Islam
... (will) kneel before the Lord of Glory (Allah), and one of them (will) say, ‘O my Lord! Retaliate for me regarding the injustice that my brother (the other man) did to me (in worldly life).’ Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, (will) say to (that man) who asks for (retaliation), ‘What if there are no good deeds left for your brother?’ He (will) say, ‘O my Lord! Then let him bear (some) of my burdens.’@ Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) burst into tears then said, @‘That Day (of Resurrection) is great (and momentous and on it) people will need that their burdens be borne for them.’@ (Then the Prophet continued the story of the two men, saying,) @‘Almighty Allah (will then) say to (the man) who asks (that the other man should bear some his burdens), ‘Raise your sight and look into the Gardens.’ He (will) raise his head then say, ‘O my Lord! I am seeing cities from gold and palaces from silver wreathed with pearls. To which Prophet does this belong? Or to which Siddîq does this belong? Or to which martyr does this belong?’ Allah (will) say, ‘To him who pays the price.’ He (will) say, ‘O my Lord! And who has that (price)?’ Allah (will) say, ‘You have it.’ He (will) say, ‘By virtue of what?’ Allah (will) say, ‘By forgiving your brother.’ He (will) say, ‘O my Lord! I have surely forgiven him.’ Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, (will) say, ‘Then take the hand of your brother and let him enter Paradise.’@ On that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, @‘Be conscious of Allah and adjust (all) matters of difference among you, for Almighty Allah adjusts (matters of difference) among Muslims (as the story indicates).@’” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because of the Words of a Jew It has been on the authority of Abű Sa`îd Al-Khudrî, may Allah be pleased with him, (that) //the Prophet (PBUH) said, @“The earth (i.e., the globe) will be a bread on the Day of Resurrection, and the Compeller (Allah) will topple turn it with His Hand as any one of you would topple turn a bread with his hands while (preparing provisions) for a journey, (and that bread will be) the entertainment for the inhabitants of Paradise.”@ A man from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said, “May the All-Merciful (Allah) bless you, O Abul Qâsim! May I tell you of the entertainment of the inhabitants of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection?” He (PBUH) said, @“Yes.”@ The Jew said, “The earth will be a bread,” as the Prophet (PBUH) had said. Thereupon the Prophet (PBUH) looked at us and smiled until his molar teeth became visible. Then the Jew further said, “May I tell you of their udm (additional food taken with bread)?” He added, “That will be bâlâm and nűn.” The people (listening) asked, “And what is that?” He said, “It is an ox and a fish, and seventy thousand (people) will eat of the caudate lobe (i.e., extra lobe) of their livers.” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because of the Testimony of a Man’s Organs It has been narrated that Anas Ibn Mâlik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, //“One day the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) smiled then said, @‘Will you not ask me why I have smiled?’@ Then he said, @‘(It is because) I was astonished at a servant’s arguing with his Lord on the Day of Resurrection. He will say, ‘O my Lord! Have You not promised that You will not do any injustice to me?’ Allah will say, ‘Yes, I have (promised you).’ He will say, ‘So I do not accept any testimony against me except (from something) from myself.’ Allah will say, ‘Am I not Sufficient as a Witness and (are) the honorable angels who write down (your deeds not sufficient as witnesses)?’@ He (PBUH) added, @‘He (the man) will repeat these words (of argumentation) again and again until a seal will be set on his mouth and his organs will speak about what he used to do (in worldly life). On that he will say (to his organs), ‘Away with you! I was arguing for you!’@” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because Everything Is Good on the Part of the Believer It has been narrated that Suhayb, may Allah be pleased with him, said, //“While the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was sitting he smiled and said, @‘Will you not ask me why I am smiling?’@ They (the listeners) said, ‘Why are you smiling?’ He said, ‘I am astonished at the affair of the believer: all (his affairs) bring him good; if he is granted a thing that he likes, he praises Allah for it, and this is good for him; and if he is afflicted by a thing that he dislikes, he keeps patient, and this good for him (as well). Not all the affairs of a person bring him good except a believer.’@” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because Sins Are Taken away by Virtue of Ablution It has been narrated that //`Uthmân Ibn `Affân, may Allah be pleased with him, called for water (to perform ablution). He rinsed his mouth and nose then washed his face three times and rubbed (by passing wet hands) over his head and the surface of his feet. After that he smiled then said to his companions, “Will you not ask me why I have smiled?” They said, “Why have you smiled, O Commander of the Believers?” He said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) (when he) called for water (in a place) near to this spot. He performed ablution as I have performed it then smiled. He then said (to his Companions), @‘Will you not ask me why I have smiled?’@ They said, ‘Why have you smiled, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said, @‘If a servant (of Allah) calls for (water to perform) ablution and washes his face, Allah takes away every evil deed he has committed with his face. When he washes his arms, the (same thing) is done, and so is the case when he rubs (his wet hand) over his head.