Competition of believers
How can we
compete O Allah? He said: Read the book of Allah, where? Allah says in His
noble book:
"And for this let (all) those strive who want to strive"
(Surat
Does the
verse mean to compete in food, drinks, clothes, buildings and villas? No, never
but the verse speaks about:
"Nay Verily, the Record (writing of the deeds) of Al-Abrar (the pious
who fear Allah and avoid evil), is (preserved) in 'Illiy'yeen. And
what will make you know what 'Illiy'yeen is? A Register inscribed. To which
bear witness those nearest (to Allah, i.e. the angels)." (Surat
Al-Motafefeen, verses 18-19-20-21)
Where are
those people so that we can follow them?
"Verily, Al-Abrar
(the pious who fear Allah and
avoid evil) will be in delight (Paradise ).
On thrones, looking (at all things)." (Surat Al-Motafefeen, verses
22-23)
Where are
these thrones? In the balconies of paradise, where are they from the land of
doomsday, asking people, the flying scriptures, scales and the path? They don't
care for all this, because they went straight from their graves to their
palaces, as Allah says:
"Only
those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without
reckoning." (Surat
Az'zumar, verse 10)
Every one
of them sits in his balcony as Allah says:
"On
thrones, looking (at all
things). You will recognize in their faces the brightness of delight."
(Surat Al-Motafefeen, verses 23-24)
What are
they doing while they are sitting? Allah says:
"They
will be given to drink pure sealed wine. The last thereof (that wine) will be the smell of musk."
(Surat Al-Motafefeen, verses 25-26)
What about
the others?
Every one
of them:
·
Finds
his tongue in front of him about one or two meters long.
·
Steps
over his tongue due to great thirst.
·
Wishes
to get out from that situation even if to the Hell because of great suffering.
·
If
he wants to drink, they will get him boiling water.
·
If
he wants to eat, they will get him Zak'kom (horrible tree in Hell).
But the
people of delight sit on thrones, so Allah says:
"And
for this let (all) those
strive who want to strive." (Surat Al-Motafefeen, verse 26)
But if you
strive for this life, for houses and palaces and you have five hundred palaces,
when you want to sleep at night, how many spans of the hand do you need for
sleeping? Two or three? Maybe someone who sleeps in a street more joyful and in
more comfort, while another one sleeping on silk but problems discomfort him
and his heart is full of hatred and prepares plots for other people, he is
occupied by these problems and lives in worry and grief. Imam Ali said:
"Worry
is a soldier of Allah; He sends it to whom He wills among His people."[1]
Because he
is occupied by others not by Allah, whereas others sit in great joy, because
whoever enters paradise, he will drink from two springs as Allah says:
"Two
springs gushing forth water." (Surat
Ar'rahman, verse 66)
Every one
has his own drink, when he drinks from the first spring he says as Allah says:
"All
the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) grief."
(Surat Fater, verse 34)
As soon as
he drinks his first drink, all this sadness leaves him, when he drinks from the
second spring, the brightness of delight appears on his face as Allah says:
"Some
faces that Day shall be shining and radiant. Looking at their Lord
(Allah)." (Surat
Al-Keyama, verses 22-23)
They will
be in continuous youth at the age of thirty three, to what extent? As Allah
says:
"Abiding
therein forever." (Surat
An'nesaa, verse 57)
He won't
have weak eyesight, loose his teeth, need glasses or loose the ability for
doing anything. Their youth won't come to an end because they are in the
paradise of Allah and in His satisfaction. The companions of the messenger of
Allah used to compete in these things, every one of them wanted to prepare
himself a special garment to wear on leaving this life, because when we go out
from tombs for the great day, what will we wear? Who will have a garment or a
suit to wear at that time? The prophet said in his Hadith:
"You
will be resurrected at the day of judgment bare footed, undressed and fore
skinned, A'isha said: O messenger of Allah, men and women looking at each
other? He said: O A'isha the matter is greater than that."[2]
They only
see their interests, but those who were blinded by this life as Allah says:
"And We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection. He will say: O my Lord! Why have you
raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?
(Allah) will say: Like this, Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came unto you, but you
disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you
turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the
Hell-fire, away from Allah's Mercy)."
(Surat Taha, verses 124-125-126)
He will
come blind, may Allah keeps us away from this, how will he look like? His outward
will be like his inward, if his inside is white, then his outside will be
white, and if his inside is black, then his outside will be black, as Allah
says:
"On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will
become white and some faces will become black;"
(Surat
Every one
of us wants to:
·
Whiten
his face there.
·
Wear
a garment there, where is this garment? Allah says:
"And
the raiment of righteousness, that is better." (Surat Al-A'raf, verse 26)
There are
the clothes of piety according to the good deeds in which we compete. Those who
are always occupied by this life only, always wonder why do so and so built so
and so? Is he better than me? Why did he buy so and so? Is he better than me? I
must be like him, and so on. If so and so bought five hundred acres, while you
don't have a small portion in one acre, at the time of meeting Allah (dying),
aren't all people equal on meeting Allah? What is important after that is what
you prepared for yourself not for your Lord. Don's say as some heedless people
say: "We did what we owe Allah and performed the prayers, what does He
want from us after that?" Does Allah want anything from you? Allah says:
"Whosoever
does a good deed, it is for his own self, and whosoever does evil, it is
against (his own self), then to your Lord you will be made to
return." (Surat Al-Jatheya, verse 15)
So the
noble prophet (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) says to you:
"Of
your wealth, you only have what you ate and it is finished, you wear and it
will be worn out or you give as charity and this is what is permanent (will
last forever)."[3]
So your
wealth is only what you give as charity.
[1] Ali Ibn Abi-Taleb was asked: What is the most powerful
among the soldiers of Allah? He said: Mountains, mountains are cut by iron so
iron is stronger; iron is melted by fire so fire is stronger, fire is
extinguished by water so water is stronger, water is carried by clouds so
clouds are stronger, clouds are directed by wind so wind is stronger, wind is
overcome by man (his hands and his clothes) so man is stronger, sleep overcome
man so sleep is stronger, worry overcomes sleep so worry is the most powerful
among the soldiers of Allah, He sends it to whom He wills among His people.
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