Gardens of the Righteous — Page 87
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 87 heavens: Allah is offended with So and So, do you be offended with him also. . Thereafter aversion towards him is spread in the earth. 391. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet appointed a man in charge of a scouting party who led the Prayers for the party and always concluded his recitation with sura Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112): Proclaim: He is Allah, the One. . When the party returned to Medina they mentioned this to the Holy Prophet who said: Ask him why he does this? He was asked and said: This chapter sets out the attributes of the Rahman and I love to recite it. The Holy Prophet, on being told this, said: Tell him Allah loves him (Bokhari and Muslim). 48. . On Warning against Persecution of the Righteous, the Weak and the Lowly. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 146. . Those who malign believing men and believing women for that which they have not done shall bear the guilt of a calumny and a manifest sin (33. 59). 147. Oppress not the orphan and chide not him who asks (93. 10-11). 392. Jundub ibn Abdullah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who performs the salat at Fajr comes under the guarantee of Allah, so beware est. Allah should call you to account in respect of anything concerning His guarantee, for should He call any of you to account in respect of anything. concerning His guarantee and find him wanting, that one would be hurled down to the fire of hell (Muslim). 49. . On Judging People in respect of their Overt Conduct. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 148. Then if they repent and observe Prayer and pay the. Zakat, leave them alone (9. 5) 393. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: I have been commanded that I should continue to fight till the enemy bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah and that Muhammad is His. Messenger, and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat. When they do that they will have secured their lives and their properties against me, subject to their obligations under Islam, and they will be accountable to Allah (Bokhari and. Muslim).