Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (1/26)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

defends those who believe” 1. His defense of them—Blessed and Exalted is He—is proportionate to the strength and completeness of their faith. The remembrance of Allah Most High is the source and strength of faith. Thus, the more complete a person’s faith and the more frequently he remembers Allah, the greater and more abundant his share of Allah’s defense. Whoever falls short receives correspondingly less—remembrance being met with remembrance, and forgetfulness with forgetfulness.

— Another benefit of remembrance is that its constant practice serves in place of other acts of obedience, whether physical, financial, or both physical and financial, as in voluntary Hajj.

This is explicitly stated in the hadith of Abū Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—that the poor among the Emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—and said, “O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have carried off the rewards and everlasting bliss. They pray as we pray and fast as we fast, yet they have surplus wealth with which they perform Hajj and Umrah, strive in jihad, and give charity.” He said, “Shall I not teach you something by which you may catch up with those who have surpassed you, surpass those who come after you, and no one will be better than you except one who does as you do?” They replied, “Indeed, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Glorify Allah, praise Him, and proclaim His greatness after every prayer…” and so forth to the end of the hadith. It is agreed upon2.

He thus made remembrance a compensation for the Hajj, Umrah, and jihad they had missed, and informed them that through this remembrance they would surpass the wealthy. When the wealthy heard this, they likewise practiced it. In addition to their charity and worship through their wealth, they added worship through this remembrance and thereby attained both virtues. The poor then vied with them and informed the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—that the wealthy had joined them in this practice while remaining uniquely distinguished from them through deeds beyond the poor’s ability. Thereupon he said—upon him be

1. Surah al-Hajj, verse 38. 2. *Sahīh al-Bukhārī* (no. 843) and *Sahīh Muslim* (no. 1006).

يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ ١، فدفاعُه ﵎ عنهم هو بحسَب قوَّة إيمانهم وكماله، ومادَّةُ الإيمان وقوَّتُه ذكرُ الله تعالى، فمن كان إيمانُه أكملَ، وذكرُه لله أكثرَ كان نصيبُه من دفاع الله عنه أعظمَ وحظُّه منه أوفرَ، ومن نَقَصَ نَقَص، ذِكْرًا بذكرٍ ونسيانًا بنسيانٍ. ـ ومن فوائد الذِّكر: أنّ إدامته تنوبُ عن الطّاعات، وتقوم مقامها سواءً كانت بَدَنيَّةً أو ماليّةً، أو بدنيَّةً ماليَّةً كحجِّ التَّطوُّع. وقد جاء ذلك صريحاً في حديث أبي هريرة ﵁ أنّ فقراء المهاجرين أتوا رسول الله ﷺ فقالوا: يا رسول الله ذهب أهلُ الدُّثور بالأجور والنَّعيم المُقيم، يُصلّون كما نُصلّي، ويصومون كما نصوم، ولهم فضلُ أموالهم يحُجُّون بها ويعتمرون، ويجاهدون، ويتصدَّقون، فقال: ألا أُعلِّمُكم شيئًا تدركون به من سبقكم، وتسبقون به من بعدَكم، ولا أحدٌ يكون أفضلَ منكم إلاّ من صنع ما صنعتم؟ قالوا: بلى يا رسول الله قال: تسبِّحون وتحْمدون وتكبِّرون خلف كلِّ صلاة ... " إلى آخر الحديث، وهو متّفق عليه٢. فجعل الذِّكر عوضًا لهم عما فاتهم من الحج والعمرة والجهاد، وأخبر أنَّهم يسبقونهم بهذا الذِّكر، فلما سمع أهلُ الدُّثور بذلك عملوا به، فازدادوا إلى صَدّقتهم وعبادتهم بمالِهم التعبُّدَ بهذا الذِكر، فحازوا الفضيلتين، فنافسهم الفقراء، وأخبروا رسول الله ﷺ بأنَّهم قد شاركوهم في ذلك، فانفردوا عنهم بما لا قدرة لهم عليه، فقال عليه

١ سورة الحج، الآية: (٣٨) . ٢ صحيح البخاري (رقم:٨٤٣) ، وصحيح مسلم (رقم:١٠٠٦) .