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Hadith 1067

حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، قَالَ : وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ " قَالَتْ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كُلُّنَا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ ، قَالَ : " لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ ، وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا بُشِّرَ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانِهِ وَجَنَّتِهِ ، أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ ، وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا بُشِّرَ بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَسَخَطِهِ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Sa'd bin Hisham narrated that:` Aishah mentioned that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever loves to meet Allah, then Allah loves to meet him. And whoever dislikes meeting Allah, then Allah dislikes meeting him." She said: "O Messenger of Allah! All of us dislike death." He said: "It is not like that. But when the believer is given the good news of Allah's mercy, His pleasure, and His Paradise, then he loves to meet Allah and Allah loves to meet him. Whereas when the disbeliever is given the news of Allah's punishment and His wrath, he dislikes meeting Allah, and Allah dislikes meeting him."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1067
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (4264)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح البخاری/الرقاق 41 (تعلیقا بعد حدیث عبادة) صحیح مسلم/الذکر 5 (2684) سنن النسائی/الجنائز 10 (1839) سنن ابن ماجہ/الزہد 31 (4264) ( تحفة الأشراف : 16103) (صحیح) وأخرجہ کل من: صحیح مسلم/الذکر (المصدر المذکور) مسند احمد (6/44، 55، 207) من غیر ہذا الوجہ۔»
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Brief Explanation
1؎: The meaning is that the desire a person has to meet Allah at the time of the soul's departure and the arrival of the angels of death is intended here, not in ordinary circumstances, because in normal conditions no one likes to die.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning is that the desire a person has to meet Allah at the time when the soul is departing and the angels of death have arrived is what is intended here, not in ordinary circumstances, because in normal conditions no one likes to die.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1067
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Due to the virtue of the day of Jumu‘ah (Friday), there was a possibility that people would single out this day for voluntary fasting and for standing in prayer and recitation during its night, and gradually they would begin to treat it as obligatory and mandatory, even though the Shari‘ah has not declared it obligatory or mandatory. In this way, the door to innovation (bid‘ah) would be opened. Therefore, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam issued this ruling in order to close the path to introducing any act of worship from oneself on any particular day or night. From this, it is established that to declare something obligatory which the Shari‘ah has not made obligatory, or to treat it as if it is obligatory, is not correct.

And thus, one cannot specify any day for an act of worship from one’s own accord.

According to Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah and Imam Muhammad rahimahullah, as well as Imam Malik rahimahullah, it is permissible to fast on Friday without restriction, but according to the rest of the Imams, in accordance with the hadith, it is not permissible to single out Friday for fasting, except if it coincides with one’s habitual days.

For example, if a person always fasts on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of the month, and one of these dates falls on a Friday, then fasting on Friday will be permissible. The Hanafis use as evidence for fasting on Friday the narration of Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud radi Allahu anhu that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would rarely leave fasting on Friday.

However, this reasoning is not correct,

because according to the narration of Aisha radi Allahu anha, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would also always fast on Thursdays. Another narration states that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would fast on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday in one month, and in the next month on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Therefore, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not fast on Friday alone, neglecting the other days.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2684
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
The angels give glad tidings to the righteous person who passes away.
As a result, he develops a longing to go to Allah,
so that he may quickly attain those blessings which Allah has prepared for His beloved servants.

(2)
The evil person who passes away realizes from the terrifying state of the angels
that he is deserving of punishment.
Then the angels also inform him of this,
which increases his certainty.
That is why he becomes afraid of dying,
and he does not wish to go to Allah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4264