Sun 3 Mar 2019
Lesson 21: Hadith 13 (Part 1)
- Recap of last lesson (Hadith 11 and 12)
- Statement of Ibn Rajab and Imam Ahmed (may Allah have mercy on them both)
- What does it mean that a person should leave that which does not concern him? How does one decide what concerns him?
- What is “ihsaan”?
- Benefits of Hadith 12:
- 1. A person is meant to leave alone those things which do not concern him
- 2. A person preoccupied himself with those things which do concern him
- 3. By way of a person leaving those things which he is not meant to have concern for, then in this there is a peace of mind and preservation of his time and honour
- 4. People are of varying degrees as far as their deen is concerned
Hadith 13
- On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), the servant of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
- What does it mean “None of you [truly] believes…”?
- Perfection of eemaan (Belief) is of two types
- A mandatory level,
- A recommended, non obligatory level
- Perfection of eemaan (Belief) is of two types
- What is the Prophet (ﷺ) referring to when he says this?
- If a person does not fulfil this (i.e. that he loves for his brother what he loves for himself), then his belief is deficient, but he is still a Muslim
- The explanation of this hadith is split into 3 parts
Part 1: Negation of Belief unless this condition is met
- In this narration, there is a negation of the obligatory perfection of a person’s eemaan (Belief) until he loves for his brother what he loves for his own self
- Hadith of Abdullaah Ibn Amr Ibn Al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) [Sahih Muslim]
- Principles when dealing with other people
- Treating others as you would wish to be treated yourself
- Allah says in the Qur’an: “Woe to Al-Mutaffifin [those who give less in measure and weight (decrease the rights of others)], Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, demand full measure, And when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.” [Surah Al-Mudaffifiin (Those Who Deal in Fraud) verses 1-3]