thefinalmessage|THE FRIDAY NOTE
Weekly Hadith – The
Weight Of The Shahaada;
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (radiAllahu anhu) narrated that Allah's
Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), said:
'Musa (Alayhi Salam) said, 'O my Rabb, teach me something through
which I can remember You and supplicate to You.' Allah (SWT) answered, 'Say, O
Musa, laa ilaaha ill Allah.'
Musa said, 'O my Rabb, all of Your slaves say these words', to
which Allah (SWT) replied, 'O Musa, if the seven Heavens and all that they
contain other than Me, and the seven Earths aswell, were all put on one side of
a scale and 'laa ilaaha ill Allah' put on the other, the latter would outweight
them.' [Ibn Hibaan, Al-Haakim]
In this narration, Allah (SWT) teaches Musa (Alayhi Salam) the
great virtue of the saying of Tawheed, and the stature and weight of
proclaiming the Shahaada. From a narration of our beloved Prophet (sal Allahu
alaihi wa sallam), we know that the Hellfire is forbidden for a person who
truly testifies the Shahaada. Hence scholars have deduced that entry to Jannah
is a certainty for such an individual, albeit the time and point at which this
will happen is dependent on his actions and obedience to Allah (SWT) in this
world. Tawheed wipes away one's sins and is described as the key to Jannah.
May our Rabb al-Mateen, enable us to recognise the true power of
the Shahaada every time we recite it, keep us away from all forms of Shirk
(associating partners), and enhance the rigidity in our hearts and actions with
which we affirm to His Oneness. Ameen.
Pearls of Wisdom – Use Your Time For
Good Deeds Only;
“There are many people who
are given time (by Allah) through good treatment towards them, and many get
into deception because their sinful activities are veiled (by Allah) and many
get smitten by good talk about themselves. And Allah does not try anyone as
seriously as He tries him whom He allows time (to remain sinful).”
[Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiAllahu anhu)]
Weekly Q&A;
Q. What is the recommended
way of addressing one who sneezes and the response?
Praise be to
Allaah.
In the Name of
Allah, the most Merciful and Compassionate,
Different forms of the sneezer praising Allaah and
responding to the one who says “May Allaah have mercy on you” have been
narrated.
[Al-Bukhaari
(6224)] narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When one of you
sneezes, let him say, ‘Al-hamdu-Lillaah (Praise be to Allaah),’ and let his
brother or companion say to him. ‘Yarhamuk Allaah (May Allaah have mercy on
you).’ If he says, ‘Yarhamuk-Allaah,’ then let (the sneezer) say, ‘Yahdeekum
Allaah wa yuslihu baalakum (May Allaah guide you and rectify your
condition).’”
[Imam al-Bukhaari]
narrated in al-Adab al-Mufrad (5033) from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When one of you sneezes, let him
say, ‘Al-hamdu-Lillaah ‘ala kulli haal (Praise be to Allaah in all
situations),’ and let his brother or companion say to him, ‘Yarhamuk Allaah
(May Allaah have mercy on you).’ If he says, ‘Yarhamuk-Allaah,’ then let (the
sneezer say, ‘Yahdeekum Allaah wa yuslihu baalakum (May Allaah guide you and
rectify your condition).’” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi
Dawood.
[Abu Dawood (5031)
and al-Tirmidhi (2740)] narrated that Saalim ibn ‘Ubayd (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“When one of you sneezes, let him say, ‘Al-hamdu-Lillaah Rabb il-‘Aalameen
(Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds),’ and let the one who responds to
him say, ‘Yarhamuk Allaah (May Allaah have mercy on you),’ and let him say,
‘Yaghfir Allaahu lana wa lakum (May Allaah have mercy on us and you.” (Classed
as da’eef by al-Albaani in Da’eef Abi Dawood. But he classed it as saheeh in
Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad (715) with a mawqoof isnaad that stopped at
‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him).
It was narrated
that Abu Hamzah said: I heard Ibn ‘Abbaas saying when someone said ‘Yarhamuk
Allaah (May Allaah have mercy on you)’ to him: “ ‘Aafaana Allaah wa iyyaakum
min al-naar, yarhamukum Allaah (May Allaah save us and you from the Fire; may
Allaah have mercy on you).” [Classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad, 955.]
