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J y J .. y J .. ,.,. ,.,.,.. J l!.ll..U એઐ ઑ\! r :;..1u , ..U:.' , , . . .. iS ࡼ yw : 4$, J U OIJJ On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Verily Allah, the Exalted, is pure and accepts only that which is pure. Allah has commanded the believers to do that which he has commanded the Messengers. The Exalted has said, 'O Messengers! Eat of the good things and do right.' And the Exalted also said, '0 believers! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you."' Then he [the Prophet (peace be upon him)] mentioned a man who after a long journey is disheveled and dust-colored. "[The man] stretches his hands out toward the sky and says, '0 Lord, 0 Lord,' while his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How is he to be answered [in such a state]?" Recorded by Muslim. y.;b ..µ, lJ:!l.o y.11 LJ:!L.. ->"-11 1_,JS 1_,l...cl rS-llij.J _fij ࣴ)I µ1 ࣳl Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Selected Vocabulary - "good" in reference to Allah, it implies purity . - "accept" - "the believers" - "the messengers" - "eat," this is addressed to a group. - "do, act" - "provided you" - "he mentioned" - "the man" - "the journey" - "disheveled" - "dust-colored," the person is so covered with dust that his skin becomes dustcolored. - "stretches" - "his two hands" - "the sky" - "O" - "Lord" - "his food" "'-!fa - "his drink" ࣱ - "his clothing" yࣲ "respond" Takhreej This hadith was recorded by Muslim, Ahmad, Abdul Razzaaq, al­ Baihaqi, al-Tirmidhi, al-Daarimi and others.' General Comments About the Hadith The importance of this hadith is that it describes the acts that are pleasing and acceptable to Allah. It shows that if an act is not pure and good, according to the Shareeah, Allah will not accept it. Indeed, Allah may not even respond to one who calls on Him if his sustenance is not from permissible sources. About the Narrator: Abu Huraira Abu Huraira was discussed in the commentary to the previous hadith. 1 lbn Muhammad, p. 94. Hadith #10: "Allah is pure and accepts only .. " "Verily Allah, the Exalted, is Pure" The hadith states that Allah is tayyib. Literally, tayyib means something good. As for its meaning in reference to Allah, Ibn Rajah wrote, The meaning of al-tayyib here is al-taahir (the pure). That is, Allah is holy, above every imperfection and need; He is pure and perfect. This is similar to the usage of the word in the verse, "Good women (al-tayyibaat) are for good men (al­ tayyibeen) and good men are for good women. Such [good people] are innocent of [every bad statement] that the people make" (al-Noor 26). The meaning is that they are free of any base form of lewdness and its evil. 1 This means that Allah has all of the attributes of perfection and completeness. He is not in need of a partner, wife, child and so forth. He is also not in need of sleep or rest. All of these perfect aspects are implied in this one statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in which every form of shortcoming, weakness, blemish or need is removed from Allah.2 "and accepts only that which is pure" In another hadith, in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) specifically spoke about charity, he said virtually the same thing. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, , · · · ࣰ "Whoever gives in charity what is equivalent to a date that is from his pure earnings, and Allah only accepts what is pure, then Allah takes it with His right hand ... " (Recorded by al-Bukhari.) However, it is argued that this particular hadith from Abu Huraira is more general than that. It is not simply talking about legal and pure wealth. But it is talking about all deeds. That is, Allah does not accept any deed unless it is free from any aspect that would ruin it. The deed must be free from any form of show or ostentation. If the deed involves wealth, the wealth must be purely legal wealth. All deeds and all actions must be pure and free from any taint whatsoever. Otherwise, Allah will not accept that deed. He is above accepting such a deed. 1 Ibn Rajab, Jaami, vol. l , p. 258-259. 2 Sultaan, p. 1 13. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi The Meaning of Having a Deed Accepted This hadith makes it very clear that deeds are not accepted if they are accompanied with forbidden aspects. However, "acceptance" has many different meanings to it.