[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]:Ayat 13-14

 

Ayat 13. We narrate unto you their story with truth: Truly! They were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance.

Ayat 14. And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings, etc.) when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any ilâh (god) other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief. 

[Tafseer] Decious is known as Daqyanus (from the adjectival Latin from Dacianus), and the name stands as a symbol of injustice and oppression, and also of things old fashioned and out-of-date, as res decianae must have been two to three centuries after Decius. In the reign Daqyanus who persecuted the Christians, less then 9 or some say seven youths of Ephesus left the town and hid themselves in a cave in a mountain near by. They fell asleep, and remained asleep for some generations or centuries. Their Faith carried them higher and higher on the road to Truth. Faith is cumulative. Each step leads higher and higher, by the grace and mercy of Allah. So that they were not afraid to speak out openly, and protest the truth of the Unity which they clearly saw in their own minds and hearts. We may suppose them to have taken their stand and made a public protest before they betook themselves to the Cave.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Many a person with shaggy and dusty hair, dusty and driven away from doors (because of their poverty and shabby clothes) were to swear by Allah (that something would happen), Allah will certainly make it happen".

[Muslim Book 040, Chapter 13, Hadith # 6836]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Kahf Ayat 13. "Truly! They were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance" 1. One must understand the meaning of having shaggy and dusty hair and clothes does not mean it is require by Islam, obviously Islam promote neatness and cleanness also Allah (SWT) loves those who keeps themselves clean, This Hadith highlights the importance and value of those personals who may does not look very impressive in worldly sense by having very expensive clothing, due to there strong believe in life afterwards they do not spend on themselves in lavish ways and means, but there piousness and following of Sunnah with strongest of faith they have very special bounding with Allah (SWT) and therefore it they swear by him there words are honored by all means by Allah (SWT).