BELIEVER NEVER COMPLACENT OF PIETY & RIGHTEOUSNESS
(1) Believer always cautious good deeds may not be annulled
(36) CHAPTER. (What is said regarding) the fear of a believer that his good deeds may be annulled (lost) without his knowledge.
And Ibrahim At-Taimi said, "When I compare my talks with my deeds (then I find that my deeds are deficient compared with my talks), I am afraid, my deeds deny what I talk." And Ibn Abi Mulaika said, "I met thirty Companions of the Prophet and each of them was afraid of becoming a hypocrite and none of them said that he was as strong in belief as the angel Jibril (Gabriel) or Mikael (Michael)." And Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) said, "It is only a faithful believer who dreads hypocrisy and only a hypocrite who considers himself safe (is not afraid of hypocrisy)
And one should be afraid, not to persist in
hypocrisy and disobedience of Allah (by committing sins) without repenting to
Allah immediately, as is referred to in the Statement of Allah;
"And (they) do not persist in what
(wrong) they have done, while they know." (3:135).
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 48:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud)
The Prophet (s) said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)
Note 1: it is worthwhile to
quote a well-known Hadis from Sahih Muslim to highlight this fear arising even
in the heart of venerated Companions like Abu Bakar and Hanzalah and how
Prophet (s) satisfied them.
Faith increases as well decreases
Hanzalah Al-Usayyidi who was one of
the scribes of Messenger of Allah (s), reported: I met Abu
Bakar he said: “How are you O’ Hanzalah?” I said, “Hanzalah has become a
hypocrite”. He said, “Far removed is Allah from every imperfection, what
are you saying?” I said, “When we are in the company of Messenger of Allah (s)
and he reminds us of Hell-fire and Paradise, we feel as if we are seeing them
with our very eyes, and when we are away from Messenger
of Allah (s), we attend to our wives, our children, our business, most of these
things (pertaining to life hereafter) slip out of our minds.” Abu Bakr said, “By Allah, I also experience the same thing”.
So Abu Bakar and I went to Messenger of Allah (s) and I said to him, “O
Messenger of Allah (s), Hanzalah has turned hypocrite.” Thereupon
Messenger of Allah (s) said, “What has happened to you?” I said, “O Messenger
of Allah, when we are in your company, and are reminded of Hell-fire and
Paradise, we feel as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but when we go
away from you and attend to our wives, children and business, much of these
things go out of our minds.” Thereupon Messenger of Allah (s) said, “By Him in Whose Hand is my life if your state of mind remains
the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in remembrance (of
Allah), the angels will shake hands with you in your beds and on the roads; but
Hanzalah, time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and time should be
devoted (to prayer)”. He (the Prophet (s) said this thrice. (Sahi Muslim)
Another translation of this hadith
is similar but finishes like this: But Hanzala! One hour for the Hereafter, and
one hour for the things of this world, and Prophet (s) repeated this three
times.
Commentary: This Hadith also tells
us about the self-control, continence and level of piety of the Companions of
the Prophet (s) with reference to the natural instinct of man to think
differently in different situations. This condition has nothing to do with
Nifaq (hypocrisy). Islam is the Deen of Fitrah (pure nature) and takes the
middle course in every matte and combines the benefits of this world and those
of the Hereafter. It also satisfies the needs of the body as well as that of
the soul.
Riyaaduss Saliheen: The Meadows of
the Righteous (By Imam An Nawawi)
http://2muslims.com/books/2discoverislam_com_riyad_us_saliheen.pdf
Note
2: another Hadis is also worth quoting here highlighting same topic:
“A man came to the
Prophet (s), sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, and said: “O Messenger of
Allah (s), direct me to an act which if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me
and people to love me.” He, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, answered: “Be
indifferent (practice Zuhad) to the world and Allah will love you; be
indifferent (practice Zuhad) to what people possess and they will love you.”
(Related by Ibn Majah and others, with good chains
of authorities.)
Note 3: Following Quranic Ayah will help the reader feeling confidence in
his Lord Allah.
“(O Prophet,) say, "O My
servants, 70 who have wronged their own
souls: Do not despair of Allah's mercy: surely Allah forgives all sins: He is
the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. 71
Return to your Lord and submit to Him before the scourge overtakes you, and
then you may get no help from anywhere. And follow the best aspect 72
of the Book sent down by your Lord, before the scourge comes down upon you
suddenly while you are unaware.” (53:53-55)
(2) Faithful believer dreads hypocrisy & only
hypocrite
considers himself safe
(36) CHAPTER. (What is said regarding) the fear of a believer that his good deeds may be annulled (lost) without his knowledge.
And Ibrahim At-Taimi said, "When I
compare my talks with my deeds (then I find that my deeds are deficient
compared with my talks), I am afraid, my deeds deny what I talk." And Ibn
Abi Mulaika said, "I met thirty Companions of the Prophet (s) and each of
them was afraid of becoming a hypocrite and none of them said that he was as
strong in belief as the angel Jibril (Gabriel) or Mikael (Michael)." And
Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) said, "It is only a faithful believer who dreads hypocrisy and only
a hypocrite who considers himself safe (is not afraid of hypocrisy)
And one should be afraid, not to persist in hypocrisy and disobedience of Allah
(by committing sins) without repenting to Allah immediately, as is referred to
in the Statement of Allah; "And (they) do not persist in what
(wrong) they have done, while they know." (3:135).
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 48:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) The Prophet
(s) said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing) and killing
him is Kufr (disbelief)
(3) Not believer at the time when committing sin
(6) CHAPTER. The thief while stealing.
Bukhari
Volume 8, Book 86, Number 6782:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet (s) said, "When (a person) an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody steals, then he is not a believer at the time he is stealing."
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