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he would like best, and he replied: "I wish that Allah restore my sight to me so that I may see people.'' Thereupon
the angel ran his hand over him and Allah restored his sight. The angel then asked what property he would like best.
He replied that he would like sheep, so he was given a pregnant ewe. Flocks and herds were produced for the three
men, the first having a valley full of camels, the second one, a valley full of cows and the third one full of sheep.
Then the angel came in the form of a leper, to the one who had been a leper, and said: "I am a poor man and my
resources have been exhausted in my journey, and my only means of reaching my destination are dependent on
Allah and then on you, so I ask you by Him Who gave you the good colour, the good skin and the property, for a
camel by which I may get to my destination". He replied: "I have many dues to pay.'' The angel then said: "I think I
recognize you. Were you not a leper whom people found loathsome and a poor man to whom Allah gave property?''
He replied: "I inherited this property through generations". The angel said: "If you are telling a lie, may Allah return
you to your former condition". The angel went in the form of a bald man to the one who had been bald, and said the
same as he had said to the former and received a similar reply. So he said: "If you are telling a lie, may Allah return
you to your former condition". The angel then went to the one who had been blind and said: "I am a poor traveller
and my resources have been exhausted in my journey. My only means of reaching my destination are dependant on
Allah and then on you, so I ask you by Him Who restored your eyesight for a sheep by which I may get to the end of
my journey". He replied: "Yes, I was blind. Allah restored my eyesight, so take what you wish and leave what you
wish. I swear by Allah that I shall not argue with you today to return anything you take, as I give it for Allah's sake".
The angel said: "Keep your property. You have all simply been put to a test, and Allah is pleased with you and
displeased with both of your companions".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that abundance of property and wealth is also a trial. He alone succeeds in this
trial who in the midst of his riches does not forget about Allah's Status and his own status. Rather than becoming
proud of his wealth, he takes pleasure in spending it in fulfilling the needs of people and expresses gratitude to Him
in practical terms. Those who take an opposite course are regarded unsuccessful because on account of their wrong
attitude, they tend to falsehood, pride and miserliness which cause the displeasure of Allah.
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ُﻊِﺑﺎﱠﺴﻟا
: أ ْﻦَﻋ
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟا ﻦﻋ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ٍسْوَأ ﻦْﺑ ِداﱠﺪَﺷ ﻰَﻠْﻌَﻳ ﻲﺑ
:
»
ْﻦَﻣ ﺲﱢﻴَﻜﻟا
ﻲﻧﺎﻣﻷا ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻰَﻠَﻋ ﻰﱠﻨَﻤﺗو ، ﺎَهاﻮَه ﻪَﺴْﻔَﻧ َﻊَﺒْﺗَأ ْﻦَﻣ ُﺰِﺟﺎَﻌْﻟاَو ، ِتْﻮﻤْﻟا َﺪْﻌَﺑ ﺎﻤِﻟ َﻞِﻤَﻋَو ، ُﻪَﺴْﻔَﻧ َناَد
«
ﻩاور
َلﺎﻗو ﱡيﺬِﻣْﺮﱢﺘﻟا
ٌﻦَﺴَﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
ﺖﻠﻗ ) :
ﻒﻴﻌﺿ ﻮه ﻞﺑ
. ] ﻪﻴﻓ :
ﻂﻠﺘﺨﻣ ﻒﻴﻌﺿ ﻮهو ، ﻲﻧﺎﺴﻐﻟا ﻢﻳﺮﻣ ﻲﺑأ ﻦﺑ ﷲا ﺪﺒﻋ ﻦﺑ ﺮﻜﺑ ﻮﺑأ
. [ .(
ِءﺎَﻤَﻠُﻌْﻟا َﻦِﻣ ُﻩُﺮْﻴَﻏَو ﱡيﺬﻣْﺮﱢﺘﻟا لﺎﻗ
:
ﻰَﻨْﻌَﻣ
»
ﻪَﺴْﻔَﻧ َناَد
«
:
ﺎَﻬَﺒَﺳﺎَﺣ .
66.
Shaddad bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"A wise man is the one
who calls himself to account (and refrains from doing evil deeds) and does noble deeds to benefit him after death;
and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the
fulfillment of his vain desires".
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
This Hadith highlights the importance of the accountability of one's self. Mere desires which are not
coupled with practical efforts are of no avail because Allah grants reward on good deeds and not on yearnings and
desires which are not supported by noble actions.
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ُﻦِﻣﺎﱠﺜﻟا
:
لﺎﻗ ُﻪﻨﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َةَﺮْﻳَﺮُه ﻲﺑأ ْﻦَﻋ
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر َلﺎﻗ
:
ِمﻼْﺳِإ ِﻦْﺴُﺣ ْﻦِﻣ
ِﻪﻴِﻨْﻌَﻳ َﻻﺎَﻣ ُﻪُآْﺮَﺗ ِءْﺮَﻤْﻟا
«
ُﻩُﺮﻴﻏو ﱡيﺬﻣْﺮﱢﺘﻟا ُﻩاور ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
67.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"It is from the
excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun that which is of no concern to him".
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
This Hadith lays down a very important principle that one should avoid senseless talk and actions. If
one acts upon this principle, he can save himself from many sins and evils.
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