The Blessing of Quran and warning from abandoning it

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THE BLESSING OF

QURNAND WARNINGFROM ABANDONING ITA Friday Sermon of ash-Shaikh Abdullh bin Abd ir-

Rahm al-Bukhr(hafidhahullh)

Translated by: Ab Hafsu Adiyy bin Muhammad


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TRANSLITERATION TABLE

Note: There may be some differences between this table and other tables. Please be

aware of it.

CONSONANTS

d d k

b dh t l

t r dh m

th z nj s gh h

h sh f w

kh s q y

VOWELS AND DIPTHONGS

Short a i u

Long

Diphthongs aw

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THE BLESSING OF QURN AND WARNING FROM

ABANDONING IT

Indeed, all praises are to Allh. We praise Him and we ask forgiveness from Him. Weseek His protection from the evils of our own selves and from the evils of our actions.The one whom Allh guides, there is no one to misguide him. And the one whom

Allh misguides, there is no one who can guide him.

I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allh. He is alone andHe does not have any partner with Him. I bear witness that our prophet Muhammad

is His slave and His messenger. May the peace and blessings ofAllh be upon him, hisfamily and his companions.

{O You who believe! fear Allh (by doing All that He has ordered and by

abstaining from All that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey him,

be thankful to him, and Remember Him always], and die not except In a state

of Islm (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allh.}

(Srahl 'Imrn: 102)

{ O mankind! be dutiful to Your Lord, who created You from a single person

(dam), and from Him (dam) He created his wife [Haww (Eve)], and from

them both He created many men and women and fear Allh through whom

You demand Your mutual (rights), and (Do not cut the relations of) the wombs

(kinship) . surely, Allh is ever an AllWatcher over you.}

(Srah an-Nis: 2)


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{O You who believe! keep Your duty to Allh and fear him, and speak (Always)

the truth. He will direct You to do righteous good deeds and will forgive You

Your sins. and Whosoever obeys Allh and his Messenger (Sal-Allhu 'alayhi

Wa Sallam) He has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. He will be saved

from the Hell-fire and made to enter Paradise).}

(Srah al-Ahzb: 70 - 71)

As for what follows;

Indeed, the most truthful speech is the book ofAllh - the Exalted. And the best ofguidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sallallhu 'alayhi wasallam). And the most evil

affairs are those which are newly invented into the religion. And every newly invented

affair is an innovation. And every innovation is a misguidance. And every misguidance

is in the Fire. As for what follows;

O You who believe! I advise you all and myself to fear Allh - the Mighty and theMajestic - In secret and in public. After that, know - MayAllh take care of you - thatthe blessings ofAllh upon His slaves are so many and numerous such that theycannot be counted. And the biggest of His favors and blessings on us is the revelation

of the best of His books - the magnificent Qurn upon the best of His messengers.And He made us the best of Nations that were brought forth for the people with the

best of legislations, the easiest, the most perfect, and the most comprehensive of

them.Allh - All-Mighty and the Exalted - said:

{You [true believers In Islmic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet

Muhammad and his Sunnah (legal ways, etc.)] are the best of peoples ever

raised up for mankind; You Enjoin Al-Ma'rf(i.e. Islmic Monotheism and All

that Islm has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar(polytheism, disbelief and All

that Islm has forbidden), and You believe In Allh...}


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(Srah l 'Imrn: 110)

O you who believe! This mighty book;

{Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it (it is) sent down by

the All-Wise, Worthy of All praise (Allh).}

(Srah al-Fussilat: 42)

It is a light whose lamps cannot be diminished. It is a lamp whose glow cannot be

faded away. It is a glory whose aiders cannot be defeated. It is the source of faith

(mn), the fountain of knowledge and the source of wisdom. It was revealed byAllhas a quench to the thirst of the ulam (scholars), as a spring to the hearts of the

fuqah(scholars specialized in the field offiqh) and as a medication after which there

is no other medication.

