Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (192) | Chapter on scattered things and salt (6)

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

0:09 The Chapter on Miscellaneous Narrations and Anecdotes

0:17 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,

0:20 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

0:24 They will lead the prayer for you; if they are correct, it is to your benefit.

0:29 And if they err, then the responsibility is both yours and theirs.

0:33 It was recorded by al-Bukhari.

0:35 They lead the prayer for you, meaning the imams.

0:40 Among the benefits of the hadith:

0:43 The imam’s error does not invalidate the prayer of the follower, provided the imam is correct in his performance.

0:49 The Imam is a guarantor.

0:52 A refutation of those who claim that if the prayer of the Imam becomes invalid, then the prayer of the congregation is also invalid.

0:58 The prayer of the follower is invalidated.

1:01 An explanation of some of the virtues of the congregational prayer.

1:04 And he encouraged the preservation of them.

1:07 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him,

1:12 “Ye are the best community that hath been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed it had been better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-livers.” (3:110)

1:16 He said

1:18 The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.

1:20 They will be brought with chains around their necks.

1:24 until they enter into Islam

1:27 They will be brought in chains.

1:31 Meaning, they bring them as captives, bound in chains.

1:36 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him:

1:40 On the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

1:44 Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, marvels at a people who are led into Paradise in chains.

1:51 Both of these were recorded by al-Bukhari.

1:54 Its meaning is

1:55 They are taken captive and bound in chains.

1:58 Then they will offer the greeting of peace and enter Paradise.

2:03 Among the benefits of these two hadiths

2:05 The best of all nations is this Ummah of Muhammad, peace be upon him.

2:09 “Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,” (14:1)

2:13 And from the tyranny of other religions to the justice of Islam.

2:17 Even if that requires fighting.

2:20 Jihad in the way of Allah

2:23 Its ultimate goal is to bring people out of the worship of false deities and into the worship of Allah alone.

2:29 Affirming the attribute of wonder for Allah, glorified and exalted be He.

2:35 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him:

2:39 On the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

2:43 The most beloved of places to Allah are their mosques.

2:47 And the most detested of places to Allah are its marketplaces.

2:51 It was recorded by Muslim.

2:53 Among the benefits of the hadith

2:57 Reverence for the status of the mosques.

3:00 Because they are the houses of Allah.

3:02 In which His name is mentioned.

3:04 And the prayers are performed within it.

3:06 And he recites the Qur'an during it.

3:09 A warning against places of heedlessness.

3:12 such as the marketplaces

3:14 It is a breeding ground for deceit, fraud, and usury.

3:17 And false oaths and breaking promises.

3:20 And turning away from the remembrance of Allah, and looking at forbidden things.

3:25 And other matters of a similar nature.

3:28 Establishing the attributes of love and hatred for Allah, Lord of the worlds.

3:33 And on the authority of Salman al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him

3:38 Regarding his statement, he said:

3:40 If you are able, do not be the first to enter the marketplace.

3:45 Nor is he the last one to emerge from it.

3:48 For it is the battle of Satan.

3:51 And by it, he shall raise his banner.

3:54 Muslim recorded it in this manner.

3:58 Al-Barqani also recorded it in his Sahih on the authority of Salman, who said:

4:03 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

4:07 Do not be the first to enter the marketplace.

4:10 Nor is he the last one to emerge from it.

4:13 It is there that Satan has laid his eggs and hatched his brood.

4:17 The battle

4:20 The site of the battle where the champions fought.

4:24 Among the benefits of this hadith

4:28 Refraining from rushing toward places of heedlessness.

4:31 like the marketplace

4:32 Due to the corrupting influences it contains.

4:36 The prohibition against lingering in marketplaces without a necessary purpose.

4:40 Due to the corruption and reprehensible outcomes that result from that.

4:45 An explanation of the places where the devil is most active.

4:49 For he carries the banner of incitement and the command to commit indecency and evil.

4:56 In the marketplaces, the devils gather alongside their cohorts.

