The Meaning of the Hadith: None of You Truly Believes Until His Inclination Follows What I Have Brought
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Question:
In the hadith, what is meant by this faith?
Answer:
There is some discussion regarding this hadith, and Imam al-Nawawi authenticated it in *Al-Arba'in*. Its meaning is clear: a person loves what Allah has commanded and what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, because it is good. What Allah the Mighty and Majestic has legislated and what His Messenger brought is good for the person, so he should love it and not complain about it. As for the one who follows his desires when they contradict what the Messenger brought, he follows his desires and abandons what the Messenger brought.
Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in it:[Al-Jathiyah 45:23] He the Mighty and Majestic said: [Al-Qasas 28:50]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
In the hadith
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you truly believes until his desires follow what I have brought."
الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول الأخ ما المقصود بذلك؟ لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواه تبعا لما جئت به.Answer:
There is some discussion regarding this hadith, and Imam al-Nawawi authenticated it in *Al-Arba'in*. Its meaning is clear: a person loves what Allah has commanded and what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, because it is good. What Allah the Mighty and Majestic has legislated and what His Messenger brought is good for the person, so he should love it and not complain about it. As for the one who follows his desires when they contradict what the Messenger brought, he follows his desires and abandons what the Messenger brought.
Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in it:
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded?
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَBut if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِّنَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/237 — archive.org (6:14)
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