Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu
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A Man from Egypt
One of the wise men of the past said:
“I passed by a village in Egypt seeking to engage in Ribat (guarding the Muslim
frontier against the disbelievers), when suddenly I passed by a man in sitting
in the dark. His was missing his eyes, as well as his hands and legs. He was
suffering all types of difficulty, while saying: “Praise be to You, Allah - a
praising that combines the praises of all of Your Creation - for what You have
blessed me with, and preferred me greatly over many of those whom You have
Created.”
So, I said to him: “For what blessing are you praising Allah? For what
preference are you thanking Him for? By Allah, I do not see any type of
difficulty except that you are experiencing it!”
So, he said: “Do you not see what has happened to me? By Allah, if He were to
cause the heavens to rain fire down upon me, and I were to be burned up because
of it, and He were to command the mountains to crush me, and He were to command
the oceans to drown me, I would not increase except in praising and thanks to
Him, and I request something of you: I have a daughter who used to serve me and
break my fast with me. Can you see if you can find her?”
I said to myself: “By Allah, I hope that in fulfilling the request of this
pious servant, I will gain nearness to Allah - the Mighty and Majestic.” So, I
went out looking for her in the desert to discover that she had been eaten by
wild beasts. I said to myself: “To Allah we belong and to Him we return! How
will I tell this pious servant that his daughter had died?” So, I went to him
and asked him: “Are you better in the Sight of Allah than Prophet Ayyub? Allah
put him to trial with his wealth and his children and family.”
He replied: “No, rather, Ayyub is better!”
I said: “Well, the daughter that you had asked me to find, I found that she has
been eaten by wild beasts.”
He said: “Praise be to Allah who has taken me out of this World without putting
in my heart any love for it.” Then he collapsed and died.
I said: “To Allah we belong and to Him we return! Who will help me to wash his
body and bury it?” Suddenly, a group of horsemen engaging in Ribat passed by,
so I motioned for them to stop. They came over, so I informed them of what had
happend, so we washed the man’s body, shrouded it and buried it in this
village, and the group of men then went on their way.
I spent the night in the village unable to leave this man. When a third of the
night had passed, I began dreaming that I was with him in a green garden. He
was wearing two beautiful green garments, and he was standing up and reciting
the Qur’an. I said to him: “Are you not my companion from yesterday?”
He said: “Yes, I am.”
I said: “How did you reach your current state (of health and happiness)?”
He replied: “I have reached a level that none of the patient reach, except
those who are patient during times of calamity and thankful during times of
ease.”"
[‘Sifat as-Safwah’; 2/452]
Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth
and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me
from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)."
Ameen,Thumameen.
Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja
sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n).
Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased
with him)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit
in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my
knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from
the state of those who go to Hell."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition
whose isnad is gharib.
Ameen
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