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5382. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of
Allâh ﷻ said: "There are seven whom Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, will shade with His shade on the Day of Resurrection, the Day when there will be no shade but His: A just ruler, a young man who grows up worshipping Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime; a man who remembers Allâh when he is alone and his eyes flow (with tears); a man whose heart is attached to the Masjid; two men who love each other for the sake of Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime; a man who is called (to commit sin) by a woman of high status and beauty, but he says: 'I fear Allâh'; and a man who gives charity and conceals it, so that his left hand does not know what his right hand is doing." (Sahîh)
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Commentary
1. 'Seven persons': In other narrations, apart from these seven, some others are also made mention of. These seven do not negate them.
2. 'The shade of Allâh Most High': The significance is that no one will be able to procure shade on his own; nor would there be any shade except that shade which would be provided by Allâh, Most High, and to whomever He wills.
3. 'Young man', because what else would an old man do, except worship? When death knocks at the door, the wolf turns pious. The real excellence lies in youthful worship.
4. 'Whose heart is attached to the Masjid': He finds tranquillity in the mosque. He remains restless outside the mosque, and awaits the next prayer.
5. 'Two men': Since the action of both of them is identical, it would be counted as one.
6. They say it means she invites him to illicit relations. They also say, based upon other reported wordings, that it may refer to marriage, and he fears he will not fulfill all of the rights of marriage most of them consider the first view to be the more obvious.
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