Amy-Amatullah Bookroom Assistant
| Subject: Chapter 90 - Listening Attentively Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:15 pm | |
|
Chapter 90
Listening Attentively
Hadith 698
Jarir bin `Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah asked me on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to tell the people to keep silent, then he said,
"Do not revert to disbelief after me, chopping the heads of one another.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary: Commenting on this Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi has argued that one is allowed to lend ear to somebody if he has something reasonable to say. This will not be considered as eavesdropping which is unallowable on doctrinal basis. Secondly, silence is a prerequisite of setting ears to a sermon. And a Khatib (one who delivers a sermon) is perfectly justified if he asks his audience to observe silence so as to be able to listen to him in real earnest. For an explanation of this Hadith by Dr Muhammad Salah view the video included in Hadith No. 694 of Chapter 88 | |
|