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8. Resisting the temptation of
37.160, 37.161, 37.162, 37.163
ISL Quran Subjects
Setting Up
2. Rivals to Allah
2.22, 6.1, 14.30, 34.33, 39.8, 41.9, 50.26, 50.27, 50.28, 50.29, 51.51
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 3242 Narrated by
AbuHurayrah
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not swear by your fathers, or by your mothers, or by rivals to Allah; and swear by
Allah only, and swear by Allah only when you are speaking the truth.
ROPE:
3:103 - And hold fast all together by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you) and be not divided
among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favor on you; for ye were enemies
and He joined your hearts in love so that by His grace ye became brethren; and ye were on
the brink of the pit of fire and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make his signs clear to
you: that ye may be guided. 429430
429 The simile is that of people struggling in deep water, to whom a benevolent Providence stretches out a strong and
unbreakable rope of rescue. If all hold fast to it together, their mutual support adds to the chance of their safety.
(3.103)
430 Yathrib was torn with civil and tribal feuds and dissensions before the Messenger of Allah set his feet on its soil. After
that, it became the City of the Prophet, Madinah, and unmatched Brotherhood, and the pivot of Islam. This poor
quarrelsome world is a larger Yathrib: can we establish the sacred feet on its soil, and make it a new and larger
Madinah? (3.103)
19:75 - Say: "If any men go astray (Allah) Most Gracious extends (the rope) to them. Until when
they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) either in punishment or in (the approach of) the
Hour they will at length realize who is worst in position and (who) weakest in forces! 2520
2520 Allah's warning is that every evil deed must have its punishment, and that there will be a Hereafter, the Day of
Judgment, or the Hour, as it is frequently called. The punishment of evil often begins in this very life. For instance,
over-indulgence and excesses of all kinds bring on their Nemesis quite soon in this very life. But some subtler forms of
selfishness and sin will be punished as every evil will be punished-in its own good time, as the Hour approaches. In
either case, the arrogant boasting sinners will realise that their taunt-who is best in position and in forces? (xix. 73)-is
turned against themselves. (19.75)
22:15 - If any think that Allah will not help him (His Apostle) in this world and the Hereafter let him
stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut (himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will
remove that which enrages (him)! 2786
2786 There is some difference of opinion as to the interpretation of this verse. Most Commentators are agreed that the
pronoun "him" in the second line ("will not help him") refers to the holy Prophet, and that the "any" in the first line
refers to his enemies, who wished to see him destroyed and removed from the scene of his labours. Ibn 'Abbas,
whom I have followed here, and whom a great number of Commentators follow, construes the later clauses in the
sense given in the text. Freely paraphrased, it means: if the enemies of Allah's Messenger are enraged at his
successes, let them fix a rope to their ceiling and hang themselves. Samaa is thus rendered by the word "ceiling". If
Samaa is rendered by the word "heaven" (the usual meaning), the paraphrase would be : if the enemies of Allah's
Messenger are enraged at the help he gets from heavens, let them stretch a rope to heavens, and see if they can cut
off the help in that way!-in other words, they are fools if they think they can intercept Allah's help by their petty
devices! (22.15)
111:5 - A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 3.559
Abu Huraira
Narrated by
Allah's Apostle said, "Keeping horses may be a source of reward to some (man), a shelter to another (i.e. means of earning
one's living), or a burden to a third. He to whom the horse will be a source of reward is the one who keeps it in Allah's cause
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