Then, Allah the Most High revealed another verse to His Rasul (saw):
You cannot lead the one you love to the reality! But Allah can lead whom He wills to the reality! HU knows who are to experience the reality![1]
“Whoever dies while having certainty that there is no deity but Allah will enter Paradise.”
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“None of you truly believes until I am dearer to him than his child, his father, and all of mankind.”
And here is a supporting verse from the Quran:
The Nabi is of higher priority to the believers than their own selves! His spouses are their (the believers’) mothers![2]
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“Three things are the signs of hypocrisy:
When they speak, they tell lies.
When they make a promise, they break it.
When entrusted with something, they betray that trust.”
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“To curse a Muslim is an act of wickedness (sin), and to fight them unto death is an act of disbelief (kufr).”
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Rasulullah (saw) once went to address a gathering of women and said to them, “O assembly of women, give charity and seek forgiveness abundantly, for I have seen that the majority of the inhabitants of Hell are women.”
One wise and dignified woman among those present asked, “O Rasulullah, why have most of us women become the inhabitants of Hell?”
He replied, “It is because you curse frequently and show ingratitude to your husbands. I have never seen anyone with deficient intellect and deficient faith able to influence a person of sound mind and sound faith as much as you have.”
The woman inquired further, “O Rasulullah, what are the deficiencies in our intellect and faith?”
He answered, “In terms of intellect, the testimony of two women is equal to that of one man. This is due to the deficiency in your intellect. Many of you neither offer the nightly prayers nor observe fasting in Ramadan on some days. This is indicative of the deficiency in your faith.”
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Ebu Zarr (ra) narrates:
“I once went to see Rasulullah (saw). He was sleeping with a white sheet covering him. I turned away and came back later; he was still asleep. I turned away once more and returned, and this time he had awakened. I sat down beside him.
He said, ‘The one who says ‘La ilaha illAllah’ (There is no deity but Allah) and dies with this faith will enter Paradise.’
I asked, ‘Even if he commits adultery or theft?’
Rasulullah (saw) replied, ‘Even if he commits adultery or theft.’
I asked again, ‘Even if he commits adultery and theft?’
He replied, ‘Even if he commits adultery or theft.’
This question and answer were repeated three times. Finally, on the fourth time, Rasulullah (saw) said, ‘Even if Ebu Zarr’s nose is rubbed in the dust!’”
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“No community exists that breaks their covenants, and Allah does not inflict punishment upon them.
No community exists that cheats in their trade, and Allah does not withhold the rain from them.
No community exists that increases in hypocrisy, and Allah does not send plague upon them.
No community exists that rules with unjust governments, and Allah does not appoint over them an oppressive ruler.”
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“After me, you will have leaders who delay the prayers beyond their fixed times. The sin of this is upon them. When they pray facing the qibla, pray behind them.
You will catch up to some leaders who pray the prayers at times other than their appointed times. When you reach them, perform your prayers in your homes at their known times, and then consider the prayers they lead you in as voluntary (nafilah).”
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“Whoever takes up arms against us, he is not one of us. Whoever deceives us or commits treachery, he is not one of us.”
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Rasulullah (saw) came across a pile of food and put his hand into it. When his fingers became wet, he asked, “O owner of the food, what is this?”
The owner replied, “O Rasulullah, it got wet due to the rain.” Upon this, Rasulullah (saw) said, “Why didn’t you place the wet part on top, so people could see it? Deceptive people are not from among us.”
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“Backbiters will not enter Paradise.”
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“Three people will face a severe judgment from Allah on the Day of Judgment; He will neither speak to them, nor will He purify them, nor look at them:
- An old adulterer.
- A lying ruler.
- A proud poor person.”
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“Undoubtedly, only a Muslim soul will enter Paradise... And without a doubt, if Allah wills, He may strengthen and confirm this Islamic religion even through a wicked person...”
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“Someone came to Rasulullah (saw) and asked, ‘O Rasulullah, if a man comes to take my property, what is your decision in this matter?’
Rasulullah replied, ‘Do not give your property to him.’ The man asked, ‘What if he tries to take it by force?’ Rasulullah said, ‘You should fight with him.’
The man then asked, ‘What if he kills me?’
Rasulullah replied, ‘Then, you will be a martyr.’
The man asked, ‘What if I kill him?’
Rasulullah said, ‘He will go to hellfire.’”
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“I swear by Allah, if a servant whom Allah appoints as a guardian over a group of people and he dies while being treacherous to the people under his rule, Allah will certainly make Paradise forbidden for that servant.”
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“I swear by Allah that Jesus, the son of Mary, will certainly descend as a just judge. He will break the cross, kill the swine, and abolish the jizyah (tax). After this, Abu Huraira (ra) recited verse 159 of Surah An-Nisa (The Women).”
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“Last night, an ifrit from the jinn attacked me suddenly to disrupt my prayer. However, Allah, the Almighty, granted me victory and the opportunity to do as I wished to it. When morning came, I wanted to tie it to one of the pillars of the mosque so that all of you could see it. But then, I remembered my brother Solomon, the son of David, who had prayed, ‘My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom that will not belong to anyone else after me.’ So, I let the ifrit go.”
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