@’” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because of Allah’s Delight It has been narrated that `Alî Ibn Rabî`ah said, //“I was present when `Alî (Ibn Abű Tâlib) had brought a mount to ride. When he put his foot in (its) stirrup, he said, ‘In the Name of Allah’. When he mounted firmly on its back, he said ‘Al-hamdu lillâh (Praise be to Allah)’ three times then said, $Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts). And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return!$ (Qur’ân, Az-Zukhruf: 13-14) Then he said ‘Al-hamdu lillâh’ three times (and) ‘Allâhu akbar (Allah is the Greatest)’ three times, (then he said,) ‘Glory be to You! I have wronged myself, so forgive me, as no one forgives sins but You!’ Then he smiled. I said, ‘Why have you smiled, O Commander of the Believers?’ He said, ‘I saw the Prophet (PBUH) when he did like what I have done then smiled. I then said, ‘Why have you smiled, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said, @‘Verily your Lord feels happy when a servant of His says, ‘O my Lord! Forgive me my sins!’ Allah then says, ‘My servant realizes that no one forgives sins by Me.’@” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled when the Chapter of Al-Kawthar Had Been Revealed It has been narrated that Anas Ibn Mâlik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, //“One day the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was sitting amongst us when he dozed off. He then raised his head smiling. We said, ‘Why have you smiled, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said, @‘A Sűrah (Chapter of the Qur’ân) has just been revealed to me,’@ then he (PBUH) recited, $In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad) Al-Kawthar; therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only). For he who makes you angry (O Muhammad), - he will be cut off (from every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter).$ (Qur’ân, Al-Kawthar, 1-3) Then he (PBUH) said, @‘Do you know what Al-Kawthar is?’@ We said, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He (PBUH) said, @‘It is a river which my Lord, Glorified and Exalted be He, has promised me and there is abundant good in it. It is a cistern to which my followers will come on the Day of Resurrection. Its vessels are equal to the stars of heaven in number. A servant of them would be turned away (from the cistern), and upon that I would say, ‘O my Lord! He is one of my followers,’ and He would say, ‘You do not know what they (your followers) innovated (in Islam) after you.@’”// Ibn Hujr added in (his version of this) hadîth: (1) “He (PBUH) was sitting amongst us in the mosque…” and (2) “He (Allah) said (to the Prophet), “(You do not know) what he innovated after you.” %%He (PBUH) Smiled when `Umar Ibnul-Khattâb Entered upon Him It has been narrated that Sa`d Ibn Abű Waqqâs, may Allah be pleased with him, said, //“Once `Umar asked for permission to (enter upon) the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) when he (PBUH) had in his company some Qurayshî women who were talking to him and asking him for more (financial support) raising their voices. When `Umar asked for permission (to enter), the women got up (quickly) hurrying to screen themselves. Then the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) admitted him, and (when `Umar entered) the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was smiling. `Umar said, ‘May Allah make you smile always, O Messenger of Allah!’ He (PBUH) said, @‘I am astonished at those (women) who were with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened to screen themselves.’@ `Umar said, ‘You have more right to be feared by them, O Messenger of Allah.’ Then he said (addressing those women), ‘O enemies of your own selves! Do you fear me and not the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)?’ They replied, ‘Yes, for you are a fearful and fierce man as compared with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).’ On that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said (to `Umar), @‘By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, whenever Satan sees you taking a path, he follows a path other than yours.’@” // %%He (PBUH) Smiled because of His Servant Anas It has been narrated that Anas Ibn Mâlik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, //“The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was one of the best well-mannered people. Once he sent me to do something (for him) and I said, “By Allah, I will not go,” yet in my mind (I decided) to go where the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) had ordered me (to go). Then I went out (and it happened that) I passed by some children who were playing in the market place. Just then the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) (came there and) caught me by the back of my neck from behind. I looked at him and he was smiling. He said, @‘O Unays, go where I have ordered you (to go).’@ I said, ‘Yes, I am going, O Messenger of Allah.’”// =Anas commented, //“By Allah, I served him for seven or nine years, and (during that time) he never said about a thing I did @‘Why have you done such and such a thing,’@ nor he ever said about a thing I did not do, @‘May you do such and such a thing?’