Explanation of the Hadith of Hudhayfah Regarding Trials and Adhering to the Community
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Question:
This questioner says: We ask Your Excellency to kindly give us a brief, even if concise, overview of the hadith of Hudhayfah when he said, “I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about good and evil, fearing that it might overtake me,” especially since we are in a time when trials have multiplied. May Allah protect us and you from all that is disliked.
Answer:
Yes. Hudhayfah said, “The people used to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, but I used to ask him about evil, fearing that it might overtake me.” He mentioned that he asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) about the good that Allah granted to the Muslims through his sending (peace and blessings be upon him), the revelation of the Qur’an, and the guidance of the people: Will any evil come after this good? He said, “Yes.” The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the trials that would follow, until he said, “Callers at the gates of Hell; whoever obeys them will be thrown into it.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you command me to do if that overtakes me?” He said, “Adhere to the community of the Muslims and their imam.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what if they have no community and no imam?” He said, “Then separate yourself from all those sects, even if you have to bite the root of a tree until death comes to you while you are in that state.”
This is what Hudhayfah asked about, and this is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) answered with: separating oneself from trials, and adhering to the community of the Muslims and their imam. Especially since we are in a time of trials now, with misleading callers at the gates of Hell through television channels, through the internet, through what they call Twitter and Facebook, and the like. These are all means of trial and evil. We must avoid them, warn against them, and warn our daughters, wives, children, and homes from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: We ask Your Excellency to kindly give us a brief, even if concise, overview of the hadith of Hudhayfah when he said, “I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about good and evil, fearing that it might overtake me,” especially since we are in a time when trials have multiplied. May Allah protect us and you from all that is disliked.
Answer:
Yes. Hudhayfah said, “The people used to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, but I used to ask him about evil, fearing that it might overtake me.” He mentioned that he asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) about the good that Allah granted to the Muslims through his sending (peace and blessings be upon him), the revelation of the Qur’an, and the guidance of the people: Will any evil come after this good? He said, “Yes.” The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the trials that would follow, until he said, “Callers at the gates of Hell; whoever obeys them will be thrown into it.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you command me to do if that overtakes me?” He said, “Adhere to the community of the Muslims and their imam.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what if they have no community and no imam?” He said, “Then separate yourself from all those sects, even if you have to bite the root of a tree until death comes to you while you are in that state.”
This is what Hudhayfah asked about, and this is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) answered with: separating oneself from trials, and adhering to the community of the Muslims and their imam. Especially since we are in a time of trials now, with misleading callers at the gates of Hell through television channels, through the internet, through what they call Twitter and Facebook, and the like. These are all means of trial and evil. We must avoid them, warn against them, and warn our daughters, wives, children, and homes from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 03-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (7:22)
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