Thursday, December 21, 2006
Got to meet him finally yesterday...
I actually feel alot better now after reading this...
it really emphasize on my belief all this while...
Abandoning Something For The Sake And Pleasure Of Allah
Ibn Rajab relates an account of a worshipper
who ran out of resources while he was in Makkah.
He became extremely hungry and was about to die from lack of nourishment.
One day, as he was wandering in the precincts of Makkah,
he found an expensive necklace.
He put it into his sleeves and headed for the Masjid.
On his way he came across a man
announcing that he had lost a necklace.
The poor man later said,
" I asked him to describe it to me,and he did so, perfectly,
leaving no room for doubt.I gave him the necklace
without taking reward from him.
I said "Oh Allah,I have given it for You,
so compensate me with what is better."
He went to the ocean and began a journey in a small boat.
Only a brief period of time passed before a storm came with
heavy winds crashing into the boat.
The boat smashed into pieces and the man was forced
to cling to a piece of wood. The winds were violent,
propelling him to the left and to the right.
Finally, he was washed ashore onto an island.
He found there a Masjid filled with people who were praying,
so he joined them. He found papers with parts of the Qur'an written on them and he began to recite from them.
The people of the island asked him, "Do you read the Qur'an?"
He answered in the affirmative.
They said, "Teach our children Qur'an."
So he began to teach them and he took a salary for his services.
One day, they saw him writing and they asked,
"Will you teach our children to write?"
Again he answered in the affirmative
and began teaching them for a salary.
A short time later, they said to him,
"There is an orphaned girl with us whose father was a good man.
Will you marry her?"
He agreed to the marriage and later related,
"I married her and found that she was wearing
the exact same necklace. She said that her father
lost it in Makkah and a man found it and returned to him.
She said that her father would always supplicate
while prostrating,for her daughter to become blessed with a
husband similar to the honest man.
I then informed her that I was that man."
LESSON:
Abandoning something for the sake and Pleasure of Allah (SWT)
- and Allah will definitely compensate with something that is better,
either sooner or later, in this world or Hereafter.
[Jaami'ul-uloom wal Hikam]
And heres a song to relate how i felt...
after several times cancelling the meetings..
Unfortunately, i screwed the meet up.
Im kinda of 'paisey' and i just passed him the tickets and walked of.He too walked off.
I felt really terrible after that for no reason.
Till today, i felt the same. Hardly slept last night, but luckily
i woke up quite early this morning. Alhamdulillah.
i really pray to Allah that i will be given peace in the heart and mind.
i really trying my best to stay single here...for Allah sake...
as i believe in myself that, if im really given a companion...
my companion will come on his own when both are ready.
i just want to keep my heart @ its pureness so
i can give it to him whole heartedly.
i can give it to him whole heartedly.
I actually feel alot better now after reading this...
it really emphasize on my belief all this while...
Abandoning Something For The Sake And Pleasure Of Allah
Ibn Rajab relates an account of a worshipper
who ran out of resources while he was in Makkah.
He became extremely hungry and was about to die from lack of nourishment.
One day, as he was wandering in the precincts of Makkah,
he found an expensive necklace.
He put it into his sleeves and headed for the Masjid.
On his way he came across a man
announcing that he had lost a necklace.
The poor man later said,
" I asked him to describe it to me,and he did so, perfectly,
leaving no room for doubt.I gave him the necklace
without taking reward from him.
I said "Oh Allah,I have given it for You,
so compensate me with what is better."
He went to the ocean and began a journey in a small boat.
Only a brief period of time passed before a storm came with
heavy winds crashing into the boat.
The boat smashed into pieces and the man was forced
to cling to a piece of wood. The winds were violent,
propelling him to the left and to the right.
Finally, he was washed ashore onto an island.
He found there a Masjid filled with people who were praying,
so he joined them. He found papers with parts of the Qur'an written on them and he began to recite from them.
The people of the island asked him, "Do you read the Qur'an?"
He answered in the affirmative.
They said, "Teach our children Qur'an."
So he began to teach them and he took a salary for his services.
One day, they saw him writing and they asked,
"Will you teach our children to write?"
Again he answered in the affirmative
and began teaching them for a salary.
A short time later, they said to him,
"There is an orphaned girl with us whose father was a good man.
Will you marry her?"
He agreed to the marriage and later related,
"I married her and found that she was wearing
the exact same necklace. She said that her father
lost it in Makkah and a man found it and returned to him.
She said that her father would always supplicate
while prostrating,for her daughter to become blessed with a
husband similar to the honest man.
I then informed her that I was that man."
"...Oh Allah,
I have given it for You,
so compensate me with what is better..."
I have given it for You,
so compensate me with what is better..."
LESSON:
Abandoning something for the sake and Pleasure of Allah (SWT)
- and Allah will definitely compensate with something that is better,
either sooner or later, in this world or Hereafter.
[Jaami'ul-uloom wal Hikam]
And heres a song to relate how i felt...
Unleash My Thoughts For Now @ 10:38:00 AM
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