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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:

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“They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace,” (25:75)

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On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, opened a door between himself and the people,

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or he drew back a curtain,

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and saw the people praying behind Abu Bakr.

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He praised Allah for the good state he saw them in,

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hoping that Allah would preserve them in the same good condition after him.

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Then he said:

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"O people!

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Whosoever among the people, or among the believers,

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is afflicted with a calamity,

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let him find solace in the calamity of losing me for any other calamity that befalls him.

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For indeed, no one from my Ummah will ever be afflicted after me with a calamity greater upon him than the calamity of my loss."

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Narrated by Ibn Majah.

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A Point of Benefit:

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'Abdullah Ibn Muhammad al-Harawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Among the jewels of righteousness

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is concealing one's calamity,

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to the extent that people think you have never been afflicted at all."