Gardens of the Righteous — Page 93
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 93. Messenger of Allah, what are the two imperatives? He answered: He who dies associating naught with Allah will enter Paradise, and he who dies associating aught with Allah will enter the Fire (Muslim). 418. Anas relates that Mu'az was riding pillion with the Holy Prophet when the latter called him by name and he responded: At your service,. Messenger of Allah, may you be happy. This was repeated three times and thereafter the Holy Prophet said: Of the servants of Allah whoever affirms with perfect sincerity of heart that there is none worthy of worship save Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger will be safeguarded by. Allah against the Fire. Mu'az said: Messenger of Allah, shall I proclaim this among the people so that they may be cheered? He said; No, lest they should depend entirely upon this. Mu'az disclosed this only at the approach of death, fearing lest he should be held guilty of holding back something that was within his ken (Bokhari and Muslim). 419. Abu Hurairah (or Abu Sa'id Khudri) relates that on the day of the battle of Tabuk the Muslims were sore pressed by hunger and they asked the. Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, if you would permit us, we would slaughter our camels and eat of their flesh and use their fat. He gave them permission. . On this Umar came and said: Messenger of Allah, if this were done we would suffer from lack of transportation. But you might ask everyone to bring whatever they have left over and if you pray over it and supplicate Allah to bless it, He would bestow His blessing upon it. The Holy Prophet agreed and called for his leather table cover and had it spread out and asked people to bring their left-overs. They started doing it. One brought a handful of beans, another brought a handful of dates, a third brought a piece of bread and thus some provisions were collected on the table cover. The Holy Prophet prayed for blessings, and then said: Now take it up in your vessels. Everyone filled his vessel with food, so that there was not left a single empty vessel in the whole camp. All of them ate their fill and there was still some left over. The Holy. Prophet said: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah, and that I am His Messenger. No servant of Allah who meets Him with these two affirmations, believing sincerely in them, would be held back from. Paradise (Muslim). 420. Itban ibn Malik relates: I used to join in the Prayer services with my people the Bani Salim, but there was a valley between them and me, and during the rains when it was flooded I found it difficult to cross over to their mosque. So I went to the Holy Prophet and said to him: My eyesight is affected and I find it difficult to cross over the valley which separates me from my people when it gets flooded during the rains. I wish very much that you would come to my house and say your prayers therein so that I might appoint that spot as my place of Prayer. He said: I shall do that. Next day, when the sun had risen high the Holy Prophet came to my house with Abu Bakr and asked for leave to enter, which I granted, and he said: Where do you wish me to say my Prayer? I pointed out the spot to him. He stood for Prayer and