Qays ibn Sa'd used to walk in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the position of the police chief of the prince. Does this not contradict the hadith that was reported from
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The hadith that Qays ibn Sa'd used to walk in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the position of the police chief of the prince, this is what contradicts the hadith that was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to forbid his companions from walking in front of him because the angels walk in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he ordered them to walk behind him?
The Shaykh : This is possible: "in front of him" when he was walking, or "in front of him" when he was sitting, just as the police are around the prince; if he ordered something, they would execute it. That is to say, there is no text stating that he was walking and Qays ibn Sa'd—his father is Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, the leader of whom? The leader of the Khazraj.
The questioner : Here is the narration mentioned by al-Hafiz. He said: From Anas, he said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, Qays ibn Sa'd was in his vanguard in the position of the police chief of the prince. So Sa'd spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about Qays, asking him to remove him from the position he had placed him in, fearing that he might rush into something. So he removed him from that.
The Shaykh : It explicitly states that he walks with him.
The questioner : In his vanguard.
The Shaykh : That means in front of him, but in front of him while he is walking, or while he is sitting? It says he walks in his vanguard. It is possible that this was before the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) learned that the angels walk in front of him. And even if it were after that, what prevents the Messenger from being guarded by angels and guarded by humans? Nothing prevents it.
The questioner : Al-'Ayni spoke about... He said, may Allah have mercy on him: "Its conformity to the chapter heading is taken from the meaning of the hadith, because when the Messenger of Allah arrived, Qays ibn Sa'd was in his 'ta'diyah' and executed his affairs, and this falls under the chapter heading, even if it is not free from scrutiny".
The Shaykh : He walked in his 'ta'diyah'; perhaps he means his 'ta'diyah' when he intended to send him to someone, as it is said "he sought the judge's help," meaning the man sought the judge's help to send someone to judge a person or the like. In any case, it is not clear. All that can be said is that it is a strained interpretation; it is not clear. But if the matter involves a story and al-Bukhari referred to it, and it was not according to his condition.
The Shaykh : This is possible: "in front of him" when he was walking, or "in front of him" when he was sitting, just as the police are around the prince; if he ordered something, they would execute it. That is to say, there is no text stating that he was walking and Qays ibn Sa'd—his father is Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, the leader of whom? The leader of the Khazraj.
The questioner : Here is the narration mentioned by al-Hafiz. He said: From Anas, he said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, Qays ibn Sa'd was in his vanguard in the position of the police chief of the prince. So Sa'd spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about Qays, asking him to remove him from the position he had placed him in, fearing that he might rush into something. So he removed him from that.
The Shaykh : It explicitly states that he walks with him.
The questioner : In his vanguard.
The Shaykh : That means in front of him, but in front of him while he is walking, or while he is sitting? It says he walks in his vanguard. It is possible that this was before the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) learned that the angels walk in front of him. And even if it were after that, what prevents the Messenger from being guarded by angels and guarded by humans? Nothing prevents it.
The questioner : Al-'Ayni spoke about... He said, may Allah have mercy on him: "Its conformity to the chapter heading is taken from the meaning of the hadith, because when the Messenger of Allah arrived, Qays ibn Sa'd was in his 'ta'diyah' and executed his affairs, and this falls under the chapter heading, even if it is not free from scrutiny".
The Shaykh : He walked in his 'ta'diyah'; perhaps he means his 'ta'diyah' when he intended to send him to someone, as it is said "he sought the judge's help," meaning the man sought the judge's help to send someone to judge a person or the like. In any case, it is not clear. All that can be said is that it is a strained interpretation; it is not clear. But if the matter involves a story and al-Bukhari referred to it, and it was not according to his condition.