Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Ibrahim ibn Adham and the man who didn't disobey Allah again!!

A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be
pleased with him, and said, "Abu Ishaq, I am
unable to control myself. Please give me
something to help me with it"
"If you accept five conditions," said Ibrahim, "and
are able to put them into practice, your
disobedience will not cause you any problem."
"Just tell me what they are, Abu Ishaq!" the man
said. "The first is that when you want to disobey
Allah you do not eat anything He provides." "Then
how will I get anything to eat? Everything on the
earth is from Him!" "So is it right to eat His
provision and disobey Him at the same time?"
replied Ibrahim.
"No, it is not. What is the second condition?"
"When you want to disobey him, move off His
land."
"That is even more difficult! Exclaimed the man.
"In that case where will I live?"
"Is it right to eat his provision and live on His land
and then to disobey Him?" asked Ibrahim. "No, it
is not."
"What is the third condition?" "When you want to
disobey Him in spite of eating His provision and
living on His land, find a place where He will not
see you and disobey Him there."
"What do you mean, Ibrahim? He knows everything
that happens even in the most hidden places!" "So
is it right to disobey Him when you eat His
provision and live on His land and when you know
that He can see everything you do?" "It certainly is
not!" the man replied.
"Tell me the fourth condition." "That when the
Angel of Death arrives to take your soul, you say
to him, 'Give me a reprieve so that I can repent
and act righteously for Allah.'"
"But he won't listen to me!" "Then if you cannot
ward off death long enough to give yourself time to
repent, and you know that when it comes there will
be no reprieve, how can you hope to be saved?"
"What is the fifth?" "That when the angels of the
Fire come to you to take you to the Fire, you do
not go with them." "They will take me whether I
like it or not!" exclaimed the man.
"So how can you hope to be saved?"
"Enough, enough, Ibrahim! I ask Allah's forgiveness
and I turn to Him!"
The man's repentance was sincere and from that
time on he was assiduous in his worship and
avoided acts of disobedience until the day he died.
SubhanALLAH let others know..

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