allah ends HIS divine letter, in surah muhammad, warning the muslims of nabi's time and muslims of today till doomsday, that if you continue to be weak at heart; if you are afraid to give your 100 % to the din ; if you 'banyak sangat songeng'; if you continue to choose pirates and daylight robbers as your leaders and ulama'; if your 'cari makan' is more important than truth and the ugama...... HE will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.
allahualam...
and before we all leave for this long cny weekend holidays, i will relate a story attributed to a famous wali, a favourite of mine, sheikul rabiatul adawiyah of basra, iraq [ circa 717- 797 ce ].
there is no sanad, so you can take it or leave it. but it is a nice story to be told and retold over and over.
it is educational.
it has to do with the zikrullah of 'astagfirullah'
however much we do of this zikr , it is never enough...
upon the death of her husband, after her iddah she had many suitors, all mostly from eligible men of high repute. she repeatedly turned them down. one of them a shaykh, also of high standing asked, 'why?, why?, why?'
'i am too busy with asking for atonement from allah, ' astagfirullah...' , i don't have time for marriage. my callender is full with ' astagfirullah '
the shaykh still insist....
'ok i will accede to your request if you can guarantee me that when the angel of death, izrail, come to take my life he will come with mercy rather than with justice'
the shaykh had no answer...
' or when nukal and nakil come to question me will they be happy with me rather than angry with me? '
the shaykh had no answer.....
allahualam..
dr nik isahak wan abdullah
Lo! ye are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who hoard. And as for him who hoardeth, he hoardeth only from his soul. And Allah is the Rich, and ye are the poor. And if ye turn away He will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you. (38)
translated by pickthal
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tOkX9wXYg ]
commentary by sister taimyyah zubair of al magreb institute, maryland, usa
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLAy-zOgFGg ]
recitation by mufti menk
" three poisons one has to avoid in one's life...ignorant sufis, hypocritical qur'an reciters and tyrannical rulers. these three, since time immemorial, are damaging to society at large "
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