Often I think about the sacrifices of Rasool Sallalahu Allaihi Wassalam for this ummah and tears roll down my face. I think about the hardships he suffered, pelted in taif till his shoes were clogged with blood.
When he lost his mubarak tooth on the battlefield. The stones he used to tie on his belly to pacify the pangs of hunger, when he as dragged on the ground with a rope around his neck infront of the kabaah only to be rescued by Abu Bakr (RA). Many had taught he had passed away.
Camel intestines were placed on his back when he was in sujood, the long nights he spent in ibaadah in prayer, so long that his mubarak feet used to swell. Even at the time of his death he beseeched the angel of death to give him the pain of his entire ummah.
I feel I have love in my heart for my nabi, but I am wrong, sitting on the mussallah and shedding a few tears is the easy part, the real challenge is following his way of life to perfection. True love demands nothing else but total submission to the command of Allah Swt and the sunnah of Rasool Sallalahu Allaihi Wassalam. When the Adhaan is given I don't hurry to the masjid to perforn salaat in congregation, I don't don the khurtah nor the turban.
I am afraid my love is only skin deep like the munafiqs, I say I love but I do not do. May Allah Swt grant me the ability and the entire muslim ummah to be sincere in their love for Rasool Sallalahu Allaihi Wassalam and cure us of every deficiency. Ameen.
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Ameen.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
The Prophet also said a true believer doesn't belittle himself, that's not the same as not being humble or modest. Rather than chastising yourself for not following the Sunnah would it not be better to inspire you and others to do just that?
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi
But what's a good way of keeping yourself humble without beating yourself up?
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
lookin at those higher than you in terms or "religiousness"
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
Just looking doesn't help though...you would start beating yourself up, comparing yourself to them and how much worse you are than them...which should hopefully make you better...that's the idea, no?
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
tis hard to move from the beating up to the becoming a better person. some just stay at the beating up stage.
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
but belittling yourself is required, right?
I was asking about other ways
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
isnt it possible to skip the beating yourself up stage? go from looking up to them, (to not looking down at yourself) and straight away going for the "what should i do to be like them" thing. i think its possible.
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
+1
Lets reunite the ummah under one flag LA ILAHA IL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH
Are you referring to this hadith?
Hadith - Qudsi 22
Let not any one of you belittle himself. They said: O Messenger of Allah, how can any one of us belittle himself? He said: He finds a matter concerning Allah about which he should say something, and he does not say [it], so Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says to him on the Day of Resurrection: What prevented you from saying something about such-and-such and such-and-such? He say: [It was] out of fear of people. Then He says: Rather it is I whom you should more properly fear.
That's talking more in the sense of how you act around others etc, isn't it? Not really to do with how good/bad you are, right? Or does it still apply :s If you get what I mean.
Could be, but I heard Yassir Fazaga mention this hadith. But Islam is the middle way where Allah can forgive your sins and help you to be better.
That's what I think
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi