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the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who reminds us of Paradise and Hellfire so vividly that it is as though we are looking at them with our very eyes. Yet when we leave the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mix with our wives, children, and livelihoods, we forget much of what we heard.”

Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By Allah, we experience the same thing.” So Abu Bakr and I set out until we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said, “Hanzala has become a hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah!” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “And what is that?” I replied, “O Messenger of Allah, when we are with you, you remind us of Hellfire and Paradise until we see them before our own eyes; but once we leave your presence and busy ourselves with our wives, children, and worldly concerns, we forget a great deal.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, if you could remain in the state you are in when you are with me and in remembrance, the angels would greet you with handshakes on your beds and in your streets. But, O Hanzala, (it is) an hour like this and an hour like that.” (1) He repeated this three times. Reported by Muslim.

His statement “Ribʿī” is pronounced with a kasra under the rāʾ. “Al-Asidī” is read with a ḍamma on the hamza, a fatḥa on the sīn, followed by a doubled yāʾ with kasra. The verb “ʿāfasnā” contains ʿayn and sīn, both un-dotted, and means “we busied ourselves” or “were preoccupied.” “Al-ḍayʿāt” refers to one’s means of livelihood.

156 – Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: While the Prophet ﷺ was delivering a sermon, he noticed a man standing. He asked about him, and they said, “That is Abū Isrāʾīl; he has vowed to stand in the sun and not sit, not seek shade, not speak, and to fast.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Command him to speak, seek shade, sit, and complete his fast.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

15 – Chapter: On maintaining deeds

Allah the Exalted said: “Has the time not come” (2) for those who believe that their hearts should humble themselves to the remembrance of Allah and to what

(1) That is: one period is set aside for acts of worship, and another for attending to the necessities of this transient worldly life. (2) The verb yahn (“has the time not come…?”); “wa ma nuzzila mina l-haqq” refers to the Qur’an; “alladhina utu l-kitab” denotes the Jews and Christians; and al-amad means a span of time.

رسول الله ﷺ يُذَكِّرُنَا بِالْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ كَأَنَّا رَأْيَ عَيْنٍ فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَافَسْنَا الْأَزْوَاجَ وَالْأَوْلَادَ وَالضَّيْعَاتِ نَسِينَا كَثِيرًا ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَلْقَى مِثْلَ هَذَا ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ . فَقُلْتُ : نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ! فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ » قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَكُونُ عِنْدَكَ تُذَكِّرُنَا بِالنَّارِ وَالْجَنَّةِ كَأَنَّا رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِ ، فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ عَافَسْنَا الْأَزْوَاجَ وَالْأَوْلَادَ وَالضَّيْعَاتِ نَسِينَا كَثِيرًا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنْ لَوْ تَدُومُونَ عَلَى مَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي وَفِي الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَفِي طُرُقِكُمْ ، لَكِنْ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً » (١) ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، رواه مسلم . قَوْلُهُ « رِبْعِيٌّ » بِكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ . وَ « الْأَسِيدِيُّ » بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَةِ وَفَتْحِ السِّينِ وَبَعْدَهَا يَاءٌ مُشَدَّدَةٌ مَكْسُورَةٌ . وَقَوْلُهُ : « عَافَسْنَا » هُوَ بِالْعَيْنِ وَالسِّينِ الْمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ أَيْ : عَالَجْنَا وَلَا عَبْنَا . وَ « الضَّيْعَاتُ » : الْمَعَايِشُ . ١٥٦ - وَعَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا : أَبُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَقُومَ فِي الشَّمْسِ وَلَا يَقْعُدَ ، وَلَا يَسْتَظِلَّ وَلَا يَتَكَلَّمَ ، وَيَصُومَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : « مُرُوهُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ وَلْيَسْتَظِلَّ وَلْيَقْعُدْ وَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ » رواه البخاري . ١٥ - باب في المحافظة على الأعمال قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ﴿ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ ﴾ (٢) لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا

(١) أي : ساعة لأداء العبودية ، وساعة للقيام بما يحتاجه الإنسان في دنياه الفانية . (٢) أي : يحن ( وما نزل من الحق ) : القرآن . و ( الذين أوتوا الكتاب ) هم اليهود والنصارى . و ( الأمد ) : الزمن .