Explanation of the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him): (That a man from among the Muslims said: O Messenger of Allah
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The Shaykh : In the second hadith, and its chain of narration is good, it says:
And from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) .
And if it is a thorn prick or anything above that, it is an expiation, but the reward is proportional to the magnitude of the affliction, as we mentioned; the greater the affliction, the greater the reward.
Here ends the hadith of the Messenger (peace be upon him) in the narration of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, in response to the statement of Ubayy. He (peace be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 11:38 So he (Ubayy) made a supplication against himself, when he learned from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the diseases that befall a person, and especially fever, are expiations, Ubayy supplicated against himself that the fever would not cease to afflict him, " .
This hadith is clear and does not require any commentary except for what Ubayy did. His supplication against himself with fever may be difficult for some people to understand, and it is indeed a point of difficulty, because we mention a hadith that we have mentioned more than once, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was supplicating to his Lord, saying that whatever punishment he would have in the Hereafter, let it be made a trial through illness in this world. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him to supplicate for good and to say:Sahih Muslim 2690b , because a person may not have patience; he asks for trials and then becomes part of the trial by not having patience with the trial. Therefore, the wise person does not supplicate to ask for trials for himself, but he asks that if he is afflicted by Allah (Mighty and Majestic), He make him among those who are patient with it. So how do we find here Ubayy supplicating against himself with fever?
It seems to me that this difficulty is resolved if we remember his caution in his supplication. He supplicated to his Lord that the fever would not cease to visit and afflict him, but with the condition that this fever not prevent him from performing any of the acts of worship and obedience. So, in this way and with this condition, he combined the reward that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) gives him for his patience with the fever, with his ability to perform the obligatory duties and other acts of obedience for which he is also rewarded.
And when I studied the hadiths of this chapter, I found in a hadith that comes shortly what clearly testifies to what Ubayy did with himself, meaning that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approves of such a supplication. There is no harm in us reciting that hadith for you, as it is closely connected to what we are discussing.
It says here in the seventy-fourth hadith: And from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
And this story, as you see, has a connection to the people of Quba, that is, the Ansar, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b is an Ansari. So, it seems that the supplication he made against himself is from this hadith.
Therefore, we benefit from this last hadith and the one before it, and from Ubayy's supplication against himself that the fever would remain close to him, that a person who knows of his own strength and endurance and patience with light illnesses may supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for them for himself. But he must also add to this supplication that he remains strong enough to perform what is obligatory upon him, and it is not merely performing the prayer, but also going out to the mosque to perform the congregational prayer, as you heard in the statement of Ubayy himself, where he said: He supplicated against himself that the fever would not leave him until he died, and that it would not prevent him from Hajj or 'Umrah. 'Umrah is not obligatory, nor from jihad in the cause of Allah. Jihad in the cause of Allah in those days was generally a collective obligation, nor from a prescribed prayer in congregation, so he mentioned the congregation here. So, it appears that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) answered his supplication, as the narrator of the hadith, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, said:.
After this hadith, there are three weak hadiths.
And from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)
A man from among the Muslims said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about these ailments that befall us? What is our reward for them? He said: They are expiations. Ubayy said: O Messenger of Allah, even if they are few? He said: Even a thorn prick and anything above that
أن رجلاً من المسلمين قال : يا رسول الله أرأيت هذه الأعراض التي تُصيبنا ما لنا بها ؟ قال : كفارات قال أُبَيُّ : يا رسول الله ، وإن قلَّتْ ؟ قال : وإن شوكة فما فوقهاAnd if it is a thorn prick or anything above that, it is an expiation, but the reward is proportional to the magnitude of the affliction, as we mentioned; the greater the affliction, the greater the reward.
