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Chapter 91
ﻪﻴﻓ دﺎﺼﺘﻗﻻاو ﻆﻋﻮﻟا بﺎﺑ
Brevity in Preaching
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Invite (mankind, O Muhammad (PBUH)) to the way of your Rubb (i.e., Islam) with wisdom (i.e., with the
Divine Revelation and the Qur'an) and fair preaching.''
(16:125)
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لﺎﻗ َﺔَﻤَﻠَﺳ ِﻦﺑ ِﻖﻴِﻘَﺷ ٍﻞِﺋاو ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋ
:
ِﻤَﺧ ﻞُآ ﻲﻓ ﺎَﻧُﺮﱢآﺬُﻳ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ٍدﻮُﻌْﺴﻣ ُﻦْﺑا َنﺎَآ
َلﺎَﻘَﻓ ، ةﺮﻣ ٍﺲﻴ
ٌﻞُﺟَر ُﻪﻟ
:
لﺎﻘﻓ ، ٍمْﻮَﻳ ﱠﻞُآ ﺎَﻨَﺗْﺮﱠآَذ َﻚﱠﻧَأ ُتْددﻮﻟ ِﻦﻤْﺣﱠﺮﻟا ِﺪْﺒﻋ ﺎَﺑَأ ﺎَﻳ
:
ْﻢُﻜﱠﻠِﻣأ ْنأ ُﻩَﺮْآأ ﻲﻧأ َﻚﻟذ ْﻦِﻣ ﻲﻨﻌﻨﻤَﻳ ُﻪﱠﻧِإ ﺎﻣأ
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر َنﺎَآ ﺎَـﻤَآ ، ِﺔﻈِﻋْﻮﻤﻟﺎِﺑ ْﻢُﻜُﻟﱠﻮَﺨﺗأ ﻲﱢﻧِإو
ﺎَﻨْﻴَﻠﻋ ِﺔَﻣﺂﱠﺴﻟا َﺔَﻓﺎﺨَﻣ ﺎﻬﺑ ﺎَﻨُﻟﱠﻮَﺨَﺘَﻳ
.
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
«
ﺎَﻨُﻟﱠﻮَﺨَﺘَﻳ
«
ﺎﻧُﺪﱠﻬﻌَﺘَﻳ
.
699.
Shaqiq bin Salamah reported: Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) used to preach to us once every
Thursday. A man said to him:
"O Abu `Abdur-Rahman, we love your talk and we wish that you preach us every
day.
'' He said:
"There is nothing to prevent me from doing so, but I don't lest I bore you. I follow the same method in
preaching to you that Messenger of Allah (PBUH) adopted in preaching to us for fear of boredom.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith throws light on the indispensability of equilibrium in sermons and discourses so that
people may not shun them. Monotony, though well designed, is repugnant to human nature. Similarly, teaching and
instructional training requires such hours which may facilitate people's willing participation. Compulsion and
economic incentives rarely work in spiritual spheres. We are also informed of the Companions' keenness to follow
Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
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لﺎﻗ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮﺳﺎﻳ ﻦﺑ رﺎﱠﻤَﻋ نﺎﻈﻘَﻴْﻟا ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ُﺖْﻌِﻤﺳ
لﻮﻘﻳ
:
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ِﻪِﻬﻘﻓ ْﻦِﻣ ٌﺔﱠﻨﺌِﻣ ، ﻪِﺘِﺒْﻄُﺧ ﺮﺼِﻗَو ، ِﻞُﺟﱠﺮﻟا ِةﻼﺻ َلﻮُﻃ ﱠنإ
.
َﺔﺒْﻄُﺨﻟا اوﺮِﺼْﻗَأَو ، َةﻼﱠﺼﻟا اﻮﻠﻴِﻃَﺄَﻓ
«
ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
.
«
ﱠﻨﺌِﻣ ٌﺔ«
ْيأ ، ةدﺪﺸﻣ نﻮﻧ ﻢﺛ ، ةرﻮﺴﻜﻣ ةﺰﻤه ﻢﺛ ، ﺔﺣﻮﺘﻔﻣ ﻢﻴﻤﺑ
:
ِﻪِﻬْﻘِﻓ ﻰﻠﻋ ٌﺔﱠﻟاَد ﺔﻣﻼﻋ
.
700.
