A Fly or a Mountain ‘Abdullah b. Mas’ûd – Allah be pleased with him – said:
*The believer sees his sins as if he is sitting at the foot of a mountain fearing that it might fall on him, while the sinner (fâjir) sees his sins as a fly that lands on his nose, he just waves it away.* Al-Bukhârî, *Al-Sahîh*, *The Book of Supplications*, *Chapter on Tawbah*. Ibn *H*ajr quotes in his commentary, *Fath Al-Bârî*: Ibn Abî Jumrah said, “The reason for this [fear] is that the heart of a believer is illuminated; so when he sees from himself something that goes against what he illuminates his heart with, it is very distressing to him. The wisdom behind giving the example of a mountain is that a person might find some way to escape from other dangers, but if a mountain falls on a person he does not survive. In short, the believer is dominated by fear (of Allah) due to the strength of îmân he has; he does not therefore feel falsely secure about being punished because of his sins. This is the way of the Muslim: he always fears and checks on himself, his good deeds are little to him and he fears even the small bad deeds he has done.” It’s just a small sin Bilâl b. Sa’d – Allah have mercy on him – said: *Do not think about how small the sin is, but think about who you have just disobeyed.* Ibn Al-Mubârak, *Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqâ`iq* Vol.1 p150. -- Dr Benil Hafeeq K.P Consultant Nephrologist MIMS and IQRAA Hospital Calicut Re-establish ties with those who break off from you,behave well to those who treat you badly and say the truth even if it is against your own self --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate! Visit: sultan.org Subscribe: [email protected] Post to group: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
