It was narrated that in the days that Musa (alayhis-salaam) wandered
with Bani Israa'eel in the desert an intense drought befell them.
Together, they raised their hands towardsthe heavens praying for the
blessed rain to come. Then, to the astonishment of Musa
(alayhis-salaam) and all those watching, thefew scattered clouds that
were in the sky vanished, the heat poured down, and the drought
intensified.
It was revealed to Musa that there was a sinner amongst the tribe of
Bani Israa'eel who had disobeyed Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) for more
than forty years of his life. "Let him separate himself from the
congregation," Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) toldMusa
(alayhis-salaam)."Only then shall I shower you all with rain." Musa
(alayhis-salaam) then called out to the throngs of humanity, "There is
a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah for forty years. Let him
separate himself from the congregation and only then shall we be
rescued from the drought." That man, waited, looking left and right,
hoping that someone else would step forward, but no one did. Sweat
poured forth from his brow and he knew thathe was the one.
The man knew that if he stayed amongst the congregation all would
dieof thirst and that if he stepped forward he wouldbe humiliated for
all eternity.
He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never known before, with a
humility he had never tasted, and as tears poureddown on both cheeks
he said: "O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah,
forgive me!" As Musa (alayhis-salaam) and the people of Bani Israa'eel
awaited for the sinner to step forward, theclouds hugged the sky
andthe rain poured. Musa (alayhis-salaam) asked Allah (Subhanahu wa
ta'ala), "O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did
not come forward." And Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) replied, "O Musa,
it is for the repentance of that very person that I blessed all of
Bani Israa'eel with water." Musa (alayhis-salaam), wanting to know who
this blessed man was,asked, "Show him to me O Allah!" Allah (Subhanahu
wa ta'ala) replied, "O Musa,I hid his sins for forty years, do you
think that after his repentance I shall expose him?"
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed the Qur'an in the most blessed
month; the month of Ramadan, the month in which the Qur'an was sent
down.
On the most blessed night,the Grand night: Laylatul Qadr; "Verily, we
revealed the Qur'an on the night of Qadr."
Ibn Jareer narrates, on the authority of Mujaahid that there was a man
from BaniIsraa'eel who used to spend the night in prayer. Then in the
morning he would fight the enemy in the Way of Allah during the day,
until the evening and he did this for a thousand months.
And so Allah revealed the Surah: "Verily, We sent it down in the night
of Al-Qadr" until the verse "The night of Al-Qadr is better than a
thousand months." That is, standing in prayer on that night is better
than the actions of that man.
Sufyaan ath-Thawree reports, on the authority of Mujaahid (also), that
thenight of Al-Qadr being better than a thousand months means that the
good deeds performed on it, fasting on it, and standing in prayer on
it are better than a thousandmonths' good deeds, prayers and fasting.
(Narrated by Ibn Jareer)
It is reported from Abu Hurairah that he said:"When the month of
Ramadan came, the Messenger of Allah said: 'The month of Ramadan has
come, a blessed monthin which Allah has made it obligatory for you to
fast; in it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are
closed and the devils are chained. In it is anight better than a
thousand months, whoever loses the benefit of it has lost something
irreplaceable.'" (Narrated by Imam Ahmad and An-Nasaa'i).
It is reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah, that Allah's
Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever stood in prayer
on the night of Al-Qadr, in faith and hoping for a reward from Allah,
he will have all of his previous sins forgiven." (Narrated by
Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
This one night surpasses the value of 30,000 nights.The sincere
believer who worries day and night about his sins and phases of
neglect in his life patiently awaits the onset of Ramadan. During it
he hopes to be forgiven by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) for past sins,
knowing that the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) promised that
all who bear down during thelast ten days shall have all their sins
forgiven. To achieve this, the believer remembers the Prophet's
(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) advice in different sayings wherein he
used words like "seek","pursue", "search" and"look hard" for Laylatul
Qadr. :->
No comments:
Post a Comment