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The People of the Ditch
his book of deeds has no sin in it, except one.
He is feeling thirsty in his last moments and desires to drink some water. I have been commanded to pour his water away. His one remaining sin will be erased in recompense for this trial. He will then leave this world completely free of sin.[1]
سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Dear Islamic brothers! Look at the infinite mercy of Allah! We are His slaves and it is His choice whether He grants us joy or hardship. Look how immense His mercy is; we sin and make ourselves deserving of Hell, but our merciful Lord sends us hardships which uproot our sins and make the path to Paradise easy for us.
We face all kinds of difficulties in life. Financial problems, worries, problems, illnesses, and even oppression can and will come our way. Whenever they do, we must be patient. At that time, our most important responsibility is to do everything we can to protect our faith.
We just heard about the People of the Ditch. The king who claimed to be a god was a tyrant, who oppressed the believers and had them thrown into fire to burn alive. But look at those believers! They were willing to burn and give their lives, but they were not willing to compromise their faith at all. To the extent, a mother was even thrown into fire with her child. She welcomed death and did not give her faith away for anything.
This is matter of immense courage, unshakeable fortitude, and profound bravery.
From this, we learn a believer always remains steadfast in his faith and is not shaken by calamities. Doubt never enters his heart, and he
BOOK TOPIC
- The excellence of sending of ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- The People of the Ditch
- Brief introduction to Sūrat al-Burūj
- What we can learn from this
- 1) Muslims and trials
- The responsibilities of a Muslim
- Allah tests those He loves
- Trials are also a mercy
- Remain steadfast upon Islam
- 2) Do not cause harm
- Who is good or bad?
- The sanctity of Muslim blood, wealth, and honour
- 3) The biting fish
- The intoxication of power
- Pious Deed number 18
- Sunnas and manners of travelling
- Announcement
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 28th November 2024
- Remaining Sunnas and manners of travelling
- Dua for goodness in this world and the Hereafter
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
