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| the most dignified of people |
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| se7en |
| 05/30/02 at 19:37:42 |
| Iyyadh bin Ghanam narrated that God's messenger [saw] said: I was informed by the heavenly hosts of angels that the most dignified among my followers are people who rejoice in public when they ponder the vastness of Allah's all-encompassing mercy and compassion, and they weep privately when they contemplate rigorous punishment He reserved for the sinners and the deniers of the truth. They sit in His blessed mosques morning and evening worshipping Him and celebrating His praises inwardly, and they implore Him with their tongues outwardly with reverence and awe. They pray to Him with their hands raised as well as lowered, and they yearn for Him unceasingly. They take little from people, and yet, it bears heavily on their hearts. They walk barefooted, humble, unpretentious, and unnoticed, just like ants, without finery; and they are free of self-adulation. They walk with dignity and serenity, and they rise to the nearness of their Lord through their link to His messenger [saw]. They wear the garment of good conduct and follow the clear proof. They read the Qur'an regularly, take their daily guidance from it, and they happily make the necessary personal sacrifices to meet its requirements. Almighty Allah has surrounded them with distinguished witnessing angels, and faithful guardians, and He has illumined their faces with effulgence as a sign of His blessings upon them and as a demostration of His satisfaction with them. When they look at His servants, they anticipate promising signs. They often contemplate the vastness of Allah's creation. Their bodies dwell on earth, and their eyes are anchored upon the heavens. Their feet stand on earth, and their hearts dwell in the heavens. They breath on earth, and yet, their spirits are connected to the divine Throne. Their souls live in this world, and their thoughts are focused on the hereafter. They only worry about what may come. Their graves are in this world, and their ranks are exalted in Allah's sight. God's messenger [saw] then recited: "Such is the reward of one who reveres My Majesty, and fears My warning." (Qur'an, 14:14) [i]from The Beauty of the Righteous and the Ranks of the Elite, by Imam Abu Na'eem al Asfahanee, translated by al-Akili[/i] |
| 05/30/02 at 19:40:38 |
| se7en |
| Re: the most dignified of people |
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| Aabidah |
| 06/01/02 at 22:28:28 |
| [slm] There's only one thing i can say, SubhanAllah... Jazaki Allahu khair se7en for posting it. [wlm] Betul |
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