How to reconcile the report from our noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that in the end times, when trials intensify, the reward of the patient is the reward of fifty
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The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : I want to ask you a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Your Eminence, the Shaykh, if you please, I read in some books that there is a hadith to the effect that Muslims in the time of trials will have the reward of fifty of the Companions, and another hadith that the best of the three generations is the first. What is the meaning of the hadith? Are both hadiths authentic? And if so, how do you reconcile them?
The Shaykh: Yes, both hadiths are authentic, and there is no contradiction between them. The reward for the later person is fifty times that of the earlier person, not absolutely, but because of the internal struggle that this later person experiences. This is explicit in the hadith, because the Companions asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "How is that?" He said:, and the reward is according to the degree of hardship. So, because of the hardship that these strangers in the end times experience due to their steadfastness and their struggle against their enemies in the call, they are written the reward of fifty of those Companions who found supporters for the truth. As for if the later people find supporters for the truth, just as the predecessors found supporters for the truth, then they do not have that reward. And conversely, if the Companions in the early days of the call did not find supporters for the truth, then the later people who do not find supporters for the truth do not have the reward of fifty of those Companions who did not find supporters for the truth. Perhaps you have understood?
The questioner: I understood, but my question is: if the best of the generations is the first three.
The Shaykh: Then you did not understand. May Allah guide you.
The questioner: I understood that it is.
The Shaykh: Then you did not understand. Since you want to repeat the question, that means you did not understand the answer.
The questioner: I understood the apparent meaning of your words, meaning.
The Shaykh: Okay, what is the apparent and what is the hidden? There is an apparent and a hidden. I am asking you now: in the first generation, are the earlier ones and the later ones equal?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh: Okay, so they differed even in the first generation. The Companions who believed when no one else did, their reward is not equal to the reward of those who believed, for example, on the day of the Conquest. Did you understand?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: Okay, and therefore there was a difference for the later people who do not find supporters for the truth. I presented to you four scenarios, and I do not think you grasped them.
The questioner: My question now is.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you. I am telling you, I do not think you grasped them.
The questioner: Yes, meaning my understanding is that all the Companions, the earlier and the later, all of them in the first generation, the earlier and the later, were all in the first generation, so they are better than those who come after them.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you. What is this talk? May Allah guide you. I do not think you will be able to understand me. I am telling you, I presented to you four scenarios. Did you understand them? Say no.
The questioner: I did not understand them.
The Shaykh: Then why are you tiring me?
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner: With you is Farid al-Maliki.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner: How is your health, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Where are you from?
The questioner: From Zarqa.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: How is your health, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Well, praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah, safe and sound.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner: We praise Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: ... if it is possible.
The Shaykh: Yes, I decided that the evening session will be tomorrow with one of our brothers. If you call him,Abu Layla : he will tell you that I recently agreed with the brother that the evening session will be tomorrow after 'Isha'. So call Abu Layla.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Good, you see.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : I want to ask you a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Your Eminence, the Shaykh, if you please, I read in some books that there is a hadith to the effect that Muslims in the time of trials will have the reward of fifty of the Companions, and another hadith that the best of the three generations is the first. What is the meaning of the hadith? Are both hadiths authentic? And if so, how do you reconcile them?
The Shaykh: Yes, both hadiths are authentic, and there is no contradiction between them. The reward for the later person is fifty times that of the earlier person, not absolutely, but because of the internal struggle that this later person experiences. This is explicit in the hadith, because the Companions asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "How is that?" He said:
Because you find supporters for the truth, and they do not find supporters for the truth
لأنكم تجدون على الحقِّ أنصارًا ، ولا يجدون على الحقِّ أنصارًاThe questioner: I understood, but my question is: if the best of the generations is the first three.
The Shaykh: Then you did not understand. May Allah guide you.
The questioner: I understood that it is.
The Shaykh: Then you did not understand. Since you want to repeat the question, that means you did not understand the answer.
The questioner: I understood the apparent meaning of your words, meaning.
The Shaykh: Okay, what is the apparent and what is the hidden? There is an apparent and a hidden. I am asking you now: in the first generation, are the earlier ones and the later ones equal?
The questioner : No, of course not.
The Shaykh: Okay, so they differed even in the first generation. The Companions who believed when no one else did, their reward is not equal to the reward of those who believed, for example, on the day of the Conquest. Did you understand?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: Okay, and therefore there was a difference for the later people who do not find supporters for the truth. I presented to you four scenarios, and I do not think you grasped them.
The questioner: My question now is.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you. I am telling you, I do not think you grasped them.
The questioner: Yes, meaning my understanding is that all the Companions, the earlier and the later, all of them in the first generation, the earlier and the later, were all in the first generation, so they are better than those who come after them.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you. What is this talk? May Allah guide you. I do not think you will be able to understand me. I am telling you, I presented to you four scenarios. Did you understand them? Say no.
The questioner: I did not understand them.
The Shaykh: Then why are you tiring me?
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner: With you is Farid al-Maliki.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner: How is your health, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Where are you from?
The questioner: From Zarqa.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: How is your health, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Well, praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah, safe and sound.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner: We praise Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: ... if it is possible.
The Shaykh: Yes, I decided that the evening session will be tomorrow with one of our brothers. If you call him,Abu Layla : he will tell you that I recently agreed with the brother that the evening session will be tomorrow after 'Isha'. So call Abu Layla.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Good, you see.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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