Chapter: The fear of the believer that his deeds may be nullified while he is unaware, and Ibrahim al-Taymi said: I have never compared my words to my deeds without fearing that I am a liar.
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The reciter: "Chapter: The fear of the believer that his deeds may be nullified while he is unaware, and Ibrahim al-Taymi said".
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the prayer over the funeral.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... the prayer over the funeral is part of faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And following it.
The Shaykh : And following it is also part of faith, but following is intended for something else; the primary intention is the prayer and the burial.
The reciter: "And Ibrahim al-Taymi said: I have never compared my words to my deeds without fearing that I am a liar. And Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves, and none of them said: I am upon the faith of Jibril and Mikail. And it is mentioned from al-Hasan: None feared it except a believer, and none felt secure from it except a hypocrite, and one should beware of persisting in hypocrisy and disobedience without repentance, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:135] ".
The Shaykh : Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter: The fear of the believer that his deeds may be nullified while he is unaware", meaning from their nullification, due to the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):[Al-Hujurat 49:2] When this verse was revealed, and Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shamas (may Allah be pleased with him) had a loud voice, he stayed in his house weeping, unable to go out to the people, fearing that his deeds would be nullified while he was unaware, because his voice was loud. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) inquired about him and was informed that since the verse was revealed, he had been in his house weeping, fearing that his deeds would be nullified while he was unaware. So he sent to him saying: .
So look at how the fruit of this fear was, and it is the opposite of the fruit of truthfulness that came to Ka'b ibn Malik and his two companions. The person, whenever he is truthful, Allah raises his mention, and whenever he fears, Allah makes him secure. Whenever you fear Allah, Allah will make you secure. I ask Allah to make us and you secure from His punishment.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : The Messenger gave him good news of three things: that he would live a praiseworthy life, be killed as a martyr, and enter Paradise. And this happened; he lived a praiseworthy life, was killed at al-Yamamah as a martyr, and we testify that he will enter Paradise by the testimony of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). So the person must fear the nullification of his deeds while he is unaware: either by self-admiration and arrogance toward Allah, and if he performs an act of worship, he boasts in his heart, saying, "I did it, I prayed, I gave charity," or by showing off in worship which corrupts it, or by bad deeds that surround them at the time of weighing.
And Ibrahim al-Taymi said: "I have never compared my words to my deeds without fearing that I am a liar". Subhan Allah, the fear of the Salaf. He says: "I compared my words to my deeds, fearing that I am a liar". Why?
Because his deeds do not match his words; his words in their appearance are greater than his actions. As we see in some people, you find that when he stands and speaks, you say, "This is one of the most ascetic of Allah's servants and one of the most righteous of Allah's servants," but when you investigate his state, you find him lacking. But this does not mean that Ibrahim al-Taymi is of this type; rather, I say that this is humility on his part and belittling of his deeds.
And Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: "I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves".
Allah is the Helper. Yes, even 'Umar ibn al-Khattab feared hypocrisy for himself. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second person in the Muslim community after the Messenger, feared hypocrisy. For on one day, he held Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had confided to Hudhayfah the names of a group of hypocrites, and for this reason Hudhayfah is called the one who knows the secret. He said to him: "I call upon you by Allah, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) name me with those he named among the hypocrites?" And this was 'Umar, who was among the most righteous of people and the most truthful in speech (may Allah be pleased with him).
And this is 'Abdullah ibn Abi Mulaikah saying, "I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves."
"None of them said: I am upon the faith of Jibril and Mikail". In contrast to whom?
In contrast to the Murji'ah and the Jahmiyyah. They say, "My faith is like the faith of Jibril, like the faith of the Messenger, like the faith of Abu Bakr." I seek refuge in Allah. How is this? And this is also from the arrogance that necessitates nullification, that their deeds be nullified, we seek refuge in Allah. Jibril is in charge of the revelation by which the hearts have life, and Mikail is in charge of the rain by which the earth has life. And a third remained whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned with them in the night prayer, and he is Israfil, who is in charge of blowing the Trumpet.
He says: "And it is mentioned from al-Hasan". This is mentioned by the compiler with the formula of caution. It is mentioned from al-Hasan al-Basri: "None feared it, meaning hypocrisy, except a believer". The believer is the one who fears from hypocrisy, "and none felt secure from it except a hypocrite". And in this is a warning against a person feeling secure from hypocrisy for himself, and an encouragement to fear hypocrisy for oneself. Does hypocrisy include showing off or not?
Yes, it includes showing off, because the person appears to perform the worship sincerely for Allah, while in reality he is not sincere. And who is safe from showing off? For this reason, some of the Salaf said: "I have not struggled my soul for anything as I have struggled it for sincerity". Yes.
