Does a person deliberately seek hardship in acting on the hadith (Your reward is in proportion to your hardship)?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh : After that?
The questioner : Shaykh, does a Muslim deliberately seek hardship?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Does a Muslim deliberately seek hardship because of the hadith:?
The Shaykh : May Allah help us! Now, suppose the water is hot and it is difficult for you, is it better to perform wudu with hot water or with water that is suitable?
Which is better?
The questioner : The suitable one.
The Shaykh : Which is more difficult?
The questioner : The hot one.
The Shaykh : The hot one, are you sure?
The questioner : I am sure.
The Shaykh : You are sure, so why don't we say the hot one is better?!
If a person is in a state of major ritual impurity on a cold winter night, is it more comfortable for him to heat the water and take a bath, or to take a bath with cold water?
The questioner : He should heat the water.
The Shaykh : It is easier, and which is better?
The questioner : There is no problem!
The Shaykh : Huh? Which is better?!
The hadith says: if you become tired in 'Umrah, and it does not say make yourself tired in it. That means, if you become tired in 'Umrah and the effort increases for you, the reward is in proportion to the effort and the tiredness. For example, a person goes and prays in congregation in the mosque and gets somewhat tired, while another goes easily. The first one is rewarded for his hardship, but we do not say: seek hardship for yourself, for seeking hardship for oneself is among the blameworthy matters. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As from fasting all the time and standing in prayer all night because of the hardship involved. Do you understand?
And read the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:147] Complete it?
The questioner :[An-Nisa 4:147].
The Shaykh : That is it. As for: the meaning is: if you become tired in your worship, you have the reward for the tiredness. Like a person, for example, who performs tawaf and the area is spacious, and a person who performs tawaf with hardship. The second one has a greater reward for the hardship, but we do not say: wait until there is heavy congestion and then perform tawaf. We do not say that. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, does a Muslim deliberately seek hardship?
The Shaykh : Is it?
The questioner : Does a Muslim deliberately seek hardship because of the hadith:
Your reward is according to your effort.
أجرك على قدر نصبكThe Shaykh : May Allah help us! Now, suppose the water is hot and it is difficult for you, is it better to perform wudu with hot water or with water that is suitable?
Which is better?
The questioner : The suitable one.
The Shaykh : Which is more difficult?
The questioner : The hot one.
The Shaykh : The hot one, are you sure?
The questioner : I am sure.
The Shaykh : You are sure, so why don't we say the hot one is better?!
If a person is in a state of major ritual impurity on a cold winter night, is it more comfortable for him to heat the water and take a bath, or to take a bath with cold water?
The questioner : He should heat the water.
The Shaykh : It is easier, and which is better?
The questioner : There is no problem!
The Shaykh : Huh? Which is better?!
The hadith says: if you become tired in 'Umrah, and it does not say make yourself tired in it. That means, if you become tired in 'Umrah and the effort increases for you, the reward is in proportion to the effort and the tiredness. For example, a person goes and prays in congregation in the mosque and gets somewhat tired, while another goes easily. The first one is rewarded for his hardship, but we do not say: seek hardship for yourself, for seeking hardship for oneself is among the blameworthy matters. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As from fasting all the time and standing in prayer all night because of the hardship involved. Do you understand?
And read the saying of Allah the Exalted:
What would Allah do with your punishment
ما يفعل الله بعذابكمThe questioner :
if you are grateful and believe
إن شكرتم وآمنتمThe Shaykh : That is it. As for: