Faith

Faith (185) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The most deserving person for my intercession on the Day of Resurrection is who testifies out of sincere heart or sincere mind that there is no god, but Allah alone".. (Bukhari) Note: On the Day of Judgement, the only person who can help others is the Prophet Muhammad --- This help is referred to as "intercession.." (186) On the authority of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "He who dies knowing that there is no god but Allah, enters Paradise". (Muslim) Note: God is not sending a person to Hell unless that person receives a message. People who live in remote places, isolated places and do not know anything about Islam are not going to Hell. (Please read the Holy Quran). (187) On the authority of Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If you put your faith completely In Allah, He will arrange for your sustenance in the same way as He provides for the birds. They leave in the morning, with their stomachs empty, and return filled in the evening". (Tirmizi). Note: "Sustenance" refers to something necessary, like food and water. (188) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Men will continue to question one another until this is proposed: Allah created all things, but who created Allah? He who found himself confronted with such situation should say: I affirm my faith in Allah". (Muslim) (189) On the authority of Masruq (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I asked A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her) if Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had seen his Lord? She replied: Hallowed be Allah, my hair stood on end because your question shocks me. (Muslim) Note (1): A'isha is the Prophet's wife. Note (2): The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not see God (Allah). (190) On the authority of Masruq (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I was resting at the house of A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her) when she said: O Abu 'Aisha (nickname of Masruq), there are three things; and he who affirms even one of them fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. I asked what they were. She answered: He who presumes that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw his Lord with his own eyes fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. I was reclining, but then sat up and said: Mother of the faithful, wait a bit and do not be in haste. Has not Allah (The Mighty and The Majestic) said: "And truly he saw him on the clear horizon" (Qur'an, LxxxI.23) and "he saw him in another descent?" (Qur'an, LIII.13) She said: I am the first of this Ummah, who asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about it, and he said: Verily he is Gabriel, I have never seen him in his original form in which he was created except on the two following occasions (to which these verses refer); I saw him descending from heaven and occupying the space from the sky to the earth with the greatness of his bodily structure. She said, Have you not heard Allah saying: "Eyes comprehend Him not, but He comprehends all vision, and He is Subtle, and All-Aware" (Qur'an VI. 103)(she, i.e. 'A'isha, further said): Have you not heart that, verily, Allah says: "And it is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or that He send a messenger (angel), so that he reveals whatever He wills. Verily He is Exalted, Wise" (Qur'an xLii.51). She said he who presumes that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) concealed anything from the Book of Allah fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. Allah says: "O Messenger! deliver that which has been revealed to thee from the Lord, and if thou do it not, thou hast not delivered His message" (Qur'an v. 67). She said: He who presumes that he would inform about what was going to happen tomorrow fabricates the greatest lie against Allah, And Allah says "Say thou (Mohammed): None in the heavens or on earth, except God knows what is hidden" (Qur'an, xxvii. 65). (Muslim) Note 1: "Verily" means truly. Note 2: The main points of this Hadith are: 1) The Prophet Muhammad --- did not see God (Allah). 2) The Prophet Muhammad --- did not leave anything out of the Koran. 3) The Prophet Muhammad --- cannot predict the future by himself. In the previous Hadith, the Prophet was inspired by Allah to foretell the future. (191) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over My wrath." (Muslim, Bukhari, an-Nasai, and Ibn Majah) (192) On the authority of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying were seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Resting his knees against the Prophets knees and placing the palms of is hands on the Prophets thighs, he said: O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; to perform the prayers; to pay the Zakat (alms), to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House (Makkah) if you are able to do so. He said: You have spoken rightly, and we were amazed at him for first asking the Prophet and then saying that he had spoken rightly. He said: Then tell me about Faith. The Prophet answered: It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and the evil thereof. He said: You have spoken rightly. He further asked: Then tell me about Ihsan (the perfect worship). The Prophet answered: It is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly, He sees you. He said: Then tell me about the Hour. The Prophet answered: The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner. He said: Then tell me about its sings. The Prophet answered: A time will come when children will have so little respect for their mothers. You will also see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsmen competing in constructing lofty buildings. Then he left in a hurry, and I stayed for a time. Then the Prophet said: O'Umar, do you know who the questioner was? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It was Gabriel, who came to you to teach you your religion. (Muslim) Note 1: This Hadith is about the conversation between Angel Gabriel (may peace be upon him) and the Prophet Muhammad ---. Note 2: The Pillars of Islam are: A. To testify that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger. B. To perform prayers five times daily. C. To pay the Zakat (Alms) which means to give to charity. D. To fast during the holy month of Ramadan. E. To make the pilgrimage to Makkah, unless you are unable to do so. Note 3: The Pillars of Faith are: A. To believe in Allah (God). B. To believe in His angels. Some of these angels are: Michael and Gabriel (may peace be upon them). C. To believe in His holy books: the Holy Koran, the original Old Testament which was sent to Moses (may peace be upon him), the original New Testament which was sent to Jesus (may peace be upon him), and the original Psalms which were sent to David (may peace be upon him). D. To believe in His Messengers. Some of these messengers are Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, David, Abrahim, and Noah. E. To believe in the Last Day. To believe in the day of Judgement. F. To believe in Divine Destiny. To believe in Fate. To believe that all events are pre-determined by God. Note 4: The Pillar of Ihsan ("Perfect Worship") is: To worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not, yet truly He sees you. Which means, you don't really see God (Allah), but you must worship Him as though you do see Him, because, He sees you. Note 5: The Signs of the Last Day (Hour) are: A. Children will have very little respect for their mothers. B. The barefooted, naked, destitute herdsmen will be seen constructing lofty buildings. In this Hadith, the Prophet is foretelling that in the future, it would be possible for people to change their social status from poor to rich. This means that the time will come when poor people will be suddenly rich. There will be people who were born into poverty who suddenly become wealthy, especially among the shepherds in the desert and among the Arabs in Arabia. