The Benefit of Seeking Refuge and the Meaning of the Hadith of Negligence
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Question:
The questioner says in this question: What is the benefit of seeking refuge for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what is the meaning of the hadithSahih Muslim 2702a?
Answer:
Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and others among the creation are in need of seeking refuge in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because every created being is poor in relation to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The angels, the prophets, the messengers, and the righteous—every created being is in need of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Fatir 35:15] The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a human being, a created being, so he is in need of his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) to protect him from Satan, to provide for him, and to give him what he needs in matters of his religion, his worldly life, and his Hereafter, the Messenger and others (peace and blessings be upon him).
And likewise, the meaning of the hadith, and Allah knows best, "It is that my heart is distracted," means, and Allah knows best, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) may become preoccupied with something other than the remembrance of Allah. He may become preoccupied with something other than the remembrance of Allah, or negligent regarding the remembrance of Allah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) considers this a sin that requires seeking forgiveness. This preoccupation that occupied him from the remembrance of Allah, or this negligence that sometimes occurs from him (peace and blessings be upon him), he considers it a shortcoming in the right of Allah and a sin in the right of Allah. So it is a sin on his part in the right of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so he seeks forgiveness from Allah for that. Yes.
The questioner says in this question: What is the benefit of seeking refuge for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what is the meaning of the hadith
There is (at times) some sort of shade upon my heart, and I seek forgiveness from Allah a hundred times a day.
إنه ليغان على قلبي وإني لأستغفر الله في اليوم مئة مرةAnswer:
Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and others among the creation are in need of seeking refuge in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because every created being is poor in relation to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The angels, the prophets, the messengers, and the righteous—every created being is in need of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:
O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُAnd likewise, the meaning of the hadith, and Allah knows best, "It is that my heart is distracted," means, and Allah knows best, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) may become preoccupied with something other than the remembrance of Allah. He may become preoccupied with something other than the remembrance of Allah, or negligent regarding the remembrance of Allah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) considers this a sin that requires seeking forgiveness. This preoccupation that occupied him from the remembrance of Allah, or this negligence that sometimes occurs from him (peace and blessings be upon him), he considers it a shortcoming in the right of Allah and a sin in the right of Allah. So it is a sin on his part in the right of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so he seeks forgiveness from Allah for that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/213 — archive.org (15:52)
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