Request for the Continuation of Scholarly Lessons in the Sacred Precinct
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Question:
The questioner says: We are a group of women from Makkah. May Allah reward you with good. We ask Allah, O Shaykh, that these lessons continue throughout the year, if Allah wills, whether by you or by others like you. Please convey our request to the authorities. And if you permit, O Shaykh, please repeat for us the hadith you mentioned at the beginning of last night’s lesson: that Allah does not sleep, and it is not befitting for Him to sleep; because we were unable to follow it.
Answer:
Yes, these lessons should continue, and we will advise the authorities, if Allah wills, to ensure that the scholars carry this out; because the people are in need of this loudspeaker, of this lesson that spreads and benefits, by which Allah benefits everyone. The authorities are, praise be to Allah, concerned, and generally this is present, praise be to Allah. But the advice is necessary so that what is desired is achieved, if Allah wills, and Allah benefits everyone by it. Yes. This question. A question.
Question:
The question says: If you permit, O Shaykh, I will read it.
Answer:
It is said that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:255] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 179c meaning that it is not befitting for Him, Mighty and Majestic, to sleep. He is the Wise, the All-Knowing, whom neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes. Sleep is a deficiency and weakness in life, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is perfect in life; His life does not end in weakness, sleep, or drowsiness. Sleep and drowsiness are among the weaknesses and deficiencies of the son of Adam. For this reason, Allah is exalted from sleep, Glorified is He, and from drowsiness, because His life is complete and is not affected by weakness, drowsiness, sleep, or heedlessness. He is not one who delays [Maryam 19:64] [Al-An'am 6:132] So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, is not affected by heedlessness, drowsiness, forgetfulness, or sleep. Rather, He is perfect in all respects, possessing absolute perfection in His life and in His other attributes, Blessed and Exalted is He.
He is not heedless, and “Your Lord is not forgetful.” He does not sleep, and it is not befitting for Him to sleep, and no slumber seizes Him nor sleep, due to the perfection of His life, the perfection of His power, and the perfection of His knowledge, Exalted and Majestic is He.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner says: We are a group of women from Makkah. May Allah reward you with good. We ask Allah, O Shaykh, that these lessons continue throughout the year, if Allah wills, whether by you or by others like you. Please convey our request to the authorities. And if you permit, O Shaykh, please repeat for us the hadith you mentioned at the beginning of last night’s lesson: that Allah does not sleep, and it is not befitting for Him to sleep; because we were unable to follow it.
Answer:
Yes, these lessons should continue, and we will advise the authorities, if Allah wills, to ensure that the scholars carry this out; because the people are in need of this loudspeaker, of this lesson that spreads and benefits, by which Allah benefits everyone. The authorities are, praise be to Allah, concerned, and generally this is present, praise be to Allah. But the advice is necessary so that what is desired is achieved, if Allah wills, and Allah benefits everyone by it. Yes. This question. A question.
Question:
The question says: If you permit, O Shaykh, I will read it.
Answer:
It is said that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌVerily Allah does not sleep and it does not befit Him to sleep
إن الله لا ينام ولا ينبغي له أن ينامAnd never is your Lord forgetful -
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّاAnd your Lord is not unaware of what they do.
وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَHe is not heedless, and “Your Lord is not forgetful.” He does not sleep, and it is not befitting for Him to sleep, and no slumber seizes Him nor sleep, due to the perfection of His life, the perfection of His power, and the perfection of His knowledge, Exalted and Majestic is He.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٦ — archive.org (38:37)
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