بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
4- The Prophet ﷺ
said:
لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ
❝Let not your tongue cease to be moist with the remembrance of Allaah عز وجل❞
The complete narration is as follows:
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا قَالَ لِرَسُولِ
اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ
كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ، فَأَنْبِئْنِي مِنْهَا بِشَيْءٍ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِهِ قَالَ: لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ
`Abdullaah Ibn Busr رضي الله عنهما narrated that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “The laws of Islaam have become burdensome for me. Tell me of something that I will be (easily) able to adhere to. He ﷺ said: ❝Always keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allaah عز وجل❞ [1]
Explanation:
First: The wordings of the Hadeeth:
(Hadeeth #10) `Abdullaah Ibn Busr رضي الله عنهما [2] narrated: A man said: “O Messenger of Allaah ﷺ, indeed, the legislated acts of Islaam have become too much for me, so inform me of a thing that I should stick to.” He ﷺ said: ❝Let not your tongue cease to be moist with the remembrance of Allaah.❞ [3]
(Hadeeth #11) `Abdullaah Ibn Busr رضي الله عنهما narrated that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “The laws of Islaam have become burdensome for me. Tell me of something that I will be (easily) able to adhere to. He ﷺ said: ❝Always keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allaah عز وجل.❞ [4]
Second: Explanation of selected words from the Ahaadeeth:
1. The statement of the Companion: “legislated acts of Islaam” (شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ). Al-Teebee said the Linguistic meaning of al-Sharee`ah is: “Bring a camel to running water (like a river).” [5] It refers to a water source, which is the source to which the people who are thirsty come to drink, so they drink from it and fill their buckets, and perhaps bring their animals to drink from it as well. The Arabs do not call a water source Sharee`ah unless the water is flowing without interruption, and is visible and can be seen. [6]
In religious terms, it refers to the legislated acts like al-Salaah (prayer), al-Zakaah (charity), al-Saum (Fasting), al-Jihaad (fighting in Allaah’s cause), al-Hajj (pilgrimage), and other than them from the acts of worship, and staying away from the things that are forbidden, and the things that have prescribed punishment, etc.
2. The statement of the Companion: “have become too much for me”, al-Mubaarakpooree mentioned in his book that al-Qaaree said: “The apparent meaning is that he is referring to al-Nawaafil (the optional) duties and not al-Faraa’idh (the obligatory) ones. Meaning: “I am overwhelmed with the large number of optional duties, and I am unable to carry them out due to my weakness and old age.” [7]
Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said: “The meaning is that this man considered the optional duties to be overwhelming (and not the obligatory ones). As for the obligatory duties, nothing can replace them. (Like, uttering) the statement “Laa ilaaha illallaah” or any other obligatory duty, it is a must that a person should observe them. As for the optional duties, if some aspects become difficult for a person, then the remembrance of Allaah could cover the shortcomings.” [8]
3. The statement of the Companion: “so inform me of a thing”, al-Teebee said: “’Inform me of something’, refers to seeking reduction in the actions (i.e., that are few in numbers and easy to carry out). It is like he is saying: ‘Tell me something simple that will bring me a great reward.’.” [9]
4. The statement of the Companion: “that I will be able to adhere to”, al-Mubaarakpooree said: “The apparent meaning is how al-Teebee had described. If one reflect at the Companion’s statement, “that I will be able to adhere to”, meaning: ‘that which I can cling to and hold on to (and carryout regularly)’, (it becomes clear that he is referring to reduction in the optional duties). He did not seek the means to abandon the obligatory legislated duties, but rather something he could stick to after having fulfilled the obligatory duties, and that which are not obligatory.” [10]
Al-Sindee said: the statement: “so inform me of a thing that I will be able to adhere to”, meaning: “Something that is easy for him to carryout, or to make up for what he missed of the virtues, other than the obligatory duties, and he did not seek the replacement for the obligatory duties. And Allaah knows best.” [11]
