Umar Ibn Al Khattab Radiyyalahu Anh was reciting Surah At Tur and when he reached the following verse: Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur. (52:7) He began to cry so much he fell ill to the extent that people would come and visit him. {Reported by Imam Ahmad in ‘az-Zuhd’ {Volume 2 pg. 29} and Imam Abu Nu`aym in ‘al-Hilya’ Volume 1 pg.51} When he was dying he said the following words: "Be moderate in the expenses of my shroud, for verily if there is anything of good with God in my favour, He will give me in exchange what is better than it, and if I have been otherwise, He will strip me of all that I have. And be moderate in the grave that you dig for me, for verily if there be anything of good with God in my favour, He will widen it for me, and if I have been otherwise, He will make it narrow for me to squeeze my body. And let no woman go with my funeral. Praise me not for that which is not in me, for the Lord knows best what I am. Therefore when you carry me to the grave, hasten in your going for if there is anything of good with God in my favour you will speed me to that which is good, and if I have been otherwise, you will cast from your necks an evil that you bear." May Allah swt have mercy on the true Awliyah like Umar Ibn Al Khattab Radiyyalahu Anh, a man who was promised jannah and yet lived in fear of his lords punishment. Compare that to the fakes people call awliya today who allow free mixing, women to make contact with them, they allow music, and some even go to the extent of mocking Sunnahs!
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 21:14:12 +0000
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