Benefits of the Hadith: (Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was on a camel of his that had become exhausted.
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The Shaykh : And the hadith contains many, many benefits, relating to sales and matters other than sales.
Among them is the permissibility of riding a weak, exhausted camel, based on his statement: "he was on a camel of his that had become exhausted". However, the principles of the Shari'ah require a condition in this, which is that it not be difficult for him. If it is difficult for him, then it is not permissible to burden him with what he cannot bear. But if it is difficult for him in a bearable way, then there is nothing wrong with it.
Now, is it permissible for one who is on such a camel to strike it so that it catches up with the group? The answer is no, because this is causing pain without benefit. For this reason, Jabir did not strike it to catch up with the people, but rather he wanted to let it go.
And among the benefits of the hadith is the permissibility of letting wealth go if there is no benefit in it, or if you wish, say an animal if there is no benefit in it, based on his statement
If someone says, "This contradicts the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:103] They would say, "This has fulfilled what is upon it, so it must be let go and left alone." This necessitates forbidding what Allah has made lawful, namely its eating and its benefits. For this reason, Allah denied its legislation. As for this case, he is not letting it go to forbid it, but rather he is letting it go why? Because of the absence of benefit, because of the absence of benefit. Moreover, there is hardship for Jabir in remaining behind the people on this camel.
Now, if someone says, "How do you permit letting it go? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Abi Dawud 1692Hasan (Al-Albani) Sunan Abi Dawud 1692Hasan (Al-Albani) and letting it go is a loss for it." We say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the cat that the woman locked up and tortured, and for which she was in the Fire, he said: Sahih Muslim 2242a This indicates that if a person leaves a beast, without locking it up or imprisoning it, then he is not responsible for it. This is one point.
Also, if there is no benefit in this and there is harm to the person, what does he do? And if Allah created these for our benefits, then to remove our harms is even more so, it is even more so.
Now, if someone says, "If the camel breaks, is it permissible for its owner to leave it?" The answer is no, it is not permissible, because he can slaughter it and benefit from its meat. But the one who is tired and exhausted, the most likely case is that its meat is not good due to its emaciation, so it is not useful. Now, if the donkey breaks, what do you say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The donkey cannot be set, meaning it is in the nature of the donkey that if it breaks, it is never set, no matter what. So is he to leave it?
The student: He kills it.
The Shaykh : Or he kills it. He kills it; there is nothing wrong with killing it to avoid its expenses and its harm. ... Either he kills it and is relieved of it and relieves it, or he keeps it with him and it eats his money. This donkey needs ten riyals of alfalfa every day, and it is never set. ... That is three hundred riyals a month and 3600 riyals a year. If he sold it, it would not be worth anything, so he has no choice but this: either kill it, because if he took it out to the desert and let it go, it could not live because it is broken. So the best thing in this is to kill it. Now, in his statement he said, "Now,"
There is also evidence in it that wasting wealth, if it is to avoid something greater, is not a problem. That is, if he destroys some of his wealth to avoid something greater, there is nothing wrong with it. How is that? By letting the camel go. Is the permissibility of selling an endowment taken from this if its benefits are suspended?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Be careful, brothers, do not rush.
The student: It is not taken from this hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: If its benefit is suspended...
The Shaykh : Yes, likewise, if the benefit of an endowment is suspended, it is permissible to leave it, but the endowment can be sold. The best of the two is that it is sold and bought at its value, whatever takes its place. Yes.
The questioner : The Shaykh, the woman...
The Shaykh : This is a question about a past lesson, is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you say about this?
Among them is the permissibility of riding a weak, exhausted camel, based on his statement: "he was on a camel of his that had become exhausted". However, the principles of the Shari'ah require a condition in this, which is that it not be difficult for him. If it is difficult for him, then it is not permissible to burden him with what he cannot bear. But if it is difficult for him in a bearable way, then there is nothing wrong with it.
Now, is it permissible for one who is on such a camel to strike it so that it catches up with the group? The answer is no, because this is causing pain without benefit. For this reason, Jabir did not strike it to catch up with the people, but rather he wanted to let it go.
And among the benefits of the hadith is the permissibility of letting wealth go if there is no benefit in it, or if you wish, say an animal if there is no benefit in it, based on his statement
So he wanted to let it go.
فأراد أن يسيّبهIf someone says, "This contradicts the statement of Allah the Exalted:
Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham
ما جعل الله من بحيرة ولا سائبة ولا وصيلة ولا حامNow, if someone says, "How do you permit letting it go? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
It is sufficient sin for a man that he neglects him whom he maintains.
كفى بالمرء إثما أن يضيّع من يقوتIt is sufficient sin for a man that he neglects him whom he maintains.
كفى بالمرء إثما أن يضيّع من يقوتShe had not provided it with food, or drink, and had not freed her so that she could eat the vermin of the earth.
لا هي أطعمتها إذا حبستها ولا هي تركتها تأكل من خشاش الأرضAlso, if there is no benefit in this and there is harm to the person, what does he do? And if Allah created these for our benefits, then to remove our harms is even more so, it is even more so.
Now, if someone says, "If the camel breaks, is it permissible for its owner to leave it?" The answer is no, it is not permissible, because he can slaughter it and benefit from its meat. But the one who is tired and exhausted, the most likely case is that its meat is not good due to its emaciation, so it is not useful. Now, if the donkey breaks, what do you say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The donkey cannot be set, meaning it is in the nature of the donkey that if it breaks, it is never set, no matter what. So is he to leave it?
The student: He kills it.
The Shaykh : Or he kills it. He kills it; there is nothing wrong with killing it to avoid its expenses and its harm. ... Either he kills it and is relieved of it and relieves it, or he keeps it with him and it eats his money. This donkey needs ten riyals of alfalfa every day, and it is never set. ... That is three hundred riyals a month and 3600 riyals a year. If he sold it, it would not be worth anything, so he has no choice but this: either kill it, because if he took it out to the desert and let it go, it could not live because it is broken. So the best thing in this is to kill it. Now, in his statement
So he wanted to let it go.
فأراد أن يسيّبهThere is also evidence in it that wasting wealth, if it is to avoid something greater, is not a problem. That is, if he destroys some of his wealth to avoid something greater, there is nothing wrong with it. How is that? By letting the camel go. Is the permissibility of selling an endowment taken from this if its benefits are suspended?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Be careful, brothers, do not rush.
The student: It is not taken from this hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: If its benefit is suspended...
The Shaykh : Yes, likewise, if the benefit of an endowment is suspended, it is permissible to leave it, but the endowment can be sold. The best of the two is that it is sold and bought at its value, whatever takes its place. Yes.
The questioner : The Shaykh, the woman...
The Shaykh : This is a question about a past lesson, is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you say about this?