A sheikh and his students were once travelling in a boat. The students noticed a group of fellow passengers singing, drinking and dancing and understandably got very upset.
“How dare they act in such a lewd manner in the presence of our esteemed teacher? Don’t they know that a wali (friend) of Allah (swt) is accompanying them in the boat? What an insult to our sheikh!”
So they rushed back to their sheikh and informed him of their findings. They beckoned him to make a dua’a against them and pray that Allah (swt) punish them for their blasphemous actions.
The Sheikh raised his hands and with his students eagerly anticipating a stinging rebuke, he prayed, ‘Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, we are Your servants and slaves and we humbly beg of You to bless those youth with the same ability to drink and dance in the highest levels of Jannah as you have allowed them in this life.’
His students were shocked. ‘Oh teacher, how can you make such a lofty dua’a for these depraved, lost souls?!’
The sheikh sighed, ‘Have you not learned that entry into Jannah is reserved for the pure souls? So have we not prayed for Allah (swt) to purify their souls, guide them down the path of sincere repentance (taubah), and make them worthy of entering Jannah.
‘Do not let your anger cloud your judgments from the most perfect way of our beloved Prophet.’
Just don’t call it genocide
1 week ago
2 comments:
A very inspiring story indeed. I believe a lot of Muslims need to take anger management classes. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a kind person and this is one part of his sunnah that many of us have forgotten to follow.
AA- Umm LOL Cats,
I definitely agree about the anger management classes - should be a staple at every Masjid.
btw, what's with the name? :-)
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