@”// %%He (PBUH) Smiled when `Â’ishah’s Innocence Had Been Revealed (A hadîth) has been narrated on the authority of `Â’ishah (the Prophet’s wife), may Allah be pleased with her, concerning (the incident) when the proponents of false heinous accusation (ifk) said what they said against her and (Allah) revealed her innocence. Az-Zuhrî said (in this concern): All (narrators of this hadîth) have told me about her hadîth. Some of them are heedful than others and their narration is more authenticated than (that of others). I know thoroughly what each one of them has said of the hadîth attributed to `Â’ishah, and their narrations attest to one another. They have stated that `Â’ishah said, //“Whenever the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one upon whom the lot would fall. During an expedition of his, he drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon me. Thus, I went out with him (and that was) after (Allah) had decreed that women should use veil. I was carried in a howdah (on the camel) and I would be dismounted while being still in it. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was finished with his expedition and (decided to) return home. When we approached Madînah, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) ordered us to proceed at night. I got up when the command for the march was given and moved on until I went out of (the encampments of) the army and after relieving myself I came to my place. I touched my chest and found that my necklace, which had been made of beads brought from Azfâr (in Yemen), had been broken. I retraced my steps to search for my necklace and this detained me there. Those who (were responsible for) saddling my ride carried my howdah on my camel which I used to ride and marched on (without me), as they thought that I was in it. During those days women were light and did not wear much flesh, as they ate less food. So, those who carried my howdah did not perceive its weight when they placed it upon the camel, for I was a young girl at that time. So they drove the camel and set out. I found my necklace after the army had marched. Then I came to their camp and found nobody, so I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would discover my absence and come back to search for me. While I was sitting (in that state), I felt sleepy and slept.// //“Safwân Ibnul-Mu`attal As-Sulamî Adh-Dhakwânî was behind the army and reached my abode in the morning. He saw a sleeping person (meaning herself), so he came to me, and he used to see me before veiling. I got up when I heard him saying istirjâ` (out of astonishment). He made his camel knell down then got down from his camel and put his leg on the front legs of the camel and then I rode and sat over it. Safwân set out (walking), leading the camel (by the rope) until we reached the army whose (members) had halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell into destruction, and the leader of (those who spread) the false heinous accusation (ifk) was `Abdullâh Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salűl.// //“After that we returned to Madînah and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the proponents of the ifk. During my ailment I was feeling as if I were not receiving the usual kindness which I used to receive from the Prophet (PBUH) whenever I got sick. (Unusually,) he would come, greet me, and say, @‘How is that (girl)?’@ I did not know anything of what was going on until I recovered from my ailment and went out with Umm Mistah to the Manâsi` where we used to relieve ourselves. We used not to go (to answer the call of nature) except from night to night and that was before we had lavatories near to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old Arabs in the open country. Thus, I and Umm Mistah Bint Abű Ruhm went out walking. She stumbled because of her long dress and on that she said, ‘May Mistah be ruined!’ I said, ‘You have said a bad word! Are you abusing a man who took part in (the battle of) Badr?’ She said, ‘Did you not hear what they said?’ Then she told me the rumors of the proponents of ifk. Therefore, my sickness was aggravated.// //“When I returned home, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) came to me, greeted me, then said, @‘How is that (girl)?’@ I said, ‘Allow me to go to my parents,’ as I wanted to make sure of the news through them. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) allowed me, and I went to my parents and asked my mother, ‘What are the people saying (about me)?’ She said, ‘O my daughter, do not worry much about this matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman loved by her husband who has other wives, but they would forge false news about her.’ I said, ‘Glory be to Allah! Are the people really taking about such a thing?’// //“That night I kept on weeping and could not sleep until morning. In the morning the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) called `Alî Ibn Abű Tâlib and Usâmah Ibn Zayd when he saw that no Divine Revelation (concerning a clarification of that matter) had been delayed (for some time). (He wanted) to consult them about divorcing his wife (meaning herself). Usâmah said what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, ‘O Messenger of Allah, (keep) you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing (about her) but good.’ `Alî Ibn Abű Tâlib, however, said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has not imposed restrictions on you, and there are many women other than her. You may also ask the female-servant (Barîrah) and she will tell you the truth.’ On that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) called Barîrah and said, @‘O Barîrah, have you ever seen any thing which roused your suspicions about her?’ Barîrah said, ‘No, by Allah Who has sent you with the truth, I have never seen in her anything faulty except that she is an immature girl who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.’// //“On that day the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) ascended (the pulpit) and requested that somebody support him in punishing `Abdullâh Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salűl. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, @‘Who will support me to punish that person (`Abd...