Remembrance of Allah — Page 121
Endnotes 121 ‘You have not been afflicted as I have been’ ( Sunan Ab ū D ā w ū d, Kitābul-Janā’iz, Bāb a s-S abru ‘Indal-Mu s ībah; Hadith 3124). 7 هللا ِ اَدْوَمُهَا وَاِن ْ قَلَّ. ی هللا ُ عَلَيْه ِ وَسَلَّم َ اَحَب ُّ الَْعْمَال ِ اِلَ ی َّ قَال َ رَسُوْل ُ هللا ِ صَل The Holy Prophet s as said that: The most beloved deeds to Allah are those which are done constantly, even if they were few ( Mishk ā t al-Ma sā b īh , Kitābu s-S alāt, Bāb al-Qa- s du fil ‘Amal; Hadith 1242). 8 Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra had stated things to this point when someone had raised the question of what the appearance was of the angels that he had seen. Concerning this Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra said that angels have dif- ferent appearances and he had seen them in various col- ours and some of them were of such colours that do not exist in the world. The truth is that angels cannot be seen in their true form by human beings. Thus, they appear sometimes in the form of human beings and at other times in some other forms. 9 هللا ِ اَدْوَمُهَا ی َ هللا ُ عَلَيْه ِ وَسَلَّم َ اَحَب ُّ الَْعْمَال ِ اِل ی َّ عَن ْ عَائِشَة َ قَالَت ْ قَال َ رَسُوْل ُ هللا ِ صَل وَاِن ْ قَلَّ. A‘ishah ra narrates that the Holy Prophet s as said: The most beloved deeds to Allah are those which are done constantly, even if they are few ( Mishk ā t al-Ma s āb īh, Kitāb-u s-S alāt, Bāb-ul-Qa s du fil ‘Amal; Hadith 1242). 10 ُ هللا ی َّ َ حَدَّثَنِي ْ عَبْد ُ هللا ِ بْن ُ عَمْرِو بْن ِ العَاص ِ رَضِي َ هللا ُ عَنْهُمَا قَال َ لِي ْ رَسُول ُ هللا ِ صَل َا رَسُوْل ی ی ٰ َا عَبْد َ هللا ِ اَلَم ْ اُخْبَر ْ اَنَّك َ تَصُوم ُ النَّهَار َ وَتَقُوم ُ اللَّيْلَ؟ فَقُلْت ُ بَل ی َ عَلَيْه ِ وَسَلَّم