Bismil
Laahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatul
Laahi wa barkaatuh. Allahumma sualli ‘alaa sayyidinaa Muhammad wa ‘alaa aalihii
wa ashaabihi wa sallam.
I pray that you are doing
extremely great today. Alhamdu lil Laah for the blessing of Islam. What would
we have done had we been among those who are lost? Subhaanal Laah! That would
have been a great lose indeed.
It is definitely true that
‘The one who loves you true is the one
who tells you the truth.’
Love
among us as Muslims is an obligation. When you really think about it, you
realize that love for a fellow Muslim brother or sister comes naturally. If you
haven’t found out that then think deeply. The benefits of loving one another
fiisabi lil Laah are beyond our human comprehension. May Allah, Maaliki yaumud
deen, put the love of our Muslim brothers and sisters into our hearts and bless
us with the benefits that come with it. Aameen.
True Love
If
you want to know what real love fiisabi lil Laah is, then let me give you some
assignment; that is; if you don’t already know.
The Assignment
1.
Read the seerah of the Prophet Muhammad,
suallal Laahu alayhi wa sallam
2.
Read the seerah of his companions, males
and females, radiyal Laahu anhumaa
3.
Extract the love you see in their
relationship with one another
That
is true love fiisabi lil Laah…
The Test of True Love
So
the two visitors had a shower and got ready to see the scholar whom they have
been sent to. They hoped badly that this noble man (the Scholar that is) would
offer them food before anything else. They were so hungry they could pass out
anytime.
The
Scholar came to their room and they exchanged greetings. Soon, the Scholar
started talking to them about the relationship between he and their teacher who
had sent them to him. He went on and on until they could not bear the hunger
anymore.
THE SCHOLAR: Ooo!
Pardon me! I forgot to provide you food. Let me see to that. (So he left them
to see to their food. It was such a relieve to them)
1ST VISITOR: Subhaanal
Laah! I am so hungry I thought I was going to die.
2ND VISITOR: The
same for me. How could we afford to tell this respected man about our hunger? I
thought he could see it by himself.
1ST VISITOR: I
thought so too. You know what? I could eat a whole room of food.
2ND VISITOR: Me
too my brother.
The Dark Dining Room
Soon
they found themselves on mats with a small bowl of food between them. The
Scholar left them alone again. Each one of them could not believe that the
Scholar was going to offer them something this small. How were they going to be
satisfied? They both knew too well that even a triple of that food will not be
enough for even one of them.
1ST VISITOR: Alhamdu
lil Laah for this meal. Some people are somewhere and they would not have this
in years.
2ND VISITOR: Alhamdu
lil Laah for this great blessing.
(These
two visitors had been on a journey for two days and their scholar had
instructed them not to eat nor drink until they got to his friend. They did
just that)
1ST VISITOR & 2ND VISITOR: Let’s
put out the light. (They said in unison. One of them went to put the light out)
So they kept eating. Over an hour later, the
Scholar guessing that they should be done with the food by now (they could have
eaten it in less than 5 minutes any way) came to the room. Realizing the room
was dark, he switched on the light.
What did he see?
He
saw something that was amazingly beautiful. He saw true love between the
visitors. Looking into the bowl of food, both visitors could not believe their
eyes. The food was intact. Not even a morsel had been taken out of it.
SCHOLAR:
(Sadly) My brothers! Why? Don’t you like the food? We can always give you
something else.
BOTH:
Astagfirul Laah!
1ST VISITOR: How
could we refuse food from you?
2ND VISITOR: Do
forgive us.
SCHOLAR:
So then, why didn’t you eat the food? (They each bowed their head in shyness).
1ST VISITOR: I
would like to tell you alone why.
2ND VISITOR:
Me too.
After
they had told the Scholar why they both didn’t eat the food, he was filled with
admiration for them. He prepared a feast for them. Meanwhile, none of them knew
the reason why the other did not touch the food. After the feast, he told them
a story.
A Pass for the Test
Their
teacher had always taught them to love one another as Muslims for the sake of
Allah. After many years of being with him as his students, he decided to give
them a test. He planned with his friend, the Scholar, to send the two students
to him. He would keep them hungry until they came to the Scholar. The Scholar
knowing how hungry they were would offer them little food to see how they would
react to each other’s hunger.
The
two visitors were surprised. It never for once crossed their minds that
everything was a planned work.
The Score
SCHOLAR:
So you both suggested to each other that the light should be put off so that
you would each leave the other to eat all the food in order for him to get satisfied.
You were both willing to stay hungry whiles the other gets satisfied so at the
end of the day, the food was not touched. That is true love fiisabi lil Laah!
Question:
Would you and I have done the same?
You and I do not really believe until
we love for our Muslim brothers and sisters what we love for ourselves.
The
Prophet Muhammad, suallal Laahu ta’aalaa alayhi wa sallam had advised. (Bukhari
& Muslim).
As
always, I call upon your mind to ponder deeply on yourself. Do you really love
your Muslim brothers and sisters fiisabi lil Laah? Don’t be hasty in answering.
Kick
your heart up. Let it live…
I
LOVE YOU FIISABI LIL LAAH! If you love me for the same reason, then may Allah,
the Owner of Love, love us even more. Aameen.
Jazaakumul
Laahu khair always!
Assalaamu
Alaikum!
ISLAMIC
BROTHERHOOD FOREVER!
Rubaba
Mmahajia Rahma Sabtiu
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