Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (3)

السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله

Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (Part 3)

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

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

والرابع: رجلان تحابَّا في الله اجتمعا عليه وتفرَّقا عليه، لأن أوثق عرى الإيمان الحب في الله والبغض في الله.

The fourth: Two people who love each other for the sake of Allah, they meet for His sake and part for His sake, because the firmest bond of faith is loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah.

قال تعالى:

Allah Ta’ala said:

﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ [المائدة: 54].

“O you who have believed, whoever among you should revert from his religion – Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing” [Al-Ma’idah: 54].

وفي الحديث عن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

And in a hadith from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِلَّهِ وَأَبْغَضَ لِلَّهِ وَأَعْطَى لِلَّهِ وَمَنَعَ لِلَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَكْمَلَ الْإِيمَانَ

Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah, has indeed perfected his faith ¹

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال :

And from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا تَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا أَوَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ بَيْنَكُمْ

By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not point out to you something which, if you do, you will love one another? Spread peace (salam) among yourselves ²

وهذه إحدى الخصال التي يجد بها العبد حلاوة الإيمان ولذته، فهذان الرجلان لم تجمعهما قرابة ولا رحم ولا مصالح دنيوية، وإنما جمع بينهما حب الله تعالى، حتى فرق بينهما الموت وهما على ذلك.

And this is one of the qualities through which a servant finds the sweetness and pleasure of faith; these two people were not brought together by kinship, blood relation, or worldly interests, but rather they were united by the love for Allah Ta’ala, until death separated them while they were in that state.

فعن أبي مالك الأشعري رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال :

From Abu Malik Al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عِبَادًا لَيْسُوا بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ بِقُرْبِهمْ ومَقْعَدِهِمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ

Indeed, for Allah there are servants who are not prophets nor martyrs, whom the prophets and martyrs envy due to their proximity and their place with Allah.

فجثى رجل من الأعراب من قاصية الناس وألوى بيده إلى نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال :

Then a Bedouin man from the outskirts of the crowd knelt down and motioned with his hand to the Prophet of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and said:

“يا نبي الله، ناس من الناس ليسوا بأنبياء ولا شهداء، يغبطهم الأنبياءُ والشهداءُ على مجالسهم وقربهم من الله؟! انْعَتْهُمْ لنا – يعني صفهم لنا –

“O Prophet of Allah, people among humanity who are not prophets nor martyrs, yet the prophets and martyrs envy them for their gatherings and their proximity to Allah?! Describe them to us—meaning, portray them for us.”

فسُرَّ وجه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لسؤال الأعرابي فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :

Then the face of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم beamed with joy at the Bedouin’s question, and the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

هُمْ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ النَّاسِ وَنَوَازِعِ القَبَائِلِ، لَمْ تَصِلْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَرْحَامٌ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ، تَحَابُّوا فِي اللهِ وَتَصَافَوْا، يَضَعُ اللهُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ، فَيُجْلِسُهُمْ عَلَيْهَا، فَيَجْعَلُ وُجُوهَهَمْ نُورًا، وَثِيَابَهُمْ نُورًا، يَفْزَعُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ وَلاَ يَفْزَعُونَ؛ وَهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللهِ الَّذِينَ لاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

They are people from various walks of life and different tribes, with no close kinship connecting them; they loved each other for the sake of Allah and were sincere to one another. Allah will place pulpits of light for them on the Day of Resurrection and seat them upon them, making their faces light and their garments light. People will be terrified on the Day of Resurrection while they will not be terrified; they are the allies of Allah upon whom there is no fear, nor shall they grieve ³

والخامس: رجل دعته امرأة إلى نفسها، وليست كأي امرأة، بل هي امرأة لها مكانة ومنزلة رفيعة، وقد أعطاها الله من الجمال ما يجعل الفتنة بها أَشَدَّ، والتعلق بها أعظم فيا الله! كيف ينجو مَن وقع في مثل ذلك الموقف إلا بإيمان عميق وبصيرة نافذة؟!

The fifth: A man who is invited by a woman to herself—and she is not just any woman, but a woman of high status and position, to whom Allah has given beauty that makes the temptation with her more severe and the attachment to her greater. O Allah! How can one escape such a situation except with deep faith and sharp insight?!

قال القاضي عياض: “وخص ذات المنصب والجمال لكثرة الرغبة فيها، وعسر حصولها، وهي جامعة للمنصب والجمال، لا سيما وهي داعيةٌ إلى نفسها طالبة لذلك، قد أغنت عن مشاقّ التوصّل إلى مراودة ونحوها، فالصبر عنها لخوف الله تعالى، وقد دعت إلى نفسها مع جمعها المنصب والجمال من أكمل المراتب، وأعظم الطاعات، فرتب الله تعالى عليه أن يظله في ظله. وذات المنصب هي ذات الحسب والنسب الشريف”

Qadhi ‘Iyadh said: “He specified ‘of status and beauty’ because of the great desire for her and the difficulty of attaining her, as she combines both status and beauty. Moreover, she is the one inviting to herself and seeking it, which removes the hardship of having to pursue or entice her. Thus, refraining from her out of fear of Allah Ta’ala when she herself has extended the invitation while possessing both status and beauty is among the most perfect degrees and greatest acts of obedience. Consequently, Allah Ta’ala decreed that He would shade him in His shade. A woman of status is one of honorable lineage and noble ancestry” ⁴

To be continued in the next part, In Sha Allah

Source: Alukah

1. Sunan Abu Dawud (4/220) number (4681), and authenticated by Sheikh Al-Albani in “Sahih Al-Jami’ Ash-Shaghir” (2/1034) number (5965).
2. Sahih Muslim (1/74) number (54).
3. Musnad of Imam Ahmad (5/343) and “Syarhus Sunnah” by Al-Baghawi (13/50-51) number (3464). Both researchers Shu’aib and Zuhair stated: It was narrated by Ahmad (5/341 and 343) and though there is some discussion regarding Syahr bin Hausyab, it has a supporting witness in the hadith of Ibn Umar, narrated by Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak (4/170-171) who authenticated it, which Adz-Dzahabi agreed with. Another supporting hadith is from Abu Hurairah in Sahih Ibn Hibban (2508) with an authentic chain.
4. Sahih Muslim with Syarh An-Nawawi (3/122).