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Chapter 12
ﺮﻤﻌﻟا ﺮﺧاوأ ﻲﻓ ﺮﻴﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ دﺎﻳدزﻻا ﻰﻠﻋ ﱢﺚﺤﻟا بﺎﺑ
Urging towards increasing Good Actions in later part of Life
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive admonition, - could receive it? And
the warner came to you.''
(35:37)
Ibn `Abbas and others said that "long enough'' in the Verse means sixty years. The Hadith which follows supports
this. Others said it means eighteen years; Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Al-Kalbi and Masruq said it means forty years, it has
also been reported by Ibn Abbas and others that whenever the people of Al-Madinah turned forty years of age, they
would devote themselves completely to worship. "
Long enough
'' in the Verse has also been interpreted to mean the
age of puberty. Ibn `Abbas and the majority of Muslim scholars said that the "
warner
'' in the Verse refers to the
Prophet (PBUH). `Ikrimah bin `Umaiyyah and others interpreted this word as the grayness or whiteness of hair".
Allah knows better.
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لﱠوﻷﺎﻓ ﺚﻳدﺎﺣﻷا ﺎﱠﻣأو
:
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱢﻲِﺒﱠﻨﻟا ﻦﻋ ، ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ةﺮﻳﺮه ﻲِﺑَأ ﻦﻋ
:
» َرَﺬْﻋأ
ًﺔﻨﺳ َﻦﻴﱢﺘِﺳ َﻎَﻠﺑ ﻰﺘﺣ ﻪَﻠﺟأ َﺮﱠﺧأ ٍءىِﺮْﻣا ﻰﻟإ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا
«
ىرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
.
ﻩﺎﻨﻌﻣ ُءﺎﻤﻠﻌﻟا لﺎﻗ
:
ِﺬه ُﻪَﻠَﻬْﻣأ ذإ ًارْﺬُﻋ ﻪَﻟ ْكﺮْﺘﻳ ْﻢَﻟ
َةﱠﺪُﻤﻟا ِﻩ
.
لﺎﻘُﻳ
:
ِرْﺬُﻌْﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﻳﺎﻐﻟا َﻎﻠﺑ اذإ ُﻞُﺟﱠﺮﻟا َرَﺬْﻋأ
.
112.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"Allah excuses and grants
forgiveness to a person until he attains the age of sixty years".
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
1. This Hadith makes it evident that Allah does not punish any individual or nation without warning them first.
2. The second point is that a person who is given sixty years of life and yet he neglects the obligations of Faith, will
have no excuse.
3. After the age of sixty years, one must not neglect his religious obligations because then one is closer to death.
Although one may die even at a young age, in youth one is still hopeful of life. After crossing the age of sixty, to
hope for longer age, while leading a sinful life and defying Divine injunctions constitute a disastrous conduct. May
Allah save us from doing so.
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ﻰﻧﺎﺜﻟا
:
لﺎﻗ ، ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ، سﺎﺒﻋ ﻦﺑا ﻦﻋ
:
، ٍرﺪْﺑ خﺎﻴْﺷأ ﻊَﻣ ﻰﻨُﻠِﺧْﺪُﻳ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮﻤﻋ نﺎآ
ﱠنﺄﻜَﻓ
لﺎﻘﻓ ﻪﺴﻔﻧ ﻲِﻓ َﺪﺟو ْﻢُﻬَﻀْﻌﺑ
:
ُﺮﻤﻋ لﺎﻘﻓ ؟، ﻪُﻠْﺜِﻣ ءﺎَﻨْﺑأ ﺎَﻨﻟو ﺎﻨﻌﻣ اِﺬَه ُﻞُﺧْﺪَﻳ َﻢِﻟ
:
، ْﻢُﺘْﻤِﻠﻋ ُﺚْﻴﺣ ﻦﻣ ُﻪﱠﻧِإ
لﺎﻗ ْﻢُﻬﻳِﺮُﻴِﻟ ﱠﻻِإ ٍﺬِﺌﻣْﻮﻳ ﻰﻧﺎﻋد ﻪﱠﻧأ ُﺖْﻳَأر ﺎﻤﻓ ، ْﻢُﻬﻌﻣ ﻰﻨَﻠﺧْدﺄَﻓ ٍمْﻮَﻳ َتاذ ﻰﻧﺎَﻋَﺪﻓ
:
ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﻗ ﻲﻓ نﻮﻟﻮﻘﺗ ﺎﻣ
:
}
ُﺢْﺘَﻔْﻟاو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُﺮْﺼَﻧ َءﺎﺟ اذإ
{
] ﺢﺘﻔﻟا
:1 [
ْﻢُﻬُﻀﻌَﺑ لﺎﻘﻓ
:
ﺎَﻨْﻴَﻠﻋ َﺢَﺘَﻓو ﺎَﻧﺮﺼَﻧ اَذإ ﻩﺮِﻔْﻐَﺘْﺴَﻧو َﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُﺪَﻤْﺤَﻧ ﺎَﻧْﺮِﻣأ
.
ﻰﻟ لﺎﻘﻓ ًﺎﺌﻴﺷ ْﻞُﻘﻳ ﻢﻠﻓ ْﻢُﻬﻀﻌﺑ َﺖَﻜﺳو
:
ﺖﻠﻘﻓ ؟ سﺎﺒﻋ َﻦﺑا ﺎﻳ لﻮﻘﺗ ﻚﻟﺬَآأ
: ﻻ .
ﺖﻠﻗ ؟ لﻮﻘﺗ ﺎﻤﻓ لﺎﻗ
: ﻮُه
ﻟا ِلﻮﺳر ُﻞﺟأ
لﺎﻗ ﻪﻟ ﻪَﻤﻠْﻋأ ، ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠ
:
}
ُﺢﺘﻔْﻟاو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُﺮْﺼَﻧ َءﺎَﺟ اذإ
{
ﻚِﻠﺟأ ﺔﻣﻼﻋ ﻚﻟذو
}
ًﺎﺑاﱠﻮَﺗ َنﺎآ ﻪﱠﻧِإ ُﻩْﺮِﻔْﻐﺘْﺳاو َﻚﱢﺑَر ِﺪْﻤﺤِﺑ ْﺢﱢﺒَﺴَﻓ
{
]
ﺢﺘﻔﻟا
:3 [
ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮﻤﻋ لﺎﻘﻓ
:
ﺎﻣ ﱠﻻإ ﺎﻬﻨﻣ ﻢَﻠْﻋأ ﺎﻣ
لﻮُﻘَﺗ
.
رﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
ى.
113.
Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
`Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) used to make me
sit with the noble elderly men who had participated in the battle of Badr. Some of them disliked it and said to
`Umar:
"
Why do you bring in this boy to sit with us when we have sons like him
?'' `Umar replied:
"Because of the
status he has, which you already know about (i.e., belongs to the source of knowledge and the house of the Prophet
(PBUH))
.'' One day, `Umar called me and seated me in the gathering of those people; and I think that he called me
just to show them (of my religious knowledge). `Umar then questioned them (in my presence).
"How do you
interpret the ayah of Allah
:
`When there comes the Help of Allah (to you, O Muhammad (PBUH) against your
enemies) and the Conquest (of Makkah).''
' Someone said that when Allah's Help and the Conquest (of Makkah)
came to us, we were called upon to celebrate the Praise of Allah and ask for His forgiveness. Some others remained
silent and did not utter a word. Thereupon `Umar asked me: "Ibn `Abbas!
Do you say the same
.'' I replied:
"No"
. He
said:
"What do you say then?''
I replied:
"That is the sign of the Prophet's death about which he had been informed.
Allah, the Exalted, says
:
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