5. The statement of the Prophet ﷺ: ❝Let not your tongue cease to be moist❞, i.e., keep yourself busy with the remembrance of Allaah. Meaning: If the tongue is not moist (engaged) in the remembrance of Allaah, then it becomes like a dry, dead land. The remembrance of Allaah rejuvenates the heart and revives the soul. There is nothing like the remembrance of Allaah in giving comfort, solace, and assurances to the heart. [12] Al-Mubaarakpooree mentioned that al-Teebee: “Meaning: freshly and recently engaged. It is a metaphor for being persistently occupied with the remembrance of Allaah.” [13]
Badr al-Deen al-`Ainee said: “It means to keep the tongue continuously engaged in the remembrance of Allaah. This is one of those actions where there is ample evidence that it should be done regularly. The moistness of the tongue is a metaphor to be continuously preoccupied in the remembrance of Allaah. In this Hadeeth, there is indication that the remembrance of Allaah revives every part in a person’s (body). The tongue which does not remembers Allaah is dry, like a dry land. But when he remembers Allaah, his tongue becomes moist and alive, like the rain when it falls on a dry land, it gives life to the earth after its lifelessness.” [14]
Third: Lessons learned from this Hadeeth:
1. Shaikh `Abdul Mohsin al-`Abbaad said: “This person’s question to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ is one of the many examples of the Companions asking him ﷺ about the matters of the religion. All of this indicates their virtue, nobility, and to their being foremost in doing all types of good, and their keenness to do good deeds. The legislated duties that he is referring to – that have become overwhelming for him to fulfill – are the optional duties. This Companion wanted to know a path of goodness that he could devote more attention to in order to obtain the reward of Allaah عز وجل. As for the obligatory duties, then every one of them must be carried out, and the Muslim must adhere to all of them. The Prophet ﷺ response to him was to constantly remember Allaah, and that his tongue should be moist with His remembrance. This is something very easy for a person to do, and with Allaah, the reward for it is great. And this has been proven in the two Saheehs, and it is the last Hadeeth of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝(There are) two words that are beloved to the Most Beneficent (Allaah), are very light (easy) on the tongue, but very heavy in weight in the Balance (Scale). They are: “Sub-haan-Allaahi wa-bi hamdih” and “Sub-haan-Allaahi-l-`Adheem”.❞ [15] [16]
2. One learns from this Hadeeth and many others like it about the keenness of the Companions in asking (beneficial) questions to learn more about their religion.
3. The virtue of remembrance of Allaah and doing it regularly.
4. It is an easy act that brings great reward.
5. One also learns from this Hadeeth is that different people have different capabilities. They differ in their abilities, knowledge, memorization, comprehension and action.
6. One also learns from this: to facilitate people in acts of worship other than those that are obligatory, and to inform them of what suits their abilities.
Footnotes:
[1] Sunan al-Tirmidhee (3375) and Sunan Ibn Maajah (3793)
and the wording is his, and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee
[2] He is `Abdullaah Ibn Busr al-Maazinee رضي الله عنهما,
a Companion and a son of a Companion. He was small during the lifetime of the
Prophet ﷺ. Al-Bukhaaree, Muslim, Abu Dawood,
al-Tirmidhee, al-Nasaa’ee, and Ibn Maajah have reported Ahaadeeth from him. His
Kunya was Abu Busr, he died in the year 80H in al-Shaam. He was 94 years old. Among
the Companions who lived in al-Shaam, al-Hims, he was the last one to die.
[3] Sunan al-Tirmidhee, Book (48): About Supplications,
Chapter No. (4): What has been related regarding the virtue of Remembrance,
Hadeeth No. (3375), and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee
[4] Sunan Ibn Maajah, Book (33): Etiquettes, Chapter No.
(53) The Virtues of Remembrance, Hadeeth No. (3793), and graded as “Saheeh” by
Shaikh al-Albaanee
[5] Tuhfatul Ahwadhee of al-Mubaarakpooree (9/222) and Mirqaatul
Mafaateeh Sharh Mishkaatul Masaabeeh (4/1558)
[6] Lisaan al-`Arab (8/175)
[7] Tuhfatul Ahwadhee of al-Mubaarakpooree (9/222)
[8] Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (5/519-520)
[9] Tuhfatul Ahwadhee of al-Mubaarakpooree (9/222)
[10] Tuhfatul Ahwadhee of al-Mubaarakpooree (9/222-223)
[11] Haashiyah of al-Sindee on Sunan Ibn Maajah (2/418)
[12] As Allaah تعالى
said:
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
{Indeed, in the remembrance of Allaah, the hearts find rest}
[Surah al-Ra`d (13): 28]
[13] Tuhfatul Ahwadhee of al-Mubaarakpooree (9/222)
[14] Al-`Ilm al-Haiyyib (1/90)
[15] Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6406, 6682, 7563) and Saheeh
Muslim (31-2694)
[16] Fath al-Qawee al-Mateen fee Sharh al-Arba`een
(1/154-155)
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