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for the Hereafter because an untoward situation may confront him any moment and render him unable to do good
things to his benefit in the otherworldly life.
579
َلﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر َلﺎﻗ
:
»
ِتاﱠﺬﱠﻠﻟا ِمِذﺎَه َﺮْآِذ اوُﺮِﺜْآَأ
«
ﻩاور ، َتْﻮَﻤﻟا ﻲﻨﻌَﻳ
لﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا
:
ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
579.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Remember more
often the destroyer of pleasures - death.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
Being heedful and talking about death checks man from being lost in the worldly pleasures and
seductions. We are, therefore, supposed to remember death frequently and to avoid remaining indifferent to post-
death affairs and occurrences.
580
ﻪﻨﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺐﻌآ ﻦﺑ ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
َلﺎﻘﻓ َمﺎﻗ ،ِﻞْﻴﱠﻠﻟا ُﺚﻠُﺛ َﺐَهَذ اذِإ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳَر َنﺎآ
:
»
ﺎﻤﺑ ُتْﻮَﻤﻟا َءﺎﺟ ، ِﻪﻴِﻓ ﺎﻤﺑ ُتْﻮَﻤﻟا َءﺎﺟ ،ُﺔَﻓِداﱠﺮﻟا ﺎُﻬُﻌَﺒْﺘَﺗ ُﺔَﻔِﺟاَﺮﻟا ِتَءﺎَﺟ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا اوُﺮُآْذا ُسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ﺎﻬﻳَأ ﺎﻳ
ِﻪﻴِﻓ «
ُﺖﻠﻗ :
؟ ﻲﺗﻼَﺻ ﻦِﻣ َﻚﻟ ُﻞَﻌْﺟَأ ْﻢَﻜَﻓ ، َﻚْﻴَﻠَﻋ َةﻼﱠﺼﻟا ُﺮِﺜْآأ ﻲﻧإ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮُﺳَر ﺎﻳ
لﺎﻗ :
»
َﺖْﺌِﺷ ﺎﻣ
«
لﺎﻗ ؟ َﻊُﺑﱡﺮﻟا ُﺖْﻠُﻗ
:
»
َﻚﻟ ٌﺮْﻴَﺧ َﻮُﻬَﻓ َتدِز ْنِﺈَﻓ ، َﺖْﺌﺷ ﺎﻣ
«
ُﺖُﻠُﻗ :
َلﺎﻗ ؟ َﻒْﺼﱢﻨﻟﺎَﻓ
»
َﻚﻟ ٌﺮﻴَﺧ ﻮﻬﻓ َتْدِز ْنِﺈﻓ ، َﺖْﺌِﺷ ﺎﻣ
«
ُﺖْﻠُﻗ :
َلﺎﻗ ؟ ِﻦﻴَﺜﻠﺜﻟﺎَﻓ
:
»
َﻚﻟ ٌﺮﻴَﺧ ﻮﻬﻓ َتْدِز ْنِﺈﻓ ، َﺖْﺌِﺷ ﺎﻣ
«
ُﺖْﻠُﻗ :
لﺎﻗ ؟ ﺎﻬﱠﻠُآ ﻲﺗﻼَﺻ َﻚﻟ ُﻞَﻌْﺟَأ
:
،َﻚﱠﻤَه ﻲﻔْﻜُﺗ ًاذإ
َﻚُﺒْﻧَذ َﻚﻟ ُﺮَﻔُﻐُﻳو
«
لﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا ﻩاور
:
ﻦﺴﺣ ﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
580.
Ubayy bin Ka`b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When one-third of the night would pass, Messenger
of Allah (PBUH) would get up and call out,
"O people, remember Allah. The Rajifah (i.e., the first Blowing of the
Trumpet which will shake the whole universe and thus cause all life to cease) has come, followed by Ar-Radifah
(i.e., the second Blowing of the Trumpet which will restore life and thus mark the Resurrection Day). Death has
approached with all that it comprises. Death has approached with all that it comprises.
'' I said: "O Messenger of
Allah (PBUH), I frequently invoke Allah to elevate your rank. How much of my supplications should I devote to
you?'' He said,
"You may devote as much as you wish.
'' When I suggested a quarter, he said,
"Do whatever you
wish, but it will be better for you if you increase it.''
I suggested half, and he said,
"Do whatever you wish, but it will
be better for you if you increase.
'' I suggested two-thirds, and he said, "Do whatever you wish but it will be better for
you if you increase it.'' I said, "Shall I devote all my supplications invoking Allah to elevate your rank?'' He said,
"Then you will be freed from your worries and your sins will be forgiven.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
The Qur'an exactly corroborates what has been stated in this Hadith. There will be two soundings of
the Trumpet. The first will throw the earth and mountains into tremendous convulsions, annihilating all life and
disrupting the entire physical structure of the universe. The second - after an indefinite period of time known to
Allah Alone - will mark the Resurrection Day and bring forth the whole scenario of the Last Judgement. Messenger
of Allah (PBUH) has invited the attention of mankind to the horrendous ordeal awaiting it in the Last Hour. Besides,
this Hadith urges the believers to send the maximum greetings to Messenger of Allah (PBUH). It also highlights the
excellence of such an invocation. The Qur'an itself makes this demand to the believers:
"Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy) on the Prophet (Muhammad (PBUH)), and
also His angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salat on (ask Allah to
bless) him (Muhammad (PBUH)), and (you should) greet (salute) him with the Islamic way of greeting
(salutation, i.e., As-salamu `alaikum).''
(33:56).
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