The reciter: And Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us from Bayyan from Wabra, who said: سأل رجل ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أطوف بالبيت وقد أحرمت بالحج؟ فقال : وما يمنعك؟ قال : إني رأيت ابن فلان يكرهه وأنت أحب إلينا منه ، رأيناه قد فتنته الدنيا ، فقال : وأينا -أو أيكم- لم تفتنه الدنيا؟ ثم قال : رأينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحرم بالحج ، وطاف بالبيت ، وسعى بين الصفا والمروة ، فسنة الله وسنة رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحق أن تتبع من سنة فلان ، إن كنت صادقا A man asked Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Do I circumambulate the House while I have entered the state of consecration for Hajj?" He said, "What prevents you?" He said, "I saw so-and-so's son disliking it, and you are dearer to us than he is. We have seen that the world has seduced him." He said, "Which of us, or which of you, has not been seduced by the world?" Then he said, "We saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enter the state of consecration for Hajj, circumambulate the House, and walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah. So the Sunnah of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are more deserving of being followed than the Sunnah of so-and-so, if you are truthful." . The Shaykh : By his statement: ابن فلان So-and-so's son , he means: Ibn 'Abbas, as indicated by the preceding context. However, we must know the meaning of فتنته الدنيا The world seduced him . It is written this way in many manuscripts, and in many of them, or most of them, it is أفتنته الدنيا The world seduced him . "Futina" and "Uftina" are two correct linguistic forms, and the former is more correct and more common, and it is the form used in the Qur'an. The meaning of "the world seduced him" is that he (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed governor of Basra, and governance is a place for error and trial. As for Ibn 'Umar, he was not appointed to anything. This is the end of al-Nawawi's commentary. However, he mentioned his statement: "Al-Abi, the occurrence... of frowning on the face of his shaykh when the recitation reached this phrase in his presence, as a rejection of it. And Ibn 'Abbas was appointed governor of Basra by his cousin, and it does not mean that the world seduced him by wealth, because Ibn 'Umar had more wealth than he did, as is said. But Allah purified his heart from the love of authority, and he was in a state of consecration where it is appropriate." In any case, this speaker regarding Ibn 'Abbas may have had a bias, and he was one of those who entered into politics and spoke these words. For this reason, Ibn 'Umar said: "Which of us, or which of you, has not been seduced by the world?" as an indication of excusing 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).

The Book of Hajj-08b

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The reciter: And Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us from Bayyan from Wabra, who said:

A man asked Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Do I circumambulate the House while I have entered the state of consecration for Hajj?" He said, "What prevents you?" He said, "I saw so-and-so's son disliking it, and you are dearer to us than he is. We have seen that the world has seduced him." He said, "Which of us, or which of you, has not been seduced by the world?" Then he said, "We saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enter the state of consecration for Hajj, circumambulate the House, and walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah. So the Sunnah of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are more deserving of being followed than the Sunnah of so-and-so, if you are truthful."

سأل رجل ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أطوف بالبيت وقد أحرمت بالحج؟ فقال : وما يمنعك؟ قال : إني رأيت ابن فلان يكرهه وأنت أحب إلينا منه ، رأيناه قد فتنته الدنيا ، فقال : وأينا -أو أيكم- لم تفتنه الدنيا؟ ثم قال : رأينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحرم بالحج ، وطاف بالبيت ، وسعى بين الصفا والمروة ، فسنة الله وسنة رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحق أن تتبع من سنة فلان ، إن كنت صادقا

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The Shaykh : By his statement:

So-and-so's son

ابن فلان

, he means: Ibn 'Abbas, as indicated by the preceding context. However, we must know the meaning of

The world seduced him

فتنته الدنيا

. It is written this way in many manuscripts, and in many of them, or most of them, it is

The world seduced him

أفتنته الدنيا

. "Futina" and "Uftina" are two correct linguistic forms, and the former is more correct and more common, and it is the form used in the Qur'an. The meaning of "the world seduced him" is that he (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed governor of Basra, and governance is a place for error and trial. As for Ibn 'Umar, he was not appointed to anything. This is the end of al-Nawawi's commentary.
However, he mentioned his statement: "Al-Abi, the occurrence... of frowning on the face of his shaykh when the recitation reached this phrase in his presence, as a rejection of it. And Ibn 'Abbas was appointed governor of Basra by his cousin, and it does not mean that the world seduced him by wealth, because Ibn 'Umar had more wealth than he did, as is said. But Allah purified his heart from the love of authority, and he was in a state of consecration where it is appropriate."
In any case, this speaker regarding Ibn 'Abbas may have had a bias, and he was one of those who entered into politics and spoke these words. For this reason, Ibn 'Umar said: "Which of us, or which of you, has not been seduced by the world?" as an indication of excusing 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).

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