An example of the abrogation of a mass-transmitted report by a limited report.
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The Shaykh : We have, for example, of this kind, what is in "Sahih Muslim" from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah and the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas as well, that when the words of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, were revealed: [Al-Baqarah 2:284], the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and knelt on their knees, and they said: O Messenger of Allah, here we are, we have been commanded to pray, so we prayed, and to fast, so we fasted, and to perform Hajj, so we performed Hajj, but that Allah should hold us accountable for what is in our hearts, this is something we have no capacity for? So he said to them (peace and blessings be upon him): . He said: So they kept saying it until their tongues were humbled by it and their hearts submitted to it, so Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, revealed: [Al-Baqarah 2:286].
Eid Abbasi : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, but the point here is:[Al-Baqarah 2:286], so this is an abrogation of His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:284], which some people hide, that the obligation of what people have no capacity for, so Allah, Mighty and Majestic, after He, Glorified and Exalted is He, knew the submission of these early Muslims to the ruling of the Lord of the Worlds, said: [Al-Baqarah 2:286], to the end of the verses, and the revelation used to descend upon the Messenger (peace be upon him) whenever they made a supplication, the revelation would descend from the sky with His saying: Yes, [Al-Baqarah 2:286], Allah said: Yes, [Al-Baqarah 2:286], yes, yes, to the end of the verses, so here the abrogation occurred in this verse in this authentic hadith for which we did not find a narrator other than those we mentioned, Abu Hurayrah and 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas.
Eid Abbasi : The hadith:?
The Shaykh : Yes?
Eid Abbasi : The hadith:?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Eid Abbasi : What is your opinion of the verse that ... the verse?
The Shaykh : Which verse?
Eid Abbasi : The verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] is the one that abrogated its predecessor?
The Shaykh : No, this does not clarify that it abrogated, and therefore until today you find "Muhammad 'Abduh" and others interpreting these verses with each other without resorting to the hadith because there is abrogation in it,[Al-Baqarah 2:286] does not indicate that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not hold accountable for what has been hidden in the hearts.
Eid Abbasi : What ... that it is an obligation of what is not bearable, people have no capacity for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, but the obligation of what is not bearable has two interpretations; it is what a person has absolutely no capacity for, and what he has capacity for but there is hardship in it, there is difficulty.
Eid Abbasi : This second one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌDo you want to say as the people of Moses said to Moses: We heard and we disobeyed? Say: We heard and we obeyed.
أتُريدون أن تقولوا كما قال قوم موسى لموسى : سمعنا وعصينا ؟! قولوا : سمعنا وأطعناAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاEid Abbasi : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, but the point here is:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاWhether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاOur Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاOur Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us.
رَبَّنَا وَلا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَاEid Abbasi : The hadith:
He has done so
قد فعلتThe Shaykh : Yes?
Eid Abbasi : The hadith:
He has done so
قد فعلتThe Shaykh: Yes.
Eid Abbasi : What is your opinion of the verse that ... the verse?
The Shaykh : Which verse?
Eid Abbasi : The verse:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe Shaykh : No, this does not clarify that it abrogated, and therefore until today you find "Muhammad 'Abduh" and others interpreting these verses with each other without resorting to the hadith because there is abrogation in it,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاEid Abbasi : What ... that it is an obligation of what is not bearable, people have no capacity for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, but the obligation of what is not bearable has two interpretations; it is what a person has absolutely no capacity for, and what he has capacity for but there is hardship in it, there is difficulty.
Eid Abbasi : This second one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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