The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you truly believes until his desires follow what I have brought." Al-Nawawi said:
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The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) Al-Nawawi said: "This is an authentic hadith; we have narrated it in the Book of Proof with an authentic chain". Al-Nawawi and a group of scholars authenticated this hadith, but others weakened it. Among those who weakened it is Ibn Rajab, the commentator of Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah, in his book "Ihkam al-Ahkam", where he weakened it. However, if one weakens the chain, it does not weaken the text, for its meaning is undoubtedly correct.
He said:, "Does 'does not believe' mean absolutely not believe, or not believe in the sense of perfection?" It means not believe in the sense of perfection, unless he does not desire what the Messenger brought at all, in which case he never believes, he does not possess absolute faith, because if he hates what Allah has revealed, his deeds are nullified due to his disbelief. [Muhammad 47:9] due to their disbelief. But if he is a believer and does not hate what Allah has revealed, but has an inclination toward something other than what Allah has revealed in some matters, then the negation of faith in his case is a negation of perfection.
And his saying:Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i), "Hawa" with a short alif means inclination, while "Hawa'" with a long alif means wind. "Hawa'" is wind, and the intended meaning here is the first one, which is why it is written with a short alif.
Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) If one's inclination follows what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, then it is an acceptable and correct inclination. But know that the term "inclination" is most often used for the inclination of misguidance, not the inclination of faith. and similar verses, which are numerous, indicating the condemnation of those who follow their inclinations. But if the inclination follows what the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) brought, it becomes an inclination of faith, it becomes praiseworthy, and it is part of the perfection of faith.
Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) This "until" is for the limit. Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i)
The student: All of them.
The Shaykh : All of it. And following what I brought—does this refer to following the rulings or to believing, meaning acting upon the rulings or believing in the reports, or both? Both. One follows what he brought; if he brought reports, he believes, has faith, and is certain; if he brought rulings, he complies and follows. Yes.
Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i), If his inclination follows what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, does that necessitate that he agrees with him, or not? He agrees by believing in the news and complying with the command, so at that time he is a believer in the Messenger and... for it is either deficient or absent.
May Allah send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions. The topic of this chapter we are in is resorting to judgment other than Allah and His Messenger. It has been established for us that this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief). And whoever believes that a ruling other than Allah's ruling is equal to Allah's ruling or better than it, or equal to it or better than it, or that it is permissible to resort to it for judgment, is a disbeliever. Yes.
It has been established that the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 167Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i) And we explained that this hadith is weak in terms of its chain, but correct in terms of its meaning. And we explained that if his inclination does not follow what the Messenger (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) brought, then if he hates it, it is kufr (disbelief), but if he does not hate it but prefers the love of this world over it, it is not kufr.
None of you is a believer till his desire follows what I have brought
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواه تبعا لما جئت بهHe said:
None of you truly believes
لا يؤمن أحدكمThat is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذلك بأنهم كرهوا ما أنزل الله فأحبط أعمالهمAnd his saying:
None of you is a believer till his desire
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواهtill his desire follows what I have brought
حتى يكون هواه تبعا لما جئت بهHave you seen the one who took his desire as his god?
أفرأيت من اتخذ إلهه هواهand they followed their inclinations
واتبعوا أهواءهمNone of you is a believer till his desire
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواهfollows what I have brought
تبعا لما جئت بهThe student: All of them.
The Shaykh : All of it. And following what I brought—does this refer to following the rulings or to believing, meaning acting upon the rulings or believing in the reports, or both? Both. One follows what he brought; if he brought reports, he believes, has faith, and is certain; if he brought rulings, he complies and follows. Yes.
None of you is a believer till his desire follows what I have brought
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يكون هواه تبعا لما جئت بهMay Allah send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions. The topic of this chapter we are in is resorting to judgment other than Allah and His Messenger. It has been established for us that this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief). And whoever believes that a ruling other than Allah's ruling is equal to Allah's ruling or better than it, or equal to it or better than it, or that it is permissible to resort to it for judgment, is a disbeliever. Yes.
It has been established that the Prophet (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him) said:
