Gardens of the Righteous — Page 48
48. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 88. Make forbearance thy rule, enjoin equity and turn away from the ignorant (7. 200). 89. The believers, men and women, are friends, one of another: they enjoin good and forbid evil (9. 71). 90. Those of the children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by David and by Jesus son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and were given to transgression. They did not try to restrain one another from the iniquity which they committed. Evil indeed was that which they used to do (5. 79-80). 91. Proclaim: This is the truth from your Lord; then let him who will, believe; and let him who will, disbelieve (18. 30). 92. Declare openly that which thou art commanded to proclaim (15. 95). 93. We delivered those who had admonished them, and We afflicted the transgressors with a grievous chastisement because they were rebellious (7. 166). 186. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: He who from among you observes something evil should reverse it with his hand; if he is unable to do that he should condemn it with his tongue; if he is unable to do that he should at least resent it in his heart; this is the lowest degree of faith (Muslim). 187. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: Every one of the. Prophets raised before me had devoted disciples and companions who followed his practice and obeyed his directions. These were followed by those who said that which they did not do, and did that which they were not commanded. He who challenges them with his hands is a believer, so also he who challenges them with his tongue, and so also he who challenges them with his heart. Beyond this there is not a grain of faith (Muslim). 188. Ubadah ibn Samat relates: We made a covenant with the Holy Prophet to hear and to obey in adversity and in prosperity, in hardship and in ease; to endure being discriminated against, and not to dispute the assumption of authority by others, except in a case of open repudiation of faith such as is condemned by clear authority; to tell the truth in every contingency and not to mind in that behalf any reproach or rebuke (Bokhari and Muslim). 189. Nu'man ibn Bashir relates that the Holy Prophet said: The case of those who observe the limits set by Allah and those who are careless about them is like passengers on a ship who cast lots to determine who should occupy the upper deck and who should be on the lower deck and disposed of themselves accordingly. Those who were on the lower deck passed through those of the upper deck whenever they had to fetch water. So they said to the occupants of the upper deck: If we were to bore a hole through our part, we would not then