Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar, and clarification of the Companions' eagerness to convey knowledge, even while they were on their deathbeds.

The Shaykh : ... The text of it, after he said: "You are the group about whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said what he said. Rejoice. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: .
This actually benefits us in that it shows the Companions were eager to convey knowledge even in their final breaths; otherwise, there would be no occasion for Abu Dharr to narrate such a hadith. Then, there is another point here: we know that the Companions, despite their eagerness to convey knowledge to people, believed and were careful not to spread hadiths related to encouragement (targhib). So one of them would not narrate such hadiths except to clear his conscience, and that was in his final breaths. This is an example of that. In "Sahih Muslim," it is mentioned that when the Messenger (peace be upon him) gave Mu'adh good news in the well-known story that: . It is said that Mu'adh did not narrate it except at the end of his life out of fear of sin; meaning, he feared falling into the sin of concealing knowledge. Similarly, others, such as 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, as I recall, in "Sahih Muslim"—also—Abu Hurayrah—also—said: "If it were not for a verse in the Book of Allah, I would not have told you this hadith," and he mentioned the verse: to its end, and he mentioned the hadith: . It is possible that Abu Dharr's narration of this hadith falls under this category; because it contains good news: . This is a very great good news, and narrating it without clarification or commentary—such as saying, for example: "This does not mean that he entered Paradise and did not enter the Fire at all, if he was a doer of the ninety-nine [sins], that he would not be punished for that or reckoned; rather, the matter has details according to the person, according to the magnitude of his sins. But such good news certainly indicates that whoever is among its people will enter Paradise, without fail. But among them, some enter it after having been in the Fire, blackened by its heat. And some enter the Fire, being touched by a little of its punishment, then come out of it. And some, and some, do not feel it at all. We ask Allah to make us among the latter."

Those present: Amen.

The Shaykh : The point is: In this hadith, there is very great good news, so the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not narrate such things except in the final breaths of their lives.