يُعْرَفُIt is knownفِيهِin itمُخَالَفَةٌa differenceمِنْfromالصَّحَابَةِthe companions,,فَرَوَىtherefore narratedالنَّاسُpeopleمِنْfromوُجُوهٍvariousكَثِيرَةٍmanyمَشْهُورَةٍrenownedعَنْaboutحَمَّادٍHammadابْنِson ofسَلَمَةَSalama,,عَنْaboutأَبِيAbuجَعْفَرٍJa'far,,عَنْaboutجَدِّهِhis grandfatherعُمَيْرٍUmayrابْنِson ofحَبِيبٍHabibالْخَثْمِيِّthe Khathmi,,وَهُوَand he isمِنَfromأَصْحَابِthe companionsرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allahقَالَsaid::الإِيمَانُFaithيَزِيدُincreasesوَيَنْقُصُand decreases
It is known that there is a difference among the companions; hence, people narrated from various renowned sources about Hammad ibn Salama, about Abu Ja'far, about his grandfather Umayr ibn Habib al-Khathmi, who is one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, who said: 'Faith increases and decreases.'
قِيلَIt was saidلَهُto him::وَمَاand whatزِيَادَتُهُits increaseوَمَاand whatنُقْصَانُهُits decrease؟?
It was said to him: 'And what is its increase and what is its decrease?'
قَالَHe said::إِذَاIfذَكَرْنَاwe mentionedاللَّهَAllahوَحَمَدْنَاهُand praised Himوَسَبَّحْنَاهُand glorified Himفَتِلْكَthat is,,زِيَادَتُهُits increaseإِذَاIfغَفَلْنَاwe became heedlessوَنَسِينَاand forgotفَتِلْكَthat isنُقْصَانُهُits decrease،,
He said: 'If we mentioned Allah and praised Him and glorified Him, that is its increase, and if we became heedless and forgot, that is its decrease.'
وَرَوَىAnd narratedإِسْمَاعِيلُIsmailابْنُson ofعَيَّاشٍAyyash,,عَنْaboutحُرَيْزٍHurayzابْنِson ofعُثْمَانَUthman(۱),,عَنْaboutالْحَارِثِAl-Harithابْنِson ofمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad,,عَنْaboutأَبِيAbuالدَّرْدَاءAl-Dardaقَالَsaid:الإِيمَانُFaithيَزِيدُincreasesوَيَنْقُصُand decreases
And Ismail ibn Ayyash narrated from Hurayz ibn Uthman, (1) about Al-Harith ibn Muhammad, about Abu al-Darda, who said: 'Faith increases and decreases.'
وَقَالَAnd saidأَحْمَدُAhmadابْنُson ofحَنْبَلٍHanbalحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usيَزِيدُYazidحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usحُرَيْزٍHurayzابْنِson ofعُثْمَانَUthmanقَالَsaid:سَمِعْتُI heardأَشْيَاخَنَاour eldersأَوْorبَعْضَsomeأَشْيَاخِنَاof our eldersأَنَّthatأَبَاAbuالدَّرْدَاءAl-Dardaقَالَsaid:إِنَّIndeedمِنْfromفَقْهِthe understandingالْعَبْدِof the servantأَنْthatيَتَعَاهَدَhe maintainsإِيمَانَهُhis faithوَمَاand whatنَقَصَdecreasedمِنْهُof it،,وَمِنْand fromفَقْهِthe understandingالْعَبْدِof the servantأَنْthatيَعْلَمَhe knowsأَيْZْدَادُif it increasesالإِيمَانُthe faithأَمْorيَنْقُصُdecreases؟?
And Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: 'Yazid narrated to us, Hurayz ibn Uthman said: 'I heard our elders, or some of our elders, that Abu al-Darda said: 'Indeed, from the understanding of the servant is that he maintains his faith and what has decreased from it, and from the understanding of the servant is that he knows if the faith increases or decreases?'
وَإِنَّAnd indeedمِنْfromفَقْهِthe understandingالرَّجُلِof a manأَنْthatيَعْلَمَhe knowsنَزْغَاتِthe whispersالشَّيْطَانِof the devilأَنْىfrom whereتَأْتِيهِit comes to him.
And indeed, from the understanding of a man is that he knows from where the whispers of the devil come to him.
وَرَوَىAnd narratedإِسْمَاعِيلُIsmailابْنُson ofعَيَّاشٍAyyash,,عَنْaboutصَفْوَانَSafwanابْنِson ofعَمْرِوٍAmrعَنْaboutعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahابْنِson ofرَبِيعَةَRabiahالْحَضْرَمِيِّal-Hadramiعَنْaboutأَبِي AbuهُرَيْرَةَHurairaقَالَ:الإِيمَانُFaithيَزِيدُincreasesوَيَنْقُصُand decreases
And Ismail ibn Ayyash narrated from Safwan ibn Amr from Abdullah ibn Rabiah al-Hadrami from Abu Huraira, who said: 'Faith increases and decreases.'
