Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts
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The reader: "And by my life, prophethood is the ultimate sovereignty that Allah grants to whom He wills and takes from whom He wills. But sovereignty: it is the ultimate well-being for those of His servants who obey Him in their worldly life and their Hereafter. The reality of the matter is that all the deeds and affairs of the disbeliever must contain a defect that prevents them from being completed with benefit.
Even if it were assumed that some of his affairs were perfectly sound, he would thereby deserve the reward of the Hereafter. But all his affairs are either defective or incomplete. So praise be to Allah for the blessing of Islam, which is the greatest of blessings and the mother of all good, as our Lord loves and is pleased with.
It has become clear that the very act of opposing them is a purpose intended by the Lawgiver in general. For this reason, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other Imams attribute the command to dye the hair to the cause of opposition.Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1752Hasan (Darussalam).
And Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said: I heard Abu 'Abdullah say to my father: O Abu Hashim, dye your hair, even if only once. I like it for you to dye it, so that you do not imitate the Jews.
This wording that Ahmad used as evidence was narrated by al-Tirmidhi from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1752Hasan (Darussalam). Al-Tirmidhi said: The hadith is hasan sahih (good and authentic).
Al-Nasa'i also narrated it from the hadith of Muhammad ibn Kunasa from Hisham ibn Urwah from Uthman ibn Urwah from his father from al-Zubayr from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1752Hasan (Darussalam). He also narrated it from the hadith of Urwah from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, but al-Nasa'i said: Neither of them is preserved (mahfuz)".
The Shaykh : In my copy it is not preserved. In yours it is not?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : By consensus?
The reader: No, in my copy it is also "neither of them is preserved," and it is the same in *Sunan al-Nasa'i* in volume such-and-such and page such-and-such.
The Shaykh : The meaning is the same, but it is a different copy.
The reader: "And al-Daraqutni said: The well-known report from Urwah is mursal (missing the Companion link).
This wording indicates the command to oppose them and the prohibition of imitating them".
The student: This wording is more indicative.
The Shaykh : More indicative?
The student: Yes.
The reader: He said: In B, and the printed edition is more indicative.
The Shaykh : More indicative, okay, this is it.
The reader: "This wording is more indicative of the command to oppose them and the prohibition of imitating them. For if he prohibited imitating them in keeping the white hair, which is not our practice, then it is even more appropriate to prohibit creating an imitation of them. For this reason, this imitation is forbidden (muharram), unlike the first case". Shall I continue?
The Shaykh : The time is up!
Even if it were assumed that some of his affairs were perfectly sound, he would thereby deserve the reward of the Hereafter. But all his affairs are either defective or incomplete. So praise be to Allah for the blessing of Islam, which is the greatest of blessings and the mother of all good, as our Lord loves and is pleased with.
It has become clear that the very act of opposing them is a purpose intended by the Lawgiver in general. For this reason, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other Imams attribute the command to dye the hair to the cause of opposition.
Change the gray, and do not resemble the Jews.
غيروا الشيب ، ولا تشبهوا بأهل الكتابAnd Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said: I heard Abu 'Abdullah say to my father: O Abu Hashim, dye your hair, even if only once. I like it for you to dye it, so that you do not imitate the Jews.
This wording that Ahmad used as evidence was narrated by al-Tirmidhi from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Change the gray, and do not resemble the Jews.
غيروا الشيب، ولا تشبهوا باليهودAl-Nasa'i also narrated it from the hadith of Muhammad ibn Kunasa from Hisham ibn Urwah from Uthman ibn Urwah from his father from al-Zubayr from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
Change the gray, and do not resemble the Jews.
غيروا الشيب ، ولا تشبهوا باليهودThe Shaykh : In my copy it is not preserved. In yours it is not?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : By consensus?
The reader: No, in my copy it is also "neither of them is preserved," and it is the same in *Sunan al-Nasa'i* in volume such-and-such and page such-and-such.
The Shaykh : The meaning is the same, but it is a different copy.
The reader: "And al-Daraqutni said: The well-known report from Urwah is mursal (missing the Companion link).
This wording indicates the command to oppose them and the prohibition of imitating them".
The student: This wording is more indicative.
The Shaykh : More indicative?
The student: Yes.
The reader: He said: In B, and the printed edition is more indicative.
The Shaykh : More indicative, okay, this is it.
The reader: "This wording is more indicative of the command to oppose them and the prohibition of imitating them. For if he prohibited imitating them in keeping the white hair, which is not our practice, then it is even more appropriate to prohibit creating an imitation of them. For this reason, this imitation is forbidden (muharram), unlike the first case". Shall I continue?
The Shaykh : The time is up!