Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (16) | Chapter on certainty and trust (2)

0:00 Riyad al-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

0:09 Chapter: Certainty and Reliance upon Allah (Tawakkul).

0:17 On the authority of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

0:20 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say:

0:25 "If you were to rely upon Allah with the true reliance He deserves,

0:29 He would provide for you just as He provides for the birds:

0:32 they set out hungry in the morning and return with full bellies in the evening."

0:36 Related by al-Tirmidhi.

0:38 The meaning of:

0:40 "They set out in the early morning hungry,"

0:43 meaning their bellies are lean from hunger,

0:46 "and return at the end of the day with full bellies,"

0:49 meaning their bellies are full.

0:52 From the benefits of the hadith:

0:56 The encouragement to realize the true meaning of reliance upon Allah the Exalted.

1:00 That it must be accompanied by sincerity and certainty

1:03 in every single affair.

1:06 Taking the necessary means and striving to seek provision

1:10 is part of sincere reliance upon Allah the Exalted,

1:13 just as the birds set out and do not cease their striving.

1:17 True reliance

1:19 is the source of wholesome provision

1:21 when combined with the required effort.

1:23 Provision does not come through mere strength,

1:26 but rather through utilizing the means and relying upon Allah.

1:30 Otherwise, a bird would not be provided for alongside an eagle.

1:34 On the authority of Abu ‘Umarah,

1:37 al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said:

1:41 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

1:45 "O so-and-so,

1:47 when you go to your bed, say:

1:50 'O Allah, I have submitted my soul to You,

1:53 I have turned my face toward You,

1:56 I have entrusted my affair to You,

1:59 and I have sought refuge in You,

2:01 out of desire and fear of You.

2:04 There is no refuge or escape from You except to You.

2:08 I believe in Your Book which You have revealed,

2:12 and Your Prophet whom You have sent.'

2:15 For if you die that night,

2:18 you will die upon the natural state (fitrah),

2:20 and if you wake up, you will have attained good."

2:23 Agreed upon.

2:26 In a narration in the two Sahihs,

2:29 on the authority of al-Bara’, he said:

2:31 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to me:

2:35 "When you come to your bed,

2:37 perform ablution as you do for prayer,

2:40 then lie on your right side and say..."

2:44 and he mentioned the like of it.

2:46 Then he said:

2:47 "And let these be the last words you speak."

2:51 "When you go to your bed" (awayt):

2:53 meaning when you retire and settle down.

2:56 "I have submitted my soul to You":

2:58 meaning I have made it compliant to You,

3:01 obedient to Your command,

3:03 and content with Your decree and predestination.

3:06 "I have sought refuge" (alja’tu):

3:07 meaning I have leaned upon.

3:09 "I have turned my face toward You":

3:11 meaning I have turned to You, content and satisfied.

3:15 "I have entrusted my affair to You":

3:17 meaning I have relied upon You in all my affairs.

3:22 "I have sought refuge in You" (alja’tu zahri):

3:24 meaning I have sought protection in You,

3:26 and leaned my soul upon Your preservation.

3:29 "Out of desire and fear of You":

3:32 meaning out of hope for Your reward and fear of Your punishment.

3:36 "No refuge or escape":

3:38 meaning no shelter or salvation.

3:41 "The natural state" (al-fitrah):

3:43 meaning the correct religion and complete faith.

3:47 "Your bed" (madja‘ak):

3:48 meaning your bedding and place of sleep.

3:51 "Your side" (shaqqak):

3:52 meaning your flank.

3:54 "The like of it":

3:55 meaning the same meaning as the preceding hadith.

3:59 "The last words you speak":

4:01 meaning from the supplications before sleep.

4:04 From the benefits of the hadith:

4:08 The recommendation to teach people good

4:11 and encourage them to say it.

4:13 Islam’s concern for all affairs of life and the matters of the servants,

4:18 in their wakefulness and their sleep,

4:20 and their life and their death.

4:22 Islam is the religion of the sound natural state (fitrah),

4:26 to which sound intellects bear witness.

4:30 The recommendation to lie on the right side.

4:35 The recommendation to make these words the last thing a servant says before sleeping.

4:40 The people of faith take refuge in Allah the Exalted in all their states.

4:46 Renewing the covenant with Allah the Almighty every night,

4:50 and confirming Islam and faith in word and deed,

4:54 because the affairs of the servants are in the hands of Allah the Almighty.

4:58 The encouragement to perform ablution before sleep,

5:01 so that one may sleep in a state of complete purity.

5:04 On the authority of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him,

5:10 ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Uthman ibn ‘Amir,

5:13 ibn ‘Amr ibn Ka‘b ibn Sa‘d,

5:15 ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka‘b,

5:18 ibn Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi al-Taymi, may Allah be pleased with him.

5:23 He, his father, and his mother were all Companions, may Allah be pleased with them.

5:28 He said: "I looked at the feet of the polytheists while we were in the cave,

5:33 and they were right above our heads.

5:35 I said: 'O Messenger of Allah,

5:38 if one of them were to look down at his feet, he would see us.'

5:43 He replied: 'What do you think, O Abu Bakr, of two

5:48 of whom Allah is the third?'"

5:51 Agreed upon.

5:54 "The feet of the polytheists":

5:56 those who were tracking the feet of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

6:00 and searching for him

6:01 when he migrated from Makkah to Madinah.

6:05 The cave is the Cave of Thawr.

6:09 "Right above our heads" means above us.

