5 incidents regarding joy and sweetness in worship

1. An Anṣārī Companion

 Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ explains:

“We accompanied the Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on a battle expedition. We came across a mountainous region when returning, in which he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ordered us to stay. Every Companion عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ did as instructed in order to rest.

Allāh’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then asked, ‘Who shall keep watch tonight?’ Two Companions رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا stood up, one a Muhājir and the other Anṣārī. ‘O Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!’ they submitted, ‘We desire this honour. Please accept us!’

He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم granted them permission, and both Companions رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا began preparing to keep watch. After discussion, they decided amongst themselves who would keep watch for half the night whilst the other slept. When the other woke up, he would take up guard duties whilst the first could then sleep.

For the first half of the night, the Anṣārī Companion رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was to stand in watch whilst the Muhājir Companion رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ slept. After some time, the Anṣārī Companion رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ began offering ṣalāh and reciting Sūrah al-Kahf. As this happened, an enemy had climbed a nearby hill and began firing arrows towards them. The very first arrow he fired struck the Anṣārī Companion رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ.”

!اللہُ اَکْبَرLook at the unimaginable love the Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ had for worshipping Allāh!

“The Anṣārī Companion رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ had an arrow lodged in his body, but he did not move an inch and continued ṣalāh as though nothing had happened. The enemy fired another arrow which struck him, but he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ still did not break his ṣalāh. When a third arrow was fired and