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Paradise Attained
Paradise Attained
Paradise Attained
Shaikh Abu Rumaysah Refi Shafi
Dec 26
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Last Updated on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:53
So the result of faith and steadfastness is security from all evil, the attainment of Paradise, and the attainment of all that one loves. Many texts of the Book and Sunnah prove that faith is made up of the beliefs of the heart, the acts of the heart (such as hope and fear, the desire for good and hatred of evil), and acts of the limbs.
Abu Hurairah reports that a bedouin came to Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked, “Guide me to an action which I can perform and enter Paradise.” He (peace be upon him) replied, “Worship Allah without associating anything with Him, establish the prescribed prayers, give the obligatory zakat, and fast the month of Ramadan.” He said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, I will add nothing more to this nor will I detract from it.” When he had left, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever wants to look at a person from the inhabitants of Paradise, let him look at this man.”[1]
There are many hadith that prove the great principle articulated in this one. They all lend to the meaning that the person who fulfils what is obligatory upon him to do and avoids the unlawful matters deserves to enter Paradise and be saved from the Fire. Whoever has this quality is deserving of being called a Muslim and a Mu’min, indeed he has become one of the Muttaqun, those mindful of Allah, one of those traversing the Straight Path.
The next hadith conveys a similar meaning:
Sufyan bin `Abdullah al-Thaqafi reports that he asked,
“Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam that would leave me in no need of ask anyone else after you.” He (peace be upon him) said, “Say: I have faith in Allah, then remain firm upon this.”[2]
This man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) for some succinct, all-encompassing advice that would direct him to goodness and success. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered him to have faith in Allah which includes all that is necessary to believe and the ensuing acts of the heart, and submission to Allah, inwardly and outwardly. Then after this, he counselled him to remain steadfast until death, as such this hadith is similar in meaning to His saying,
“The angels descend on those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then stand firm: ‘Do not fear and do not grieve but rejoice in the Garden you have been promised...’”[3]
So the result of faith and steadfastness is security from all evil, the attainment of Paradise, and the attainment of all that one loves. Many texts of the Book and Sunnah prove that faith is made up of the beliefs of the heart, the acts of the heart (such as hope and fear, the desire for good and hatred of evil), and acts of the limbs. All of this is perfected by remaining firm upon it.
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Bahjat Qulubi l-Abrar wa Qurratu `Uyuni’l-Akhyar fi Sharh Jawami` al-Akhbar
By; `Abdu’l-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa`di. Translation: Abu Rumaysah
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written by Muhammad Amin ur Rahman, December 27, 2011
written by Muhammad Amin ur Rahman, December 27, 2011
Assalam o Alaikum,
Jazak Allahu Khairan for the article. I would like to say that sometimes some Muslims take it 'very easy' in their practice of Islam in view of these ahadith. They say that there is no 'extra' need for anything more to do, no need for attaining more Islamic knowledge other than which is enough for performing these 5 obligatory faraidh, no halaqas, no need for nawafil, tahajud etc etc. I would like to ask the scholars of MRDF how best to answer this.
Jazak Allahu Khairan,
Amin
Jazak Allahu Khairan for the article. I would like to say that sometimes some Muslims take it 'very easy' in their practice of Islam in view of these ahadith. They say that there is no 'extra' need for anything more to do, no need for attaining more Islamic knowledge other than which is enough for performing these 5 obligatory faraidh, no halaqas, no need for nawafil, tahajud etc etc. I would like to ask the scholars of MRDF how best to answer this.
Jazak Allahu Khairan,
Amin
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