Saturday, March 13, 2021
یاخدا میری مغفرت فرما
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
How To Relief From Torment
- The angel of death عَلَیہِ السَّلَام came to seize a person’s soul but his obedience to his parents appeared in front of him and saved him.
- A man was being punished in his grave but his virtue of performing Wudu saved him.
- A man was surrounded by devils but his act of making the Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ saved him.
- A man was surrounded by the angels of retribution but his Salah saved him.
- A man’s tongue was hanging due to thirst, he would approach a pond to drink water but was not permitted to drink, then his fasts arrived and quenched his thirst.
- A man was trying to get closer to the Prophets عَلَیۡھِمُ السَّلَام but was not permitted, his Ghusl (ritual bath) arrived and sat him beside me (i.e. next to the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیۡہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم).
- A man was frightened due to be surrounded by intense darkness, but his Hajj and ‘Umrah came and brought him out of darkness and took him to light.
- A man wanted to talk to the Muslims but they did not pay him any attention, then his virtue of behaving relatives well asked the Muslims to speak to him, so they began to converse with him.
- Fire was approaching the face and body of a man who was trying to protect himself by using his arms, but then his charity arrived and served as a shield for him.
- A man was surrounded by the angels of retribution but his virtue of calling people towards righteousness and preventing them from evil saved him and took him to the angels of mercy.
- A man was sitting on his knees but there was a veil between him and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, then his good character arrived and made him meet Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
- The book of the deeds of a man was about to be given to his left hand, but then his fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ arrived and he was given his book of deeds in his right hand.
- The weight of a person’s good deeds was less (than that of his bad deeds) but his generosity arrived, increasing the weight of his good deeds.
- A man was standing at the edge of Hell but his fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ arrived and saved him.
- A man fell into Hell but the tears he had shed out of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ came and saved him.
- A man was standing on the bridge of Sirat and was shaking like a branch but then his hope that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will have mercy arrived and saved him, and he passed the bridge.
- A man was crawling across the bridge of Sirat, but then his recitation of Salat upon me stood him up and helped him pass it.
- One of my followers reached the portals of Heaven but they were closed, then his witness ‘There is none worthy to be worshipped except Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ’ came and the portals opened, allowing him to enter.
- The lips of some people were being cut; I asked Jibraeel عَلَیۡھِمُ السَّلَام, ‘Who are these people?’ He replied, ‘They used to tell tales.’
- Some people were hanging by their tongues, I asked Jibraeel عَلَیۡھِمُ السَّلَام as to who they were, he replied, ‘They used to falsely accuse others of committing sins.’
The Stories Of The Mercy Of Allah ( عَزَّوَجَلَّ )
The Vastness of Divine Mercy: How Small Deeds Lead to Immense Forgiveness
The three narrations provided serve as beautiful case studies of how genuine intentions can transform brief moments of goodness into keys for eternal paradise.
1. Compassion Toward the Creation: The Story of the Thirsty Dog
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 3321
In this well-known narration, the Prophet Muhammad صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیۡہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم recounted the story of a person (identified in various narrations as a man, or a woman from the children of Israel) who was walking along a path and felt intensely thirsty. After descending into a well and drinking her fill, she climbed out only to find a dog panting heavily and licking the moist earth out of extreme thirst.
Recognizing her own past desperation in the animal, she felt deep empathy. She climbed back down into the well, filled her leather shoe with water, held it in her teeth to climb back up, and quenched the dog’s thirst. Because of this singular, sincere act of mercy toward a creature often looked down upon, Allah appreciated her deed and forgave all her past sins.
The Lesson: True faith manifests as comp
2. Civic Duty and Removing Harm from the Path
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1914
The second narration speaks of a man who noticed a thorny branch or a fallen tree lying across a path used by travelers. Recognizing that it could cause injury, ruin clothes, or delay people, he decided to drag it out of the way, saying to himself, "By Allah, I will remove this from the path of the Muslims so that it does not inconvenience them." Because of this simple act of civic responsibility and thoughtfulness, Allah smiled upon his action and granted him admission into Paradise.
The Lesson: Islam does not separate spiritual devotion from public service. Removing a physical obstacle or preventing harm to others is categorized as a branch of faith (Iman). This Hadith teaches us never to belittle any chance to help our communities, as a few seconds of thoughtfulness can secure divine pleasure.
3. Financial Leniency and Easing the Burden of Debt
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith 2078
The third tradition introduces a businessman who used to give loans to people. He would instruct his employees and agents, "If you encounter a debtor who is in difficult financial straits, overlook his debt and forgive him, so that perhaps Allah may overlook our shortcomings." When this man passed away and met his Creator, Allah declared that He has a greater right to be generous and consequently forgave the man's sins.
Conclusion: The Catalyst of Sincerity (Ikhlas)
The unifying thread across these three narrations is sincerity. It was not the scale of the water, the weight of the tree branch, or the size of the wealth that triggered divine forgiveness; it was the pure, unadulterated devotion in the hearts of the doers.
These narrations serve as a powerful reminder never to underestimate any good deed. A kind word, a smile, a small charity, or a moment of patience might seem trivial to us, but in the scales of the Most Merciful, it could be the very deed that outweighs our shortcomings and grants us eternal salvation.


