A word on how the Sunnah spread.

The Shaykh : Until the Sunnah became widespread among them and became like a customary matter among the Muslims.
The Shaykh : I was about to end my opportunity or observation with this sentence, but then it also occurred to me an example of how the Sunnah used to move among the general Muslims, knowing it as they know the prayer and the like of rulings. The unlettered did not differ from the reader in that; the woman did not differ from the man; all of them were equal in their understanding of Islam. Why? Because knowledge was spreading, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , how many of his companions were present in his gathering? And in some authentic hadiths, a man from the Companions, like Abu Hurayrah, says to a man from the senior Companions, like 'Umar: "You are busy with the clapping in the markets," meaning that you should listen to the hadith of the Messenger of Allah. So why do we say that the general Companions did not attend the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? This is regarding the men, let alone the women, let alone the slave women and maids who were performing the function of serving their masters and mistresses. Despite this, knowledge in creed was widespread among the general Companions, women and men, despite this difference in attending the circles of knowledge and remembrance in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They were equal in creed, let alone those below them. I had intended just now to end the previous speech, but then the hadith of the maidservant came to mind, and I became enthusiastic to narrate this hadith for two reasons: First, because it is related to what I was aiming at. You have now heard the previous hadith, so you must first apply it and not pray in a mosque where you hear the imam and precede him. No. Rather, you wait until he begins the saying of "Ameen," then you begin saying "Ameen." I do not want this from you only, but also that you convey it , as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . And one thing reminds of another . It does not mean a verse from the Qur'an, because the meaning of "ayah" in the Arabic language is the complete sentence. And since the noble verses are complete sentences, this usage was agreed upon. When "ayah" is used, it means the verses or the noble verse. But here in the hadith , it means even a complete sentence from the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And you have just heard, and even if one of you has weak memory, forgetting like me, he will memorize, if Allah wills, this hadith that I recited to your ears more than once . If they convey this hadith to the people until the people become like that maidservant, a maidservant who grazes sheep. How did she know the correct creed related to the essence of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), which even today the great shaykhs and doctors are ignorant of? But the maidservant, the shepherdess, knew the correct creed. What is the reason? The reason is that these noble Companions who used to attend the circles of remembrance in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when they returned to their homes, to their families, to their offspring, to their servants, they conveyed the remembrance they heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Thus, this maidservant received the correct creed, not directly from the Messenger of Allah, because she was a servant who grazed sheep, but rather her master taught her. And her master may not have attended directly in the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but it was conveyed to him by his neighbor and companion, etc. What is the hadith of the maidservant? And what is the position of many of the shaykhs of the Muslims today regarding this creed? Listen to the hadith and apply it to your reality today, and you will find this reality contrary to the creed of the maidservant, this creed that corresponds to the Book and the Sunnah. I hope to end this speech with this hadith that Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih.