Gardens of the Righteous — Page 24
24. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. Thou safeguard me against going astray. Thou art the Ever-Living Who dies not, whereas men, high and low, will all die (Bokhari and Muslim). 76. Ibn Abbas relates that when Abraham was thrown into the fire his last words were: Sufficient for me is Allah and an excellent Guardian is He. So did the. Holy Prophet when he was told: People have mustered against you, so fear them; this only added to the faith of the Muslims and he and the Muslims said:. Sufficient for us is Allah and an excellent Guardian is He (Bokhari). 77. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Many people will enter Paradise whose hearts will be like the hearts of birds (Muslim). 78. Jabir relates that he accompanied the Holy Prophet in a campaign towards Nejd and returned with him. At noontime the party reached a valley of thorny trees where the Holy Prophet made a halt and his companions scattered in search of shade. He hung up his sword from the branch of a tree and lay down in its shade. We also took a siesta and suddenly we heard the Holy Prophet calling us. We hastened to him and saw that a desert Arab was sitting near him. The Holy. Prophet said to us: This one drew my sword against me while I was asleep. I woke up and saw that he had the drawn sword in his hand. He said to me: Who will deliver you from me? I told him: Allah; and repeated it three times. The Holy. Prophet sat up and imposed no penalty on the man (Bokhari and Muslim). . Another version runs: We were with the Holy Prophet in the campaign of. Dhat-ir-Riqu'a. We came to a shady tree and we left it for him to rest under. A pagan came and seeing the sword of the Holy Prophet which was hanging from the tree, drew it, and said to him: Do you fear me? He answered: No. Then the man asked: Now who will deliver you from me? The Holy Prophet answered:. Allah. Abu Bakr Ismaili has added in his book that thereupon the sword fell from the man's hand and the Holy Prophet having secured it asked him: Who will now deliver you from me? The man said: Be a good captor. The Holy Prophet asked him: Will you affirm that there is no one worthy of worship save Allah and that I am. His Messenger? The man said: No. But I promise you that I will not fight against you. nor will I join those who do so. The Holy Prophet let him go free. He went back to his people and told them: I have come back to you from one who is the best of mankind. 79. Umar relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Were you to put your complete trust in Allah, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. . They issue forth hungry in the morning and return filled in the evening (Tirmidhi). 80. Bra'a ibn 'Ahili relates: The Holy Prophet said to me: When you lie down at night you should supplicate: Allah, I submit myself to Thee, and concentrate my mind on Thee, and commit my affairs to Thee, and make Thee my support out of love and fear of Thee. There is no escape from Thee, nor security against Thee save in Thyself. I believe in the Book that Thou hast sent down and in the Prophet Thou hast raised. Then if you die that night you will die in purity and if you survive you will encounter more good (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version has it: The Holy Prophet said to me: When you are ready for bed wash as