Discussion of the meaning of "shade" in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Every person will be in the shade of his charity on the Day of Resurrection."
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The Shaykh : The meaning of "in his shade" is in the shade that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) creates, just as Allah created the camel. This meaning is established because on the Day of Resurrection, there is no structure built by humans to take shelter under, nor any trees to take shelter under, nor any mountains to take shelter under, nor anything else except a shade that Allah bestows upon whomever He wills of His servants.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. Allah creates a shade, because it is not possible to say that it is the shade of Allah, for it is not possible for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to be the barrier between the sun and the people.
The questioner : And the Throne.
The Shaykh : Nor is it the shade of the Throne, even though the shade of the Throne is the closest, because perhaps a part of the Throne provides shade. But this is not correct, because the Throne is above the created things. Therefore, it is established that the intended meaning is a shade that Allah creates, because there is no man-made shade. And it was mentioned in the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 4:34
And one whom I trust told me that a man used to prevent his wife from giving charity to a poor person who knocked on the door. One day, a poor man knocked on the door and said that he had no clothes to protect him from the cold, and he had no food; he was hungry and naked. So she took a garment from the house and gave it to him, as she was moved by his condition. She gave it to him just as Abu Hurayrah was moved by the condition of the one to whom he gave a garment and three dates, while his husband was sleeping in the mosque.
The student: Iblis
The Shaykh : He gave him a garment and three dates. The husband saw in a dream that the Day of Resurrection had occurred, and that the people were in a great wave and intense heat, with a scorching sun. Then he saw a garment above his head with three holes in it. He saw three dates come and fill these holes. He was astonished and woke up from his sleep in a state of panic. He related this dream to his wife, so the wife understood that this dream was due to the garment and the dates she had given in charity. She said to him, "The matter is such and such. A man came to me after the afternoon prayer and complained about his condition, poverty, and destitution, so I gave him a garment and dates." He said to her, "Do not turn away a poor person from now on." Allah the Exalted alerted him, and this is the verification of the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 4:34 Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. Allah creates a shade, because it is not possible to say that it is the shade of Allah, for it is not possible for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to be the barrier between the sun and the people.
The questioner : And the Throne.
The Shaykh : Nor is it the shade of the Throne, even though the shade of the Throne is the closest, because perhaps a part of the Throne provides shade. But this is not correct, because the Throne is above the created things. Therefore, it is established that the intended meaning is a shade that Allah creates, because there is no man-made shade. And it was mentioned in the hadith:
Everybody will be shaded by his Sadaqah (on the Day of Judgment)
كل امرئ في ظل صدقته يوم القيامةAnd one whom I trust told me that a man used to prevent his wife from giving charity to a poor person who knocked on the door. One day, a poor man knocked on the door and said that he had no clothes to protect him from the cold, and he had no food; he was hungry and naked. So she took a garment from the house and gave it to him, as she was moved by his condition. She gave it to him just as Abu Hurayrah was moved by the condition of the one to whom he gave a garment and three dates, while his husband was sleeping in the mosque.
The student: Iblis
The Shaykh : He gave him a garment and three dates. The husband saw in a dream that the Day of Resurrection had occurred, and that the people were in a great wave and intense heat, with a scorching sun. Then he saw a garment above his head with three holes in it. He saw three dates come and fill these holes. He was astonished and woke up from his sleep in a state of panic. He related this dream to his wife, so the wife understood that this dream was due to the garment and the dates she had given in charity. She said to him, "The matter is such and such. A man came to me after the afternoon prayer and complained about his condition, poverty, and destitution, so I gave him a garment and dates." He said to her, "Do not turn away a poor person from now on." Allah the Exalted alerted him, and this is the verification of the hadith: