Introduction (cont.)

874 "BITE ONTO THAT WITH YOUR MOLAR TEETH." . .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... . .. ....... .. ... .. . . ... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . 881 "AND AVOID NEWLY-INTRODUCED MATTERS." .................................................................. 882 "AND EVERY HERESY IS A GOING ASTRAY (DHALAALAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887 "I LEFT YOU ALL ON A CLEAR MATTER, WHOSE NIGHT IS LIKE ITS DAY [WITH RESPECT TO CLARITY). NO ONE STRAYS FROM IT AFTER ME BUT THE DESTROYED ONE." .. .. . . . .... .. ... .. .. ... . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... .... . . . 888 RECORDED BY ABU DAAWOOD ... .................................................................................... 889 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 890 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 890 HADITH #29: ''TELL ME AN ACT WHICH .. .'' ............................................................... 893 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 894 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 895 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 896 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: MUAADH IBN JABAL .................................................................... 896 "INFORM ME OF AN ACT WHICH WILL ENTER ME INTO PARADISE AND KEEP ME AWAY FROM THE FIRE.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896 "You HAVE ASKED ABOUT A GREAT MATTER" . ... . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . . ..... . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897 "BUT IT IS EASY FOR WHOMEVER ALLAH, EXALTED BE HE, MAKES IT EASY" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898 "[You SHOULD] WORSHIP ALLAH ... THE HOUSE." .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. . .. . . . ... . . . ..... . . . . . . 899 "SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE GATES TO GOODNESS?" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 "FASTING [WHICH) IS A SHIELD" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 "CHARITY [WHICH] EXTINGUISHES THE SINS LIKE WATER EXTINGUISHES A FIRE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 901 "THE PRAYER OF A MAN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT . • • THEY USED TO DO." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902 "SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE HEAD OF THE MATTER . . . " ................................................ 906 "THE HEAD OF THE MATTER IS SUBMISSION [TO ALLAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . .. . . . ..... .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 "ITS PILLAR IS THE PRAYER." ........................................................................................... 906 "ITS APEX IS JIHAD." . ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... . . .