Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

442 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH &%$&&!&3 (Vol-3)
forgiven! Remember that it is the poor ones who will be forgiven!" ('1
Hadhrat Abu Bakr ~,W!$&'s Lecture Concerning
Taqwa and Acting for the Aakhirah
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ukaym reports that Rasulullaah @& once delivered a
lecture to them saying, "I emphatically advise you to adopt Taqwa, to praise
Allaah as He deserves to be praised, to combine both hope and fear (of Allaah)
and that you be persistent in begging from Allaah. Allaah has praised Zakariyya
@% and his family when He says:
Verily, they would hasten to perform good deeds and prayed to Us in
anticipation (of Our mercy) and in fear (of Ourpunishment). They were
truly humble before Us.' {Surah Arnbiyaa, verse 90)
0 servants of Allaah, you must know that Allaah has taken your souls as security
against the rights you owe Him. He has also taken a pledge from you (to fulfil
these rights) and has bought from you this temporary little (world) for what is
eternal and much more. This Book of Allaah that you have is such that its
wonders will never cease and its light will never be extinguished. You must
therefore believe its words, heed its advices and glean sight from it for the day of
complete darkness. You have been created only for worshipping Allaah. The
honourable angel scribes (Hr-aaman Kaatibeen) have been appointed over you (to
record your actions) and they are aware of the actions you do. 0 servants of
Allaah! You must also know that you spend every morning and evening within a
fixed lifespan that you have no knowledge of. Therefore, if you are able to be
doing deeds that please Allaah when your lifespan comes to an end, you must do
so. You will however be unable to do this without Allaah's help. Compete in good
deeds while your lifespans allow you grace and before they eventually terminate,
causing you to return to the worst of your actions. There have been people who
have sacrificed their lives for others and forgotten about themselves. I want to
stop you from being like them. Rush! Rush! Hasten to
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salvation! Hasten to
salvation! (Do this) Becausebehindyouisa speedy hunter, which is very quick."(2)
Hadhrat Abu Bakr %&2!3Wjts Lecture about Taqwa
and about taking Lessons from the Past
Hadhrat Arnr bin Dinaar reports that Hadhrat Abu Bakr once said the
following in one of his lectures: "My advice to you in your conditions of poverty
and hunger is to fear Allaah, to praise Him as He deserves to be praised and to
seek His pardon because He is most Forgiving." The rest of the narration is like
(1) Ibn Zanjway in his Kitaabul Amwaal, as quoted in Kanzul Urnrnaal(~ol.3 Pg.162).
(2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol.1 Pg.35). Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hannaad, Haakim and Bayhaqi have
reported similar narrations and Ibn Abi Dunya has also reported a part of it in his Qisarul Amal, as
quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Vol.8 Pg.206).