`Ammar bin Yasir (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying,
"Prolonging Salat (prayer) and shortening the Khutbah (religious talk) indicate the religious knowledge of the
person. Make your Salat long and your sermon short.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
A prolonged Salat
(prayer)
by no means implies a disregard of worshipper's constraints. It is indeed
forbidden. Rather the Imam is emphatically told to perform a brief and concise Salat because his followers also
include, amongst others, the weak, the aged and the sick people. Herein an emphasis is laid on prolonging Salat
instead of Khutbah (religious talk). The Friday Khutbah is meant to be brief. It must not be too lengthy in relation to
a brief Salat offered heedlessly and in sheer haste. Salat must be offered in all humility and with full attention and
concentration of mind. Furthermore, a worshippper ought to maintain a well-paused equilibrium in different
postures of its performance. Brevity should be kept in view of Khutbah.
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لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﱢﻲِﻤَﻠﱡﺴﻟا ﻢﻜَﺤﻟا ِﻦﺑ َﺔﻳوﺎﻌُﻣ ﻦﻋو
:
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ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﻊَﻣ ﻰﱢﻠَﺻأ ﺎﻧَأ ﺎﻤﻨﻴﺑ
ُﺖﻠُﻘَﻓ ِمْﻮَﻘﻟا ْﻦِﻣ ٌﻞُﺟر َﺲﻄﻋ ْذإ ، ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو
:
ﺖﻠﻘﻓ ، ْﻢهِرﺎﺼﺑﺎﺑ مﻮﻘﻟا ﻲﻧﺎﻣَﺮَﻓ ، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻚُﻤَﺣْﺮﻳ
:
ﺎﻣ ﻩﺎَﻴﱠﻣُأ ﻞﻜﺛ او
نوﺮﻈﻨﺗ ﻢﻜﻧﺄﺷ
ﻰﻠﺻ ﺎﱠﻤَﻠَﻓ ، ﺖﻜﺳ ﻲﻨﻜﻟ ﻲﻨﻧﻮُﺘﱢﻤَﺼُﻳ ﻢﻬﺘﻳأر ﺎﻤﻠﻓ ﻢهذﺎﺨﻓأ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻢﻬﻳﺪﻳﺄﺑ نﻮﺑﺮﻀﻳ اﻮﻠﻌﺠﻓ ؟ ﱠﻲﻟإ
ﻤﻴِﻠْﻌَﺗ َﻦﺴْﺣَأ ﻩَﺪْﻌَﺑ ﻻَو ﻪﻠْﺒَﻗ ًﺎﻤﱢﻠَﻌُﻣ ُﺖْﻳَأَر ﺎَﻣ ، ﻲﱢﻣُأو َﻮُه ﻲﺑﺎﺒَﻓ ، ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر
ﻪﱠﻠﻟاَﻮَﻓ ، ﻪْﻨِﻣ ًﺎ
َﺿ ﻻو ﻲَﻧﺮَﻬَآ ﺎﻣ
لﺎﻗ ، ﻲﻨَﻤَﺘَﺷ ﻻَو ﻲﻨَﺑَﺮ
:
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َﻲِه ﺎَﻤﱠﻧِإ ، ِسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ِمﻼَآ ْﻦِﻣ ُءﻲَﺷ ﺎﻬﻴﻓ ُﺢُﻠْﺼَﻳ ﻻ َةﻼﱠﺼﻟا ِﻩِﺬَه ﱠنِإ
ِنﺁﺮُﻘْﻟا ُةَءاَﺮﻗو ، ُﺮﻴِﺒْﻜﱠﺘﻟاو ُﺢﻴِﺒْﺴﱠﺘﻟا
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ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ ﺎﻤآ وأ
.
ﺖﻠﻗ :
، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﺎﻳ
ٍﺪْﻬﻋ ﺚﻳﺪﺣ ﻲﻧإ
لﺎﻗ ؟ َنﺎﱠﻬُﻜْﻟا َنﻮُﺗْﺄَﻳ ًﻻﺎﺟر ﺎﱠﻨِﻣ ﱠنِإو ، ِمﻼْﺳِﻹﺎِﺑ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َءﺎﺟ ْﺪﻗو ، ﺔﻴﻠِهﺎَﺠﺑ
:
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ْﻢِﻬﺗْﺄﺗ ﻼَﻓ
«
ﺖﻠﻗ :
لﺎﻗ ؟َنوﺮﱠﻴﻄَﺘَﻳ لﺎﺟر ﺎﱠﻨِﻣَو
:
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ْﻢُﻬﱠﻧﱠﺪُﺼﻳ ﻼَﻓ ، ﻢِهِروﺪُﺻ ﻲﻓ ﻪَﻧوﺪِﺠَﻳ ءْﻲَﺷ َكاَذ
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ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
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