againsthim who shows hostility to an ally of Mine. The dearest thing
to Me with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined
upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing
voluntary acts of worshipuntil I love him. If I love him I become his
hearingwith which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand
with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if heasks
(something) of Me, I shall give him, and if he asks for My protection,
I shall protect him.'" [Al-Bukhaari]
Dear brothers and sisters,it is common knowledge that whoever wants to
win the admiration of histeacher should do his homework and study
hard.
However, this student will never be like the onewho prepares and
studies what the teacher will explain in advance and makes related
research and reads additional material to widen his horizons. There is
no doubt that such a person will be closer to his teacher and favored
by him.
This stands true even for the relationship betweenAllaah The Almighty
and His slaves, and for Allaah is the highest attribute.
You will not obtain the satisfaction of Allaah The Almighty unless you
perform your duties first, but if you want to ascendthe stairs of
servitude to Allaah The Almighty and move from being a slave who loves
his Lord to a slave who is loved by his Lord and who is considered His
ally, then you must perform voluntary acts of worshipas much as you
can.
Dear brother, can you imagine your condition ifyou become an ally of
Allaah The Almighty?
What will be your condition if Allaah The Almighty pledges to fight
your enemies?
What will be your condition when all your limbs become obedient to
Allaah The Almighty?
What will be your condition when you hearnothing but what
pleasesAllaah The Almighty, see nothing but what pleasesAllaah The
Almighty, and walk to no place but a place that is loved by Allaah The
Almighty?
This is the true companionship of Allaah The Exalted that is granted
to His close friends in this world and the Hereafter.
That is why Allaah The Almighty Says: } …and if he asks (something) of
Me, I shall give him, and if he asks for My protection (refuge), I
shall protect him…}
This strong relationship between you and your Lord makes your
supplication eligible to be answered immediately, just as was the case
with the righteous predecessors including Sa'eed ibn Zayd . Once a
woman falsely accused him of seizing a piece of land belonging to her.
At this, he raised his hands and supplicated Allaah The Almighty
saying, "O Allaah, if she is lying, then blind her and kill her in her
land." Indeed, the woman became blind, and she fell into a well while
she was walking one day in her land and died.
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqaas was one of the righteouspeople whose supplication
was immediately answered. Once, he heard a man defaming 'Ali so he
supplicated against him. Soon, a furious camel came and kept kicking
that man until he died even before he had left his place.
A man from the Khawaarij used to come to the gatherings of Al-Hasan
Al-Basri to hurt the attendees with his words. When he wentbeyond the
limit of extreme behavior, Al-Hasan supplicated against him saying, "O
Allaah! You know how this man harms us, so protect us from his harm in
any way You choose." On saying so, the man immediately fell dead.
The examples are numerous and we cannotmention all of them here,but
the point is that Allaah The Almighty lovedthose men, as they were His
allies (this is our opinion about them but Allaah The Almighty
aloneknows the truth, and we do not confirm anybody'sgood conduct
before Allaah The Almighty).
Before ending this article, let me remind youof the voluntary prayers
that the Muslim is recommended to perform every day and night to be
included in the aforementioned Hadeeth (narration):
1- Performing twelve Rak'ahs (units of prayer): Scholars call these
Rak'ahs as the stressed Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) prayers. They are
distributed as follows:
- Four Rak'ahs before the Thuhr (afternoon) Prayer and two after it
- Two Rak'ahs after the Maghrib (sunset) Prayer
- Two Rak'ahs after 'Ishaa (night) Prayer
- Two Rak'ahs before the Fajr (morning) Prayer.
If you observe these twelve Rak'ahs , you will have a house in
Paradise by the permission of Allaah The Almighty. The Prophet, ,
said: "Whoever performs twelve Rak'ahs every day will have a house
built for him in Paradise."
2- Adh-Dhuha (mid-morning) Prayer: The Prophet, , said: "When you get
up in the morning, charity is due on every one of your joints. There
is charity in every ascription of glory to Allaah; there is charity in
every declaration of His Greatness; there is charity in every
utteranceof praise of Him; there is charity in every declaration that
He is Theonly true God (worthy of worship); there is charity in
enjoining good; and there is charity in forbidding evil. Offering two
Rak`ahs of Dhuha (Forenoon prayer) is equal to all this (in reward)."
3- Witr Prayer: The Prophet, , said: "Allaah is Witr (single, one) and
loves what is Witr."
He also said: "Make Witr prayer the last of your prayer at night."
These are some voluntaryprayers that can make you a close friend of
Allaah The Almighty if you observe them. So, be keen on doing your
best to observe them as much as you can, because their reward is great
and the best outcome is for the righteous.
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