Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 112

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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.

فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ، لَا بَأْسَ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَحُثَّ الْأُمَّةَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَلَمْ يُرْشِدْهُمْ إِلَى هَذَا، لَكِنْ سُئِلَ فِي قَضَايَا أَعْيَانٍ، سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَأَلَهُ: هَلْ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِحَائِطِهِ يَعْنِي بُسْتَانَهُ عَنْ أُمِّهِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا، قَالَ الرَّسُولُ ﷺ: «نَعَمْ»(١)، وَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا، يَعْنِي مَاتَتْ بَغْتَةً، أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا، قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»(٢)، لَكِنْ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُشَرِّعَ تَشْرِيعًا عَامًّا لِلْأُمَّةِ قَالَ: «أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ»، نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ وَلِوَالِدَيْنَا وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ جَمِيعًا. ١٣٨٨ -

He says: Yes, there is no harm in it, though he did not explicitly urge the community to do so, nor did he offer it as general guidance. He only addressed it when asked about specific cases. Sa'd ibn Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him, asked him, 'May I give my orchard as charity on behalf of my mother after her death?' The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'Yes' (1). Another man came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother died suddenly; may I give charity on her behalf?' He said, 'Yes' (2). Yet, when he wished to establish a general rule for the community, he said, '...or a righteous child who prays for him.' We ask Allah to forgive us, you, our parents, and all Muslims.

وَعَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ، يَقُولُ: «مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ رِضًا بِمَا يَصْنَعُ، وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ، وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ، وَإِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَإِنَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرَّثُوا الْعِلْمَ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ(٣). (١)

1388 - Abu ad-Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 'Whoever follows a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. The angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he does. All those in the heavens and on earth, even the fish in the water, ask for forgiveness for the scholar. The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over all the stars. Scholars are the heirs of the prophets, who did not leave behind gold or silver coins, but rather left behind knowledge. Whoever takes it has taken a bountiful share.' Narrated by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi (3).

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Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 41 nouns)

• قَالَ — to say
• حَثَّ — to urge
• أَرْشَدَ — to guide
• أُمَّة — nation
• قَضِيَّة — case
• عَيْن — individual