permission to enter.
But Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saw) did notallow him to enter the
room. "I'm sorry, my father is ill," said Fatimahdaughter of Muhammad
(saw) turned back and closed the door.
Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saw) went back to her father who had
opened his eyes and asked Fatimah, "Who washe, my daughter?"
"I don't know, my father. It's the first time I'm seeing him," Fatimah
daughter of Muhammad (saw) said gently.
Then, Rasulullah (saw) looked at his daughter with trembled look, as
if he wanted to reminisce about every part of her daughter's face.
"Know one thing! He is who erases the temporary pleasure; he is who
separates the companionship in the world. He is the angel of death
(Ezraeel)," said Rasulullah (saw).
Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saw) bore the bomb of her cry. Then,
Rasulullah (saw) ask his daughter to allowthe angel of death (Ezraeel)
to enter.
The angel of death (Ezraeel) came toward him; But Rasulullah (saw)
asked why Jibril (Gabriel)did not come along with him. Then, Jibril
was called. Jibril was ready in the sky to welcome the soul of
Habibullah and the leader of the earth.
"O Jibril, explain me about my rights in front of ALLAH (SWT)?"
Rasulullah (saw) asked with a weak voice.
"The doors of sky has opened, the angels are waiting for your soul.
Paradise opens widely waiting for you," Jibril said. But, in fact,
those alldid not make Rasulullah (saw) relieve, his eyes were still
full of worry.
"You are not happy to hear this news?" asked Jibril.
"Tell me about the destiny of my people in future?"
"Don't worry, O Rasulullah. I heard ALLAH (SWT) told me: I make
Paradise Haram (forbidden) for every one, except the people
ofMuhammad," Jibril said.
It became closer and closer, the time for the angel of death (Ezraeel)
to do his work. Slowly, Rasulullah's soul was pulled. It was seemed
that the body of Rasulullah (saw) was full of sweat; the nerves of his
neck became tight.
"Jibril, how painful this Sakaratul Maut is?" Rasulullah (saw) uttered
a groan slowly. Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saw) closed her eyes,
Imam Ali (as) sat beside her, bow deeply and Jibril turned his face
back.
"Am I repugnant to you that you turn your face back O Jibril?"
Rasulullah (saw) asked to the deliverer of Wahi. "Who is the one who
could see the Habibullah in his Sakaratul Maut," Jibril said.
Not for a while, Rasulullah uttered a groan because of unbearable pain.
"O ALLAH (SWT), how greatest is this Sakaratul Maut. Give me all these
pains, don't to my people." The body of Rasulullah (saw) became cold,
his feet and chest did not move anymore. His lips vibrated as if he
wanted to say something, Imam Ali (as) took his ear close to
Rasulullah. "Uushiikum bis salati, wa maa malakat aimanuku" -"take
care of the Salaat and take care of the weak people among you."
"Outside the room, there were cries shouted each other, Sahabah
(Companions) held each other. Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (saw)
closed her face with her hands and, again, Imam Ali (as) took his ear
close to Rasulullah's mouth which became bluish.
"Ummatii, Ummatii, Ummatii" - "My people, my people, my people." And
the life of the noble prophet ended.
Could we love each other like our prophet Muhammad (saw)?
Allahuma salli ala Muhammadin wa aale Muhammad (O Allah! Bestow Peace
on Muhammad and his Descendants)
How deep is Rasulullah's love to us? Indeed Rasulullah (saw) really
deserves best of our LOVE than everything in this world as shown in
the following narration.
Thawban, the Companionof Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw):
Thawban was one of the freed slaves of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). He
was always with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) at home or in journey.
Afterthe passing away of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) he stayed for
some years in Syria and later for some time in Egypt. He was present
at the time of the victory on Egypt. Thawban died at the age of 51
years.
It is found in Rewayat (narration) that he adored the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (saw) so much that for a single moment he could not bear his
absence. One day Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) saw him in a very sad
mood. He appeared to be weak. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) asked him,
"O' Thawban! What has happened to you? Thawban replied: "O Messenger
of Allah! I am not ill nor have any pain, but, I am worried about your
proximity which I will be missing in the Paradise. As you will be in a
higher station and I am in a lower position. I will not be able to see
you over there."
At the same moment an Ayat (verse of Noble Qur'an) was revealed."And
whoso obeys Allah and the Messenger, and then they will be in the
company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the
Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. And how
excellent these companions are!" Noble Qur'an (4:69) [Bihar al-Anwar
vol.2 pg.68)]
O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you:
Aishah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be
upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you more
than I love myself, and I love you more than I love my family, and I
love you more than I lovemy children. When I am at home and I think of
you, I am unable to contain myself until I can come to you and look at
you. When I think about my death and your death, I know that when you
enter Paradise, you will be raised to where the Prophets are. But, if
I enter Paradise, I am afraid: will I be able to see you?"
So, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not answer him at
all until Jibril revealed to him: "And whoever obeys Allah and the
Messenger, then they willbe in the company of those on whom Allah has
bestowed His Grace - of the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs and
the righteous. And how excellent these companions are!" [an-Nisa,
4:69]
[Silsilat al-Ahadith as-Sahihah; #2933]
Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) and his six true friends:
In the third year after Hijrah (Migration) , some members of the Ozal
and Qareh tribes who residednear Makkah and apparently had the same
origin with the Quraish tribe went to the honorable Prophet Muhammad
(saw) and said, "Some members of our tribes have chosen Islam as their
religion. Please send some Muslimsto our tribes to teach us the
meaning of religion, Noble Qur'an, Islamic principles and laws."
