Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-05b

The reader: " And from Abu Umamah, from 'Amr ibn 'Ubaydah, who said:

I was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and I thought that the people were upon misguidance, for they were not upon anything.

كنت وأنا في الجاهلية أظن أن الناس على ضلالة فإنهم ليسوا على شيء

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The Shaykh : And that they, and that they, is it in your copy?
The reader: I have "said, and that they."

The Shaykh : And that they, this is the correct one.
The reader: .

The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, this is a man who had not heard of the prophethood, and yet he rejected the worship of idols by his innate natural disposition, and he used to see that the people were upon misguidance. Allah is the Greatest, yes.
The reader: .

The Shaykh : Hiding.
The reader: His people being hostile to him.

The Shaykh : Two hamzas in your copy?
The reader: Two hamzas in...

The Shaykh : A hamza before the alif and a hamza after it.
The reader: No,

The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: A hamza after the alif, and on the alif there is a long vowel.

The Shaykh : It does not become "jara'" (hostile).
The student: "Jurra'" (hostile).

The Shaykh : "Jurra'", yes, correct.
The reader: "

His people were watching him closely, so I acted gently until I entered upon him in Makkah. I said to him: "Who are you?" He said: "I am a Prophet." I said: "And what is a Prophet?" He said: "Allah sent me." I said: "With what did He send you?" He said: "He sent me to maintain family ties, to break the idols, and to make Allah one, with nothing associated with Him." I said to him: "Who is with you in this?" He said: "A free man and a slave." He said: "And with him at that time were Abu Bakr and Bilal." So I said: "I will follow you." He said: "You cannot do that on this day of yours. Do you not see my condition and the condition of the people? But return to your people, and when you hear that I have become prominent, come to me." He said: "So I went to my people, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to al-Madinah. I was with my people, so I kept inquiring about the news and asking the people when he arrived in al-Madinah, until a group of people from Yathrib, from the people of al-Madinah, arrived. I said: "What did this man who came to al-Madinah do?" They said: "The people are rushing to him, and his people wanted to kill him but they were unable to do so." So I came to al-Madinah, and I entered upon him. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, do you know me?" He said: "Yes, you are the one who met me in Makkah." He said: "So I said: O Prophet of Allah

جرّاء عليه قومُه ، فتلطفت حتى دخلت عليه بمكة ، فقلت له : ما أنت ؟ قال : أنا نبي . فقلت : وما نبي ؟ قال : أرسلني الله . فقلت : بأي شيء أرسلك ؟ قال : أرسلني بصلة الأرحام ، وكسر الأوثان ، وأن يوحد اللهُ لا يشرك به شيء . فقلت له : من معك على هذا ؟ قال : حر وعبد . قال : ومعه يومئذ أبو بكر وبلال فقلت : إني متبعك . قال : إنك لا تستطيع ذلك يومك هذا ، ألا ترى حالي وحال الناس ، ولكن ارجع إلى أهلك ، فإذا سمعت بي قد ظهرت فائتني . قال : فذهبت إلى أهلي ، وقدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة ، وكنت في أهلي فجعلت أتخبر الأخبار وأسأل الناس حين قدم المدينة ، حتى قدم نفر نفر من أهل يثرب من أهل المدينة . فقلت : ما فعل هذا الرجل الذي قدم المدينة ؟ فقالوا : الناس إليه سراع ، وقد أراد قومه قتله فلم يستطيعوا ذلك . فقدمت المدينة، فدخلت عليه ، فقلت: يا رسول الله ، أتعرفني قال : نعم ، أنت الذي لقيتني بمكة . قال : فقلت : يا نبي الله

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The Shaykh : How long is the duration?
The student: More than ten years.

The Shaykh : More, more, meaning at the beginning of the mission, with him was only Abu Bakr and Bilal, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) knew him, even though the custom is that a person changes, but Glory be to Allah, yes.
The reader: "

He said: "So I said: O Prophet of Allah, inform me of what Allah has taught you and I do not know. Inform me about the prayer." He said: "Pray the Fajr prayer, then refrain from prayer until the sun rises and becomes high, for it rises when it rises between the horns of a Shaytan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it. Then pray, for the prayer is witnessed and attended until the shadow becomes like a spear. Then refrain from prayer, for at that time Hell is kindled. When the shadow inclines, pray, for the prayer is witnessed and attended, until you pray the 'Asr prayer. Then refrain from prayer until the sun sets, for it sets when it sets between the horns of a Shaytan, and at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it."

قال : فقلت : يا نبي الله ، أخبرني عما علمك الله وأجهله ، أخبرني عن الصلاة قال : صل صلاة الصبح ، ثم اقصر عن الصلاة حتى تطلع الشمس حتى ترتفع فإنها تطلع حين تطلع بين قرني شيطان وحينئذٍ يسجد لها الكفار ، ثم صل فإن الصلاة مشهودة محضورة حتى يستقل الظل بالرمح ، ثم اقصر عن الصلاة فإن حينئذٍ تسجر جهنم ، فإذا أقبل الفيء فصل ، فإن الصلاة مشهودة محضورة ، حتى تصلي العصر ، ثم اقصر عن الصلاة حتى تغرب الشمس ، فإنها تغرب بين قرني شيطان وحينئذٍ يسجد لها الكفار

Mishkat al-Masabih 1042

And the hadith was mentioned, narrated by Muslim.
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prayer at the time of the sun's rising and at the time of its setting, explaining that it rises and sets between the horns of a devil, and that at that time the disbelievers prostrate to it.
And it is known that the believer does not intend prostration except for Allah the Exalted, and most people may not know that its rising and setting is between the horns of a devil " .

The Shaykh : The devil.
The reader: I have "devil," and the copy of "the devil" " and that the disbelievers prostrate to it, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prayer at this time to cut off the means of imitation by every way, and some of the benefit of that appears in that among the Sabian polytheists today are those who display Islam and exalt the stars " .
The student: I do not have "today" in my copy.

The Shaykh : Yes, and it is not so " that among the Sabian polytheists are those who display Islam" .
The reader: I have "today" dropped from copies J and D.
" Among those who display Islam and exalt the stars, and claim that they address them with their needs, and prostrate to them and slaughter and offer sacrifice.
And some have written"

The Shaykh : Wrote.
The reader: " And some of those who claim to be Muslims have written books on the religion of the polytheists, the Sabians and the Brahmins, regarding the worship of the stars, seeking nearness to Allah through that, claiming to worldly objectives "

The Shaykh : Seeking nearness to Allah through that, claiming.
The reader: " Seeking nearness to Allah through that, claiming to worldly objectives such as leadership and others, and this is from the sorcery that was upon the Canaanites, whose kings were the Namrud, to whom Allah sent Abraham (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) with the Hanifiyyah and the sincerity of the religion entirely for Allah, to these polytheists.
So if in these times there is one who does such a thing, the wisdom of the Lawgiver (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) in forbidding prayer at these times is realized, blocking the means, and in it is a warning that everything the polytheists do of worship and the like, which is disbelief or sin by intention, the believers are forbidden from its appearance, even if they do not intend the intention of the polytheists, blocking the means and cutting off the source.
And from this category is that he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he prayed toward a stick or a pillar, he placed it on his right or left eyebrow and did not stand before it as a standing place ".