This book is the straight way, the wise reminder and the mighty rope ofAllh. Itcontains the information of those who were before us, the news of those who will

come after us and it contains rulings for things that are among us. It contains the

truth, not the jest. With truth Allh sent it down and with truth it has descended. He

who acts according to it is rewarded and he who rules by it is just. The one who callsto it is guided to the straight way.Allh - the Mighty and the Majestic - said:

{...And whoever holds firmly to Allh, (i.e. follows Islm Allh's religion, and

obeys All that Allh has ordered, practically), Then He is indeed guided to a

Right Path.}

(Srah l 'Imrn: 101)

The one who seeks guidance from it, Allh will honor him. And the one seeksguidance from something other than it, Allh will humiliate him. With it, Allh raisesthe rank of some people and with it He humiliates the others. Allh - the Mighty andthe Majestic - said:


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{Verily, those who recite the Book of Allh (this Qur'n), and perform AsSalt

(IqmatasSalt), and spend (in charity) out of what we have provided for

them, secretly and openly, hope for a (sure) tradegain that will never

perish.That He may pay them their wages In full, and give them (Even) more,

out of his Grace. Verily! He is OftForgiving, Most ready to appreciate (good

deeds and to recompense).}

(Srah al-Ftir: 29-30)

O you who believe! This book is a cure and a mercy. Allh - the Mighty and the

Majestic - said:

{O mankind! there has come to You a good advice from Your Lord (i.e. the

Qura'n, ordering All that is good and forbidding All that is evil), and a healing

for that (disease of ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences, etc.) In yourbreasts....}

(Srah Ynus: 57)

al-Imm Qatdah (rahimahullh) said - as it was narrated by Ab 'Ubayy in fadil al-qurnwith a chain with no problem in it - : "No body sits with this Qurn except thatwhen he stands, he stands with either a benefit or a loss.Allh - the Exalted - said:

{And we send down from the Qur'n that which is a healing and a Mercy to

those who believe (in Islmic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the

Zlimn (polytheists and wrong-doers) nothing but loss.}

(Srah al-Isr': 82)"


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Imm Ibn Mjah narrated in his sunnanand al-Hkim narrated in his mustadrak with anauthentic chain on the authority of 'Abdillh bin Mas'd (mayAllh be pleased with

him) that he said: "Upon you is the two cures; Qurn and the Honey."

Imm Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullh) said in (the book) ighthat ul-lahfn while talkingabout the cure of the Qurn: "It is a cure and a medication for all the diseases of theheart -the diseases of doubts and desires, since it has clear cut evidences that

distinguish and explain the truth from falsehood. So, the diseases of filthy doubts

vanish into knowledge, conception and perception at which he sees the things which

he was upon. For it contains the affirmation of the return (to Allh. i.e. the Day ofJudgment), the prophecies, the attributes (ofAllh) and the refutation of false pathsand corrupts views. So, it is truly a cure for the diseases of doubts and suspicion. But

all of this depends on understanding it (i.e. the Qurn) and knowing its meanings."

He (i.e. Ibn ul-Qayyim) further said: "As for its cure for the diseases of desires, it is

because of the wisdom and fair preaching that it contains by way of both intimidation

and encouragement, by way of abstention from this world and creating interest in the

Hereafter, by way of examples and stories which contain different morals and insight.

So, when the sound heart realizes that, it gets interested in things that will benefit in

its life and Hereafter. And likewise, it will refrain from that which will bring harm.

Thus, the heart turns to love guidance and to hate misguidance. So, the heart and its

wishes are rectified..."

