Hadith 19

	HADITH 19
	On the authority of Abdullah bin Abbas, who said : One day I was behind the prophet and he said to me: "Young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice] : Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask of Allah; if you seek help, seek help of Allah. Know that if the Nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you, and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they would harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried." narrated by Termithi, who said it is true and fine hadith In a version other than that of Tirmithi it reads: "..Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by was not going to befall you; and that what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship." Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.. this was the hadith chosen by my naqibah for the week. i think the hadith itself explains it all, clearly but i just want to share what i feel about this hadith. it stresses on how important iit is that we seek for a good relationship with Allah, that is by following His orders and leave what He forbids. According to my naqibah, there are two types of protection that Allah will bestow on a Muslim who obeys. (she refers to a book: Hadith 40) One is protection of his worldly affairs and problems. In short, the person will always have ease of his daily affairs, for example if he is a student then Allah will relief his burden in studies, or maybe if he is a farmer, he will have satisfiable yield of crops. and the second form of protection would be of his soul. He will be bestowed with understanding of Islam, enriched Iman and a zuhud soul. If you are doing something because of Allah, then there is no reason to fear, because He had promised that He would grant the protection upon those who stood by His religion. Besides that, He also said that all benefits will only be granted by Him only and nothing could hold back His wishes. Isn't it pleasant if He could make our life much easier?? =D Only those who has the wisdom to think of His greatness could get the main message of this hadith...may you and i be among them, insyaAllah...=) Surah Yunus(107) If Allah do touch thee with hurt, there is none can remove it but He: if He do design some benefit for thee, there is none can keep back His favour: He causeth it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. it is also important that we keep Him in our hearts at all times. Not just during hard times. In fact, the times when we are at leisure is one of the tests for our Iman. when i listened to the explanation of this hadith i felt all the tension( final exam..=( ) nagging me, just fades away. the promise that Allah gave in this hadith is a confirmation, that if we do not neglect our responsibilities as a Muslim, He will always be with us and takes care of us. This is indeed a good piece of news for those who remembers Allah at all times... Surah al-Baqarah(152): Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and reject not Faith. So, my dear friends out there bettling out finals..especially medical students in Aussie and India, i wish you guys all the best...study hard, remember Allah, and He will remember you =)