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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب السنةModel Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
باب فِي الْقَدَرِChapter: Belief In Divine Decree.
Hadith 4698
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، قَالَا : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَيَجِيءُ الْغَرِيبُ ، فَلَا يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ ، فَطَلَبْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَجْعَلَ لَهُ مَجْلِسًا يَعْرِفُهُ الْغَرِيبُ إِذَا أَتَاهُ ، قَالَ : فَبَنَيْنَا لَهُ دُكَّانًا مِنْ طِينٍ ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ وَكُنَّا نَجْلِسُ بِجَنْبَتَيْهِ ، وَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْخَبَرِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ فَذَكَرَ هَيْئَتَهُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ مِنْ طَرَفِ السِّمَاطِ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، قَالَ : فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Abu Dharr and Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit among his Companions. A stranger would come and not recognize him (the Prophet) until he asked (about him). So we asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to make a place where he might take his seat so that when a stranger came, he might recognise him. So we built a terrace of soil on which he would take his seat, and we would sit beside him. He then mentioned something similar to this Hadith saying: A man came, and he described his appearance. He saluted from the side of the assembly, saying: Peace be upon you, Muhammad. The Prophet ﷺ then responded to him.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
According to necessity and expedience, it is permissible for the head of the gathering, the shaykh, or the teacher to sit in a prominent or elevated place compared to others, provided that there is no display of arrogance.
According to necessity and expedience, it is permissible for the head of the gathering, the shaykh, or the teacher to sit in a prominent or elevated place compared to others, provided that there is no display of arrogance.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4698
