What is the authenticity of the hadith of Abu Umayyah al-Sha'bani, in which he said, "I came to Abu Thalhah al-Khushani and said, 'What do you do with this verse: ((O you who believe, look to yourselves...
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The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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The questioner : Abu Firas al-Libyan.
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The questioner : Is your health good?
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The questioner : I have a question, may Allah honor you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : In *Zad al-Muslim* regarding what al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed upon.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : On page three hundred and seventy-five, it says... a hadith agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. It was said:Riyad as-Salihin 1289 The commentator said, "I say, and there is no doubt that seclusion is now definitely better than mixing with people, and in fact it is obligatory by the Shari'ah, especially for a scholar who knows what is obligatory for him in his private affairs, due to the lapse of enjoining good and forbidding evil in this time." He cited statements about this time and used the hadith as evidence for that, saying, "The evidence for that is what al-Tirmidhi narrated, and Ibn Majah, Ibn Jarir, al-Baghawi in his *Mu'jam*, Ibn al-Mundhir, Ibn Abi Hatim, al-Tabarani... and al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi in *al-Shu'ab* narrated from Abu Umayyah al-Sha'bani, who said: I came to Abu Thalhah al-Khushani and said: What do you do with this verse: [Al-Ma'idah 5:105]? He said: I asked an expert about it; I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: . In this is a question, Shaykh: first, the authenticity of this hadith?
The Shaykh : Which hadith?
The questioner : The one I mentioned just now.
The Shaykh : The hadith of Abu Umayyah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, this is weak.
The questioner : No, this is not acceptable?
The Shaykh : It is weak, yes.
The questioner : In its entirety, meaning the whole thing?
The Shaykh : The entire husk.
The questioner : No, it is not acceptable, so this ruling is not established upon it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine, what is the ruling on seclusion now, meaning apart from this?
The Shaykh : No, this was not transmitted; it is not the time of his saying (peace be upon him):Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 388. And the statement of the author al-Shanqiti that enjoining good and forbidding evil has lapsed now is a false statement.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How has it lapsed, when we can always and forever, in the mosques, on the road, and in every place, forbid evil according to the levels mentioned in the authentic hadith:Sahih Muslim 49a.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is not correct to say: enjoining good has lapsed.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Abu Firas al-Libyan.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : How are you, my brother?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Is your health good?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you in good health.
The questioner : I have a question, may Allah honor you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : In *Zad al-Muslim* regarding what al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed upon.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : On page three hundred and seventy-five, it says... a hadith agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. It was said:
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said, "Who is the best among men?" He (ﷺ) replied, "A believer who strives in the way of Allah with his wealth and life." The man asked again, "Who is next to him (in excellence)?" He (ﷺ) said, "Next to him is a man who is engaged in worshipping his Rubb in a mountain valley,
يا رسول الله ، أيُّ الناس خير ؟ قال : مؤمن يجاهد في سبيل الله بنفسه وماله قال : ثم من ؟ قال ، مؤمن في شعب من الشعاب يتقي الله ويدع ...O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْNo, enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong; until you see greed that is obeyed, a worldly desire that is followed, and matters that are wrong, and every person with an opinion being pleased with his own opinion; then stick to your own self and leave the affairs of the common people; for behind you are days of patience, in which the patient is like one holding a coal, and the worshipper in them is like the reward of fifty men from you.
بل ائتمروا بالمعروف ، وتناهوا عن المنكر ؛ حتى إذا رأيتم شُحًّا مطاعًا ودنيا وهوًى متَّبعًا ، وأمور منكرة ، وإعجاب كلِّ ذي رأي برأيه ؛ فعليك بخاصَّة نفسك ، ودَعْ عنك أمر العوام ؛ فإن من ورائكم أيام الصبر ، الصابر فيها كالقابض على الجمر ، العابد فيهن مثل أجر خمسين رجل منكمThe Shaykh : Which hadith?
The questioner : The one I mentioned just now.
The Shaykh : The hadith of Abu Umayyah?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, this is weak.
The questioner : No, this is not acceptable?
The Shaykh : It is weak, yes.
The questioner : In its entirety, meaning the whole thing?
The Shaykh : The entire husk.
The questioner : No, it is not acceptable, so this ruling is not established upon it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine, what is the ruling on seclusion now, meaning apart from this?
The Shaykh : No, this was not transmitted; it is not the time of his saying (peace be upon him):
The believer who mixes with people and endures their injury is better than the person who does not mix with people nor endure their injury.
الرجل الذي يخالط الناس ويصبر على أذاهم خيرٌ من الذي لا يخالط الناس ولا يصبر على أذاهمThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How has it lapsed, when we can always and forever, in the mosques, on the road, and in every place, forbid evil according to the levels mentioned in the authentic hadith:
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
مَن رأى منكم منكرًا فليغيِّره بيده ، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه ، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه ؛ وذلك أضعف الإيمانThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is not correct to say: enjoining good has lapsed.
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