What is the jurisprudential understanding of the hadith prohibiting spending the night alone?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our professor?
The Shaykh : I praise Him and thank Him.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : How is your health today?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, the best of praise. Praise be to Allah, I am well, by the grace of Allah.
The Shaykh : Are all the children well?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, they are all well. We pray for your safety and well-being, our professor.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my professor. There is a hadith in Sahih al-Jami':Sunan Ibn Majah 1884Sahih (Darussalam). Does this hadith, our professor, apply to a situation like mine, where my family has traveled from this country to another country to visit their relatives, and I am staying alone in this house?
The Shaykh : Being alone in the example you are imagining is a necessary matter that must be done. Necessities permit what is prohibited. The Shari'ah always prohibits something only when a person is able to [comply with it] and there is no intervening circumstance. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I hear you and understand you, my professor.
The Shaykh : Good. Therefore, the hadith does not apply to the example you are giving.
The questioner : So, our professor, we need the meaning of the hadith, the understanding derived from this hadith.
The Shaykh : I have not made the understanding clear to you, my brother. It is that a person should not [think] of sleeping alone.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : As for the matter that is predominant for him, he is not burdened with it.
The questioner : Good, our professor. It may be that some people are uncomfortable sleeping with their wives, meaning he sleeps in one room and she sleeps in another room.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what the hadith applies to. This is what the hadith applies to.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : At your service, my professor.
The Shaykh : May you be safe. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : My professor, is this for prohibition or for dislike?
The Shaykh : It is for prohibition.
The questioner : It is for prohibition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: May Allah keep you in goodness and blessings.
The questioner : How is our teacher doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : How are you today?
The questioner : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Always.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our professor?
The Shaykh : I praise Him and thank Him.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : How is your health today?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, the best of praise. Praise be to Allah, I am well, by the grace of Allah.
The Shaykh : Are all the children well?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, they are all well. We pray for your safety and well-being, our professor.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my professor. There is a hadith in Sahih al-Jami':
It was narrated that: Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah forbade Shighar.”
نهى رسولُ اللهِ صلى اللهُ عليه وسلم عن الوحدة ، أن يبيت الرجل وحدهThe Shaykh : Being alone in the example you are imagining is a necessary matter that must be done. Necessities permit what is prohibited. The Shari'ah always prohibits something only when a person is able to [comply with it] and there is no intervening circumstance. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I hear you and understand you, my professor.
The Shaykh : Good. Therefore, the hadith does not apply to the example you are giving.
The questioner : So, our professor, we need the meaning of the hadith, the understanding derived from this hadith.
The Shaykh : I have not made the understanding clear to you, my brother. It is that a person should not [think] of sleeping alone.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : As for the matter that is predominant for him, he is not burdened with it.
The questioner : Good, our professor. It may be that some people are uncomfortable sleeping with their wives, meaning he sleeps in one room and she sleeps in another room.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what the hadith applies to. This is what the hadith applies to.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : At your service, my professor.
The Shaykh : May you be safe. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : My professor, is this for prohibition or for dislike?
The Shaykh : It is for prohibition.
The questioner : It is for prohibition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: May Allah keep you in goodness and blessings.
The questioner : How is our teacher doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : How are you today?
The questioner : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Always.
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