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Dec
Posted by admin in Inspirational Stories | Comments Off on The Best Person
It has been said that the best person is he who possesses five traits:
1. He worships Allah (as best as he can). He is mindful of Allah no matter where he is or what he is doing.
2. He is of use to the creation. He benefits Allah’s creation with his self and his wealth.
3. People are safe from his evil. He does not cause harm to Allah’s creation by his tongue nor his hands.
4. He is not aspirant of people’s wealth. He is content with what Allah has given him and doesn’t look at others with greed or envy.
5. He is always prepared for death. He remembers that death is a certainty. No matter who he is or what he has he will leave everything behind and stand before Allah to account for his actions. He remembers that death is always one step behind, but one day it will catch him.
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Jan
Posted by admin in Inspirational Stories | Comments Off on Admonition of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (RA)
Wahab bin Munabbah says:
“Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) lost his eye sight in his old age. I once led him to the Haram in Mecca, where he heard a group of people exchanging hot words among themselves. He asked me to lead him to them. He greeted them with ‘Assalamu Alaikum’.They requested him to sit down, but he refused and said: ‘May I tell you about whom Allah holds in high esteem? These are those whom His fear has driven to absolute silence, even though they are neither helpless nor dumb. Rather they are possessors of eloquence and have power to speak and sense to understand. But constant glorification of Allah’s name has so over-powered their wits that their hearts are overawed and their lips sealed. When they get established in this state, they hasten towards righteousness. Whither have you people deviated from this path?’ After this admonition, I never saw an assembly of even two persons in the Haram.”
It is said that Hadhrat Ibne Abbas (RA) used to weep so much with Allah’s fear that the tears streaming down his cheeks had left permanent marks on them.
In this story, Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) has prescribed a very easy way to righteousness. This is to meditate over the greatness of Allah. If this is done, it becomes very easy to perform all other acts of righteousness with full sincerity. Is it so very difficult to devote a few minutes, out of the twenty four hours of a day at one’s disposal, to this spiritual meditation? (Fazail-e-Amal)
