CONTENTS    

 Preface     

Satisfaction With Sufficiency   

  Great Tiding     

  The Accepted Prayer    

  Blame Yourself       

  The Deceptive Appearance    

   Poverty And Richness     

  The Grace Of Monotheism     

  The Forbearing       

The Emblem Of The Righteous    

  Uterine Relations      Endurance Of Calamity    

  Forgiveness For The Forgiver    

  Righteous People      The Light Of Face      Supplicating And Hoping     Judging Others      Remembrance Of Allah       Our Notions Of Allah     Fear Stands For Safety     Spending Out Of The Surplus     Seeking Refuge With Allah      What A Great Righteous Deed!      

The Lovers Of Allah     The Statement Of Monotheism     Beware Of The Righteous      

Firmness Of Stand   

References

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   PREFACE  

“The Sacred Hadiths” means sacred exalted sayings as the source of them is Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, and He announced them to the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, through Gabriel, Allah’s Peace be upon him, by inspiration, or during sleep. So, the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, expressed them by his wording, attributing them to Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him,.

As for the Prophet’s Hadiths, he did not attribute them to Allah as the wording and the meaning are by the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him,.

The difference between the Sacred Hadiths and the Holy Qur’an is that the descent of the Qur’an must be through Gabriel and restricted to the wording descending from the Preserved Tablet. The wording of the Qur’an is a miracle, as for the Sacred Hadiths, their wording is not a miracle though the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, was endowed with the most perfect ability of speech and was the most eloquent of all Arabs. That’s why Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, challenged the heathens with the Holy Qur’an and not with  the Prophet’s Hadiths.

In addition, we worship Allah by reciting verses of the Holy Qur’an in our prayers and only the purified are allowed to touch or recite it. Anyone who negates anything that comes in the Holy Qur’an is heathen; moreover it’s kept and saved from change and alteration; all this does not apply to the Sacred Hadiths. Furthermore, the Holy Qur’an is the legislation, (al-sharî’a); it includes orders and prohibitions, and events and stories; it is divided into sűrahs and verses by inspiration from Allah and was not set by the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers  and Peace be upon him,.

The sűrahs and verses are organized in a restricted manner. i.e. Gabriel, Allah’s Peace be upon him, restricted the Holy Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, to its specific order.

As for the Sacred Hadiths they include no order or prohibition, and no legislations. They are advices and wise sayings, in them are guidance, teachings, and purification. They have great light that could benefit the worshipper if he understood them and could act according to them.

People are rewarded by recitation of the Qur’an whether they understand the meaning or not. When one reads verses of the Qur’an one is rewarded ten fold for every letter and twenty five fold for every letter if the reading is during prayer, and Allah multiplies His Bounty for whom He pleases.

We ask Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, to deliver us the boons of those Hadiths, to endow us with Paradise and its Grace, and to endow us with the Grace of looking at His Face and gather us with Prophets, truthfuls, martyrs and the righteous.

 
 
YASSIN ROUSHDY

 

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Satisfaction With Sufficiency

 

(1) [O son of Adam, you have your sufficiency yet you ask for what will tyrannize you.. Never have you been satisfied with scantiness nor have you been gratified with abundance.. If you enter upon the morning healthy in your body, safe in your throng of people having victuals for this day then let annihilation befalls this world](1)

 

Explanation:

This Hadith draws the attention of the human being to his traits:[…you have your sufficiency..]:Because Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, gave every human being his sufficiency, since eternity, Allah had preordained our sustenance before the creation of heavens and earth for He says: (Say (O Muhammad Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him): Do you verily disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days? And you set up rivals (in worship) with Him? That is the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists). He placed therein (i.e. the earth) firm mountains from above it, and He blessed it, and measured therein its sustenance (for its dwellers) in four Days equal (i.e. all these four days were equal in the length of time)for all those who ask (about its creation). Then He rose over (Istawâ) towards the heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: “Come both of you willingly or unwillingly”. They both said: “We come willingly”) (Fussilat “They are explained in detail”, 9-11).

The human being always wants more and more, always yearns for the surplus and for more grants and favours without ever knowing what will these grants do with him. When Allah chooses luxury or poverty for someone then he's opted for his welfare and goodness.

The Hadith proves that there are three very significant favours Allah granted to us, if we know them very well then we will bother about nothing, and these three things are:

1.      If the human being enters upon the morning healthy and sound.

2.      [..safe in your throng of people ..]:If he is safe in his way of life among his people; imagine that we are a minority of Muslims among a majority of pagans, then we can be fully aware of the meaning of "being safe"(....and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allâh. There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking) (Al-Ahzâb “The Confederates”,10-11).

