Advice From Abu Bakr As-Sidique to 'Umar on His Death Bed

[Abu Abdillah]

Advice From Abu Bakr As-Sidique to 'Umar on His Death Bed

When Abû Bakr Al-Siddîq was on his deathbed he called ‘Umar - Allah be pleased with them - and said:

Fear Allah o ‘Umar, and know that Allah has deeds to be done for Him in the day which He will not accept if done at night, and He has deeds to be done for Him at night which He will not accept if done during the day. He will not accept extra (nâfilah) deeds unless you fulfill the obligatory deeds. The scales of those whose scales will be weighty on the Day of Resurrection will only be weighty because they followed the truth in this life and it was weighty to them. And scales in which the truth will be placed tomorrow truly deserve to be heavy. And the scales of those whose scales will be light on the Day of Resurrection will only be light because they followed falsehood in this life and it was a light matter to them. And scales in which falsehood will be placed tomorrow truly deserve to be light.

Allah the Exalted has mentioned the people of Paradise and mentioned them in the context of their best deeds, and overlooked their evil deeds, so when I remember them I say to myself: I fear that I will not be included with them. And Allah the Exalted has mentioned the people of Hell and mentioned them in the context of their worst deeds and rejected their best deeds, so when I remember them I say: I hope I won’t be amongst them. Allah’s worshippers should always be in a state of hope and fear, they shouldn’t wish flimsy wishes about Allah and neither should they despair of Allah’s mercy.

If you keep to this advice of mine, no one who is not with you now should be more beloved to you than death – and it is sure to come to you. But if you disregard this advice, no one who is not with you now should be more hated to you than death – and you cannot escape it.

Abû Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ` Vol.1 p18; and Ibn Al-Jawzî, Sifah Al-Safwah.

 

[ditta]

Assalaamu'Alykum,

That is beautiful advice which we can all benefit from. That was amazing, it placed a few things into perspective for me. I'm printing this out.

May Allah reward you in abundance for posting this. (Should be a sticky!)

Walaykum Salam

 

[Libinette]

Barakallahu Feek!

 

[Mohsin]

:salam2:

JazakAllah khayran brother for this beneficial post.

 

[wannabe_muttaqi]

ASAK,
Subhanallah it is an amazing post. JAK

 

[Proud_2b_Muslim]

:salam2:
jazak Allah khayran brother for this great post

 

[hussain.mahammed]

As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabrakatuhu

Barakallahu feek dear brother for this wonderful reminder.

wa/salam

 

[Ibn_Syena]

As Salamu Alekum

A great advice and a very nice post masha'Allah. Jazaka Allahu Khyran brother

I'd like to add that great saying of Abu Bakr As-Sidique

: "Even if I'm having one leg inside al jannah (the paradise) and one leg outside it, I can't feel safe from plannig of Allah." That's to never feel free from worry about how you'll end up, just not like saying "Oh, I'm realy good, I've done so many good deeds, I'm sure Allah loves me and will let me into paradise, into the highest paradise (al ferdaus al 'ala)!!" We - as muslims - don't guaurantee free ticket to paradise as once said by shaykh Khalid Yasin. Of course that's an extreme example, but sometimes self-conceit just takes us so far, so it's just a minor reminder from that great companion

. In the same context, there's also that awesome saying of Umar ibn Al khattab

: "If I was told that all poeple, all the mankind will enter paradise except one, I'd fear that this'd be me. And if I was told that all poeple, all the mankind will enter hell except one, I'd say to myself that's me!" That's it; balancing between fear and hope.

Wassalamu Alekum


Muhammad

 

[Faiza619]

:salam2:
:ma::ma::ma: Very nice post,
May Allah grant the one who reminded us all his wishes and grant us all Jannat Firdaus:tti_sister: