Gardens of the Righteous — Page 94
94. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS called out the Takbir and we arranged ourselves behind him. He led the. Prayer for two raka'as and we prayed with him. When he had finished I detained him over pancakes that had been prepared for him. When the neighbours heard that the Holy Prophet was in my house they came and gathered in the house in large numbers. Someone said: What has happened to. Malik? Another one said: He is a hypocrite. He does not love Allah and His. Messenger. On this the Holy Prophet said: Do not say that. Do you not know that he says: There is none worthy of worship save Allah; seeking only the pleasure of Allah? The man said: Allah and His Messenger know best, but as for us we see that his friendship and conversation are confined to the hypocrites. The Holy Prophet said: Allah will safeguard against the Fire one who affirms: There is none worthy of worship save Allah; seeking thereby only the pleasure of Allah (Bokhari and Muslim). 421. Umar ibn Khattab relates: Some prisoners were brought to the. Holy Prophet. There was a woman among them who ran about hither and yon. . When she found a child she took it up, drew it close and suckled it. The Holy. Prophet said to his companions: Can you imagine this woman throwing her child into the fire? We said: Surely not. On which he said: Allah is more compassionate towards His servants than she is towards her child (Bokhari and Muslim). 422. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When Allah created mankind He wrote in a book which is with Him on His Throne: My mercy shall overcome My wrath (Bokhari and Muslim). 423. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah divided compassion into a hundred parts out of which He retained ninety-nine parts and sent down one part to the earth. From this one part proceeds all the compassion that one part of creation exercises towards another, so that an animal lifts its foot above its young lest they should receive a hurt. Another version is: Allah has a hundred parts of mercy of which He has sent down one part for jinn and men and animals and insects by virtue of which they deal kindly with one another and love one another and have compassion for one another and wild animals care for their young. Allah has retained the remaining ninety-nine parts to deal mercifully with His servants on the Day of. Judgment (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: Allah has a hundred parts of mercy. One part of them is used by all creatures for kindness between them and ninety-nine parts are for use on the Day of Judgment. Still another version is: Allah created one hundred parts of mercy on the day on which He created the heavens and the earth, each part equal to the space between heaven and earth. Of them He put one part in the earth, by virtue of which a mother has compassion for her children and animals and birds have compassion for one another. On the Day of Judgment He will perfect and complete His mercy. 424. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A servant of. Allah committed a sin and then supplicated: Allah, forgive me my sin. On