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Each of you is a
Shepherd
"So each of you is a shepherd. And each of you will be
questioned about his herd."
And be aware that all of your limbs will testify against you in the squares of the Resurrection with a free articulate tongue - i.e. eloquent. They will disgrace you with it in front of all created beings. Allah - Exalted in Highness - says, ((That day their tongues, their hands, and their feet will testify to what they used to do)) [Noor: 24] And He - Exalted in Highness - says, ((Today We place a seal over their mouths and their hands will speak to Us and their feet will testify to what they used to earn)) [YaSin: 65]. So guard your entire body, especially your seven limbs, for verily, Hell (jahannam) has seven gates. For every gate there is a designated portion of them (people). But none are specified for those gates except for he who has disobeyed Allah with these seven limbs. And they are: 1- The eye 2- The ear 3- The stomach 4- The tongue 5- The private part 6- The hand 7- The foot I. Protecting the Eye So protect it from three or four things: 1- From using it to look at one who is not forbidden in marriage (mahram) 2- Or (from looking) at an attractive image lustfully 3- Or using it to look at a Muslim with the eye of disdain 4- Or (from using it to) become acquainted with a flaw in a Muslim II. Protecting the Ear As for the ear, protect it from giving attention to innovation (bid'ah), backbiting, vulgarity, indulging in falsehood (baatil), or the mention of peoples' bad characteristics (masaawi). For verily, it was created for you to hear Allah's word (kalaamullah) - Exalted in Highness, the Sunnah of Allah's messenger - may Allah bless and grant him peace, the wisdom of His friends (auliyaa), and to reach by the acquisition of knowledge to the permanent kingdom and everlasting bliss. And the other mentioned parts also should be taken care to avoid (hell)fire; and use according to what Islam has said. May ALLAH save all muslims from hell (fire)and guide them to
Paradise (jannah).
*************************************************************************** {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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest".
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