Explanation of the hadith of al-'Arba' ibn Sari'ah.
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The Shaykh : One of them is the hadith of al-'Arba' ibn Sari'ah, which I also think you have all read or at least heard. It is the one in which al-'Arba' ibn Sari'ah said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us a sermon that made our hearts tremble and our eyes flow with tears, so we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, give us a bequest.'" He said to the end of the hadith, and it is well known, if Allah wills. Does our Messenger (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) mean in this hadith , for example, the sunnah prayers before and after the five daily prayers and others? The answer is no.
I bequeath to you the fear of Allah, and obedience and listening, even if a slave of Ethiopian descent is placed in authority over you. Indeed, whoever lives among you will see much disagreement, so hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs after me...
أوصيكم بتقوى الله و السّمع و الطاعة و إن ولي عليكم عبد حبشي و إنه من يعش منكم فسيرى اختلافا كثيرا فعليكم بسنّتي و سنّة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين من بعدي ...So hold fast to my Sunnah.
فعليكم بسنّتي
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