Until he (i.e. Ibn ul-Qayyim) said: "Eventually, it will become such that it will not

accept anything except the truth. So the heart will nourish from faith (mn) and

Qurn with things which will purify it, strengthen it, aid it, delight it, please it andenliven it. Just like the body that nourishes on things which makes it grow and

strengthen. The heart and the body, they both are in need of being nourished. The

body needs to be nourished by providing it with beneficial things and by protecting it

from things that will bring it harm. So, it will not grow except by giving it things that

are beneficial for it and withholding it from things that will harm it. Likewise, the

heart will also not be purified, it will not be nourished, and its rectification cannot be

achieved except by doing that. And there is no way to the attainment of it except from

the Qurn. But, if some of it is attained by way of other than the Qurn, it will be alittle amount which will not be enough for the attainment of the objective. And

likewise, cultivation is not achieved except with these two affairs. Hence, it is said 'the


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cultivation has purified and perfected'" - End of his speech - MayAllh have mercyon him and may He forgive him.

O you who believe! This Qurn intercedes on the Day of Judgment for those who

recite it and act according to it.

Imm Muslim narrated in his sahhon the authority of AbUmmah al-Bhil (mayAllh be pleased with him) who said: I heard the messenger ofAllh (May the peaceand blessings ofAllh be upon him) saying "Recite the Qurn! For, indeed it willcome on the Day of Judgment interceding for its companions. And recite the two

lights, al-Baqarahand l-'Imrn! For, indeed both of them will come on the Day of

Judgment in the shape of two clouds or as two shades or as two lines of birds and

they will argue on behalf of their companions. Recite Srah al-Baqarah! For, indeed

there is blessing in obtaining it and sorrow in ignoring it, and al-batalah cannotmemorize it!" The "al-batalah" here means the sorcerers.

Imm Muslim narrated in his sahhon the authority of an-Nawws bin Sam'n (MayAllh be pleased with him) who said: I heard the messenger ofAllh (May the peaceand blessings ofAllh be upon him) saying: "On the Day of Judgment, the Qurn andits people who acted upon it will be brought forth, preceded by Srah al-Baqarahand

l-'Imrnarguing on behalf of their people."

In a narration that was reported by the Six (ImmsofHadthwho compiled the six

grand books ofhadth) except Imm Muslim, with the wordings of Imm al-Bukhr,the prophet (sallallhu 'alaihi wasallam) said: "Indeed, the best of you (afdalakum) are

those who learn the Qurn and teach it." In another wording "Indeed, the best of you(khayrakum) are those who learn the Qurn and teach it"

O you who believe! This hadthshows the virtue of Qurn. Since this hadthshows thevirtue of the one who learns it and the one who teaches it, inevitably, it points to the

virtue of that which is learnt and taught, which the Qurn is.

O you who believe! O you who believe! Some people or many of the people fall intoerror by thinking that the "people of Qurn" (or the "companions of Qurn) are thosewho read or recite it alone. This is an apparent mistake. That is because when the

prophet (sallallhu 'alayhi wasallam) informed us about the characteristics of the

khawrij, he said - as narrated by Ab Sa'd al-Khudhr (mayAllh be pleased withhim) - "There will emerge among you a group whom you would belittle your prayer


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when compared to their prayer, your fasting compared to their fasting, and your deeds

to theirs. They will recite the Qurn but it will not reach beyond their throats. Theywill pass right through the religion just as an arrow may pass through a target (such as

a game animal)..." This hadthis narrated in the two sahh.

MayAllh take care of you! The people (ahl) of Qurn in truth are those who believein the Book ofAllh that it was revealed byAllh, that it is one of the attributes fromthe attributes ofAllh, that it is from the speech ofAllh in reality, that it is notcreated, that it began from Him and that it will return to Him, as it is the belief ofAhl

us-Sunnah wal Jamah, and Likewise that they act according to its guidance and

recommendations."

al-Munnw (rahimahullh) said in faid ul-qadr (explaining about the statement "the

people (ahl) of Qurn") "It means: the guardians (hafadhah) of Qurn who act upon it.They are the friends (awliy') ofAllh who are special to Him from amongst themankind. They are named like this as an honor for them, just as it is said: The House

(bayt) ofAllh. " End of his speech. MayAllh have mercy on him.

