What is the meaning of: “May Allah not return your lost item to you”?
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Question:
A message was received by the program from the listener Miftah Mustafa, from the Jamahiriya. Our brother has a set of questions. In his first question, he asks and says: When a man went to search for something that had been lost from him in the mosque, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. Why? Please guide us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Mosques were not built for searching for lost items or seeking lost necessities. Mosques were built for what they were built for: the remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur'an, establishing the prayer, circles of knowledge, and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque). They were not built for buying and selling, nor for calling out for lost items or found property that people lose. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this and said:Sahih Muslim 568a. And when he heard someone saying, “Who will point me to such and such... a camel of mine that was lost,” he said: . This is a matter of warning and deterrence, so that people do not be lax in calling out for lost items in the mosques and make them a place for calling out for lost items, or for their buying and selling. For this reason, in another hadith: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1321Sahih (Darussalam).
The intent is deterrence and warning. The intent is not hostility toward the person, or dislike of him finding his mount. No, the intent of this warning and deterrence is so that people do not return to these matters in the mosques, and so that they do not become accustomed to them. So he used this phrase:, Sahih Muslim 568a, for deterrence and warning, so that people stay away from this matter in the mosques.
And Allah (Mighty and Majestic) permitted His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to deter people from what harms them. Likewise, the scholars after him, the successors of the messengers, warn people against what harms them, even if by deterrence or by supplication in some cases, for the sake of deterrence and warning. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from the listener Miftah Mustafa, from the Jamahiriya. Our brother has a set of questions. In his first question, he asks and says: When a man went to search for something that had been lost from him in the mosque, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
May Allah not return your lost item to you
لا رد الله عليك ضالتكAnswer:
Mosques were not built for searching for lost items or seeking lost necessities. Mosques were built for what they were built for: the remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur'an, establishing the prayer, circles of knowledge, and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque). They were not built for buying and selling, nor for calling out for lost items or found property that people lose. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this and said:
If anyone hears a man crying out in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say: May Allah not restore it to you
من سمع رجلًا ينشد ضالة في المسجد فليقل: لا ردها الله عليكI did not find it
لا وجدتهWhen you see someone selling or buying in the Masjid then say: 'May Allah not profit your business.'
إذا رأيتم من يبيع أو يبتاع في المسجد فقولوا: لا أربح الله تجارتكThe intent is deterrence and warning. The intent is not hostility toward the person, or dislike of him finding his mount. No, the intent of this warning and deterrence is so that people do not return to these matters in the mosques, and so that they do not become accustomed to them. So he used this phrase:
I did not find it
لا وجدتهMay Allah not restore it to you
لا ردها الله عليكAnd Allah (Mighty and Majestic) permitted His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to deter people from what harms them. Likewise, the scholars after him, the successors of the messengers, warn people against what harms them, even if by deterrence or by supplication in some cases, for the sake of deterrence and warning. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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