Virtues (fadaail) of Laa ilaha illallah 8. It is Kalimatu Tayyibah (good word) ﴿ أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللّهُ مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاء ﴾ Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word like a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receive admonition. [EMQ 14:24] Mujahid (ra) and several others stated that this parable describes the believers deeds, good statements and good actions. The believer is just like the beneficial date tree, always having good actions ascending at all times, by day and by night. » أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ شَجَرَةٍ تُشْبِهُ أَوْ كَالرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ لَا يَتَحَاتُّ وَرَقُهَا صَيْفًا وَلَا شِتَاءً، وَتُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا« Al-Bukhari recorded that `Abdullah bin Umar (ra) said, We were with the Messenger of Allah when he asked, (Tell me about a tree that resembles the Muslim, the leaves of which do not fall in summer or winter and gives its fruit at all times by the leave of its Lord.) Ibn `Umar (ra) said, I thought of the date palm tree, but felt shy to answer when I saw that Abu Bakr and `Umar (rah) did not talk.” When they did not give an answer, the Messenger of Allah said, » هِيَ النَّخْلَة« “It is the date palm tree.” When we departed, I said to Umar (ra), “My father, by Allah! I thought that it was the date tree.” He said, `Why did you not speak then I said, `I saw you were silent and I felt shy to say anything. `Umar (ra) said, `Had you said it, it would have been more precious to me than such things (i.e., would have been very precious to me).
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