Having heard this, the glorious Prophet Muhammad (saw) chose six of
his Sahabah (Companions) to go with them. The leadership of those six
was on the shoulders of Marand ibn Abi Marthad or Asem ibn Sabet.
Holy Prophet Muhammad's (saw) messengers set off with that group and
left Medina. They continued their way till they arrivedin the domicile
of the Hozail tribe and they alighted there. Holy Prophet Muhammad's
(saw) friends, were resting when suddenly a gang of people from the
Hozail tribe attacked them with their swords.
Getting aware of the situation, the Holy Prophet Muhammad's (saw)
friends immediately went to their weapons and got ready to defend
themselves.
The attackers swore that they would not intend to kill them but to
hand them to the people of Quraish in Makkah in return for some money.
They offered them a deal.Three of them including Asem ibn Sabet
replied,"We never accept the meanness of dealing with Mushrikeen
(polytheists)." They fought and were killed.
The other three, Zaid ibn Dasaneh, Khabib ibn Oday and Abdullah ibn
Tareq did accept and yielded.
The people of Hozail bound them with rope tightly and set off for
Makkah. Abdullah ibn Tareq, getting near to Makkah, loosened the rope
on his hands and reached his sword but the enemy did not waste any
time and killed him.
Zaid ibn Dasaneh and Khabib ibn Oday, at the end of the trip, were
soldin exchange for two captives of Hozail in Makkah.
Safvan ibn Umayyah Quraishi bought Zaid ibn Dasaneh. Safvan's father
was killed in the battle ofBadr or Ohud so he intended to take his
revenge on Zaid ibn Dasaneh and kill him.
Zaid ibn Dasaneh was taken out of Makkah. Thepeople of Quraish
gathered to see the scene. Zaid ibn Dasaneh came in with steady
stepsand there was no sign of fear on his face.
Abu Sufyan was watchingthe scene. He thought that it was the best time
to make Zaid ibn Dasaneh insult the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)
because it was the last moments of his life. Abu Sufyan went to Zaid
ibn Dasaneh and said,"Do you not wish now that Muhammad was in your
place and we wouldcut his neck while you would go to your wife and
children comfortably?"
Zaid ibn Dasaneh replied,"I swear by Allah (SWT) that I do not like to
see a thorn in the Holy ProphetMuhammad's (saw) foot while I am
resting at my house beside my wife and children."
Abu Sufyan glared at him with his mouth open in surprise and then he
turned his head back to the people of Quraish and said, "I swear by
GodI have not seen somebody's friends love that person as much as
Muhammad's friends lovehim."
Holy Prophet Muhammad's (saw) friends loved him so much that they even
could not see his foot injured with a thorn.
Having seen this love, Abu Sufyan, one of the arch enemies of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (saw), confessed that he had not seen somebody to be
loved as much as Muhammad.
After a while, it was time for Khabib ibn Oday to behanged so he was
taken out of Makkah. Khabib ibn Oday asked them to let him say his
Salaat (prayer). They let him and he said his prayer very humbly but
quickly.
Then he turned to the people and said, "I swearby Allah (SWT) that if
you did not accuse me of being frightened of death, I would say my
prayer more."
They bound him to the gallows tree. Then Khabib ibn Oday's voice was
heard while he was praying to Allah (SWT) in such a spiritual way that
many people were influenced by it and some threw themselves on the
ground.
What Khabib ibn Oday saying was is, "We performed the mission given to
us by Your Messenger (saw), please let him know about whathappened to
us this morning. O Allah (SWT)! See these cruel people, destroy them
all and do not let even one of them live."
By Martyred, Morteza Motahhari in Attraction and Repulsion of Imam Ali (as)
Farsighted [Save the honour of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)]:
A Jew lost his invaluable ring and accidentally a poor Muslim fellow
foundit. When this Muslim came to know that it belongs to that Jew he
went to return it to him. The Jew smiled and asked him: "Do you
knowits value?"
The Muslim replied: "Yes"
"You found this and you are also a poor and a needy!" said the Jew.
"Yes, you are right." The Muslim replied.
The Jew asked, "Did it notcome to your mind that by selling this ring
you can live a comfortable life as you had an excuse that it belonged
to a Jew?"
The Muslim told him,"Why, I should have thought that way?"
"So why did you return this ring to me while I was not knowing that
you have found it?" questioned the Jew.
The poor Muslim replied:"We believe on the Day of Judgement. I told
myself that if I do not give this ring to the owner, then during the
accounting of the deeds of the people during Qayamat my Holy
ProphetMuhammad (saw) and your Prophet Moses [Hazrat Musa (as)] would
be sitting together and you will be complaining about this to your
Prophet Moses [Hazrat Musa (as)] and then your Prophet Moses [Hazrat
Musa (as)] would complain to my Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) that a
person belonging from your Ummah (nation) has done such an act. And at
that moment my Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) would not be able to answer
him. I have returned this ring so that on the Day of Judgement,I save
the honour of my Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw).
Moral of the story: Think like a Muslim, act like a Muslim and love
Allah (SWT) and Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) like a true Muslim.
(Lessons from stories, Mohammad Mohammadi Ishtehardy)
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