[Machine] "What remained of Ayoub was only his eyes, heart, and tongue; so the creatures varied in his body," he said. "He stayed in the garbage dump for seven years and days," or he said, "and months," said Yazid. "I doubt."
«مَا كَانَ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَيُّوبَ إِلَّا عَيْنَاهُ وَقَلْبُهُ وَلِسَانُهُ؛ فَكَانَتِ الدَّوَابُّ تَخْتَلِفُ فِي جَسَدِهِ» قَالَ «وَمَكَثَ فِي الْكُنَاسَةِ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ وَأَيَّامًا» أَوْ قَالَ «وَأَشْهُرًا» قَالَ يَزِيدُ أَنَا أَشُكُّ
[Machine] "O Allah, if you know that I did not sleep a full night while being hungry, and I know the place of a person who is hungry, so verify me." He said, "So he verified it and they both heard it." Then he said, "O Allah, if you know that I have never worn a shirt, and I know the place of a person who is naked, so verify me." He said, "So he verified it and they both heard it." Then he prostrated and said, "O Allah, I will not raise my head until You reveal what is in me." So Allah revealed what was inside him and said, "Once again, if Job (Ayoub) had any goodness before Allah, it would have surpassed all this."
اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَبِتْ لَيْلَةً شَبْعَانَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ مَكَانَ جَائِعٍ فَصَدِّقْنِي قَالَ فَصُدِّقَ وَهُمَا يَسْمَعَانِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَلْبَسْ قَمِيصًا قَطُّ وَأَنَا [38] أَعْلَمُ مَكَانَ عَارٍ فَصَدِّقْنِي قَالَ فَصُدِّقَ وَهُمَا يَسْمَعَانِ قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا أَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ مَا بِي؛ فَكَشَفَ اللَّهُ ﷻ مَا بِهِ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى «لَوْ كَانَ لِأَيُّوبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ﷻ خَيْرٌ مَا بَلَغَ بِهِ كُلَّ هَذَا»
[Machine] "The Oneness of God and the reconciliation between people. And when one of them desires a need from Allah, they prostrate and then ask for their need." It was asked, "So what was his wealth?" He said, "He had three thousand fields. With each field, there was a slave. And with each slave, there was a female servant. And with each female servant, there were camels. And fourteen thousand sheep. And he never slept with a guest behind his door. And he never ate a meal without a poor person with him."
«التَّوْحِيدُ وَصَلَاحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُهُمْ حَاجَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ خَرَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَهُ» قِيلَ «فَمَا كَانَ مَالُهُ؟» قَالَ «كَانَ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافِ فَدَّانٍ مَعَ كُلِّ فَدَّانٍ عَبْدٌ وَمَعَ كُلِّ عَبْدٍ وَلِيدَةٌ وَمَعَ كُلِّ وَلِيدَةٍ أَتَانٌ وَأَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ أَلْفِ شَاةٍ وَلَمْ يَبِتْ لَهُ ضَيْفٌ وَرَاءَ بَابِهِ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ طَعَامًا إِلَّا وَمَعَهُ مِسْكِينٌ»
[Machine] "If a man's only trade is food, he becomes greedy and oppressive."
«إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلرَّجُلِ تِجَارَةٌ إِلَّا الطَّعَامُ طَغَى وَبَغَى»
[Machine] I heard Wahb saying, "Job was afflicted with calamity for seven years."
سَمِعْتُ وَهْبًا يَقُولُ «أَصَابَ أَيُّوبَ الْبَلَاءُ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ»
[Machine] That Job ﷺ stayed in the outskirts of the village for seven years.
