053 – Hypocrisy Belies Truthfulness | Foundations of Faith | The “Taste” of Knowledge | Holistic Wellbeing for the Seeker
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In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths fifteen and sixteen from Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of faith and submission. In hadith fifteen we learn about the signs of a hypocrite. We learn that faith entails sincerity and being true, while each sign of hypocrisy goes against this fundamental truthfulness. In hadith sixteen, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) tells us about three things that are from the foundation of faith: holding back from deeming someone a disbeliever by their actions; jihad remaining from his (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) time until the ummah fights the last Messiah – while not being negated by the oppression of an oppressor nor the justice of the just; and belief in destinies. Here, Shaykh Faraz tells us that the basis of jihad is striving for truth, explaining that it has multiple expressions. Shaykh Faraz then continues the section on Striving, Consistency, and High Resolve from Imam Zarnuji’s “Instruction of the Student”. We learn about what it means to experience the benefit, reality and light of knowledge, and how this should increase our appreciation and resolve. We further learn about the harms of overeating in study, how to reduce our eating, and the importance of holistic health and wellbeing, especially for a seeker of knowledge and caller to Allah Most High.
In the Daily Rawha, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani will be covering Daily Guidance for Seekers, beginning with two texts:
(1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and
(2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The texts will be read in Arabic, translated, and commented upon briefly. This class is of benefit both for committed students of knowledge—particularly given the reading in Arabic—and for those simply seeking daily guidance, reminders, and inspiration in learning to live the light of Prophetic guidance.
