Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 69

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

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

وَقَوْلُهُ: «لَكِنِ الْبَائِسُ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَوْلَةَ...»، سَعْدُ بْنُ خَوْلَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا مِنْ مَكَّةَ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدَّرَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فِيهَا؛ فَمَاتَ فِيهَا، فَرَثَى لَهُ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ؛ أَيْ: تَوَجَّعَ لَهُ أَنْ مَاتَ بِمَكَّةَ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ لِلْمُهَاجِرِ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فِي الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرَ مِنْهَا.

Regarding the phrase, 'But the unfortunate one is Sa'd ibn Khawlah...', Sa'd ibn Khawlah, may Allah be pleased with him, was among the emigrants who left Makkah. Allah decreed that he should die there, and so he did. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, expressed his sorrow for him, meaning he felt pained that he died in Makkah, as they disliked for an emigrant to die in the land they had left behind.

هَذَا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، وَالْمُؤَلِّفُ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - ذَكَرَهُ فِي بَابِ النِّيَّةِ؛ لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِسَعْدٍ: «إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُخَلَّفَ فَتَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا تَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا ازْدَدْتَ بِهِ دَرَجَةً وَرِفْعَةً»، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «وَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا»، فَأَشَارَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِلَى الْإِخْلَاصِ فِي كَوْنِ الْإِنْسَانِ يَبْتَغِي بِعَمَلِهِ وَبِإِنْفَاقِ مَالِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ؛ حَتَّى يَنَالَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْأَجْرَ وَزِيَادَةَ الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالرِّفْعَةَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

This concludes the discussion on this hadith. The author, may Allah have mercy on him, included it in the chapter on intention because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, told Sa'd, 'You will not be left behind to perform a deed seeking the Face of Allah, but you will rise in degree and status.' He also told him, 'You will not spend anything seeking the Face of Allah, but you will be rewarded for it.' This highlights the necessity of sincerity, where one seeks only the Face of Allah through their deeds and spending, thereby attaining reward and higher status with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (25 verbs · 34 nouns)

• شَرَحَ — to explain
• صَلَّى — to pray
• هَاجَرَ — to emigrate
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous (male)