«أَنَّ أَيُّوبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَبِثَ عَلَى كُنَاسَةِ الْقَرْيَةِ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ»
[Machine] So, he stood up and gave them a piece of his robe. He placed one of his hands on his knee and the other on a small bird. When he finished with them, they welcomed him and greeted him. However, he did not sit down and said, "Oh Wahb, what did the young man say?" He replied, "He said that nothing should come out of your mouth nor should any argument be presented, and your heart should be broken. Don't you know, oh Ayoub, that there are servants of Allah whom fear has silenced without them being blind or mute? Indeed, they are those who have mastery of speech, nobility of expression, experts in knowledge of Allah and His days. Except when they mention Allah, their minds become confused, their hearts are broken, and their tongues are cut off. This is to honor and respect Allah, and to magnify Him. When they wake up from that state, they rush towards Allah with good deeds, considering themselves among the wasteful ones. Indeed, they are strong vessels even when they are with the oppressors and the sinners, they are innocent and pure, except that they do not amass a great deal for themselves, nor are they satisfied with a little, and they do not measure their actions based on it. They are where you find them, wandering, fearful, and obedient. Then, he turned away from them and returned to his gathering.
فَنَهَضَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَعْطَى مَحَجَّتَهُ عِكْرِمَةَ وَوَضَعَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ وَالْأُخْرَى عَلَى طَاوُسٍ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِمْ أَوْسَعُوا لَهُ وَرَحَّبُوا بِهِ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ وَقَالَ يَا وَهْبُ كَيْفَ قَالَ الْفَتَى؟ قَالَ قَالَ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي عَظَمَةِ اللَّهِ وَجَلَالِهِ وَذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ مَا يُكِلُّ لِسَانَكَ وَيَقْطَعُ حُجَّتَكَ وَيَكْسِرُ قَلْبَكَ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ يَا أَيُّوبُ أَنَّ لِلَّهِ عِبَادًا أَسْكَتَتْهُمْ خَشْيَةُ اللَّهِ ﷻ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِيٍّ وَلَا بَكَمٍ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْفُصَحَاءُ النُّطَقَاءُ النُّبُلَاءُ الْأَلِبَّاءُ الْعَالِمُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَأَيَّامِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ إِذَا ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ ﷻ طَاشَتْ عُقُولُهُمْ وَانْكَسَرَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ؛ إِعْزَازًا لِلَّهِ وَإِجْلَالًا لَهُ وَإِعْظَامًا فَإِذَا اسْتَفَاقُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ اسْتَبَقُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ بِالْأَعَمَالِ الزَّاكِيَةِ؛ يَعُدُّونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مَعَ الْمُفَرِّطِينَ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَأَكْيَاسٌ أَقْوِيَاءُ وَمَعَ الظَّالِمِينَ وَالْخَاطِئِينَ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَأَنْزَاهٌ بُرَآءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْثِرُونَ لَهُ الْكَثِيرَ وَلَا يَرْضَوْنَ لَهُ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَلَا يَعْلُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْأَعَمَالِ هُمْ حَيْثُ مَا لَقِيتَهُمْ مُهِيمُونَ مُشْفِقُونَ وَجِلُونَ خَائِفُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُمْ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَجْلِسِهِ
[Machine] A group of the Children of Israel passed by Ayub (Job), ﷺ , and they said, "Whatever afflicted him, he only suffered because of a great sin he committed." Ayub, ﷺ , heard them say that. At that moment, he said, "Affliction has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful." [Al-Anbiya' 21:83]. He used to not call upon (God) before that.
مَرَّ نَفَرٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بَأَيُّوبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالُوا مَا أَصَابَهُ مَا أَصَابَهُ إِلَّا بِذَنْبٍ عَظِيمٍ أَصَابَهُ قَالَ فَسَمِعَهَا أَيُّوبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ {مَسَّنِي الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 83] قَالَ وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ لَا يَدْعُو
[Machine] When Ayub ﷺ was afflicted with the affliction that befell him, he sent to his companions and said, "Do you know what has happened to me?" They said, "As for us, nothing has appeared to us from you that we know of except that you have hidden something from us." So they gathered and went to meet a man who had more knowledge than them, and they said to him, "To what matter did the Prophet of Allah ﷺ invite you?" He said, "I will inform him of what has befallen him." So he came to Ayub and asked him, and Ayub said to him, "Because you drank a sip of water without thanking Allah for it, and you did not show gratitude for the blessings. Perhaps you sought shelter in a shade without being grateful for the blessing."
