Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-06a
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The reader: "And from this chapter is what they both narrated in *the two Sahihs* from 'Amr ibn Dinar from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, who said: "
The Shaykh : What does "thab" mean?
The student: Returned
The Shaykh : How? Does "thab" mean returned or gathered? Yes.
The student: Gathered
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: " "
The Shaykh : What do you have for "ya li-l-Ansar"?
The reader: "Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 28:812 ".
The Shaykh : We will give you a rule for this: the one for whom aid is sought is with a kasrah on the lam, and the one by whom aid is sought is with a fathah on the lam. So you would say, for example: "O Allah, for the Muslims." Yes. So here, "ya li-l-Muhajireen," is it seeking aid for the Muhajireen? Or seeking aid by the Muhajireen?
The student: By the Muhajireen
The Shaykh : Is it "for them" or "by them"? If the meaning is seeking aid by the Muhajireen, as if he said "O for the Muhajireen" for the Muhajiri, for example, then it is with a fathah on the lam. But the closer meaning is that he sought aid for them, meaning "O whoever supports the Muhajireen." This is the apparent meaning. It goes back to the narration; the narration does not come to my mind now. Yes.
The reader: ".
Muslim also narrated it from the hadith of Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir, who said: These two names, the Muhajireen and the Ansar, are two legal names brought by the Book and the Sunnah, and Allah named them with them, just as He named us Muslims before. And in this, a man's affiliation to the Muhajireen or the Ansar is a good and praiseworthy affiliation in the sight of Allah and His Messenger. It is not of the permissible kind intended only for identification, like affiliation to tribes and cities, nor of the disliked or forbidden kind, like affiliation to what leads to religious innovation or another sin.
Then, despite this, when each of them called out to his group to support him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of that and called it ".
The Shaykh : So this indicates that it is "ya li-l-Muhajireen" because he said "to support him," so it is seeking aid by them. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : With a fathah on the lam. Yes, this clarifies the Shaykh's statement.
The reader: "Then, despite this, when each of them called out to a group to support him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of that and called it 'calling to the pre-Islamic age of ignorance,' until it was said to him: 'The ones calling out are only two young men; that did not come from the group.' So he ordered to prevent the wrongdoer and help the wronged, to make it clear that the danger is a man's absolute partisanship for his group, as the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did".
The Shaykh : Do you have "fi'l" twice?
The student: No, once.
The Shaykh : Fi'l
The reader: "To make it clear that the danger is a man's absolute partisanship for his group, as the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did. As for supporting it with truth without aggression, it is good, obligatory, or recommended
And like this is what Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah narrated from Wathilah ibn al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 'I said:Sunan Abi Dawud 5119Da'if (Al-Albani) And from Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'ashm al-Madlaji, who said: Abu Dawud narrated it. He also narrated from Jubayr ibn Muth'im that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 5121Da'if (Al-Albani). And he also narrated from Ibn Mas'ud from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Sunan Abi Dawud 5117Sahih Mauquf Marfu' (Al-Albani). ".
The Shaykh : I have "the camel that fell."
The reader: I have a copy that says in J, D, and T: "taradda" meaning.
The Shaykh : "Taradda" is better.
The reader: "So if this calling out with these names and this affiliation which Allah and His Messenger love is the case, how much more so is absolute partisanship, and calling out to lineage and affiliations which are either permissible or disliked".
We went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and a group of the Muhajireen returned with him until they became numerous. There was a man among the Muhajireen who was a slanderer, and he struck an Ansari
غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وقد ثاب معه ناس من المهاجرين حتى كثروا ، وكان من المهاجرين رجل لعاب فكسع أنصارياThe Shaykh : What does "thab" mean?
The student: Returned
The Shaykh : How? Does "thab" mean returned or gathered? Yes.
The student: Gathered
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "
There was a man among the Muhajireen who was a slanderer, and he struck an Ansari. The Ansari became very angry until they called out to one another. The Ansari said: 'O Ansar!'
وكان من المهاجرين رجل لعاب فكسع أنصاريا، فغضب الأنصاري غضباً شديداً حتى تداعوا وقال الأنصاري : يا للأنصارThe Shaykh : What do you have for "ya li-l-Ansar"?
The reader: "
The Ansari said: 'O Ansar!' And the Muhajiri said: 'O Muhajireen!'
وقال الأنصاري : يا لِلْأنصار وقال المهاجري : يا للمهاجرينThe Shaykh : We will give you a rule for this: the one for whom aid is sought is with a kasrah on the lam, and the one by whom aid is sought is with a fathah on the lam. So you would say, for example: "O Allah, for the Muslims." Yes. So here, "ya li-l-Muhajireen," is it seeking aid for the Muhajireen? Or seeking aid by the Muhajireen?
