A Unique Incident Of Forgiveness Gained By A Merchant

A Unique Incident Of Forgiveness Gained By A Merchant

A Hadith tells us that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said. "A person was brought before Allah." We may explain here that everyone will be brought before Allah on the Day of Resurrection when the reckoning will take place, but there might be an example of that which is depicted beforehand. Anyway, that man was presented before Allah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم continued, "Allah instructed the Angels to look into the Record of his deeds and see what all he had done. The Angels found out that his Record deeds was almost without any piety and virtue. He had not observed Salat, Fasting or any other worship; he had occupied himself completely in his business transactions. Allah knows already the situation and the position of all His slaves but he asks the Angels that the reality may be known to other people, so he asked the Angels again to see well if there was at all any other pious deed in his Record of deeds. The Angles looked again and confirmed that he had performed a righteous deed. Although he had not performed any particular pious deed, he had instructed his slaves through whom he exported his merchandise that if they encounter anyone in hardship they should be tolerant with him. If they had sold the ware to such a man on credit then they should not be hard on him for payment. Rather, they should forgive him if necessary. Consequently, this was his regular practice all his life. He gave respite to anyone in straitened circumstances and he did not hesitate to forgive him if there was such a situation. Allah remarked to them that he forgave His slaves too! He said that if that was so, He was more entitled to forgive him, and He commanded the Angels to pardon him and send him to Paradise." Thus, Allah loves very much that we forgive and pardon His slaves.