by Hazrat
Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh)
As Muslims, our character, morals and etiquette should
differentiate us from others. Non-Muslims are not so attentive to our
beautiful Salaah,
Tilawah, Zikr, and other Ibaadaat as they are to our character
and dealingwinwors with others.
Wherever the Sahabah (RA) went, it was their character
which attracted so many, which often became the focus of attention as well as
admiration.
WhenRasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam) invited the Quraysh to the worship of ONE Allah, he
climbed Mount Safa and
called out to his people, calling every family of the Quraysh. When they
arrived, he asked them : ‘If
I told you that horsemen were advancing to attack you from the valley on the
other side of the hill, would you believe me ?’
Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) presented his
credentials to them : That
that person who has never spoken a lie for 40 years, do you think he is going to do
so now, in his invitation to the worship of One Allah?
How many of us can present trustworthiness, honesty
and truthfulness as outstanding traits within us, let alone beautiful speech
and beautiful etiquette in our dealings with people?
This is one of the main reasons why a large number of
non-Muslims remain aloof from Islam. Our poor character and our poor dealings
have become a barrier to them coming into Islam. It is as if we are standing at
the door of Islam, and keeping them out – or pushing them away. …Have we ever
given thought as to how we are going to answer for this?
Islam is not only Salaah, Fasting, Hajj and
‘Umrah. …These forms of worship only make up one branch of Shariah … The
person may be fulfilling the rights of the Creator (Allah Ta’ala) but he is at
the same time displeasing Allah Ta’ala by neglecting and violating the rights
of creation (Makhlooq).
There are 5 branches of Shariah :
§ Aqaa`id :
Beliefs
§ Ibaadaat :
Worship
§ Mu’aamaalaat :
Business transactions and dealings.
§ Mu`aasharaat :
Social dealings
§ Akhlaaq :
Character
Every Muslim has to make an effort to correct all of these
branches for perfection of Islam. It must not be that any one of us returns to
Allah Ta’ala with plentiful of Ibaadaat, which subsequently accrues to others
and is lost to ourselves.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) relates that Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) once asked his companions : ‘Do you know who is a pauper?’
The Companions replied that a pauper is a person who
has no money or property.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) elucidated
the point and said : ‘A
pauper from among my followers (Ummah) is one who will come on the Day of
Judgement with a good record of Salaah (prayers) and Saum (fasting) and Zakaah
(compulsory charity) but also he had abused somebody; slandered someone or
beaten yet another person. Then all the oppressed persons will receive a part
of the aggressor’s good deeds. Should they fall short of his aggression, then
the aggrieved persons’ sins and defaults will be transferred from them to him,
and he will be thrown into the Fire (Hell).’
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) also related that Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said : ‘If
any Muslim has oppressed his brother concerning his honour or anything else,
let him obtain his pardon today (in this world) before the time comes when he
will have neither Dinaars nor Dirhams (i.e. he will be penniless). If
the aggressor may have some good deeds (in his account) the same would be
deducted in equal proportion to his wrongs; if the aggressor will have no good
deeds in his account, the wrongs of the aggrieved would be added to the account
of the aggressor in equal proportion.’
I often say : ‘Pay back HERE, to save your back THERE.’
If we want safety and salvation, we have to get our
deeds in order, and make amends on our shortcomings HERE, in this worldly life.
Otherwise, THERE, on the Day of Resurrection, there will be great regret and
humiliation. May
Allah Ta’ala protect us all.
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