This is a story of a woman who earned the forgiveness of Allah Azza Wa Jall just because of the way she treated her own mother.
It was narrated that when Abu Musa Ash’ari Radiyallahu Anhu and Abu Amir Radiyallahu Anhu came to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam to enter the fold of Islam and pledge allegiance to him, he asked them: “There was a woman in your caravan who was called by such and such name. How is she?”
They replied: “We left that woman with her family.”
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam said: “In fact she has been granted forgiveness.”
They asked: “O Messenger of Allah Why has she been granted forgiveness?”
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam said: “For treating her mother kindly.”
Then the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam said: “Her mother was very old. A crier warned the people of her community that their enemy was going to attack them at night (so they should flee from the place). Thus she also left home CARRYING HER MOTHER ON HER BACK. When she got extremely tired, she put her down. Then she PLACED HERSELF BELLY TO BELLY against her mother placing the FEET UNDER THE MOTHER’S FEET to shelter them from the scorching heart. Thus that woman achieved deliverance for that act of hers (and Allah granted her forgiveness.)”
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Allahu’akbar, look at the way that woman treated her mother, wallah, when I remember this story I cry my heart out, subhan’Allah how I wished I could have given such service to my mother.
My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, those who are still with their mothers, grab every chance that you can be of service to your mother, do your best to earn their du’a! subhan’Allah at the status of our parents in Islam.
And of those who are not with them anymore (just like me) then see to it that with every du’a you mention them and ask for Allah Azza Wa Jall to forgive them, wallah, we can never repay them for everything they have done for us. Subhan’Allah.
Let the story of the woman who earned the forgiveness of Allah an inspiration to us. in sha Allah.
Indeed, it is not through the way we dress or way we look that one can attain piety, it will always through our worship to Allah Azza Wa Jall.
So ask yourself please, should the day of their deaths come before you would realize how much time you have wasted?
Astagfirullah.
May Allah Azza Wa Jall grant our parents the greatest of all rewards, to see Him in Jannah. Amin.
-Umm Umar Khaled
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Story was taken from
• Musannaf Abd Al Razzaq: 133/11, Hadith 20124;
• Shu’ab Al Iman, Al Bayhaqi: 208/6, Hadith 7924
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