What is the ruling on the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself and found a stone weeping intensely, so he said to it, “Why are you weeping?”
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, my brother.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner : My dear brother, on Friday I heard one of the shaykhs narrating in his Friday lesson, oh my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : “He found that a stone was weeping intensely, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke with this stone, so he said to it:. It said to him: ‘I fear that I will be among those about whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [Al-Baqarah 2:24], so pray, O Messenger of Allah, that I not be among the fuel of the Fire.’ So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for it”; do you have knowledge of the authenticity of this hadith?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : No, you do not have knowledge?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : And it did not pass by you, my brother?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It did not pass by?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : What should I say about this hadith? What does it mean? Do I act upon it, do I stop at it, or…?
The Shaykh : Do not act upon it.
The questioner : Do not act upon it.
The Shaykh : Do not act upon it.
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, my master, the Shaykh, my brother.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, my brother.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner : My dear brother, on Friday I heard one of the shaykhs narrating in his Friday lesson
That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself
أن الرسول - عليه الصلاة والسلام - ذهب لِكي يقضي الحاجةThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : “He found that a stone was weeping intensely, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke with this stone, so he said to it:
Why are you weeping?
لماذا تبكي ؟whose fuel is men and stones
وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُThe Shaykh: No.
The questioner : No, you do not have knowledge?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : And it did not pass by you, my brother?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It did not pass by?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : What should I say about this hadith? What does it mean? Do I act upon it, do I stop at it, or…?
The Shaykh : Do not act upon it.
The questioner : Do not act upon it.
The Shaykh : Do not act upon it.
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, my master, the Shaykh, my brother.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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