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A Difficult Predicament Indeed

 One of our pious predecessors, Thabit Ibn Nu’man (rahmatullah alaih), was hungry and tired as he was passing through a garden that bordered a river. He was so hungry to the extent that he could hear his stomach growling and his eyes became focused on the fruits he saw on the various trees of the garden. In a fit of desperation, he forgot himself and extended his hand to an apple that was within reach. He ate half of it and then drank water from the river. Then he became overcome by guilt, despite the fact that he had only eaten because of dire need. He said to himself, “Woe unto me! How can I eat someone else’s fruits without his permission? I make it compulsory upon myself not to leave this place until I find the owner of this garden and ask him to forgive me for having eaten one of his apples.”

 After a brief search, he found the owner’s house. He knocked on the door and the owner of the garden came out and asked him what he wanted. Thabit Ibn Nu’man said, “I entered your garden that borders the river, I took this apple and I ate half of it. Then I remembered that it does not belong to me, so I ask you now to excuse me for having eaten it and to forgive me for my mistake.”

 The man replied, “On one condition only will I forgive you for your mistake.” Thabit Ibn Nu’man asked, “And what is that condition?” He said, “That you marry my daughter.” Thabit Ibn Nu’man said, “I will marry her.” The man said, “However, heed to this; indeed my daughter is blind, she does not see, mute, she does not speak and deaf, she does not hear.”

 Thabit Ibn Nu’man began to ponder over his situation; a difficult predicament indeed, did he find himself  to be in now; what should he do? Do not get out of it, thought Thabit Ibn Nu'man. He realised that to be tested by such a woman, to take care of her, and to serve her, are all better than to eat from the foul matter of the Hell-Fire as a recompense for the apple that he ate. After all, the days of this world are few and limited.

 Thus, he accepted the condition to marry the girl, seeking his reward from Allaah (Subḥānahu wa ta'āla). He was nonetheless, somewhat anxious in the days prior to the marriage. He thought, how can I have relations with a woman who neither speaks nor sees nor hears? He became so miserable that he almost wished for the earth to swallow him up before the appointed date. Yet despite such apprehension, he placed his complete trust upon Allaah (swt) and he said, “There is neither might nor power except from Allaah (swt). Indeed to Allaah do we belong and to Him do we return.”

 On the day of his marriage, he saw her for the first time. She stood up before him and said, “Peace, be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allaah (swt).” When he saw her grace and beauty, he was reminded of what he would see when he would imagine the fair maidens of Paradise. After a brief pause, he said, “What is this? She indeed speaks, hears and sees.” He then told her what her father had said earlier.

 She said, “My father has spoken the truth. He said I was mute because I do not speak any forbidden word and I have never spoken to a man who is not lawful to me. I am also indeed deaf in the sense that I have never sat in a gathering in which there is backbiting, slander, or false and vain speech. Additionally, I am blind in the sense that I have never looked upon a man who is not permissible for me.”

 Dear readers! Reflect and learn a lesson from the story of this pious man and this pious woman and of how Allaah (swt) brought them together. The fruit of this noble marriage was the birth of a child who grew up to fill the earth with knowledge. Yes, their son was none other than the great Imam Abu Haneefah Numan Ibn Thabit (rahmatullah alaih)!

(From 'Pearls Of Wisdom' by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam, JKN Publications)

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You try
To excise
Circumcise
The part of you
That loves too strongly,...
The part of you that still has tears to weep,
The part of you that still loses sleep,
The part of you that still holds on,
The part of you that must be strong,
The part of you foolish enough to cling to hope
In the face of hopelessness.

Cut it out,
Shred it,
Watch it shrivel and die.
Bury it,
Mourn it,
Emerge with dry eyes.
Hard,
Calloused,
Deathly triumphant.
Alone,
Aloof,
Though that dull ache is constant.
For you have killed the love
And, with it, a part of you,
But you feel that it is worth it,
For you know this to be true:
Walking away is but the easy road,
Sometimes it hurts too much to care.
Sometimes it's safer to bury that love you feel
Than to see your soul stripped bare.
Maybe, for once, you want to give up,
For once, you're not the hero,
For once you agree to fail the test,
For once you let that last chance go.
Maybe you'll throw up your hands
And admit defeat
And wish for the eternal sleep
To sink, unhindered,
Into the abyss,
The abyss of dark forgetfulness.
Maybe.
Or maybe, my sister,
You will cry those tears
And rise, in spite of all your tears,
Rise, rise upon broken wings
Knowing that He hears everything
Knowing that He hears your pleas
And His Promise is true: with hardship, comes ease.

*For every mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Keep Walking by Yasmin Mogahed

Keep Walking
By: Yasmin Mogahed

Every day I get closer to our Meeting.
I feel like I’ve been walking this path for a thousand years
towards You…
and yet I’m still not there.
So close, and yet so far still
But I keep walking,
despite the tears,
despite the wind,
despite the skinned knees and broken bones,
despite the bruises and scars that make this heart what it is today,
I keep walking…
toward You.
There’s only one direction,
one direction:
towards You.
From You, to You.
I have nothing else.
Nothing.
That is my poverty.
I keep walking
because behind every sun’s setting is a rising,
Behind every storm is a Refuge,
Behind every fall is a rise,
Behind every tear is a cleansing of the eyes.
And in every spot you’ve ever been stabbed, is a healing,
and the creation of skin stronger than it was.
I keep walking
because wallahi I have nothing but Your mercy.
I have nothing but Your promise
Your words
Your promise
that:

“Oh mankind, indeed you are ever toiling on towards your Lord- painfully toiling,- but you shall meet Him.” (84:6)

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