Souvenir on 50th Jalsa Salana USA — Page 10
KEEPIN{J' (. . {)MPi\. NY WITH 1'HE RI(;HTEC>l S Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur'an: "O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with the truthful. " (9:119) The Holy Prophet (SA) said: Hadhrat ibn Abbas (RA) relates that the Holy Prophet (SA) was asked: Whose company is better? He answered: "Of him who reminds you of Allah when you see him, adds to your knowledge when he speaks, and reminds you of the here- after with his deeds. " (At-Targhib wat-Tarhib). Hadhrat Abu Huraiah (RA) relates that the Holy Prophet (SA) said: "A ll ah has angels who travel constantly looking for companies who gather for the remem- brance of Allah. When they find one so occupied they sit down with them and cover one another with their wings so that the space between them and the sky is filled. When the company disperses the angels get up and ascend to heaven. Allah, the Lord of honor and g l ory, asks them (and He Himself knows best): Whence do you come? They answer: We come from some of Thy servants in the earth who proclaim Thy Holiness and Greatness and Unity and praise Thee and supplicate Thee. He inquires: What do they ask of Me? They answer: They ask of Thee Thy Paradise. He inquires: Have they seen My Paradise? They answer: No Lord. Then He inquires: What if they were to see My Paradise? They say: They also seek Thy protection. He inquires: From what do they seek My pro- tection? They answer: From Thy Fire, Lord. He inquires: Have they seen My Fire? They say : No. He inquires: What if they were to see My Fire? They Add: And they ask Thy forgiveness. He says: I have forgiven them, and bestowed upon them what they ask for and have granted them My protection against that from which they seek protection. They say: Lord, there is among them one, So and So, a sinful creature who only passed by and sat down among them. He says: Him also have I forgiven. They are a company whose associate shall not be frustrated. " (Muslim)