Who Knows How Allah s.w.t. Value?

Jul 10, 2010

Riwayat:

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Akidah Hadith:

From Abdurrahman bin Abu Bakrah, from his father r.a. who said: that a man was once mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Another man said good words of praise about him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: “Woe unto you! You have beheaded your friend. If one of you has to praise, let him say, ‘I think this and that’ (about the praised man), if he thinks that he deserves it, ‘And his reckoning is with Allah,’ and let him not ascribe purity (to anyone).”

(Muslim)

Huraian Hadith:

Indeed, it has become an acceptable perception that each good deed will receive praises and rewards. Islam does not deny this fact; however, Islam disallows its followers to look too highly upon a person’s merit especially with exaggerated praises. In addition, Islam forbids us from taking lightly upon minor deeds by a person (with little publicity) because such deeds might have higher rewards and stature in the eyes of Allah s.w.t.

In this context, Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) had once said: “Do not consider a good deed trivial even for a bright face when you met with your brother” (Muslim).

In all of mankind’s deeds, the intention (niat) actually plays the most important role and only Allah s.w.t. knows of a person’s true intention. However, as believers, we must correct our intention before doing something. We must put emphasis upon God’s view of us rather than other people’s view of us because a good stature in the eyes of fellow human beings does not necessarily mean that we are of good stature in the eyes of Allah s.w.t.

Ref: www.islam.com/my