Dear Readers,
In my last article, basing on the Rasulullah’s (s.a.w.) orders, I had
stated that always keeping ablution, performing the salats with congregation,
praise, patience and consent to predestination were the most important
indicators of faith. In reality, every
thing that Rasulullah (s.a.w) associated with faith is important to migrate to
the Hereafter with faith.
# Situations and behaviors associated with faith
Some of them are as follows:
"I swear that the one who
doesn’t like my Ahl al-bayt, can not have faith in his heart." [I. Ahmad]
"The supreme practice of
religion is faith. The supreme faith is knowing that Allah is always beside you ." [Tabarani]
"The best one among you in
terms of faith, is the one who is the best in terms of morality." [Hakim]
"The one who betrays to custodial
thing is an unbeliever" [Tabarani]
"The one
who is not merciful is an unbeliever." [Tabarani]
"Cleanliness is half of
faith." [Fayzu'l-kadir]
"Shame is an indicator of
faith." [Bukhari]
"Struggling for keeping
honesty is an indicator of faith." [Daylami]
"Loving country is an
indicator of faith." [Imam-ı Rabbani]
"Alcoholic drink and faith
don’t exist together, one move away the other one." [Bayhaqi]
As seen, these matters; such as love of ahl al-bayt, cleanliness, good morality, showing respect for trust,
mercy, shame, struggling for keeping honesty, love of country are indicators of
faith and we shouldn’t compromise on these issues. We should know that Allah is
always beside us, and we should keep away from such things like alcoholic drink, gamble. We shouldn't
deal with useless and unnecessary affairs. Rasulullah (s.a.w) ordered that good
morality was to go to those not coming to you, giving those not giving you,
forgiving those behaving cruelly towards you.
# We shouldn’t be in doubt about our faith
Dear readers, We shouldn’t be in doubt and suspicious about our faith. These kind of apprehensions of heart are the
most obvious indicators of being a believer. An unbeliever does not remember Allah that’s
why he doesn’t worry about his faith for no good reason.
"Some of Sahaba-al-kiram asked Rasulullah (s.a.w.) that:
- Ya Rasulullah, some of us hear such kind of voices inside them that
they prefer burning until being coal completely or being thrown from the sky to
the ground rather than saying it (consciously). Does these apprehensions damage
us? Rasulullah (s.a.w) ordered that:
- This is real faith ." [Muslim, Abu Davud]
Dear readers, considering the multitude of sins, we shouldn’t have fears
of dead. We should repent and ask Allah for forgiveness
immediately and have recourse to His mercy, and attempt to increase our good
deeds. Death is a gift for believers. Death oriented disease problems and sufferings
of the moment of death are the penances to the believer's sins. In
addition, Rasulullah (s.a.w) ordered that the believer wouldn’t have any
suffering at the moment of death.
"Death is a gift and penance
for believers."
"The believer see angels of
mercy when he dies, he doesn’t feel any sufferings of dying. His spirit goes
out of body in a easy way, he obtains benefactions." [Bazzar]
# The greatest help to be held for a person
Dear Readers,
The greatest help to be held both for a person who is engaged in daily
business confusion and doesn’t get interested anything except for his own
businesses, and for a patient convicted to death on his
bed, surely, is to remind Allah. In this way, it will be ensured that they
will remember Allah once again, who is sole creator and sole owner of material
and spiritual worlds, the only Rab, lord, and god of the human, and their faith will be refreshed through accepting His
supreme existence and resignation to him. This resignation is called as "Islam",
and this belief is also called as "Belief
of Tawhid". Belief of Tawhid is essential principle of faith. It
is stated in the words of "Lailahe illallah". All
prophets were sent for it. This basic reality has been emphasized throughout
Qur’an. The most enjoyable thing to Rab is acceptance and approval of this
reality wholeheartedly. The most disliked thing to Rab is denial of this basic
reality, in other words, it is unbelief. Rasulullah (s.a.w.) ordered that:
"The supreme thing that I
and other Prophets uttered is Lailahe illallah." [Tirmidhi]
The human who placed belief and mentioning of Rab into his heart with
love, will consent and approve everything from Rab with the same affection.
I had stated in my previous articles that it is
a logical necessity to accept that this order has a creator and owner, for
every person apprehending the order he lives in correctly. But heart approval is essential on this subject.
Dear readers, as all other entities in divine order, natural disposition
of the human also doesn’t change.
# Only faith changes the natural disposition of human
The studies have revealed that brain stem have managed automatic life,
some parts of brain have managed practical life, and some other parts of it
have managed theoretical life. According to which sections the human used more
active, the human are divided into two major groups as practical (self
oriented) type and theoretical (mental) type.
Self oriented type are practical ones, desires of whom stand in the
forefront. Whatever their self desires, they just do it. They are such kind of
types created for bodily working, eating, drinking and
touring. They produce instant solutions to each problem. Due to their active work
life, their attention is always extrovert. They show concern for everything, They're curious about everything. However,
mental types are theoretical types basing on mental thinking on everything.
They attempt doing everything by thinking and planning in the smallest details.
They are organized and systematic at all their business. They are rational and
careful at all their behaviors. You can distinguish these two type people even
by the way of their shoe taking off in front of the door.
Dear readers, these disposition properties of human never change until
they die. The only thing that changes
these disposition properties is faith. That is to say, the natural disposition
of the human changes only with "faith". Because, although before having faith, self oriented types are
always subject to desires of their selves and mental types are always subject
to their mentalities, after having faith, one type by leaving a side of desires
of their selves and the other type by leaving a side of their mentalities, both
types begin to follow the “Religious Rules” communicated by the prophets.
