The Book of Faith-07a
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The reciter: Harimah ibn Yahya narrated to me, Ibn Wahb informed us, he said: Yunus informed me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman from Abu Hurayrah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Sahih Muslim 47a
The Shaykh: This is said regarding this hadith just as was said regarding the first one:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1131Hasan (Darussalam) This does not mean that if one does not do it, his faith in Allah and the Last Day is negated. Rather, faith in the Last Day is mentioned because it is the Day of recompense and reckoning. And His saying: includes speech that is good in itself, and speech that is good for others. From the first category: enjoining good and forbidding evil. From the second category: speech that has no reward in itself, but the speaker intends to bring joy to his companion, or intends to prevent his companion from saying what is forbidden. So is this speech good in consideration of its essence, or in consideration of another meaning? It is good in consideration of another meaning. And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): he used the general term for honoring, and did not restrict it to a specific thing. It includes verbal and practical honoring. Practical honoring includes refraining, that you refrain from causing him harm. Based on this, if it is asked: How does one honor the neighbor? How does one honor the guest? We say: By what is customary, based on the famous rule among scholars: "That which is stated generally in the Shari'ah and has no specific Shari'ah criterion, it is referred back to custom" And based on this, the poet said:
"And whatever comes and is not defined by the Shari'ah *** Like a safe, define it by custom"
Like a safe, meaning: that by which wealth is preserved, so define it by custom. Yes.
He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep silence; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour with kindness and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his guest.
من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليقل خيرًا أو ليصمت ، ومن كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليكرم جاره ، ومن كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليكرم ضيفهThe Shaykh: This is said regarding this hadith just as was said regarding the first one:
Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day
من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخرlet him speak good
فليقل خيرًاlet him honor his neighbor, let him honor his guest
فليكرم جار فليكرم ضيفه"And whatever comes and is not defined by the Shari'ah *** Like a safe, define it by custom"
Like a safe, meaning: that by which wealth is preserved, so define it by custom. Yes.
