Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (4)

السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله

Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade (Part 4)

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

The article Seven Whom Allah Will Shade Under His Shade is included in the Hadith Explanation Category

قال تعالى في هذا وأمثاله: ﴿ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى * فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَى ﴾ [النازعات: 40، 41].

Allah Ta’ala said regarding this and its like: “But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination, then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge” [An-Nazi’at: 40-41].

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

And from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

بَيْنَمَا ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ يَتَمَشَّوْنَ أَخَذَهُمْ الْمَطَرُ فَأَوَوْا إِلَى غَارٍ فِي جَبَلٍ فَانْحَطَّتْ عَلَى فَمِ غَارِهِمْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنْ الْجَبَلِ فَانْطَبَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: انْظُرُوا أَعْمَالاً عَمِلْتُمُوهَا صَالِحَةً لِلَّهِ فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِهَا لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَفْرُجُهَا عَنْكُمْ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِيَ ابْنَةُ عَمٍّ أَحْبَبْتُهَا كَأَشَدِّ مَا يُحِبُّ الرِّجَالُ النِّسَاءَ، وَطَلَبْتُ إِلَيْهَا نَفْسَهَا فَأَبَتْ حَتَّى آتِيَهَا بِمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ، فَتَعِبْتُ حَتَّى جَمَعْتُ مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَجِئْتُهَا بِهَا، فَلَمَّا وَقَعْتُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا قَالَتْ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تَفْتَحِ الْخَاتَمَ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهِ، فَقُمْتُ عَنْهَا، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ لَنَا مِنْهَا فُرْجَةً فَفَرَجَ لَهُمْ… الحديث

While three men were walking, they were caught in the rain and took refuge in a cave in a mountain. Then a rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of their cave and blocked them in. Some of them said to others: “Look for righteous deeds you have done for Allah and supplicate to Allah Ta’ala by them, perhaps He will relieve you.” One of them said: “O Allah, I had a cousin whom I loved as passionately as men love women. I sought her for herself but she refused until I brought her a hundred dinars. I toiled until I gathered a hundred dinars and brought them to her. When I sat between her legs, she said: ‘O servant of Allah, fear Allah and do not break the seal except by its right.’ So I stood up from her. If You know that I did that seeking Your Face, then grant us an opening from this,” so it was opened for them… ¹

والسادس: رجل تَصَدَّقَ بصدقة، وما lebih banyak المتصدقين، وما أعظمَ أجورَهُم عند الله، لكن الذي تميز به هذا المُتَصَدّق ونال به هذا الأجر العظيم – وهو إظلال الله له -، إخلاصه في صدقته، فقد بلغ به الإخلاص حتى كاد أن يخفيها عن نفسه لو استطاع. وقد مدح الله المتصدقين، فقال:

The sixth: A man who gives charity—and how many are the givers of charity, and how great is their reward with Allah—but what distinguishes this giver and earned him this great reward (Allah shading him) is his sincerity in his charity. His sincerity reached such a level that he almost hid it from himself if he could. Allah has praised those who give charity, saying:

﴿ إِنْ تُبْدُوا الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَ ﴾ [البقرة: 271]

“If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good” [Al-Baqarah: 271]

ثم خص المُسِرِّين فقال:

Then He specified those who conceal it, saying:

﴿ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لُّكُمْ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ﴾ [البقرة: 271].

“But if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds. And Allah is [fully] Aware of what you do” [Al-Baqarah: 271].

وعن عبدالله بن جعفر رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

And from Abdullah bin Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

صَدَقَةُ السِّرِّ تُطْفِيءُ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ

Secret charity extinguishes the wrath of the Lord ²

أما السابع: فرجل امتلأ قلبه بمحبة الله وخشيته وتعظيمه، فذكر الله بمكان خالٍ لا يراه إلا هو، ذكر عظمته وفضله عليه ورحْمَتَهُ فدمعت عيناه شوقًا إليه، وفي هذا وأمثاله يقول الله تبارك وتعالى:

As for the seventh: A man whose heart is filled with the love of Allah, fear of Him, and glorification of Him, so he remembers Allah in a secluded place where none sees him but He. He remembers His greatness, His favor upon him, and His mercy, and so his eyes overflow with tears out of longing for Him. Regarding this and its like, Allah Tabaraka wa Ta’ala says:

﴿ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ﴾ [الأنفال: 2].

“The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely” [Al-Anfal: 2].

وقال تعالى:

And Allah Ta’ala said:

﴿ وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَى أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ﴾ [المائدة: 83].

“And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, ‘Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses'” [Al-Ma’idah: 83].

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:

And from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

عَيْنَانِ لا تَمَسُّهُمَا النَّارُ عَيْنٌ بَكَتْ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَعَيْنٌ بَاتَتْ تَحْرُسُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

Two eyes shall not be touched by the Fire: an eye that cried out of fear of Allah and an eye that spent the night on guard in the way of Allah ³

وقد كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كثير البكاء من خشية الله، وكذلك الصالحون من قبل ومن بعد، وقد توعد الله أصحاب القلوب القاسية بِأَشَدِّ الوعيد، فقال:

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to weep much out of fear of Allah, as did the righteous people before and after him, and Allah has threatened those with hardened hearts with the severest warning, saying:

﴿ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أُولَئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ ﴾ [الزمر: 22].

“So woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error” [Az-Zumar: 22].

والحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلَّم على نَبِيِّنا مُحَمَّدٍ وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.

And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his companions.

Alhamdulillah, this concludes the series of 4 (four) articles

Source: Alukah

1. Excerpt from the hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari (2/117) number (2215), and Sahih Muslim (4/210) number (2743).
2. Al-Mu’jam Ash-Shaghir by Ath-Thabrani (2/95), and authenticated by Sheikh Al-Albani in Sahih Al-Jami’ number (3759).
3. Sunan At-Tirmidhi (4/175) number (1639), and he said: The hadith of Ibn Abbas is a hasan gharib hadith, and it was authenticated by Sheikh Al-Albani in Sahih Al-Jami’ Ash-Shaghir (2/756) number (4113).