Abdullaah
bin Mubaarak - may Allah have mercy upon him said: I sat out for hajj
to the sacred house of Allah and visiting the masjid of His Prophet may
Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. As I was in the road, I
suddenly saw a black figure and when I managed to distinguish it I
realized it was an old woman wearing a garment and a headscarf made out
of cotton, I said to her:"Assalaamu 'Alykum Warahmatullahi
Wabaraktuh"She replied, "Salaamun qawlan min rabi-Raheem [Peace: a
word from a Merciful Lord.]"
He [ibn Mubaarak] said: I said to
her, may Allah have mercy upon you! What are you doing here [lost]? She
replied: "Wa man yudlilil Allah fa la haadiya lah [Whomsoever Allah
causes to err, there is no guide for him]"
So from that I
understood that she was lost, so I asked her where do you want to go?
She replied: "Subhaanalathee asraa bi 'abdihi laylan minal
masjid-il-haraami ilal masjid al-aqsaa [Glory be to Him Who made His
servant go on a night from Masjid al-Haraam to Masjid al-Aqsaa] I
understood that she had finished her hajj and wanted to return to
Masjid al-Aqsaa.Then I asked her how long had she been in this place?
She replied, "Thalaatha layaalin sawiyya [three nights while in sound
health.]"
I told her I do not see any food with you that you
eat? She replied "Huwa yut'imunee wa yasqeen [He (Allah) gives me to
eat and gives me to drink] So I asked her what do you use for wudhu?
She said, "Fa inlam tajiduu maa-an fatayamamu sa'eedan tayyiba [and if
you cannot find water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your
faces and your hands therewith]
I told her I have some food
with me, would you like to eat? She replied "Thumma atimuu as-siyaama
ila al-layl [then complete your fasting until the night] I said to her
this is not the month of Ramadan, she replied "wa man tadawa'a khayraan
fa inAllaha shaakirun'aleem [and whoever volunters in goodness then
verily Allah is thankful, knowing]
I told her it is permissible
to break your fast during travel, she replied "wa an tasuumu khayrun
lakum in kuntum ta'lamuun [and fasting is better for you if you but
knew]
I said, why do you not talk to me in the same way i speak
to you [i.e meaning without Qur'aan] she replied "ma yalfidu min qawlin
ila ladeyhi raqeebun 'ateed [he utters not a word but there is by him a
watcher at hand (meaning the angels are with the human recording his
speech and deeds all the time.)]
I said from what people are
you? She replied "wala taqfu ma laysa laka bihi 'ilmun inna sam'a wal
basara wal-fu'aada kul olaaikakaana 'anhu mas uulah [and follow not
that of which you have not the knowledge; surely the hearing and the
sight and the heart,all of these, shall be questioned about that.]"
I
said I have made a mistake so please forgive me, she replied "la
tathreeba 'alykum al-yawma yaghfirulllahu lakum [no blame shall be upon
you this day may Allah forgive you]
I said will you allow me to
carry you on my camel? She said "wa maa taf'aluu min khayrin
ya'lamhulAllah [whatever good you do Allah is aware] so my camel sat
down. She said "Qul lil mu'mineena yaghudhu min absaarihim [tell the
believing men to lower their gaze] so I lowered my gaze and told her
climb up on the camel and as she was about to climb up on it the camel
rose up and tore her clothes where upon she said "Wa ma asaabakum min
museebatin fabima kasabat aydeekum [and whatever calamity afflicts you
it is due to your own deeds] I told her wait until I tie the camel and
she replied "Fa fahamnaaha Suleymaan [So We made Sulaiman to understand
it] After I tied the camel I told her climb on top of it, when she did
she said "Subhaanalathee sakhara lana haatha wa ma kunna lahu mugrineen
wa inna ila Rabina lamunqalibun [Glory be to Him Who made this
subservient to us and we were not able to do it and surely to our Lord
we must return.]
I grabbed hold of the reigns of the camel and
started to walk quickly and making loud noise, she said "Waqsid fee
mashyika waghdud min sawtik [And pursue the right course in your going
about and lower your voice] then I started walking slowly and humming
poetry, she said "Faqra'uu maa tayasara min al-Quraan" [Recite whatever
is easy for you from the Quraan]
I told her I have been
given goodness in plenty, she said "Wa maa yatathakaru ila olul al-baab
[and none but those with understanding comprehend this] After having
walked with her for a bit I asked her, do you have a husband? She
replied "Yaa ayyuha al-latheena aamanu laa tasa'alu 'an ashyaa-a inn
tubda lakum tasu'kum [o you who believe do not ask about matters if
made plain to you may cause you harm]
So I remained silent and
did not speak to her until we reached her caravan. I said to her who do
you have [from family] amongst this caravan? She replied "Al-maalu
wal-banuuna zeenatul hayaati dunya [Wealth and children are the beauty
of this world] So I understood that she had children, I asked her what
are their duties in hajj? She replied "Wa 'alaamaatin wa bi najmi hum
yahtaduun" [And as signs and through the stars they are guided]
So
I understood that they must be guides for the people. Then I saw small
huts and buildings so I asked her about her children's names, she
replied "WattakhadaAllahu Ibraheema khaleela [Allah took Ibraheem as
his khaleel] "WakalamAllahu Muusa takleema" [And Allah spoke directly
to Muusa] "Ya Yahya khudil kitaaba bi quwwa [o Yahya grab hold of the
scripture firmly]
So then I called out O Ibraheem, Muusa, Yahya!
And suddenly three young boys looking like moons [in beauty] came
towards us and when they got ready to sit down their mother said
"Fab'athuu ahadakum biwariqikum haathihi ilal madeenati falyanthur
ayuha azka ta'aaman falyatikum birizqin minhu [Send one of you with
this money to the town and let him look for the best food and let him
then bring that food] One of the boys went and came back with the food
putting it in front of me, his mother told me "Kuluu washrabu hanee-an
bima aslaftum fee al-ayyaam al-khaaliyyah [Eat and drink joyfully
because of what you used to do in days past]
I said, right now
your food is haraam upon me until you inform me about her affair [i.e
why she only speaks through the Quraan] They said:This is our mother,
she has been like this since 40 years back, not speaking anything but
Quraan, fearing that she might otherwise err and thus cause ar-Rahmaan
[Allah] to be displeased with her. So Glory be to al-Qaadir [Allah] for
this.
Then I said:"Thaalika fadhlulAllahi yu-teehi man
yashaa-a waAllahu du fadhlin 'atheem [That is the bounty of Allah, He
bestows it upon whomever He wishes and Allah is the owner of great
bounty]
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