And peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 35b Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author -may Allah have mercy on him- said in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*, regarding what he transmitted from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Sahih Muslim 35b The narrator was uncertain whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said seventy-odd or sixty-odd: Sahih Muslim 35b: This is the evidence for this chapter, the chapter on: Modesty and its virtue.
In this hadith, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that faith consists of branches, many branches, sixty-odd or seventy-odd, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify them, so that a person would exert effort himself and follow the texts of the Book and the Sunnah, until he gathers these branches and acts upon them. This is a great deal. That is, there are things in the Qur'an and the Sunnah that are ambiguous, which Allah and His Messenger make ambiguous in order to test creation, so that the eager one is distinguished from the one who is not eager. For example, the Night of Decree is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, or in the last seven nights of Ramadan, but it is not known which night it is, so that people would be eager to work in all the nights hoping for that night. If its exact time were known, people would exert effort in that night and be lazy about the other nights.
And among that is the hour of response on the day of Jumu'ah. There is an hour in it when a Muslim servant who is standing in prayer and asking Allah for something will not miss it without being given it. This is also ambiguous in order for people to be eager to seek it out and to work.
Likewise, in the night, every night has an hour of response when no one who calls upon Allah the Exalted will miss it without Him answering him.
Likewise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us:Sunan Ibn Majah 3860Hasan (Darussalam), and he did not count them. The hadith that lists them is a weak hadith that does not serve as proof. Therefore, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) here: Sahih Muslim 35b: leaving their specification is in order for us to be eager to follow them from the Book and the Sunnah, until we gather these branches and then act upon them. This is part of the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the best and highest of these branches is:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3126Da'if (Darussalam): This great word, if the seven heavens and the seven earths and all created things were weighed against it, it would outweigh them, because it is the greatest word. It is the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), which, if a person says it, he becomes a Muslim, and if he is arrogant about it, he becomes a disbeliever. So it is the dividing line between faith and disbelief. Therefore, it is the highest branch of faith and the best branch of faith: "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), meaning: there is no true object of worship except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). All objects of worship other than Allah are false, except Allah alone, who has no partner, and He is the Truth. As Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said: [Al-Hajj 22:62].
And faith in this great tawhid (the oneness of Allah), that there is no true object of worship except Allah, includes faith that there is no Creator except Allah, no Provider except Allah, no Manager of creation except Allah, and no one who possesses harm and benefit except Allah. It also includes faith in the names and attributes of Allah, for one does not worship except one who is known to be worthy of worship, and no one is worthy of worship except the Creator (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, this word is the highest branch of faith and the best branch of faith. And whoever is concluded with it in this worldly life, he will be among the people of Paradise., we ask Allah to conclude us and you with it, for He is capable of all things.
: "Adha" (harmful object): what harms those passing by, such as thorns, rags, wood, stones, or the like. Removing a harmful object from the road is a branch of faith, and this indicates the breadth of faith and that it encompasses all actions. Sahih al-Bukhari 9: "Haya" (modesty): a breaking of the heart, and shyness about doing what people do not care about, or what people do not approve of. Modesty toward Allah and modesty toward creation are from faith. Modesty toward Allah obliges the servant to perform the obedience of Allah and to refrain from what Allah has forbidden. Modesty toward people obliges the servant to practice chivalry, to do what beautifies and adorns him in the eyes of people, and to avoid what defiles and disgraces him. So modesty is from faith. Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2610Sahih (Darussalam), so if you combine this hadith with the other hadith, meaning this hadith we are discussing now, and the other hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 50, it becomes clear to you that faith, as the people of the Sunnah and the community held, includes creed, and includes speech, and includes action, and includes the work of the heart: the creed of the heart and the work of the heart, the speech of the tongue, and the action of the limbs. Four things. "La ilaha illa Allah" is the speech of what? Answer? "La ilaha illa Allah" what is it?
The student: The speech of the tongue.
The Shaykh : The speech of the tongue. Removing a harmful object from the road is the action of the limbs. Modesty is the work of the heart. Faith in Allah and His angels and His books? The belief of the heart.
So faith, according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, includes all these four: the belief of the heart, the work of the heart, the speech of the tongue, and the action of the limbs. And the evidence for that from the Book and the Sunnah is abundant.
In this hadith, there is an exhortation to remove a harmful object from the road, because if it is from faith, do it. Your faith will increase and your faith will be completed. So if you find a harmful object on the road, a stone or glass or thorns or the like, remove it, for that is from faith. Even if you park your car in the middle of the road and narrow it for people, you have placed a harmful object in the path of people, and removing that is from faith.
And if removing a harmful object from the road is from faith, then placing a harmful object on the road is from loss, and I seek refuge in Allah, and from a decrease in faith. Therefore, a person must be modest in heart, feeling the feelings of people. You find some people now, as soon as they come out, they park the car anywhere, length, width, a narrow place, a wide place, they do not care. These are not the characteristics of a believer. The believer is the one who is modest in heart, feeling the feelings of people, loving for people what he loves for himself. How can you, for example, park in the middle of the road and not care? Did you narrow the road or not? It does not matter to you. Sometimes they block the road, they stop here at the Grand Mosque on this narrow road, and when the people come out on Jumu'ah, they narrow it for them. This is wrong. Removing a harmful object from the road is charity. So on this basis, a person should remove a harmful object from the road. And if he is unable to do so, as if they are large stones or piles of sand or the like, let him inform the authorities, let him inform the municipality, for example, because it is responsible for this. He informs them so that we may be among those who cooperate in righteousness and piety.Sunan an-Nasa'i 5006Sahih (Darussalam): So if a person is modest, he does not speak with what defiles him in the eyes of people, and he does not do what defiles him in the eyes of people. Rather, you find him dignified, quiet, and at peace. This is a sign of faith. And Allah is the One who grants success.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the, removal of what is injurious from the path: and modesty is a branch of faith.
