The story of Mary, peace be upon her | Episode (19) | The pure history of Maryam

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

0:03 The story of Maryam, daughter of ‘Imran.

0:07 Peace be upon her.

0:10 The pristine history of Maryam.

0:15 Before judging individuals upon hearing shocking news about them,

0:24 we need to know their history,

0:27 and compare it with the shocking report we have heard.

0:31 This methodology

0:34 has been explained to us by our Lord, glory be to Him, in detail in Surah al-Nur,

0:40 in the verses regarding the exoneration of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

0:44 However, in the story of Maryam, the matter is quite different.

0:49 Maryam, peace be upon her, came to them carrying a child on her shoulder,

0:54 while she was unmarried.

0:57 This was not a report they heard from others;

1:00 rather, it was an event they witnessed with their own eyes.

1:04 Therefore, her people denounced this action, which appeared in such a light,

1:08 and of which one could only think ill.

1:13 So they said to her:

1:15 “Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.” (19:27)

1:18 “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.” (19:28)

1:26 The history of Maryam, peace be upon her,

1:28 testifies to a virtuous path in life,

1:32 which did not align with what they saw before them.

1:36 For this reason, they denounced this action of hers with the utmost severity,

1:40 and reminded her of the righteous path of her family in this life.

1:45 Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

1:48 Regarding His saying:

1:49 “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.” (19:28)

1:52 He says:

1:53 "Your father was not a man of evil who committed indecencies,"

1:57 “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.” (19:28)

2:00 He says:

2:01 "And your mother was not an unchaste woman."

2:04 Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

2:07 Meaning, you are from a good, pure household,

2:10 known for righteousness, worship, and asceticism.

2:14 So how could this have come from you?

2:17 Al-Sa‘di, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

2:20 Your parents were nothing but righteous and safe from evil,

2:25 especially this evil to which they are referring.

2:29 Their intent was:

2:30 How could you be contrary to their description,

2:33 and bring forth that which they did not?

2:36 For offspring, in most cases, follow one another,

2:40 in righteousness or its opposite.

2:42 Thus, they were astonished, according to what was in their hearts,

2:46 as to how this occurred from her.

2:48 Al-Tahir Ibn ‘Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

2:51 They intended to condemn her,

2:53 yet they spoke words that were explicitly a praise of her parents,

2:58 implying that her nature should have been like theirs.

3:02 Thus, the people of Maryam, peace be upon her,

3:05 were pointing out several meanings to her with these words.

3:09 First:

3:11 That you are from a righteous house;

3:13 your father was not known for evil,

3:15 nor your mother for unchastity.

3:18 So from where did you acquire this heinous act?

3:22 This is a merit for the houses of the righteous and a praise for them,

3:26 in that they are a righteous incubator where only righteousness grows.

3:32 Just as it is a warning that the corruption of offspring raised in the homes of the righteous

3:39 only comes from an external cause,

3:42 or from an external environment,

3:44 such as bad companions and the like.

3:47 Second:

3:49 They are saying to her:

3:50 You are from a righteous house,

3:53 so it does not befit you to contradict their good conduct,

3:57 because in contradicting it, there is harm to them,

4:00 and this is not part of being dutiful to them.

4:03 Third:

4:05 The people of Maryam, peace be upon her, used

4:07 this method of severe denunciation and explicit rebuke

4:12 with the goal of censuring her,

4:14 so that she would not continue on the path they suspected her of.

4:19 Maryam, peace be upon her—and far be it from her—was not the evil they suspected.

4:25 But they did not know, even at that moment,

4:28 any other interpretation for what they saw from her.

4:32 In this is a warning to every young woman:

4:35 that a person’s actions have implications,

4:38 many of which are agreed upon by the general public in society.

4:43 So do not demand that society interpret your actions differently from what people have agreed upon.

4:49 Rather, it is your duty to be cautious in your actions,

4:54 for people only see the outward appearance of your deeds.

4:57 As for the inner states, none knows them except Allah, exalted be He in His majesty.

