Eid Mubarak

A warm Eid Mubarak to our brothers and sisters in Islam. Taqabbala Allahu minna wa minkum – May Allah ‘Azza wa Jal accept from us and from you the righteous deeds. May Allah ‘Azza wa Jal make us of those who have attained Taqwa over this past month. May He make us of those whom He has forgiven all our past sins and mistakes. May He make us of those whom He has granted Ikhlaas, Tawfique and Help in rushing to His obediance and staying away from disobeying Him. May He make this Deen of Islam once again, reign supreme in the world He created, so that the injustices are replaced with true justice (Khilafah upon the Prophethood). May He grant His help and protection over those who are truly striving in His path no matter where they may be. When death approaches us, may we be of those who die upon Islam with the correct Aqeedah and with the declaration of His Tawheed upon our lips. May He grant the children of this Ummah protection from the Shirk, evil eye, evil influences, evil ideologies, deviations, innovations in religion, major calamities and tribulations.

Ameen.

The Patience of Urwah ibn al-Zubayr

‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr (RadiAllahu Anhu) came to visit the Khalîfah al-Walîd ibn ‘Abdu’l-Malik. With him was his son Muhammad, who was one of the most handsome of men. The young man had dressed up for the occasion in fine clothes, and had his hair in two plaits or braids. When al-Walîd saw him, he said, “This is how the young people of Quraysh look!” and by so saying, put the evil eye on him. Before he left, the young man fell ill. When he was in the stable (preparing for the journey) he fell down, and the horses trampled him to death.

Then ‘Urwah got gangrene in his leg, and al-Walîd sent doctors to him, who suggested that the leg should be amputated, otherwise the gangrene would spread to the rest of the body and kill him. ‘Urwah agreed, and the doctors began to remove his leg, using a saw.
When the saw reached the bone, ‘Urwah fainted, and when he came around, sweat was pouring down his face, and he was repeating,

“Lâ ilâh ill-Allâh, Allâhu akbar.”

When the operation was over, he picked up his leg and kissed it, then said,

“I swear by the One Who mounted me on you, I never used to walk to any place of wrong action or to any place where Allâh would not like me to be.”

Then he gave instructions that the leg should be washed, perfumed, wrapped in a cloth and buried in the Muslim graveyard.
When ‘Urwah left al-Walîd and returned to Madînah, his family and friends went to meet
him at the outskirts of the city and to offer condolences. The only reply he made was to
quote from the Qur’ân:

“…truly we have suffered much fatigue at our journey” (al- Kahf 18:62).

He did not say any more than that. Then he said,

“I will not enter Madînah, for people there either rejoice over the afflictions of others, or else feel envy for their blessings.”

So he went to stay in a place at al-‘Aqîq. ‘Îsâ ibn Talhah came to visit him there and said,

“May your enemies’ fathers perish!”

and asked him,

“Show me the affliction for which I have come to console you.”

‘Urwah uncovered his stump, and ‘Îsâ said,

“By Allâh, we were not preparing you to wrestle! Allâh has saved most of you: your sanity, your tongue, your eyesight, your two hands, and one of your two legs.”

‘Urwah told him,

“Nobody has consoled me as you have.”

When the doctors came to perform the amputation, they had asked ‘Urwah whether he
would drink intoxicants to ease the pain. He said,

“Allâh is testing me to see the extent of my patience. How could I go against His commands?”

Ramadhan Kareem

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