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Sayyidina Saad (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhu). Every word of it is worth pondering over. Let me give<br />
the text of his speech:<br />
“0 Saad, do not be arrogant over the fact that you have been c<strong>al</strong>led the uncle of<br />
Rasulullah (S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) and his companion. Allah does not wipe out<br />
evil with evil. He effaces evil with good. There is no blood- relationship between Allah<br />
and His slaves. Between them there is only a relationship of slavehood and service. The<br />
noble ones and the ordinary ones are equ<strong>al</strong> in His sight. And reward from Him is only<br />
received through obedience to Him. At <strong>al</strong>l times keep before your eyes the whole life of<br />
Rasulullah (S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) from the moment of his Prophethood until his<br />
death. Hold onto it and mould your life accordingly. This is my speci<strong>al</strong> advice to you. If<br />
you do not heed it your acts will be wasted and in vain and you will suffer tremendous<br />
loss.<br />
I am now sending you to perform a great difficult task. You will only be able to.<br />
discharge this responsibility satisfactorily through paying heed to and following the truth.<br />
There is no other way. Hence make it a habit and the habit of your companions-in-arms<br />
to work towards righteousness. Fear Allah at <strong>al</strong>l times and this fear is comprised of two<br />
things, namely, obedience to His will and avoiding sin. Whosoever has acquired within<br />
himself obedience to Allah has acquired it through dislike of the world and love for the<br />
Hereafter.’ (Ishaa-at)<br />
Rasulullah (S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) himself is reported to have said:<br />
“He who loves this world will cause himself loss in the Hereafter and whosoever loves<br />
the Hereafter will suffer loss to himself in this world. So give preference to that which<br />
will remain forever (the Hereafter) over that which will perish.” (Mishkat)<br />
The Sahabah (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhuma) understood this gener<strong>al</strong> principle quite well and held<br />
onto it. It is thus true that the man who is prepared to give preference to the Hereafter<br />
over this worldly life and is prepared to suffer worldly loss does not in re<strong>al</strong>ity suffer re<strong>al</strong><br />
loss in this world. He will surely revive that which had been pre-ordained for him.<br />
Rasulullah (S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) said: “For him who desires the Hereafter and<br />
strives for it, Allah will place contentment in his heart, corn pose his divergent activities<br />
into one and the world is made to appear despicable in his eyes. And whoever intends to<br />
acquire worldly riches, poverty will stare him in the face, his affairs will remain in<br />
disarray and confusion and he will not receive more than is ordained for him.” (Mishkat)<br />
Subservience of Anim<strong>al</strong>s to the Saints of Allah and Fruits of Obediance.<br />
Hence stories of the lives of the Sahabah (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhuma) and the saints have<br />
reached us in most authentic fashion showing how the world became completely<br />
despicable before them and still comes to them like that. And why should it not be so<br />
when the world and everything else had been created for them?<br />
Once Sayyidina Saad (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhu) appointed Sayyidina ‘Asim bin Amr (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu<br />
anhu) the commander of a sm<strong>al</strong>l army to attack Maysaan.’Asim (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhu)<br />
Al- Eti’da<strong>al</strong> Fi Maraatibur- Rija<strong>al</strong> 91
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