Seeking Allah's Swt Face...

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Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[glow=red,2,300]May Allah's eternal blessings surround us all, and may we make mention of our beloved, Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him in every respectable gathering. Ameen. Allah swt bless our Noble, Most Honorable Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him, his family and lovers throughout eternity. Ameen.[/glow]

Dear Respected Imaam, I pray you are well and in the very best of states, Ameen. I feel slightly apprehensive when I ask questions, as i do not like to take the precious time of such hard-working people. I know what your response will be in this regard as you do not mind...however, I will try not to spend much time...of course everyone will always question many things, but it also respectable that we appreciate very much your anticipated responses. Alhamdollilah.

May Allah swt allow for us to remember our respected scholars, shaykhs, imams and learned ones in our duas and learn the best of characteristics from them. Ameen. No doubt, the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him was the highest of examples, but we have living teachers like you who maintain His traditions. Alhamdollilah.

I wanted to ask a quick question with regards to seeking Allah's Beautiful Pleasure... There are many things which can happen to one and one may question his/her belief, some waiver from doubt and belief and everyone is contending with both the shaytaan and the ego...However, firm conviction in Allah and His fundamental laws seem to be quite hard for many people to accept and implement, and all of us are sent forth with many tests, trials and tribulations...

When faced with things of an unfavorable nature, but acknowledging the Decree of Allah, how is one supposed to distinguish between Allah's Mercy and Pleasure, or His Punishment or Wrath?

Seeking Allah's Pleasure entails some form of hardship I guess, but how is ones supposed to thank Allah swt appropriately? For, the innumerable blessings compared to the tiny tests we face from time to time is a billion and more times worthier and heavier in every aspect of lives i.e. we enjoy beautiful surroundings, places of comfort, relatives, friends, families, wealth, health, have the abilities to speak, read, write and a billion more favours beyond our comprehension... The list is innumerable. Alhamdollilah.

Is it only the Prophet's who would see the Beautiful Countenance of Allah, or is people like myself who cannot express in appropriate words and actions the gratitude, favours and blessings of Allah swt?

Please remember Imam, I thank you for your response in advance for I know that you spend your valuable time with each and every seeker of Allah's path, and I earnestly wish for your long life and goodness in both worlds. Ameen.

May Allah swt bless you and the Ummah of Our Most Loved, Most Honoured Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessings upon Him. Ameen.

With Salaam and Respect

Shazia

(I think i may have asked three questions, but only answer when you are able to, Inshallah.)

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam

First of all I am sorry in the delay it has taken to respond to your question. It is a good question, and therefore I did not neglect answering it in any way.

I would like you to consider this hadith, which has been recorded in Bukhari Sharif under the chapter:

'Kitab-ut-Tafsir'

under the Bab:

'Inallalah la yazlimu mithqala dharratinn ya'ni zinata dharratinn'

and is as follows:

'It is narrated by Hadrat Abu Sa'id Khudri Radi Allahu anhu who said that in the time of the Beloved Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam some people questioned that

'Oh! Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, will we see our Lord on the Day of Judgement?'

The Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied:

'Yes, do you feel any harm in seeing the mid noon sun when there are no clouds?' They replied 'no'.

Then the Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam asked:

'Do you feel any harm in seeing the moon when the moonlight is everywhere, on a night, when there are no clouds present?' The Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied that 'there will be nothing hesitant in you seeing Allah the Almighty, and on the Day of Judgement you shall see Allah the Almighty without any hesitation, just as you see each other today. On the Day of Judgement, a caller will call out and say 'You who used to worship any idol, or any other form of material, stand by it, thus all such people will be delivered to the hellfire, until only those people will be left who used to worship the One God, regardless of them being good or bad....'

This hadith carries on, and is quite long. It is also narrated in Ibn-e-Majah, Muslim, Darmi, Tirmidhi, and Hakim.

The hadith clearly specifies that all those people who believed in the One God, and worshipped He alone, will have the leave to see the Almighty Allah, and it further stipulates that regardless of whether they were good or bad.

I hope that this short answer, to your very lenghthy question, is of some assisstance to you, and that if there is any uncertainty regarding this, that you will post again...Insha'Allah.


Jazak'allah for your question.





Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi