[::..Forgiveness & Justice..::]
I think this post could not have been entered at a better time. In the Spirit of the approaching Ramadan, let us turn to the person next to us, remember those far from us, think about the person from the past, lost loves, loves found, teachers who gave us knowledge, those who mean a lot in our hearts, also not forgetting those who mean very little to us, those who hurt us, those who angered us, those who hate us, those who refuse to see us, and those who wronged us, , and also those which we have hated, cursed, wronged, hurt, angered, criticized, lied to, shouted at, and let's seek forgiveness from everyone of those especially to He s.w.t who created us.
This is an excerpt of a beautiful Hadith about Forgiveness and Justice written by Sidi Salman Younas of SunniPath Answer Service.
The hadith is narrated by Abu Ya`ala in his Musnad, Ibn Abi’l Dunya in his, and Imam Hakim’s Mustadrak, the latter stating that its chain is rigorously authentic (sahih), and reproduced by Imam Suytui in his al Durr al Manthur and Imam Mundhiri in his Targhid as follows:
Anas ibn Malik narrates:
We sat between the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) when we saw him smiling until we saw his molar teeth. `Umar said to him, ‘What makes you smile Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be your ransom!’ Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘I smile because of two men from my nation, who shall kneel in the presence of the Lord of Power. One of them says: ‘Oh my Lord, grant me retaliation for the wrong which my brother did to me.’ And Allah says: ‘Give your brother that in which he was wronged.’ ‘Oh Lord,’ he says, ‘none of my righteous works remain.’ Then Allah the Exalted says to the man who made the demand: ‘What shall you do with your brother, seeing that none of his righteous works remain?’ And he replies: ‘Oh my Lord! Let him bear some of my burdens in my stead!’ And Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) wept, as he said: ‘Truly, that shall be a fearsome Day, a Day when men have need of others to bear their burdens.’ Then he said: ‘Allah shall say to one who made the request: ‘Lift up your head, and look to the Gardens.’ This he does, and he says: ‘Oh my Lord! I see high cities of silver, and golden palaces wreathed about with pearls. For which Prophet shall they be, or which saint or martyr?’ And he said: ‘They belong to whomsoever pays me their price.’ ‘Oh my Lord,’ he says, ‘And who possesses such a price?’ ‘You possess it,’ he replies. ‘And what might it be?’ he asks, and He says: ‘Your forgiveness of your brother.’ ‘Oh my Lord!’ he says, ‘I have forgiven him!’ Then God the Exalted says: ‘Take your brother’s hand and bring him into Heaven.’
Then Allah’s Messenger recited His word: ‘Fear God, and make reconciliation among yourselves.’” (Quran 8:1) [translation adopted from Shaykh `Abdul Hakim Murad’s in his article “Forgiveness and Justice”]
Imam Dhahabi does not agree with Imam Hakim’s verdict of “soundness” but rather states that one of the narrators within the chain, `Abad ibn Shayba is weak. Ibn Hibban states that it is not permitted to rely upon `Abad’s narration when he alone narrates them without any collaboration.
However, there is general agreement among the scholars of hadith that such weak narrations can be used in matter relating to meritorious acts – as is the case here. The general lesson conveyed within this narration is also found in numerous other narrations.
And Allah Knows Best
Wasalam Salman
Approved by Faraz Rabbani
PS: Just to steer away from this topic, the Brits make really good fireworks displays.
Farah
"Love is a many splendid thing."
This is an excerpt of a beautiful Hadith about Forgiveness and Justice written by Sidi Salman Younas of SunniPath Answer Service.
The hadith is narrated by Abu Ya`ala in his Musnad, Ibn Abi’l Dunya in his, and Imam Hakim’s Mustadrak, the latter stating that its chain is rigorously authentic (sahih), and reproduced by Imam Suytui in his al Durr al Manthur and Imam Mundhiri in his Targhid as follows:
Anas ibn Malik narrates:
We sat between the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) when we saw him smiling until we saw his molar teeth. `Umar said to him, ‘What makes you smile Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be your ransom!’ Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘I smile because of two men from my nation, who shall kneel in the presence of the Lord of Power. One of them says: ‘Oh my Lord, grant me retaliation for the wrong which my brother did to me.’ And Allah says: ‘Give your brother that in which he was wronged.’ ‘Oh Lord,’ he says, ‘none of my righteous works remain.’ Then Allah the Exalted says to the man who made the demand: ‘What shall you do with your brother, seeing that none of his righteous works remain?’ And he replies: ‘Oh my Lord! Let him bear some of my burdens in my stead!’ And Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) wept, as he said: ‘Truly, that shall be a fearsome Day, a Day when men have need of others to bear their burdens.’ Then he said: ‘Allah shall say to one who made the request: ‘Lift up your head, and look to the Gardens.’ This he does, and he says: ‘Oh my Lord! I see high cities of silver, and golden palaces wreathed about with pearls. For which Prophet shall they be, or which saint or martyr?’ And he said: ‘They belong to whomsoever pays me their price.’ ‘Oh my Lord,’ he says, ‘And who possesses such a price?’ ‘You possess it,’ he replies. ‘And what might it be?’ he asks, and He says: ‘Your forgiveness of your brother.’ ‘Oh my Lord!’ he says, ‘I have forgiven him!’ Then God the Exalted says: ‘Take your brother’s hand and bring him into Heaven.’
Then Allah’s Messenger recited His word: ‘Fear God, and make reconciliation among yourselves.’” (Quran 8:1) [translation adopted from Shaykh `Abdul Hakim Murad’s in his article “Forgiveness and Justice”]
Imam Dhahabi does not agree with Imam Hakim’s verdict of “soundness” but rather states that one of the narrators within the chain, `Abad ibn Shayba is weak. Ibn Hibban states that it is not permitted to rely upon `Abad’s narration when he alone narrates them without any collaboration.
However, there is general agreement among the scholars of hadith that such weak narrations can be used in matter relating to meritorious acts – as is the case here. The general lesson conveyed within this narration is also found in numerous other narrations.
And Allah Knows Best
Wasalam Salman
Approved by Faraz Rabbani
PS: Just to steer away from this topic, the Brits make really good fireworks displays.
Farah
"Love is a many splendid thing."
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