Did the hypocrites attend the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Abu Malik: Did the hypocrites attend the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes, you all know that hypocrisy is of two kinds: hypocrisy of the heart and hypocrisy of action. Hypocrisy of the heart is disbelief itself, and they are those about whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said in the Noble Qur'an:[An-Nisa 4:145] They are those who display Islam outwardly while concealing disbelief inwardly. As for practical hypocrisy, they are truly Muslims, believers in their hearts, but they go against some of the rulings of Islam. Once we understand this distinction, and especially what concerns the first category of hypocrites, who display Islam outwardly while concealing disbelief inwardly, we must realize that they used to attend the mosques and the congregational prayer; otherwise, their affair would have been exposed and what they concealed in their hearts of disbelief would have been revealed. Also, it is not hidden from you the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the story of Ibn Abi. What was his name?
The audience: Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Abdullah. When he died, the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to pray over him, but 'Umar ibn al-Khattab stood before him and said to him: "Will you pray over him when he is one of the hypocrites?" The Messenger (peace be upon him) answered that he had not been forbidden to do so previously. Then a verse was revealed forbidding standing over the graves of the hypocrites and praying over them.
Abu Malik:[At-Tawbah 9:84].
The Shaykh : Absolutely, yes. The point is that such people undoubtedly used to attend the mosques and give people the impression that they were Muslims like them. But Allah (Mighty and Majestic) exposed many of them and their hypocrisy. Nevertheless, here lies a profound wisdom in the Islamic Shari'ah: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with them according to what they displayed outwardly, not according to what they concealed and kept secret. Therefore, he prayed over this man. Then, when he was forbidden from praying over the hypocrites, and he had prior knowledge of who the hypocrites were, he no longer prayed over them. Hence came his saying (peace be upon him): And in another narration: It is said to him: In summary, this phenomenon existed. Perhaps when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said his famous statement in the two Sahihs: meaning the 'Isha' prayer, it is possible that these laggards were among those hypocrites, whether from the first category or the second. Therefore, it is authentically narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "We used to consider those who lagged behind in the congregational prayer to be among the hypocrites." Yes.
The questioner : The hadith about... the hypocrite.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Is it authentic? Yes.
The questioner : Did they, by the indication of this hadith, attend the Fajr prayer? Did they, by the indication of this hadith, attend the Fajr prayer? Because the question here is: Did the hypocrites attend the Fajr prayer, or is it established that the hypocrites attended the Fajr prayer?
The Shaykh : I think, may Allah bless you, my comment on the hadith is the answer to this hadith itself. Do you not see that there is a difference between this and that? Those who used to lag behind in the congregational prayer could be from the first category or from the second category.
The questioner : So they did not attend the prayer?
The Shaykh : They did not attend the congregational prayer.
The questioner : Yes, and the most important of them is the Fajr prayer. So, by the opposite implication, we do not judge a person who attends the Fajr prayer with us as a hypocrite?
The Shaykh : No. That is not what is said, because the branches of hypocrisy are many, as he (peace be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 59a We do not call him a hypocrite from this perspective, but there may be other aspects in them, and what he (peace be upon him) said about them is applied to them. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, you all know that hypocrisy is of two kinds: hypocrisy of the heart and hypocrisy of action. Hypocrisy of the heart is disbelief itself, and they are those about whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said in the Noble Qur'an:
Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire
إن المنافقين في الدرك الأسفل من النارThe audience: Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Abdullah. When he died, the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to pray over him, but 'Umar ibn al-Khattab stood before him and said to him: "Will you pray over him when he is one of the hypocrites?" The Messenger (peace be upon him) answered that he had not been forbidden to do so previously. Then a verse was revealed forbidding standing over the graves of the hypocrites and praying over them.
Abu Malik:
And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave
فلا تصل على أحد منهم مات أبدا و لا تقم على قبرهThe Shaykh : Absolutely, yes. The point is that such people undoubtedly used to attend the mosques and give people the impression that they were Muslims like them. But Allah (Mighty and Majestic) exposed many of them and their hypocrisy. Nevertheless, here lies a profound wisdom in the Islamic Shari'ah: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with them according to what they displayed outwardly, not according to what they concealed and kept secret. Therefore, he prayed over this man. Then, when he was forbidden from praying over the hypocrites, and he had prior knowledge of who the hypocrites were, he no longer prayed over them. Hence came his saying (peace be upon him):
Some people will be prevented from my pool on the Day of Resurrection, and I will say: "O my Lord, my companions, my companions."
ليذادن أقوام يوم القيامة عن حوضي فأقول يا رب أصحابي أصحابيMy companions, my companions.
أصيحابي أصيحابيYou do not know what they did after you. They will not cease to go backward. Then I will say: "Woe to them, woe to them."
إنك لا تدري ما أحدثوا بعدك إنهم لن يزالوا القهقرى فأقول: حينئذ سحقا سحقاI had intended to order a man to lead the people in prayer, then order men to gather firewood, and then go to a people who claim to pray with the congregation and burn their houses. By Him in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if one of them knew that there were two good date stones in the mosque, he would attend them.
لقد هممت أن آمر رجلا فيصلي بالناس , ثم آمر رجالا فيحطبوا حطبا ثم أخالف إلى أناس يدعون الصلاة مع الجماعة فأحرق عليهم بيوتهم و الذي نفس محمد بيده لو يعلم أحدهم أن في المسجد مرماتين حسنتين لشهدهاThe questioner : The hadith about... the hypocrite.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Is it authentic? Yes.
The questioner : Did they, by the indication of this hadith, attend the Fajr prayer? Did they, by the indication of this hadith, attend the Fajr prayer? Because the question here is: Did the hypocrites attend the Fajr prayer, or is it established that the hypocrites attended the Fajr prayer?
The Shaykh : I think, may Allah bless you, my comment on the hadith
I had intended...
لقد هممت ...The questioner : So they did not attend the prayer?
The Shaykh : They did not attend the congregational prayer.
The questioner : Yes, and the most important of them is the Fajr prayer. So, by the opposite implication, we do not judge a person who attends the Fajr prayer with us as a hypocrite?
The Shaykh : No. That is not what is said, because the branches of hypocrisy are many, as he (peace be upon him) said:
Three are the signs of a hypocrite: when he spoke he told a lie, when he made a promise he acted treacherously against it, when he was trusted he betrayed.
آية المنافق ثلاث إذا حدث كذب و إذا وعد أخلف و إذا ائتمن خان
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