The people of Qurn who have been described previously, there has come a worthynoble hadth about their virtue. It was narrated with an acceptable (hasan) chain by

Imm Ahmad, by Ibn Mjah and by al-jurr in his book "akhlq ul-'ulam'" on theauthority of Anas (mayAllh be pleased with him) that he said: The prophet (sallallhu

'alayhi wasallam) said: "Allh has a people (ahl) amongst the mankind (who are specialto Him)." It was said: "Who are they O the messenger ofAllh?" he said: "They arethe people (ahl) of Qurn. They are the people (ahl) ofAllh and His special ones."And the hadthis acceptable (hasan).

They devoted themselves to research it, to memorize it, to ponder over it, to recite it,

to worship Allh (by doing such) and to read it as a reminder for them. They stoodwith it for knowledge, for acting upon it, and for inviting others to it. So they became

worthy of being called as its people (ahl).

Imm at-Tirmidhnarrated in his Jmi - and he said that it is hasan sahh - that theprophet (sallallhu 'alayhi wasallam) said: "He who reads a letter from the book ofAllh,for him there is a merit. And a merit is multiplied by ten. I do not say that aliflmmm

is a letter. But rather, alifis a letter, lmis a letter, and mmis a letter." Imm al-Albn

graded this hadthas good (jayyid).


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Imm al-jurr (mayAllh's mercy be upon him) said in "akhlq ul-ulam'": "Allhsent down the Qurn upon his prophet (sallallhu 'alayhi wasallam) and taught him thegreatness of that which was sent down to him. And He informed His creation in His

Book and upon the tongue of His Messenger (sallallhu 'alayhi wasallam) that the Qurn

is a protection for those who resort to it, a guidance for those who seek guidancefrom it, a satisfaction for those who seek satisfaction from it, a guardian from the fire

for those who follow it, a light for those who seek light from it, a cure for that which

is in the chests, and that it is a guidance and a mercy for the believers."

He (i.e. al-jurr) said: "After that Allh commanded His creation to believe in it, toact upon its rulings, to permit things which it permits, to forbid things which it

forbids, to believe in its unclear (mutashbih) verses, to ponder over the parables in it,

and to say "We believe in it! The whole of it are from our Lord." After that He

promised them that they will be saved from the Fire and that they will enter theparadise if they recited it and acted upon it. After that He instructed His slaves that

when they recite His book, they should reflect on it and ponder over it with their

minds. He instructed them that if they were to hear it being recited by someone else,

they should listen to it in the most perfect manner. And after that, He promised them

for it immense rewards. So, praise is to Him. After that He informed His creation that

he, who recites the Qurn while hoping for the reward of his Noble Master, will profitin a gain after which there is no other profit. And He will acquaint such a person with

a blessed reward in this world and in the Hereafter." End of his speech - MayAllhhave mercy on him.

O you who believe! This great book contains splendid and important secrets. As for

these secrets, then they are more splendid and more magnificent than a person can

perceive.

Imm Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullh) said in "badiul fawid": "And the secrets of thespeech ofAllh are far more majestic and far more splendid such that the man cannotperceive it. And the aim of the people of knowledge is only to establish evidence from

that which is apparent from it over that which is behind it. And indeed, its apparent

meanings lead to its latent meanings." End of his speech - May Allaah have mercy on

him.

So from the greatest of its specialties and secrets is that it contains everything which

will benefit the Slaves and the lands, and that it contains everything which will benefit


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in the daily lives and in the return (toAllh) from things which are related to the belief(aqdah), legislation (sharah), character (akhlq), behavior (sulk), rejecting falsehood,

accepting the truth, lessons and reminders.

Imm Masrq bin al-Ajda (rahimahullh) said - in the narration of Imm AbUbaydin "al-fadil" and of Ibn AbShaybah in "al-musannaf"- "If there is anyone who enjoysto know the knowledge of the first and last (people), and the knowledge of this world

and the Hereafter, then let him read Srah al-Wqiah.

