Faith On Allah... Imaan (Ibadah Book 2)

Stilled in His(SWT) love

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

Nawal

Asweera watched the purple domes of Sheikh Zayed Mosque shine under the moonlight and smiled sweetly at them. The breeze was slow and warm. She began to follow her family towards the section deserved for the females so that they could pray in congregation the Salah of Maghrib, before doing anything else. It was almost time for the Salah.

On the way to this mosque, Asweera had plugged in her earphones and heard another lecture for her assignment. It was all about the shade of the Arsh of Allah on the day of judgement. One of the most beautiful and merciful topics of the day of resurrection. Rubdha used to speak about this topic with passion and because of her sister's passion the choice was made to write her assignment on it.

To understand what exactly is special about the shade of Allah's arsh on the day of judgement, to understand why the seven who will be shaded on that day are so special and under special mercy, let us start with another hadith.

'On the Day of Resurrection, the sun would draw so close to the people that there would be left a distance of only one mile. The people will be submerged in perspiration according to their deeds, some up to their ankles, some up to their knees, some up to the waist and some would have the bridle of perspiration and, while saying this, the Messenger of Allah put his hand towards his mouth.' (al Miqdaad ibn Aswad & collected in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. trans) vol.4, p.1487-8, no. 6852}.

Now imagine an ocean of people, all submerged in their sins, to ankles or to heads, due to the harshness of the sun and it's terrible heat. That day would be difficult on it's own without the added heat too, but this is an added trouble. And then imagine seven types of people shaded from this harshness and heat by the Shade of Arsh of Allah. They are under it's coolness. In other words they are under Allah RahmanuRraheem's mercy. He loves them because of what they used to do in this world. He loves them because there was something special about them amongst millions. And that's why this hadith is a mercy from Allah. Because it tells us a way through which we can become beloved to Allah al Wadood. This Hadith tells us how we can come under his shade and mercy on the day when there will be no other shade or mercy.

"The Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) said: "There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allah's sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position (for illegal intercourse), but he says: 'I fear Allah', a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.'"

(Abu Hurairah & collected in Saheeh al-Bukhari (English trans.) vol.1, p.356, no.629 & Saheeh Muslim (English trans.) vol.2, p.493, no.2248)

The above hadith tells us about seven kind of people. Allah is merciful to everyone. And he showers his mercy upon all. But what is so special about the seven kind of people mentioned? Why are they getting special treatment? We need to keep in our mind that we were specially created for one purpose. That purpose was to do ibadah of Allah. Every single action we do in this world must be done keeping in our mind that one day you will meet your Maker. And that day there will be no curtain between Him and you. You will be answerable to the Most High. The seven categories mentioned above has actions to be done that may sound easy but will be the most difficult of things to do without actually loving Rabb. And the people who actually fulfill these actions become beloved to Rabb because they strove to fulfill these good deeds. They have followed the normal obligations of being a muslim and now going forward with following the voluntary acts which Allah himself loves so that they can become nearer to Him, who is the only one that matters, every second. They are thinking about every detail so that on the day of judgement where we have to present our deeds to Our Beloved Rabb, when there is no gold or silver thats going to work for us, there will be these beautiful, thoughtful aamaal that will be presented to our Lord humbly because he doesn't need it and yet he will be merciful enough to accept it. These people are thinking ahead about not this world but the aakhirah. And that's the reason why Allah loves them, because they are giving something extra with piety. Believe me, the deeds mentioned in this hadith aren't as easy as they sound. Taqwa is a must to fulfill these deeds.