وَقَالَAnd saidأَحْمَدُAhmadابْنُson ofحَنْبَلٍHanbalحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usيَزِيدُYazidابْنُson ofهَارُونَHarunحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadابْنُson ofطَلْحَةَTalha،,عَنْaboutزُبَيْدٍZubaid,,عَنْaboutذِرٍّDhir(۲)قَالَsaid:كَانَHe used to beعُمَرُUmarابْنُson ofالْخَطَّابِAl-Khattabيَقُولُsayingلِأَصْحَابِهِto his companions::هَلُمُّواComeنَزْدَادَincreaseإِيْمَاناًin Faith,,فَيَذْكُرُواand they mentionاللَّهَAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Exalted and Majestic(۳)وAndقَالَsaidأَبُوAbuعُبَيْدٍUbaidفِيinالْغَرِيـبِthe strange thing--فِيinحَدِيثِthe narrationعَلِيٍّAli:thatإِنَّIndeedالإِيمَانُthe faithيَبْدَأُstartsلَمْظَةٍa shineفِيinالْقَلْبِthe heartكُلَّمَاevery timeازْدَادَincreasesالإِيمَانُthe faithازْدَادَتِincreasesاللَّمْظَةُthe shine
And Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us, Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Talhah, about Zubaid, about Dhir (2) who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say to his companions: 'Come, let us increase in Faith,’ and they mention Allah, the Exalted and Majestic (3). And Abu Ubaid said in the 'strange' - in the narration of Ali: 'Indeed, faith starts as a shine in the heart; every time the faith increases, the shine increases.'
أَحْمَدُAhmadابْنُson ofحَنْبَلٍHanbal:حَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usوَكِيعٌWakiعَنْfromشَرِيكٍShareekعَنْfromهِلَالٍHilal,,عَنْfromعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahابْنِson ofعُكَيْمٍAkīmقَالَsaid:سَمِعْتُI heardابْنَthe son ofمَسْعُودٍMas'udيَقُولُsayingفِيinدُعَائِهِhis supplication:اللَّهُمَّO Allahازْدِدْنَاincrease usإِيْمَانًاin faithوَيَقِينًاand certaintyوَفِقْهًاand understanding
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: 'Waki narrated to us from Shareek from Hilal, about Abdullah ibn Akim who said: 'I heard Ibn Mas'ud saying in his supplication: 'O Allah, increase us in faith, certainty, and understanding.'
وَرَوَىAnd narratedسُفْيَانُSufyanالثَّوْرِيُّAl-ThawriعَنْaboutجَامِعٍJamiابْنِson ofشَدَّادٍShaddadعَنْaboutالْأَسْوَدِAl-Aswadابْنِson ofهِلَالٍHilalقَالَsaid:كَانَHe wasمُعَاذٌMu'adhوand(۱)فِيinبَعْضِsomeالأُصُولِsourcesجَرِيرٍJarir-وَلَمْbut did notنَجِدْهُfind it
And Sufyan al-Thawri narrated from Jami ibn Shaddad, about Al-Aswad ibn Hilal who said: 'Mu'adh was (1) in some sources Jarir - but we did not find it.
(۲)هُوَHe isذِرٌّDhirابْنُson ofعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahالْمُرَاهِبِيُّAl-MurhabiالْهَمْدَانِيُّAl-HamdaniالْكُوفِيُّAl-Kufi
(2) He is Dhir ibn Abdullah Al-Murhabi Al-Hamdani Al-Kufi.
(۳)وَرَوَاهُAnd narratedابْنُIbnأَبِيAbuشَيْبَةَSheebaأَيْضًاalsoفِيinكِتَابِthe bookالإِيْمَانِof faithوَرِجَالُهُand its menثِقَاتٌare trustworthy،,لَكِنَّهُbut it isمُنْقَطِعٌdisconnectedبَيْنَbetweenذِرٍّDhirوَعُمَرَand Umar
(3) And Ibn Abu Shiiba narrated it also in the Book of Faith, and its men are trustworthy, but it is disconnected between Dhir and Umar.
انْظُرْSeeٱلصَّفْحَةَthe page١٠٨/٤١108/41طَبْعَتِprintedٱلْمَكْتَبَthe officeالإِسْلَامِيِّIslamic
See page 108/41, printed by the Islamic office.