08 Nov 2021 By Know Muslim
Hanzalah رضي الله عنه And Fear Of Allah
Once Hazrat Hanzalah رضي الله عنه went to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم trembling with fear. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, Hanzalah has become a hypocrite." The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said, "How is that Hanzalah?" Hanzalah رضي الله عنه said "0 Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم when I am with you and you remind us of Paradise and Hell and of the Hereafter we almost see them and become soft-hearted and wish to neglect the world. But when we go away to our homes, to our family and occupation, we no longer have those feelings and get involved in the worldly affairs. We have one feeling here but quite the contrary when we are away from you. This is a sign of the hypocrite." The Holy Prophet ££صلى الله عليه و سلم said in reply, ساعۃ ساعۃ O Hanzalah do not worry! This happens. There is a time for everything. Sometimes the heart softens much and sometimes it is not so. That is not the standard with Allah. The true standard is measured according to deeds. Let not men do anything against Shari ah " (Muslim)۔
Umar رضي الله عنه and Fear of Allah
Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه had heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم say, "Umar will enter Paradise." He had also heard him say, "When I was on Mi'raj and visited Paradise, I found a splendid palace. A woman sat on one of its corners and performed ablution. I asked to whom did that palace
belong? and I was told that it belonged to Umar. I wished very much to go into it because it was very beautiful but, O Umar, I remembered your modesty. You have great sense of honour. That is why I did not enter it but returned." On hearing it Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه, began to weep and said, "Will I prevent you on that account?" - This was the position of Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه who had heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم give him the glad tidings of Paradise and of a palace for him there. In spite of that he approached Hazrat Huzayfah bin Yaman رضي الله عنه after the death of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and asked him to confirm that he was not included among the hypocrites whose name the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had revealed to him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had in his life time revealed to Hazrat Huzayfah رضي الله عنه the names of the hypocrites in Madinah. Hazrat Umar رضي الله عنه knew that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had given him the glad tidings of Paradise but he was worried lest he had done something afterwards that might have obliterated the previous standing. Thus, the more a person is near to Allah and knows Him better, the more he fears Him. We must know that unless a person fears Allah to any extent, he cannot acquire taqwa.
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