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- How to Make Yourself Weep from Fear of Allah
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- “It is only those who have knowledge amongst His slaves that fear Allâh”
(35:2 )
- “Say: Believe in it (ie the Qur’ân) or do not believe (in it). Verily!
Those who were given knowledge before it, when it is recited to them,
fall down on their faces in humble prostration, and they say: “Glory be
to our Lord! Truly the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. And they
fall down on their faces weeping, and it adds to their humility”.
(17:107-9)
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- “And those who have been given knowledge know that it (the Qur’ân) is
the truth from your Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their
hearts may submit to it with humility. And verily Allâh is the guide of
those who believe in the Straight Path” (22:54)
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- I can see what you do not see, and I can hear what you do not hear.
Indeed the sky groans (the large no.s of angels in the sky make it heavy
so that it groans) and it has a right to do so. There is not an area
equal to that of four fingers, except that an angel is prostrating to
Allâh therein. By Allâh! If you knew what I know you would laugh little
and weep much, and you would not enjoy your wives in bed. But rather you
would come out onto the hills, supplicating and praying fervently to
Allâh” (Ahmad, at-Tirmidhî, Ibn Mâjah, hasan)
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- “Increase in your remembrance of the destroyer of all pleasures: ie
death. For verily one who remembers it when enduring the hardships of
life, it widens for him (ie he no longer feels overburdened with the
hardships he is experiencing). Whenever one remembers it at times of
opulence, it will cause him to feel restricted and burdened (ie he will
not be too involved with this life and will start to reflect on the
serious and heavy matters awaiting him).”
- (an-Nasâ’î, at-Tirmidhî - hasan ghareeb, Ibn Mâjah
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- “O Messenger of Allâh (saw) which of the believers are the best?” He
replied “Those who are the best in character”. Then he asked “Which of
the believers are the most intelligent?” He (saw) replied: “Those who
remember death the most and those who are best prepared for what comes
after it (death). These are the intelligent ones”
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- “We were sitting with the Messenger of Allâh (saw) when we heard a loud
thud. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) asked: “Do you know what that was?”.
We replied “Allâh and His Messenger (saw) know best”. He then told us: “That
was a stone which was thrown into the Hellfire seventy years ago, it was
sinking further into the Fire and has just reached the bottom.”"
(Muslim)
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- “Verily the eyes of the Companion of the horn ever since he was appointed with it
are fixed, gazing towards the Throne (of Allâh) not looking away fearing
that he will be ordered to blow the horn before his eyes fall back on
the throne and his eyes are like two brilliant stars” (al Hâkim and
others)
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- How can I lead a life of ease when the angel of the horn has put it to
his lips and raised his forehead anticipating to hear the call, so when
he is ordered to blow he will blow” So the Muslims said: “What should we
say (supplicate) O Messenger of Allâh (saw)?” He replied:”Say Sufficient
is Allâh for us and He is the best of Guardians, we put our trust in
Allâh, our Lord” - and perhaps Sufyan said: “upon Allâh we put our
trust”.
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- “Weeping will be sent to the inhabitants of the Hellfire whereby they
will be made to weep until their tears have been used up, then they will
weep tears of blood until it (the blood) leaves trenches in their faces
and if ships were placed therein, they would sail” (Ibn Mâjah
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- Indeed! I had forbidden you from visiting the graves (before), but now
you should visit them for verily there is a lesson and an admonition in
this”
- (ahmad, al Hakim, sahîh upon
conditions of Muslim, adh-Dhahabi also delcared it sahîh)
- “I used to forbid you from visiting the graves, but now you should visit
them, for indeed the hearts are softened, the eyes are made to shed
tears, and it is a remembrance of the hereafter”.
- (Al Hâkim, and others, sahîh)
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- “We were asked about things which we had heard from the Messenger of
Allâh (saw), I had heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say: “Whoever sets
this world as his goal, Allâh divides his affairs for him, He will place
poverty between his eyes, and nothing will come to him from the world
except what Allâh has written for him. Whoever sets the Hereafter as his
goal, Allâh gathers his affairs for him, gives him richness of heart and
the world will come to him grudgingly and submissively”
- (Ibn Mâjah, Ibn Hibban)
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- “Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern, then Allâh will be
sufficient for him concerning his affiars and needs in the world, and
whoevers concerns (in the world) are divided amongst the affairs of the
world, then Allâh would have no care in which path he is destroyed”.
(Ibn Mâjah, and others).
- “Allâh says: O Son of Adam, devote yourself to worshipping Me, and I
will fill your bosom with richness and remove your poverty, And if you
do not do this then I will fill your bosom with occupation and
distraction and I will not remove your poverty”. (at-Tirmidhî, Ibn
Mâjah, Ibn Hibban, sahîh).
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- Do they not think deeply in the Qur’ân or are their hearts locked up
(from understanding it)!”
- (47:24)
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- The Messenger of Allâh (saw) replied: “What they were disloyal to you
about, what they disobeyed you in, and what they lied to you about is
measured, and the punishment which you inflicted upon them is also
measured. If your punishment was equal to their sins, then the scale of
balance is equal, it is not for you and nor is it against you. If your
punishment to them was not to the extent of their sins (ie less than
they deserved) then that is against you”. The man then fell back and
began to weep and scream. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: “Haven’t
you read the verse in the Book of Allâh:
- “and we shall set up balances on the Day of Resurrection, then none will
be dealt with unjustly in anything…” (21:47)
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- Reading heart softening books
- Seeking forgiveness and holding oneself accountable
- Perfecting the prayer – Pray as if it were your last
- Make yourself weep
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- “O people weep, for you cannot weep then make yourself weep. Indeed the
inhabitants of the hellfire will weep until their tears pour down their
cheeks as if they were streams until the tears are used up and then
blood will pour down, and the eyes will be covered with ulcers”
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- “We were sitting with ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (ra) on a rock. He said “Weep
if you cannot weep then make yourself weep. If only you knew, you would
pray until your back broke and weep until you lost your voice”.
- (at-Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb: “al Hâkim reported it in marfű’ form and
said “it is sahîh upon their conditions”. Adh Dhahabî agress upon its
authenticity and it is as he has said. It is reported by ibn al Mubarak
in mawquf form in az-Zuhd)
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Notes
