Introduction (cont.)

" .................................................. 709 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 710 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 710 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ....................... : .............................................. 711 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-HAARITH IBN AASIM AL-AsHARI ................................................ 711 "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF THE FAITH." ............................................................................ 712 "THE PHRASE AL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') FILLS THE SCALE." ........................ 716 "THE PHRASES SUBHAANALLAAH ('HIGH IS ALLAH ABOVE EVERY IMPERFECTION AND NEED; HE IS PURE AND PERFECT') ANDAL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') TOGETHER FILL-OR EACH FILL-WHAT IS BETWEEN THE HEAVENS AND EARTH." ........................................................ 721 "PRAYER IS A LIGHT." ................................................................................................... 725 "CHARITY IS A PROOF." ................................................................................................. 728 "PATIENCE IS A BRIGHTNESS." ........................................................................................ 732 "THE QURAN IS EITHER AN ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST YOU." ............................................ 734 "AND EVERYONE GOES OUT IN THE MORNING AND SELLS HIMSELF, EITHER FREEING OR DESTROYING HIMSELF." .................................................................................................................. 736 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 738 ix Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 739 HADITH #24: "O MY SERVANTS, I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING FOR MYSELF ... " . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 743 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 744 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 745 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR AL-GHIFAARI ............................................................. 745 FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS HE RELATES FROM HIS LORD (MAY HE BE GLORIFIED) .................... 745 "0 MY SERVANTS" ...................................................................................................... 751 "I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING (zulm) FOR MYSELF" ................................................. 751 "AND I HAVE MADE IT FORBIDDEN FOR YOU" ..................................................................... 757 "THEREFORE, DO NOT WRONG ONE ANOTHER." ................................................................. 767 "0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE LOST EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE GUIDED." .............. 768 "THEREFORE, SEEK GUIDANCE FROM ME AND I WILL GUIDE YOU." ........................................ 773 "Q MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE HUNGRY EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE FED. THEREFORE, SEEK FOOD FROM ME AND I WILL FEED YOU.11 .................................................................... 775 "0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE NAKED EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE CLOTHED. THEREFORE, SEEKCLOTHING FROM ME AND I WILL CLOTHE YOU." .......................................................... 777 "0 MY SERVANTS, YOU SIN BY NIGHT AND BY DAY, AND I FORGIVE ALL SINS. THEREFORE, SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ME AND I WILL FORGIVE YOU." ........................................................... 778 "0 MY SERVANTS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HARM ME SO AS BRING TO ME ANY HARM, AND YOU WILL NOT ABLE TO BENEFIT ME SO AS TO BRING ME ANY BENEFIT." ....................................... 782 "0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LAST OF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE AS PIOUS AS THE MOST PIOUS HEART OF ANYONE AMONG YOU, THAT WOULD NOT ADD ANYTHING TO MY DOMINION. 0 MY SERVANTS ... THAT WOULD NOT DECREASE ANYTHING FROM MY DOMINION.". 783 "0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LAST OF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE TO GATHER TOGETHER ON A PIECE OF LAND AND ALL ASK OF ME ... ANY MORE THAN A NEEDLE DECREASES WHAT IS IN THE OCEAN WHEN IT IS PUT INTO IT." ............................................................... 784 "0 MY SERVANTS, IT IS BUT YOUR DEEDS THAT I RECKON FOR YOU. THEN I RECOMPENSE YOU FOR THEM." ...................................................................................................................... 785 "THE ONE WHO FINDS GOOD SHOULD GIVE PRAISES TO ALLAH." ........................................... 786 ''THE ONE WHO FINDS OTHER THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BLAME ANYONE BUT HIMSELF." ............ 787 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ................ ......................................................... 790 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 794 HADITH #25 ACTS OF CHARITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 796 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 796 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .................................... ................................... 797 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR ............................................................................... 797 "SOME OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM) SAID ... " ...................................................................................................... 798 "THEY ALSO GIVE IN CHARITY FROM THEIR EXTRA WEALTH." ................................................. 800 x Table of Contents "HAS NOT ALLAH MADE THINGS FOR YOU TO DO IN CHARITY?" ........................................... . .