{"id":19561,"date":"2022-02-21T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/?p=19561"},"modified":"2024-12-16T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T06:03:20","slug":"the-immense-mercy-of-allah-taala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alhaadi.org.za\/?p=19561","title":{"rendered":"The Immense Mercy of Allah Ta\u2018ala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the Banu Israaeel, there was a man who had committed the crime of murdering ninety-nine people. After killing ninety-nine people, he felt remorse in his heart and thus wished to repent and reform his life.<\/p>\n

He thus approached some people and asked them to direct him to the greatest \u2018Aalim of that place. In response, they guided him to a certain worshipper who had disassociated himself from the world and devoted himself to the \u2018ibaadah of Allah Ta\u2018ala. On coming to the worshipper, the man said, \u201cThere is a person who murdered ninety-nine people. Is there any taubah for such a person?\u201d The worshipper replied, \u201cNo, (there is no taubah for him).\u201d When the man received this answer, he murdered the worshipper as well, thus increasing his total to one hundred murders!<\/p>\n

However, the feeling of remorse and the urge to repent still persisted within his heart. Hence, he once again asked some people to direct him to the greatest \u2018Aalim of that place. However, on this occasion, he was not directed to a mere worshipper but to a knowledgeable \u2018Aalim.<\/p>\n

On coming to the \u2018Aalim, he once again said, \u201cThere is a person who murdered one hundred people. Is there any taubah for such a person?\u201d The \u2018Aalim replied, \u201cYes! Who can prevent him from turning to Allah Ta\u2018ala in sincere repentance? (i.e. the door of taubah is also open for him.)\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u2018Aalim then advised him saying, \u201c(In order to reform your condition, you must) go to such-and-such place (a city named Nasrah), as there are people in that place who (are pious and) engage in the worship of Allah Ta\u2018ala. (You should go there and) worship Allah Ta\u2018ala with them. Do not return to your city (named Kafrah) as it is a place filled with evil and sin.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man accepted the advice of the \u2018Aalim and thus set out for the city of Nasrah where the pious people resided. However, en-route, when he had covered half the journey, he was approached by the angel of death who had come to extract his soul. In his final moments, as he was breathing his last, he turned his chest towards the town of the pious (since he could not reach it).<\/p>\n

After he passed away, two groups of angels arrived; the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment, and both groups claimed that they had the right to take him. The angels of mercy said, \u201cHe came in the state of taubah and repentance, with his heart focused towards Allah Ta\u2018ala (thus we should take him).\u201d However, the angels of punishment said, \u201cHe never carried out any good deed (thus we should take him for punishment)!\u201d<\/p>\n

At that point, another angel arrived, in the form of a human, and was appointed by the two groups to decide between them. He said to the two groups of angels, \u201cMeasure the distance between him and the two towns (i.e. the town he came from and the town he is going towards). Whichever town he is closer to, regard him to be from the people of that town.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, before the angels could measure the distance, Allah Ta\u2018ala instructed the town of Kafrah, from which he had come, to move away from him, and also instructed the town of Nasrah, which he was going towards, to draw closer to him. Hence, when the angels measured the distances, they found that he was closer to Nasrah by the distance of one hand-span.<\/p>\n

As a result of this, the angels of mercy took his soul and he was forgiven (and saved from the punishment).<\/p>\n

(Saheeh Bukhaari #3470, Saheeh Muslim #7008 and Fat-hul Baari)<\/em><\/p>\n

Lessons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. No matter how many sins we have committed, and how evil our actions may be, if we turn to Allah Ta\u2018ala in sincere repentance, He will forgive us. With complete remorse in our hearts, and with the sincere resolve that we will never repeat the sin, we must cry to Allah Ta\u2018ala and beg Him to forgive us. If we do this, then even if our sins are as numerous as the grains of sand in the world, He will forgive us and erase our sins from our records.<\/p>\n

2. When we are seeking guidance in Deen, we must refer to those who are qualified to dispense guidance. If we require the answer to a mas-alah (ruling), we must refer to an \u2018Aalim who is knowledgeable in fiqh and masaa-il. Likewise, if we require guidance regarding an issue relating to self-reformation, then we should refer to the Mashaayikh who are the experts at diagnosing and treating spiritual ailments and maladies. Just as referring to an unqualified person for health advice can damage and destroy one\u2019s health, referring to an unqualified person for Deeni advice can bring damage and destruction to one\u2019s Deen.<\/p>\n

3. When a person wishes to reform his life and give up sins and evils, then among the requirements for his taubah to be accepted is that he should leave out the sins and all the avenues that lead to sins (e.g. cell phone, internet, bad company, etc.). Similarly, he should ensure that he is in a pious and good environment, in the company of pious people. This will motivate him towards righteousness and assist him to reform his condition.<\/p>\n

4. Allah Ta\u2018ala is so loving and compassionate to His slaves that when a person takes the initiative, and takes the first step towards Allah Ta\u2018ala, then Allah Ta\u2018ala makes the rest of the journey easy for him. However, what is required is that one turns to Allah Ta\u2018ala and takes the first step. Thus, when the murderer set out on the road to Nasrah, then though he did not reach the destination, Allah Ta\u2018ala made the systems of the world work in his favour and forgave him \u2013 as the desire in his heart to repent and reform was true and sincere.<\/p>\n

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