5:02 It has come in a hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:

5:07 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

5:11 "If I were to stone anyone without clear proof, I would have stoned so-and-so,"

5:16 for suspicion had appeared in her speech and her demeanor,

5:20 and in those who visited her.

5:23 Narrated by Ibn Majah.

5:25 The hadith indicates, firstly:

5:28 That a young woman’s speech indicates her moral level.

5:32 If it contains what indicates poor character,

5:36 people will think evil of her.

5:38 Included in her "speech"

5:40 is everything she writes or speaks on social media today.

5:47 Secondly:

5:49 That a young woman’s demeanor, likewise,

5:51 indicates the level of her modesty and shyness.

5:55 So a young woman should not blame people if they attack her modesty

5:59 when she goes out displaying her beauty (tabarruj),

6:01 and wears what violates modesty.

6:05 Included in this

6:06 is what a young woman publishes of her own photos,

6:09 or photos of others that she approves of,

6:13 and places on her profile on social media.

6:17 For all these actions signal what is circulating in her soul and what she desires,

6:23 even if she does not act upon it.

6:25 Thirdly:

6:27 That whoever visits a young woman who is not her mahram (unmarriageable kin),

6:30 and she mixes with him or is in seclusion with him,

6:33 indicates the level of her chastity.

6:37 Her seclusion with a young man who is a stranger to her in the field of study or work,

6:43 her mixing with him, riding in a car with him,

6:47 or sitting with him in private places like a café and others,

6:52 all of this drives people to think ill of her,

6:57 as they have no interpretation for such actions

7:01 other than evil suspicion.

7:03 The outward appearance of your action might be different from its inner reality,

7:07 and here you are required to clarify so that people do not think ill of you.

7:13 You have a good example in the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

7:17 in the incident with Safiyyah, Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, with him at night.

7:24 For ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn reported

7:26 that Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed him

7:33 that she came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to visit him

7:37 while he was in i‘tikaf (seclusion) in the mosque

7:40 during the last ten nights of Ramadan.

7:43 She spoke with him for a while after the night prayer,

7:46 then she stood up to return.

7:49 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood up with her to escort her back.

7:53 When they reached the door of the mosque,

7:56 which was by the dwelling of Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:02 two men from the Ansar passed by them.

8:05 They greeted the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and then hurried on.

8:11 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to them:

8:15 "Slow down,

8:17 it is only Safiyyah bint Huyayy."

8:20 They said:

8:21 "Subhan Allah, O Messenger of Allah!"

8:24 And it was heavy upon them that he said that.

8:27 He said:

8:28 "Indeed, the devil flows through the son of Adam like blood,

8:32 and I feared that he might cast evil into your hearts."

8:36 Narrated by al-Bukhari.

8:39 This incident indicates that the time was in the darkness of the night,

8:44 and the scene indicates that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:48 was standing with a woman.

8:50 So the situation was suspicious.

8:53 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, explained to us

8:57 that such suspicious situations are exploited by the devil

9:01 to cast evil into the heart of the one looking at the situation.

9:05 This is the habit of the devil.

9:07 The remedy for this is to remove suspicion with a clear explanation.

9:12 This great principle

9:14 was mentioned in the hadith of Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him,

9:19 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

9:23 "And beware of that for which one must apologize."

9:26 Narrated by al-Tabarani.

9:28 Meaning, do not commit an act for which you need to apologize.

9:33 Some of the wise said:

9:35 "Beware of that for which one must apologize,

9:38 and that which one is ashamed to mention,

9:40 for one only apologizes for a sin,

9:43 and one is only ashamed of what is indecent."

9:46 The life of Maryam, peace be upon her, before this situation

9:50 all points to her righteousness and the honor Allah bestowed upon her.

9:55 So the occurrence of this situation, contrary to her pristine history,

9:59 was the cause of the severe denunciation from her people.

10:03 So how did Maryam, peace be upon her, face that?

10:07 We will continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.

10:11 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The story of Mary, peace be upon her | Episode (19) | The pure history of Maryam

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