Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (3/45)

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

120 / The Merit and Blessing of the Morning

Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Abū Wā’il Shuqayq ibn Salama al-Asadī said:

“Early one morning, after performing the dawn prayer, we went to Abdullāh ibn Masūd—may Allah be pleased with him. We greeted him at the door and were given permission to enter. Yet we remained at the door for a short while [that is, we waited and paused briefly]. A maidservant then came out and asked, ‘Will you not come in?’ We entered and found him seated, glorifying Allah. He asked, ‘What kept you from entering when you had been given permission?’ We replied, ‘Nothing, except that we thought someone in the household might be asleep.’ He said, ‘Did you think that the household of Ibn Umm Abd would be heedless?’ [He meant himself, for Umm Abd al-Hudhaliyya was his mother and a female Companion—may Allah be pleased with him and with her.] He then resumed glorifying Allah. When he thought the sun had risen, he said, ‘Maidservant, see whether it has risen.’ She looked and found that it had not. He resumed glorifying Allah until, when he thought the sun had risen, he said, ‘Maidservant, see whether it has risen.’ She looked and found that it had risen. He then said, ‘Praise be to Allah, who has spared us this day and has not destroyed us for our sins.’”1.

To anyone who reflects upon it, this report presents a clear picture and compelling evidence of the disciplined lives, lofty resolve, and careful use of time found among the righteous early generations—may Allah have mercy upon them—especially the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure. They possessed a discerning understanding of the different times, knew their respective worth and which of them were most excellent, and gave everything its rightful due.

Thus, the time at which Abū Wā’il—may Allah have mercy upon him—and those accompanying him entered upon Abdullāh ibn Masūd—may Allah be pleased with him—was an immensely blessed and precious time. It is a time for remembering Allah, earnest endeavor, vigor, and lofty aspiration in doing good. Yet many people neglect it, squander it, and fail to appreciate its

(1) *Sahīh Muslim*, 1:564.

١٢٠ / فضلُ الصَّباح وبَرَكَتُه روى الإمام مسلمٌ في صحيحه عن أبي وائل شقيق بن سلمة الأسدي قال: "غَدَوْنا عَلَى عَبدِ الله بن مَسْعود ﵁ يَوْماً بَعْدَ مَا صَلَّينَا الغَدَاةَ، فسلّمنا بالباب، فأُذِن لنا، قال: فَمَكَثْنَا بالباب هُنيَّةً [أي انتظرنا وتريَّثنا قليلاً] قال: فخرجت الجاريةُ فقالت: أَلاَ تَدْخُلُونَ فدخلنا، فإذا هو جالسٌ يُسبِّح، فقال: ما منعكم أن تدخلوا وقد أُذِن لكم فقلنا: لا، إلاَّ أنَّا ظنَنَّا أنَّ بعضَ أهل البيت نائمٌ، قال: ظَنَنْتُم بآل ابن أمِّ عَبدٍٍ غَفْلَةً [يعنِي نفسَه فإنَّ أمَّ عبدٍ الهذلية أمُّه، وهي صحابيَّةٌ ﵁ وعنها] قال: ثمَّ أَقبل يُسبِّح حتى إذا ظنَّ أنَّ الشمسَ قد طلعت، قال: يا جارية: انظري هل طلعت قال: فنظرت فإذا هي لَم تَطلُع، فأقبل يُسبِّح، حتى إذا ظنَّ أنَّ الشمسَ قد طلعت قال: يا جارية: انظري هل طلعت قال: فنظرت فإذا هي قد طلعت، قال: الحمد لله الذي أقالنا يومنا هذا، ولم يُهلكنا بذنوبنا"١. إنَّ هذا الأثرَ يُعطي المتأمِّلَ صورةً واضحةً ودلالةً ناصعةً على تلك الحياة الجادَّة والهِمَّة العالية والاستثمار للوقت عند السلف الصالح ﵏، ولا سيما الصحابةُ ﵃ وأرضاهم، مع فقهٍ منهم بالأوقات ومعرفةٍ لأقدارها والفاضلِ منها، وإعطاءِ كلِّ ذي حقٍّ حقَّه. فهذا الوقتُ الذي دخل فيه أبو وائل ﵀ ومَن معه على عبد الله ابن مسعود ﵁ وقتٌ مبارَكٌ وثمينٌ للغاية، وهو وقتُ ذِكرٍ لله وجدٍّ ونشاط وهمَّة في الخير، إلاَّ أنَّ كثيراً من الناس يُهملونه ويفرِّطون فيه ولا يعرفون له

١ صحيح مسلم (١/٥٦٤) .