Explanation of the Book of the Adhan-07a
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The reader: Hajjaj ibn Manhal narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, who said: I heard Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Sahih al-Bukhari 691
The Shaykh : He said: "The chapter on the sin." Thus, may Allah have mercy on him, he affirmed the sin of one who bows before the imam or raises his head. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned of this punishment, and warning of a punishment indicates that it is one of the major sins and that a person commits a sin by doing it. Accordingly, it is not permissible for you to raise your head from bowing or from prostration until the imam raises his. If you do so, you are in danger of Allah making your image the image of a donkey or making your head the head of a donkey. The donkey was mentioned in this context, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him, because the donkey is the most dull of the familiar animals. For this reason, Allah likened the Children of Israel, who were entrusted with the Torah but did not carry it, to what? To the donkey, because the donkey is the most dull of the familiar animals. But, glory be to Allah, it is the most indicative of its nature; its tethering place and its resting place indicate more about it than any other animal. Our Shaykh, Abd al-Razzaq al-Afifi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Because the dull one has no thought in his brain." And if that is so, thought requires the thinker to be preoccupied with tangible matters, such as the road or the main path. And this explanation...
Isn't he who raises his head before the Imam afraid that Allah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?
أما يخشى أحدكم أو لا يخشى أحدكم إذا رفع رأسه قبل الإمام أن يجعل الله رأسه رأس حمار أو يجعل الله صورته صورة حمارThe Shaykh : He said: "The chapter on the sin." Thus, may Allah have mercy on him, he affirmed the sin of one who bows before the imam or raises his head. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned of this punishment, and warning of a punishment indicates that it is one of the major sins and that a person commits a sin by doing it. Accordingly, it is not permissible for you to raise your head from bowing or from prostration until the imam raises his. If you do so, you are in danger of Allah making your image the image of a donkey or making your head the head of a donkey. The donkey was mentioned in this context, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him, because the donkey is the most dull of the familiar animals. For this reason, Allah likened the Children of Israel, who were entrusted with the Torah but did not carry it, to what? To the donkey, because the donkey is the most dull of the familiar animals. But, glory be to Allah, it is the most indicative of its nature; its tethering place and its resting place indicate more about it than any other animal. Our Shaykh, Abd al-Razzaq al-Afifi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Because the dull one has no thought in his brain." And if that is so, thought requires the thinker to be preoccupied with tangible matters, such as the road or the main path. And this explanation...