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Riyad as-Salihin, 187

Nu'man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The likeness of the man who observes the limits prescribed by Allah and that of the man who transgresses them is like the people who get on board a ship after casting lots. Some of them are in its lower deck and some of them in its upper (deck). Those who are in its lower (deck), when they require water, go to the occupants of the upper deck, and say to them : 'If we make a hole in the bottom of the ship, we shall not harm you.' If they (the occupants of the upper deck) leave them to carry out their design they all will be drowned. But if they do not let them go ahead (with their plan), all of them will remain safe". <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.

الرابع‏:‏ عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

‏مثل القائم على حدود الله والواقع فيها كمثل قوم استهموا على سفينة، فصار بعضهم أعلاها وبعضهم أسفلها، وكان الذين في أسفلها إذا استقوا من الماء مروا على من فوقهم فقالوا‏:‏ لو أنا خرقنا في نصيبنا خرقًا ولم نؤذ من فوقنا ‎، فإن تركوهم وما أرادوا هلكوا وهلكوا جميعًا، وإن أخذوا على أيديهم نجوا ونجوا جميعا‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Introduction, Hadith 187
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) When people of knowledge and religion deter the ignorant and foolish, they will all survive, but if they do not they will all perish.<br> 2) It is recommended for an instructor to use examples in order to convey an abstract idea in a tangible form.<br> 3) The permissibility of drawing lots - when there are conflicting rights - is established in the Hadith, but there is nothing to prove that it is required. This is also evidenced by the saying of Allah Almighty about Yūnus (Jonah) (peace be upon him): {then he cast lots with them, but was among those who lost.} [Surat al-Sāffāt: 141]<br> 4) Enjoining good and forbidding evil is the safety boat for the ummah, whoever boards it will be saved and whoever remains behind will drown. In fact, the painful reality we are suffering now is a punishment for neglecting the prophetic guidance related to enjoining good and forbidding evil. So, would we repent and return to Allah?!
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