Discussion of the hadith: (until his desire follows what I have brought).

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The Shaykh : This falls under the category of being commanded to do what is beyond one's capacity; because it is sufficient for the believer to submit his desire to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. As for his desire being a follower of it, meaning it matches it, and the struggle in the mind of the one struggling

Whoever struggles against his desire for the sake of Allah

من جاهد هواه لله

? This hadith:

The mujahid is the one who strives against his own desires for the sake of Allah

المجاهد مَن جاهد هواه لله

differs from the meaning of the hadith:

None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.

لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحبَّ لأخيه ما يحبُّ لنفسه

Sahih al-Bukhari 13

. Yes; it can be said that among the highest and noblest degrees of faith is for a person to reach the point where his desire conforms to the rulings of the Shari'ah, forbidden is forbidden, lawful is lawful, but this is more like an illusion.

The questioner : My Shaykh, the hadith about, or the athar about, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq when the word of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) came down:

Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed

مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ

[An-Nisa 4:123]

and what is it?

The Shaykh :

Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it

مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ

[An-Nisa 4:123]

.

The questioner

will be requited for it

يُجْزَ بِهِ

, so Abu Bakr said: "We are ruined" or something similar. Then he said:

This is not the case, O Abu Bakr

ليس هذا يا أبا بكر

, so it seems this means that even Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, who is who Abu Bakr is, his desire did not follow what was brought.

The Shaykh : It is not possible to command what is beyond one's capacity.

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