several instances of insight,
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such as true inspiration,
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intuitive discernment, and truthful visions.
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These are not considered legal proofs for rulings.
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Even if their occurrence is verified,
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one does not pass judgment based upon them.
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Rather, they must be presented to the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
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If they are in agreement with them, they are acted upon;
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otherwise, they are abandoned.
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On the authority of Jabir ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with both of them, he said:
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The people of Kufa complained about Sa'd,
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meaning Ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him,
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to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.
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So he dismissed him,
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and appointed 'Ammar over them.
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They complained,
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to the point that they claimed he did not perform the prayer correctly.
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So he sent for him,
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and said,
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"O Abu Ishaq,
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these people claim that you do not perform the prayer correctly."
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He replied,
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"As for me, by Allah,
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I used to lead them in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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without omitting anything from it.
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I would perform the 'Isha prayer,
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and I would prolong the first two rak'ahs,
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and shorten the last two."
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He said,
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"That is what I thought of you, O Abu Ishaq."
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He sent a man, or men, with him to Kufa,
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to ask the people of Kufa about him.
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He did not leave a single mosque without asking about him,
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and they would praise him well,
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until he entered a mosque of the Banu 'Abs.
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A man among them stood up,
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called Usamah ibn Qatadah,
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known by the kunyah Abu Sa'dah,
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and said,
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"Since you have pressed us to speak,
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Sa'd would not accompany the military detachments,
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nor would he distribute equally,
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nor would he be just in his judgments."
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Sa'd said,
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"By Allah, I will invoke three things against you:
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O Allah, if this servant of Yours is a liar,
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having stood up out of hypocrisy and for reputation,
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then prolong his life,
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prolong his poverty,
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and expose him to trials."
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After that, when he was asked, he would say,
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"An old man, tried and afflicted;
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the supplication of Sa'd has struck me."
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'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Umayr said,
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the narrator from Jabir ibn Samurah,
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"I saw him afterwards,
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his eyebrows had fallen over his eyes from old age,
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and he would accost young women in the streets,
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and wink at them."
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Agreed upon.
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Appointed 'Ammar over them:
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meaning in the affairs of prayer.
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O Abu Ishaq:
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The kunyah of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Without omitting:
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meaning I do not fall short.
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I would prolong the first two:
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meaning I would stand for a long time by lengthening the recitation in them.
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That is what I thought of you:
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meaning this which we say,
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is what we expected of you.
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Banu 'Abs:
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A large tribe from Qays.
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Pressed us to speak:
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meaning you demanded that we speak.
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Would not accompany the military detachment:
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meaning he would not go out with the detachment,
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which is a portion of the army.
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Judgment:
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meaning the verdict.
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Hypocrisy and reputation:
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meaning so that people would see him and hear him,
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and he would thereby gain fame and notoriety.
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From the benefits of the hadith:
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People's complaints and grievances
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are to be raised to the Commander of the Believers.
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It is incumbent upon the leader
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not to judge based on hearing from one side
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before verifying and hearing from the other side.
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There exist in every age people who are hypocrites,
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seeking to distort and falsify the truth
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to disparage the righteous among the servants of Allah.
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The permissibility of the oppressed supplicating against the oppressor
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in the same manner as they were oppressed.
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Allah the Exalted answers the supplication of His oppressed servants,
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so how much more so when three qualities are combined in them:
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love for Allah, devotion to Him, and the oppression of others against them.
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A sign of honor for Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him,
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is that his supplications were answered.
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The supplication of Sa'd was indeed realized,
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for this hypocritical slanderer
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had his life prolonged, became poor, and was afflicted with trials,
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as he would accost young women in the pathways,
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with his eyebrows having fallen over his eyes from old age,
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and he would wink at them.
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Riyad al-Salihin.