What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Seek help in completing your needs through secrecy”?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): ?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : No, it is not authentic. If it were authentic, give us the evidence. It is not authentic. However, fulfilling needs is undoubtedly a matter that varies. Sometimes it is better for a person to announce his need so that people may follow his example, and sometimes it is better to conceal it, especially in our time when there is much envy and many who transgress against people. Perhaps if you reveal your need to people, they will make it difficult for you. In any case, a person should look at what is in the public interest; if he wishes, he conceals it, and if he wishes, he reveals it, according to what the interest requires. Yes, and Brother Musa is now indicating that it is time for the call to the midday prayer, which is the end of the session. May we meet again, if Allah wills, in fifteen days. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy
استعينوا على قضاء حوائجكم بالكتمانThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : No, it is not authentic. If it were authentic, give us the evidence. It is not authentic. However, fulfilling needs is undoubtedly a matter that varies. Sometimes it is better for a person to announce his need so that people may follow his example, and sometimes it is better to conceal it, especially in our time when there is much envy and many who transgress against people. Perhaps if you reveal your need to people, they will make it difficult for you. In any case, a person should look at what is in the public interest; if he wishes, he conceals it, and if he wishes, he reveals it, according to what the interest requires. Yes, and Brother Musa is now indicating that it is time for the call to the midday prayer, which is the end of the session. May we meet again, if Allah wills, in fifteen days. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.