The discussion regarding the last part of the previous hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, "And indeed, a man may do the deeds of..."
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The Shaykh : In the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), it is stated that a person may do the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is only an arm's length between him and it. What is the meaning of this phrase?
The student: He does the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people.
The Shaykh : No, no, I wantSahih al-Bukhari 3332?
The student: The end of his life is near.
The Shaykh : This is an allusion to the nearness of his end, because when a person dies, he knows whether he is in Paradise or in the Fire. All right. Rest.
If someone were to ask: How is it that this man, who does righteous deeds until near his end, is sealed with this bad ending? Yes, brother?
The student: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 4207. And the other does the deeds of the people of the Fire as it appears to people.
As it appears to people, he is a hypocrite; he does righteous and good deeds, but there is a hidden evil in his heart.
The Shaykh : That led him to a bad ending.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done.
So we say: This man does the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people, but there is a hidden evil in his heart that led to his destruction and to a bad ending.
All right, did we give examples of such hidden evils?
The student: The man who was fighting in the cause of Allah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about him:Sahih Muslim 112b, so one of the Companions watched him, and when he struck, he took the sword, placed it on his chest, and leaned on it.
The Shaykh : He leaned on it until it came out of his back. We also mentioned causes for these hidden evils, like what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Rest. Envy.
Envy is a hidden evil that may lead a person to a bad ending.
And we mentioned that envy is hating the blessing of Allah upon others. When Allah blesses His servants with a blessing, a person hates that Allah has blessed this man with that blessing; that is envy. And it is obligatory for a person, if he feels this despicable trait in himself, that he must try to get rid of it and remind himself, saying: How do you envy this man for the blessing of Allah? Who bestowed this blessing upon him? It is Allah. And if you hate this blessing that Allah bestowed upon him, it is as if you are hating the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). All right.
We also mentioned another example? Yes.
The student: Hatred of Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right, hatred of Islam and the Muslims, such that a person hates the Muslims, either in general or in particular. All right, and what else?
The student: Riba.
The Shaykh : Riba, and although riba is in reality one of the apparent deeds, the one who engages in riba may be afflicted with a bad ending, may Allah protect us from that. All right. Rest. The one behind.
The student: Hypocrisy.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The student: Hypocrisy.
The Shaykh : Stand up.
The student: Hypocrisy
The Shaykh : How is it hypocrisy?
The student: He displays the truth and conceals the falsehood.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he is a believer in appearance, but he hates Islam. He practices Islam but hates it and finds it burdensome, is that not so? Rest.
Meaning, a person does the righteous deed and performs it, but he hates it and finds it burdensome, and if it were not for the fact that people do it, he would not do it. This is a serious problem. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 797Sahih (Darussalam). So the prayers and acts of worship are heavy for this man, for example, but he sees people doing them, so he does them. He does not do them out of submission, desire, and love, but because people do them, so he does them – I ask Allah for you and for me to be saved from this and the like of it.
All right, in any case, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is more generous than His servant. If a person were sincere in his dealing with Allah, and his deeds were the deeds of the people of Paradise out of sincerity, desire for good, love for Allah, and exalting of Allah, his ending would not be bad, because Allah is more generous than His servant. But all these apparent deeds are contrary to what is in the heart, so he was tested with a bad ending.
The student: He does the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people.
The Shaykh : No, no, I want
so much so that there is only the distance of a cubit between him and it
حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراعThe student: The end of his life is near.
The Shaykh : This is an allusion to the nearness of his end, because when a person dies, he knows whether he is in Paradise or in the Fire. All right. Rest.
If someone were to ask: How is it that this man, who does righteous deeds until near his end, is sealed with this bad ending? Yes, brother?
The student: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise
يعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيما يظهر للناسAs it appears to people, he is a hypocrite; he does righteous and good deeds, but there is a hidden evil in his heart.
The Shaykh : That led him to a bad ending.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done.
So we say: This man does the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people, but there is a hidden evil in his heart that led to his destruction and to a bad ending.
All right, did we give examples of such hidden evils?
The student: The man who was fighting in the cause of Allah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about him:
he would be amongst the dwellers of Hell
هو من أهل النارThe Shaykh : He leaned on it until it came out of his back. We also mentioned causes for these hidden evils, like what?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Rest. Envy.
Envy is a hidden evil that may lead a person to a bad ending.
And we mentioned that envy is hating the blessing of Allah upon others. When Allah blesses His servants with a blessing, a person hates that Allah has blessed this man with that blessing; that is envy. And it is obligatory for a person, if he feels this despicable trait in himself, that he must try to get rid of it and remind himself, saying: How do you envy this man for the blessing of Allah? Who bestowed this blessing upon him? It is Allah. And if you hate this blessing that Allah bestowed upon him, it is as if you are hating the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). All right.
We also mentioned another example? Yes.
The student: Hatred of Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right, hatred of Islam and the Muslims, such that a person hates the Muslims, either in general or in particular. All right, and what else?
The student: Riba.
The Shaykh : Riba, and although riba is in reality one of the apparent deeds, the one who engages in riba may be afflicted with a bad ending, may Allah protect us from that. All right. Rest. The one behind.
The student: Hypocrisy.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The student: Hypocrisy.
The Shaykh : Stand up.
The student: Hypocrisy
The Shaykh : How is it hypocrisy?
The student: He displays the truth and conceals the falsehood.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he is a believer in appearance, but he hates Islam. He practices Islam but hates it and finds it burdensome, is that not so? Rest.
Meaning, a person does the righteous deed and performs it, but he hates it and finds it burdensome, and if it were not for the fact that people do it, he would not do it. This is a serious problem. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer
أثقل الصلوات على المنافقين صلاة العشاء وصلاة الفجرAll right, in any case, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is more generous than His servant. If a person were sincere in his dealing with Allah, and his deeds were the deeds of the people of Paradise out of sincerity, desire for good, love for Allah, and exalting of Allah, his ending would not be bad, because Allah is more generous than His servant. But all these apparent deeds are contrary to what is in the heart, so he was tested with a bad ending.