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad --- (the seventh century), people who were born poor usually died in poverty. People, who were born farmers, died farmers. The Prophet Muhammad --- predicted this would change in the future. (193) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Had a believer fully known what the full extent of the punishment with Allah is, none would desire His Paradise; and if a dis-believer had known fully the extent of Allah's mercy, none would despair of His Paradise." (Muslim) Note: The main point of this Hadith is that a good believer should always strive harder to follow the commandments more diligently. Also, this Hadith tells us that non-believers always have an opportunity to change and a chance to go to Paradise. It is never too late to repent because Allah is very merciful and very forgiving; there is hope for everybody, even for non-believers. (194) On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: Once while I was riding (an animal) behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) he said: 'Boy, I would like to teach you something. "Make sure that you follow Allah's commands perseveringly and Allah will protect you. You should safeguard His rights, and He will always be with you; if you need something, ask Allah, and when you need help, solicit Allah alone for the same. Bear in mind that if all people combine together to grant you some benefit, they would not be able to do so except for that which Allah has determined for you and that if all of them were combined together to do you harm, they would not be able to do so except for that which Allah has determined for you. The pens have been set aside, and the writings of the book of fate have become dry". (Tirmizi) Other books on Hadith add: "Safeguard the commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you; remember Him when in easy circumstances, He will remember you in adversity. Remember that which has led you to commit wrongs will not lead you aright, and that which has guided you to the correct path, will not mislead you. Bear in mind that (Allah's) help comes only with steadfastness and that prosperity comes after agony and sorrow; and every ordeal is followed by easy circumstances." Note: This Hadith show that everything is pre-determined by Allah. (195) On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that Allah the Almighty Has said: O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you can not seek to harm Me, and you can not seek to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human f you and the jinn of you, to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you, to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself. (Muslim) Note: Jinn are creatures we can not see. Some of them are good and some are bad. The bad Jinn is called Devil or Satan. Note 1: "Pious" and "pety" refer to righteousness, devoutness, and obedience to God. Note 2: "The first of you and the last of you" refers to all people from Adam (the first man created), until the last person born in this world. The main points of this Hadith are: 1) Oppression among people is forbidden. 2) If you need food, clothing, or help with anything else, ask Allah for it. 3) Allah is very forgiving, no matter how many sins you have. 4) A person cannot help nor harm God (Allah). 5) If all the people in the world and the jinn are good believers, it does not help or harm God. 6) God is very rich, so if He gives all the people what they desire, He will still not lose anything. (196) On the authority of Ibn'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), among the sayings he related from his Lord (glorified and exalted be He) is that he said: "Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as ten good deeds to seven hundred good deeds, or many more. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed: (Bukhari and Muslim) Note 1: Throughout a person's life, there are angels who will count up the good and bad deeds; if you have more good deeds, you will go to Paradise, more bad deeds, you will go to Hell. The main point of this Hadith is to explain how the deeds will be computed. Note 2: This Hadith demonstrates Allah's generosity in judging individuals. (197) On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "Allah the Almighty has said: O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Mr., I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Mr. with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, believing in Me, and not associating anybody with Mr., I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as the earth is." (Tirmizi) (198) On the authority of Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the coffin is ready and is lifted by people above their shoulders and if the corpse belongs to a virtuous person it urges: Take me ahead; Take me ahead; if it is that of a non-virtuous person, it says: 'Woe to me, where are you taking me?' Its voice is heard by everything except the humans and if they could hear it they would have gone unconscious." (Bukhari) Note: The moment a person dies, he will be able to see the angels. He will know immediately if he is to be taken to Paradise or Hell. Therefore, the good person will look forward to the next life. Note: In Islam the dead person can hear people around him but he cannot talk to them because he has been transferred to a different life. (199) On the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), said, "I see that which you can not see. The Heaven overflows (on account of the heavy load of the angels prostrating) and is justified in doing so. There is not a space equal to four fingers in it that is not occupied by an angel who is prostrating before Allah. By Allah, if you could know what I know, you would laugh little and weep much; you would not enjoy your wives in bed, and would rush into streets and jungles in search of Allah's refuge." (Tirmizi) Note 1: "Prostrating" means kneeling respectfully. Note 2: "The space equal to four fingers" refers to a measurement that is approximately four inches long. Note 3: This Hadith explains that if people on earth knew how terrible Hell was, their behavior would change to become more righteous. Note 4: The angels on the earth and in the sky are so plentiful that every four inches of space finds another angel kneeling before God. Note 5: If we all knew the truth, like the Prophet Muhammad --- does, we would live to completely worship God. (200) On the authority of Abu Al Asq's Wathlah bin Al-Asq'a (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), said: "One of the greatest lies is a person who claims a false paternity, or claims to have seen something with his eyes which he has not seen, or attribute words to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), which he has not said."