6:13 From the benefits of the hadith:

6:16 The merit of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,

6:19 in his companionship to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

6:23 during his migration from Makkah to Madinah.

6:26 The intensity of Abu Bakr’s compassion, may Allah be pleased with him,

6:30 and the extent of his love for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

6:34 and his fear for him and for the Message from the enemies.

6:39 The obligation of trust in Allah the Almighty,

6:42 and tranquility in His care and protection,

6:45 after exerting effort in taking precautions and being wary.

6:49 Allah the Exalted’s care for His prophets and His allies,

6:53 and His protection of them with victory.

6:56 The courage of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

7:01 and his reassurance of hearts and souls.

7:04 Whoever Allah supports, none can overcome.

7:07 Whoever wishes to increase the resolve of his brother,

7:11 let him connect his heart to Allah the Exalted’s care for him.

7:15 The permissibility of hiding from the disbelievers and the oppressors

7:18 if a caller to the truth fears for his life,

7:21 or that he might be tempted away from his religion.

7:23 The obligation of migration from the land of disbelief to the land of Islam.

7:29 On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm Salamah,

7:33 whose name is Hind bint Abi Umayyah Hudhayfah al-Makhzumiyyah,

7:38 may Allah be pleased with her,

7:41 that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

7:44 used to say when he left his house:

7:47 "In the name of Allah,

7:49 I rely upon Allah.

7:51 O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray,

7:55 from slipping or being made to slip,

7:58 from oppressing or being oppressed,

8:00 from acting ignorantly or having ignorance acted upon me."

8:03 Related by Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and others.

8:07 "Going astray" (adill):

8:11 meaning to lose the path of truth and not be guided to it.

8:15 "Being led astray" (udall):

8:16 meaning someone else leads me astray.

8:18 "Slipping" (azill):

8:19 meaning to slide into falsehood.

8:22 "Acting ignorantly" (ajhal):

8:23 meaning to fall into error and foolishness.

8:26 From the benefits of the hadith:

8:31 The servant begins his life outside his house

8:34 by remembering Allah the Exalted and relying upon Him,

8:38 and entrusting his affair to Him.

8:40 The believing servant should be

8:43 constantly seeking refuge in Allah from misguidance, ignorance, and oppression,

8:48 and from swerving from the straight path.

8:51 The source of going astray

8:53 is either the whispering of the soul and its falling into seeking worldly gain,

8:57 or the plotting of the devils and the doubts of the alarmists.

9:01 The recommendation to persist in this remembrance when leaving the house,

9:07 so that the servant may be in the protection of Allah.

9:10 For whoever protects Allah, He protects him.

9:13 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

9:17 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

9:21 "Whoever says—

9:22 meaning when he leaves his house—

9:25 'In the name of Allah,

9:26 I rely upon Allah,

9:28 and there is no power nor strength except by Allah,'

9:32 it is said to him:

9:33 'You have been guided, spared, and protected,'

9:36 and the devil turns away from him."

9:40 Related by Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and others.

9:45 Abu Dawud added:

9:47 "He says—

9:48 meaning the devil—

9:50 to another devil:

9:52 'How can you reach a man who has been guided, spared, and protected?'"

9:58 "Protected" (wuqita):

9:59 meaning preserved from every evil.

10:01 "Turns away" (tanahha):

10:03 meaning he moves aside from his direction and stays away from his path.

10:08 From the benefits of the hadith:

10:10 The virtue of relying upon Allah the Almighty

10:13 and taking refuge in Him.

10:15 For it is an impregnable fortress

10:17 that protects the Muslim from the plotting of the devils.

10:20 There is no power or strength for the servant in all his affairs

10:25 except by Allah.

10:27 Allah’s care and protection for the people of faith from the devil.

10:31 The inability of the devils to lead astray those whom Allah has guided.

10:35 And for whom He has made faith beloved and adorned it in their hearts.

10:39 The collaboration of the devils to misguide the servants of Allah.

10:44 The recommendation of reciting this statement when leaving the house.

10:48 So that one may attain the good contained within it.

10:51 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

10:55 There were two brothers during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

11:00 One of them used to come to the Prophet, peace be upon him,

11:05 While the other worked for a living.

11:07 The one who worked complained about his brother to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

11:12 He replied, "Perhaps you are being provided for because of him."

11:16 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi with a chain of narration that is authentic according to the criteria of Muslim.

11:22 "Worked for a living" means he earned and sought a livelihood.

11:26 "Used to come to the Prophet, peace be upon him,"

11:31 Means he would stay in his company to receive his knowledge,

11:34 And learn the rulings of the religion.

11:37 "Complained"

11:39 Means he brought the matter of his brother’s abandonment of work

11:42 To the Prophet, peace be upon him.

11:45 "Provided for because of him"

11:47 Means because of him.

11:51 Among the benefits of the hadith:

11:53 That whoever devotes himself to seeking knowledge and understanding the rulings of the religion,

11:58 In order to preserve the Sharia of Allah,

12:00 Then Allah will facilitate for him someone to take care of his affairs and suffice his needs.

12:06 Encouragement to assist the people of knowledge and students of knowledge.

12:10 A person is provided for because of those whom he supports.

12:15 The permissibility of expressing a complaint to the leader or authority.

12:18 It is incumbent upon the student of knowledge to earn his sustenance by the sweat of his brow,

12:23 And not to be a burden upon the people.

12:26 For the upper hand is better than the lower hand.

12:30 Riyad al-Salihin.

Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (16) | Chapter on certainty and trust (2)

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