Then safety and security have tremendous significance nobody can know its value except those who savoured the taste of fear: (Allâh has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers)in the land, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islâm). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me....). (An-Nűr “The Light”,55).

3.      If he possesses his means of living for the day, so he does not pass the night hungry, for tomorrow's livelihood accords with Allah's Will; in Allah's Hand is all good. If the human being possesses his livelihood for his day this suffices him because may be in the morning he will depart this life; for death is not far away from us, on the contrary it is too near to be forgotten by us (And no moving (living) creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allâh....).(Hűd “Prophet Hűd”,6).

So if the human being feels the availability of these three favours, he must, thankfully, say:[…Let annihilation befalls this world]:

Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says in other Hadiths:[O son of Adam, devote yourself to worshipping Me; and I will enrich your heart and suffice your poverty; but if you do not do so, I will fill your heart with preoccupation and I will not suffice your poverty]:

[O My Worshipper, I created you to worship Me so do not act with levity and I have alloted your livelihood so do not toil; if it decreases do not grieve over it and if it increases do not rejoice. And if you are content with your portion then you will relieve your body and mind and in the sight of Me, your Lord, you will be raised and be one of the praised.. and if you are not content with your portion I will exhaust your body and mind and in the sight of Me, you will be debased and be dispraised.. By My Exaltedness and Sublimity, I will give this world mastery over you, and you will race therein like the wild beast in the open space, then you will not obtain except what I had alloted for you].

In the Holy Qur'an, Allah says:(....We ask not of you a provision (i.e. to give Us something: money): We provide for you....) ( Tâ - Hâ, 132 ) .

(....and to Him return all affairs (for decision). So worship Him (O Muhammad Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him ) and put your trust in Him. And your Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do). (Hűd “Prophet Hűd”,123).

And this means that the worshipper has only to worship Allah sincerely then put his trust in Him in all worldly affairs and matters.

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  A Great Tiding

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(2) [My Exalted Self, the jinn and mankind are in a great tiding: I create and they worship and ascribe equals to Me and I sustain them and they praise others than Me] (1)

 

Explanation:

Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says:(What are they asking (one another) about?. About the great news, (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism, the Qur’ân, which Prophet Muhammad, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him brought and the Day of Resurrection)).(An-Naba’ “The Great News”,1-2).

So when Allah says:[My Exalted Self, the jinn and mankind are in a great tiding...]:And mentions the two words:[great tiding]:then the matter is very serious, and it can be summed up in two points:

1.         Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, is the Creator, but others than His Exalted Self are worshipped.

2.         Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, is the Great Sustainer yet others than His Exalted‎‎ Self are praised.

Worshipping means (humiliation, submission, obedience, acknowledgement of monotheism and praying).

In the Hadith, the phrase [..they worship and ascribe equals to Me..]:Encompasses all sorts of worship: Prostration to idols and obedience to anyone save Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, for He says:(O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way)...)(Al-Ahzâb “The Confederates”,59).This is Allah's Order, yet women of our time do not obey it but they have obeyed designers of fashion and go around wearing dresses yet they are well nigh bare of them, they are robed yet well nigh disrobed, trying to attract to them passers-by,.. this is worship in the sense of obeying Allah.

As for monotheism, so people have appointed partners of Allah and falsely attributed to Him sons and daughters without any knowledge-Holy is He and Exalted far above that which they attribute to Him- The Jews say: “’Uzayr (Ezra)is the son of Allâh,” ands the Christians say: “Messiah is the son of Allâh,” and the Atheist Arabs say: Angels are the daughters of Allâh, Holy is He and Exalted far above that which they attribute to Him.

As for worship in the sense of calling on Allah, this has been neglected by many people:(Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil deed). Because he considers himself self-sufficient) (Al-‘Alaq “The Clot”,6-7).

Even calling on Allah is neglected, for some people think that power and glory help in carrying out their affairs.

As for[..I sustain them and they praise others than Me]:Allah is the Sustainer, Lord of Power, the Strong (....We ask not of you a provision (i.e. to give Us something: money):We provide for you..)(Tâ-Hâ,132). Let's have a look at the various kinds of sustenance and bestowments: Allah is the Creator of them all; in the very start Allah created water then he made it the basic composer of every alive thing.(Then tell Me about the seed that you sow in the ground. Is it you that make it grow, or are We the Grower?)(Al-Wâqi‘ah “The Event”,63-64). Water and land are created by Allah; cattle that provide milk and meat are created by Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, not to mention fish and all marine creatures; gold (the base of all financial dealings), petroleum. In a word, everything in the universe is created by Allah, and He is the One and Only Sustainer. He granted us intellectual powers so have we ever praised our Lord for all these bestowments?!.

