Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 661

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

A commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin, drawn from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

صُبَّ لِي فِنْجَانَ قَهْوَةٍ، أَوْ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ فَلا بَأْسَ؛ لِأَنَّ هَذَا لَا يُعَدُّ مِنَ السُّؤَالِ الْمَذْمُومِ، بَلْ هَذَا مِنْ تَمَامِ الضِّيَافَةِ، وَقَدْ جَرَتِ الْعَادَةُ بِمِثْلِهِ.

Asking someone to pour you a cup of coffee or something similar is perfectly acceptable. This does not count as blameworthy begging; rather, it is part of proper hospitality, and such is the established custom.

وَفِيهِ دَلِيلٌ أَيْضًا عَلَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدًا الْجَنَّةَ؛ وَلِهَذَا لَمْ يَضْمَنْ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُ مَطْلُوبَهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ: «فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ» فَإِذَا قَامَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ الَّتِي أَوْصَاهُ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ حَرِيٌّ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ مُرَافِقًا لِلرَّسُولِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ.

This also proves that the Messenger of Allah does not have the power to admit anyone into Paradise on his own. That is why he did not promise the man his request, but instead told him, 'Help me to help you by prostrating often.' If he follows the Prophet's advice to prostrate frequently, he becomes worthy of being the Prophet's companion in Paradise.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 33 nouns)

• شَرَحَ — to explain
• صَلَّى — to pray
• صَبَّ — to pour
• شَرْح — explanation
• رَوْضَة — garden
• صَالِح — righteous person