Is there a hadith encouraging closeness in circles of knowledge?
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The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, we want you to remind us of a hadith that commands closeness and gathering in the circle of dhikr. I remember that you once told us this, but I cannot recall it; I only recall the meaning?
The Shaykh : The hadith is in "Musnad al-Imam Ahmad".
The questioner : The hadith?
The Shaykh : It is in "Musnad al-Imam Ahmad".
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is narrated by Abu Thalhah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said — this is the meaning —.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We used to, when we arrived at a place,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : disperse in the valleys and ravines. So one day he said to us:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:348, and thereafter, whenever we arrived at a place, we would gather together until, if we had sat on a carpet, it would have been enough for us.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Also, there is a hadith in "Sahih Muslim" that he entered the mosque; he (peace be upon him) entered the mosque and saw them dispersed, so he said to them:Sunan Abi Dawud 4823Sahih (Al-Albani). The hadith is certainly authentic.
The questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : But I doubt whether it is in "Sahih Muslim" or not.
The questioner : Which one?
The Shaykh : This second one.
The questioner : Ah, the second one, yes, and it is certainly authentic, you are confident of it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : The hadith is in "Musnad al-Imam Ahmad".
The questioner : The hadith?
The Shaykh : It is in "Musnad al-Imam Ahmad".
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is narrated by Abu Thalhah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said — this is the meaning —.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We used to, when we arrived at a place,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : disperse in the valleys and ravines. So one day he said to us:
Your dispersal is only from the work of Satan
إنما تفرُّقكم هذا من عمل الشيطانThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Also, there is a hadith in "Sahih Muslim" that he entered the mosque; he (peace be upon him) entered the mosque and saw them dispersed, so he said to them:
How is it that I see you in separate groups?
ما لي أراكم عزين ؟!The questioner: Ah.
The Shaykh : But I doubt whether it is in "Sahih Muslim" or not.
The questioner : Which one?
The Shaykh : This second one.
The questioner : Ah, the second one, yes, and it is certainly authentic, you are confident of it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
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