Explanation of the Book of the Hearts-10a
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The reciter: Ali ibn Abdullah narrated to us, Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to me from Qatadah from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And Muhammad ibn Ma'mar narrated to me, Rauh ibn Ubadah narrated to us, Sa'id narrated from Qatadah, Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: Sahih al-Bukhari 6538
The Shaykh : We have the full measure
The reader:Sahih al-Bukhari 6538
The Shaykh : This is part of the argumentation; in reality, it contains argumentation and rebuke, a rebuke of this disbeliever. It is said: If you had the earth filled with gold, would you ransom yourself with it from this punishment? He will say: Yes, indeed, everyone ransoms himself from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection with whatever he can. It will be said: You were asked for something easier than that, which is to believe in Allah and His messengers, to establish the prayer, and to give, meaning to bring forth the laws of Islam, which are easy. Even zakah, which is a financial right, is not obligatory on every wealth, and when it becomes obligatory on wealth, it is a small portion, a small portion. And generally, it is not obligatory except on growing wealth; this is the general rule. It may be obligatory on non-growing wealth, such as gold and silver, for it is obligatory on a person's gold and silver even if it does not grow.
A disbeliever will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked. "Suppose you had as much gold as to fill the earth
يجاء بالكافر يوم القيامة فيقال له : أرأيت لو كان لك مثل الأرض ذهباًThe Shaykh : We have the full measure
The reader:
Suppose you had as much gold as to fill the earth, would you offer it to ransom yourself?" He will reply, "Yes." Then it will be said to him, "You were asked for something easier than that
أرأيت لو كان لك ملء الأرض ذهباً أكنت تفتدي به فيقول نعم فيقال له قد كنت سئلت ما هو أيسر من ذلكThe Shaykh : This is part of the argumentation; in reality, it contains argumentation and rebuke, a rebuke of this disbeliever. It is said: If you had the earth filled with gold, would you ransom yourself with it from this punishment? He will say: Yes, indeed, everyone ransoms himself from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection with whatever he can. It will be said: You were asked for something easier than that, which is to believe in Allah and His messengers, to establish the prayer, and to give, meaning to bring forth the laws of Islam, which are easy. Even zakah, which is a financial right, is not obligatory on every wealth, and when it becomes obligatory on wealth, it is a small portion, a small portion. And generally, it is not obligatory except on growing wealth; this is the general rule. It may be obligatory on non-growing wealth, such as gold and silver, for it is obligatory on a person's gold and silver even if it does not grow.