Well while preparing for something to speak on the companions of Prophet SAW, I across this hadeeth, that evolved some thoughts in my mind and as a result pouring it down here,
"The Prophet SAW once climbed the mountain of Uhud with Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman RA. The mountain shook with them. The Prophet SAW said (to the mountain), “Be firm, O Uhud! For on you there is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 5, Book 57, Number 24)"
The two martyrs here are Umar and Uthman RA. Prophet SAW knew that they are gonna taste the dead as martyrs, which was disclosed to them. also we know that they were among the 12 companions of Prophet SAW who got the glad tiding of paradise while they were still on earth. what else one would want...all set for hereafter, now live life to the fullest! but no. we know how hard they have struggled every breathe of their life fearing Allah and the punishment for the minor sins they have performed, if any, unknowingly.
ok, lets come to the real world now. real in the sense, that includes you n me n this world we live in. i heard that death, if it comes as an accident or if you die fighting for some legal cause, then the person is equally rewarded as a martyr. now based on this, lets say some pious person (not that tote ka faal!) tells me that am gonna die in an accident and gain martyrdom. i would have felt relaxed n excited n confused n proud of myself hearing it......but only for a second. after that moment of excitement, for my whole life until i die, i would have feared about the cause of my death. i wouldnt have left driving or flying, but would have been very much frightened and careful in doing so. yes, its because of the weakness of our emaan today and thats one of the thousands differences between us and the noble companions of Prophet SAW.
Moral of the story - Dont fear death, coz its the very first truth that borns with your existence. build up your emaan, always try to learn from good things...there isnt any ending to it. be humble n try to gain respect and kindness for your actions from the people around you and ultimately kindness and blessings from the Creator.
By the way, forgot to mention that am a driving freak..so there's a good chance that the death angel might pick my soul from somewhere down the road! Good luck!!! :)
"The Prophet SAW once climbed the mountain of Uhud with Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman RA. The mountain shook with them. The Prophet SAW said (to the mountain), “Be firm, O Uhud! For on you there is a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 5, Book 57, Number 24)"
The two martyrs here are Umar and Uthman RA. Prophet SAW knew that they are gonna taste the dead as martyrs, which was disclosed to them. also we know that they were among the 12 companions of Prophet SAW who got the glad tiding of paradise while they were still on earth. what else one would want...all set for hereafter, now live life to the fullest! but no. we know how hard they have struggled every breathe of their life fearing Allah and the punishment for the minor sins they have performed, if any, unknowingly.
ok, lets come to the real world now. real in the sense, that includes you n me n this world we live in. i heard that death, if it comes as an accident or if you die fighting for some legal cause, then the person is equally rewarded as a martyr. now based on this, lets say some pious person (not that tote ka faal!) tells me that am gonna die in an accident and gain martyrdom. i would have felt relaxed n excited n confused n proud of myself hearing it......but only for a second. after that moment of excitement, for my whole life until i die, i would have feared about the cause of my death. i wouldnt have left driving or flying, but would have been very much frightened and careful in doing so. yes, its because of the weakness of our emaan today and thats one of the thousands differences between us and the noble companions of Prophet SAW.
Moral of the story - Dont fear death, coz its the very first truth that borns with your existence. build up your emaan, always try to learn from good things...there isnt any ending to it. be humble n try to gain respect and kindness for your actions from the people around you and ultimately kindness and blessings from the Creator.
By the way, forgot to mention that am a driving freak..so there's a good chance that the death angel might pick my soul from somewhere down the road! Good luck!!! :)
4 comments:
Nicely written brother, mashAllah. While reading it, i felt, it brought to fore more than one thing. Destiny, our actions and our death.. Good one :-)
Elaborating further, would lyk to add couple of statements related to the Hadith mentioned here. Yep, Allah, the All knowing, has decreed the destiny of each and every individual in this universe.. And he alone knows what lies in the very next moment of our lives.. He alone knows who are to be blessed and who are to be doomed.. A person to be doomed is not because it is written well before hand, but rather, his actions(done on his freewill) during his life are such that he is to be doomed..
"And indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself and he fails who corrupts oenself"
Bottomline(in accordance with ur moral): Live as if the very moment would be our last one and purify oneself before its too late.. So fear not the death, but fear the wrong actions and the wrong path.. May God Bless us All and lead us to the right path..
luv the writing and also the subjects u bring to light :-)
JazakAllah Khair,
WB :-)
I have always wondered about martyrdom myself and felt that no matter how amazing it seems to us in principle, it is very hard to do in practical life, because of our lack of imaan (as u mentioned in ur article).
May Allah grant us with a strong imaan n the himmat to face death and aakhirah...
Ameen
PLEASE WRITE!
sorry was just commenting :P
@WB - Jazakallah for the nice words. also you identified the gist of the essay very nicely
"Destiny, our actions and our death"
@*****quest - :-)
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