Imaam Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullh) said: When you ponder over the Qurn andcontemplate on it, and if you attend to it with a complete mind, you will come across

secrets of debating, establishment of correct evidences, demolition of corrupt doubts,

the mention of criticisms, sects, oppositions and prohibitions which will cure and

suffice the one whomAllh has given insight and blessed him with the understandingof His Book." End of his speech - MayAllh have mercy on him.

After that - MayAllh take care of you - know that there is nothing other than theQurn which is wronged and many of the people have gathered to wrong it and areaway from establishing justice for it. How few are those who know this! If one of us

were to go and search for people who act upon it in truth with truthfulness, from that

which we may see and hear from them, we would tire ourselves in the search. Many of

the people have deserted the Qurn . They exchanged that which is better for that

which is lower. They have resorted to papers, magazines, anecdotes, cultures, andstories with which the world goes onwards morning and evening.Allhthe Exalted

said:

(And if You obey Most of those on earth, they will mislead You far away from

Allh's Path}

(Srah al-An m: 116)


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Allh also said:

{And Most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be

of no avail against the truth}

(Srah Ynus: 36)

O you who believe! The strangest of strange things that which grips the heart andreaches the coreis that many of the people, even while they have the Book ofAllhwith them, they have been surrounded by misguidance in every angle. They are

hurrying to it (i.e. the misguidance) like a person who hastens towards that which is

familiar to him. The strangest of strange things is that the light is with them and yet

they do not seek a path to it.

{O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! now has come to You Our

Messenger (Muhammad) explaining to you much of that which you used to

hide from the Scripture and passing over (i.e. leaving out without explaining)

much. indeed, there has come to you from Allh a light and a plain Book (thisQur'n). Wherewith Allh guides all those who seek his good pleasure to ways

of peace. and He brings them out of darkness by his will unto light and guides

them to a Straight Way (Islmic Monotheism).}

(Srah al-Midah: 15-16)


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MayAllh bless you and us from the Qurn and the Sunnah, and may He benefit usfrom the signs (yt) and the wisdom (hikmah) in them. I say what you have heard.

And I ask for forgiveness fromAllh for us and for you. Indeed, He is Ever Forgivingto His Slaves!

{ END OF THE FIRST SERMON }


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All good praises are toAllh. May the most complete and perfect peace and blessingsofAllh be upon Muhammad bin Abdillh (sallallhu alayhi wasallam). As for what

follows;

O you who believe! The one who contemplates on the current situation of today, he

will find that many of the people of Islam, have been made busy, or have busied their

own selves with things that brings them harm and does not bring them benefit. Many

of them have abandoned their light and have been taken away from it. They have

become busy in politics, leadership and they have become busy in their love for

supremacy and in worldly knowledge most of which have no benefit at all. Theyhave busied themselves in gathering wealth, in running after the worldly pleasures and

things that will destroy them. They busy themselves with these things in numerous

ways that spreads evil, invasion of character, belief, doubts and desires.

MayAllh take care of you! What is this shortcoming, which prevents from returningto the pure source and the sweet methodology (manhaj) that never dries out? Allhthe Exaltedsaid:

{They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the

matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they

are heedless of the Hereafter.}

(Srah ar-Rm: 7)

This shortcoming gives warning about a grave danger. Therefore, the happiness, all of

it, is for the one who returns to the correct path and repents toAllh.

{Verily, therein is indeed a Reminder for Him who has a heart or gives ear

while He is heedful.}

(Srah Qf: 37)


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Imm Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullh) said in al-fawid while speaking aboutabandoning (hajr) of the Qurn . He said: There are various types of theabandonment of the Qurn .

1.To abandon listening to the Qurn , believing in it, and hearing it.2.To abandon acting upon it, and ignoring its prohibitions and commandments,

even if one believes in it and recites it.

