The Meaning of al-Hajjaj's Statement: "I Have Turned You Back on Your Heels"
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The questioner:
The questioner says: In the previous hadith, it mentions returning on your heels. How does one return on the heels?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When al-Hajjaj said to him, "I have turned you back on your heels," how is the turning back on the heels?
The Shaykh:
That is, al-Hajjaj is rebuking this person who left the city and went to the desert or to emigrate to preserve his religion. He says: No, I want to flee with my religion and remain steadfast in my religion, even if I live in the desert or in a village. Yes, I do not want the cities, nor what is in them of evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: In the previous hadith, it mentions returning on your heels. How does one return on the heels?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When al-Hajjaj said to him, "I have turned you back on your heels," how is the turning back on the heels?
The Shaykh:
That is, al-Hajjaj is rebuking this person who left the city and went to the desert or to emigrate to preserve his religion. He says: No, I want to flee with my religion and remain steadfast in my religion, even if I live in the desert or in a village. Yes, I do not want the cities, nor what is in them of evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب بدأ الإسلام غريبًا وسيعود غريبًا — islamhouse.com (36:05)
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