The Companions of the Cave – By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—and may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels, and grant him peace and security—likewise to his family, Companions, and true followers.

[16/12/2023] Explanation of the Hadith – The Companions of the Cave – By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq حفظه الله. Masjid As-Sunnah, Bradford, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

• The meticulous preservation of the aḥādīth of the Messenger ﷺ.
• Always being fearful and not feeling safe from the plotting of Allāh.
• The heart’s instinctive motion to turn to Allāh when in a calamity and there is no way out.
• The Sunnah of Allāh in putting the People of Īmān to trial.
• The trials of calamities and favours and how we should respond to them.
• Alqamah (رحمه الله) on the verse, “No calamity befalls, but with the Leave of Allāh, and whosoever believes in Allāh, He guides his heart, and Allāh is the All-Knower of everything.” [Sūrah at-Taghābun 64:11]
• The reason for trials.
• The three components of shukr.
• Understanding that Allāh gives respite, but He is not neglectful.
• The strength and resilience of the believer vs the cowardice of the kāfir.
• The three types of Tawassul.
• The effect/power of striving to achieve sincerity.
• The nature of the righteous actions of the three men in light of the verse, “Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land…” [Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān 3:14]
• The greatest right after singling out Allāh in worship.
• The meaning of al-Amānah.
• A warning against the ideologies being pushed upon our children.
• The tremendous importance of the father and him looking over his children, specifically his daughters.
• The incremental introduction of evil and filth in society. 
• The way of the believer when he is touched with an impulse/incitation from Shayṭān. 
• Gathering provisions by way of which we can make tawassul to Allāh.

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