The discussion regarding the hadith (The world is for four people)
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The questioner: Recite for him the hadith .
The Shaykh: Yes, yes, go ahead, perhaps I will remember the hadith.
The questioner: That the Messenger - (peace and blessings be upon him) - after he admonished his Companions, then said: .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh: ... O Abu 'Abdullah.
The questioner: ... for the sake of this questioner, my Shaykh.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner: righteous deeds, because he wished to have the wealth of that man .
The student: ... he benefited personally ... right or not?
Another student : Why did he wish for it? Why did he give him the reward? Our Lord gave him a reward like the reward of the one who benefited the society.
Another student : His intention was to benefit the society, that is it.
Another student : You want to benefit the society for the reward.
Another student : For the reward and for my benefit ... .
Another student : So we agree that it is from the Sunnah that we do not use the word "society."
Another student : The Ummah, the Ummah. .
Another student : The people or the Ummah, why? Because "society" is like the word "homeland"; the word "homeland" has become ... or trivialized, and its meaning is great, just as "society" is. Do you know what happened to "society"? It has taken the place of the moral and religious values by which people interact, because all people now, for example, what are these institutions called? Voluntary charitable ones, then these women who work in charitable work, they belong to the women's associations, right? And the people of the Rotary clubs and others, they all serve the society, right? They all serve the society. And therefore we want ... from this, to spite them, we want to change it, because "society" has become a term whose meaning does not have a connotation; its connotation indicates evil, and those who work for the society are worse than the society in which they work ... society, society, society. Like what? Also, there is the term "generations," "the future of the generations," "generations," "the future of the generations," right? What is this? What is the meaning of "generations" and "generation" and "generations" and "the future" ... ?[Al-Isra 17:18] provided that we take all the means, no matter ... .
The questioner: This eagerness, O Shaykh, often leads to disagreements. For example, a project is undertaken in the office, and there is extravagance in it, luxury, and so on... By Allah, I do not want this job, nor do I want to work in this villa... So one comes to me and pressures me... initially that this is work.
The Shaykh: Enough, enough, we want it like this.
The student : ... .
Another student : You must encourage us to do this ... .
Another student : On the contrary, yesterday ... .
Another student : Praise be to Allah, yesterday.
The student: ... meaning this is from this; this boy is from this.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: So, in truth, I say that the good tree does not bear anything but good fruit, if Allah wills, and the bad tree does not yield anything but bad fruit. What is required of us now? I mean, I and you and every Muslim person says "La ilaha illa Allah," especially those who adhere to the correct methodology in their creed, in their da'wah, in their work as well, in their worship, and in all aspects of their life. I say that we have a very great obligation, which is to teach our children not to deviate from the madhhab in anything. Because, in truth, when Muhammad comes, he sits in gatherings of knowledge and benefits, and the discussion that we discuss, Muhammad does not yet have, meaning he ... in truth, it is perfect that he does not have this knowledge that stands against those we discuss with ... but he tries to reach the truth and convince himself that this is the matter that must be. We are very sorry, we see, we see some of our children who have fallen into the pit, as that Turk once said, a Turk, my Shaykh, was sitting with my uncle the ShaykhThe Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: We were sitting in front of a shop, and when this Turk ... .
The world is for four people
إنما الدنيا لأربعة نفرThe Shaykh: Yes, yes, go ahead, perhaps I will remember the hadith.
The questioner: That the Messenger - (peace and blessings be upon him) - after he admonished his Companions, then said:
And I am informing you of a hadith, so memorize it: The world is for four people: a man to whom Allah has given wealth and knowledge
وإني محدِّثكم بحديث فاحفظوه ، إنما الدنيا لأربعة نفر : رجل آتاه الله مالًا وعلمًاThe Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner :
so he spends from this wealth
فهو ينفق من هذا المالThe Shaykh: ... O Abu 'Abdullah.
