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1. Riyaad-us-Saliheen
Sincerity and Significance of Intentions and all Actions,
Apparent and Hidden
Taught by Br Wajdi Akkari
Commentary of Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen
Lesson 3

2. It has been related by Abu 'AbdurRahman 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab
(may Allah be pleased with both of them), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(‫)ﷺ‬ say: Three individuals set out [on a journey] from amongst those who preceded
you. They entered a cave and took shelter therein for the night. A rock from a
mountain descended and blocked [their exit] from the cave. They said: Our only
means of deliverance from this rock is by supplicating to Allah by [reason of] our
righteous actions. One man from amongst them said: 0 Allah - I had elderly parents
whom I used to serve with a drink each night, I would never serve my family nor my
possessions before them. One day I went to a distant place in search of trees, I could
not return until after they had retired to bed. I prepared their drinks and entered
upon them and found them asleep. I disliked to either awaken them or to serve my
family and possessions before them. I therefore remained [in their presence] with the
drinking glass in my hand waiting for them to wake up, until the radiance of dawn
[appeared]. [Meanwhile] the children cried out of hunger at my feet. [When] my
parents awoke they consumed their drink. O Lord, if I performed this action yearning
for your Face,' deliver us from what has befallen [upon] us [by reason] of this rock.
Thereupon the rock moved a little, insufficient however to permit their exit.
The next one said: 0 Lord I had a [female) cousin who was more beloved to me than
any other individual. In one narration: I loved her as passionately as a man loves a
woman. I desired to engage in sexual intercourse with her, however she refused.
Hadith

3. She [subsequently) experienced a year of famine, and therefore approached me. I gave
her one hundred and twenty deenars upon the condition that she would have sexual
intercourse with me. She consented and I assumed control (over her). In one
narration: When I sat between her legs she said: Fear Allah and do not penetrate the
seal unlawfully. I [therefore] distanced myself from her, irrespective of the fact that she
was the most beloved person to me. [Furthermore], I left the gold that I had given her.
o Lord, if I performed this action yearning for your Face, deliver us from what has
befallen (upon] us (by reason) of this rock. Thereupon the rock moved a little,
insufficient however to permit their exit. The third individual said: 0 Lord, I hired a
[group) of labourers and paid them their wages except one man who left what was
owed to him and departed. His payment [was invested) and flourished until it became
a great quantity of wealth. After a period of time had elapsed, he returned to me and
said: 0 slave of Allah, confer upon me my payment. I said: Every matter that you see
[before you] is included in your payment, (including] camels, cows, sheep and slaves.
He said: 0 slave of Allah, do not ridicule me! I replied: I am not ridiculing you. He
therefore [proceeded] to take everything, leading [the livestock away], leaving nothing
[behind]. o Lord, if I performed this action yearning for your Face, deliver us from
what has befallen [upon] us [by reason] of this rock. Thereupon the rock moved, thus
permitting their exit.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Hadith cont.

4. • A males’ preference should be given to the service of parents, even over the
service of one's own wife and children.
• To abstain from sins out of fear of Allah is a highly meritorious act.
• Labourers should always be treated fairly. If someone has paid to a
labourer less than his due, it should be paid to him in a decent manner.
• Supplications and actions should be made sincerely, and with a real sense
of humbleness
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