الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
بيان آداب المجالسExplanation of the Etiquettes of Gatherings
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي خَيْرِ الْمَجَالِسِ وَشَرَّهَا
Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the best and worst of gatherings
Hadith 9488
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أُخْبِرَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَعَادَ وَقَدْ تَخَلَّفَ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَ النَّاسُ مَجَالِسَهُمْ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ الْقَوْمُ تَشَذَّبُوا عَنْهُ فَقَامَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِيَجْلِسَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَقَالَ لَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ الْمَجَالِسِ أَوْسَعُهَا ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى وَجَلَسَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَاسِعٍ
Abdur Rahman bin Abi Amrah Ansari says: It was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) about a funeral. He returned from it and then stayed so far behind from the gathering that people had already sat in their respective places. When people saw him coming, they dispersed, and some people said that he should sit in that gathering, but he said: No, indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Verily, the best gathering is the one which is spacious. Then he separated himself and sat in a spacious gathering.
Hadith 9489
عَنْ أَبِي عَيَّاضٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ يَجْلِسَ بَيْنَ الضَّحِّ وَالظِّلِّ وَقَالَ مَجْلِسُ الشَّيْطَانِ
A companion of the Messenger narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade a person from sitting in such a way that part of his body is in the sun and part in the shade, and said: This is the sitting of Satan.
Hadith 9490
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ جَالِسًا فِي الشَّمْسِ فَقَلَصَتْ عَنْهُ فَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person is sitting in the sunlight and then the sunlight moves away from him, he should leave that gathering.
Hadith 9491
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَجَالِسَ ثَلَاثَةٌ سَالِمٌ وَغَانِمٌ وَشَاجِبٌ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Gatherings are of three types: one of safety, one of benefit, and one of idle and nonsensical talk.
Hadith 9492
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَجَالِسُ بِالْأَمَانَةِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةَ مَجَالِسَ مَجْلِسٌ يُسْفَكُ فِيهِ دَمٌ حَرَامٌ وَمَجْلِسٌ يُسْتَحَلُّ فِيهِ فَرْجٌ حَرَامٌ وَمَجْلِسٌ يُسْتَحَلُّ فِيهِ مَالٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَقٍّ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Gatherings are based on trust, except for three gatherings: (1) the gathering in which unlawful blood is shed, (2) the gathering in which unlawful private parts are considered lawful, and (3) the gathering in which wealth is considered lawful without any right.
Hadith 9493
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ جَلَسُوا مَجْلِسًا لَمْ يَذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ فِيهِ إِلَّا رَأَوْهُ حَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In any gathering where people do not remember Allah Almighty, they will consider that gathering a cause of regret for themselves on the Day of Resurrection.
Hadith 9494
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا قَعَدَ قَوْمٌ مَقْعَدًا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِنْ دَخَلُوا الْجَنَّةَ لِلثَّوَابِ
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those people who sit in a gathering and neither remember Allah Almighty nor send blessings upon the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that gathering will be a cause of regret for them on the Day of Resurrection, even if they enter Paradise due to other deeds.
Hadith 9495
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقُوا لَمْ يَذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَأَنَّمَا تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْ جِيفَةِ حِمَارٍ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When people gather somewhere and then disperse without remembering Allah Almighty, they will be like those who got up from beside a dead donkey.
