Ruling on several hadiths; among them: "Keep your children away from your mosques," "Indeed, Allah does not look at the crooked row"
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The questioner : ... My question is only about the hadith ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead, go ahead.
The questioner : ... a little while ago.
The Shaykh : This was mentioned by Dr. Yahya: "Keep your children away from your mosques," "Keep your children and your madmen away from your mosques."
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : This is a weak hadith, as stated by Imam 'Abd al-Haqq al-Isbili al-Maghribi in his book al-Ahkam al-Wustha.
The questioner : And the hadith that is well-known on people's tongues: "Straighten your rows, for indeed, Allah does not look at the crooked row"?
The Shaykh : Yes, "Indeed, Allah does not look at the crooked row" ... I have heard a lot about this hadith, and it has been imprinted on my mind that the answer is that this hadith is crooked.
The seated people: They are laughing.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is correct.
The questioner : This hadith that ... .
The Shaykh : We discussed this with the doctor in a lecture we delivered in any mosque ... Banu Hashim, yes.
The questioner : ... on the occasion of the book
The Shaykh : al-Ghazali.
The questioner : al-Ghazali, the book that ... until we meet with you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling ... what is meant
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... if the wall ... meaning ... the partition between women and men, does it apply to what ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that this partition was not present in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The ruling does not change, but the Shari'ah may approve of the form you mentioned just now. However, it is undoubtedly contrary to what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon, and there is no doubt about that. It means we must advise our men and women to adhere to the Shari'ah of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). We should say to the men, as the Lord of the Worlds said:[An-Nur 24:30] And we should say to the women, as the Lord of the Worlds said: [An-Nur 24:31] Then we add for the women, saying, as the Lord of the Worlds said: [Al-Ahzab 33:59] When each of the two sexes does what is obligatory upon them, then there is no need for all these philosophies ... This is my belief, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... what you mentioned?
The Shaykh : The major rulings.
The questioner : The middle, the middle.
The Shaykh : By 'Abd al-Haqq, it is this 'Abd al-Haqq al-Isbili.
The questioner : ... fasting.
The Shaykh : ... treating with fasting, treating with fasting, by its author ... his name is ... .
The questioner : A non-Arab?
The Shaykh : Yes, he is a non-Arab, a Roman, and the one who translated it is a Lebanese priest ... a Copt.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, ah, what do you have?
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead, go ahead.
The questioner : ... a little while ago.
The Shaykh : This was mentioned by Dr. Yahya: "Keep your children away from your mosques," "Keep your children and your madmen away from your mosques."
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : This is a weak hadith, as stated by Imam 'Abd al-Haqq al-Isbili al-Maghribi in his book al-Ahkam al-Wustha.
The questioner : And the hadith that is well-known on people's tongues: "Straighten your rows, for indeed, Allah does not look at the crooked row"?
The Shaykh : Yes, "Indeed, Allah does not look at the crooked row" ... I have heard a lot about this hadith, and it has been imprinted on my mind that the answer is that this hadith is crooked.
The seated people: They are laughing.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is correct.
The questioner : This hadith that ... .
The Shaykh : We discussed this with the doctor in a lecture we delivered in any mosque ... Banu Hashim, yes.
The questioner : ... on the occasion of the book
The Shaykh : al-Ghazali.
The questioner : al-Ghazali, the book that ... until we meet with you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling ... what is meant
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... if the wall ... meaning ... the partition between women and men, does it apply to what ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that this partition was not present in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The ruling does not change, but the Shari'ah may approve of the form you mentioned just now. However, it is undoubtedly contrary to what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon, and there is no doubt about that. It means we must advise our men and women to adhere to the Shari'ah of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). We should say to the men, as the Lord of the Worlds said:
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
وقل للمؤمنين يغضوا من أبصارهم ويحفظوا فروجهمAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
وقل للمؤمنات يغضضن من أبصارهن ويحفظن فروجهنO Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يا أيها النبي قل لأزواجك وبناتك ونسآء المؤمنين يدنين عليهن من جلابيبهنThe questioner : ... what you mentioned?
The Shaykh : The major rulings.
The questioner : The middle, the middle.
The Shaykh : By 'Abd al-Haqq, it is this 'Abd al-Haqq al-Isbili.
The questioner : ... fasting.
The Shaykh : ... treating with fasting, treating with fasting, by its author ... his name is ... .
The questioner : A non-Arab?
The Shaykh : Yes, he is a non-Arab, a Roman, and the one who translated it is a Lebanese priest ... a Copt.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, ah, what do you have?