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“Radiallahu anha.” She is the mother of the faithful, the most beloved of the consorts of
Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasaflam).
Their disagreement was of such a nature that the Battle of Jamal will keep it alive and
fresh in our minds until the Day of Qiyamat. Listen to me. Because I consider myself to
have sufficient right over you, I want to tell you in very strong terms: Do not ever
harbour in your heart any evil whatsoever against any of these two saintly ones. If (May
Allah forbid) you bear any malice against any of these two stalwarts of Islam, you will
not harm them in the least, but would only do yourself untold harm. I am very much
surprised and exceedingly perturbed at the actions of some persons who utter undesirable
words against any of these two elders of ours. In fact, I envy these two elders. They are
continuously busy with their great work in the service of the deen, for which they are
well-rewarded. On top of that they also receive the good deeds of those who attack and
backbite about them. It is as if those backbiters, who make themselves guilty of character
assassination, are saying to these elders: “Because I am angry at you for the stand you
take, you may as well also take the reward of all the good deeds that I have carried out.”
What an injustice this man is doing to himself, by giving his righteous deeds to him with
whom he is angry! In this manner the critic becomes the real indigent one, the real evil
doer.
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) once asked the Sahabah (Radiallahu anhu):
“Whom amongst you do you consider to be bankrupt?” They replied: “He who has no
possessions. ‘ Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) replied: “No that is not so. The
real bankrupt one is he who will appear before Allah on the Day of Qiyamat with
righteous deeds, but he had acted unjustly to this one, had sworn at and degraded that
one and usurped the possessions of another. On that day money will be of no avail. Those
whom he treated unjustly will be given his good deeds. And when that will not suffice,
some of their evil deed will be cast upon him. “(Majma-ul-fawa-id).
On that day, judgment will be according to one’s righteous and sinful deeds only. Hence
in return for one’s injustices, one’s good deeds will be ceded to the unjustly treated ones.
And even if these had all been used up, justice must still be done. For this reason, their
evil deeds will be cast upon the unjust one. In this way even the sins of others can be
loaded on him.
It fills me with great astonishment that people can set about deriding and degrading the
saintly elders and praise the efforts of the unbelievers! Such people should take note of
the Hadeeth:
“When a fasiq (evildoer) is praised, Allah is angered and the Throne trembles”
Al- Eti’daal Fi Maraatibur- Rijaal 9