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🍀بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم🍀
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*THE HIDDEN GUARDIAN*
Ibn Jad'aan had many camels, at that time it was considered the ultimate wealth of the Arabs. During Spring times Ibn Jad’aan used to go out. He would see good and healthy fat camels and their udders filled to the extent of almost exploding. Whenever the little offspring (i.e. the calf) came close to the mother camel, her milk would pour forth because of the great abundance of blessings and abundance of goodness. So, I (Ibn Jad’aan) looked at one of my she camels with her healthy calf, whose udder was so full of milk and I remembered my poor neighbour who had seven young daughters. So, I said to myself, by Allah I will give this camel and her calf as Sadaqah (charity) to my neighbour – and he recited the Ayah where Allah said:
لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ
*“By no means Shall you Attain piety and righteousness unless you spend in Allah’s cause of which that you love”*
(Surah Al-Imraan: 92):
And the most beloved from amongst my caravan, to me, is this she-camel. So, I took her along with her calf and knocked on the door of my neighbour. I told him to accept it as a gift from me. I saw his face glooming with happiness, and he was unable to utter anything in response. The poor family were tremendously grateful for the she-camel. So, they benefitted from its milk and used to load wood on its back, while waiting for its offspring to grow up in order to sell them. Subsequently, he gained great good from this camel.
After the spring had passed, the dry summer came with its drought, and so the Bedouins began looking for water and grass. We gathered our belongings and left our places looking for water and the duhool (plural of duhul) or ‘holes’ in the earth, situated underground leading to water traps underneath the ground. Their openings are on top of the ground, as the Bedouins know of very well. I (i.e. Ibn Jad’aan) entered into one of these holes so as to bring some water to drink…
His (Ibn Jad’aan’s) three sons were waiting for him outside the hole. However, he did not return. His three sons waited for him for one, two and three days and finally became hopeless. They said maybe he was stung by a snake and died or he was lost under the earth and destroyed. They (and we seek refuge in Allah from this) waited for his destruction. Why? *Due to greed in order to distribute his inheritance.*
(رسالة الحق)
So, they returned home and divided what he had left, amongst themselves. Then they remembered that their father (Ibn Jad’aan) gave a she-camel to their poor neighbour. They went to their neighbour and told him that it is better that he give them back the she-camel and take another camel in replace of it, otherwise they will take it by force and he will be left with nothing. The neighbour complained that he would report them to their father. So, they informed him that he had died. He inquired as to how and where Ibn Jad’aan had died, and why they hadn’t told him. They then explained how he entered into one of these holes underground in the desert and did not come out.
The neighbour said: ” By Allah take me to this place and take your she-camel and do whatever you do with it and I don’t want your camel in return!”. They took him and when he saw the place, he went and brought a rope, lit a candle, tied it outside the duhul (the hole) and then stepped into it crawling on his back until he reached the places whereby he could crawl and roll. Eventually the smell of moisture became closer and then all of sudden he heard the sound of a man by the water groaning and moaning.
He went closer and closer towards this sound in the darkness putting his hand out all over until his hand fell onto the man (Ibn Jad’aan). He checked his breath, and he was still breathing after one week! He pulled him out covering his eyes so as to protect him from the sunlight. He took with him some dates, moistened them in water and gave it to him to drink.
He then carried him on his back and took him to his house and life gradually returned to this man whilst his sons did not know. He then asked him: “Tell me, by Allah, one week you survived underground, and didn’t die?!”
“I will tell you something strange…” Ibn Jadaan explained: “…when I went down there I got lost and waves took me from all directions and I said to myself I’d better stay close to this water that I have reached. So, I started to drink from it, but hunger had no mercy and water does not suffice. Then after three days hunger intensified on me and took me from all parts. While I was lying on my back, I surrendered myself to Allah and put all my affairs in his hands and all of the sudden I felt the warmth of milk pouring onto my mouth. *So, I sat in the midst of the darkness and I saw a pot coming closer to my mouth.* I drank from it until I took from what is sufficient and then it would go! This occurred three times in the day but the last two days it stopped, and I didn’t know what happened”. His neighbour then informed him:
“If you know the reason you will be amazed! Your sons thought you had died and they came to me and *took away the she-camel* which Allah was giving you from its milk!”. When he returned home, the sons were shocked to see him alive. He made sure to return the camel back to its rightful owner and took them to task appropriately.
(رسالة الحق)
*LESSONS*
1. Never underestimate the power of Sadaqah (Charity). It is beneficial in this world and the Hereafter. Many a time, its benefits are hidden. Fortunate are those whose hands are always on the top.
*We get more by giving than we save by hoarding.*
*Dua for all our needs and possible impending doom may be called Sadaqah(Charity)*
2. Give your Best for Allah and He will give you His best. We shouldn’t always be giving leftovers but rather what you love for yourself, love for others.
An important asset which one can give to Allah other than monetary assets is the valuable commodity of time.
*Those that show Allah the desire to sacrifice, Allah won’t need to sacrifice them. (Story Of Ebrahim (A.S.) and Ismail (A.S.)*
3. All that we possess is a trust from Allah. Those that look after the trusts of this world, can be entrusted with Paradise.
