Why Did They Become Muslims

of worship performed by his Ummat are shown to him. He sees the
people doing those acts, and entreats Allâhu ta’âlâ for the
forgiveness of wrongdoers.
81– It is mustahab, also for women, to visit his grave. Women
are permitted to visit other graves only when there are no men
around.
82– After the blessed Prophet’s death as well as when he was
alive, Allâhu ta’âlâ accepts the prayers and entreatments of all
those people who supplicate through him and ask for his sake, no
matter in what part of the world they are. One day a villager visited
his blessed grave and supplicated, “Yâ Rabbî! It is Your
commandment to manumit slaves. This is Your Prophet, and I am
one of Your slaves. For the sake of Your Prophet, manumit me
from the Fire of Hell!” A voice was heard to say, “O My slave!
Why have you besought for emancipation only for yourself instead
of asking for it on behalf of all My slaves? Go now! I have
manumitted you from Hell.”
Hâtim-i-Esam Belhî [d. 237 (852 C.E.)], one of the widelyknown
Awliyâ, stood beside Rasûlullah’s grave and entreated,
“Yâ Rabbî! I visit Thy Prophet’s grave. Please do not let me go
back empty-handed!” A voice was heard to say, “O My slave! I
have accepted thy visiting My Beloved One’s grave. I have
forgiven thee and those who were with thee during the visit.”
Imâm-i-Ahmad Qastalânî ‘rahmatullâhi ’aleyh’ relates, “I
suffered from a certain illness for a few years. Doctors could not
cure it. One night, in Mekka, I begged the Messenger of Allah very
earnestly. After I went to sleep that night, I dreamt of a person
holding a piece of paper in his hand. It said on the paper, ‘Herein
is Rasûlullah’s permission concerning the illness of Ahmad
Qastalânî and the prescription for its treatment.’ By the time I
woke up, the illness was already gone.”
Qastalânî, again, relates: “There was a girl suffering from
epilepsy. I begged the Messenger of Allah very earnestly to
intercede so that the poor girl could recover. In a dream they
brought me the jinnî that had made the girl epileptic. I shouted at
him and scolded him. He swore an oath that he would never hurt
the girl again. Then I woke up. Before long I heard that the girl
had recovered from epilepsy.
83– Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ shall be the
first human being to rise from his grave. He shall be wearing
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