Explanation of the author's statement: And his saying (… and by my life, and saying: If it were not for this dog, the thieves would have come to us.
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The Shaykh : His saying: "and by my life" is an independent phrase, meaning: that one should say "and by my life." So, in the first case, under the first possibility, the type of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in it is swearing by other than Allah and associating other than Allah with Him by the conjunction "and." Under the second possibility, what would it be? It would be swearing by other than Allah only. Yes.
"and by my life, and saying: If it were not for this dog, the thieves would have come to us" If it were not for this dog, the thieves would have come to us. "Kaliibah" is the diminutive of "kalb" (dog). Does the dog guard three things, or two?
The student: Three things.
The Shaykh : No, two: livestock and crops. Does it add a third thing or not?
The student: … like the house.
The Shaykh : … these people. The point is that if it were not for this dog guarding the sheep, the thieves would have come. This phrase "if it were not for this dog" may contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) without the person realizing it. This is because one looks at this cause and not the effective cause, which is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So one falls into some kind of shirk. This is hidden shirk. As for relying on the lawful or known physical cause, it has been mentioned previously that there is no harm in it, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6208 However, it may happen in a person's heart when he says "if it were not for such-and-such, such-and-such would have happened" or "if it were not for such-and-such, such-and-such would not have been," that something of shirk may occur in his heart by relying on the cause without looking at the effective cause, which is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
"And if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come" Look, what are ducks? They are a type of bird. It is the nature of ducks that when a stranger enters the house, they quack loudly and make noise. He says: "If it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come". If a thief enters and there are ducks, they start quacking, and the people of the house become alert. Yes.
The student: Is "kaliibah" the diminutive of "kalb" (dog) or "kalb" (female dog)?
The Shaykh : "Kalb" (female dog), yes.
"And if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come, and the man saying to his companion: What Allah willed and what you willed".
By the way, "if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come", they say that a smoker is never approached by thieves; his house is guarded. Dogs do not approach him either. Dogs do not approach the owner of the smoke. Dogs do not approach him. And this is a great benefit. Yes, it encourages smoking that thieves do not seek his house, and that dogs do not approach him. Is there a third trait I forgot here?
The student: He dies before he grows old.
The Shaykh : Yes, he dies and does not grow old. He dies without growing old.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, here, yes. He said, why? He said: because thieves do not come to his house because he coughs all night. And if he coughs all night, it means that if a thief knows that someone is awake in the house, does he enter the house or not? He does not enter the house. As for the dog, it does not approach him because he does not walk except with a cane… and the dog does not approach the one with a cane, right? And as for him dying and not growing old, it is because death is faster than old age for him. So is this a warning or an encouragement? When it is explained, it becomes a warning.
"And the man saying to his companion: What Allah willed and what you willed" This contains a type of shirk (associating partners with Allah). What type? Associating other than Allah with Allah by what? By the conjunction "and." So this is shirk. Then what type of shirk is this? If he believes that he is equal to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in management and will, then it is major shirk. And if he does not believe that, but rather he sees that the will of Allah (the Exalted) is above everything, then it is minor shirk, and one must beware of it.
He said: "And the man saying: If it were not for Allah and so-and-so", like "What Allah willed and what you willed." What is the type of shirk in it? That he associated other than Allah with Allah by the conjunction "and" which implies equality.
"Do not put so-and-so in it" And what does he say? If it were not for Allah, yes.
"By Allah, if it were not for Allah, we would not have found the right path *** Nor would we have been sincere, nor would we have prayed"
So you say "If it were not for Allah," do not put so-and-so in it.
"This - referring to what came before - all of it - all the phrases - with it - with Allah - is shirk", meaning all of this is shirk with Allah. Some of it is minor shirk and some of it is major shirk, depending on the type of this association that occurs in the person's heart.
"It was narrated by Ibn Abi Hatim" The hadith has weakness in it, yes.
