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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of a Man’s Work in His House
بَابُ الْكِبْرِChapter: Arrogance
Hadith 555
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنْ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَحَزِّقِينَ، وَلاَ مُتَمَاوِتِينَ، وَكَانُوا يَتَنَاشَدُونَ الشِّعْرَ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ، وَيَذْكُرُونَ أَمْرَ جَاهِلِيَّتِهِمْ، فَإِذَا أُرِيدَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ، دَارَتْ حَمَالِيقُ عَيْنَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ مَجْنُونٌ.
It is narrated from Salamah bin Abdur Rahman, may Allah have mercy on him, that he said: The companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, were neither weak nor dead-hearted. In their gatherings, they used to recite poetry and mention incidents from the time of ignorance, but when anything was said to them against the religion of Allah, their eyes would roll as if they were possessed.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The point here is that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) did not possess artificial piety, nor did they always maintain a gloomy appearance as if they were constantly preoccupied with thoughts of the Hereafter. Rather, they were lively at heart. They would gather together and hold assemblies. Matters from the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) would also come up for discussion, and there would be poetry and verse as well. However, this does not mean that they would engage in any immoral or religiously inappropriate conversation; rather, their state of religious zeal and piety was such that if anyone uttered something contrary to the Shariah or attempted to mock the religion, their demeanor would immediately change, and their eyes would become so red as if madness had overtaken them.
➋ From this, it is understood that to impose self-made piety upon oneself, to refrain from conversation, and to present oneself as exceedingly righteous while the inner reality is not so—this too is a form of arrogance.
➊ The point here is that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) did not possess artificial piety, nor did they always maintain a gloomy appearance as if they were constantly preoccupied with thoughts of the Hereafter. Rather, they were lively at heart. They would gather together and hold assemblies. Matters from the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) would also come up for discussion, and there would be poetry and verse as well. However, this does not mean that they would engage in any immoral or religiously inappropriate conversation; rather, their state of religious zeal and piety was such that if anyone uttered something contrary to the Shariah or attempted to mock the religion, their demeanor would immediately change, and their eyes would become so red as if madness had overtaken them.
➋ From this, it is understood that to impose self-made piety upon oneself, to refrain from conversation, and to present oneself as exceedingly righteous while the inner reality is not so—this too is a form of arrogance.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 555
