Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "Until some of the kings would beat the trumpets and the dabbads
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The Shaykh : With the dabbads, the bells, the trumpets, and the like, all of which are taken from the Jews and the Christians. Therefore, it is recommended that we turn away from such trivial matters from which we gain nothing but evil. However, this does not mean that we withdraw our hand from obedience, or that we declare the rulers to be cursed, or the like, on account of these matters. Rather, we ask Allah for their guidance and success.
The reader: I have, O Shaykh, "beat the trumpets and the dabbads."
The Shaykh : The dabbads, yes, correct.
The reader: "Until some of the kings would beat the trumpets and the dabbads during the times of the five daily prayers".
The Shaykh : No, these are not present now, praise be to Allah. They are not present. I do not know if they are in other lands, but I do not think they are found, that they beat these things during the times of prayer. Yes.
The reader: "Which is exactly what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked, and some of them would beat them at the two ends of the day, claiming to imitate Dhul-Qarnayn, and they left everything below that to the kings of the peripheries. This imitation of the Jews and the Christians, and of the non-Arabs: the Romans and the Persians, when it prevailed over".
The Shaykh : Do you have "and of the non-Arabs"?
The reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "This imitation of the Jews and the Christians, and of the non-Arabs: the Romans and the Persians, when it prevailed over the kings of the East, along with similar things by which they contradicted the guidance of the Muslims and entered into what Allah and His Messenger disliked; the disbelieving Turks were unleashed upon them".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: By which they contradicted.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: By which they contradicted.
The Shaykh : No, I have it with "by which." "By which" is better. Put it in the copy as well.
The reader: "The disbelieving Turks, who were promised to be fought, were unleashed upon them, until they did to the people and the lands what had not occurred in the state of Islam. This is a verification of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 5408, as mentioned earlier.
The Muslims, in the time of their Prophet and after him, did not know the time of war except through tranquility and the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Qays ibn 'Ubadah said—and he was one of the great Tabi'un:.
Likewise, the rest of the narrations indicate that tranquility was upon them in these occasions, with their hearts filled with the remembrance of Allah, and His glorification and honor. Their state in prayer was likewise. Raising the voice in these three occasions was the custom of the People of the Book and the non-Arabs, and then many of this Ummah were afflicted with it. This is not the place to detail that".
The Shaykh : The Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) uses this often. This is not the place for its elaboration, this is not the place for its detailing, and the like. It appears (may Allah have mercy on him) that due to the abundance of what he had of flowing behind the meanings and mentioning some of them to others, and the like, when he saw that he had gone on too long, he paused with this phrase. This phrase became like a brake on the flow of his mind (may Allah have mercy on him) and his expansion in meanings. It does not mean that he says he is incapable of this or needs to review or consult, no, but he wants to return to the intended point. Yes.
The reader: I have, O Shaykh, "beat the trumpets and the dabbads."
The Shaykh : The dabbads, yes, correct.
The reader: "Until some of the kings would beat the trumpets and the dabbads during the times of the five daily prayers".
The Shaykh : No, these are not present now, praise be to Allah. They are not present. I do not know if they are in other lands, but I do not think they are found, that they beat these things during the times of prayer. Yes.
The reader: "Which is exactly what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked, and some of them would beat them at the two ends of the day, claiming to imitate Dhul-Qarnayn, and they left everything below that to the kings of the peripheries. This imitation of the Jews and the Christians, and of the non-Arabs: the Romans and the Persians, when it prevailed over".
The Shaykh : Do you have "and of the non-Arabs"?
The reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "This imitation of the Jews and the Christians, and of the non-Arabs: the Romans and the Persians, when it prevailed over the kings of the East, along with similar things by which they contradicted the guidance of the Muslims and entered into what Allah and His Messenger disliked; the disbelieving Turks were unleashed upon them".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: By which they contradicted.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: By which they contradicted.
The Shaykh : No, I have it with "by which." "By which" is better. Put it in the copy as well.
The reader: "The disbelieving Turks, who were promised to be fought, were unleashed upon them, until they did to the people and the lands what had not occurred in the state of Islam. This is a verification of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
you will certainly follow the practices of your predecessors
لتركبن سَنن من كان قبلكمThe Muslims, in the time of their Prophet and after him, did not know the time of war except through tranquility and the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Qays ibn 'Ubadah said—and he was one of the great Tabi'un:
They recommended lowering the voice: during dhikr, during fighting, and during funerals
كانوا يستحبون خفض الصوت : عند الذكر، وعند القتال، وعند الجنائزLikewise, the rest of the narrations indicate that tranquility was upon them in these occasions, with their hearts filled with the remembrance of Allah, and His glorification and honor. Their state in prayer was likewise. Raising the voice in these three occasions was the custom of the People of the Book and the non-Arabs, and then many of this Ummah were afflicted with it. This is not the place to detail that".
The Shaykh : The Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) uses this often. This is not the place for its elaboration, this is not the place for its detailing, and the like. It appears (may Allah have mercy on him) that due to the abundance of what he had of flowing behind the meanings and mentioning some of them to others, and the like, when he saw that he had gone on too long, he paused with this phrase. This phrase became like a brake on the flow of his mind (may Allah have mercy on him) and his expansion in meanings. It does not mean that he says he is incapable of this or needs to review or consult, no, but he wants to return to the intended point. Yes.