Praise be to Allaah.
We welcome you to our
website and ask Allaah to cause you and all the children of the Muslims to
grow well; may He help your parents to give you a sound Islamic upbringing
so that you can carry the banner of faith and be heroes of this religion.
I ask you:
If you love to play, but your father tells you not to play at
certain times because of your studies, what would you do? If you truly love
your father, you will do as he asks, even though you love to play.
If you are afraid that your father will punish you, and you
know that he punishes the one who does not listen to what he says, then you
will stop playing and go study.
If you expect a gift or a reward from your father when you
study or do well, then you will stop yourself playing sometimes, and you
will put up with the trouble of studying, because of the reward you hope to
earn.
The bounty of Allaah is greater than anything that our
fathers and mothers and all people can give us. All the good things that we
and our parents have come from Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“And whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is
from Allaah”
[al-Nahl 16:53]
The reward that Allaah
has prepared for those who obey Him is the greatest of rewards: Paradise.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah has promised those who believe (in the Oneness of
Allaah — Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, that for them
there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise)”
[al-Maa'idah 5:9]
The punishment that He
has prepared for those who disobey Him is the worst of punishments. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whosoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger
(Muhammad), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to
abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment”
[al-Nisa’ 4:14]
Obeying Allaah can only be achieved by obeying His Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), has indeed obeyed
Allaah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad) as a
watcher over them”
[al-Nisa’ 4:80]
So you can only enter Paradise by obeying the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Al-Tirmidhi (2860) narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) came out to us one day and said: “In my dream I saw
Jibreel by my head and Mikaa’eel at my feet. One of them said to the other:
‘Let us tell him an parable.’ He said: ‘Let your ears hear and let your
heart understand. The likeness of you and your ummah is that of a king who
took some land and built a house on it, then he placed a table therein and
sent a messenger inviting the people to come and eat. Some of them responded
to the messenger and others did not. Allaah is the king, the land is Islam,
the house is Paradise, and you, O Muhammad, are a messenger. Whoever
responds to you enters Islam, and whoever enters Islam will enter Paradise,
and whoever enters Paradise will eat what is therein.’” See al-Silsilah
al-Saheehah by al-Albaani, 3595.
Now you know why we have
to love the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and
respect him the most. It is because he is the one who showed us the path to
Paradise. We cannot enter Paradise unless we follow him (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and follow his Sunnah. Paradise is the
greatest thing that the Muslim can hope for and strive for.
Now I shall tell you of the practical way of expressing this
love and obedience:
You must have heard the story of the Hijrah (migration) of
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), from your
father or in the mosque where you pray, or from your teacher at school. I
ask you:
If ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) did
not love the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the
most, and also respect and obey him the most, would he have been able to
undertake this dangerous mission?
Finally, we thank you for this important question and for
your keenness to learn. We have answered the question a little differently
in question no. [14250]. Please ask your father to explain this answer to
you.
May Allaah help us all to reach the highest level of faith, and bring us to Paradise by His mercy.
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