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· Lesson 3 of 38
Keeping the speech (3) Omar’s missteps are traceable?
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Some righteous deeds have begun to fade from among the people.
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They have become forgotten or are on the verge of extinction.
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I have found some people striving to preserve
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the species of certain animals
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for fear of their extinction.
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Indeed, there are laws that punish those who cause
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the extinction of certain animals.
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But when moral virtues begin to go extinct,
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who will stand up for them?
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Among the virtues that are fading and being forgotten day by day
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is a magnificent virtue:
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fulfilling the needs of others.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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used to strongly encourage this deed.
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He said, "The most beloved of people to Allah
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is the one who is most beneficial to people."
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And the most beloved of deeds to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,
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is bringing joy to a Muslim,
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or relieving him of a hardship,
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or paying off a debt for him,
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or driving away hunger from him.
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"For me to walk with a brother to fulfill a need
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is dearer to me than to seclude myself in this mosque for months,"
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meaning the mosque of Medina.
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"Whoever restrains his anger, Allah will conceal his faults."
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And whoever suppresses his rage,
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even though he could have acted upon it,
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hoping for the reward of the Day of Resurrection.
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"And whoever walks with his brother to fulfill a need until it is secured for him,
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Allah will make his feet firm
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on the day when feet shall slip."
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship,
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Allah will relieve him of a hardship from the hardships
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of the Day of Resurrection."
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Allah will make things easy for him in this world and the Hereafter.
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"And Allah is in the aid of the servant
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as long as the servant is in the aid of his brother."
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Among the virtues of fulfilling needs,
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Allah the Almighty says:
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“Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things.” (4:85)
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"He will have a share of it."
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"And whoever intercedes with an intercession
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that is evil will have
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a portion of it."
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"And Allah is ever, over all
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things, a Keeper."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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"Intercede, and you will be rewarded."
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And Allah decrees through the tongue of His Prophet what He wills.
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Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:
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"Indeed, Allah has servants
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to whom people turn for the fulfillment of
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their needs,
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and for the bringing of joy to them.
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Those are the ones who will be safe from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection."
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Al-Dahhak said regarding the words of Allah the Almighty:
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"Indeed, we see you as one of the doers of good,"
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in the story of Yusuf, peace be upon him.
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His goodness was such that
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if a man fell ill in prison, he would care for him.
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And if the place became too cramped for him,
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may Allah be pleased with him, he would look after the widows,
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bringing them water at night.
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Talhah saw him at night entering
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the house of a woman, and he doubted the matter.
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He entered after him, and it was an old,
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blind, and bedridden woman. He asked her,
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"What does this man do for you?"
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She replied, "He has been doing this for such
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and such a time, looking after us
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and removing the harm from me."
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So Talhah said,
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"May your mother be bereaved of you, O Talhah!
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Are you tracking the slips of 'Umar?"
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Who can match 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab
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in fulfilling the needs of the people?
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Or has this deed been sentenced to extinction?