The Shaykh’s explanation of a hadith regarding the shortening of time and the black hair on the red bull.
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The Shaykh : It has two aspects: a legal one and a linguistic one. As for the legal aspect, in the authentic hadiths, as you know: . Imagine now how long it would have taken for this word, or for the answers to these questions, to reach America in the past? May Allah know; weeks, months, and so on. Now, it is a single moment from here to there.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah, there is no god but Allah!
The Shaykh : So now, he is speaking in al-Qasim and America is hearing these words. This is one of the signs of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and one of his miracles.
The questioner : The shortening of time!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : As for the linguistic aspect, he mentioned an authentic hadith, may Allah reward him with good:Sahih Muslim 221c. I think what comes to your mind is: what is meant by the red bull here? The meaning is: the reddish-brown one.
The questioner: This is authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The reddish-brown bull, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Red means reddish-brown?
The Shaykh : Yes, and with this, another hadith is explained, and although it is not authentic, as a language it should be understood linguistically:, meaning Aisha, because she was reddish-brown.
The questioner : What Allah willed!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is a hadith in "al-Silsilah" that says: that Allah, meaning the hadith is in your memory, in al-Silsilah...
The Shaykh : I want to leave from here and pray at the mosque, what is its name?
The questioner : From here, there is a road, Shaykh, on...
The Shaykh : Did you put the tray behind?
The questioner : It is with me here, in front of me here.
The Shaykh : In front of you, so you go down and say it.
The questioner : I remember the hadith was:?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Red means reddish-brown?
The Shaykh : Not necessarily always, but I meant it here only.
The questioner : Ah, because there is red clay, the bull means, meaning the bull, does the color red come to the bull, or is it not famous for being red?
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no red bull, there are reddish-brown ones.
The questioner : Yes, that is it.
The Shaykh : We are famous.
The questioner : As for the earth, the earth, there is red earth.
The Shaykh : A red light is in front of you.
The questioner : There is red earth, yes.
The Shaykh : Look at the light that is on a little.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Look at the upper one, it is not like this triangle!
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Is that clear?
The questioner : So the horse is like this color.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, do you mean the modern communications we are living in now in this time are from the shortening of time?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The modern communications are from the shortening of time?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, this is as a means or as one of the signs, otherwise the shortening of time also includes roads, airplanes, and the like!
The questioner : Standing, meaning if one stands, it is difficult to turn this around.
The Shaykh : We do not stand because we do not need to.
and time becomes close
ويتقارب الزمانThe questioner : Glory be to Allah, there is no god but Allah!
The Shaykh : So now, he is speaking in al-Qasim and America is hearing these words. This is one of the signs of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and one of his miracles.
The questioner : The shortening of time!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : As for the linguistic aspect, he mentioned an authentic hadith, may Allah reward him with good:
like a black hair on (the body of) a white ox
إنه كالشعرة السوداء في الثور الأحمرThe questioner: This is authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The reddish-brown bull, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Red means reddish-brown?
The Shaykh : Yes, and with this, another hadith is explained, and although it is not authentic, as a language it should be understood linguistically:
Take half of your religion from the reddish-brown one
خذوا نصف دينكم من الحميراءThe questioner : What Allah willed!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is a hadith in "al-Silsilah" that says: that Allah, meaning the hadith is in your memory, in al-Silsilah...
The Shaykh : I want to leave from here and pray at the mosque, what is its name?
The questioner : From here, there is a road, Shaykh, on...
The Shaykh : Did you put the tray behind?
The questioner : It is with me here, in front of me here.
The Shaykh : In front of you, so you go down and say it.
The questioner : I remember the hadith was:
Allah created Adam from red, white, and black clay
خلق الله آدم من طينة حمراء وبيضاء وسوداءThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Red means reddish-brown?
The Shaykh : Not necessarily always, but I meant it here only.
The questioner : Ah, because there is red clay, the bull means, meaning the bull, does the color red come to the bull, or is it not famous for being red?
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no red bull, there are reddish-brown ones.
The questioner : Yes, that is it.
The Shaykh : We are famous.
The questioner : As for the earth, the earth, there is red earth.
The Shaykh : A red light is in front of you.
The questioner : There is red earth, yes.
The Shaykh : Look at the light that is on a little.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Look at the upper one, it is not like this triangle!
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Is that clear?
The questioner : So the horse is like this color.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, do you mean the modern communications we are living in now in this time are from the shortening of time?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The modern communications are from the shortening of time?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, this is as a means or as one of the signs, otherwise the shortening of time also includes roads, airplanes, and the like!
The questioner : Standing, meaning if one stands, it is difficult to turn this around.
The Shaykh : We do not stand because we do not need to.
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