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Thu 26 Shaban 1445AH 7-3-2024AD at 11:38 am #91141
THE DEATH OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLĀH ﷺ IS THE GREATEST OF AFFLICTIONS
Ibn Abbas and Saabit Al-Jumahee (May ALLĀH be pleased with them) both related that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“If any of you is afflicted with a calamity, then let him remember his calamity by me (i.e., by my death); for indeed, it is the greatest of calamities.”
{Shu’ab al-Iman lil-Bayhaqi #10152}
It becomes clear to us from this hadith that the death of the Prophet ﷺ is the greatest disaster that has occurred or will occur to the Muslim Nation. The Messenger of ALLĀH ﷺ requests that when we remember our calamities or afflictions, we should remember his death and his parting as well, a reflective process through which our other disasters will become insignificant in comparison.
Whenever we lost any of our relatives or loved-ones, we are sure to have felt the pain of parting and the anxiety of the farewell. The question now is this: Have we had any such feelings of sentiments when we contemplate the death of the Prophet ﷺ.
What would happen if a man were to lose his entire family; his heart would ache and bleed while his tears would pour forth profusely. He marries after a period, and after many years pass, one of his sons dies. What is his sadness and pain if compared to the first calamity; is not the new affliction less painful in degree? And with that perspective – i.e., by remembering the death of the Prophet – we should console ourselves whenever we are afflicted with a hardship.
{The Calamity of the Prophet’s Death and Its Effect on the Muslim Nation || Shaykh Husayn al-Awayishah}
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