“Everything with which a believer plays is invalid except three: training his horse, shooting with his bow, and playing with his wife…”
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Abd al-Malik: From ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The issue here is the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): meaning that everything other than these three is invalid. Does he mean by “invalid” that which is the opposite of truth, or that which has no reward and is merely permissible? Also, the narration is authentic in al-Nasa’i from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 63:52 to the end. May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : The intended meaning is, of course, the latter, because it does not mean forbidden, but rather that it has no value in the Shari’ah except for what was excluded.
Everything with which a believer plays is invalid except three: training his horse, shooting with his bow, and playing with his wife, for these are truth.
كل شئ يلهو به المؤمن باطل إلا ثلاثة : تأديبه فرسه ورميه كبد قوسه وملاعبته امرأته فإنهنّ حقinvalid
باطلEverything that is not the remembrance of Allah is play and amusement, except…
كل شئ ليس من ذكر الله لهو ولعب إلا ...The Shaykh : The intended meaning is, of course, the latter, because it does not mean forbidden, but rather that it has no value in the Shari’ah except for what was excluded.
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