بسم الله والحمد لله
والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
In a Hadeeth Qudsee Allaah تعالى
said:
أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي
{I am to my slave as he
thinks of Me} [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (7405, 7505) and Saheeh Muslim
(6471, 6495, 6498, 6610)]
Jaabir bin `Abdullaah رضي الله عنه
reported: I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying three days
before his death: “Let none of you die except
thinking positively of Allaah.” [Saheeh Muslim (6875)]
Abu Musa رضي الله عنه reported
Allaah’s Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم as
saying: “He who loves to meet Allaah, Allaah too
loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allaah, Allaah abhors to meet
him.” [Saheehain]
It is from the ways of the Jews to think bad about
Allaah:
﴿وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ يَدُ اللَّـهِ مَغْلُولَةٌ﴾
{The Jews say: “Allaah’s
Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not give and spend of His Bounty)”} [Surah al-Maaidah (5): 64]
It is a sign of hypocrisy and Kufr to have bad thoughts
about Allaah:
﴿إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّـهِ إِلَّا
الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ﴾
{Certainly no one despairs
of Allaah’s Mercy, except the people who disbelieve.} [Surah Yusuf (12): 87]
Whereas in Islaam, we are taught to always have a
positive attitude and good thoughts about Allaah.
1. When a person makes Du`aa, he should be firm and
resolute that Allaah تعالى has heard his prayers
and that He تعالى alone is capable of answering his needs.
For example in Du`aa al-Istikhaarah the person is taught to acknowledge that
Allaah تعالى has perfect knowledge and absolute power,
and that He تعالى is capable of doing all things that befits
His Majesty. In the Qur’aan Allaah تعالى
mentioned that He listens to the call of those who invoke Him and He responds
to their needs.
So after all these, how can we have bad thoughts about
Allaah تعالى that He will not respond to our
invocations?
2. When a person sins and then turns to Allaah and
repents, Allaah تعالى is more pleased to accept his repentance
than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which was lost in the
desert. We are taught in the Qur’aan to not to despair of the Mercy of Allaah.
We are taught that Allaah تعالى is All-Forgiving,
Most-Merciful.
So after all these, how can we have bad thoughts about
Allaah تعالى and despair of His Mercy?
3. When a person tries to be near to Allaah by doing
righteous deeds with sincerity, then he should be assured that Allaah تعالى will accept it, irrespective of how small
it might be as mentioned in Surah al-Zalzalah.
4. A person should have firm faith that Allaah تعالى will fulfill the promises that He تعالى made.
5. Having good
thoughts about Allaah تعالى at the advent of the
trials, that He تعالى is the Only One who is capable of removing
them. Calling someone other than Allaah is Kufr and a sign of having bad
thoughts about Allaah.
6. Having good thoughts about Allaah تعالى
at the time of death as already preceded in the above mentioned Ahaadeeth.
So, it is obligatory for a Believer, Male and Female, to
have good thoughts about Allaah and turning to Him in repentance and hoping for
ONLY good from HIM.
Sufyaan al-Thawree رخمه الله
asked Hammaad bin Salamah: “O Abu Salamah! Do you think that Allaah will
forgive the likes of me?” Hammaad said: “By
Allaah! If I were given a choice to select between the Judgment of Allaah
towards me and between my parents judging me, I would select that Allaah judges
me; because Allaah is more merciful towards me than my parents.” [Siyar A`laam al-Nubalaa (7/108)]
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