3.To abandon judging by it and resorting to it as a judge in affairs of thefoundations of the religion and its branches, and to believe that it does not

provide assurance and that its evidences are just words which provide no

knowledge.

4.To abandon the pondering over it, understanding of it, and seeking what thespeaker (i.e.Allh) has meant by it.

5.To abandon the seeking of cure and medication by it from all the diseases andailments of the heart such that the person resorts to find cure for his disease

from something other than the Qurn . He abandons seeking cure from it.

All of this enters into the statement ofAllh the Exalted, even if some of it aremore severe than the others;

{And the Messenger (Muhammad) will say: "O My Lord! Verily, My people

deserted (i.e. abandoned) This Qur'n}

(Srah al-Furqn: 30)

After that, Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullaah) spoke about the types and forms of

abandonment (hajr) and narrowness (harj). He said: All of these (people whoabandon the Qurn ) have narrowness (or constriction) in their hearts towards theQurn . They know this in themselves and they find this (narrowness) in their hearts.

You will not find an innovator into the religion except that he has narrowness in hisheart towards the verses (yt) that oppose his innovation. Just as you will not find a

sinful tyrant except that he has narrowness in his heart towards the verses which

hinders him from his wish. So, ponder over this meaning! Please yourself with what

you want only after that End of his speech MayAllh have mercy on him.


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O you who believe! Upon you is to contemplate and ponder over these types of

abandoning the Qurn . Everyone has to stand for himself.

Nay! man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands,

legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds]. Though He may put forth his excuses

(to cover his evil deeds).

(Srah al-Qiymah: 14-15)

MayAllh take care of you! This is so that you come to know about the salaffromamongst the companions, the tbin, and the Immsof the religion, that they used to

enjoy this Qurn in the highest joy. This is because they had knowledge thatguidance, happiness, salvation, goodness, and success in both the worlds are attained

only by holding onto these; the book ofAllh, the Sunnah of His Messenger (sallallhu

alayhi wasallam) and the methodology (manhaj) of the pious predecessors (salaf us-

saalih). They knew that, indeed, beneficial knowledge always leads to righteous actions

and nothing other than that. TheymayAllh have mercy upon them pondered

over the statement ofAllh;

{Allh has sent down the best statement, a Book (this Qur'n), its parts

resembling each other in goodness and truth, oft-repeated. the skins of those

who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their

skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allh.}

(Srah az-Zumar: 23)


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and over the statement of Allh;

{Only those believe In Our Ayt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,

revelations, etc.), Who, when they are reminded of them fall down prostrate,

and glorify the praises of their Lord, and they are not proud.}

(Srah as-Sajdah: 15)

And in many other verses. And here we have the Messenger of Allh (sallallhu

alayhi wasallam) the master of the first people and the last of them about whomAbdullh bin Masd (mayAllh be pleased with him) narrated: The prophet (sallallhu

alayhi wasallam)) once asked me: Recite the Qurn for me! I said: O Messenger ofAllh! Should I recite it for you while you were the one upon whom it was revealed?He said: Indeed, I love to hear it from someone other than me! So, I recited for himSrah an-Nisuntil I arrived at this verse.

{ How (will it be) then, when we bring from each nation a witness and we

bring You (O Muhammad ) as a witness against These people?}

( Srah an-Nis: 41)

whenI reached this verse, he said: Enough! Now it is enough! I looked at him(at that moment) and I saw his eyes shedding tears. It was agreed upon the

authenticity of this narration.

On the authority of Abdillh bin ash-Shikhkhr (mayAllh be pleased with him) whosaid: I came to the Messenger ofAllh (sallallhu alayhi wasallam) while he was inprayer, and there was a sound of wheeze coming from his abdomen similar to the

sound of a cauldron because he was crying. This narration was reported by Ahmad, an-Nas and at-Tirmidhin ash-Shamilwith an authentic (sahh) chain of narration.


