الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الإجارةBook of Hiring (Leasing)
بابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْأُجْرَةِ عَلَى الْقُرَبِ
Chapter: What has been reported regarding payment for acts of devotion
Hadith 6141
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِبْلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَسْتَكْثِرُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَجْفُوا عَنْهُ وَلَا تَغْلُوا فِيهِ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite the Qur'an and do not make it a means of livelihood, nor seek abundance of wealth through it. Do not distance yourselves from its recitation, nor fall into exaggeration regarding it.
Hadith 6142
عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ سَأَلَ فَقَالَ عِمْرَانُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلْيَسْأَلِ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ بِهِ
. Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a man who was reciting the Noble Qur’an to a group of people. When he finished, he began to ask the people for something. Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this scene and said: “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever recites the Noble Qur’an, let him ask from Allah Almighty. Soon there will come a people who will recite the Noble Qur’an and then, through it, ask from the people.”
Hadith 6143
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ عَلَّمْتُ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ الْكِتَابَةَ وَالْقُرْآنَ فَأَهْدَى إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ قَوْسًا فَقُلْتُ لَيْسَ لِي بِمَالٍ وَأَرْمِي عَنْهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنْ سَرَّكَ أَنْ تُطَوَّقَ بِهَا طَوْقًا مِنْ نَارٍ فَاقْبَلْهَا
Narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I taught some people from among the Ahl al-Suffah writing and the Holy Qur'an. One of them gave me a bow as a gift. I thought to myself that this is not wealth for me, rather I will use it to shoot arrows in the path of Allah Almighty. So I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you like the idea of a collar of fire being placed around your neck in exchange for it, then accept it.
Hadith 6144
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْنِي إِمَامَ قَوْمِي قَالَ أَنْتَ إِمَامُهُمْ وَاقْتَدِ بِأَضْعَفِهِمْ وَاتَّخِذْ مُؤَذِّنًا لَا يَأْخُذُ عَلَى أَذَانِهِ أَجْرًا
Narrated by Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Make me the imam of my people." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are their imam, so take care of the weakest among them and appoint such a muezzin who does not take wages for his call to prayer."
Hadith 6145
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَقْرَأُ فِينَا الْعَرَبِيُّ وَالْعَجَمِيُّ وَالْأَسْوَدُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ إِذْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَنْتُمْ فِي خَيْرٍ تَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَفِيكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَسَيَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يُثَقِّفُونَهُ كَمَا يُثَقِّفُونَ الْقِدْحَ يَتَعَجَّلُونَ أُجُورَهُمْ وَلَا يَتَأَجَّلُونَهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Once we were reciting the Holy Qur'an, among us were Arabs and non-Arabs, black and white people. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: You are upon goodness and virtue, you are reciting the Book of Allah and the Messenger of Allah is among you. Soon a time will come upon people that, in terms of recitation, they will straighten the words of the Holy Qur'an just as an arrow is straightened, but they will hasten to obtain its reward and will not delay it until the Hereafter.
Hadith 6146
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ ثَلَاثِينَ رَاكِبًا قَالَ فَنَزَلْنَا بِقَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُمْ أَنْ يُضَيِّفُونَا فَأَبَوْا قَالَ فَلُدِغَ سَيِّدُهُمْ قَالَ فَأَتَوْنَا فَقَالُوا فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَرْقِي مِنَ الْعَقْرَبِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا وَلَكِنْ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تُعْطُونَا شَيْئًا قَالُوا فَإِنَّا نُعْطِيكُمْ ثَلَاثِينَ شَاةً قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ فَبَرَأَ وَفِي لَفْظٍ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ أُمَّ الْقُرْآنِ وَيَجْمَعُ بُزَاقَهُ وَيَتْفُلُ فَبَرَأَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَتَوْهُمْ بِالشَّاءِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَبَضْنَا الْغَنَمَ قَالَ عَرَضَ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْهَا قَالَ فَكَفَفْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي لَفْظٍ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابِي لَمْ يَعْهَدْ إِلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ لَا نَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ اقْسِمُوهَا وَاضْرِبُوا لِي مَعَكُمْ بِسَهْمٍ وَفِي لَفْظٍ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَأَطْعِمْنَا مَعَكَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهَا رُقْيَةٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ أُلْقِيَ فِي رَوْعِي
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us, thirty mounted fighters, in a detachment. We stopped by a tribe of the Arabs and asked them for our right of hospitality, but they refused. It happened that one of their chiefs was bitten by something poisonous. They came to us and said, "Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah (healing incantation) for a bite?" Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said, "Yes, I can do it, but I will not perform ruqyah until you give us something." They said, "We will give you thirty sheep." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I began to recite Surah Al-Fatiha over him, reciting it seven times, gathering my saliva and then spitting on him. Thus, he was cured, and they gave us thirty sheep. When we took possession of the sheep, we began to doubt (whether they were lawful for us or not). So we refrained from doing anything with them until we could ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about them. When we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this, he said, "How did you know that it is a ruqyah? Distribute them and set aside my share as well." In another narration, it is stated: "You eat from them yourself and let us eat with you. How did you know that it is a ruqyah?" I said, "It was simply inspired into my heart."