*Cement your building of life with the love of Allah. You will be amazed what a palace it can build.*
احمد ابن محمود
*MAY ALLAH GRANT US THE GUIDANCE TO UTILISE OUR TIME PROPERLY*
🍀بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم🍀
ﷺ ♥🍃ﷺ♥🍃ﷺ
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*THE HIDDEN GUARDIAN*
Ibn Jad'aan had many camels, at that time it was considered the ultimate wealth of the Arabs. During Spring times Ibn Jad’aan used to go out. He would see good and healthy fat camels and their udders filled to the extent of almost exploding. Whenever the little offspring (i.e. the calf) came close to the mother camel, her milk would pour forth because of the great abundance of blessings and abundance of goodness. So, I (Ibn Jad’aan) looked at one of my she camels with her healthy calf, whose udder was so full of milk and I remembered my poor neighbour who had seven young daughters. So, I said to myself, by Allah I will give this camel and her calf as Sadaqah (charity) to my neighbour – and he recited the Ayah where Allah said:
لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ
*“By no means Shall you Attain piety and righteousness unless you spend in Allah’s cause of which that you love”*
(Surah Al-Imraan: 92):
And the most beloved from amongst my caravan, to me, is this she-camel. So, I took her along with her calf and knocked on the door of my neighbour. I told him to accept it as a gift from me. I saw his face glooming with happiness, and he was unable to utter anything in response. The poor family were tremendously grateful for the she-camel. So, they benefitted from its milk and used to load wood on its back, while waiting for its offspring to grow up in order to sell them. Subsequently, he gained great good from this camel.
After the spring had passed, the dry summer came with its drought, and so the Bedouins began looking for water and grass. We gathered our belongings and left our places looking for water and the duhool (plural of duhul) or ‘holes’ in the earth, situated underground leading to water traps underneath the ground. Their openings are on top of the ground, as the Bedouins know of very well. I (i.e. Ibn Jad’aan) entered into one of these holes so as to bring some water to drink…
His (Ibn Jad’aan’s) three sons were waiting for him outside the hole. However, he did not return. His three sons waited for him for one, two and three days and finally became hopeless. They said maybe he was stung by a snake and died or he was lost under the earth and destroyed. They (and we seek refuge in Allah from this) waited for his destruction. Why? *Due to greed in order to distribute his inheritance.*
(رسالة الحق)
So, they returned home and divided what he had left, amongst themselves. Then they remembered that their father (Ibn Jad’aan) gave a she-camel to their poor neighbour. They went to their neighbour and told him that it is better that he give them back the she-camel and take another camel in replace of it, otherwise they will take it by force and he will be left with nothing. The neighbour complained that he would report them to their father. So, they informed him that he had died. He inquired as to how and where Ibn Jad’aan had died, and why they hadn’t told him. They then explained how he entered into one of these holes underground in the desert and did not come out.
The neighbour said: ” By Allah take me to this place and take your she-camel and do whatever you do with it and I don’t want your camel in return!”. They took him and when he saw the place, he went and brought a rope, lit a candle, tied it outside the duhul (the hole) and then stepped into it crawling on his back until he reached the places whereby he could crawl and roll. Eventually the smell of moisture became closer and then all of sudden he heard the sound of a man by the water groaning and moaning.
He went closer and closer towards this sound in the darkness putting his hand out all over until his hand fell onto the man (Ibn Jad’aan). He checked his breath, and he was still breathing after one week! He pulled him out covering his eyes so as to protect him from the sunlight. He took with him some dates, moistened them in water and gave it to him to drink.
He then carried him on his back and took him to his house and life gradually returned to this man whilst his sons did not know. He then asked him: “Tell me, by Allah, one week you survived underground, and didn’t die?!”
“I will tell you something strange…” Ibn Jadaan explained: “…when I went down there I got lost and waves took me from all directions and I said to myself I’d better stay close to this water that I have reached. So, I started to drink from it, but hunger had no mercy and water does not suffice. Then after three days hunger intensified on me and took me from all parts. While I was lying on my back, I surrendered myself to Allah and put all my affairs in his hands and all of the sudden I felt the warmth of milk pouring onto my mouth. *So, I sat in the midst of the darkness and I saw a pot coming closer to my mouth.* I drank from it until I took from what is sufficient and then it would go! This occurred three times in the day but the last two days it stopped, and I didn’t know what happened”. His neighbour then informed him:
“If you know the reason you will be amazed! Your sons thought you had died and they came to me and *took away the she-camel* which Allah was giving you from its milk!”. When he returned home, the sons were shocked to see him alive. He made sure to return the camel back to its rightful owner and took them to task appropriately.
(رسالة الحق)
*LESSONS*
1. Never underestimate the power of Sadaqah (Charity). It is beneficial in this world and the Hereafter. Many a time, its benefits are hidden. Fortunate are those whose hands are always on the top.
*We get more by giving than we save by hoarding.*
*Dua for all our needs and possible impending doom may be called Sadaqah(Charity)*
2. Give your Best for Allah and He will give you His best. We shouldn’t always be giving leftovers but rather what you love for yourself, love for others.
An important asset which one can give to Allah other than monetary assets is the valuable commodity of time.
*Those that show Allah the desire to sacrifice, Allah won’t need to sacrifice them. (Story Of Ebrahim (A.S.) and Ismail (A.S.)*
3. All that we possess is a trust from Allah. Those that look after the trusts of this world, can be entrusted with Paradise.
*Cement your building of life with the love of Allah. You will be amazed what a palace it can build.*
احمد ابن محمود
*MAY ALLAH GRANT US THE GUIDANCE TO UTILISE OUR TIME PROPERLY*
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