بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

On the authority of Ibraaheem رحمه الله who said, “Once ‘A’ishah passed by a tree and she said, ‘I wish I was a leaf of this tree.’” [Kitaab az-Zuhd 345/1]

On the authority of ‘Urwah رحمه الله who said, “‘Aa’ishah said, ‘Woe to me! I wish I had been forgotten and out of sight!’”[Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1501]

On the authority of ‘Urwah رحمه الله who said, “I have not seen anyone from the people who was more knowledgeable of the Qur’aan or of its obligations or of its allowed (matters) or of its prohibited (matters) or of poetry or with stories of the Arabs or (understanding of) lineage than ‘Aa’ishah.” [Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1520]

On the authority of az-Zuhri رحمه الله (teacher of al-Imaam Maalik رحمه الله ) who said, “Indeed Faatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم until her hands were blistered and perhaps the pole of the millstone left a mark on her hand.” .” [Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1484]

On the authority of Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنهwho said, “The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم said, ‘What is best for the women?’ And we did not know what to say. Thereupon ‘Alee went to Faatimah and told her that (i.e. what was asked) So, she said, ‘Why didn’t you inform him that the best for them is that they do not see the men nor they see them.’ Then he returned and informed that to him (i.e. Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم). So, he صلى الله عليه و سلم said to him, ‘Who taught you this?’ He said, ‘Faatimah’ At which he said, ‘She is from my flesh.’” [Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1481 – muttasil, the men in the isnaad are trustworthy]

On the authority of ‘Amr ibn Dinaar رحمه اللهwho said, “‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنها said, ‘I have never seen anyone more truthful than Faatimah other than her father.’ And if something happened between them (i.e. Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and Aa’ishah رضي الله عنها), she would say, ‘O’ Messenger of Allaah, ask her for she does not lie.’” [Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1486 – muttasil, the men in the isnaad are trustworthy]

On the authority of Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه who said, “Safiyyah learned that Hafsah said regarding her, ‘Verily, you are a daughter of a Jew!’ so she wept. The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم entered upon her and she was weeping so he said, ‘What happened?!’ She said, ‘Hafsah said regarding me, ‘Verily, you are a daughter of a Jew!’’ So, the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم said to her, ‘You are a daughter of a prophet, your uncle was a prophet and you are (married) with a prophet. So for what was she boasting over you?’ Then he said, ‘Have taqwa of Allaah O’ Hafsah’” [Hilyat ul-Awliyaa’/1535 - Hasan]

Commentary:

‘You are a daughter of a prophet…’ refers to Musa عليه السلامsince he was the Prophet sent to Bani Israa’il and Jews are his followers

‘..your uncle was a prophet…’ refers to Haarunعليه السلام

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

On the authority of al-Qaasim bin Abi Bazzah, “Narrated to me who listened Ibn ‘Umar reciting, ‘Woe to Al-Mutaffifeen,’ (Surat ul-Mutaffifeen verse 1) and when he reached, ‘The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds,’ (Surat ul-Mutaffif?n verse 6)he started crying until he could no longer continue and it became impossible for him to recite after that.”[Az-Zuhd/25 by al-Imam Wakee‘ ibn ul-Jarraah رحمه الله]

Al-A‘mash narrated to us, on the authority of Zayd bin Wahb who said, “I saw Ibn Mas‘ud crying until I saw his tears had covered the pebbles.” .”[Az-Zuhd/20]

On the authority of al-Qaasim ibn ‘Abdir Rahmaan who said, “‘Abdullaah told his son, ‘O’ my son, weep with the remembrance of your sins.’” [Az-Zuhd/28]

On the authority of ‘Abd al-A‘la at-Taymee who said, “Whoever is given something of the knowledge which does not make him cry, then he is not suitable to be given knowledge that would be of benefit to him because Allaah the Exalted has characterised the scholars (‘ulamaa’) and has said, ‘Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration.’ (Surat ul-Israa’:107)” [Az-Zuhd war-Raqaa’iq/124 by al-Imaam Ibnu Mubaarak رحمه الله]

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

On the authority of Zayd bin Aslam, “A man said, ‘O’ Messenger of Allaah! No one will do an atom’s weight good except he will see it, and no one will do an atom’s weight evil except he will see it?’ He said, “Yes!’ Then the man left saying, ‘O’ my sins!’ The Prophet of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم then said, ‘That man has believed (i.e. has true Imaan).’” [Chain of narration is Muttasil and it’s men are trustworthy, Az-Zuhd war-Raqaa’iq/80]

