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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابُ الْحَثِّ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ الْعِلْمِ وَآدَابِ الْمُعَلِّمِChapter on encouraging the teaching of knowledge and the etiquette of the teacher
Hadith 257
اُردوEn
عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَّرَنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأَيْنَا الْعَيْنَ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ مَعَ أَهْلِي وَوَلَدِي فَذَكَرْتُ مَا كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ! نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ، قَالَ: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قُلْتُ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَّرَنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأَيْنَا عَيْنًا، فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ مَعَ وَلَدِي وَأَهْلِي، فَقَالَ: إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ: ((يَا حَنْظَلَةُ! لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ، (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا) وَأَنْتُمْ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَبِالطَّرِيقِ، يَا حَنْظَلَةُ! سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً))
Sayyiduna Hanzalah the scribe (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he addressed us on the subject of Paradise and Hell, so much so that it seemed as if they were before our very eyes. Then I got up and went to my family and spent time laughing and playing with my wife and children. Then I remembered that state which had overcome me in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so I set out and met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Abu Bakr! Hanzalah has become a hypocrite." He said: "How is that?" I said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he preached to us about Paradise and Hell until it seemed as if they were before our eyes, but when I went to my family, I became busy laughing and playing with my wife and children (forgetting that state)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, we do the same." Hearing this, I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and related the whole matter to him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hanzalah! If your state in your homes were the same as it is with me, the angels would shake hands with you on your beds and in your streets with their wings. But, O Hanzalah! Sometimes like this, and sometimes like that."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is evident that the style of admonition and counsel of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was extremely effective, and the effects it produced upon the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) were such that even great personalities like Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) could not maintain them afterwards. In any case, people of knowledge should fulfill the practical demands of their knowledge and make their speech impactful, and be concerned with guiding people to the right path. Here, it is necessary to remind that those customs of social living which do not conflict with the Shari‘ah, and which society also considers to be the traits of dignified people, it is better to adopt such matters.
