There is no
shade on the Day of Judgment – there are no mountains or buildings or trees;
the land will be flat. There will be no shade, except under the throne of
Allah. This is an exclusive group of people, not everyone can join. Allah will
admit those people according to their qualities. What are their qualities?
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “Seven are (the persons) whom Allah would
give protection with His Shade on the Day when there would be no shade but that
of Him (i. e. on the Day of Judgment, and they are): a just ruler, a youth who
grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to the
mosques; two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other
for the sake of Allah; a man whom a beautiful woman of high rank seduces (for
illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): ‘I fear Allah’ ; a
person who gives charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the right
hand does not know what the left has given; and a person who remembered Allah
in privacy and his eyes shed tears.” [Muslim, 5/2248]
1.
A just ruler
2.
Youth who grew up with the
worship of Allah
3.
A person whose heart is attached
to the mosques
4.
Two persons who love each other
for the sake of Allah
5.
A man who refuse a beautiful
woman by saying, ‘I fear Allah’
6.
A person who gives charity and
conceals it
7.
A person who remembered Allah in
privacy and his eyes shed tears
1. An-Nawawi said that the first to be
mentioned is the just ruler because his benefit would help everyone. Everyone
would enjoy the justice of the ruler. The thing that would provide people with
peace in al-dunya is justice. It would make them peaceful and secure. We
underestimate justice. Ibn Taymiyyah says that the heavens and the earth are
established with justice. With justice, the people will be well off, healthy,
peaceful and safe. When the ruler is just, this justice permeates through the
whole society. Because that ruler made people’s lives safe and peaceful, Allah
will make his life peaceful in the hereafter.
2. When people are in their youth years,
sometimes they are not serious about the religion of Allah, but they are more
willing to involve in the religion when they are older. You usually find that
the younger the person is, the less serious they are about the religion. This
is not true for everyone, of course. There are many youth that are serious
about the religion, and the religion is built on the shoulders of the youth,
but the youth are more playful. If a youth grows up worshipping Allah and never
goes into a phase of growing astray, Allah will reward this youth with shade.
That youth kept istiqaama (staying on the path of Allah continuously) and that
youth has never been manipulated by evil.
3. A man whose heart is attached to the
masjid. Wherever that man would go, you would find him asking where the
masaajid are. When they are travelling, they want to know where the nearest
masaajid are; when they are at their homes, they want to go to the masjid when
prayer time comes; they love the masjid. They don’t feel that someone is
forcing them to go or that they have to get it off of their shoulders. AnNawawi
says the meaning of this is that they love to pray jama’ah in the masjid, not
that they want to stay in the masjid. We should not misinterpret it as somebody
should just go to the masjid and do nothing there.
‘Umar ibn
AlKhattaab came into the masjid one time and saw some people in the masjid. He
asked them, “What are you doing?” It was the time for work. They said, “We are
the ones who have tawakkul.” ‘Umar ibn AlKhattaab took his stick and hit them.
He said, “You know that the sky does not rain gold and silver!” If you stay in
the masjid, don’t expect gold and silver to fall from the sky onto your heads;
you have to go earn your living. Once, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
came into the masjid and saw one of the sahabah there, so he asked, “What are
you doing in the masjid?” If it was ok for a person to stay in the masjid
continuously, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would not have asked him,
but he asked him because it was not the time for salah. The man said, “I have a
lot of distress.” So RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam taught him the
du’aa`:
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
told us a hadith about the munafiqeen [hypocrites] – if one of them is told
that a harvest of dates will be handed out in the masjid for free, they would
have came. Think about it yourself – if you find a lack of motivation to go to
the masjid – ask yourself, “Would I go to the masjid if they offered $50 for
every salah?” Imagine that! The masaajid would be packed! Allah subhaana wa
ta’aala is offering you more. He is promising that He will give you shade on a
day that is 50,000 years long.
