Explanation of the book 'Ad-Dau wad-dawaau' class by Sheikh Abu Naasir. Episode 1.
I welcome us to this platform to read and study together a good, prominent, well known book amongst the scholars of Islam. We want to read a book that Allah has used as a means of guidance for thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of people.
Imam ibn Al Qayyim passed away 751AH and from his works that he had left behind is this very well known book amongst the scholars. Some refer to it as Ad-Dau wad-dawaau (The disease and the cure), it is also popularly known by 'Al-Jawab al-kafi li-man sa'ala `an al-dawa' al-shafi' (meaning). The response that is abundance in its efficiency - an ample response - for the one who has asked for the cure that will completely remove a disease. These are the two names the book in known with.
The book is actually the product of a question someone came to ask Ibn Qayyim. Someone came to approach Ibn Al Qayyim and said, what is it that they have said, our scholars - the leading scholars of this Ummah, from the head of them were the companions - what have they said regarding a man who became afflicted with a disease, a distress, a discomfort, a problem, he knows absolutely that this disease if it continues to afflict him, it will destroy his duniya, it will destroy his akhira. It will destroy his worldly affairs, his relationship with his wife, with his parents, his children all the things. His worldly affairs will be destroyed likewise, his Solah will be affected, his siyam, Zakaah. He will become useless in his affairs.
This is a man in trouble, in distress, a man in worry. This man in this problem, he had already started to make serious efforts to remove that trouble, that affliction. He had tried to remove it from himself in every form, every way possible. That quagmire, the habit of worry, distress, he has made serious efforts to remove the evil from himself through every means he knew, but instead of reducing that disease,that trouble, that stress..it increase, the intensity become more worrisome.
The man said, what is the way O Sheikh. What is it that our leading Scholars had said, what are the actions, the steps, the path to be able to put away this trouble that has threatened my worldly life and affect my hereafter. What is the path towards completely removing it from myself. He was asking Imam Ibn Al Qayyim (rahimahuLlah).
He said, May Allah be merciful to the one who helps the person in affliction. He was quoting this hadith to the Imam. It meant that, that man was really in trouble, he was in a serious discomfort, in a worry. He began to appeal.
The man continued his question he said, May Allah be merciful to the one who helps an afflicted person.
To encourage Imam Ibn Al Qayyim rahimahuLlah to provide a response that will help him out of trouble, he said the Sunnah of Allah is that He comes to the help of a servant just as the servants help people. The way you help my people, Allah will help you. May Allah show mercy to you Sheikh, May Allah be pleased with you. May Allah grant you and us good ending.
Ikhwah, prepare to be writing, prepare to be making comment, prepare to be making note for yourself and note that you'll share with your friends, your relatives, your wives, your children, bi idhnilLah, as we read this book along, it is full of benefit.
This was the question Imam Ibn Al Qayyim was asked, you can see that even merely reading the question, it appears that Allah knows best that the person asking the question was in serious stress and discomfort.
The second thing is that he had made serious efforts to remove the trouble from himself. And he was very sincere to get answer that will help him get out of the trouble.
In our own times, some of us only ask questions to know what the scholar would say, we aren't ready to work on them . May Allah forgive each and every one of us.
Ibn Al Qayyim wrote a response to that question, the book is over 700 pages. That question gave birth to a book of 700pages. You could see the sincerity.