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

Isma‘eel bin ‘Ayyaash who said, ‘Narrated to us ‘Aqeel bin Mudrak, that a man came to him and said, ‘Advise us O’ Aba Sa‘eed (al-Khudri) !’ Then Abu Sa‘eed said to him, ‘You have asked regarding what I asked before you. I advise you with the Taqwa of Allaah for it is the head of everything, upon is Jihaad for it is austerity of al-Isl?m, upon you is the Dhikr of Allaah and the recitation of the Qur’aan for it is tranquility for the dwellers of the Heavens and remembrance for the dwellers of the earth and upon you is silence except it in truth (i.e. in issues where speaking would clarify matter and make truth apparent) for by it you overcome the shaytaan [Az-Zuhd war-Raqa’iq/826 ]

In a hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah , the Messenger of Allah said,

“There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah , the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: ‘I fear Allah ‘, a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.”[1]

we will go through the meaning of the hadith as understood by our Salaf us-Saaliheen phrase by phrase and will remove the misconceptions regarding the hadith held by many of our Muslim brothers and sisters.

“There are seven…”
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar writes, “Apparently it is specifying the people who remember (Allah ) with the reward of the one who remembers (Him). Al-Kirmani refers to that with what is gained by the obedience (of ?) whether it is between the slave and His Lord or between him and the creation. And first of that is by the tongue and it is dhikr or with the heart and that is attachment to the mosque or with the body and that is growing up in worship (of Allah ). Second is general and it is the just person or specific with the heart and that is the mutual love or with the wealth and that is charity or with the body and that is chastity.”[2]

“…in His Shade…”
Al-Qaadhi ‘Iyaadh said, “And the meaning here is the shade of the throne (of Allah ).”[3] “And it is proven by a hadith (of) Salman from Sa’id bin Mansur with a good chain of narration , “There are seven whom Allah will shade in Shade of His throne.”[4]

Because of the Day of Judgement, the sun will be brought near the people’s heads so much so that they start sweating. Some will sweat until their ankles, some their shoulders whilst others will be totally immersed in their sweat and this will be according to the actions. That Day, there will be no shade except the Shade of the throne of Allah . Ibn Dinar said, “And the intended meaning of this Shade is dignity, protection and avoidance form disliked things in that situation.”[5]

More to come soon

And Allah knows best
[1]Sahih ul-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim

[2] Fath ul-Baari sharh Sahih ul-Bukhari

[3]Sahih Muslim bi sharh an-Nawawi

[4] Fath ul-Baari sharh Sahih ul-Bukhari

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Abu al-Adyan said, “I was with my teacher, Abu Bakr ad-Daqqaq. Something inappropriate took place, and I looked at it. He saw me looking at it, and said, ‘My son, you will suffer the consequences of this look, even if in the future.’ Twenty years passed in which I waited, not suffering anything. One night, I went to sleep thinking about this, and awoke to discover that I had forgotten the entire Qur’an.”[Talbis Iblis]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Abu Hurayrah radhi Allahu ‘anhu passed by a group of people who were eating a roasted sheep, and they invited him to sit and eat with them. He refused, saying, “The Messenger of Allah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam left this world without even satisfying his hunger with barley bread.”[Sahih al-Bukhari]

An-Nu‘man ibnu Bashir radhi Allahu ‘anhuma narrated that ‘Umar ibn ul-Khattab radhi Allahu ‘anhu was mentioning the poverty that the people had become stricken with, saying, “I saw the Messenger of Allah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam spend the whole day upset because of hunger, as he could not even get low quality of dates with which to fill his stomach.” [Sahih Muslim]

Anas ibnu Malik radhi Allahu ‘anhu said, “The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam never ate his meals at a dining table or in an individual plate, and he never at thin well-baked bread until he died.” [Sahih al-Bukhari]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Yahya bin Mu‘adh rahimahuLlah said, “A friend is the one who you don’t have to remind to remember you in his supplication, and that you don’t have to flatter and impress, and that you don’t have to apologise to.”

Abu Ja‘far rahimahuLlah said to his companions, “Can any of you put his hand in the pocket of his brother and take what he wants?” They replied, “No.” He said, “Then you are not brothers as you claim.” [Mukhtasr Minhaj ul-Qasidin]

BismiLlah arRahman ar-Rahim,

Makhul rahimahuLlah said, “A slave doesn’t become completely sincere for forty (days) except that springs of wisdom are apparent from his heart and tongue.” [Bustan al-'Arifin of al-Imam an-Nawawi rahimauLlah ]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Hasan al-Basri rahimahuLlah said, “When whoever of those who came before you saw the Qur’aan, a Message from their Lord, they would contemplate upon it by night and implement it by day.”[at-Tibyan fi Adaab Hamalaat ul-Qur’aan]