On the authority of the mother of the faithful, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours that is not from it, then it is rejected” [Bukhari & Muslim] In another version in Muslim it reads: “Whoever does an action that is not from our affair, then it is rejected”
Determining the validity of actions
The Innovator and the one who follows him
Explicit and Implied meaning of this hadith
Part 9: Summary of benefits of Hadith 5
1. This hadith indicates the prohibition and the impermissibility of innovation within the religion
2. The innovated action is not accepted
3. An action is considered invalid if it was not based on the sharia
4. A righteous deed which is performed not in accordance with the legislation becomes invalid
5. Regardless of the ruling that a judge may give, then this does not change the reality of the legislation
6. A transaction which is not legislated is invalid and the items which were taken based on that transaction, then those items are to be returned to their previous owner
Hadith 6
On the authority of an-Nu’man ibn Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters has cleared himself in regard to his religion and his honor, and he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, is likely to indulge freely grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Verily in the body there is a morsel of flesh that if it is correct, then the whole of the body is is set aright, and if it is corrupt, the body is corrupt, Indeed, it is the heart.” [Bukhari & Muslim]
In the sunnah we find that mannerisms of entering, using and exiting the bathroom have been mentioned
A muslim should be upon cleanliness and purity
The Hadith of Salmān Al-Fārisi (may Allah be pleased with him)
One should not use his right hand to clean himself, nor face the Qiblah when answering the call of nature, nor use less than three stones when cleaning oneself nor should one use dried dung or bones
Non muslims may not understand these matters and indeed some may try to mock these
1. When Entering the Bathroom
Hadith of Anas Ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) (Bukhari & Muslim)
It is recommended that a Muslim when he enters the bathroom he should say “Bismillaah Allaahumma innee a’uudhubika minal khubuthi wal khabaa’ith” (In the Name of Allah, Oh Allah I seek refuge with you from the male and female evil devils among the Jinn)
What does “khubuth” and “Khabaa’ith” mean?
In another narration, it mentions that saying “Bismillaah” (In the Name of Allah) before entering the toilet covers one from the Jinns
2. Privacy
A muslim must conceal himself when relieving himself and must ensure others cannot see him
The Hadith of Al-Mughirah Ibn Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him)
This is one of the reasons why it is impermissible for men to use urinals (note, this is not the only reason)
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the truthful, the believed, narrated to us, “Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he becomes an alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah (morsel of flesh) for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows his soul into him and who is commanded with four matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his actions, and whether he will be happy or wretched. By Allah, besides Whom there is no deity worthy of worship, verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.” [Bukhari & Muslim]
The explanation of this hadith consists of 11 parts, we did parts 6-10 in Lesson 13
Part 11: Summary of benefits
1. This hadith mentions the stages of the development of the human fetus in the womb
2. The blowing of the soul into the fetus occurs at the 120th day
3. There are angels entrusted with the affairs of the womb
4. In this hadith there is belief in the unseen
5. In this hadith there is belief in the pre-decree of Allah
6. In this narration there is the swearing by Allah in order to emphasise
7. Actions are by their endings
8. The importance of combining between fear and hope
9. Actions are a means of entering Paradise or Hell
10. The one who has been written down as having a wretched end, then no human knows about this, the reverse is also true
Hadith 5
On the authority of the mother of the faithful, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours that is not from it, then it is rejected” [Bukhari & Muslim] In another version in Muslim it reads: “Whoever does an action that is not from our affair, then it is rejected”
The explanation of this hadith consists of 9 parts