That’s why: We find the saying: (Man will be accounted for his high intellectual faculties in his subsistence!). It is not only to say:(Praise be to Allah), but all your acts should bespeak this praise and gratitude for Allah says:(...Work you, O family of Dâwűd (David), with thanks!...)(Saba “Sheba’”,13).  Some people, when abundantly provided by Allah, become miser on the pretext that they had laboured and exerted strenuous effort to be well-off, so do they ask themselves: Why many people toiled and laboured yet they achieved nothing?!. People are sustained yet they neglect the Great Sustainer:(...And Allâh is the Owner of Great Bounty)(Al-Hadîd “Iron”,21).

A man might ask: Why does Allah ask those who worship idols and praise partners with Him and put them in the domain of His Forbearing and provide for them?!.

[If it were not for worshippers bowing, and babies lactating, and cattle grazing, then annihilation would be poured down on earth (or on people)]:

The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, said: “The righteous man makes Allah has Mercy on the people of his house, neighbours and his people and he intercedes for seventy individuals from his relatives and neighbours”..

The existence of some people on earth is a mercy, for grievous sins might be committed in broad daylight and we might think that people do not deserve a drop of rain. But because of the presence of a man calling on Allah by night, Allah has Mercy on all people in the area.

Some say on calling on Allah: O my Lord, eyes have slept, stars are set, yet you are the Ever-Living, the All-Sustaining has Mercy on us.

So Allah has Mercy on people. The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, said: “Perhaps a worshipper disheveled, dust-coloured neglected by everybody- if he swears by Allah on something, Allah will not fail him”. How many righteous people!!

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The Accepted Prayer

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(3) [Surely I accept the prayer of anyone who humbles himself to My Exaltedness and never lifts a hand against My Creatures.. and does not pass the night persisting knowingly in that of which he has been guilty.. and spends his day in remembrance of Me.. having mercy on the poor, the wayfarer, the widow, and the afflicted..

Whoever does so has light that resembles the light of the sun.. I will preserve him by My Sublimity, My Angels will protect him.. and in every darkness, light will encompass him.. and in every ignorance forbearing will embrace him..

And amongst My Creation, he resembles Paradise in heaven].(1)

 

Explanation:

There are very significant things underscored by the Hadith: The great significance of praying -the second pillar of Islam- it is the practical core of Islam because the first pillar is the profession:(There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)..It is the belief and what follows is the practical pillar because monotheism is an acknowledgment uttered by the tongue, and a belief settled deeply in the heart and the first practical pillar is praying.

[..I accept the prayer..]:The Hadith puts a very important stipulation so that Allah accepts the worshipper’s prayers and that is: He never lifts a hand against any of Allah's Creatures, he must humble himself to Allah and put the most noble part of man -i.e. his face- on the meanest thing on earth -that is dust- to debase himself to Allah and it is the most honourable thing in the world a worshipper can ever do and the one who humbles himself to Allah will be raised and honoured by Him.

There are some people who are actually prayers but disrespect others, and although praying is the pillar of Islam whoever observes it has observed religion, and whoever disrespects them disrespects religion but no one knows what is folded in the secret of days.. (...and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islâm):“You are not a believer” seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life. There are much more profits and booties with Allâh. Even as he is now, so were you yourselves before till Allâh conferred on you His Favours (i.e. guided you to Islâm),...)(Al-Nisâ’ “The Women”,94).. Praying is the pillar of Islam and if you didn't observe prayer before, and did not observe it at its appointed time, then Allah has guided you, then He has the power to guide others than you. Similarly, if you today observe prayer at its appointed time, you do not know what will Allah do with you tomorrow, the praying worshipper has to call on Allah to endow him forever and ever with the blessing of being able to pray and never let him lift a hand against any of Allah's Creatures.

Others might pride themselves on people by their knowledge and learning so they should not get conceited Allah says:(...and taught you that which you knew not...)(Al-Nisâ’ “The Women”,113). So knowledge is granted by Allah, the ability to pray is bestowed by Allah.

