Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (2)

السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله

Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (Part 2)

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

The article Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade is included in the Hadith Explanation Category

وعن معقل بن يسار رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:

Narrated by Ma’qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say:

مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْتَرْعِيهِ اللَّهُ رَعِيَّةً يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ

There is no servant to whom Allah has given responsibility for subjects, then he dies on the day he dies while he was deceptive toward his subjects, except that Allah will forbid Paradise for him ¹

والثاني: شاب نشأ في عبادة الله، وقد وفقه الله منذ نشأ للأعمال الصالحة، وحببها إليه، وكره إليه الأعمال السيئة وأعانه على تركها، إما بسبب تربية صالحة، أو رفقة طيبة، أو غير ذلك، وقد حفظه مما نشأ عليه كثير من الشباب من اللهو واللعب، وإضاعة الصلوات، والانهماك في الشهوات والملذات، وقد أثنى الله على هذا النشء المبارك بقوله تعالى:

The second: A youth who grew up in the worship of Allah. Allah has granted him success since he grew up to perform righteous deeds, made them beloved to him, made evil deeds hateful to him, and helped him to abandon them—whether due to a righteous upbringing, good companionship, or otherwise. Allah has protected him from what many youths grow up with in terms of amusement, play, neglecting prayers, and indulgence in desires and pleasures. Allah praised this blessed generation with His saying, Exalted is He:

﴿ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَاهُمْ هُدًى ﴾ [الكهف: 13].

“Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance” [Al-Kahf: 13].

ولما كان الشباب داعيًا قويًّا للشهوات، كان من أعجب الأمور الشاب الذي يلزم نفسه بالطاعة والاجتهاد فيها، فاستحق بذلك أن يكون من السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله.

And since youth is a strong motivator for desires, it is among the most amazing of matters when a youth commits himself to obedience and exerts effort in it, thereby deserving to be among the seven whom Allah shades in His shade.

لقد علم أنه مسؤول عن شبابه فيم أبلاه، فعمل بوصية نبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم التي أوصى بها حيث يقول:

Indeed, he knew that he would be asked about his youth and how he spent it, so he acted upon the advice of his Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم who counseled, saying:

اغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ: شَبَابَكَ قَبْلَ هِرَمِكَ، وَفَرَاغَكَ قَبْلَ شُغْلِكَ، وَحَيَاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ، وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ، وَغِنَاكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ

Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your free time before your preoccupation, your life before your death, your health before your illness, and your wealth before your poverty ²

والثالث: رجل قلبه معلق بالمساجد، فلا يكاد إذا خرج من المسجد أن يرتاح لشيء حتى يعود إليه، لأن المساجد بيوت الله، ومن دخلها فقد حلَّ ضيفًا على ربه، فلا قلب أطيب ولا نفس أسعد من رجل حل ضيفًا على ربه في بيته وتحت رعايته.

The third: A man whose heart is attached to the mosques. He hardly feels at ease with anything upon leaving the mosque until he returns to it, because mosques are the houses of Allah, and whoever enters them has become a guest of his Lord. No heart is purer and no soul is happier than a man who becomes a guest of his Lord in His house and under His care.

وهؤلاء عمار المساجد على الحقيقة الذين قال الله فيهم:

And these are the true maintainers of the mosques, about whom Allah said:

﴿ إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَعَسَى أُولَئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴾ [التوبة: 18].

“The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided” [At-Taubah: 18].

فعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال: قال صلى الله عليه وسلم:

Narrated by Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

الْمَسْجِدُ بَيْتُ كُلِّ تَقِيٍّ، وَتَكَفَّلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِمَنْ كَانَ الْمَسْجِدُ ببَيْتَهُ بِالرَّوْحِ، وَالرَّحْمَةِ، وَالْجَوَازِ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ إلى رِضْوَانِ اللهِ إلَى الجَنَّةِ

The mosque is the house of every pious person, and Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla guarantees for the one for whom the mosque is his house: comfort, mercy, and passage over the Sirat to the pleasure of Allah towards Paradise ³

وهذه الضيافة تكون في الدنيا بما يحصل في قلوبهم من الاطمئنان والسعادة والراحة، وفي الآخرة بما أعدَّ لهم من الكرامة في الجنة.

And this hospitality occurs in this world through the tranquility, happiness, and comfort attained in their hearts, and in the Hereafter through the honor He has prepared for them in Paradise.

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: 

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَاحَ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ نُزُلَهُ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ كُلَّمَا غَدَا أَوْ رَاحَ

((Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or evening, Allah prepares for him a place/hospitality ⁴ in Paradise whenever he goes in the morning or evening ⁵

To be continued in the next part, In Sha Allah

Source: Alukah

1. Sahih Al-Bukhari (4/331) number (715), and Sahih Muslim (1/125) number (142) and the wording belongs to Muslim.
2. Mustadrak Al-Hakim (4/341) number (7844), and he said: This hadith is authentic according to the conditions of the two Sheikhs and they did not include it, and it was authenticated by Sheikh Al-Albani in “Sahih Al-Jami’ Ash-Shaghir” (1/244) number (1077).
3. Hilyatul Auliya’ by Abu Nu’aim (6/176), and Al-Mundziri said in his book “At-Targhib wat-Tarhib” (1/298): Narrated by Ath-Thabrani in Al-Kabir and Al-Ausath, and Al-Bazzar and he said: Its chain is Hasan and correct as he said—may Allah have mercy on him. And it was authenticated by Al-Albani in “As-Silsilah Ash-Shahihah” (716).
4. Nuzulahu: the place where he stays.
5. Sahih Al-Bukhari (1/20) number (662), and Sahih Muslim (1/463) number (669).