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Sunan Ibn Majah 4030 (Book 36, Hadith 105) #33385
Keeping Faith in Difficult Times

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Khadir, a noble of the Children of Israel, who taught Islam to two women and made them promise not to teach it to anyone. One of them kept the secret but the other disclosed it, so he fled until he came to an island in the sea. The woman who kept the secret got married and while combing Pharaoh's daughter's hair she dropped her comb and said "May Pharaoh perish!" which led Pharaoh to send for her family and try to make them give up their religion but they refused.

It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka’b that on the night when he was taken on the Night Journey (Isra’), the Messenger of Allah noticed a good fragrance and said: "O Jibril, what is this good fragrance?" He said: "This is the fragrance of the grave of the hairdresser and her two sons and her husband". He said: "That began when Khadir, who was one of the nobles of the Children of Israel, used to pass by a monk in his cell. The monk used to meet him and he taught him Islam. When Khadir reached adolescence, his father married him to a woman. He taught her and made her promise not to teach it to anyone. He used not to touch women, so he divorced her, then his father married him to another woman, and he taught her and made her promise not to teach it to anyone. One of them kept the secret but the other disclosed it, so he fled until he came to an island in the sea. Two men came, gathering firewood, and saw him. One of them kept the secret but the other disclosed it and said: 'I have seen Khadir.’ It was said: 'Who else saw him besides you?’ He said: 'So-and-so.’ (The other man) was questioned but he kept silent. According to their religion, the liar was to be killed. The woman who had kept the secret got married, and while she was combing the hair of Pharoah’s daughter, she dropped the comb and said: 'May pharaoh perish!’ (The daughter) told her father about that. The woman had two sons and a husband. (Pharoah) sent for them, and tried to make the woman and her husband give up their religion, but they refused. He said: 'I am going to kill you.’ They said: 'It would be an act of kindness on your part, if you kill us, to put us in one grave.’ So he did that". When the Prophet was taken on the Night Journey (Isra’), he noticed a good fragrance and asked Jibril about it and he told him".
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ أَنَّهُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ وَجَدَ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ الطَّيِّبَةُ قَالَ هَذِهِ رِيحُ قَبْرِ الْمَاشِطَةِ وَابْنَيْهَا وَزَوْجِهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ بَدْءُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْخَضِرَ كَانَ مِنْ أَشْرَافِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَانَ مَمَرُّهُ بِرَاهِبٍ فِي صَوْمَعَتِهِ فَيَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ الرَّاهِبُ فَيُعَلِّمُهُ الإِسْلاَمَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْخَضِرُ زَوَّجَهُ أَبُوهُ امْرَأَةً فَعَلَّمَهَا الْخَضِرُ وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لاَ تُعْلِمَهُ أَحَدًا وَكَانَ لاَ يَقْرَبُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثُمَّ زَوَّجَهُ أَبُوهُ أُخْرَى فَعَلَّمَهَا وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لاَ تُعْلِمَهُ أَحَدًا فَكَتَمَتْ إِحَدَاهُمَا وَأَفْشَتْ عَلَيْهِ الأُخْرَى فَانْطَلَقَ هَارِبًا حَتَّى أَتَى جَزِيرَةً فِي الْبَحْرِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَجُلاَنِ يَحْتَطِبَانِ فَرَأَيَاهُ فَكَتَمَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَأَفْشَى الآخَرُ وَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْخَضِرَ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ رَآهُ مَعَكَ قَالَ فُلاَنٌ فَسُئِلَ فَكَتَمَ وَكَانَ فِي دِينِهِمْ أَنَّ مَنْ كَذَبَ قُتِلَ قَالَ فَتَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ الْكَاتِمَةَ فَبَيْنَمَا هِيَ تَمْشُطُ ابْنَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ سَقَطَ الْمُشْطُ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ فِرْعَوْنُ ‏.‏ فَأَخْبَرَتْ أَبَاهَا وَكَانَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ ابْنَانِ وَزَوْجٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَاوَدَ الْمَرْأَةَ وَزَوْجَهَا أَنْ يَرْجِعَا عَنْ دِينِهِمَا فَأَبَيَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَاتِلُكُمَا ‏.‏ فَقَالاَ إِحْسَانًا مِنْكَ إِلَيْنَا إِنْ قَتَلْتَنَا أَنْ تَجْعَلَنَا فِي بَيْتٍ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ـ ـ وَجَدَ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً فَسَأَلَ جِبْرِيلَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ

TOPICS
faith  *  perseverance  *  belief  *  religion

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep faith even during difficult times, keep your promises no matter what consequences may be if you break those promises .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about Khadir, a noble from among the Children of Israel who was taught Islam by a monk. He then taught this knowledge to two women whom he married but made sure that they promised not tell anyone else about it. Unfortunately one of them broke her promise which caused him flee until he reached an island in the sea where two men saw him. According to their religion, one was supposed be killed for lying however both remained silent due this act being considered as an act of kindness on their part. The woman who kept her promise got married later on and while combing Pharaoh’s daughter’s hair she accidentally dropped her comb saying “May Pharaoh perish!” This led Pharaoh sending for her family with intention making them give up their religion however they refused despite knowing that death would be consequence if they did not comply with his orders. When Prophet Muhammad was taken on Night Journey noticed good fragrance asked Jibril what it was told him story Khadir mentioned above showing us how important is keep faith even difficult times when life itself at stake as well importance keeping promises we make others no matter what consequences may be if break those promises .

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