Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
To Allah we belong, and to him is
our return
Holy Qur’an – Al-
Baqarah 2:156
Yeah,
sure we say this statement when someone dies. Also some of us may say this
sentence when they lose something, suffer a setback or harm.
But………..do
you know what it means?
Sure, everyone know that it obviously
means ‘To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.’
But that’s not what I am talking
about.
I
mean ….do you REALLY, TRULY understand these words and their implications in a
Muslim’s life?
It
means …whatever we have is not really ours. It belongs to Allah.
Take a look around you; everything
you see, all that you have and all that there is….in you, on you, around
you….belongs to Allaah, alone.
It is Allah Who has given you all the property
and goods you possess, and that He is the true Owner of them
all.
So the cars that you own, the houses
that you live in, the businesses you possess all truly belong to
Allaah
The kids that He blessed you with, the health
that He gave you, the time that He has allowed you are all Allah’s
property.
Even the bodies we live in and the life that we
have belongs to Allaah alone.
“And
to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth….” (Surah
Aal-Imraan:180)
“The
kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in them belongs to Allah. He
has power over all things.” (Surat al-Ma’ida: 120)
“Say: ‘To Allah belongs the East and the West…” (Surah al-Baqarah:142)
Now,
since everything belongs to Allaah, then we have to include even our souls in
that list. The very souls that we think of as our “self”; our “nafs”; our
“being” — whatever you want to call it — that very thing that distinguishes you
from the rest of the world, belongs to Allaah. It’s not YOURS.
In
fact, YOU are not YOURS.
You
belong to Allah.
And
this is the essence of the concept of slavery to Allaah in Islam.
And
since He is the true Possessor of everything, and everything is His property, He
allots what He wills to whomever He wills…….and then He takes it away. After
all, it was Allaah’s to begin with.
So
He may give you some thing and then take it back after a while.
He will bless you with a precious
child that you love dearly…and then He may take it away.
He will grant you money, honour and status….and
then He may take it away.
He will give you youth, vitality and health and
then surely He will take it away.
In
fact everything you have will only be with you for a very short
while.
And
then the Owner will claim His Right.
So
when Allaah does reclaim what was rightfully His, WHY MOURN OUR
LOSSES?
Just
like a friend who lends you his book. And then after a few days, he wants it
back and you give it back to him…no regrets…..no sorrow….no questions
asked.
Similarly, if Allah takes back some
of His blessings upon you for some reason….so be it.
Say Alhamdulillaah.
Don’t grieve. Be patient. Submit to
the will of Allaah, being pleased with His decision for you. For surely He will
only do what is best for you.
Just think…..The Owner came and took it
back.
Remember….that
you’re not the real owner…..you were NEVER the real owner to begin with. You
only had everything because it was Allah who gave it to you in the first place.
If He didn’t give it to you, you wouldn’t have had it in any way…in fact, you
couldn’t have had it.
Remember….man
enters into this world empty handed…and leaves it empty handed.
Remember….that everything we have,
all the blessings we enjoy, are gifts from Almighty Allah…gifts that we enjoy
for a limited period until He takes them away whenever He deems
fit.
They are a trust from Allah…a loan to you…to see
how you respond to these gifts from Allah and how you use them….in the obedience
of the Almighty, thanking Him and worshipping Him……OR……..to the disobedience to
the One Who gave then to you in the first place.
Take note of the words of the Prophet
(SalAllahu Alaiyhi WaSallam) on the occasion of the death of his son,
Ibraahim:
‘Our eyes are filled with tears, our hearts with
grief, but we say nothing with our lips except that which pleases Allah….
Verily, to Allah we belong, and to Him we return.’ (Bukhaari)
And we all know the famous incidence
about the companion Abu Talha and his wife when one of the sons died and Abu
Talha was not at home. She washed and shrouded him and when Abu Talha came home
and asked about his son, she said, “The child is quiet and I hope he is in
peace….” (Bukhaari)
Subhaan Allah….such patience!
And such Imaan in the statement “Inna lillaahi
wa inna ilayhi Raaji’oon”!
She truly understood its meaning and
the affect it should have on her life as a Muslimah, submitting to him and being
pleased with whatever He has decreed for her.
She knew that whatever she has, is not truly
hers. Rather, it is Allaah’s….and He took back whatever He owns at its appointed
time.
And it is because of this Imaan so strong, this
understanding, that the Prophet (SalAllaahu Alaiyhi WaSallam) made dua for them
and Allah blessed them immensely.
“’They (i.e. Abu Talha and his wife) had nine
sons and all of them became reciters of the Quran (by heart).”
(Bukhaari)
“Be
sure we will test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or
lives, but give glad tidings to those who are steadfast, who say when afflicted
with calamity: ‘To Allah we belong and to him is our return.’ They are those on
who (descend) blessings from Allah and mercy and they are the once that receive
guidance.” (al-Baqarah:155)
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