Leaving something for the sake of Allah

[brotherubaid]

Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, He will compensate with something better.

Ibn Rajab and others gave an account of a worshipper who ran out of resources while he was in Makkah. He became extremely hungry and was about to die from lack of nourishment.

One day, as he was wandering in the precincts of Makkah, he found an expensive necklace. He put it into his sleeves and headed for the Masjid. On his way he came across a man announcing that he had lost a necklace. The poor man later said, "I asked him to describe it to me, and he did so, perfectly, leaving no room for doubt. I gave him the necklace.”

The old man wanted to reward the poor man with 500 dinars but he refused. The poor man then turned to Allah and said: "O Allah, I have given it for You, so compensate me with what is better."

Years later he went to the ocean and began a journey in a small boat. Only a brief period of time passed before a storm came with heavy winds crashing into the boat. The boat smashed into pieces and the man was forced to cling to a piece of wood. The winds were violent, propelling him to the left and to the right.

Finally, he was washed ashore onto an island. He found there a Masjid filled with people who were praying, so he joined them. He found papers with parts of the Qur'an written on them and he began to recite from them. The people of the island asked him, "Do you read Qur'an?" He answered in the affirmative. They said, “Teach our children Qur'an." So he began to teach them and he took a salary for his services. One day, they saw him writing and they asked, “Will you teach our children to write?" Again he answered in the affirmative and began teaching them for a salary.

When a while had passed he had renewed his intention to travel further but the people were so happy with him that they did not want him to leave. They proposed to him to stay with them forever and become their imam. He accepted. He benefited greatly from what Allah had blessed him with however Allah had more in store for him.

A short time later, they proposed to him: “There was a pious man who had died and left behind a lovely and adorable girl of good manners. Allah has endowed her with physical and mental beauty. She is virtuous and is a suitable match for you. Will you marry her?" He had no objection to the proposal whatsoever.

A few days later, the bonds of marriage united them. After the festive ceremonies were over, the girl was escorted her to the man’s house that was in fact her old abode where she had lived with her late father. The man looked at her and his gaze was concentrated steadily on her. He forgot to even say welcome to her. He was not only looking at her beautiful and charming face, and at her downcast eyes; but his glance was riveted upon her pretty neck, which was ornamented by precious pearls.

He at once recognized that necklace. It was the same necklace that He once found on a deserted road of Makkah. He looked at her in silent and open-mouthed wonder.

The people noticed his confused condition and thought that her beauty and the luster of the pearls had enchanted him. He was politely told that, "that necklace and its wearer, both are yours now and you can take all your time to behold them.”
The man was then told a strange story that many years ago, the girl’s father went to Makkah for pilgrimage and took that necklace with him to get it re-polished. There, he lost it. But due to the goodness of an honest young man, he recovered it intact. That commendable young man refused to sell his honesty and declined the pressing offer of a handsome reward. He left a lasting impression upon the man who always remembered and talked about him. He once confided to his friend that he had a mind to go to Makkah again and ask that virtuous young man to accept the hand of his daughter, but time did not allow him to do so. The man would always supplicate while prostrating, for her daughter to become blessed with a husband similar to the honest man. An emotional storm erupted within the man.

The strange happenings of the fateful events which were unfolded by the hidden hands of destiny agitated him and drops of tears rolled down his cheeks; He looked towards a friend of the girls late father through misty eyes and said, "Dear Sir...It would perhaps be a pleasant surprise to know that I am the same person who found the necklace and restored it to your friend. He, in return, offered me an amount of five hundred dinars. Although I was a pauper and was suffering from the agonies of hunger in those days, my conscience did not allow me to accept anything that was not my due. I pinned all my hopes and expectations of Almighty Allah for any reward. And here I am with His gracious and greatest reward of all."

The man then related that: “without saying a word, he held my hand and shook it was a passion. My newly wedded wife lifted her eyes and looked me full in the face. Her eyes were filled with enthusiastic love that any husband ever could desire for. Almighty Allah had bestowed upon me His favors by giving me a considerate and loving wife and nothing in life surpasses that bliss."

"O Allah, I have given it for You, so compensate me with what is better." Abandoning something for the sake and Pleasure of Allah- Allah will definitely compensate with something that is better, either sooner or later, in this world or Hereafter.

Remembrance of Allah puts the heart at ease and this will make you happy.


Barak Allahu feekum

[muslimahhhh]

Salamualaikum!

JazakAllahu khair for this very informative post.