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Umm Abdullaah
07-20-2007, 04:19 PM
Qari Muhammad Qayyam (may the mercy of Allah be upon him) related that a great deal of fighting and bloodshed had started prior to the Indo-Pakistan partition of 1947. He said that a very beautiful daughter of a very rich man in a certain community stepped out of her house to visit her aunt, who lived no more than a few streets away. Suddenly a riot erupted as she had gone halfway and she found herself trapped with apparently nowhere to go. She saw a mosque nearby and quickly went inside, sitting in the women’s section. The rioting continued late into the night and this girl did not know what to do.

The custodian of the masjid was a very young student there and late at night when he walked through the masjid before locking up he noticed this beautiful young lady. He was a respectful young man who feared Allah and so politely asked her to leave, saying that if she was found there then both would be dishonored and thrown out. She pleaded with him because of the extreme danger outside and so he agreed that she could spend the night, and sat down to study at the opposite end of the masjid.

The girl was unable to sleep with the events of the day in her mind and so watched the young man sitting studying by candle light at the opposite end of the masjid. She kept watching him and was very surprised at something she saw. From time to time this young man would extend his hand and keep it over the open flame, only withdrawing it when the flame obviously became unbearable. He then would resume his studies and continued this throughout the night until the dawn broke.

The young man called the adhan and asked the girl to leave before the congregation started coming to pray since now everything was calm outside. She agreed on the condition that he tell her why he was placing his hand on the candle flame throughout the night. The young man said that that was his own business and so the girl refused to leave until he told her what she wanted to know. The young man gave in and said, “I am at the age of youth and strong desire. We were alone and my desire was increasing, and although I was studying the shaytan would occasionally put temptation in my heart. Hence whenever I would feel any temptation I would put my hand on the flame and my fingers would burn. I would say to myself that this flame is nothing compared to the fire of Hell.”

The girl left the masjid and reached home, calming her parents’ fears as to what had happened to her. She also confided in her mother that she wanted to marry the custodian of the mosque near their house. She related the night’s events to her parents and said that only such a man with true fear of Allah in his heart can be true to his wife. Only such a man who truly fears Allah can fulfill a wife’s rights properly.

Hence the poor custodian of the mosque earned the daughter of a rich household in marriage. He received this honor not because of his looks but because of his character. Everything disintegrates and turns to dust but character remains strong. Honor is not bestowed because of handsome clothes or beautiful jewelry but because of what is in the heart. Knowledge is only beneficial when it is captured within the heart, and not merely written in books
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Riya90
07-20-2007, 04:28 PM
mashAllaah .. jazakillaah khayr for sharing ..
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Umm Abdullaah
07-20-2007, 04:35 PM
ameen. wa iyyaaki =)
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jzcasejz
07-20-2007, 05:54 PM
As-Salaamu'alaikum

JazaakAllaah Khayr! I remember hearing this story in a lecture before, forgot which one though.
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The Ruler
07-20-2007, 05:57 PM
:sl:

I liked that story. But I was wondering... Isn't harming oneself haraam?

:w:
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jzcasejz
07-20-2007, 05:59 PM
^ Hmmm?...but this 'harm' brought benefits along with it. In that certain instance, I wouldn't count it as harming...rather a way of remembering Allaah (SWT).
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AmarFaisal
07-20-2007, 06:00 PM
JazakAllah
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- Qatada -
07-20-2007, 06:38 PM
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Masha Allaah.. deep. may Allaah make us pious, have taqwa and be steadfast upon it, ameen.
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Umm Abdullaah
07-28-2007, 12:46 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Amatul Malik
:sl:

I liked that story. But I was wondering... Isn't harming oneself haraam?

:w:
wa'alaykum as-salam wa-rahmatullah

Was the benefit or harm greater?
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