Explanation of the Book: The Beginning of Revelation, Faith, and Knowledge-02a
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The reciter: Adam ibn Abi Iyas narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us from Abdullah ibn Abi al-Safar and Isma'il, from al-Sha'bi, from Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that he said: Sahih al-Bukhari 10.
Abu 'Abdullah said: And Abu Mu'awiyah said: Dawud, who is Ibn Abi Hind, narrated to us from A'mir, who said: I heard Abdullah, meaning Ibn Amr, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And 'Abd al-A'la said: From Dawud, from A'mir, from Abdullah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : This is of the same kind as the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):. So here, if you look at "the Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe," you will find that the sentence implies restriction because both of its parts are definite. A nominal sentence, when both of its parts are definite, implies restriction.
And if you look at the fact that Islam is more than what was mentioned, a difficulty may arise for you: how can he say:Sahih Muslim 41 when the Muslim is the one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and establishes the prayer, and gives zakah, etc.?
It is said that Islam is of two types: general Islam and specific Islam. The intended meaning of Islam here is specific Islam with regard to dealing with others. So the Muslim, in terms of dealing with people, is the one who is safe from whom?
The student:Sahih Muslim 40.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده هذا المسلم ، لكن المسلم على سبيل العموم من أتى بأركان الإسلام ولوازمه ، وإن شئت فقل المسلم في حق الله هو من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وأتى بأركان الإسلام الخمسة ، والمسلم في حق العباد أو المخلوق من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده .
كذلك نقول في المهاجر : المهاجر من هجر ما نهى لله عنه هذا عام ، المهاجر الهجرة الخاصة : هي الانتقال من بلد الشرك إلى بلد الإسلام ، وعلى هذا فالمهاجر من هجر ما نهى الله عنه أعم من الهجرة الخاصة التي هي الانتقال من بلد الشرك إلى بلد الإسلام ، لأن هذه الهجرة داخلة في هجر ما نهى الله عنه ، طيب ، إذا من ترك الغيبة امتثالا لأمر الله فهو مهاجر ؟.
مهاجر تقول مهاجر ، طيب ، من ترك الكذب لله مهاجر ، طيب وهلم جره ، نعم . "The one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe" is this Muslim. But the Muslim in the general sense is the one who performs the pillars of Islam and their necessary concomitants. If you wish, you can say that the Muslim in the right of Allah is the one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and performs the five pillars of Islam. And the Muslim in the right of the servants, or the created beings, is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. Likewise, we say regarding the emigrant: "The emigrant is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden" is general. The specific emigration is the migration from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) to the land of Islam. And on this basis, the emigrant who abandons what Allah has forbidden is broader than the specific emigration, which is the migration from the land of shirk to the land of Islam, because this emigration is included in abandoning what Allah has forbidden. Now, if one abandons backbiting in obedience to the command of Allah, is he an emigrant? Yes, you say he is an emigrant. Now, if one abandons lying for the sake of Allah, is he an emigrant? Yes, and so on. Yes.
A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden.
المسلم من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده والمهاجر من هجر ما نهى الله عنهAbu 'Abdullah said: And Abu Mu'awiyah said: Dawud, who is Ibn Abi Hind, narrated to us from A'mir, who said: I heard Abdullah, meaning Ibn Amr, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And 'Abd al-A'la said: From Dawud, from A'mir, from Abdullah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : This is of the same kind as the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
The poor man is not the one who goes around receiving one or two mouthfuls of food, but rather the poor man is the one who is modest and is not noticed, and who does not ask people for anything.
ليس المسكين بالطواف الذي ترده اللقمة واللقمتان ، وإنما المسكين الذي تعفف ولم يفطن له فيصدق عليه ولا يسأل الناسAnd if you look at the fact that Islam is more than what was mentioned, a difficulty may arise for you: how can he say:
A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.
المسلم من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويدهIt is said that Islam is of two types: general Islam and specific Islam. The intended meaning of Islam here is specific Islam with regard to dealing with others. So the Muslim, in terms of dealing with people, is the one who is safe from whom?
The student:
From whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe
من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويدهThe Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده هذا المسلم ، لكن المسلم على سبيل العموم من أتى بأركان الإسلام ولوازمه ، وإن شئت فقل المسلم في حق الله هو من شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله وأتى بأركان الإسلام الخمسة ، والمسلم في حق العباد أو المخلوق من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده .
كذلك نقول في المهاجر : المهاجر من هجر ما نهى لله عنه هذا عام ، المهاجر الهجرة الخاصة : هي الانتقال من بلد الشرك إلى بلد الإسلام ، وعلى هذا فالمهاجر من هجر ما نهى الله عنه أعم من الهجرة الخاصة التي هي الانتقال من بلد الشرك إلى بلد الإسلام ، لأن هذه الهجرة داخلة في هجر ما نهى الله عنه ، طيب ، إذا من ترك الغيبة امتثالا لأمر الله فهو مهاجر ؟.
مهاجر تقول مهاجر ، طيب ، من ترك الكذب لله مهاجر ، طيب وهلم جره ، نعم . "The one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe" is this Muslim. But the Muslim in the general sense is the one who performs the pillars of Islam and their necessary concomitants. If you wish, you can say that the Muslim in the right of Allah is the one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and performs the five pillars of Islam. And the Muslim in the right of the servants, or the created beings, is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. Likewise, we say regarding the emigrant: "The emigrant is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden" is general. The specific emigration is the migration from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) to the land of Islam. And on this basis, the emigrant who abandons what Allah has forbidden is broader than the specific emigration, which is the migration from the land of shirk to the land of Islam, because this emigration is included in abandoning what Allah has forbidden. Now, if one abandons backbiting in obedience to the command of Allah, is he an emigrant? Yes, you say he is an emigrant. Now, if one abandons lying for the sake of Allah, is he an emigrant? Yes, and so on. Yes.