Project "Revive a Sunnah" Review Series! (14 &15)
Abu Nûh Al-Bosnawi
Review Series: Weeks 14 & 15
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Week 14: "No Secrecy"
From the Ahadith:
1.
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "In the presence of three people, two should not hold secret counsel, to the exclusion of the third .''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
In Abu Dawud, Abu Salih related: I asked Ibn `Umar: "What if there are four people.'' He said, "There is no harm in that.''
2.
Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When
three of you are together, two of you must not converse privately
ignoring the third till the number increases, lest the third should be
grieved .''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
This is an issue we see in our community. Since we live in a very diverse community, it's not always a matter of talking in secret, but it's also an issue of talking in a different language. You might see two people talking in their own language on the expense of third person who speaks a different language. I don't believe people do it on purpose. Maybe it's something they don't think twice about, or maybe they aren't aware of the Prophet's (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) advice. In any case, we should avoid any possible ways of hurting our fellow Muslims. Even though this might seem like a minor thing, it didn't pass by without the Prophet (sal Allahu alahyi wa sallam) addressing it .
Week 15: "Finishing Off"
We
are not angels. We are human beings who make mistakes and commit sins.
Even then, Allah has given us the potential to be the
best of creation. Likewise we have the potential to be
the worst of creation. May Allah make us of the first type. Ameen!
We
are social beings, as created by the All-Mighty. When we get together
with our friends and talk, the topic of the discussion is not always
related to Islam or the Afterlife. It so happens that a lot of the
times it may be worldly-related. What did the Prophet (sal Allahu alahyhi
wa sallam) teach us to do in such gatherings?
From the Ahadith:
1.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever sits in a gathering and indulges in useless talk and before getting up supplicates: `Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O
Allah, You are free from every imperfection; praise be to You. I
testify that there is no true god except You; I ask Your Pardon and
turn to You in repentance),' he will be forgiven for (the sins he may
have intentionally or unintentionally committed) in that assembly.''
[At-Tirmidhi]
2.
Abu
Barzah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Towards the end of his
life, Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would supplicate before leaving an
assembly thus: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O
Allah, You are free from every imperfection; all praise is for You. I
testify that there is no true god except You, I ask Your forgiveness
and turn to You in repentance).'' A man once said to him: "O Messenger
of Allah! You have spoken such words as you have never uttered
before.'' He said, "It is an expiation of that which goes on in the
assembly.''
[Abu Dawud]
OK,
you might be thinking: "Yes, but the Imam or the Shaykh recites this
du'a all the time after he gives a lecture." That's exactly the issue
we are trying to address. The problem is that this beautiful du'a
taught by the Prophet (sal Allahu alahyhi wa sallam) only gets recited
in "Islamic" gatherings. Think about it. When was the last time you got
together with your friends to hang out, and before leaving you made
this du'a? Knowing the ahadith, wouldn't it be better if we were to incorporate this
du'a into our everyday lives? Wouldn't it be better if we were to
recite this du'a after an hour of talking about sports, for example?
Praise be to Allah and may the blessings be upon His Final Messenger Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam).
And Allah knows best.
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