Is fleeing from trials part of the religion, or is it a means of preserving the religion?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, is fleeing from trials part of the religion, or is it a means of preserving the religion?
The Shaykh : No, it is a means of preserving the religion.
The questioner : Al-Bukhari translated it.
The Shaykh : The chapter on what is part of the religion: fleeing from trials to preserve the religion.
The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a point of confusion. He means that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5036Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he considered the one who flees with his religion to be one who preserves his religion.
The Shaykh : "The one who flees with his religion" means the one who held onto his religion and fled with it, out of fear of being led astray from it. So this is part of the religion.
The Shaykh : No, it is a means of preserving the religion.
The questioner : Al-Bukhari translated it.
The Shaykh : The chapter on what is part of the religion: fleeing from trials to preserve the religion.
The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a point of confusion. He means that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
fleeing with his religion from the tribulations
يفر بدينه من الفتنThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he considered the one who flees with his religion to be one who preserves his religion.
The Shaykh : "The one who flees with his religion" means the one who held onto his religion and fled with it, out of fear of being led astray from it. So this is part of the religion.