The Meaning of the Statement: "This is not the first of your blessings, O family of Abu Bakr"
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The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. O Allah, send blessings upon him with the most complete blessing. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people say that a person may be blessed and possess blessing, taking this from the statement of Usayd ibn Hudayr in the hadith of tayammum: "This is not the first of your blessings, O family of Abu Bakr."
The Shaykh:
O highest.
The questioner:
Abu Bakr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and by her is meant that good came to them through the call to Allah and through supporting the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his call. Yes.
There is no god but Allah. O Allah, send blessings upon him with the most complete blessing. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people say that a person may be blessed and possess blessing, taking this from the statement of Usayd ibn Hudayr in the hadith of tayammum: "This is not the first of your blessings, O family of Abu Bakr."
The Shaykh:
O highest.
The questioner:
Abu Bakr.
The Shaykh:
Yes, because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and by her is meant that good came to them through the call to Allah and through supporting the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his call. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (1:04:02)
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