4. Two men who love each other for the sake
of Allah will also be in that shade. They do not love each other for worldly
benefits. They love each other for their righteousness and good akhlaaq. They
came together and parted for Allah’s cause. They didn’t come to talk or
conspire, etc. They came together for Allah. This is like the brotherhood of
Musa and Harun. Musa ‘alayhis salaam said: “That we may glorify You much, And
remember You much.” (20:33-34) That’s why Musa asked for his brother to be with
him.Another example is Salmaan alFarsi and Abu Dardaa` or ‘Abdullah ibn
Mas’ood, when he said to one of the sahabah: “Let’s come together to have imaan
for a moment.”
5. The next person to be in the shade is a
man who was seduced by a beautiful woman and who also had a position of
authority because he feared Allah. The best example of this is Yusuf ‘alayhis
salaam. He was called by a very beautiful woman who was the wife of the owner
of Yusuf. She had the ultimate authority over him. Nevertheless, he said no,
and he suffered a lot because of this. Why is the person granted shade for
50,000 years for saying no? Because it is a very difficult thing to do. It is
not just a word of saying, “I fear Allah.” It is extremely difficult. Allah
will reward you according to the hardship and more. Apply this rule to any
situation – the more difficult something is for you, the more the reward will
be.
A side note of
mine is that now-a-days our streets are covered with half nude woman. They are
very pleased to show off themselves. By avoiding looking at them we may be
grant shade of Allah. May Allah give us strength to reject any evil that Allah
hate.
6. The next person is someone who has given
sadaqah [charity] and has made it secret so that even his left hand does not
know what the right hand is given. This is talking about secret charity. There
are two types of sadaqah: the public charity and the private/secret charity.
There are rewards for both. AnNawawi says that, as for zakat, it is better to
make it public. There is more reward in giving zakah in public because zakah is
a pillar of Islam and people need to be reminded of it. With the voluntary
sadaqah, he says it is better to give it in secret. This is not general,
however. If giving sadaqah in public will encourage others, then it is better
to give it in public. That is why there were some occasions where RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam asked people to give it in public. Jarir b.
Abdullah reported that some desert Arabs clad in woollen clothes came to
Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. He saw them in sad plight as
they had been hard pressed by need. He (the Prophet) exhorted people to give
charity, but they showed some reluctance until (signs) of anger could be seen
on his face. Then a person from the Ansaar came with a purse containing silver.
Then came another person and then other persons followed them in succession
until signs of happiness could be seen on his face.
Thereupon
Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “He who introduced some
good practice in Islam which was followed after him (by people) he would be
assured of reward like one who followed it, without their rewards being
diminished in any respect. And he who introduced some evil practice in Islam
which had been followed subsequently (by others), he would be required to bear
the burden like that of one who followed this (evil practice) without theirs
being diminished in any respect.” [Muslim, 34/6466]
During the ghazwa of tabook, RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam stood on the mimbar and said, “Who will give? Who
will give?” Every time, ‘Uthmaan ibn Affaan would come and give, until
eventually RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Whatever ‘Uthmaan
will do after today will not harm him.” He gave so much that Allah has granted
him forgiveness at that moment for anything he does after.
When there is no need for encouragement,
you should give sadaqah in secret. The left hand not knowing what the right
hand is doing is an Arabic expression which means that it is done so privately
that no one knows about it. An example of that would be that scholars would
leave food at the doors of the needy, and they would only know when the scholar
died!
7. Finally, a man who is in seclusion and
remembers Allah and his eyes are filled with tears will also be in the shade that
day. This is done in a state of ikhlaas [sincerity] because that person is
alone and they are not showing off to anyone. Because of their sincerity, Allah
subhaana wa ta’aala will have that person in His shade.
These are not
the only ones who will have shade on the Day of Judgment. There were some more
mentioned by RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
In a hadith,
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said if a man who is in financial
difficulty owes you money and you give that man more time or forgive the debt,
Allah will provide you with shade on the day of judgment. Financial
difficulties are very stressful for people, especially for those who have
families and therefore more responsibilities. Notice that the people are in the
shade either went through difficulty in this world or they made somebody else’s
difficulty easy.
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