S A Y I N G F O R T H E W E E K
Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim
Enes Ibn Malik reports that a Bedouin
came to the Messenger of
Allah and greeted him in the mosque. The
Messenger of Allah
asked him where he came from. The
Bedouin said: "I come from
far seeking answers to some
questions." Our master told him to
ask his questions.
(Q) "I wish
to be an intelligent man, what should I do?"
(A) "Fear Allah."
(Q) "I wish
to be a loyal servant to Allah and do what He
wants me to
do."
(A) "Read the Qur'an."
(Q) "I wish
to be enlightened and have peace of heart."
(A) "Remember Death."
(Q) "I wish
to be protected against enemies."
(A) "Trust in Allah."
(Q) "I wish
to follow the Straight Path."
(A) "Do good to others for Allahs sake."
(Q) "What
should I do so that Allah does not abase me?"
(A) "Do not respond to the desires of your
flesh."
(Q) "I wish
to have a long life."
(A) "Praise and thank Allah."
(Q) "I wish
for prosperity."
(A) "Be in a state of ablution at all times."
(Q) "How can I save myself from the hellfire?"
(A) "Protect your eyes and your tongue and your
hands and what
is below your waist line against evil."
(Q) "How
can I cleanse myself from my sins?"
(A) "Shed tears for what you have done and repent by
undoing
what you have done wrong."
(Q) "I wish
to be a respectable person."
(A) "Then, don’t ask for anything from
anybody."
(Q) "I wish
to be honourable."
(A) "Then don’t divulge the wrong doings of
anybody."
(Q) "What
should I do to protect myself from the tortures of
the grave?"
(A) "Recite the Surah Mulk."
(Q) "What
should one do to be rich?"
(A) "Read the Surah Muzammil."
(Q) "How
should I calm my fear of the day of last judgment?."
(A) "Remember Allah before you eat anything and
before you
sleep."
(Q) "What
should I do to feel the presence of Allah when I make
my
prayers?"
(A) "Give the utmost care in taking your ablutions
and in
being clean and pure."
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SOURCE:
http://www.jerrahi.org/writings_english/human.htm