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And here we have the Most Truthful one (as-Sidq ul-Akbar) Ab Bakr as-Sidq (mayAllh be pleased with him). It has been narrated in Sahh al-Bukhron the authorityof ishah as-Sidqah (mayAllhbe pleased with her) who said: I cannot remembera time for my parents except that they were following Islam until she said: Then

my father Ab Bakr thought of building a mosque in the courtyard of his house andhe did so. He used to pray and recite Qurn in it. The pagan women and theirchildren used to stand by him and look at him with surprise. Ab Bakr was a

softhearted man and could not help weeping while reciting the Qurn

It has also been narrated in the Sahh that she (mayAllh be pleased with her) saidwhen prophet (sallallhu alayhi wasallam) commanded them to ask Ab Bakr to leadthem in prayer - : O Messenger of Allah! IfAb Bakr should lead the people in theprayer in your place, the people would not be able to hear him owing to his

weeping

The companions (may Allh be pleased with them) used to be mindful of completingthe recitation ofQurn from the beginning to the end. They were mindful of reciting

it and acting upon it.

Al-Hfidh Ibn Hajar (rahimahullh) said: Al-Hfidh Ibn AbDwd narrated on theauthority ofUthmn, Ibn Masd and Tamm ad-Drthat they used to complete theQurn in seven (i.e. Seven nights) And the chains of this narration are all authentic.

Ibn AbShaybah (rahimahullh) narrated from Hishm bin Urwah (rahimahullh) thathe (i.e. Hishm) used to say that Urwah used to complete the Qurn in seven days.

And Imm Ibn Qudmah (rahimahullh) mentioned from Abdillh bin Ahmad whosaid: My father (i.e. Imm Ahmad bin Hanbal) used to complete the Qurn in theday time in every seven days. He would recite one by seventh of the Qurn everyday.And it was not possible that he would leave it for even a short time.

After that -May Allh take care of you! know that contemplating on the Book of

Allh and understanding it is far greater than just reciting the words in it. ImmAbdillh bin Masd (may Allh be pleased with him) saidas it has been narrated byIbn AbShaybah in his musannaf: Indeed, these hearts are vessels. So fill them withthe Qurn . And do not fill them with something other than it.

Imm Yahy bin Ab Kathr (rahimahullh) said: Studyingfiqh is a goodness and

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Due to this, it is from the advice of the companions among whom isAbdillh binMasd (may Allh be pleased with them) that they said: It is befitting for thebearer ofQurn that he be distinguished by his night while the others are sleeping, byhis day while the people are enjoying food, by his sorrow while the people are

rejoicing, by his weeping while the people are laughing, by his silence while the peopleare talking, and by his humility while the people are boasting. This narration wasnarrated by AbNuaym in hilyat ul-awliywa tabaqt ul-asfiy(Beauty of the righteous

and the ranks of the Elite).

O you who believe! This was the condition of your righteous predecessors (salaf us-

saalih)! This was how they treated the Book of Allah. So, let one of us compare

himself to one of them (i.e. the salaf) and let him see what is the result he finds!

Even when the Qurn is being recited among the people, it is of great sorrow andutter regret that we see not an eye that sheds tears and a heart that trembles. We donot see an eye that fills up and sheds tears when the verses of Allah are read to him.

Indeed, the youth amongst us have ended their childhood and the elders amongst us

have achieved seniority (whilst the Qurn is amongst them), and yet, many of thepeople have become careless of the Book of Allh in their solitude and in their

gatherings!

So O Allh! It is your mercy that we hope and your forgiveness that we seek. There is

no might and no power except with Allh.

{Glorified be Your Lord, the Lord of honor and Power! (He is Free) from what

they attribute unto him! And peace be on the Messengers! And All the praise

and thanks be to Allh, Lord of the 'Alamn (mankind, jinns and All thatexists).}

(Srah as-Sft: 180182)

{END OF THE SECOND SERMON}


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