HOW TO BE A V.I.P ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him)
reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said,
"Allah will cover seven people with special shade,
on the Day when there will be no shade: a just
ruler, a youth who has grown up in the worship of
Allah, a man whose heart is attached to the
mosques, two persons who love each other only for
Allah’s sake and they meet and part in Allah’s
cause only, a man who refuses the call of a
beautiful and influential woman for illicit relation
with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, a man who
gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand
does not know what his right hand has given, and
a person who remembers Allah while he is alone
and his eyes are flooded with tears." (Al-Bukhari)
We all need this shade. To be under the shade is
to be protected by Him and be blessed by Him. We
need the shade in this life and in the Hereafter. It
is mentioned that the Day of Judgment will be a
very hard and difficult Day. On that day everyone
will be worried and will try to find some protection
and shade; but there will be no shade on that Day
except the special shade and only particular group
of people will stay under it by the will of Allah.
This shade will be granted to seven special types
of people:
1. A just ruler or a just leader: It could be any
person who has some authority and he/she uses
this authority with justice and fairness without any
favoritism or prejudice. Justice is the command of
God for all people; but the most critical is the
doing of justice when one has power and authority.
More difficult is, of course, dealing justly with those
who show hate and animosity towards you. A just
person, especially a just leader or ruler, is given
number one place in this list of seven.
2. A young person growing up in the worship of
Allah: Worship of Allah is good for all people at any
age and time; but the worship of Allah from the
tender young age has special blessings. Many
people become devoted to Allah when they grow
old. In the old age when the body becomes weak,
people start paying attention to the spirit.
However, to be conscious of one’s spirit and
growing up as a youth in the obedience of Allah
bring a special honor and blessings.
3. A person whose heart is connected to the
mosque: Literally it says that the heart is hanging
(mu`allaq) in the mosque. Imam Malik explained
that it was a person who when he leaves the
mosque, looks forward to coming back again soon.
Normally people’s hearts are attached to their jobs,
business and home. Mosque is not the priority for
many people. However, those who love the House
of Allah and keep it as their priority are the blessed
people and they shall receive the special favor of
Allah.
4.Two people loving each other for the sake of
Allah: One should be friendly to all people and deal
with all people in a kind and courteous manner.
However, the friendship for the sake of Allah, for
the reasons of piety and goodness is a very
blessed friendship. This is a sincere friendship and
when two or more people become attached to
each other for Allah’s sake they bring a lot of good
to themselves and to those around them. This is a
kind of friendship that generates goodness in the
world and is especially blessed by Allah.
5. A person of solid moral character: The Prophet
gave an example of this solid character. He said a
man tempted for illicit relationship by a woman
who is beautiful and rich, influential or of a
prestigious family (the word “mansib” means all
these things in Arabic) and he refuses. Imam Ibn
Hajar says that this is not limited to a man only
who is tempted by a woman; it equally applies to
a woman who may be tempted by a man who is
very beautiful, powerful and rich and she refuses
and says “I fear Allah.” It requires a lot of moral
strength to refuse temptation when the other
partner is attractive, rich, and not only consenting
but persuasive. Those who have such a strong
character are indeed under the protection of Allah.
6. A person of charity who does not show off his/
her charity: A person gives charity in such a way
that even his left hand does not know what his
right hand has done. This is a very powerful and
beautiful way to say that a person gives quietly,
discreetly and with sincerity. His/her purpose is
not to show off, seek publicity, name or fame; but
only to please Allah. This is the highest kind of
charity and it has a special reward and blessing
from Allah.
7. A person who remembers Allah privately with
eyes filled with tears: Thinking of Allah, repeating
His Beautiful Names, thanking Him and praising
Him, these are the ways to remember (dhikr) Allah.
Doing the “dhikr” alone in one’s privacy, when no
one is watching, with moving heart and tearful eyes
is a sign of sincere faith and deep love of Allah.
Those who have the love of Allah, they are indeed
under this shade and protection.
All these seven characters are deeply moral and
spiritual characters. They indicate a person’s faith
and sincere commitment. They are related to
feeling, thinking, speaking and action. These are
true characters of sincere believers. We pray to
Allah to bless us with these characters and with
the shade in this world and also in the Hereafter.
Ameen.
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