Gardens of the Righteous — Page 54
54. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS directions. Zubair had four wives. Each of them received a million and two hundred thousand. Thus Zubair's total estate came to fifty million and two hundred thousand (Bokhari). 26. . On Forbidding Wrong and Repelling it. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 99. The wrongdoers will have neither friend nor any effective intercessor (40. 19). 100. The wrongdoers will have no helpers (22. 72). 205. Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: Eschew wrong, for on the. Day of Judgment wrong will become manifold darknesses; and safeguard yourselves against miserliness, for miserliness ruined those who were before you. . It incited them to murder and to treating the unlawful as lawful (Muslim). 206. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah will enforce the discharge of all obligations on the Day of Judgment, even the obligation of a horned goat to make amends to a hornless goat (Muslim). 207. Ibn Umar relates: We were talking about the Farewell Pilgrimage, not knowing what the expression meant, as the Holy Prophet was among us. . Then he stood up and recited Allah's praise and discoursed at length about the. Anti-Christ and said: Every Prophet raised by Allah has warned his people against his mischief. Noah did it and so did all the Prophets after him. If he appears among you his condition will not remain hidden from you. It is well known to you that your Lord is not one-eyed, while the Anti-Christ is one-eyed. . His right eye is like a swollen grape. Hearken, Allah has sanctified for you your blood and your belongings, like the sanctity of this day and this month. Listen. . Have I conveyed Allah's message to you? The people responded: Yes. On which he said: Bear witness, O Allah; and repeated it three times. He concluded: Woe unto you, take heed and do not revert to disbelief after I am gone, some of you slaying others (Bokhari, and as to certain portions Muslim also). 208. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who acquires a hand's breadth of land wrongfully will have seven earths suspended from his neck. (Bokhari and Muslim). 209. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah grants respite to a wrongdoer but when He seizes him, He does not let go. Then he recited: Such is the chastisement of the Lord which He inflicts upon corrupt cities. Surely, His chastisement is grievously painful (11. 103) (Bokhari and. Muslim). 210. Mu'az relates: The Holy Prophet appointed me to a governorship and said: A group of the people of the Book will come to you. So invite them to bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship save Allah and that I am His