لَمَّا أَصَابَ أَيُّوبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ تَدْرُونَ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَصَابَنِي هَذَا؟ قَالُوا أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَنَا مِنْكَ شَيْءٌ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ أَسْرَرْتَ شَيْئًا لَيْسَ لَنَا بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَقَامُوا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَذَهَبُوا فَلَقُوا إِنْسَانًا دُونَهُمْ فِي الْعِلْمِ فَقَالَ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ دَعَاكُمْ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ قَالَ فَأَنَا أُخْبِرُهُ بِمَ أَصَابَهُ هَذَا فَأَتَاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لِأَنَّكَ شَرِبْتَ شَرْبَةً لَمْ تَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهَا وَلَمْ تَشْكُرِ النِّعْمَةِ وَلَعَلَّكَ اسْتَظْلَلْتَ فِي ظِلٍّ لَمْ تَشْكُرِ النِّعْمَةَ
[Machine] "O Lord, who can ever be satisfied by Your bounty?"
يَا رَبُّ وَمَنْ يَشْبَعُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟
[Machine] The Companions of Muhammad ﷺ said to me, "O Abu Al-Aliyah, do not work for anyone other than Allah. If you do, Allah will hand you over to the one you worked for."
قَالَ لِي أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا الْعَالِيَةِ لَا تَعْمَلْ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ ﷻ فَيَكِلَكَ اللَّهُ ﷻ إِلَى مَنْ عَمِلْتَ لَهُ»
[Machine] "If a man sees something from his work, it nullifies what was before it."
أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا رَايَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ أَحْبَطَ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ»
“Whoever wants to be heard of, Allah will make him heard of, and whoever wants to be seen, Allah will show him (i.e., make known to the people his true motives and intentions).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4206)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يُسَمِّعْ يُسَمِّعِ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَمَنْ يُرَاءِ يُرَاءِ اللَّهُ بِهِ»
[Machine] "Whoever makes his deeds known to others, Allah will make His knowledge known to the inhabitants of His creation, humbling and belittling him." Ibn 'Umar then wept."
مَنْ سَمَّعَ النَّاسَ بِعَمَلِهِ سَمَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ سَامِعَ خَلْقِهِ وَحَقَّرَهُ وَصَغَّرَهُ» قَالَ فَبَكَى ابْنُ عُمَرَ ؓ
سَمَّعَ سَمَّعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ»
[Machine] One of them said, "In the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , there is either sending or dispatching." The other said, "No man delivers a sermon seeking worldly gains except that he will incur the wrath of Allah until he stops speaking."
أَحَدُهُمَا «كَانَ فِي كَلَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَرَسُّلٌ أَوْ تَرْسِيلٌ» قَالَ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ «مَا قَامَ رَجُلٌ بِخُطْبَةٍ يُرَائِي بِهَا إِلَّا كَانَ فِي سَخَطِ اللَّهِ ﷻ حَتَّى يَسْكُتَ»
“There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are those who pray and get nothing from their prayer but a sleepless night.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1690)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَمْ مِنْ صَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ إِلَّا الْجُوعُ وَكَمْ مِنْ قَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ إِلَّا السَّهَرُ»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)" (Using translation from Bukhārī 1903)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ وَالْجَهْلَ فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ بِأَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ»
[Machine] Narrated by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who narrates from his Lord, saying: "I am the most excellent of partners. Whoever does an act and associates partners with Me in it, then I am free from it and it belongs to the one who associates partners with Me."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ ﷻ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرُ الشُّرَكَاءِ فَمَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا فَأَشْرَكَ فِيهِ غَيْرِي فَإِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ لِلَّذِي أَشْرَكَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During my night journey, I passed by a group of people who were scraping their lips with pieces of fire. I asked, 'Who are these people?' It was said, 'These are the preachers of the worldly people who used to command others to do righteous deeds while forgetting themselves, and they were reciting the Book. Do they not understand?'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَرْتُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي عَلَى قَوْمٍ تُقْرَضُ شِفَاهُهُمْ بِمَقَارِيضَ مِنْ نَارٍ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ خُطَبَاءُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَيَنْسَوْنَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ؟
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ recited this verse, "And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out" [Surah At-Talaq 2], until he completed the verse. Then he said, "O Abu Dharr, if all the people were to hold fast to this verse, it would suffice them." He continued to recite it to me and repeat it until I fell asleep.
جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتْلُو هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا} [الطلاق 2] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الْآيَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ أَخَذُوا بِهَا لَكَفَتْهُمْ» قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَتْلُوهَا عَلَيَّ وَيُرَدِّدُهَا حَتَّى نَعَسْتُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever loves to see the Day of Judgment, let him recite: 'When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up'."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلْيَقْرَأْ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went to Uhud and said, "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it does not please me for Uhud to be turned into gold, which I would spend in the path of Allah, except for two dinars. I would leave them as a debt if I died on that day." He died and did not leave behind any dinars or dirhams, nor a slave, nor a child. He left his shield pledged as collateral with a Jew for thirty saa' of barley.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أُحُدٍ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا [41] يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ أُحُدًا يُحَوَّلُ لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ذَهَبًا؛ أُنْفِقُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمُوتُ يَوْمَ أَمُوتُ أَدَعُ مِنْهُ دِينَارَيْنِ؛ إِلَّا دِينَارَيْنِ أُعِدُّهُمَا لِدَيْنٍ إِنْ كَانَ» قَالَ فَمَاتَ وَمَا تَرَكَ دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَلَا عَبْدًا وَلَا وَلِيدَةً وَتَرَكَ دِرْعَهُ مَرْهُونَةً عِنْدَ يَهُودِيٍّ؛ عَلَى ثَلَاثِينَ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ
that a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Give me ˹some˺ advise." He said, "I advise you to be modest in front of Allah ﷻ just as you show modesty in front of a righteous man among your people."
إِنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ «أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَسْتَحِيَ اللَّهَ ﷻ كَمَا تَسْتَحِي رَجُلًا صَالِحًا مِنْ قَوْمِكَ»
The Prophet ﷺ said: It is enough falsehood for a man to relate everything he hears. Abu Dawud said: Hafs did not mention Abu Hurairah (in his version). Abu Dawud said: No other transmitter except this old man, that is, 'Ali b. Hafs al-Mada'ini related the perfect chain of this tradition. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4992)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا وَقَالَ غُنْدَرٌ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ
[Machine] A man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: A man said to the Prophet ﷺ , "Inform me of an action that will admit me into paradise and decrease it so that I can understand it." He said, "Do not get angry."
عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ وَأَقْلِلْ لَعَلِّي أَعْقِلُهُ قَالَ «لَا تَغْضَبْ»
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A servant remains in goodness as long as he does not become hasty." They asked, "How can one become hasty?" He said, "He says, 'I have called upon my Lord, but He did not answer me.'"
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَزَالُ الْعَبْدُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَعْجِلْ» قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ يَسْتَعْجِلْ قَالَ يَقُولُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لِي
“Worship during the time of bloodshed is like emigrating to me.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3985)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَرْجِ كَهِجْرَةٍ إِلَيَّ»
“Allah does not look at your forms or your wealth, rather He looks at your deeds and your hearts.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4143)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَعْمَالِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِكُمْ»
[Machine] The man from the children of Israel when he worshipped for forty years, he was revealed to. Then a man worshipped without guidance for forty years and was not revealed to. So he said, "O Lord, what is my fault in what my parents have done?" He continued to call until he was revealed to.
كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذَا تَعَبَّدَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ فَعَبَدَ رَجُلٌ لِغَيْرِ رِشْدَةٍ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا ذَنْبِي فِيمَا صَنَعَ أَبَوَايَ؟ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْعُو حَتَّى أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