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Ibn Abbas
peaceman
05/01/02 at 13:26:03
In the name of Allah The Merciful The Compassionate

An Admonition by Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiyallaho
anho).

Wahab bin Munabbah says:

"Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) lost his eyesight in his
old age. I once led him to the Haram in Mecca, where he heard a
group of people exchanging hot words among themselves. He
asked me to lead him to them. He greeted them with 'Assalamu
Alaikum.' They requested him to sit down, but he refused and said:
'May I tell you about people whom Allah holds in high esteem?
These are those whom His fear has driven to absolute silence, even
though they are neither helpless nor dumb. Rather they are
possessors of eloquence and have power to speak and sense to
understand. But constant glorification of Allah's name has so
over-powered their wits that their hearts are overawed and their
lips sealed. When they get established in this state, they hasten
towards righteousness. Whither have you people deviated from this
course? After this admonition, I never saw an assembly of even
two persons in the Haram."

It is said that Hadhrat Ibne Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) used to
weep so much with Allah's fear that the tears streaming down his
cheeks had left permanent marks on them.

In this story, Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) has
prescribed a very easy way to righteousness. This is to meditate
over the greatness of Allah. If this is done, it becomes very easy to
perform all other acts of righteousness with full sincerity. Is it so
very difficult to devote a few minutes, out of the twenty four hours
of a day at one's disposal, to this spiritual meditation?
NS


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