Post by asfiya on Nov 8, 2008 12:24:39 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
A Sheet for the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
Narrated Abu Hazim Radi Allahu anhu: I heard Sahl bin Saad Radi Allahu anhu saying, "A woman brought a Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having edging). I asked, 'Do you know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative and said, "It is a cloth sheet with woven margins." Sahl Radi Allahu anhu went on, "She addressed the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear.' The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam took it as he was in need of it, and came to us wearing it as a waist sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's Apostle! Give it to me to wear.' The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam agreed to give it to him. The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sat with the people for a while and then returned (home), wrapped that waist sheet and sent it to him. The people said to that man, 'You haven't done well by asking him for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's request.' The man replied, 'By Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, I have not asked him for it except to use it as my shroud when I die." Sahl added; "Later it (i.e. that sheet) was his shroud."
Source: Sahih Al Bukhari (Volume 3, Hadith# 306)
The person wanted to have the sheet for his shroud because he hoped that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will show mercy towards him after death as he is covered in a sheet that was worn by the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. We can also hope for the same by dressing ourselves with the lifestyle of the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam as his simple lifestyle is the most beloved to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
A Sheet for the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
Narrated Abu Hazim Radi Allahu anhu: I heard Sahl bin Saad Radi Allahu anhu saying, "A woman brought a Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having edging). I asked, 'Do you know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative and said, "It is a cloth sheet with woven margins." Sahl Radi Allahu anhu went on, "She addressed the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear.' The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam took it as he was in need of it, and came to us wearing it as a waist sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's Apostle! Give it to me to wear.' The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam agreed to give it to him. The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sat with the people for a while and then returned (home), wrapped that waist sheet and sent it to him. The people said to that man, 'You haven't done well by asking him for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's request.' The man replied, 'By Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, I have not asked him for it except to use it as my shroud when I die." Sahl added; "Later it (i.e. that sheet) was his shroud."
Source: Sahih Al Bukhari (Volume 3, Hadith# 306)
The person wanted to have the sheet for his shroud because he hoped that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will show mercy towards him after death as he is covered in a sheet that was worn by the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. We can also hope for the same by dressing ourselves with the lifestyle of the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam as his simple lifestyle is the most beloved to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.