الإيمان بضع وسبعون، أو بضع وستون شعبة، فأفضلها قول لا إله إلا الله، وأدناها إماطة الأذى عن الطريق، والحياء شعبة من الإيمانThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author -may Allah have mercy on him- said in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*, regarding what he transmitted from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches
الإيمان بضع وسبعون -أو- بضع وستّون شعبةthe most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the, removal of what is injurious from the path: and modesty is a branch of faith.
فأفضلها -وفي لفظ- فأعلاها قول لا إله إلاّ الله وأدناها إماطة الأذى عن الطرّيق، والحياء شعبة من الإيمانIn this hadith, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that faith consists of branches, many branches, sixty-odd or seventy-odd, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify them, so that a person would exert effort himself and follow the texts of the Book and the Sunnah, until he gathers these branches and acts upon them. This is a great deal. That is, there are things in the Qur'an and the Sunnah that are ambiguous, which Allah and His Messenger make ambiguous in order to test creation, so that the eager one is distinguished from the one who is not eager. For example, the Night of Decree is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, or in the last seven nights of Ramadan, but it is not known which night it is, so that people would be eager to work in all the nights hoping for that night. If its exact time were known, people would exert effort in that night and be lazy about the other nights.
And among that is the hour of response on the day of Jumu'ah. There is an hour in it when a Muslim servant who is standing in prayer and asking Allah for something will not miss it without being given it. This is also ambiguous in order for people to be eager to seek it out and to work.
Likewise, in the night, every night has an hour of response when no one who calls upon Allah the Exalted will miss it without Him answering him.
Likewise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us:
Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one. Whoever counts them will enter Paradise.
أن لله تسعة وتسعين اسماً مائة إلاّ واحدًا من أحصاها دخل الجنّةFaith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches
الإيمان بضع وسبعون أو بضع وستّون شعبةThe Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the best and highest of these branches is:
saying La Ilaha Illallah
قول لا إله إلاّ اللهThat is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
ذلك بأن الله هو الحقّ وأنَّ ما يدعون من دونه هو الباطل وأن الله هو العليّ الكبيرAnd faith in this great tawhid (the oneness of Allah), that there is no true object of worship except Allah, includes faith that there is no Creator except Allah, no Provider except Allah, no Manager of creation except Allah, and no one who possesses harm and benefit except Allah. It also includes faith in the names and attributes of Allah, for one does not worship except one who is known to be worthy of worship, and no one is worthy of worship except the Creator (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, this word is the highest branch of faith and the best branch of faith. And whoever is concluded with it in this worldly life, he will be among the people of Paradise.
For whoever’s last words from this world are “There is no god but Allah,” he will enter Paradise
فإن مَن كان آخر كلامه من الدّنيا لا إله إلاّ الله دخل الجنّةThe highest of them is saying “There is no god but Allah,” and the lowest—meaning the trivial thing—is removing a harmful object from the road
أعلاها قول لا إله إلاّ الله وأدناها -يعني الشيء الهين- إماطة الأذى عن الطريقAnd Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc.) is a part of faith.
والحياء شعبة من الإيمانWhat is Iman?' He said 'To believe in Allah, His Angels, His, Books, His Messengers, the Day of Judgement, and Al-Qadar, the good of it and the bad of it.'
وسئل النّبيّ عليه الصّلاة والسّلام عن الإيمان قال: أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الآخر والقدر خيره وشرّهFaith is to believe in Allah
الإيمان أن تؤمن باللهThe student: The speech of the tongue.
The Shaykh : The speech of the tongue. Removing a harmful object from the road is the action of the limbs. Modesty is the work of the heart. Faith in Allah and His angels and His books? The belief of the heart.
So faith, according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, includes all these four: the belief of the heart, the work of the heart, the speech of the tongue, and the action of the limbs. And the evidence for that from the Book and the Sunnah is abundant.
In this hadith, there is an exhortation to remove a harmful object from the road, because if it is from faith, do it. Your faith will increase and your faith will be completed. So if you find a harmful object on the road, a stone or glass or thorns or the like, remove it, for that is from faith. Even if you park your car in the middle of the road and narrow it for people, you have placed a harmful object in the path of people, and removing that is from faith.
And if removing a harmful object from the road is from faith, then placing a harmful object on the road is from loss, and I seek refuge in Allah, and from a decrease in faith. Therefore, a person must be modest in heart, feeling the feelings of people. You find some people now, as soon as they come out, they park the car anywhere, length, width, a narrow place, a wide place, they do not care. These are not the characteristics of a believer. The believer is the one who is modest in heart, feeling the feelings of people, loving for people what he loves for himself. How can you, for example, park in the middle of the road and not care? Did you narrow the road or not? It does not matter to you. Sometimes they block the road, they stop here at the Grand Mosque on this narrow road, and when the people come out on Jumu'ah, they narrow it for them. This is wrong. Removing a harmful object from the road is charity. So on this basis, a person should remove a harmful object from the road. And if he is unable to do so, as if they are large stones or piles of sand or the like, let him inform the authorities, let him inform the municipality, for example, because it is responsible for this. He informs them so that we may be among those who cooperate in righteousness and piety.