[..and does not pass the night persisting knowingly in that of which he has been guilty..]:If the worshipper committed a sin, then he repented and asked for Allah's Forgiveness, he will be forgiven even if he re-committed the same sin the Sacred Hadith says:[If the worshipper committed a sin then asked for his Lord's forgiveness, Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, would say: My Worshipper knows that there is a Great Lord punishes for sins and forgives sins: O My Angels, I have forgiven him; so if the worshipper sinned again then asked for his Lord's forgiveness, Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says: My Worshipper knows that there is a Great Lord punishes for sins and forgives sins .. O My Angles, bear witness I've forgiven him]:So the only stipulation is that he does not persist knowingly in his sins, this persistence means that he does not repent and passes the night forgetting that he has committed a sin and intending to re-commit it again.

The youth who watches closely the erring women who do not wear the Islamic style of dress and they represent a great charm and trial for him at the same time,.. for the Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, said: “Never have I left after me a trial more harmful for men than women”. He darts his glances though he knows for sure that a glance is one of Iblis's venomous arrows he who deserts it will savour the sweetness and bliss of faith in his heart, so he asks for his Lord's Forgiveness and intends persistently that he will never repeat it again then he watches them again, even if he does so for a hundred times: Every time he looks, repents and asks for his Lord's Forgiveness and intends with a sincere heart never to repeat it again, then Allah Willing, every sin will be forgiven so long as he intended never to repeat it.(And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allâh’s Forgiveness, he will find Allâh Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful) (Al-Nisâ’ “The Women”,110).

And on seeing another youth lies in wait for young women and heads for certain specific places, then he persists in committing sins.

Then both youths commit the same sin, yet the former repents and asks forgiveness of Allah, but the latter does not repent and does not ask forgiveness of Allah, that's why the Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, says: “Observing one prayer after another is an expiation for sins”. That is because if the worshipper has finished performing the noon prayer and commits minor faults then comes the appointed time for performing ablution to ready himself for the afternoon prayer, he remembers, at this moment, his faults henceforth those minor faults fall down with the drops of water that drop from the cleansed parts of his body, then on standing before the Qiblah (The direction to which Muslims turn in praying i.e. towards the Ka'bah) he stands pure and cleansed. So, as prayer is the mirror of the worshipper, on standing between the Hands of his Lord, he remembers the rest of his sins and feels ashamed of himself. On bowing and prostrating before his Lord, his faults and minor sins fall down and hence forth he leaves his prayer as if he has committed no faults. i.e. pure of his faults.

As for those who perform their prayers without remembering their sins and minor faults and hence do not ask forgiveness of Allah then his praying is not an expiation for his sins because Allah says:(...Verily, As-Salât (the prayer) prevents from Al Fahshâ’ (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed)...) (Al-‘Ankabűt “The Spider”,45).

[..and spends his day in remembrance of Me..]:This does not mean that he spends his entire day praising Allah but during the vicissitudes of life he calls Allah to remembrance, feeling His Favours: Food for instance, the power to chew and digest; it is one of Allah's sundry favours. On finishing one's meal and feels satiated he should praise Allah -this is one of the manifestations of calling Allah to remembrance-. On seeing an exquisite beautiful thing in the universe he remembers Allah and says (Praise be to Allah), and on seeing a disabled man he will glorify and praise Allah for preserving him from what He has afflicted others with. On seeing a disobedient sinner he will thank Allah for the favour of his being obedient. Then any time and all the time he remembers Allah in his heart and soul.

[..having mercy on the poor, the wayfarer, the widow and the afflicted..]:After performing prayers and calling on Allah, mercy emerges because praying, first of all, appears on one's face, secondly: It gives the heart the stamp of compassion and mercy and this description is conspicuous in the Holy Qur'an:(And those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer),..)(Al-Fath “The Victory”,29). So mercifulness (i.e.mercy) is linked with bowing and prostrating in this Qur'anic verse; for prayers have two impacts: One overt and the other covert, the overt is the light that beams on one's face; the covert is the compassion and mercifulness. The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, says: Allah has mercy on the merciful of His Worshippers”.. “Have mercy on those (creatures) on earth, Allah, (the Lord of heavens), will have mercy on you”. The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, was compassionate and merciful with the believers as Holy Qur’an describes him.

As far as the Prophets are concerned, mercy is all-prevalent more in the friends of Allah, most then the pious, then the pious. The more the worshipper become pious, the more he acquires more moral excellences and have mercy on his relatives, neighbours then on his people. In the hereafter, those merciful people intercede for their relatives and people.

