Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-03b
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The reader: "And Muslim narrated in his Sahih from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2191Da'if (Darussalam)"
The Shaykh : He will see
The reader: "Sahih Muslim 2742 .
Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against the trial of women, explaining that the first trial of the Children of Israel was in women. This is similar to what we will mention from the hadith of Mu'awiyah from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 2127a - meaning joining hair.
And many of the imitations of the People of the Book in their festivals, and other things, are only called for by women".
The Shaykh : In this warning from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) against being engrossed in the world, and also in avoiding women, because women combine a deficiency in religion and a deficiency in intellect. If the matter is left to them, there will result evil and corruption whose consequences are not to be praised. Look now at the women in the countries that do not respect the woman, making her like an image, despicable and humiliated. Look at what has happened of evil and corruption. They now wish for deliverance from what they are in, but how can they escape from a distant place? And this has become established in their customs and in their lands. So the important thing is that the Messenger warned about women and informed that the first trial of the Children of Israel was in women, as a warning against this. Yes.
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "One day, the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) led us in Salat Al-Asr while it was still daytime. Then he stood to give us a Khutbah. He did not leave anything that would happen until the Hour of Judgement except that he informed us about it. Whoever remembered it remembered it, and whoever forgot it forgot it. Among what he said was: 'Indeed the world is green and sweet, and indeed Allah has left you to remain to see how you behave. So beware of the world, and beware of the women.' And among what he said was: 'The awe(status) of people should not prevent a man from saying the truth when he knows it."'He(one of the narrators) said: "Abu Sa'eed wept, then he said: 'By Allah! We have seen things and we feared."' "And among what he said in it, was : 'Indeed, for every treacherous person there shall be a banner erected on The Day Of Resurrection in proportion to his treachery. And there is no treachery greater than the treachery of a leader to the masses' whose banner shall be positioned at his buttocks.' And among what we remember from that day is: 'Behold! Indeed the children of Adam were created in various classes. Among them is he who was born a believer, lives as a believer, and dies a believer. Among them, is he who was born a disbeliever, lives as a disbeliever, and dies a disbeliever. Among them, is he who was born a believer, lives as a believer, and dies a disbeliever. Among them, is he who was born a disbeliever, lives as a disbeliever, and dies a believer. Behold! Among them is the slow to get angry, the quick to calm. Among them is the quick anger and the quick to calm, so this is with that. Behold! Among them is the quick get angry and the slow to calm, and indeed the best of them is the slow to get angry and the quick to calm, and the worst of them is the quick get angry and the slow to calm. Behold! Among them is he who pays back well and collects well. Among them is he who is bad with paying back and good when collecting. Among them is he who pays back well and is bad with collecting, so this is with that. Behold! Among them is he who is bad with paying back and bad with collecting. Indeed the best of them is the one who is good in paying back and good in collecting. And the worst of them is the one who is bad with paying back and bad with collecting. Behold! Anger is an ember in the heart of the son of Adam, as you see it in the redness of his eyes and the bulge of his jugular veins. So whoever senses something from that, then let him cling to the ground."' He said: "So we began turning towards the sun to see if anything of it remained(meaning whether it has set or not). So the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: 'Behold! The world, in relation to what has passed of it, shall not remain except as what remains of this day of yours, in relation to what has passed of it."'
إن الدنيا حلوة خضرة ، وإن الله سبحانه مستخلفكم فيها ، فينظرThe Shaykh : He will see
The reader: "
in order to see how you act. So avoid the allurement of women: verily, the first trial for the people of Isra'il was caused by women
فينظرُ كيف تعملون ؟ فاتقوا الدنيا ، واتقوا النساء، فإن أول فتنة بني إسرائيل كانت في النساءThus, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against the trial of women, explaining that the first trial of the Children of Israel was in women. This is similar to what we will mention from the hadith of Mu'awiyah from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
That the people of Bani Isra'il were ruined at the time when their women wore such hair.
إنما هلك بنو إسرائيل حين اتخذ هذه نساؤهمAnd many of the imitations of the People of the Book in their festivals, and other things, are only called for by women".
The Shaykh : In this warning from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) against being engrossed in the world, and also in avoiding women, because women combine a deficiency in religion and a deficiency in intellect. If the matter is left to them, there will result evil and corruption whose consequences are not to be praised. Look now at the women in the countries that do not respect the woman, making her like an image, despicable and humiliated. Look at what has happened of evil and corruption. They now wish for deliverance from what they are in, but how can they escape from a distant place? And this has become established in their customs and in their lands. So the important thing is that the Messenger warned about women and informed that the first trial of the Children of Israel was in women, as a warning against this. Yes.