Allah is the Most Forgiving
It was narrated that in the days that Musa (Alahi
salaam) wandered with Bani Israel in the desert an
intense drought befell them. Together, they raised
their hands towards the heavens praying for the
blessed rain to come. Then, to the astonishment of
Musa (Alahi salaam) and all those watching, the few
scattered clouds that were in the sky vanished, the
heat poured down, and the drought intensified.
It was revealed to Musa that there was a sinner
amongst the tribe of Bani Israel whom had disobeyed
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta�ala) for more than forty years
of his life. �Let him separate himself from the
congregation,� Allah (Subhanahu wa ta�ala) told Musa
(Alahi salaam). �Only then shall I shower you all with
rain.�
Musa (Alahi salaam) then called out to the throngs of
humanity, �There is a person amongst us who has
disobeyed Allah for forty years. Let him separate
himself from the congregation and only then shall we
be rescued from the drought.� That man, waited,
looking left and right, hoping that someone else would
step forward, but no one did. Sweat poured forth from
his brow and he knew that he was the one.
The man knew that if he stayed amongst the
congregation all would die of thirst and that if he
stepped forward he would be humiliated for all
eternity.
He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never
known before, with a humility he had never tasted, and
as tears poured down on both cheeks he said: �O Allah,
have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah,
forgive me!�
As Musa (Alahi salaam) and the people of Bani Israel
awaited for the sinner to step forward, the clouds
hugged the sky and the rain poured. Musa (Alahi
salaam) asked Allah (Subhanahu wa ta�ala), �O Allah,
you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did
not come forward.� And Allah (Subhanahu wa ta�ala)
replied, �O Musa, it is for the repentance of that
very person that I blessed all of Bani Israel with
water.�
Musa (Alahi salaam), wanting to know who this blessed
man was, asked, �Show him to me O Allah!� Allah
(Subhanahu wa ta�ala) replied, �O Musa, I hid his sins
for forty years, do you think that after his
repentance I shall expose him?�
Source: from the article by Shaikh Muhammad Al-Shareef.
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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