[..having mercy on the poor, the wayfarer, the widow and the afflicted..]:We must have mercy on the poor and the wayfarer because the wayfarer might become short of money during his journey and so needs help. The widow: A woman whose husband is dead she may be rich or poor, for the Hadith does not specify the financial status of the widow. A married man should fear Allah because may be next morning his wife becomes a widow so he has to be God-fearing:(And let those (executors and guardians) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear Allâh and speak right words)(An-Nisâ’ “The Women”,9).

[..the afflicted..]:He might be afflicted in his body, his money or his son so he needs condolence and support. No one knows what might afflict us tomorrow. [..Whoever does so has light that resembles the light of the sun..]:That is to say, in this life his light attains the seven heavens, till angels see his light on earth as you see the sunlight and this will continue after his death in his grave and when resurrected on Doomsday:(...their light running forward before them and by their right hands. Glad tiding for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise),...) (Al-Hadîd “Iron”,12).

[..I will preserve him by My Sublimity, My Angels will protect him..]:That is to say, Allah appoints a guard from amongst angels, Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says:(For him (each person),there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allâh...)(Ar-Ra‘d “The Thunder”,11). The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, was guarded by his companions at the beginning of the revelation till the following verse descended on him:(O Messenger (Muhammad, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him)! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allâh will protect you from mankind....)(Al-Mâidah “The Table spread with Food”,67). So he, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, dismissed the guards, so if they walked behind him guarding him, the Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, used to say to them: “Leave me, my back is guarded by angels”, and the angels are the most honoured guards they never disobey Allah and obey all orders. 

[..and in every darkness, light will encompass him..]:Light is overt and covert; as for the covert light: It is the ability to see in the darkness as it happened with some of the companions of the Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, as Osaid Ibn Hudair and Abad Ibn Bishr, may Allah be pleased with them, as light used to be emitted from the staff of everyone when walking in the darkness. As for the covert aspect of light: Nothing blinds their insight no matter how false things increase, and things become concealed and incomprehensible for them and Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, said:(Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by Knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men-like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out..?)(Al-An‘ âm “The Cattle”,122). It is Divine Light of Insight.

[..and in every ignorance forbearing will embrace him..]:

[.. and amongst My Creation, he resembles Paradise in heaven.]:Creation: Means the righteous people. Paradise: Is the highest place in heaven, rivers will spurt therefrom in other gardens, its roof is the Throne of the Most Gracious; its fruits are ever- yielding.

 

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Blame Yourself

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(4) [I have forbidden Myself to be unjust, and made injustice forbidden amongst you, so do not be unjust to each other..

O My Servants, you are all straying save whoever I guide to the right way; so ask for My Guidance and I will guide you to the right way..

O My Servants, you are all hungry save whoever I feed so ask for My Nourishment and I will feed you..

O My Servants, you are all naked save whoever I clothe so ask Me to clothe you and I will clothe you.. O My Servants, you do sin by night and by day and I forgive all your sins except associating partners with Me.. so ask for My Forgiveness and I will forgive you ..

O My Servants, you will never be able to inflict any harm on Me nor will you be able to grant Me any benefit..

O My Servants, if the first and the last of you, mankind and jinn have the faith that lurks in the heart of the most pious man, this will never increase the dominion of My Sovereignty..

O My Servants, if the first and the last of you: Mankind and jinn have the heresy that lurks in the heart of the most debauched man, this will never decrease the dominion of My Sovereignty..

O My Servants, if the first and the last of you: Mankind and jinn are gathered in the same time and ask for My Endowments, and to everyone I give his need, this will never decrease what I do have just as the needle will not decrease the sea if it's plunged therein then taken away..

O My Servants, it is your deeds that I count for you and give you your due in full for them, so whoever finds good then he has to praise Allah and whoever finds otherwise then he has to blame no one save himself].(1)

 

Explanation:

When Allah had forbidden Himself to be unjust, this was one of His Endowments and favors:(He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned.) (Al-Anbiyâ’ “The Prophets”,23) . Injustice meant here is that: The human does good deeds and then he is not granted a reward, or he commits a sin and then he is not given his due, or in other words: To add the sinner more sins he has not committed, or add to the righteous sins he has not perpetrated. Though Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, is the Strong, the Accomplisher of whatever He likes, yet as an equity from Him, He wants to prove that He will reward the righteous and punish the sinner.

