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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
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الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْThe believer is one whom people trust with their wealth and lives
Hadith 132
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132 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ الْعَسْقَلَانِيُّ، أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَيْسَرَانِيُّ، أنا الْخَرَائِطِيُّ، ثنا نَصْرُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى دِمَائِهِمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer is one from whom people are safe regarding their blood and their wealth."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
In these ahadith, several characteristics of a complete Muslim and the true mujahid and muhajir have been described:
① The true believer (mu’min) and Muslim is the one from whom other people remain safe; they have no fear or danger from his tongue or his hand, he does not harm anyone’s life or property, does not attack anyone’s honor, and does not trouble anyone without reason. This is because the very meaning of mu’min is “one who has iman (faith),” and the word iman is derived from aman (security/peace). Therefore, how can a person from whom others are not safe be considered a mu’min? And what kind of Islam is it if others do not receive safety from him?
Here, the neighbor has been mentioned specifically: the one whose neighbor is not safe from his mischief will not enter Paradise, because if he were truly a believer, then at least the one closest to him would be safe. But when even the neighbor is not safe, how can others be? Therefore, he will not enter Paradise. The meaning of not entering Paradise is that he will not enter Paradise at the beginning, rather he will go to Hell, suffer the punishment for his sins, and then, when Allah wills, He will bring him out. That is, he will not be eternally in the Fire (mukhalad fi al-nar), provided that he keeps himself free from those sins which cause eternal residence in Hell, such as disbelief (kufr) and associating partners with Allah (shirk). Because regarding the sinful Muslim, the preferred opinion is that after suffering the punishment for his sins, he will enter Paradise. However, it is worth pondering: how long will he remain in Hell? And for how long will he suffer the punishment for his sins? Only Allah knows this. May Allah have mercy on us and make us true Muslims. Ameen.
② The muhajir (emigrant) is the one who abandons sins. In one narration, it is stated: “The muhajir is the one who abandons that which Allah, the Exalted, has forbidden.” ([بخاري رقم : 10])
The meaning is that the true muhajir is the one who abandons both minor and major sins and protects himself from disobeying Allah, the Exalted, because the real purpose of hijrah (emigration) is the protection of religion. The muhajir emigrates for this very reason: considering the circumstances where he resides, he realizes that now his religion is in danger there, and if he does not emigrate, he will lose his religion. Thus, to save his religion, he leaves his home and belongings and goes to a place where he faces no difficulty regarding his religion. So, just as he left his home for the sake of his religion, it is now necessary for him to also abandon disobedience to Allah, because if after emigrating he continues to disobey Allah, then what is the benefit of hijrah? The very purpose of hijrah is that along with leaving one’s homeland, one also abandons sin.
③ The mujahid (striver) is the one who strives against his own self (nafs) in obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. That is, the mujahid is not only the one who fights the enemy, but in reality, the mujahid is the one who fights the enemy and also wages war against his own commanding self (nafs al-ammarah).
Our Shaykh, Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai rahimahullah, said: From this hadith, it is understood that jihad is not only fighting against the disbelievers, but keeping the self steadfast upon obedience to Allah and His Messenger and upon the Book and Sunnah is also jihad. Compared to fighting distant disbelievers, striving against one’s own self is much more difficult. Sometimes, one only faces the disbelievers occasionally, whereas the self is in constant battle with a person. The self says: “Stay sleeping in the warm bed, there is plenty of time, you can pray later.” The self says: “Count your wealth and keep it locked away in safes, do not spend it in the way of Allah, otherwise your wealth will decrease and you will become poor and needy,” and so on and so forth. Fortunate is the mujahid who, by striving against his own self, remains constantly acting upon the Book and Sunnah, striving to please his Lord. (See: Mir’at al-Mafatih: 1/184; Adwa’ al-Masabih: 1/70).
In these ahadith, several characteristics of a complete Muslim and the true mujahid and muhajir have been described:
① The true believer (mu’min) and Muslim is the one from whom other people remain safe; they have no fear or danger from his tongue or his hand, he does not harm anyone’s life or property, does not attack anyone’s honor, and does not trouble anyone without reason. This is because the very meaning of mu’min is “one who has iman (faith),” and the word iman is derived from aman (security/peace). Therefore, how can a person from whom others are not safe be considered a mu’min? And what kind of Islam is it if others do not receive safety from him?
Here, the neighbor has been mentioned specifically: the one whose neighbor is not safe from his mischief will not enter Paradise, because if he were truly a believer, then at least the one closest to him would be safe. But when even the neighbor is not safe, how can others be? Therefore, he will not enter Paradise. The meaning of not entering Paradise is that he will not enter Paradise at the beginning, rather he will go to Hell, suffer the punishment for his sins, and then, when Allah wills, He will bring him out. That is, he will not be eternally in the Fire (mukhalad fi al-nar), provided that he keeps himself free from those sins which cause eternal residence in Hell, such as disbelief (kufr) and associating partners with Allah (shirk). Because regarding the sinful Muslim, the preferred opinion is that after suffering the punishment for his sins, he will enter Paradise. However, it is worth pondering: how long will he remain in Hell? And for how long will he suffer the punishment for his sins? Only Allah knows this. May Allah have mercy on us and make us true Muslims. Ameen.
② The muhajir (emigrant) is the one who abandons sins. In one narration, it is stated: “The muhajir is the one who abandons that which Allah, the Exalted, has forbidden.” ([بخاري رقم : 10])
The meaning is that the true muhajir is the one who abandons both minor and major sins and protects himself from disobeying Allah, the Exalted, because the real purpose of hijrah (emigration) is the protection of religion. The muhajir emigrates for this very reason: considering the circumstances where he resides, he realizes that now his religion is in danger there, and if he does not emigrate, he will lose his religion. Thus, to save his religion, he leaves his home and belongings and goes to a place where he faces no difficulty regarding his religion. So, just as he left his home for the sake of his religion, it is now necessary for him to also abandon disobedience to Allah, because if after emigrating he continues to disobey Allah, then what is the benefit of hijrah? The very purpose of hijrah is that along with leaving one’s homeland, one also abandons sin.
③ The mujahid (striver) is the one who strives against his own self (nafs) in obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. That is, the mujahid is not only the one who fights the enemy, but in reality, the mujahid is the one who fights the enemy and also wages war against his own commanding self (nafs al-ammarah).
Our Shaykh, Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai rahimahullah, said: From this hadith, it is understood that jihad is not only fighting against the disbelievers, but keeping the self steadfast upon obedience to Allah and His Messenger and upon the Book and Sunnah is also jihad. Compared to fighting distant disbelievers, striving against one’s own self is much more difficult. Sometimes, one only faces the disbelievers occasionally, whereas the self is in constant battle with a person. The self says: “Stay sleeping in the warm bed, there is plenty of time, you can pray later.” The self says: “Count your wealth and keep it locked away in safes, do not spend it in the way of Allah, otherwise your wealth will decrease and you will become poor and needy,” and so on and so forth. Fortunate is the mujahid who, by striving against his own self, remains constantly acting upon the Book and Sunnah, striving to please his Lord. (See: Mir’at al-Mafatih: 1/184; Adwa’ al-Masabih: 1/70).