The student: But if someone said: Ibn Abbas spoke at first and said that it is all hidden…
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: And some… are apparent, like swearing by other than Allah, it is apparent.
The Shaykh : It is apparent in terms of the wording, but if it reaches the level of disbelief, the level of major shirk, it becomes hidden, because some of it may reach the level of major shirk, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills.
"and by my life, and saying: If it were not for this dog, the thieves would have come to us" If it were not for this dog, the thieves would have come to us. "Kaliibah" is the diminutive of "kalb" (dog). Does the dog guard three things, or two?
The student: Three things.
The Shaykh : No, two: livestock and crops. Does it add a third thing or not?
The student: … like the house.
The Shaykh : … these people. The point is that if it were not for this dog guarding the sheep, the thieves would have come. This phrase "if it were not for this dog" may contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) without the person realizing it. This is because one looks at this cause and not the effective cause, which is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So one falls into some kind of shirk. This is hidden shirk. As for relying on the lawful or known physical cause, it has been mentioned previously that there is no harm in it, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire.
لولا أنا لكان في الدرك الأسفل من النار"And if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come" Look, what are ducks? They are a type of bird. It is the nature of ducks that when a stranger enters the house, they quack loudly and make noise. He says: "If it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come". If a thief enters and there are ducks, they start quacking, and the people of the house become alert. Yes.
The student: Is "kaliibah" the diminutive of "kalb" (dog) or "kalb" (female dog)?
The Shaykh : "Kalb" (female dog), yes.
"And if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come, and the man saying to his companion: What Allah willed and what you willed".
By the way, "if it were not for the ducks in the house, the thieves would have come", they say that a smoker is never approached by thieves; his house is guarded. Dogs do not approach him either. Dogs do not approach the owner of the smoke. Dogs do not approach him. And this is a great benefit. Yes, it encourages smoking that thieves do not seek his house, and that dogs do not approach him. Is there a third trait I forgot here?
The student: He dies before he grows old.
The Shaykh : Yes, he dies and does not grow old. He dies without growing old.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, here, yes. He said, why? He said: because thieves do not come to his house because he coughs all night. And if he coughs all night, it means that if a thief knows that someone is awake in the house, does he enter the house or not? He does not enter the house. As for the dog, it does not approach him because he does not walk except with a cane… and the dog does not approach the one with a cane, right? And as for him dying and not growing old, it is because death is faster than old age for him. So is this a warning or an encouragement? When it is explained, it becomes a warning.
"And the man saying to his companion: What Allah willed and what you willed" This contains a type of shirk (associating partners with Allah). What type? Associating other than Allah with Allah by what? By the conjunction "and." So this is shirk. Then what type of shirk is this? If he believes that he is equal to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in management and will, then it is major shirk. And if he does not believe that, but rather he sees that the will of Allah (the Exalted) is above everything, then it is minor shirk, and one must beware of it.
He said: "And the man saying: If it were not for Allah and so-and-so", like "What Allah willed and what you willed." What is the type of shirk in it? That he associated other than Allah with Allah by the conjunction "and" which implies equality.
"Do not put so-and-so in it" And what does he say? If it were not for Allah, yes.
"By Allah, if it were not for Allah, we would not have found the right path *** Nor would we have been sincere, nor would we have prayed"
So you say "If it were not for Allah," do not put so-and-so in it.
"This - referring to what came before - all of it - all the phrases - with it - with Allah - is shirk", meaning all of this is shirk with Allah. Some of it is minor shirk and some of it is major shirk, depending on the type of this association that occurs in the person's heart.
"It was narrated by Ibn Abi Hatim" The hadith has weakness in it, yes.
The student: But if someone said: Ibn Abbas spoke at first and said that it is all hidden…
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: And some… are apparent, like swearing by other than Allah, it is apparent.
The Shaykh : It is apparent in terms of the wording, but if it reaches the level of disbelief, the level of major shirk, it becomes hidden, because some of it may reach the level of major shirk, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills.