How to reconcile his prohibition (peace and blessings be upon him) of traveling alone or in pairs with his travel with only Abu Bakr during his migration?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Eid Abbasi : How to reconcile the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) of traveling alone or in pairs with his migration (peace and blessings be upon him) with only Abu Bakr?
The Shaykh : The answer to this is the same as what we said regarding the brother's question just now about the hadith:, and about the strangers who will come in the last times, one of whom has the reward of fifty of the earlier ones, both in general and specific matters. The rule is that a man should not travel alone unless he has two others with him; because of his saying (peace be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 2607Hasan (Al-Albani). This is the general rule, but "there is no general rule that has not been specified." Because of these exceptions, the jurists say: "there is no general rule that has not been specified." The most apparent thing that specifies a general rule is dire necessity. If Allah says: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] and so on, and then says: [Al-An'am 6:119]; then the rule is that these things mentioned in this verse are forbidden, [Al-An'am 6:119], so we cannot say that traveling alone or in pairs is more forbidden than these forbidden meats in the verse. Is there not a dire necessity that compels a person to travel alone, let alone travel with a companion? No doubt that a person feels these necessities in many of the circumstances of his life. And who is there who does not feel the necessity that surrounded the noble Prophet (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) to migrate from Makkah to Madinah, when the people had gathered there to kill him and get rid of him?
So I am actually surprised by the direction of such a question, and there are many examples that come up in this seminar repeatedly and again. And I say: I do not want our brothers, as others may want from them, to learn the detailed issues; for they never end, and a person does not become a jurist by them. Rather, you must become versed in jurisprudence by learning the principles and rules, and mastering them and knowing their evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. After that, many things will not be difficult for you, like this question. Where is the problem? The Prophet was compelled to migrate. Perhaps a person would say: It is not permissible to travel secretly and at night alone, even if he were caught...? Would a questioner say this? I do not think so; so we certainly imagine that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a state of dire necessity in this travel; so there is absolutely no harm in that.
And of this kind is the prohibition of a woman traveling a journey unless she has a mahram with her. We find in the Sunnah the travel of some Muslim, believing, migrating women alone, or with a strange man. The story of the travel of Zaynab, the daughter of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioned in the biography, with one of the Companions—I forgot his name. Do you remember? Zaynab, the wife of al-Rabi'.
Eid Abbasi : Al-'As ibn al-Rabi'.
The Shaykh : Al-'As ibn al-Rabi', so she traveled with a man; would anyone say: How did she travel with a strange man? The answer is: "dire necessities permit the prohibited."
Eid Abbasi : Likewise, Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) also migrated alone.
The Shaykh : Yes, much is mentioned in this; therefore, we must observe the rules and what may be excepted from them, either by explicit text or by dire necessity.
Other than that?
Eid Abbasi : Knowing also, with the evidence, they became three.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Eid Abbasi : Ibn Urayqit was with them; Abu Bakr, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ibn Urayqit, three.
Another questioner : ... dire necessity?
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : What is the limit of dire necessity?
The Shaykh : What ... dire necessity; meaning every person knows his own necessity.
Another questioner : Meaning, if we suppose ...?
The Shaykh : He cannot bring it, he cannot send it.
Another questioner : ... the obligations.
The Shaykh : The obligations, Allah will compensate them.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
Eid Abbasi : Here is a question about the grade of some hadiths.
The Shaykh: About what?
Eid Abbasi : The grade of some hadiths.
The Shaykh : The answer to this is the same as what we said regarding the brother's question just now about the hadith:
Do not insult my Companions
لا تسبُّوا أصحابيA single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three are a company of riders.
الراكب شيطان ، والراكبان شيطانان ، والثلاثة ركبProhibited to you are dead animals, blood
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُexcepting that to which you are compelled
إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِexcepting that to which you are compelled
إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِSo I am actually surprised by the direction of such a question, and there are many examples that come up in this seminar repeatedly and again. And I say: I do not want our brothers, as others may want from them, to learn the detailed issues; for they never end, and a person does not become a jurist by them. Rather, you must become versed in jurisprudence by learning the principles and rules, and mastering them and knowing their evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. After that, many things will not be difficult for you, like this question. Where is the problem? The Prophet was compelled to migrate. Perhaps a person would say: It is not permissible to travel secretly and at night alone, even if he were caught...? Would a questioner say this? I do not think so; so we certainly imagine that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a state of dire necessity in this travel; so there is absolutely no harm in that.
And of this kind is the prohibition of a woman traveling a journey unless she has a mahram with her. We find in the Sunnah the travel of some Muslim, believing, migrating women alone, or with a strange man. The story of the travel of Zaynab, the daughter of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioned in the biography, with one of the Companions—I forgot his name. Do you remember? Zaynab, the wife of al-Rabi'.
Eid Abbasi : Al-'As ibn al-Rabi'.
The Shaykh : Al-'As ibn al-Rabi', so she traveled with a man; would anyone say: How did she travel with a strange man? The answer is: "dire necessities permit the prohibited."
Eid Abbasi : Likewise, Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) also migrated alone.
The Shaykh : Yes, much is mentioned in this; therefore, we must observe the rules and what may be excepted from them, either by explicit text or by dire necessity.
Other than that?
Eid Abbasi : Knowing also, with the evidence, they became three.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Eid Abbasi : Ibn Urayqit was with them; Abu Bakr, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ibn Urayqit, three.
Another questioner : ... dire necessity?
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : What is the limit of dire necessity?
The Shaykh : What ... dire necessity; meaning every person knows his own necessity.
Another questioner : Meaning, if we suppose ...?
The Shaykh : He cannot bring it, he cannot send it.
Another questioner : ... the obligations.
The Shaykh : The obligations, Allah will compensate them.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
Eid Abbasi : Here is a question about the grade of some hadiths.
The Shaykh: About what?
Eid Abbasi : The grade of some hadiths.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.