(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saying•►'Souls are like
conscripted soldiers; those whom they recognize, they get along with,
and those whom they do not recognize, theywill not get along with.'"
(Saheeh al-Bukhaari)
The hadeeth was also narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, 4773. Al-Nawawi
said: "With regard to the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), 'Souls are like conscripted soldiers; those whom
they recognize, they get along with, and those whom they do not
recognize, theywill not get along with', the scholars said that the
meaning is•► groups gathered together, or different types. As for
themgetting along, this happensbecause of something in common between
them that Allaah has created. It was said that they are similar
attributes that Allaah has created in them, or that they were created
in a group and then dispersed in their bodies, so people who have
similarcharacteristics will like one another, and those who donot have
similar characteristics will not like one another.
Al-Khattaabi and others said•► this getting along with one another has
to dowith what Allaah decreed from the outset about the ultimate
destiny of souls, whether they will be among the blessed [in Paradise]
or the doomed [in Hell]. Souls are of two opposing kinds, and when
they meet in this physical world, they will either love or hate one
another depending on the way they were created. Good souls will be
inclined towards other good souls, and evil souls will be inclined
towards other evil souls. And Allaah knows best.
We have narrated a mawsool report in Sunan Abi Ya'laa, at the
beginningof which is the story narrated from 'Amrah bint 'Abd
al-Rahmaan, who said: "There was a woman in Makkah who liked to joke,
and she came and stayed with a woman in Madeenah who was like her.
When 'Aa'ishah heard about this, she said•► 'My beloved spoke the
truth. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessingsof Allaah
be upon him) saying…' and mentioned a similar hadeeth like the one
above."
And Allaah knows best. ♥
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