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That car looks too nice to not leave a decent reminder of the fact that the people with the easiest accounts will be those who took least during the time they spent on this world, here are some heart softening stories:
...Remember Elijah, who fled through desert places of the mountains, eating only grass, clad in goats' skin. Ah, how many days he supped not! Ah, how much cold he endured! Ah, how many showers drenched him and [that] for the space of seven years, wherein endured that fierce persecution of the unclean Jezebel!'
Remember Elisha, who ate barley-bread, and wore the coarsest raiment. Verily I say unto you that they, not fearing to spurn the flesh, were feared with great terror by the king and princes. This should suffice for the spurning of the flesh, O men. But if ye will gaze at the graves ye shall know what flesh is.'
From Barnabas 23
Book 42, Number 7058:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The world is a prison-house for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer.
Book 42, Number 7059:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may p(-ace be upon him) happened to walk through the bazar coming from the side of 'Aliya and the people were on both his sides.There he found a dead lamb with very short ears. He took hold of his ear and said: Who amongst you would like to have this for a dirham? They said: We do not like to have it even for less than that as it is of no use to us. He said: Do you wish to have it (free of any cost)?They said: By Allah, even if it were alive (we would not have liked to possess that), for there is detect in it as its ear is very short; now it is dead also.Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah, this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah as it (this dead lamb) is in your eye.
Book 42, Number 7060:
Jabir reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) narrating a hadith like this with a slight variation of wording.
Book 42, Number 7061:Mutarrif reported on the authority of his father: I came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as he was reciting: "Abundance diverts you" (cii. 1).He said: The son of Adam claims: My wealth, my wealth.And he (the Holy Prophet) said: O son of Adam. is there anything as your belonging except that which you consumed, which you utilised, or which you wore and then it was worn out or you gave as charity and sent it forward?
Book 42, Number 7068:
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure
he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him).
Before feeling so guilty for Allah's gifts or so exalted at Allah's gift, or so beatdown at someone else's dazzling wealth or so angry at the luxuries they selfishly enjoy, or feeling confused at the seeming imbalance, it is also useful to think about the fact that many of you "selfishly" reap loads of nawafil and sadaqah etc while others don't get the chance, the fact that there's often a kaafir next door that might be destined to suffer badly in hell doesn't make you feel guilty about reaping the rewards of taraweeh does it?
I mean, you don't say, oh i feel so guilty for repenting and crying and trying to have my sins forgiven and maybe even hoping to gain huge luxurious mansions and gardens and delicate food whilst my neighbour is deprived! Oh Allah, please deprive me in eternity and give him all my rewards if their are any and make me suffer eternally.
But then, some, they strive in Allah's path with their persons and their properties to ensure that they and most others can be guided and achieve worldly as well as eternal success, and sometimes they forsake their share in this world for that cause, and still get called troublemakers by the passive after their death!
i feel hypocritical saying all this but know that it's the truth and that i must say it since i might forget it later.
Hadith 40: The ultimate reward in ParadiseAbu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported:
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
:إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ لِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ فِي يَدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَضِيتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا لَنَا لَا نَرْضَى يَا رَبِّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَقُولُ أَلَا أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِي فَلَا أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًاV
Verily, Allah will say to the people of Paradise:
O people of Paradise!
They will say: We are at your service, our Lord, all goodness is in Your hand!
Allah will say: Are you satisfied?
They will say: Why should we not be satisfied when You have given us what you have not given to any other creation?
Allah will say: Shall I not give you something better than that?
They will say: O Lord, what could possibly be better than that?
Allah will say: I will bestow upon you My pleasure and I will never be displeased with you afterwards.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 6183,*Grade:*Muttafaqun Alayhi
...Remember Elijah, who fled through desert places of the mountains, eating only grass, clad in goats' skin. Ah, how many days he supped not! Ah, how much cold he endured! Ah, how many showers drenched him and [that] for the space of seven years, wherein endured that fierce persecution of the unclean Jezebel!'
Remember Elisha, who ate barley-bread, and wore the coarsest raiment. Verily I say unto you that they, not fearing to spurn the flesh, were feared with great terror by the king and princes. This should suffice for the spurning of the flesh, O men. But if ye will gaze at the graves ye shall know what flesh is.'
From Barnabas 23
Book 42, Number 7058:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The world is a prison-house for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer.
Book 42, Number 7059:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may p(-ace be upon him) happened to walk through the bazar coming from the side of 'Aliya and the people were on both his sides.There he found a dead lamb with very short ears. He took hold of his ear and said: Who amongst you would like to have this for a dirham? They said: We do not like to have it even for less than that as it is of no use to us. He said: Do you wish to have it (free of any cost)?They said: By Allah, even if it were alive (we would not have liked to possess that), for there is detect in it as its ear is very short; now it is dead also.Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah, this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah as it (this dead lamb) is in your eye.
Book 42, Number 7060:
Jabir reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) narrating a hadith like this with a slight variation of wording.
Book 42, Number 7061:Mutarrif reported on the authority of his father: I came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as he was reciting: "Abundance diverts you" (cii. 1).He said: The son of Adam claims: My wealth, my wealth.And he (the Holy Prophet) said: O son of Adam. is there anything as your belonging except that which you consumed, which you utilised, or which you wore and then it was worn out or you gave as charity and sent it forward?
Book 42, Number 7068:
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure
he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him).
Before feeling so guilty for Allah's gifts or so exalted at Allah's gift, or so beatdown at someone else's dazzling wealth or so angry at the luxuries they selfishly enjoy, or feeling confused at the seeming imbalance, it is also useful to think about the fact that many of you "selfishly" reap loads of nawafil and sadaqah etc while others don't get the chance, the fact that there's often a kaafir next door that might be destined to suffer badly in hell doesn't make you feel guilty about reaping the rewards of taraweeh does it?
I mean, you don't say, oh i feel so guilty for repenting and crying and trying to have my sins forgiven and maybe even hoping to gain huge luxurious mansions and gardens and delicate food whilst my neighbour is deprived! Oh Allah, please deprive me in eternity and give him all my rewards if their are any and make me suffer eternally.
But then, some, they strive in Allah's path with their persons and their properties to ensure that they and most others can be guided and achieve worldly as well as eternal success, and sometimes they forsake their share in this world for that cause, and still get called troublemakers by the passive after their death!
i feel hypocritical saying all this but know that it's the truth and that i must say it since i might forget it later.
Hadith 40: The ultimate reward in ParadiseAbu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported:
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
:إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ لِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ فِي يَدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَضِيتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا لَنَا لَا نَرْضَى يَا رَبِّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَقُولُ أَلَا أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِي فَلَا أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًاV
Verily, Allah will say to the people of Paradise:
O people of Paradise!
They will say: We are at your service, our Lord, all goodness is in Your hand!
Allah will say: Are you satisfied?
They will say: Why should we not be satisfied when You have given us what you have not given to any other creation?
Allah will say: Shall I not give you something better than that?
They will say: O Lord, what could possibly be better than that?
Allah will say: I will bestow upon you My pleasure and I will never be displeased with you afterwards.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 6183,*Grade:*Muttafaqun Alayhi
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