Sun 1st Dec 2019
Read by our brother Abu Arwa Ali
Hadith 29
- From Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:”I said, “O Messenger of Allāh, tell me of an act which will enter me into Paradise and will keep me away from Hellfire.” He said, “You have asked me about a major matter, yet it is easy for him for whom Allah the Exalted makes it easy. You should worship Allah, associating nothing with Him, you should perform the prayers, you should pay the zakah, you should fast in Ramadan, and you should make the pilgrimage to the House.” Then he said, “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting (which) is a shield, charity (which) extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and the praying of a man in the depth of night.” Then he recited: “Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do”. Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allāh.” He said, “The peak of the matter is Islam, the pillar is prayer, and its topmost part is jihad.” Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah,” and he took hold of his tongue and said, “Restrain this.” I said, “O Prophet of Allah, will what we say be held against us?” He said, “May your mother be bereaved of you, Muadh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces” or he said “on their noses”-“into Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues?” [At-Tirmidhi]
- The explanation of this Hadith is split into 7 parts
- Recap of previous lesson
- Entry into Paradise and the means to its entry are all a mercy from Allah
- Safety from Hellfire
- The Pillars of Islam
Part 4: Fasting, Charity and praying in the depth of the Night
- The Prophet ﷺ said “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting (which) is a shield, charity (which) extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and the praying of a man in the depth of night”
- The benefits of fasting are many:
- it safeguards the young unmarried person
- Whoever fasts a single day, then Allah will distance his face from the fire of Hell by 70 years
- Charity and how it extinguishes and wipes away the minor sin, as for the major sins then repentance must be made
- Praying in the depth of the night
- Praying the night prayer in the middle of the night
- Allah says:”” [Surah Al, verses]
- How the Prophet ﷺ encourages us to do these good deeds
- Why did the Prophet ﷺ say “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness?”
Part 5: The Peak of the matter, its Pillar and its topmost part
- The statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ “Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part?”
- Then he ﷺ said “The peak of the matter is Islam, the pillar is prayer, and its topmost part is jihad”
- Why is Islam the head of the matter?
- Why is the prayer called a pillar?
- What about the one who abandons the prayer?
- If you want to know the portion you have of the religion, then look at your prayer
- Why is Jihad described as the topmost part of Islam?
- What about terrorism? Are ISIS and Al-Qaeda example of Jihad?
- What does the word “Jihad” mean? What are its levels and different types?
- Jihad An-Nafs, what is this?
- Attaining knowledge
- Acting upon it
- Calling towards it
- What is Jihad of the Battlefield? Are civilians or the innocent involved?
- Islam makes it forbidden to harm women, children, monks, civilians, or even cutting down trees in war
- The myth that the purpose of Jihad is to eradicate people of other religions
- Allah says: “” [Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse ]
- How just is this?
- Islam does not give licence to anyone to kill innocent people
- Jihad against the people of innovation
- This is done by refuting those with false beliefs and innovation
- Jihad against those who commit sins openly and publicly
- How is this done?
- Jihad to the believers
- How is this done?
Q&A:
- What if someone takes your right away?
- What about self defense e.g. if you are attacked on the street?
- How do you approach someone who is an open sinner?