The student: By the Muhajireen
The Shaykh : Is it "for them" or "by them"? If the meaning is seeking aid by the Muhajireen, as if he said "O for the Muhajireen" for the Muhajiri, for example, then it is with a fathah on the lam. But the closer meaning is that he sought aid for them, meaning "O whoever supports the Muhajireen." This is the apparent meaning. It goes back to the narration; the narration does not come to my mind now. Yes.
The reader: "
And al-Muhajir said: "O Muhajirun!" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: "What is this? Is it the call of the age of ignorance?" Then he asked: "What is the matter with them?" They informed him that al-Muhajir had struck al-Ansari. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave it, for it is evil." And Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul said: "Have they now called out against us? If we return to the city, the noblest of them will surely drive out the most humble." 'Umar said: "Should we not kill this wretch, O Prophet of Allah?"—referring to Abdullah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, lest people say that he used to kill his companions."
وقال المهاجري : يا للمهاجرين فخرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : ما بال دعوى الجاهلية ، ثم قال : ما شأنهم ؟ فأخبر بكسعة المهاجري للأنصاري قال : فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : دعوها فإنها خبيثة وقال عبد الله بن أبي ابن سلول : أو قد تداعوا علينا ، لئن رجعنا إلى المدينة ليُخرجَن الأعز منها الأذل . قال عمر : ألا تقتل يا نبي الله هذا الخبيث - لعبد الله - فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا يتحدث الناس أنه كان يقتل أصحابهMuslim also narrated it from the hadith of Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir, who said:
Two young men fought, one from the Muhajirun and one from the Ansar. The Muhajir called out: "O Muhajirun!" and the Ansari called out: "O Ansar!" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: "What is this? The call of the age of ignorance?" They said: "No, O Messenger of Allah, but two young men fought and one struck the other." He said: "There is no harm. Let a man support his brother, whether he is wrong or right. If he is wrong, let him restrain him, for that is support for him; and if he is right, let him support him."
اقتتل غلامان غلام من المهاجرين وغلام من الأنصار فنادى المهاجر : يا لِلمهاجرين ونادى الأنصاري : يا لِلأنصار فخرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : ما هذا ؟ أدعوى الجاهلية ؟ قالوا : لا يا رسول الله ، إلا أن غلامين اقتتلا فكسع أحدهما الآخر فقال : لا بأس ولينصر الرجل أخاه ظالماً أو مظلوماً ، إن كان ظالما فلينهه فإنه له نصر وإن كان مظلوماً فلينصرهThen, despite this, when each of them called out to his group to support him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of that and called it ".
The Shaykh : So this indicates that it is "ya li-l-Muhajireen" because he said "to support him," so it is seeking aid by them. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : With a fathah on the lam. Yes, this clarifies the Shaykh's statement.
The reader: "Then, despite this, when each of them called out to a group to support him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of that and called it 'calling to the pre-Islamic age of ignorance,' until it was said to him: 'The ones calling out are only two young men; that did not come from the group.' So he ordered to prevent the wrongdoer and help the wronged, to make it clear that the danger is a man's absolute partisanship for his group, as the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did".
The Shaykh : Do you have "fi'l" twice?
The student: No, once.
The Shaykh : Fi'l
The reader: "To make it clear that the danger is a man's absolute partisanship for his group, as the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance did. As for supporting it with truth without aggression, it is good, obligatory, or recommended
And like this is what Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah narrated from Wathilah ibn al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 'I said:
Messenger of Allah! what is party spirit? He replied: That you should help your people in wrongdoing.
يا رسول الله ما العصبية ؟ قال : أن تعين قومك على الظلمThe Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us and said: "The best of you is the one who defends his kin as long as he does not commit a sin."
خطبنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : خيركم المدافع عن عشيرته ما لم يأثمhe who summons others to party-spirit does not belong to us; and he who dies upholding party spirit does not belong to us.
ليس منا من دعا إلى عصبية ، وليس منا من قاتل على عصبية ، وليس منا من مات على عصبيةIf anyone helps his people in an unrighteous cause, he is like a camel which falls into a well and is pulled out by its tail.
من نصر قومه على غير الحق فهو كالبعير الذي ردي فهو ينزع بذَنبهThe Shaykh : I have "the camel that fell."
The reader: I have a copy that says in J, D, and T: "taradda" meaning.
The Shaykh : "Taradda" is better.
The reader: "So if this calling out with these names and this affiliation which Allah and His Messenger love is the case, how much more so is absolute partisanship, and calling out to lineage and affiliations which are either permissible or disliked".