| Words of The Holy Prophet (PBUH) |
| 16. On the Day of Judgement, no step shall a man stir until he has answered on five aspects of his worldly existence: his life and how he spent it; his knowledge and what use he has made of it; his wealth, how he acquired it and how he has spent it; and his body and how he has utilized it. HADITH OF AL-TIRMIDHI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH. 17. A man thus addressed the prophet: 'O messenger of God, who rightfully deserves the best treatment from me?' 'Your mother,' the Prophet said. 'Then who?' the man asked again. 'Your mother,' replied the Prophet. 'Then who?' asked the man once again. 'Your mother,' said the Prophet. the man asked once more, 'Then who?' 'Your father,' said the noble Prophet. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH. 18.The Prophet once exclaimed, 'Shame on him! Shame on him! Shame on him!' When asked who the man in question was, the Prophet replied, 'He is one who had both or one of his parents in their old age, yet he failed to enter Paradise.' HADITH OF MUSLIM ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH. 19. He who satiates himself, while his immediate neighbours go hungry, is not a true believer. HADITH OF AHMAD IBN HANBAL ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABDULLAH IBN ABBAS. 20. When a man dies, nothing lives on him, except for three things: sadaqah jariyah (continuing charity),* knowledge which can benefit others, or virtuos offspring who will pray for him. HADITH OF MUSLIM ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH. *THAT IS, HIS CHARITY, THE BENEFIT OF WHICH CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE DONOR HAS PASSED AWAY, SUCH AS THE BUILDING OF A BRIDGE OR A HOSPITAL, OR THE DIGGING OF A WELL. |