The Meaning of the Hadith: "If You Guard Allah, He Will Guard You"
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The questioner:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, as this questioner relates: "O Shaykh, Mu'adh was given a charge of words. He said: 'Shall I not teach you words?'"Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2516Hasan (Darussalam)
The Shaykh:
Yes, is the question about that?
The questioner:
He is asking about the meaning of this hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
"Guard Allah" means to guard the limits of Allah and what Allah has forbidden, so do not approach it. And what Allah has commanded, you must comply with it and perform it sincerely for the face of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. You guard the commands of Allah and what He has commanded, and you guard the limits of Allah and avoid them. Because the reward is of the same kind as the deed. Yes.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, as this questioner relates: "O Shaykh, Mu'adh was given a charge of words. He said: 'Shall I not teach you words?'"
Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you.
احفظ الله يحفظك، احفظ الله تجده تجاهكThe Shaykh:
Yes, is the question about that?
The questioner:
He is asking about the meaning of this hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
"Guard Allah" means to guard the limits of Allah and what Allah has forbidden, so do not approach it. And what Allah has commanded, you must comply with it and perform it sincerely for the face of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. You guard the commands of Allah and what He has commanded, and you guard the limits of Allah and avoid them.
If you guard Allah, He will guard you.
احفظ الله يحفظك.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (36:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.