He says: "And one should beware". This is connected to fear, meaning and the chapter of what one should beware of is persisting in hypocrisy and disobedience without repentance, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:135] And persisting in sins is very dangerous.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the prayer over the funeral.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... the prayer over the funeral is part of faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And following it.
The Shaykh : And following it is also part of faith, but following is intended for something else; the primary intention is the prayer and the burial.
The reciter: "And Ibrahim al-Taymi said: I have never compared my words to my deeds without fearing that I am a liar. And Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves, and none of them said: I am upon the faith of Jibril and Mikail. And it is mentioned from al-Hasan: None feared it except a believer, and none felt secure from it except a hypocrite, and one should beware of persisting in hypocrisy and disobedience without repentance, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
ولم يصروا على ما فعلوا وهم يعلمونThe Shaykh : Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter: The fear of the believer that his deeds may be nullified while he is unaware", meaning from their nullification, due to the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):
O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا ترفعوا أصواتكم فوق صوت النبي ولا تجهروا له بالقول كجهر بعضكم لبعض أن تحبط أعمالكم وأنتم لا تشعرونBut he will live a praiseworthy life, be killed as a martyr, and enter Paradise
بل يعيش حميدا ويقتل شهيدا ويدخل الجنةSo look at how the fruit of this fear was, and it is the opposite of the fruit of truthfulness that came to Ka'b ibn Malik and his two companions. The person, whenever he is truthful, Allah raises his mention, and whenever he fears, Allah makes him secure. Whenever you fear Allah, Allah will make you secure. I ask Allah to make us and you secure from His punishment.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : The Messenger gave him good news of three things: that he would live a praiseworthy life, be killed as a martyr, and enter Paradise. And this happened; he lived a praiseworthy life, was killed at al-Yamamah as a martyr, and we testify that he will enter Paradise by the testimony of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). So the person must fear the nullification of his deeds while he is unaware: either by self-admiration and arrogance toward Allah, and if he performs an act of worship, he boasts in his heart, saying, "I did it, I prayed, I gave charity," or by showing off in worship which corrupts it, or by bad deeds that surround them at the time of weighing.
And Ibrahim al-Taymi said: "I have never compared my words to my deeds without fearing that I am a liar". Subhan Allah, the fear of the Salaf. He says: "I compared my words to my deeds, fearing that I am a liar". Why?
Because his deeds do not match his words; his words in their appearance are greater than his actions. As we see in some people, you find that when he stands and speaks, you say, "This is one of the most ascetic of Allah's servants and one of the most righteous of Allah's servants," but when you investigate his state, you find him lacking. But this does not mean that Ibrahim al-Taymi is of this type; rather, I say that this is humility on his part and belittling of his deeds.
And Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: "I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves".
Allah is the Helper. Yes, even 'Umar ibn al-Khattab feared hypocrisy for himself. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second person in the Muslim community after the Messenger, feared hypocrisy. For on one day, he held Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had confided to Hudhayfah the names of a group of hypocrites, and for this reason Hudhayfah is called the one who knows the secret. He said to him: "I call upon you by Allah, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) name me with those he named among the hypocrites?" And this was 'Umar, who was among the most righteous of people and the most truthful in speech (may Allah be pleased with him).
And this is 'Abdullah ibn Abi Mulaikah saying, "I encountered thirty of the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves."
"None of them said: I am upon the faith of Jibril and Mikail". In contrast to whom?
In contrast to the Murji'ah and the Jahmiyyah. They say, "My faith is like the faith of Jibril, like the faith of the Messenger, like the faith of Abu Bakr." I seek refuge in Allah. How is this? And this is also from the arrogance that necessitates nullification, that their deeds be nullified, we seek refuge in Allah. Jibril is in charge of the revelation by which the hearts have life, and Mikail is in charge of the rain by which the earth has life. And a third remained whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned with them in the night prayer, and he is Israfil, who is in charge of blowing the Trumpet.
He says: "And it is mentioned from al-Hasan". This is mentioned by the compiler with the formula of caution. It is mentioned from al-Hasan al-Basri: "None feared it, meaning hypocrisy, except a believer". The believer is the one who fears from hypocrisy, "and none felt secure from it except a hypocrite". And in this is a warning against a person feeling secure from hypocrisy for himself, and an encouragement to fear hypocrisy for oneself. Does hypocrisy include showing off or not?
Yes, it includes showing off, because the person appears to perform the worship sincerely for Allah, while in reality he is not sincere. And who is safe from showing off? For this reason, some of the Salaf said: "I have not struggled my soul for anything as I have struggled it for sincerity". Yes.
He says: "And one should beware". This is connected to fear, meaning and the chapter of what one should beware of is persisting in hypocrisy and disobedience without repentance, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: