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‘Umar ibn ul-Khattaab said, ‘The Prophet said, “Indeed Allah raises with this word (i.e. Qur’an) nations and humiliates others.” [Sahih Muslim]

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