Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-23b
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The reader: "And Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a good chain from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:461"
The Shaykh : I have "among the worst" in my copy, if what he pointed to was a copy, and this is what we have memorized in the book of Tawhid by the Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
The reader: He pointed to it.
The Shaykh : Yes? He pointed to it?
The reader: It was narrated by 'Abd al-Razzaq in al-Musannaf from Ma'mar and al-Thawri from Abu Ishaq and al-Harith from Ali, and I think Ma'mar elevated it, he said:.
The Shaykh : No, no, we want the wording that Ahmad narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud?
The reader: Here, it says: Musnad of Ahmad, volume one, page four hundred and thirty-five.
The Shaykh : But what was mentioned about "the worst"? Fine.
The reader: "Abu Hatim narrated it in his Sahih"
The Shaykh : And he narrated it.
The reader: I have it without the "and".
The Shaykh : This says: Ahmad narrated with a good chain from Ibn Mas'ud.
The reader: Yes, should I repeat the reading?
The Shaykh : Very well.
The reader: "And Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a good chain from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:461 Abu Hatim narrated it"
The Shaykh : And he narrated it, because the narration of the hadith preceded.
The reader: "And Abu Hatim narrated it in his Sahih, and from Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 4441 Imam Ahmad narrated it, and from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 320Da'if (Darussalam). Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i narrated it, and there are hadiths and athar in this chapter".
The Shaykh : This hadith was narrated as and as , so some people interpreted "women who visit" as "those who visit frequently," and some weakened "women who visit" and strengthened "those who visit frequently." The correct view is that the chain of both hadiths is sound, good, and hasan, as the researchers have said. "Women who visit" contains an addition of knowledge, and it does not contradict "those who visit frequently." How does it contain an addition of knowledge? Because "women who visit" is true with a single visit, while "those who visit frequently" implies multiplicity. If the curse applies to a single visit, then it includes an addition of knowledge. Moreover, "those who visit frequently" may be a plural form used for exaggeration due to the frequency of the women's visits, not due to the frequency of the action by one person. There is a difference between the two meanings.
So the correct view is that the hadith indicates that women who visit graves, even once, are included in the curse. However, this applies to one who intends to visit by going out of her home for that purpose. As for if she passes by the cemetery and stops and makes the known supplication, there is no harm. Yes.
The Shaykh : We stop at "and there are hadiths in this chapter".
The reciter: Heard.
Indeed, among the worst of people are those whom the Hour overtakes while they are alive
إن من أشرار الناس من تدركهم الساعة وهم أحياءThe Shaykh : I have "among the worst" in my copy, if what he pointed to was a copy, and this is what we have memorized in the book of Tawhid by the Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
The reader: He pointed to it.
The Shaykh : Yes? He pointed to it?
The reader: It was narrated by 'Abd al-Razzaq in al-Musannaf from Ma'mar and al-Thawri from Abu Ishaq and al-Harith from Ali, and I think Ma'mar elevated it, he said:
Among the worst of people are those who take the graves as mosques
من شرار الناس من يتخذ القبور مساجدThe Shaykh : No, no, we want the wording that Ahmad narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud?
The reader: Here, it says: Musnad of Ahmad, volume one, page four hundred and thirty-five.
The Shaykh : But what was mentioned about "the worst"? Fine.
The reader: "Abu Hatim narrated it in his Sahih"
The Shaykh : And he narrated it.
The reader: I have it without the "and".
The Shaykh : This says: Ahmad narrated with a good chain from Ibn Mas'ud.
The reader: Yes, should I repeat the reading?
The Shaykh : Very well.
The reader: "And Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with a good chain from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, among the worst of people are those whom the Hour overtakes while they are alive, and those who take the graves as mosques
إن من شرار الناس من تدركهم الساعة وهم أحياء، والذين يتخذون القبور مساجدThe Shaykh : And he narrated it, because the narration of the hadith preceded.
The reader: "And Abu Hatim narrated it in his Sahih, and from Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah cursed the Jews for they took the graves of their prophets as places for worship.
لعن الله اليهود اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجدAllah's Messenger cursed the women who visit the graves, and those who use them as Masajid and put torches on them.
لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم زائرات القبور والمتخذين عليها المساجد والسرجThe Shaykh : This hadith was narrated as
Those who visit frequently
زواراتwomen who visit graves
زائراتSo the correct view is that the hadith indicates that women who visit graves, even once, are included in the curse. However, this applies to one who intends to visit by going out of her home for that purpose. As for if she passes by the cemetery and stops and makes the known supplication, there is no harm. Yes.
The Shaykh : We stop at "and there are hadiths in this chapter".
The reciter: Heard.