So Allah, though He cannot be questioned concerning what He does, has forbidden Himself to be unjust, so it is an undisputed truth that injustice is forbidden amongst mankind. There are different kinds and grades of injustice; whatever the individual commits against himself then his repentance will obliterate his sins. As for grievances: Such as for instance, flogging or insulting someone or stealing someone's money then asking for Allah's Forgiveness doesn't suffice but he has to be paid back; that is why we find the Holy Qur’an mentions repentance in different manners:(Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of Allâh and His Messenger Muhammad Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him),…)(Maryam “Mary”,60). So here disobedience is related to faith so he has to repent and declare his faith.(Except those who repent and believe (in Islâmic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds;...)(Al-Furqân “The Criterion”,70).

Here repentance is for sins related to himself so he has to do righteous deeds to obliterate those sins.

(Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed)...)(Al-Baqarah “The Cow”,160).

So here they have to throw light upon the truths they make the truth known, the truth they once hid as a condition for repentance.

(And (as for) the male thief and the female thief, cut off (from the wrist joint) their (right) hands as a recompense for that which they committed, a punishment by way of example from Allâh. And Allâh is All-Powerfull, All-Wise. But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allâh),...)(Al-Mâidah “The Table spread with Food”,38-39). So here what is dictated is reforming oneself by giving back the stolen thing. So only asking for Allah's Forgiveness is not enough.

Then the most serious of sins and grievances is man's injustice (iniquity) towards human beings and the Hadith: “All of you are guardians and all of you are responsible for his subjects”. This shows that injustice is graded, for the responsible man's injustice is more serious than a common man's injustice, so the grade of injustice is according to each person’s status in this world.

Then Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, tells us of a very significant matter:[..O My Servants, you are all straying save whoever I guide to the right way..]:Then primarily, man is straying away from the right path because he could never see Allah, angels nor the hereafter. Straying has many manifestations: There is the one whom the Messengers' messages have not reached him; and another who contemplates and thinks and reaches part of the truth on his own; and a third one who listens to Messengers and is rightly guided so Allah has bestowed on him guidance, and a fourth one who listens to Messengers and does not follow them hence he incurs Allah's Displeasure:(those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), nor of those who went astray (such as the Christians))(Al-Fâtiha h“The Opening”,7).

The only way out is expounded here in this Hadith:[..so ask for My Guidance and I will guide you to the right way..]:So it is very simple, we have to ask Allah sincerely to guide us to the right way.

[..O My Servants, you are all hungry save whoever I feed, so ask for My Nourishment and I will feed you..]:Here both the rich and the poor are being addressed, the rich person has to know that what he owns is endowed to him by Allah; as for the poor person he has to know that this rich person was hungry and has been fed by Allah; so the poor person should ask Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, to feed him and not the rich. Nourishment here means: All benefit one gains and Allah is the Benefit-Giver to whom we have to resort.

[..O My Servants, you are all naked save whoever I clothe, so ask Me to clothe you and I will clothe you..]: This divine statement bears two meanings: A manifest meaning: That is, hiding the genitals and adornment, etc.. and an implicit hidden meaning: That is, shielding against harm as by wearing armours.

Then the Hadith elaborates on the nature of the human being:[..O My Servants, you do sin by night and by day and I forgive all your sins except associating partners with Me..]:Allah mentioned night before day and this is worth contemplation; for daytime and broad daylight is transitory, that's why we find the mention of night always precedes that of daytime in the Holy Qur’an:(Allâh causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on)....)(An-Nűr “The Light”,44).(And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude.) (Al-Furqân “The Criterion”,62)..Night always means silence and tranquility. Resorting to Allah is preferred at night and the constant the repentants pray all the night till dawn, hence committing sins by night is most grievous. Though we commit sins by day and by night Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, expounds His Mercy.

[..I forgive all your sins..]: So He asks us to ask for His Forgiveness.

[..so ask for My Forgiveness and I will forgive you..]: This grants great hope for all sinners; we should never despair of Allah’s Mercy.. That's why the most grievous of all sins is to think that your sin is too grievous for Allah’s Mercy to encompass..

[..you will never be able to inflict any harm on Me nor will you be able to grant Me any benefit..]:Neither the sinner's disobedience nor the obedience will affect Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him. Hence, Allah never commands us to do but what will benefit us then He gives us an example:

[..O My Servants, if the first and the last of you, mankind and jinn have the faith that lurks in the heart of the most pious man, this will never increase the dominion of My Sovereignty.. O My Servants, if the first and the last of you, mankind and jinn have the heresy that lurks in the heart of the most debauched man, this will never decrease the dominion of My Sovereignty..]: Then piety lurks in the heart: The most pious man is Prophet Muhammad, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, then nothing can benefit nor harm Him; nobody can ever affect Allah's Sovereignty.. Because Allah had been existing and there had been nothing created yet.. So we perceive from the aforementioned divine statement the Greatness of Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him.

