Unknown on earth but well known in heaven

Ibn_hassan

Ibn_hassan

Servant of Allah
Abu Huraira says (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Allah Almighty loves from among His creatures the purest, the unknown and the innocent ones; those whose heads are not combed, whose faces are dusty and whose stomachs are empty; those who are not allowed to enter the courts of the leaders and the kings; and are rejected if they should ask the hand of wealthy girls. If they are absent nobody would ask about them and once they appear no one is pleased to see them; when these people become sick no one visits them and once they die none attend their funerals.

The Prophet was then asked: How can we meet one of them O Messenger of Allah? He said: One such person is Uways Al Qarani. The Companions asked: And who is Uways Al Qarani? He said: A wide eyed white person, broad shouldered, with a straight built body. He always has his beard close to his bosom, with his eyes fixed on the place of his prostration, putting his right hand on his left hand, reciting the Qur'an and weeping upon himself. He has dirty clothes and no one cares for him. He is unknown on earth but well known in heaven. If he swears upon Allah, Allah will surely fulfill his oath. Under his left shoulder he has a white brilliant spot. On the Day of Judgment it will be said to the slaves of Allah: Enter Paradise, and Uways will be told: Stop here to make intercession. Then Allah will make him intercede in favor a large number of people, equivalent to the tribes of Rabiah and Muddar. O Umar and you Ali, if you should meet him ask him to seek forgiveness of Allah for you; for Allah will surely forgive you..
 
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nazir

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Asalaamu Alaykum,
JazakhAllahu khairen for sharing that with us. Could you please provide reference for the hadith please, as someone has related it to me before, however was not able to provide reference for it.
JazakhAllah

Wassalaam
 
Ibn_hassan

Ibn_hassan

Servant of Allah
Another narration is: A delegation from Kufah came to `Umar . Among them was one who used to make fun of Owais . `Umar enquired, "Is there anyone among you who is from Qaran?'' So this man stepped forward. Then `Umar said, "I heard Messenger of Allah saying, `A man will come to you from Yemen named Owais. He will have left in the Yemen only his mother. He was suffering from leucoderma and prayed to Allah to be cured of it. So he was cured except for a space of the size of a dinar or a dirham. Whoever of you should meet him should ask him to pray for forgiveness for him.'''

Another narration is: `Umar said: "I heard Messenger of Allah saying, `The best one of the next generation (At-Tabi`un) is a man called Owais, he will have a mother and he will be suffering from leucoderma. Go to him and ask him to pray for forgiveness for you".

[Muslim].
 
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