The Meaning of "A Man May Be a Believer in the Morning and a Disbeliever in the Evening"
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Question:
The hadith of Abu Hurayrah says:Sahih Muslim 118 What is the meaning of this hadith?
Answer:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 118 He says: Hasten with righteous deeds, be quick to do them Sahih Muslim 118, for there are trials in religion, trials in bodies, trials in wealth, and trials in society. A person should be cautious and hasten with deeds before being tried, before a trial occurs that stands between him and action Sahih Muslim 118 due to their confusion, their multitude, and the bewilderment of the mind regarding them, Mishkat al-Masabih 5383; because of their confusion and lack of clarity; one may be a Muslim in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, deluded by them, or be a Muslim in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning; because of their confusion and the abundance of evil in them.
And in the other wording:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2306 So a person hastens with deeds and strives for good deeds; because he may be afflicted with something that prevents him, he may die, he may fall ill, he may be occupied, so if he intends to do a righteous deed, let him hasten. May Allah guide them all.
Q:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2197Hasan (Darussalam) In our time?
A: Because of their confusion in our time, before it, and after it.
Q: AndSahih Muslim 118 in our time?
A: He becomes an apostate, yes, because of their confusion. One person comes and says to him such and such, and he agrees with him in falsehood, in apostasy, and he becomes an apostate. Then one from the people of the Sunnah, the call, and good comes to him, and he becomes a Muslim; because of the confusion of matters.
The hadith of Abu Hurayrah says:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. During (that stormy period) a man would be a Muslim in the morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he would be a believer in the evening and an unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith for worldly goods.
يُصْبِح الرجل مؤمنًا ويُمْسِي كافرًا يبيع دينه بعَرَضٍ مِن الدنياAnswer:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night
بادروا بالأعمال فتنًا كقطع الليل المظلمturbulence which would be like a part of the dark night
فتنًا كقطع الليل المظلمBe prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night
بادروا بالأعمال فتنًا كقطع الليل المظلمwhen a man will be a believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening, and a believer in the evening and an infidel in the morning, selling his religion for some worldly goods
يصبح الرجل فيها مؤمنًا ويمسي كافرًا، ويمسي مؤمنًا ويصبح كافرًا يبيع دينه بعرض من الدنياAnd in the other wording:
Race to do works against seven. Are you waiting but for overwhelming poverty, or distracting richness, or debilitating illness, or babbling senility, or sudden death, or the Dajjal, so that hidden evil is what is awaited, or the Hour? The Hour is more calamitous and more bitter.
بادروا بالأعمال سبعًا هل تنتظرون إلا فقرًا مُنْسِيًا أو غِنًى مُطْغِيًا أو مرضًا مُفْسِدًا، أو هَرَمًا مُفَنِّدًا، أو موتًا مُجْهِزًا، أو الدجال، فالدجال شَرُّ غائب ينتظر، أو الساعة فالساعة أدْهى وأمَرّQ:
Fitan like a portion of the dark night
فتن كقطع الليل المظلمA: Because of their confusion in our time, before it, and after it.
Q: And
a man would be a Muslim in the morning and an unbeliever in the evening
يصبح الرجل مؤمنًا ويمسي كافرًاA: He becomes an apostate, yes, because of their confusion. One person comes and says to him such and such, and he agrees with him in falsehood, in apostasy, and he becomes an apostate. Then one from the people of the Sunnah, the call, and good comes to him, and he becomes a Muslim; because of the confusion of matters.
Source
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