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18-07-02, 02:07 AM
Admonitions
By Athar Azeem
Hadhrat Umar Bin Abdul Aziz was one of the most prominent caliphs of
the Islamic history. He was a Tabe'i (the one who saw and taught by
Sahabah). His era was held one of the best era with respect to
justice and protection of rights. He ruled according to the Holy
Qur'aan and Sunnah. He was the son of the grand daughter of Hadhrat
Aasim son of Hadhrat Umar (Radhi Allaho anhuma).
A narration says once Hadhrat Umar (Radhi Allaho anho) was on a
vigilance ride in Madinah. Suddenly he heard a woman ordering her
daughter for adultering milk. The daughter replied that Hadhrat Umar
had prohibited adultery. The mother said Umar was not watching her
then. The daughter replied that although Hadhrat Umar was not
watching but the God of Umar was watching. After listening the whole
conversation, Hadhrat Umar went to his home and asked his son Aasim
to went to that house and had an enquiry about who the girl was, and
remarked that she was one who could give birth to a son who could be
the ruler of Arabia. Hadhrat Umar's prediction resulted in shape of
Umar bin Abdul Aziz who was the son of the grand daughter of Hadhrat
Aasim son of Hadhrat Umar. Following are some of his admonitions
which he delivered in a sermon during his rule.
According to Abdullah bin Bakr: We were told by a man in the mosque
of al-Junaabidh that Hadhrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivered a sermon
to the people in Khunaasirah in which he said:
"O people, you were not created in vain, nor will you be left to
yourselves (See 75:36). Rather, you will return to a place in which
Allah will descend in order to judge among you and distinguish
between you. Destitute and lost are those who forsake the all-
encompassing mercy of Allah, and they will be excluded from paradise,
the borders of which are as wide as the heavens and the earth."
"Don't you know that protection, tomorrow, will be limited to those
who feared Allah (today), and to those who sold something ephemeral
for something permanent, something small for something great, and
fear for protection?"
"Don't you realize that you are the descendants of those who have
perished, that those who remain will take their place after you, and
that this will continue until you are all returned to Allah?"
"Every day you dispatch to Allah, at all times of the day, someone
who has died, his term having come to an end. You bury him in a crack
in the earth and then leave him without a pillow or a bed. He has
parted from his loved ones, severed his connections with the living,
and taken up residence in the earth, whereupon he comes face to face
with the accounting. He is mortgaged to his deeds: He needs his
accomplishments, but not the material things he left on earth."
"Therefore, fear Allah before death descends and its appointed times
expire. I swear by Allah that I say those words to you knowing that I
myself have committed more sins than any of you; I therefore ask
Allah for forgiveness and I repent."
"Whenever we learn that one of you needs something, I try to satisfy
his need to the extent that I am able. Whenever I can provide
satisfaction to one of you out of my possessions, I seek to treat him
as my equal and my relative, so that my life and his life are of
equal value."
"I swear by Allah that had I wanted something else, namely,
affluence, then it would have been easy for me to utter the word,
aware as I am of the means for obtaining this. But Allah has issued
in an eloquent Book and a just example (Sunnah) by means of which He
guides us to obedience and proscribes disobedience."
"He lifted up the edge of his robe and began to cry and sob, causing
the people around him to break into tears. Then he stepped down. That
was the last sermon he gave before he died, may Allah have mercy on
him."
According to Abdullah Bin Fuzail: I was told that Umar Bin Abdul Aziz
wrote to the Syrian army as follows: "Now then, whoever contemplates
death frequently speaks little, while he who knows that death is
certain is satisfied with a little."
According to Mansoor Bin Muzaahim, Umar Bin Abdul Aziz said: "He who
gives sincere advice to his brother in matters of religion and looks
out for the well being of the latter's daily affairs has fulfilled
his brotherly obligation and carried out the duty that was incumbent
upon him."
"Fear Allah. Accept these words, for they are offered as sincere
advice to you with regard to your religion; and cling fast to them,
for they constitute a warning that will save you in the afterlife."
"The sustenance has been apportioned; therefore, let no believer
exceed what has been apportioned to him, and be united in seeking the
good. In contentment there is abundance, substinence, and
sufficiency."
"The term of this life is in your necks, and hell lies before you.
What you see will pass away, what has been is as if it never was, and
all will soon be dead."
"You have seen the stages of a dying man, both when he is in the
agony of death, and then after his demise when he has tasted death
and the people all around him are saying, "He has passed away, May
Allah have mercy on his soul."
"You have witnessed the hasty manner in which he is removed, and the
division of his estate, when his face is lost, his memory forgotten,
and his doorway forsaken, as if he had not mixed with those who keep
their word, nor inhabited the lands."
"Therefore, beware the horror of a day on which not so much as the
weight of an ant on the scale will be despised."
According to Abdul Rahman Bin Mahdi: Umar Bin Abdul Aziz said: "He
who acts without knowledge causes more corruption than good, and he
who does not consider his speech to be part of his actions sins
repeatedly."