[..If the first and the last of you, mankind and jinn, are gathered in the same time and ask for My Endowments, and to everyone I give his need, this will never decrease what I do have just as the needle will not decrease the sea if it is plunged therein then taken away..]: Glory be to Allah concerning whom different voices do not blend, and languages don't matter, his treasure will never decrease, so if he gives everyone his demand his treasure will not decrease as the needle plunged in the sea then removed.

[..It is your deeds that I count for you and give you your due in full for them, so whoever finds good then he has to praise Allah and whoever finds otherwise then he has to blame no one save himself]:Whoever finds good should praise Allah Who has rightly guided him, and whoever finds otherwise has to blame none save himself because he should have said: (O my Lord.. O my Lord) for the Hadith draws our attention to the fact that all the affairs of this world and the hereafter are in the Hands of Allah and man has to pray and Allah will accept his prayers. Therefore, whoever finds good then it is granted by Allah and whoever finds otherwise has neglected asking and praying Allah and has to blame no one save himself.

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The Deceptive Appearance 

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(5) [I do have worshippers who wear to people the fur of sheep, yet their hearts are more bitter than aloes; their tongues sweeter than honey, yet they deceive people into thinking they are pious.. Are they exalting themselves on Me? Or do they dare Me?! By My Exaltedness I swear, I will clad them in impiety and affliction that will baffle the forbearing] (1)

 

(6) [I have created worshippers whose tongues are sweeter than honey, yet their hearts are more bitter than aloes; so by My Exaltedness: I will encircle them in impiety and affliction that will make the forbearing baffled. Are they exalting themselves on Me? Or do they dare Me?!] (2)

 

 

Explanation:

The Hadith mentions people whose faces and words do not really reflect what lurk in their minds and hearts..

[..yet their hearts are more bitter than aloes;...]:The heart is the seat of faith, heresy and hypocrisy and even intentions. The intention of the worshipper can never be fixed nor deeply settled except in accordance with Allah's Will.

That's why the Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, used to pray: “O my Lord.. Thou alter the intentions of the hearts, strengthen my heart and plant it firmly in your religion”.

Their hearts are more bitter than aloes because they are replete with hypocrisy, spite and envy.. Nevertheless, [..their tongues sweeter than honey..]:Because their tongues speak honeyed words, and golden gems; Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says:(And of mankind there is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him ), in this worldly life, and he calls Allâh to witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is the most quarrelsome of the opponents. And when he turns away (from you O Muhammad Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him), his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle, and Allâh likes not mischief )(Al-Baqarah “The Cow”,204-205) .

[..they deceive people into thinking they are pious..]:

So they well nigh dazzle people with their speech and prevarication.

[.. Are they exalting themselves on Me?..]:So Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, threatens those people who exalt themselves on life and their egoism blinds them; Allah knows what the treachery of the eyes unreveal and what the minds conceal.

[..or do they dare Me..]:If they are not fully aware that Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, is the All-Knowing who knows every single detail in heaven and on earth, then they are self-conceited, and if they are aware of His Omniscience then they are deceiving His Worshippers hence they are daring Allah.

[..by My Exaltedness I swear, I will clad them in impiety and affliction that will baffle the forbearing]:Allah swears by His Exalted Self that He, alone will clad them in impiety, trial and affliction, that will leave the most considerate baffled.

So let no sham appearances deceive you, let behaviour bespeak the morality of the person. Sagacious men used to say:(Know men through their truthfulness but not the other way round).

It was reported that a man went to ’Umar Ibn El-Khattâb, Allah be pleased with him, and told him: O commander of the faithful.. Judge my case.. So ’Umar told him: Get me a witness.. So he brought him a man; whom ’Umar asked: Do you know that man?.. The man said: Yes, I know him, O commander of the faithful.. ’Umar said: You accompanied him in a journey?.. He said: No, I did not.. ’Umar said: Then you dealt with him in financial affairs.. He said: No, I didn't.. ’Umar said: Then you are his neighbour, your door is beside his and you know who enters therein and who comes out.. He said: No, I live far from him.. So, ’Umar said: Then I think you have seen him in the mosque reciting verses from the Holy Qur’an.. The man said: Yes, I often see him in the mosque reciting the Holy Qur’an.. ’Umar said: Go away man, you do not know him. Then ’Umar said to the first man: Go and get me a man who knows you well.

