The Advice of Prophet Yahya Ibn Zakariya (peace be upon them) Explained by Ibn Al-Qayyim © Authentic Statements Publishing, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any lan­ guage, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without express permission ot the copyright owner. ISBN: 978-1-7923-0268-8 First Edition: Jumada al-Akhirah 1440 A.H. / February 2019 C.E. Cover Design: Usui Design E-mail: [email protected] Translator: Rasheed Barbee Editing & Formatting: Razanah Gregory Annurediting.com Publisher’s Information: Authentic Statements Publishing P. O. 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T T ransliteration able Consonants S’ a d d 4 k L_> b j dh L t J 1 Cj t J r z f m j < th z t u n e j O* s t gh 0 h > c h 0“ sh f J w t kh s c5 q y Vowels > Short a i U Long L a 1 > u Diphthongs cr ay > aw Glyphs ^ Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (May Allah’s praise & salutations be upon him) & Alayhis-salam (Peace be upon him) & ‘Aza wajal (Mighty and Majestic) «£ Radiyallahu ‘anhu (May Allah be pleased with him) ^ Radiyallahu ‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with them) Radiyallahu ‘anha (May Allah be pleased with her) T C able of ontents Translator’s Addendum...................................................................................1 Prophet Yahya Mentioned in the Qur’an.............................................1 Prophet Yahya’s Father...............................................................................2 Prophet Yahya’s Cousin...............................................................................3 Virtues of Prophet Yahya...........................................................................3 Text of the Hadlth...........................................................................................7 The Parable of a Monotheist and a Polytheist.........................................11 Three Registers of Oppression of the Day of Judgment......................13 Establish the Prayer.......................................................................................17 The Virtues of Fasting.................................................................................29 The Virtues of $adaqa...................................................................................37 The Virtues of Remembrance of Allah...................................................51 T ’ A ranslator s ddendum Prophet Yahya Mentioned in the Qur’an Allah, the Exalted, said in His Glorious Book: it'. t ^jVn ajji ujVp-di ^ (jjaJLk^all GlJj 1-lLujj 4jkll AaK) Then the angels called him, while he was standing in pray­ er in the prayer chamber, (saying): “Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya, believing in the word from Allah, honor­ able, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous.”1 Allah, the Exalted, said: ^ [rJjj 1>..I 32 a] Jikj Uj UjSj U (Allah said) “O Zakariya! Verily, We give you the glad tid­ ings of a son, His name will be Yahya. We have given that name to none before (him).”2 1 Surah ’Ali ‘Imran, 3:39 2 Surah Maryam, 19:7 I 2 The Advice of Prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya Allah, the Exalted, said: 5* l£jj iu %ili] * - - U* ii-a * (»*i LkJl- iUij^lj O * SjfU - 0 . t lj s<g> a]J ^Ao'l c. ' _ l_* u^iC (j£J j 4ja1Ijj 1s _ s , ,i=D l)u^ ^ u^. s~ ix n **— f&J (It was said to his son): “O Yahya hold fast the Scripture.” And We gave him wisdom while yet a child, and (made him) sympathetic to men as a mercy from Us, and pure from sins; and he was righteous and dutiful toward his parents, and he was neither an arrogant nor disobedient. So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies and the day that he will be raised up to life again!1 Allah, the Exalted, said: 4 [("] jjaJlJall jfa J^) S, Ois° • 0 .'ojr.j djSjj # And Zakariya and Yahya and Jesus and Iliyas, each one of them was of the righteous.2 And Allah, the Exalted, said: # So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya3 Prophet Yahya’s Father Yahya is a prophet; and his father, Zakariya, is also a prophet 1 Surah Maryam, 19:12-15 2 Surah A!-'An‘am, 6:85 3 Surah Al-'Anbiya, 21:90 Translator’s Addendum \ J Prophet Yahya’s Cousin Shaykh Abdur-Razzaq al-Badr said: Yahya ibn Zakariya ^ and Jesus ibn Maryam y4'< lived during the same time period. They were both prophets sent to the children of Israel. They were first cousins. Jesus is the son of Maryam, who is the maternal aunt of Yahya. Zakariya married the sister of Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imran. His wife gave birth to Yahya iss. As for Maryam, she gave birth to Jesus therefore, Yahya and Jesus are cousins. Likewise, they were close in age. The Prophet ® said: j fijA aJUJI V) ‘ ^ j iln Hasan and Hussein are the leaders of the youth in Para­ dise, except for the maternal cousins Jesus the son of Maryam, and Yahya the son of Zakariya.1 Virtues of Prophet Yahya The Messenger of Allah ^ said: ^ 4 a aA jl ( aa VI -dj a^.1 La There is none from children of Adam except that he has sinned or considered sinning, except Yahya ibn Zakariya.2 1 Narrated by Abu Sa‘ld al-Khudrl, declared authentic by Shaykh al-Albani in Sahlh al-Jami'. 2 From the hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas, collected by Ahmad (2294), declared authentic by al-Albani