Sheikh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 15 | Size: 1 MB
All perfect praise is due to Allaah; I
testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that
Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger; may Allaah send salutations upon
him and exalt his mention, as well as his family and all his companions.
Contemplation is one of the greatest
deeds performed by the heart; it is the key that opens the door which
allows the light of guidance to enter; it is the initial step in the
direction of correct understanding and comprehension; many people know
its virtue but are unaware of its reality, essence and its fruits.
Allaah Has commanded us to contemplate, but few do so. He also praises
the few who actually do. Allaah says:
الذين يذكرون الله قياماً وقعوداً وعلى جنوبهم ويتفكرون في خلق السموات والأرض ربنا ما خلقت هذا باطلاً
which means: “[Those]
Who remember Allaah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides
and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth,
[saying], ‘Our Lord! You did not create this aimlessly…’”[Aal ‘Imraan: 191]
‘Ataa’, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: “‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr and I
once went to visit ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, and when
we arrived she spoke to us from behind a veil saying: ‘O ‘Ubayd! What
stops from visiting me?’ He, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied:
‘The narration in which the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “Visit at intervals, people would therefore like and miss you more.”
Then he asked her: ‘Tell us the most amazing thing that you experienced
with the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam; she then wept and said:
‘All his affairs were amazing, but one night he came to me (i.e., it
was her turn to spend the night with) and said to me: “Do not interrupt me, for tonight I wish to worship my Lord.”
Then, he performed ablution, stood up in prayer, and cried until his
beard was soaked; then, he went down into prostration and continued to
cry until he soaked the floor, then, he concluded his prayer and laid
down on his side until Bilaal, may Allaah be pleased with him, came to
inform him that it was time for the Fajr prayer, and when Bilaal, may
Allaah be pleased with him, saw his condition, he inquired: ‘O messenger
of Allaah! Why do you cry so much when Allaah has forgiven all your
past and future sins?’ He sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam replied: “Some verses were revealed to me last night; woe to the one who recites them and does not contemplate over them!” Then he sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam recited:
الذين يذكرون الله قياماً وقعوداً وعلى جنوبهم ويتفكرون في خلق السموات والأرض ربنا ما خلقت هذا باطلاً
which means: ““[Those]
Who remember Allaah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides
and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth,
[saying], ‘Our Lord! You did nor create this aimlessly…’”[Aal ‘Imraan: 191]
Muhammad ibn Waas’i, may Allaah have
mercy upon him, narrated: “A man from the people of Basrah travelled to
Umm Tharr, may Allaah be pleased with her, after the death of Abu Tharr,
may Allaah be pleased with him, and asked her about the manner in which
Abu Tharr would worship, and so she replied: ‘He would spend most of
his day in a corner of the house, contemplating.’”
Al-Hasan, may Allaah have mercy upon him,
said: “He whose words are not those of wisdom, his silence is not spent
in contemplation and his observations are not to take lessons. Such a
person is heedless and is squandering his time.” He, may Allaah have
mercy upon him, said regarding the one hundred and forty-sixth verse of
chapter Al- A’raaf in which Allaah says:
سأصرف عن آياتي الذين يتكبرون في الأرض بغير الحق
which means: “I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right…”[Al-A’raaf: 146] that it means “I (i.e., Allaah) will prevent their hearts from contemplating.”
‘Abdullaah ibn Al-Mubaarak, may Allaah
have mercy upon him, once saw Sahl ibn ‘Uday, may Allaah have mercy upon
him, in silent contemplation, so he asked him: “How far have you
reached?” to which he replied: “The Siraat (i.e., the bridge over
Hell).”
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