What is meant by “dividing us into factions” in the hadith, “So I asked my Lord not to divide us into factions, but He prevented me from that”?
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The questioner:
The hadith was narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, so I asked my Lord not to divide us into factions, but He prevented me from that. He asks: What is meant by dividing us into factions?
The Shaykh:
It means groups, meaning they differ among themselves. The Muslims differ among themselves, and this causes fighting between them. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And his saying, “not to destroy us by what He destroyed the nations with, so He granted it to me.” Does that mean that he
The Shaykh:
Even this is the wording of the hadith.
The questioner:
Yes, he says
The Shaykh:
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1638Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner:
He says.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it means general destruction that encompasses everyone. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is the meaning of that that subsidence will not occur, that there will be no subsidence or earthquakes as there were in previous nations?
The Shaykh:
Subsidence and earthquakes will occur in this Ummah. But it will not encompass them all; it will happen in some lands, in some regions. Yes.
The hadith was narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said
I asked my Lord, Mighty and Majestic, for three things, so He granted me two and prevented me from one. I asked my Lord not to destroy us by what He destroyed the nations with, so He granted it to me. I asked my Lord not to let an enemy from outside us appear over us, so He granted it to me
سألت ربي عز وجل ثلاث خصال فأعطاني اثنتين ومنعني واحدة، سألت ربي ألا يهلكنا بما أهلك به الأمم فأعطانيها، فسألت ربي ألا يظهر علينا عدوا من غيرنا فأعطانيهاThe Shaykh:
It means groups, meaning they differ among themselves. The Muslims differ among themselves, and this causes fighting between them. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And his saying, “not to destroy us by what He destroyed the nations with, so He granted it to me.” Does that mean that he
The Shaykh:
Even this is the wording of the hadith.
The questioner:
Yes, he says
The Shaykh:
destroy us with which he destroyed the nations
يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَThe questioner:
He says
I asked my Lord not to destroy us by what He destroyed the nations with, so He granted it to me
سألت ربي ألا يهلكنا بما أهلك به الأمم، فأعطانيهاThe Shaykh:
Yes, it means general destruction that encompasses everyone. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is the meaning of that that subsidence will not occur, that there will be no subsidence or earthquakes as there were in previous nations?
The Shaykh:
Subsidence and earthquakes will occur in this Ummah. But it will not encompass them all; it will happen in some lands, in some regions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالإلباش شيعا في حديث « فسألت ربي أن لا يلبسنا شيعا فمنعنيها»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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