Making more plain, for example since self oriented types
are self centralized, they don’t care of anything except themselves, but after
having faith, they become more altruist. Because Rasulullah ordered that:
"If one wants something for himself,
but doesn’t want it for his neighbor or his friend he is not a believer." [Muslim]
Thus, faith makes someone more thoughtful. Relating to this issue, it is
ordered in hadith that:
"Intellect is induced by
faith." [Bayhaqi]
Due to introversion of mental types, their verbal
communications is generally insufficient, and sociability is weak. Because of
that they are obliged to live human relationships that was advised by Allah;
after having faith, they become more social with time.
# Having faith while breathing last breath is useless
Briefly, faith obliges self oriented types and mental types to be liable
for "Religious Rules" which
furnish them with great human values, by including into the training
system of Allah. For this reason, although Allah has met
all beings necessity and doesn’t need any living creature’s
adoration, He has attached very importance to faith, being believed Himself, and
being subjected to His provisions. The Hereafter's circumstances, torment that
will implemented to the unbelievers is shown to the patient who is about to
die, while breathing last breath. But, to believe in under these circumstances
is no longer beneficial.. Allah ordered that:
"But their professing the Faith when they (actually) saw Our Punishment
was not going to profit them." [Mu'min, 85]
Faith must be had before breathing last breath so that human could
benefit from it in this world and life after death.
Dear Readers,
For turning away from unbelief, arrival of the moment of death must not
be waited. For repenting and begging Allah for forgiveness after turning away from
unbelief, first of all, it is needed to believe in six things required to believe
by a believer wholeheartedly, and then to recite kalima-i tawhid. But, having
faith and professing his faith to everybody while breathing last breath will
not be accepted. It is ordered in the verses from the Qur’an that:
"Of no effect is the repentance of those who
continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have
I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith." [Nisaa, 18]
"But when they saw Our Might, they said:
"We believe in Allah,- the One God - and we reject the partners we used to
join with Him!" [Mu'min, 84]
# But repentance is accepted while breathing last breath
However, Rasulullah (s.a.w.) ordered that religious repentance performed
in the last moments of death before giving up the ghost will be accepted.
"Allah accepts repentance
of his servants, as long as they don't arrive the last breath.” [Ahmad b. Hanbel, Tirmidhi, Ibn Mace]
"Repentance performed one
hour ago before death is admissible." [I. Ahmad]
But, dear readers, the issues of having faith and repentance for sins
shouldn’t be postponed to end of life. Many
people consider religion and faith as issues necessary for life after death.
They think that “now lets live our lives as we want, then we perform our
religious tasks." Such kind of thought, which is a delusion of devil, is
greatest disaster of human. Religious tasks of human starts when he reaches puberty.
The human will give account of his every behavior and word he uttered since he
reached the puberty age. Besides, Rasulullah ordered that:
"You will die in the same
way you have lived, and you will be resurrected in the same way you have
died" [Mirkatu’l-mafatih]
That’s why we must never delay having faith, professing the faith and
repentance. Having faith is basis for all the beneficence. A perfect faith is
ensured by purifying our nafs (ego) with Riyazat (eschewing religious forbidden acts)
and Mudjahada (worship and obedience); and purifying our heart from everything
except for Allah by remembering Allah every moment. If the human doesn’t live these
religious provisions in their life, how it can be possible to have a perfect
faith purified from suspicions and doubts? Lets not allow ourselves to be tricked by obeying our egos’ desires. Our egos’
desires are infinite. They don’t get end. After you have fulfilled one of them,
it desires another one, after you have fulfilled it too, it is followed by
other one. These desires are without end.
# We shouldn’t delay having faith and repentance for sins by obeying our egos’ desires
If human can’t be able to restrict the desires of his nafs (ego) by the
rules established by Allah, he is dragged to disaster. All beneficences emerge
by human’s resignation and being subject to his Rab. His nafs is the greatest
enemy of human. It is ordered in a hadith kudsi that:
"Treat your nafs as an
enemy, because it is my greatest enemy." Rasulullah ordered that:
"The greatest enemy of human
is his nafs, It is followed by his household." [Daylami]
The nafs
is so mad. If human began to be dragged by desires of it, it is extremely
difficult to get rid of it. If nafs
hasn’t such kind of uncontrolled desires, terrible friends and devil can not
damage human so much. That’s why the human shouldn’t be a toy of his nafs, should
repent and ask Allah for forgiveness immediately and turn to Allah's mercy no
matter how old, no matter what stage of his life.
It is ordered in a verse from the Qur’an that:
"Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and
repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy. " [Nisaa, 17]
# The moribund patient shouldn’t be desperate of Rab’s mercy
Dear readers, one shouldn't think bad and unfavorable things for Allah.
He is the greatest friend of human who is created by Him. Every rule established
by Him, every suggestion, every prohibition, every order issued by Him, and
every worship and obedience He wanted the human to perform are all for benefit
of the human and for making human a perfect entity. He is
fair, merciful, and compassionate. All people including prophets will be extricated
by only His mercy.
Especially, moribund patient
shouldn’t be desperate of his Rab’s mercy, he should desire to meet Him. The
words shouldn’t be uttered beside moribund
patient, which will cause him
despair, and fall into despair from Rab’s mercy. It is ordered in a hadith
kudsi that:
"I meet my servants in
direction of their expectations from me. Then, always expect favour from
me!" It is ordered also in the hadiths that:
"Give up the ghost expecting
favour from Allah!" [Seadet-i Ebediye]
"If anybody likes to meet to
Allah, Allah likes to meet to him too." [Seadet-i Ebediye]
Be entrusted to Allah.
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