5:00 And there, they multiply.

5:04 And on the authority of ‘Asim al-Ahwal

5:06 Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Sarjis, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

5:11 I said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

5:15 O Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

5:17 May Allah forgive you.

5:19 He said

5:20 And for you, there is...

5:21 'Asim said:

5:23 So I said to him,

5:25 May the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, grant you forgiveness.

5:29 He said:

5:30 Yes.

5:31 And for that reason,

5:32 Then he recited this verse.

5:36 “So know (O Muhammad) that there is no Allah save Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy sin and for believing men and believing women. Allah knoweth (both) your place of turmoil and your place of rest.” (47:19)

5:41 It was recorded by Muslim.

5:43 Among the benefits of the hadith

5:47 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sought forgiveness for the generality of the Muslims.

5:52 This is because he was commanded to do so.

5:55 He must not, under any circumstances, fail to perform what he has been commanded to do.

5:59 The permissibility of applying a Qur'anic verse to a specific part of its intended meaning.

6:04 According to the statement of 'Asim al-Ahwal

6:06 Then he recited this verse.

6:09 On the authority of Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

6:15 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

6:19 Indeed, among the things that people have grasped from the words of the earliest prophecy is this.

6:24 If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.

6:28 It was recorded by al-Bukhari.

6:32 Among the benefits of the hadith

6:34 The command to possess modesty is a tradition transmitted from the prophets of old.

6:39 And the people circulated it among themselves.

6:41 They inherited it from them, generation after generation.

6:45 This indicates that the initial prophecy arrived with this very message.

6:50 And it became so widely known among the people that it reached the earliest generations of this Ummah.

6:57 Scholars have presented two meanings for the statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:

7:02 If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.

7:05 One of the two.

7:07 It is a command that carries the implication of a threat and a warning.

7:11 The intended meaning is

7:12 If he is no longer alive, then do as you wish.

7:16 For Allah will reward you for what you have done.

7:20 The other meaning is

7:22 It is a command in the sense of a report.

7:25 The intended meaning is

7:26 Whoever lacks shame may do as he wishes.

7:30 For indeed, what prevents one from committing shameful deeds is modesty.

7:34 Whoever possesses no sense of shame

7:36 He became deeply immersed in every form of indecency and evil.

7:40 Modesty is among the defining characteristics of human beings.

7:43 Allah bestowed it upon him as a gift.

7:45 So that he may be deterred from indulging in everything he desires.

7:48 So he should not be like an animal.

7:50 The principles of conduct neither change nor alter.

7:55 Because it is etched into the very nature of the human being.

7:59 It is for this reason that all the prophets established this particular characteristic.

8:04 These messages were transmitted successively, from the first prophethood down to the final prophethood.

8:11 Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he said:

8:16 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

8:19 The first matter to be judged among people on the Day of Resurrection will be the shedding of blood.

8:24 Agreed upon by both al-Bukhari and Muslim.

8:27 Among the benefits of the hadith

8:30 The veneration of the sanctity of human life.

8:34 And the prohibition of killing them, except for a just cause.

8:37 The gravity of shedding blood.

8:40 For one must always begin with that which is most important.

8:44 The gravity of a sin is determined by the magnitude of the harm it causes and the extent to which it undermines the public interest.

8:49 There is no contradiction between this hadith

8:52 And his statement, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:55 The first matter for which a servant will be held to account on the Day of Resurrection is the prayer.

9:00 For this hadith is understood as pertaining to the rights of the Creator.

9:04 The hadith under discussion pertains to the rights of people.

9:08 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported:

9:14 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

9:18 The angels were created from light.

9:21 “And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.” (55:15)

9:25 And He created Adam from that which He has described to you.

9:29 Narrated by Muslim.

9:33 Al-marj is a mixture of red, yellow, and black.

9:37 This is observed in the Fire.

9:40 where you see the three colors mixed together

9:45 of what has been made lawful for you

9:47 ...from the clay

9:49 From the benefits of the hadith

9:53 A reminder of the immense power of Allah the Almighty.