Here ends the hadith of the Messenger (peace be upon him) in the narration of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, in response to the statement of Ubayy. He (peace be upon him) said:
Even a thorn prick and anything above that
وإن شوكة فما فوقهاHe supplicated against himself that the fever would not leave him until he died, and that it would not prevent him from Hajj or 'Umrah, nor from jihad in the cause of Allah, nor from a prescribed prayer in congregation. He said: No one touched his body but found its heat until he died. Narrated by Ahmad, Ibn Abi al-Dunya, Abu Ya'la, and Ibn Hibban in his *Sahih*. Al-Wa'k: fever
دعا على نفسه ألَّا يُفارقه الوعك حتى يموت ، وألَّا يشغله عن حجٍّ ولا عمرةٍ ، ولا جهادٍ في سبيل الله ، ولا صلاةٍ مكتوبة في جماعة ، قال : فما مسَّ إنسان جسده إلا وجد حرَّها حتى مات، رواه أحمد وابن أبي الدنيا وأبو يعلى وابن حبان في * صحيحه *، الوَعْكُ : الحمَّى "This hadith is clear and does not require any commentary except for what Ubayy did. His supplication against himself with fever may be difficult for some people to understand, and it is indeed a point of difficulty, because we mention a hadith that we have mentioned more than once, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was supplicating to his Lord, saying that whatever punishment he would have in the Hereafter, let it be made a trial through illness in this world. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him to supplicate for good and to say:
Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell Fire.
ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة ، وفي الآخرة حسنة ، وقنا عذاب النارIt seems to me that this difficulty is resolved if we remember his caution in his supplication. He supplicated to his Lord that the fever would not cease to visit and afflict him, but with the condition that this fever not prevent him from performing any of the acts of worship and obedience. So, in this way and with this condition, he combined the reward that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) gives him for his patience with the fever, with his ability to perform the obligatory duties and other acts of obedience for which he is also rewarded.
And when I studied the hadiths of this chapter, I found in a hadith that comes shortly what clearly testifies to what Ubayy did with himself, meaning that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approves of such a supplication. There is no harm in us reciting that hadith for you, as it is closely connected to what we are discussing.
It says here in the seventy-fourth hadith: And from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
The fever sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: Who is this? She said: I am Umm Milad. So he ordered her to be sent to the people of Quba, and they suffered from what Allah knows. So they came to him and complained of that to him. He said: Whatever you wish, if you wish, I will supplicate to Allah to remove it from you, and if you wish it to be a purification for you. They said: Will you do it? He said: Yes. They said: Then let her stay
استأذنَتِ الحمَّى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فقال : من هذه ؟ قالت : أمُّ مِلدم ، فأمر بها إلى أهل قُبا ، فلقوا منها ما يعلم الله ، فأتوه فشكوا ذلك إليه ، فقال : ما شئتم إن شئتم دعوتُ الله فكشفَه عنكم ، وإن شئتم أن تكونَ لكم طهوراً قالوا : أو تفعله ؟ قال : نعم، قالوا : فدعهاAnd this story, as you see, has a connection to the people of Quba, that is, the Ansar, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b is an Ansari. So, it seems that the supplication he made against himself is from this hadith.
Therefore, we benefit from this last hadith and the one before it, and from Ubayy's supplication against himself that the fever would remain close to him, that a person who knows of his own strength and endurance and patience with light illnesses may supplicate to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for them for himself. But he must also add to this supplication that he remains strong enough to perform what is obligatory upon him, and it is not merely performing the prayer, but also going out to the mosque to perform the congregational prayer, as you heard in the statement of Ubayy himself, where he said: He supplicated against himself that the fever would not leave him until he died, and that it would not prevent him from Hajj or 'Umrah. 'Umrah is not obligatory, nor from jihad in the cause of Allah. Jihad in the cause of Allah in those days was generally a collective obligation, nor from a prescribed prayer in congregation, so he mentioned the congregation here. So, it appears that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) answered his supplication, as the narrator of the hadith, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, said:
No one touched his body but found its heat until he died
فما مسَّ إنسانٌ جسدَه إلا وجد حرَّها حتى ماتAfter this hadith, there are three weak hadiths.