(8) Mashari al-Ashwaq ila Masari al-Ushaaq
Ibn an-Nuhaas (رحمه الله)
“But my dear ones!”
If you say: “It is difficult for me to part from a brother, relative, friend or dear one”, for you it is as if the Resurrection has already been established upon the entire of creation: “Friends on that day will be foes one to another except the pious.” [60]
For if the friendship was for Allah’s sake, then you shall be joined in the highest ranks, in luxury forever and if the friendship was for other than Allah, then from now: Departure! Departure! Before comrade be joined with comrade, because a person in the hereafter is with his dear one, for his participating with the other in achieving his desire. If he is of the God fearing, his brother will benefit him and if he is of the accursed he will damage him.
With that which you expect from relatives and friends in this abode of harshness, aversion, little loyalty, much annoyance, lack of fairness, their transformation in your presence and their blame of you. Their injustice to you, their abandonment of you during loss of possessions and that which their hearts conceal of defects and diseases. If you fall into hardship they leave you to yourself, or if you make a mistake they free themselves from you, brothers of prosperity and enemies of hardship. Their friendship necessitates affluence, their companionship is fraught with pains, if your wealth is little you are cuffed and if your situation changes he is your brother! Your brother! If you are in doubt about part of this declaration, then it shall become apparent to you with certainty during the Grand test.
If you triumph your hand from them with a brother from the best of brothers and remote is that, or a friend from loyal friends, then what will make you perceive that the two of you tomorrow as says the One truest in speech: “And we shall remove from their breasts any sense of injury, brothers facing each other on thrones.” [61]
So do not hamper yourself from jihad, Oh you! With a beloved one or relative, it may be that you are split apart before death and so an immense reward passes you by. Your cherished friend separated from you and you are deprived of that which you wish of rank in paradise, you regret but your regret will avail you naught for that which has passed.
In a hadeeth: Jibreel (عليه السلام) said to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), "Oh Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Verily Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) says to you; live as you will for verily you will die, love who you will for verily you will depart from him and do what you will for verily you will be rewarded for it.” [62]
See what immense meaning these words have gathered, from the remembrance of death, departure of beloved and reward for deeds, is there a warning after this warning ?!
“...Verily in this is a lesson for those who understand” [63]
Notes:
60 (Az-Zukhruf:67)
61 (Al-Hijr:47)
62 Narrated by Al-Baihaqi in Shu’ab Al-Eeman.
63 (Al-Imraan:13)
» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 9th February 2012
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