9:56 He whose power nothing can overcome.

9:59 An explanation of the origin of the creation of angels, jinn, and humans.

10:06 And from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said:

10:11 The character of the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was the Qur'an.

10:17 Narrated by Muslim in a lengthy hadith.

10:21 From the benefits of the hadith

10:25 The Noble Qur'an is a book of guidance.

10:28 Allah the Exalted revealed it so that people would act upon its rulings.

10:32 He makes His lawful things desirable and His forbidden things detestable.

10:36 And when people were in need of an excellent role model for implementing that

10:42 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fulfilled this duty in the best possible way.

10:47 The Noble Qur'an was thus fully implemented during the life of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

10:53 When people see him, they follow his example.

10:56 Praise for the character of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

11:02 and that it was from the lamp of revelation

11:05 A reminder of the status of good character in Islam.

11:09 And it is among the necessary implications of the good word of monotheism.

11:13 that yields righteous deeds and teaches noble character.

11:19 And from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said:

11:24 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

11:28 Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him.

11:34 And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, Allah will dislike meeting him.

11:39 So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, do I dislike death [so much that it is a test]?"

11:44 And we all dislike death.

11:47 He said, "It is not like that."

11:50 But when a believer is given glad tidings of Allah's mercy, His pleasure, and His Paradise

11:56 He loved to meet Allah

11:58 And so Allah loved his meeting [with Him].

12:01 And indeed, when the disbeliever is given glad tidings of Allah's punishment and His wrath

12:05 He disliked meeting Allah.

12:08 Allah disliked meeting Him.

12:11 Narrated by Muslim.

12:15 From the benefits of the hadith

12:18 [The speaker is discussing the desire or aversion to meeting Allah.] The love of meeting Allah, or the hatred of meeting Him.

12:22 This is what happens at the moment of departure and the soul's exit.

12:26 In a situation where repentance is not accepted.

12:29 where he gives good news to every person about what they are destined for.

12:34 Every person sees their station at the moment of death and their final breath.

12:40 Love of meeting Allah, or dislike of meeting Him,

12:44 means wishing for death or disliking it.

12:49 And from the Mother of the Believers,

12:51 Safiyyah bint Huyayy, may Allah be pleased with her, she said:

12:55 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was in i'tikaf (seclusion).

13:00 So I came to visit him one night,

13:03 and I spoke with him.

13:05 Then I got up to leave.

13:07 So he got up with me to escort me back.

13:10 Then two men from the Ansar, may Allah be pleased with them, passed by.

13:14 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw them, he hurried.

13:19 So he, peace be upon him, said:

13:22 "Take your time, this is Safiyyah bint Huyayy."

13:28 They said, "Glory be to Allah, O Messenger of Allah!"

13:32 He said, "Indeed, Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood."

13:38 "And I feared that he might cast evil into your hearts,"

13:43 or he said something to that effect.

13:46 Agreed upon.

13:49 "To return" means to go back home.

13:54 "Take your time" means in your manner of walking.

13:59 From the benefits of the hadith:

14:02 The permissibility of one in i'tikaf engaging in permissible matters,

14:07 such as seeing off a guest, walking with them, and speaking with them.

14:12 The permissibility of the one in i'tikaf being alone with his wife.

14:15 And a woman visiting someone in i'tikaf.

14:18 The keenness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

14:22 to ward off suspicions

14:24 and to guard against what leads to sin.

14:27 The obligation to guard against exposing oneself to ill repute

14:32 and what leads to making excuses.

14:35 It is incumbent upon scholars and callers (to Islam)

14:38 not to do anything that would cause them to be suspected,

14:41 even if they have a way out of it,

14:44 because that leads to doubt about them

14:47 and a lack of benefit from their knowledge.

14:49 and a lack of benefit from their knowledge.

14:52 The permissibility of saying "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah)

14:56 when astonished.

14:58 Riyadh al-Salihin.

Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (192) | Chapter on scattered things and salt (6)

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