Saturday, December 10, 2011

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph] : Ayat 85-86




Ayat 85. They said: "By Allah! You will never cease remembering Yusuf (Joseph){PBUH} until you become weak with old age, or until you be of the dead."
Ayat 86. He said: "I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not. 



Hazrat Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) passed by a woman who was crying over a grave and said, "Fear Allah and be patient.'' She said, "Away from me! My calamity has not befallen you and you are not aware of it.'' The woman was later told that it was the Prophet  [SAWW](PBUH) (who had advised her). She came to his door where she found no doorkeeper. She said, "(I am sorry) I did not know you.'' Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Patience is (becoming) only at the first (stroke) of grief". Another narration in Muslim says: The woman was crying over her son.

[Al-Bukhari Book 02, Chapter 23, Hadith # 372, and Muslim Book 04, Chapter 180, Hadith # 2013].

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 86. "He said: "I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not" This Hadith indicates the excellence of the Prophet's character. The woman whom he advised to have patience did not behave properly, but the Prophet (PBUH) was neither annoyed nor did he reproach her. When she appeared before him for the second time, he again repeated his advice for patience. This Hadith has a great lesson for those who call people to the Right Path. Our scholars and preachers should follow this excellent example.

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