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A ‘Raw’ Deal
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّـهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَـٰئِكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّـهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Surely, those who take a small price in lieu of the covenant of Allah Ta‘ala and their oaths (i.e. they break the covenant of Allah Ta‘ala for paltry worldly gain), for them there is no share in the Hereafter, and Allah Ta‘ala will neither speak to them, nor will He …
The Pearl-Studded Band
‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) mentions that a black woman, who was once a slave, would sometimes come to speak to her. However, whenever she arrived, she would recite the following before sitting:
وَيَوْمُ الْوِحَاشِ مِنْ تَعَاجِيْبِ رَبِّنَا
أَلَا إِنَّهُ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ الْكُفْرِ اَنْجَانِيْ
The day of the band is from the wonders of our Lord
Behold! He indeed saved me from the land of disbelief
‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) …
The Capital of Time
(Abu Muslim Al-Khawlaani [rahimahullah] #5)
A few people from Damascus once came to visit Abu Muslim Khawlaani (rahimahullah) while he was in Rome for the purpose of jihaad. Abu Muslim (rahimahullah) had dug a pit in his tent, lined it with a piece of leather and filled it with water. He thereafter entered the water and began to roll in it from side to side (in order to cool his body).
When the group from Damascus entered …
