Gardens of the Righteous — Page 31
. RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 31. My servants, you can have no power to do Me harm, nor can you have power to confer any benefit upon Me; O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the whole lot of you, high and low, were to become like one who has the most righteous soul among you, that would not add a whit to My Kingdom; O. My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the whole lot of you, high and low, were to become like the one who has the most vicious soul among you, that would not detract a whit from My Kingdom; O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the whole lot of you, high and low, were to assemble in one large plain and were to beg Me for whatever they desire and I were to bestow upon each of you all that he had asked for, that would not detract from. My treasures any more than a needle would detract from the ocean by being immersed in it. O My servants, I compass your deeds and shall make a full requital for them to you. Then he who encounters good should praise Allah for it; and he who encounters something else should blame only himself (Muslim). 12. . On Urging Oneself towards Increasing Good in Later Life. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 48. Did we not grant you a long enough span of life to enable those to reflect who might desire to reflect; and did not a. Warner come to you (35. 38)? 112. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah continues to excuse a person till he reaches the age of sixty years (Bokhari). 113. Ibn Abbas relates: Umar used to call me to his council along with the elders who had fought in the battle of Badr. It seems some of them resented this and said: Why does he include him among us? Our sons are of his age. . Umar told them: He belongs to the source of your knowledge. He called me one day among them and I felt that he had called me to demonstrate this to them. . He said to them: What is the meaning of: When the succour of Allah comes and victory is achieved (110. 2)? Some of them said: In this verse we have been commanded that we should praise Allah and supplicate for His forgiveness when He helps us and gives us victory. Some remained quiet and said nothing. . Umar said to me: Do you say the same, Ibn Abbas? I said: No. Then what do you say? I said: This was an intimation of the approach of the death of the Holy. Prophet which Allah conveyed to him. Allah said: The succour of Allah and victory having come (and this is an intimation of the approach of your death) then glorify your Lord, with His praise and seek forgiveness of Him; surely He is. Oft-Returning with compassion. Umar said: No one knows better than that which you have said (Bokhari). 114. Ayesha relates that after the revelation of: The succour of Allah having come and the victory; the Holy Prophet used to recite in every salat: Holy