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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
Encouragement to always remain engaged in the remembrance of Allah
Hadith 920
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، نا حَمْزَةُ الزَّيَّاتُ، عَنْ أَبِي مُجَاهِدٍ سَعْدٍ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُدَلَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَنَا إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَكَ كَأَنَّ قُلُوبَنَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ، وَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَلَقِينَا الْأَهْلَ وَالْوَلَدَ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَوْ كُنْتُمْ إِذَا خَرَجْتُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِي تَكُونُونَ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِأَكُفِّهَا وَلَزَارَتْكُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ، وَلَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ "، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مِمَّا خُلِقَ الْخَلْقُ، فَقَالَ: ((مِنَ الْمَاءِ)) ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ مَا بِنَاؤُهَا، فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ عِيسَى إِلَى آخِرِهِ سَوَاءً، وَقَالَ: ((الْمِسْكُ الْإِذْخِرُ وَحَصْبَاؤُهَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْيَاقُوتُ)) ، وَقَالَ: ((وَالْإِمَامُ الْمُقْسِطُ لَا تُرَدُّ دَعْوَتُهُ)).
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: We said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the matter with us that when we are with you, it is as if our hearts are attached to the Hereafter, but when we leave you and meet our families, this state leaves us?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If your state after leaving me remained as it is when you are with me, then the angels would shake hands with you with their hands, visit you in your homes, and if you did not commit sins, Allah would bring people who would commit sins and then be forgiven." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, from what was the creation made?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "From water." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about Paradise and its construction." Then the narrator mentioned the narration similar to that of Isa and continued to the end, and said: "«مسک» (musk) «أذخر» is its mortar and its pebbles are pearls, jewels, and rubies." And he said: "The prayer of a just king is not rejected."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
➊ The mentioned hadith clearly shows the virtue of those who are always engaged in the remembrance of Allah. It is also understood that faith increases and decreases; the state of faith is not always the same. It is also learned that a person should be very cautious regarding the state of his faith. It is evident that being occupied with worldly matters, fulfilling the rights of one’s wife and children, as long as it is within the bounds of Shariah, is not objectionable; however, the rights of Allah must also be fulfilled.
In another narration, it is reported from Sayyiduna Hanzalah radi Allahu anhu: We were with the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he gave us advice and mentioned the Hellfire. Then I went home, showed affection to my children, and spent some time with my wife. Then I went out and met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu. I told him what had happened, and he said: I did the same. Then both of us went to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Hanzalah has become a hypocrite. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “What are you saying?” I explained the whole situation. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu said: I did as Hanzalah did. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “O Hanzalah! There is a time for remembrance and a time for heedlessness. If your hearts remained as they are at the time of admonition, the angels would shake hands with you, to the extent that they would greet you in the streets.” (Muslim, Kitab al-Tawbah, Chapter: The Virtue of Constant Remembrance and the Permissibility of Leaving It, No. 2750)
➋ In the aforementioned hadith, it is stated: ((If you did not commit sins, Allah would bring a people...)). This does not mean at all that Allah likes His servants to commit sins or that He likes sinful people. Rather, it means that, except for the Prophets alayhimussalam, every human is a sinner, because by nature he stands at the brink of error, and at any time he may commit a sin.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((All the children of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, No. 2499; Ibn Majah, No. 4251) ... “All the children of Adam are prone to error, and the best of those who err are those who repent.” (Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded this as hasan.)
Because after committing a sin, through repentance and seeking forgiveness, the servant attains a nearness to Allah that he would not have attained had he not sinned. As Allah the Exalted says: ﴿Allah will replace their evil deeds with good deeds﴾ () ... “These are the people (who repent after sinning), Allah will turn their bad deeds into good deeds.”
➌ From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the creation of the creatures is from water. Regarding humans, Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, has said: ﴿And He it is Who created man from water﴾ () ... “He is the One Who created man from water.”
➊ The mentioned hadith clearly shows the virtue of those who are always engaged in the remembrance of Allah. It is also understood that faith increases and decreases; the state of faith is not always the same. It is also learned that a person should be very cautious regarding the state of his faith. It is evident that being occupied with worldly matters, fulfilling the rights of one’s wife and children, as long as it is within the bounds of Shariah, is not objectionable; however, the rights of Allah must also be fulfilled.
In another narration, it is reported from Sayyiduna Hanzalah radi Allahu anhu: We were with the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he gave us advice and mentioned the Hellfire. Then I went home, showed affection to my children, and spent some time with my wife. Then I went out and met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu. I told him what had happened, and he said: I did the same. Then both of us went to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Hanzalah has become a hypocrite. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “What are you saying?” I explained the whole situation. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu said: I did as Hanzalah did. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “O Hanzalah! There is a time for remembrance and a time for heedlessness. If your hearts remained as they are at the time of admonition, the angels would shake hands with you, to the extent that they would greet you in the streets.” (Muslim, Kitab al-Tawbah, Chapter: The Virtue of Constant Remembrance and the Permissibility of Leaving It, No. 2750)
➋ In the aforementioned hadith, it is stated: ((If you did not commit sins, Allah would bring a people...)). This does not mean at all that Allah likes His servants to commit sins or that He likes sinful people. Rather, it means that, except for the Prophets alayhimussalam, every human is a sinner, because by nature he stands at the brink of error, and at any time he may commit a sin.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ((All the children of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent.)) (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, No. 2499; Ibn Majah, No. 4251) ... “All the children of Adam are prone to error, and the best of those who err are those who repent.” (Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded this as hasan.)
Because after committing a sin, through repentance and seeking forgiveness, the servant attains a nearness to Allah that he would not have attained had he not sinned. As Allah the Exalted says: ﴿Allah will replace their evil deeds with good deeds﴾ () ... “These are the people (who repent after sinning), Allah will turn their bad deeds into good deeds.”
➌ From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the creation of the creatures is from water. Regarding humans, Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, has said: ﴿And He it is Who created man from water﴾ () ... “He is the One Who created man from water.”
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 920
