Gardens of the Righteous — Page 144
144. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS which might be beyond this is charity (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim adds: It is not permissible for a Muslim to stay so long with his brother as to involve him in sin. He was asked: Messenger of Allah, how would he involve him in sin? He answered: By prolonging his stay so that the host has nothing left with which to exercise hospitality. 711. 95. . On Good News and Felicitation. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 255. Give glad tidings to My servants who listen to the. Word and follow the best thereof (39. 18-19). 256. Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from. Him. and of His pleasure, and of gardens wherein there shall be lasting bliss for them (9. 21). 257. Rejoice in the Garden that you were promised (41. 31). 258. We gave him glad tidings of a gentle son (37. 102) 259. (11. 70). . Our messengers came to Abraham with glad tidings 260. His wife was standing by and she too was perturbed. whereupon We conveyed to her the glad tidings of the birth of Isaac, and beyond Isaac of Jacob (11. 72). 261. The angels called to him as he stood praying in the chamber: Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya (3. 40). 262. Call to mind when the angels said to Mary: Allah. through His word gives thee glad tidings of a son named the Messiah (3. 46). . Abdullah ibn Abi Aufa relates that the Holy Prophet gave. Khadijah the glad tidings of a house of pearls in which there would be no noise and no cause for fatigue (Bokhari and Muslim). 712. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that one day he made his ablutions in his house and then set forth with the determination that he would stick to the. Holy Prophet and spend the day in his company. So he came to the mosque and inquired about him and was told that he had gone in a certain direction. . He says: I followed after him, inquiring about him till he entered Bi'r Aris. I sat down at the door till he had completed his ablutions. Then I went to him and saw that he was seated on the platform of the well, having drawn up his loin cloth to his knees and suspended his feet into the well. I greeted him and returned to the door and said to myself: I shall be the Holy Prophet's doorman