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Anxious until the End
(Lessons from the Final Moments of ‘Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] – Part One)
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would make the following du‘aa, “O Allah! bless me with martyrdom in Your path, and make my demise be in the city of Your Rasul (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam).” (Saheeh Bukhaari #1890)
Allah Ta‘ala accepted this du‘aa of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in a remarkable manner. One morning, while leading the congregation in the Fajr Salaah, he was attacked and fatally stabbed. Despite the wounds …
Saints, Sages and Scholars
وَلَا يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُوا الْمَلَائِكَةَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ أَرْبَابًا ۗ أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Nor is it (possible for him) that he commands you to hold the angels and the prophets as Lords. Shall he command you to disbelieve, after your having become Muslims? (Surah Aal-‘Imraan v80)
All the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) preached tauheed; the belief in the oneness of Allah Ta‘ala. They would have never instructed the people to worship anyone besides Allah Ta‘ala.
Engrossed in ‘Ibaadah
(Hafsah bintu Seereen [rahimahallah] – Part One)
Hafsah bintu Seereen (rahimahallah) was a Taabi‘iyyah (one who had seen the Sahaabah [radhiyallahu ‘anhum]). Her siblings were Muhammad bin Seereen (the renowned hadeeth scholar and interpreter of dreams), Yahya, Kareemah and Ummu Sulaim (rahimahumullah).
Hafsah (rahimahallah) had memorized the Quraan Majeed at the age of twelve. She would enter the masjid of her home (the portion of her home dedicated to salaah and ‘ibaadah) before the Zuhr Salaah and would remain …
