Strangers Oasis

One day the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam sat with his companions when a Bedouin came. Immediately the man asked the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam, When is the final hour? A question the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam disliked. The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam replied, What have you prepared for it? The Bedouin said, I have not prepared much Salah, or much Sawm, or much Sadaqah, but one thing: I love Allah and His Messenger. Then the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, You shall be with whom you love! Anas Radi Allahu Anhu the narrator of the hadith said, By Allah, nothing brought us more happiness after our Islam than that statement: you shall be with whom you love. I love Allah and His Messenger, and Abu Bakr and Umar; And I hope to be with them (on the final day) eventhough I have not done as much as they did. Muslim

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In the name of Allah When the Messenger of Allah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam lay on his deathbed, his wives had gathered around him when someone walked in. She walked exactly like the Messenger of Allah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam. She talked exactly like the Messenger of Allah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam. In fact, after the Messenger of Allah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam moved on to the Highest Company, when she would begin with bismillah the companions would start weeping in rememberance of her father Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam. It was Fatimah Radi Allahu Anha.

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In the name of Allah, all Praise is due to Allah, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His beloved Messenger. Upon him, his family and companions, and those that follow them in righteousness till the final day. The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam was sitting in his home, his lower legs uncovered. Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu came in and then Umar Radi Allahu Anhu and the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam remained in his position. Then when Uthman Radi Allahu Anhu arrived the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam sat up, covered his lower leg and greeted him with the warmest greeting. Aisha Radi Allahu Anha witnessed this and she later questioned the Messenger of Allah Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam about his action. He Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, Should I not be shy from he whom the angels are shy from?

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Hane’, the servant of Uthman, Radi Allahu Anhu, recalls, “Whenever Uthman (RAA) would stand over a grave he used to cry, his beard would moisten from the tears. Some would ask him, ‘When Heaven and Hell are mentioned you do not cry, but when the grave is mentioned you collapse crying, how come?’ He (RAA) would say: I hear the Prophet (SAAS) say, ‘the grave is the first stage of the Hereafter, whoever passes it will be at ease after it, and if he does not pass it he will be in the most horrific of conditions.’ I also heard him say, ‘Never have I seen a sight more horrifying than the graveyard.

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She’s My Sister

A true story translated by Muhammad Alshareef

Her cheeks were worn and sunken and her skin hugged her bones. That didn’t stop her though, you could never catch her not reciting Qur’an. Always vigil in her personal prayer room Dad had set up for her. Bowing, prostrating, raising her hands in prayer. That was the way she was from dawn to sunset and back again, boredom was for others.

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