Ebony
17-03-05, 02:41 PM
Allah is Merciful to His Servants
It was reported that one of the righteous people was passing through the street when he saw an open door out of which came a boy who was crying and weeping, followed by his mother who was pushing him out. She shut the door in his face, and went back inside. The boy went a short distance away, and stood there, thinking, but he could find no other refuge than the house from which he had been expelled and no one else who would care for him as his mother would. Broken hearted, he went back, and found the door still locked. So he lay down on the doorstep and went to sleep, with the tear marks still streaking his face. A little while later, his mother came out. When she saw him in this state, she could not help herself. She embraced him, kissed him and started to weep, saying: “O my son, where did you go? Who would care for you except me? Didn’t I tell you not to disobey me and not to make me punish you, when Allah has made me merciful and caring towards you?” Then she picked him up and went back inside.
But the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us: “Allah loves His servants more than a woman loves her child.” (Reported by Muslim).
In fact, there is no comparison between the love of a mother for her child and that of Allah, whose mercy encompasses all things. You must know, dear reader, that true repentance of sins brings with it humility and devotion to Allah. The pleading of the penitent is loved by Him. What follows after repentance is obedience to a greater degree – sometimes to the extent that Satan regrets that he has even enticed you into that sin at all. The change in a person who sincerely repents becomes readily apparent.
Allah will not abandon one who turns to Him in repentance. When a servant of Allah throws himself at His door, weeping and pleading, “O my Lord, have mercy upon him who has no one to show him mercy except You, no helper except You, no refuge except in You, no saviour except You – I am Your servant in need of You, dependent upon you, a beggar at Your door - You are my refuge, with You is my shelter, there is no refuge but with You nor escape from You except to You,” do you think Allah would turn him away?
Come along, then, to good deeds, virtuous living, and righteous companions. Beware of deviations after knowing the right direction and of error after having been guided. And Allah is with you.
Source:
"I Would Like to Repent, But... (javascript:ol('http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/i_want_to_repent_but/index.htm');)" - Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
Taken from:
F R I D A Y N A S I H A Issue 317
Young Muslims - www.youngmuslims.ca (http://www.youngmuslims.ca)
Muharram 30, 1426 A.H. -- March 11, 2005 C.E.
It was reported that one of the righteous people was passing through the street when he saw an open door out of which came a boy who was crying and weeping, followed by his mother who was pushing him out. She shut the door in his face, and went back inside. The boy went a short distance away, and stood there, thinking, but he could find no other refuge than the house from which he had been expelled and no one else who would care for him as his mother would. Broken hearted, he went back, and found the door still locked. So he lay down on the doorstep and went to sleep, with the tear marks still streaking his face. A little while later, his mother came out. When she saw him in this state, she could not help herself. She embraced him, kissed him and started to weep, saying: “O my son, where did you go? Who would care for you except me? Didn’t I tell you not to disobey me and not to make me punish you, when Allah has made me merciful and caring towards you?” Then she picked him up and went back inside.
But the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us: “Allah loves His servants more than a woman loves her child.” (Reported by Muslim).
In fact, there is no comparison between the love of a mother for her child and that of Allah, whose mercy encompasses all things. You must know, dear reader, that true repentance of sins brings with it humility and devotion to Allah. The pleading of the penitent is loved by Him. What follows after repentance is obedience to a greater degree – sometimes to the extent that Satan regrets that he has even enticed you into that sin at all. The change in a person who sincerely repents becomes readily apparent.
Allah will not abandon one who turns to Him in repentance. When a servant of Allah throws himself at His door, weeping and pleading, “O my Lord, have mercy upon him who has no one to show him mercy except You, no helper except You, no refuge except in You, no saviour except You – I am Your servant in need of You, dependent upon you, a beggar at Your door - You are my refuge, with You is my shelter, there is no refuge but with You nor escape from You except to You,” do you think Allah would turn him away?
Come along, then, to good deeds, virtuous living, and righteous companions. Beware of deviations after knowing the right direction and of error after having been guided. And Allah is with you.
Source:
"I Would Like to Repent, But... (javascript:ol('http://www.youngmuslims.ca/online_library/books/i_want_to_repent_but/index.htm');)" - Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
Taken from:
F R I D A Y N A S I H A Issue 317
Young Muslims - www.youngmuslims.ca (http://www.youngmuslims.ca)
Muharram 30, 1426 A.H. -- March 11, 2005 C.E.