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Posted 14 July 2006 - 02:34 PM

A Mistake Worth Its Weight Gold!
From the Original Arabic Piece
by Adel bin Muhammad al-Abdul 'Aalee
Translated by Abu Dujanah

One of the Salaf entered a field, hungry and tired, so he wanted to eat, and his stomach was 'rumbling'. He saw an apple tree, and picked an apple to eat. He ate half of it under the protection of Allah, then he drank from the river near the field. After that, he suddenly realised that he was not aware of what he did due to his hunger, and thought to himself: Woe to you! How can you eat someone else's provision without permission. In remorse he was determined not to leave the place until he found the owner of the garden, and confess to him that he had eaten his provision without his permission. He looked around and saw a house and went up to the door and knocked on it.

The owner came out and asked him what he wanted. The Salaf said: "I was hungry and entered your garden and took this apple and ate half of it, then I remembered it was not mine, and I came to beg you to forgive me for this mistake". The man replied, "I will not forgive you except on one condition?" So the Salaf asked (and he is Thaabit bin Nu'maan), "What is your condition?" The owner of the garden said: "I want you to marry my daughter" The honorable Salaf without hesitation said: "yes, I will marry her". The father of the girl then said: "I want you to know that my daughter is blind and cannot see, dumb and cannot speak, deaf and cannot hear". The revelation shocked Thaabit bin Nu'maan and thoughts flashed through his mind - what a disaster - what's he going to do? Then he remembered that the trials and tribulation he has to endure by accepting this woman as his wife, and taking care of her and serving her is better for him than to eat the food (sadeed) of hellfire due to the fact that he had eaten the apple without permission. He also realized that if he did not make amends, his days in the dunya are numbered. So he promised to marry the girl, and prayed for forgiveness and reward from Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

The day of marriage came, and the man was nervous and very worried: "How will I enter upon a woman who does not speak, see, or hear?!" What a dilemma, and he wished the earth would swallow him before that happened (i.e. going the wedding ceremony), but he remembered Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and said: "Laa Hawla wa laa quwata illa billah, wa inna lilah wa inna ilayhi raji'oon" He off to the wedding ceremony and when he arrived, his future bride stood up and greeted him, "assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu". When he saw her, it took his breath away and remembered what he had imagined of the hoor il-'ayn in paradise. Gaining his composure, he blurted out: "What is this? So you speak, see, and hear." Thaabit bin Nu'maan then informed her what her father had to told him. She gave him the most beautiful smile and said: "My father spoke the truth and he didn't lie" "But why did he tell me things about you which are untrue? She replied, "My father said I am dumb, because I have never said a word which displeases Allah, nor have I ever spoken to a man whom it is not permissible to speak to. . . [he said] I am deaf, because I have never sat it in a place where malicious backbiting, gossip or tale-telling takes place . . . [he said] I am blind because I have never looked at a man who was not permissible for me to look"

So ponder how Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala united this pious woman to this pious man.  The man and woman in this true story are the parents of Imam Abu Haneefah (RA).

1. Imaam Aboo Haneefah, Nu'maan bin Thaabit bin Zowtaa at-Taymee. He was the faqeeh of Iraaq, born in the year 80H. Yazeed said: " I have not seen anyone more fearful of Allaah and more intelligent than Aboo Haneefah." He died in the year 150H.

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 04:11 PM

Assalamu alaikum,

Thank you sister for sharing this. I enjoyed reading it, Alhamdulillah. May Allah reward you.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 04:24 PM

Assalamou aleikoum wa rahmatoullah wa barakatou,

barakallahu feekee, dear sister for sharing this.

these were people of honour !!!!! Mashallah.

Ameen to the previous post dua.

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 05:03 PM

Assalaamu Alaikum,

That was beautiful!
JazakAllahu Khair sis for sharing this story.
Definitely have to share this with my friends smile.gif

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 05:36 PM

Wa 3laykum AsSalaamu wa Rahamtullahi wa Barakatukhu Akhwaatee Fillah,

Wa Feekum Barakallahu

InshaAllah May Allalh Azza wa Jal protect, guide and keep ALL of you, your families safe and increase your eman, Ameen.

It is truly a MashaAllah story of one our salaf. InshaAllah may it be a reminder for us and the Muslimeen, na'am.

I love you all for the sake of Allah

Amirah bint Yahya
Suhanaka Allahumma wa Bi Hamdika
Ash hadu an La ilaha ill Anta
Astaghfiruka wa atuboo alaik
As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Edited by amirahbintyahya, 14 July 2006 - 05:40 PM.


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Posted 14 July 2006 - 07:02 PM

salam allaikum,
why did this make me alost sobb!!!! it was absolutely beautiful!!!

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Posted 14 July 2006 - 11:57 PM

Asalamu Alikum warahmatu Allahi wabarakatu

Jazaki Allah khair for sharing this beautiful story. may Allah reward you. ameen

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