"Satisfaction is scarce, and the true believer should rely on
patience. Allah never bestowed a blessing upon one of His servants
and then took it away from him, giving him patience in return for
that which was taken away, except that the replacement was better
than what was taken away from him." Then he recited the following
verse: "Surely the patient will be paid their wages in full without
reckoning." (39:10)
By Athar Azeem
Hadhrat Umar Bin Abdul Aziz was one of the most prominent caliphs of
the Islamic history. He was a Tabe'i (the one who saw and taught by
Sahabah). His era was held one of the best era with respect to
justice and protection of rights. He ruled according to the Holy
Qur'aan and Sunnah. He was the son of the grand daughter of Hadhrat
Aasim son of Hadhrat Umar (Radhi Allaho anhuma).
A narration says once Hadhrat Umar (Radhi Allaho anho) was on a
vigilance ride in Madinah. Suddenly he heard a woman ordering her
daughter for adultering milk. The daughter replied that Hadhrat Umar
had prohibited adultery. The mother said Umar was not watching her
then. The daughter replied that although Hadhrat Umar was not
watching but the God of Umar was watching. After listening the whole
conversation, Hadhrat Umar went to his home and asked his son Aasim
to went to that house and had an enquiry about who the girl was, and
remarked that she was one who could give birth to a son who could be
the ruler of Arabia. Hadhrat Umar's prediction resulted in shape of
Umar bin Abdul Aziz who was the son of the grand daughter of Hadhrat
Aasim son of Hadhrat Umar. Following are some of his admonitions
which he delivered in a sermon during his rule.
According to Abdullah bin Bakr: We were told by a man in the mosque
of al-Junaabidh that Hadhrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivered a sermon
to the people in Khunaasirah in which he said:
"O people, you were not created in vain, nor will you be left to
yourselves (See 75:36). Rather, you will return to a place in which
Allah will descend in order to judge among you and distinguish
between you. Destitute and lost are those who forsake the all-
encompassing mercy of Allah, and they will be excluded from paradise,
the borders of which are as wide as the heavens and the earth."
"Don't you know that protection, tomorrow, will be limited to those
who feared Allah (today), and to those who sold something ephemeral
for something permanent, something small for something great, and
fear for protection?"
"Don't you realize that you are the descendants of those who have
perished, that those who remain will take their place after you, and
that this will continue until you are all returned to Allah?"
"Every day you dispatch to Allah, at all times of the day, someone
who has died, his term having come to an end. You bury him in a crack
in the earth and then leave him without a pillow or a bed. He has
parted from his loved ones, severed his connections with the living,
and taken up residence in the earth, whereupon he comes face to face
with the accounting. He is mortgaged to his deeds: He needs his
accomplishments, but not the material things he left on earth."
"Therefore, fear Allah before death descends and its appointed times
expire. I swear by Allah that I say those words to you knowing that I
myself have committed more sins than any of you; I therefore ask
Allah for forgiveness and I repent."
"Whenever we learn that one of you needs something, I try to satisfy
his need to the extent that I am able. Whenever I can provide
satisfaction to one of you out of my possessions, I seek to treat him
as my equal and my relative, so that my life and his life are of
equal value."
"I swear by Allah that had I wanted something else, namely,
affluence, then it would have been easy for me to utter the word,
aware as I am of the means for obtaining this. But Allah has issued
in an eloquent Book and a just example (Sunnah) by means of which He
guides us to obedience and proscribes disobedience."
"He lifted up the edge of his robe and began to cry and sob, causing
the people around him to break into tears. Then he stepped down. That
was the last sermon he gave before he died, may Allah have mercy on
him."
According to Abdullah Bin Fuzail: I was told that Umar Bin Abdul Aziz
wrote to the Syrian army as follows: "Now then, whoever contemplates
death frequently speaks little, while he who knows that death is
certain is satisfied with a little."
According to Mansoor Bin Muzaahim, Umar Bin Abdul Aziz said: "He who
gives sincere advice to his brother in matters of religion and looks
out for the well being of the latter's daily affairs has fulfilled
his brotherly obligation and carried out the duty that was incumbent
upon him."
"Fear Allah. Accept these words, for they are offered as sincere
advice to you with regard to your religion; and cling fast to them,
for they constitute a warning that will save you in the afterlife."
"The sustenance has been apportioned; therefore, let no believer
exceed what has been apportioned to him, and be united in seeking the
good. In contentment there is abundance, substinence, and
sufficiency."
"The term of this life is in your necks, and hell lies before you.
What you see will pass away, what has been is as if it never was, and
all will soon be dead."
"You have seen the stages of a dying man, both when he is in the
agony of death, and then after his demise when he has tasted death
and the people all around him are saying, "He has passed away, May
Allah have mercy on his soul."
"You have witnessed the hasty manner in which he is removed, and the
division of his estate, when his face is lost, his memory forgotten,
and his doorway forsaken, as if he had not mixed with those who keep
their word, nor inhabited the lands."
"Therefore, beware the horror of a day on which not so much as the
weight of an ant on the scale will be despised."
According to Abdul Rahman Bin Mahdi: Umar Bin Abdul Aziz said: "He
who acts without knowledge causes more corruption than good, and he
who does not consider his speech to be part of his actions sins
repeatedly."
"Satisfaction is scarce, and the true believer should rely on
patience. Allah never bestowed a blessing upon one of His servants
and then took it away from him, giving him patience in return for
that which was taken away, except that the replacement was better
than what was taken away from him." Then he recited the following
verse: "Surely the patient will be paid their wages in full without
reckoning." (39:10)