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  Poverty And Richness

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(7) Allah revealed to Moses:

[O Moses, amongst My Servants there is someone, if asks Me to be granted Paradise with all its lofty sides, I will grant it to him and if he asks Me to be given the cover of a whip I will not give him, not because of My Humiliation to him.. but I want to reward him in the hereafter and grant him from My Honour and deliver him from this world as the shepherd who saves his sheep from the hazards of harmful pastures..

O Moses, never have I made the poor resort to the rich because My Treasures are not ample for them nor that My Mercy cannot encompass them, but I marked off in the money of the rich what will enrich the poor and I meant to test the rich: How they will hasten to outdo each other in what I marked off for the poor in their money.. O Moses, if they do so I will complete My Favour unto them, and multiply for them in this world tenfold for the righteous deed..

O Moses, be a treasure for the poor, a fort for the feeble, and a succor for whoever seeks protection with you then, I will take your side in hardship and be your companion in loneliness and I will protect you by night and day] (1)

 

Explanation:

There are many aspects in the Hadith: Endowments in this world accord with a certain divine wisdom and luxury does not mean that Allah is pleased with the rich person. If certain people asked for any of the worldly pleasures they will be deprived of them but if they asked Allah to grant them Paradise, He, Praise and Glory be to Him, will grant them though they are protected by Allah.[..not because of My Humiliation to him..]:So if Allah does not grant them the cover of a whip, this does not mean that they are humiliated by Him.[..I want to reward him in the hereafter and grant him from My Honour..]:But it is a hoard saved for them in the hereafter.

Why does Allah want to grant them of His Honour in the hereafter?!.. Why does He save all these prayers and grant good for them?!.. And why are they not granted a little part of it in this world?!.. That is because He protects them as He said:[..and deliver him from world as the shepherd who saves his sheep from the hazards of harmful pastures..]:If for instance a shepherd grazes his cattle and all of a sudden he finds a poisonous spot cultivated with harmful plants then he will inevitably prevent his cattle from approaching this spot because they do not perceive and will head for the verdant plant so he rebukes them to protect them, because if they grazed in this place they will perish. Similarly, the worshipper who asks and prays Allah for worldly pleasures, if Allah accepts his prayers and grants him these pleasures, he will perish because he may misuse these endowments and they may spoil him.

In another Hadith Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, says:[We have descended wealth for the performance of prayers and almsgiving and if the son of Adam had a valley of money he would wish to possess another one, and if he had two valleys he would wish to possess three valleys and nothing can fill up the inside of the son of Adam except dust then Allah will relent to whoever repents]:Money may make us tyrants and power may allure us, consequently. Allah  protects His Righteous worshipper in this world and deprives him of all pleasures so as not to utilize it in disobeying Allah or in committing sins and also so that he will not be called to account about this money: “The son of Adam’s foot will not slip, till he will be called to account for four things: For his lifetime, in what things did he pass it?.. His money: From where did he earn it? And in what things did he spend it?.. And his knowledge: How far did he make use of it in his deeds?.. And his youth: In what things did he spend it?”.

Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him, answers the question that baffled lots of people: Why has He made the poor resort to the rich?!.[.. never have I made the poor resort to the rich because My Treasures are not ample for them nor that My Mercy cannot encompass them...]:

[..but I marked off in the money of the rich what will enrich the poor..]:Everyone in the Omma (world) of Islam has a share in the rich's money and this share will never complain of starvation nor poverty but Allah tests the rich.[..I meant to test the rich; how they will hasten to outdo each other in what I marked off for the poor in their money..]:Who will hasten to outdo each other in paying the poor their due. So paying the poor their due share does not suffice but it is mandatory to hasten to outdo one another in this payment. Allah says:(And in their properties there was the right of the Sâ’il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrűm (the poor who does not ask others ))(Adh-Dhâriyât “The Winds that Scatter”,19). It is a due share and not a favour.[O Moses, if they do so I will complete My Favour unto them..]:This means the perfect pleasure in this world and in the hereafter.[..and multiply for them in this world tenfold for the righteous deed..]:

The Prophet, Allah's Prayers and Peace be upon him, says: “Charity never depletes money”. So almsgiving is multiplied tenfold; and one's money will be increased tenfold. Then the Divine order is given.[..O Moses, be a treasure for the poor,..]:This means give the poor more than he expects and make him blissful and happy.[..a fort for the feeble and a succor for whoever seeks protection with you..]:This means utter protection and succor as Allah succ