Maalik narrated in al-Muwatta’ (1800) from Naafi’ that if
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) sneezed and it was said
to him, “Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you),’ he would say,
“Yarhamuna Allaahu wa iyyaakum wa yaghfir lana wa lakum (may Allaah have mercy
on us and you, may He forgive us and you).” Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim
.
Al-Qaadi said: The scholars differed as to how one should
praise Allaah or respond, and there are varying reports concerning that. It was
said that he should say, “Al-hamdu Lillaah (praise be to Allaah)”, or “Al-hamdu-Lillaah
Rabb il-‘Aalameen (Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds)”, or
“Al-hamdu-Lillaah ‘ala kulli haal (Praise be to Allaah in all situations)”. Ibn
Jareer said: He has the choice between all of these. This is the correct view,
but they are agreed that he is enjoined to praise Allaah.
He said: And they differed as to how the sneezer is to
respond to the one who says “Yarhamuk Allaah.” It was said that he should say,
“Yahdeekum Allaah wa yuslihu baalakum (May Allaah guide you and rectify your
condition),” or that he should say, “Yaghfir Allaahu lana wa lakum (May Allaah
forgive us and you).” Maalik and al-Shaafa’i said: He has the choice between
these two options. This is the correct view, and the ahaadeeth which mention
them are saheeh. End quote
Conclusion: The phrases used to praise Allaah have been
narrated in various forms:
Al-hamdu Lillaah (praise be to Allaah)
Al-hamdu-Lillaah ‘ala kulli haal (Praise be to Allaah in
all situations)
Al-hamdu-Lillaah Rabb il-‘Aalameen (Praise be to Allaah
the Lord of the Worlds)
The phrases used to pray for mercy for the sneezer have
also been narrated in various forms:
Yahdeekum Allaah wa yuslihu baalakum (May Allaah guide
you and rectify your condition)
Yaghfir Allaahu lana wa lakum (May Allaah forgive us and
you)
‘Aafaana Allaah wa iyyaakum min al-naar, yarhamukum
Allaah (May Allaah save us and you from the Fire; may Allaah have mercy on you)
Yarhamuna Allaahu wa iyyaakum wa yaghfir lana wa lakum
(may Allaah have mercy on us and you, may He forgive us and you)
All of these are saheeh and the Muslim may choose
whichever of them he wants.
And Allaah (SWT) knows best.
Weekly Suggested Good Deed – Exercise;
Many of us forget that a significant amount of focus is
put on one taking care of their bodies and health in our beautiful deen.
The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) and Sahaaba
(radiAllahu anhuma) we naturally very physically fit due to the distances that
they would cover by foot, and manual work that they undertook in their everyday
lives.
Our bodies are a gift from Allah (SWT), and we will be
accountable for how we use them. And for those brothers and sister who think
that they can use the excuse of having to spending time with their spouses, you
may have to think again; for Ayesha (radiAllahu anha) related,
"I raced with the Prophet (peace and blessings be on
him) and beat him in the race. Later, when I had put on some weight, we raced
again and he won. Then he said, 'This cancels that,' referring to the previous
occasion."
[Reported by
Ahmad.]
Hence we should establish regular exercise in our routine
lives. While bad health and disease is often beyond our control, we must take
the precautions available to us to maintain our physical health. Insha'Allah if
we 'tie our camel' in our affairs, as our Beloved Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi
wa sallam) advised, our Rabb al-Qawi will give us the strength and committment
to carry them through insha'Allah.
Dua of the Week;
Supplication recited to request Allah's
Acceptance of our Good Deeds:
Transliteration:
"Rabbana
taqabbal minnaa innaka antas-samee'ul-'Aleem."
Translation:
"Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Truly! You are the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower.”
This du'a was narrated by Ibrahim (Alayhi Salam) and his son,
Isma'il (Alayhi Salam), as they laid the foundations of the Holy Ka'abah at
Makkah to have their actions in Allah's (SWT) way accepted. May our Rabb
al-'Aziz accept any good that we do to please Him, and in return ease our
plight in this Dunyah and Aakhirah, Ameen.
Email: thefridaynote@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment