The Difference in Deeds According to the Doer
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The Shaykh : They also differ according to the doer. Deeds differ according to the doer, meaning that a deed may be the same, but it is from a person who is higher in status than another person. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Hadid 57:10] The intended meaning of "the opening" here is the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, because in Islam there are two openings: the opening of Hudaybiyyah, which is the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and the opening of Makkah. Now, [Al-Hadid 57:10]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, addressing Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a dispute occurred between him and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Khalid:Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani) The difference here is according to what?
The student: The doer
The Shaykh : According to the doer.
Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought
لا يستوي منكم من أنفق من قبل الفتح وقاتلNot equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought
لا يستوي منكم من أنفق من قبل الفتح وقاتل أولئك أعظم درجة من الذين أنفقوا من بعد وقاتلواAnd the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, addressing Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a dispute occurred between him and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Khalid:
Do not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it.
لا تسبوا أصحابي فو الذي نفسي بيده لو أنفق أحدكم مثل أحد ذهبا ما بلغ مد أحدهم ولا نصيفهThe student: The doer
The Shaykh : According to the doer.