Explanation of the Book of the Hearts-06b
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The reciter: Abu al-Yaman narrated to us, saying: Shu'ayb informed us, saying: al-Zuhri said: Salim ibn 'Abd Allah informed me, saying: 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Sahih al-Bukhari 6498
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. Our Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) explained this hadith in the ninety-nine hadiths he compiled, our Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'd. In truth, reality bears witness to this: people are like a hundred camels. One who has a hundred camels wants a gentle, soft riding camel, an easy one to ride. He mounts one, but it misbehaves with him; the second is difficult, the third is hot-tempered, the fourth is noisy, and so on. He goes around the hundred and finds only one riding camel. Why? Because none of them are suitable for riding. People are the same. Now, if someone holds a position, especially a religious position, and a period of time passes, you seek someone and cannot find anyone who can manage, you cannot find anyone who can fulfill the requirement adequately. This analogy applies perfectly to the Ummah in this age; you hardly find a riding camel in a hundred. If we estimate, for example, that this population is twenty million, you will not find among them two hundred men with the righteousness you desire. Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, if asked... how did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say... The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6496
The Shaykh : To someone not qualified for it
The questioner : To someone not qualified for it. And the question is the answer, meaning it is said: if the matter is entrusted to someone not qualified for it... this is its consequence. Meaning, the questioning every day is the consequence, so wait for the Hour; this is the consequence... And in the presenter's statement, "if you neglect the trust, wait for the Hour," there is no doubt that the consequence in the time of questioning is the consequence.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are one statement. The words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): if he said, "if the matter is entrusted to someone not qualified for it, wait for the Hour," there is no need, it does not require estimating a condition at all.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : For example, as for the understanding you mentioned that entrusting the matter to someone not qualified for it is not present in the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), this is correct, but there is no need for it. As long as he said "if it is entrusted," I know when I see it, when I see it entrusted to someone not qualified for it, I wait for the Hour.
People are just like camels, out of one hundred, one can hardly find a single camel suitable to ride.
إنما الناس كالإبل المائة لا تكاد تجد فيها راحلةًThe Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. Our Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) explained this hadith in the ninety-nine hadiths he compiled, our Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'd. In truth, reality bears witness to this: people are like a hundred camels. One who has a hundred camels wants a gentle, soft riding camel, an easy one to ride. He mounts one, but it misbehaves with him; the second is difficult, the third is hot-tempered, the fourth is noisy, and so on. He goes around the hundred and finds only one riding camel. Why? Because none of them are suitable for riding. People are the same. Now, if someone holds a position, especially a religious position, and a period of time passes, you seek someone and cannot find anyone who can manage, you cannot find anyone who can fulfill the requirement adequately. This analogy applies perfectly to the Ummah in this age; you hardly find a riding camel in a hundred. If we estimate, for example, that this population is twenty million, you will not find among them two hundred men with the righteousness you desire. Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, if asked... how did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say... The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When authority is given to
إذا أسند الأمر إلىThe Shaykh : To someone not qualified for it
The questioner : To someone not qualified for it. And the question is the answer, meaning it is said: if the matter is entrusted to someone not qualified for it... this is its consequence. Meaning, the questioning every day is the consequence, so wait for the Hour; this is the consequence... And in the presenter's statement, "if you neglect the trust, wait for the Hour," there is no doubt that the consequence in the time of questioning is the consequence.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are one statement. The words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): if he said, "if the matter is entrusted to someone not qualified for it, wait for the Hour," there is no need, it does not require estimating a condition at all.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : For example, as for the understanding you mentioned that entrusting the matter to someone not qualified for it is not present in the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), this is correct, but there is no need for it. As long as he said "if it is entrusted," I know when I see it, when I see it entrusted to someone not qualified for it, I wait for the Hour.