On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased
with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
who said, ” Whoever relieves a believer’s distress of the distressful
aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the
difficulties of the Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one
in dire straits who cannot repay his debt, Allah will alleviate his lot
in both this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals [the faults
of] a Muslim, Allah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the
Hereafter. Allah is helping the servant as long as the servant is
helping his brother. Whoever follows a path in order to seek knowledge
thereby, Allah will make easy for him, due to it, a path to Paradise. No
people gather together in a house of the houses of Allah, reciting the
Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility
descended upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them and
Allah makes mention of them to those in His presence. Whoever is slowed
by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.” (Recorded in Muslim)
“Whoever is slowed by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.”
All of mankind originated from the same source. Allah, all praises and glory be to Him, tells us:
“O mankind, fear your Lord who created you from one soul and
created from it its mate and from them spread forth many men and women” (Surah al-Nisaa:1)
We all share this common lineage from the soul of Adam, may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him. Although we may appear different on the
surface, we are from the same source, with the same constitution, and
have been created for the same purpose, the worship of Allah, all
praises and glory be to Him.
The only thing that distinguishes us is taqwa,or fear of Allah, all praises and glory be to Him, which is manifested in our deeds. Allah says:
“O mankind, We have created you from a male and female and We
have made you into nations and tribes, so that you may recognise one
another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is he who has the
most taqwa. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (Surah al-Hujuraat:13)
On the Day of Judgement, we will each stand before Allah alone. All
the relations of this world will be forgotten and there will be no-one
to help us. Allah says:
“Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask [about one another].” (Surah al-Muminoon:101)
The only thing that will matter to us will be the good deeds that we
performed in this world, for the sake of Allah, all praises and glory be
to Him. Allah tells us:
“For all there will be ranks according to what they did. And you Lord is not unaware of what they do” (Surah al-Anaam:132)
If we have not put forth any good deeds for this day – deeds that
were done for the sake of Allah alone and in accordance with the sunnah
of His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him – what rank do we think
we will find ourselves in? How do we think our scales will look? Being
from a high ranking family from a particular race or region will be of
no assistance to us whatsoever. Actions that we did for the sake of the
people and what they thought of us, will have no value.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has detailed
in this hadith some of the actions that we can perform, with the right
intention, that will be of benefit to us on that Day. When should help
our brothers and sisters when they are in need, assisting them in
distressful situations. We should forgive debt when someone is in dire
circumstances, and conceal our brothers and sisters’ sins.
Further, we
should strive to seek knowledge, and gather to recite and study the
glorious Qur’an. These are just some of the important acts that we can
perform, after the obligatory and recommended ones. These acts must be
performed for the sake of Allah alone, whether we are from the noblest
or lowest of families, so that Allah may be pleased with us, and enter
us into His Paradise.
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