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SERMON 156About the malice borne by 'A'ishah; and warning the people of Basrah about what was to occurWhoever can at this time keep himself clinging to Allah should do so. If you follow me I shall certainly carry you if Allah so wills on the path of Paradise even though it may be full of severe hardship and of bitter taste. As regards a certain woman (1) she is in the grip of womanly views and malice is boiling in her bosom like the furnace of the blacksmith. If she were called upon to deal with others as she is dealing with me she would not have done it. (As for me) even hereafter she will be allowed her original respect while the reckoning (of her misdeeds) is an obligation on Allah. A part of the same sermonThis path is the lightest course and the brightest lamp. Guidance towards virtuous actions is sought through faith while guidance towards faith is achieved through virtuous actions. Knowledge is made to prosper through faith and death is feared because of knowledge. This world come to an end with death while the next world is secured (by virtuous actions) in this world. For people there is no escape from resurrection. They are heading for this last end in its appointed course. |
![]() ![]() Uhud when people had fallen martyrs and I was not among them and this had been very annoying to me did you not say to me 'cheer up as martyrdom is for you hereafter?' " The Prophet replied "Yes it is so but what about your enduring at present?" I said "O ' Prophet of Allah this is not an occasion for endurance but rather an occasion for cheering up and gratefulness." Then he said: "O' 'Ali people will fall into mischief through their wealth will show obligation to Allah on account of their faith will expect His mercy will feel safe from His anger and regard His unlawful matters as lawful by raising false doubts and by their misguiding desires. They will then hold lawful (the use of) wine by calling it barley water a bribe by calling it a gift and taking of usurious interest by calling it sale." I said "O' Prophet of Allah how should I deal with them at the time whether to hold them to have gone back in heresy or just in revolt." He said "in revolt."
(1). There is no denying the fact that 'A'ishah's behaviour
towards Amir al-mu'minin was throughout inimical and very often her heart's
turbidity expressed itself on her face and her hatred and dislike became quite
apparent so much so that if in connection with some affair Amir al-mu'minin's
name came up a frown appeared on her forehead and she did not relish pronouncing
it with her tongue. For example when 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdillah ibn 'Utbah
mentioned to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas the narration by 'A'ishah namely that "in his
death-illness the Prophet taking support on al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas and another
person came to her ('A'ishah's) house " 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said:
"Do you know who this 'other man' was?" He said "No." Then he said ' "'Ali ibn
Abi Talib but she is averse to name him in a good context." (Ahmad ibn Hanbal
al-Musnad vol. 6 pp. 34 228; Ibn Sa'd at-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 2 part 2 p. 29;
at-Tabari at-Tarikh vol. 1 pp. 1800-1801; al-Baladhuri Ansab al-ashraf vol. 1
pp. 544-545; al-Bayhaqi as-Sunan al-kubra vol. 3 p. 396).
One cause for this hatred and malice was the presence of Hadrat Fatimah
(p.b.u.h.) whose wholesome dignity and esteem pricked her heart
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