The student raised an issue brought up by the doctor, concerning the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (A group of people will come to the Pond, whom I will know and who will know me)
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The questioner : Regarding the issue raised by the doctor as well, concerning the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he also distinguished in the narrations between and . So, Shaykh, are they from his companions, or what is the detailed explanation regarding them?
The Shaykh : They are either from among the hypocrites.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Those who displayed Islam outwardly while concealing disbelief inwardly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or they are from among some who deviated, even if only behaviorally, after him (peace be upon him). It is not necessary that they apostatized from their religion entirely.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary that they all apostatized from their religion entirely; otherwise, the people of apostasy are well known.
The questioner : Shaykh, look, listen to what he says?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says: "The narrations containing 'my companions,' and 'who accompanied me' up to the end, are interpreted as referring to those who displayed Islam to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while concealing disbelief, and they are the hypocrites from among the Bedouins and others. And he informed," here is the detail: "And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman of the names of a number of them, as in the authentic collections, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know all of them." Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Of course, this is correct; it is a correct statement.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the hadith is not interpreted solely by this; it is not interpreted solely by this; that is the authentic hadith.
The questioner : Do you mean the majority of these?
The Shaykh: Yes.
A group of people will surely come to the Pond, whom I will know and who will know me
لَيَرِدَنَّ أقوامٌ أعرفهم ويعرفونيThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he also distinguished in the narrations between
my companions
أُصَيحابيmy companions
أصحابيThe Shaykh : They are either from among the hypocrites.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Those who displayed Islam outwardly while concealing disbelief inwardly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or they are from among some who deviated, even if only behaviorally, after him (peace be upon him). It is not necessary that they apostatized from their religion entirely.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary that they all apostatized from their religion entirely; otherwise, the people of apostasy are well known.
The questioner : Shaykh, look, listen to what he says?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says: "The narrations containing 'my companions,' and 'who accompanied me' up to the end, are interpreted as referring to those who displayed Islam to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while concealing disbelief, and they are the hypocrites from among the Bedouins and others. And he informed," here is the detail: "And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman of the names of a number of them, as in the authentic collections, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know all of them." Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Of course, this is correct; it is a correct statement.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the hadith is not interpreted solely by this; it is not interpreted solely by this; that is the authentic hadith.
The questioner : Do you mean the majority of these?
The Shaykh: Yes.
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