His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “My hearing and my sight have become submissive to You” — does this mean inner submission or outward submission?
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The questioner : Regarding the phrase “My hearing and my sight have become submissive…”
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : … the action here refers to the outward action…
The Shaykh : No, both the outward and the inner.
The questioner : One may be heedless.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : … for example, if a person says it while his heart is heedless, we say that it is not…
The Shaykh : … of any benefit to him. There is a fear that it will be said, “You lied,” and that on the Day of Resurrection it will be said to him, “You lied; you were not submissive.” Therefore, beware of this matter so that you are not called liars on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you said. Similarly, for example,Mishkat al-Masabih 2335 this may also be said to you: “You lied,” meaning you did not acknowledge [your sin] and did not repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Likewise, Sunan Abi Dawud 5070Sahih (Al-Albani) it may be said to a person, “You lied; you are not [as you claimed], you are not upon a covenant or a promise that you were able to fulfill.” We ask Allah to help us and you.
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes. Is that it? The sound, okay.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and the followers. And after that.
The Shaykh : The followers with excellence.
The reader: And the followers with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The Shaykh : Did not Allah qualify this?
The reciter: n
The Shaykh : ؟
The reader: …[At-Tawbah 9:100] .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Sahih, in the Book of the Prayer of the Traveler, in…
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : … the action here refers to the outward action…
The Shaykh : No, both the outward and the inner.
The questioner : One may be heedless.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : … for example, if a person says it while his heart is heedless, we say that it is not…
The Shaykh : … of any benefit to him. There is a fear that it will be said, “You lied,” and that on the Day of Resurrection it will be said to him, “You lied; you were not submissive.” Therefore, beware of this matter so that you are not called liars on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you said. Similarly, for example,
I acknowledge Thy favour to me, and I acknowledge my sin
أبوء لك بنعمتك علي وأبوء بذنبيand hold to Thy covenant and promise as much as I can
أنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعتMay Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes. Is that it? The sound, okay.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and the followers. And after that.
The Shaykh : The followers with excellence.
The reader: And the followers with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The Shaykh : Did not Allah qualify this?
The reciter: n
The Shaykh :
And those who
والذينThe reader: …
and those who followed them with good conduct
وَالَّذينَ اتَّبَعوهُم بِإِحسانٍThe Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Sahih, in the Book of the Prayer of the Traveler, in…