The questioner: ... for the sake of this questioner, my Shaykh.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner:
in obedience to Allah - (Mighty and Majestic) - so he is in the best of abodes. And a man to whom Allah has given wealth but has not given him knowledge, so he stumbles in his wealth blindly, so he is in the worst of abodes. And a man to whom Allah has given knowledge but has not given him wealth, so he said: If only I had wealth, I would do in it the work of so-and-so
في طاعة الله - عز وجل - فهذا في أفضل المنازل ورجل آتاه الله مالًا ولم يؤته علمًا فهو يخبط في ماله خبط عشواء ، فهذا من أخبث المنازل ، ورجل آتاه الله علمًا ولم يؤته مالًا فقال : لو أنَّ لي مالًا لعملت فيه عمل فلانso he is in his station; they are equal in reward
فهو في منزلته هما سواء في الأجرAnd another man to whom Allah has not given wealth nor knowledge, so he said: If only I had wealth, I would do in it the work of so-and-so the evil one; so they are equal in burden
ورجل آخر لم يؤته الله مالًا ولا علمًا فقال : لو أن لي مالًا لعملت فيه بعمل فلان السيئ ؛ فَهُمَا في الوزر سواءThe student: ... he benefited personally ... right or not?
Another student : Why did he wish for it? Why did he give him the reward? Our Lord gave him a reward like the reward of the one who benefited the society.
Another student : His intention was to benefit the society, that is it.
Another student : You want to benefit the society for the reward.
Another student : For the reward and for my benefit ... .
Another student : So we agree that it is from the Sunnah that we do not use the word "society."
Another student : The Ummah, the Ummah. .
Another student : The people or the Ummah, why? Because "society" is like the word "homeland"; the word "homeland" has become ... or trivialized, and its meaning is great, just as "society" is. Do you know what happened to "society"? It has taken the place of the moral and religious values by which people interact, because all people now, for example, what are these institutions called? Voluntary charitable ones, then these women who work in charitable work, they belong to the women's associations, right? And the people of the Rotary clubs and others, they all serve the society, right? They all serve the society. And therefore we want ... from this, to spite them, we want to change it, because "society" has become a term whose meaning does not have a connotation; its connotation indicates evil, and those who work for the society are worse than the society in which they work ... society, society, society. Like what? Also, there is the term "generations," "the future of the generations," "generations," "the future of the generations," right? What is this? What is the meaning of "generations" and "generation" and "generations" and "the future" ... ?
Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend
مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُ فِيهَا مَا نَشَاءُ لِمَنْ نُرِيدُThe questioner: This eagerness, O Shaykh, often leads to disagreements. For example, a project is undertaken in the office, and there is extravagance in it, luxury, and so on... By Allah, I do not want this job, nor do I want to work in this villa... So one comes to me and pressures me... initially that this is work.
The Shaykh: Enough, enough, we want it like this.
The student : ... .
Another student : You must encourage us to do this ... .
Another student : On the contrary, yesterday ... .
Another student : Praise be to Allah, yesterday.
The student: ... meaning this is from this; this boy is from this.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: So, in truth, I say that the good tree does not bear anything but good fruit, if Allah wills, and the bad tree does not yield anything but bad fruit. What is required of us now? I mean, I and you and every Muslim person says "La ilaha illa Allah," especially those who adhere to the correct methodology in their creed, in their da'wah, in their work as well, in their worship, and in all aspects of their life. I say that we have a very great obligation, which is to teach our children not to deviate from the madhhab in anything. Because, in truth, when Muhammad comes, he sits in gatherings of knowledge and benefits, and the discussion that we discuss, Muhammad does not yet have, meaning he ... in truth, it is perfect that he does not have this knowledge that stands against those we discuss with ... but he tries to reach the truth and convince himself that this is the matter that must be. We are very sorry, we see, we see some of our children who have fallen into the pit, as that Turk once said, a Turk, my Shaykh, was sitting with my uncle the ShaykhThe Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: We were sitting in front of a shop, and when this Turk ... .
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