http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/abu-hurayrah-on-taqwa/ English translations of narrations from the Salaf - the earliest believers, our righteous predecessors, and true scholars of Islam. Selected and translated by Owais Al-Hashimi Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/abu-hurayrah-on-taqwa/#comment-3 sayingsofthesalaf Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:25:48 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=85#comment-3 Wa alaykumus-salam wa rahmatullah,I haven’t come across a detailed commentary on this narration, but Al-Hâfidh Ibn Rajab mentions it in his Jâmi’ Al-‘Ulûm wa Al-Hikam while discussing the meaning of taqwâ. He mentions two points in the context of this narration:[1] Taqwâ is often used to refer to protecting oneself from falling into harâm [2] Taqwâ is based on first knowing what one should avoid and protect oneself fromSo, the thorns on the path can be understood to signify the forbidden things that obstruct a person’s journey to Allâh and the hereafter. They are a danger. A person must learn and recognize what things are forbidden so as to be able to avoid them; just as a person who has to traverse a path strewn with thorns must look carefully where he is treading and maneuver to avoid being injured.Hope this helps. Allâh knows best. Wa alaykumus-salam wa rahmatullah,I haven’t come across a detailed commentary on this narration, but Al-Hâfidh Ibn Rajab mentions it in his Jâmi’ Al-‘Ulûm wa Al-Hikam while discussing the meaning of taqwâ. He mentions two points in the context of this narration:[1] Taqwâ is often used to refer to protecting oneself from falling into harâm [2] Taqwâ is based on first knowing what one should avoid and protect oneself fromSo, the thorns on the path can be understood to signify the forbidden things that obstruct a person’s journey to Allâh and the hereafter. They are a danger. A person must learn and recognize what things are forbidden so as to be able to avoid them; just as a person who has to traverse a path strewn with thorns must look carefully where he is treading and maneuver to avoid being injured.Hope this helps. Allâh knows best.

]]> http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/abu-hurayrah-on-taqwa/#comment-2 covertly Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:44:37 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=85#comment-2 Assalamu 'alaykum warahmatullah,I've read this narration before and loved it then, too. Any way we could get a full explanation of the analogy>Wassalamu 'alaykum Assalamu ‘alaykum warahmatullah,I’ve read this narration before and loved it then, too. Any way we could get a full explanation of the analogy>Wassalamu ‘alaykum

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