Islamic Exemplary Stories
women who are free to torture the grave because of the Prophet's solawat and goats and looms
THE WOMAN WHO WAS FREE TORTURED THE TOMB BECAUSE OF THE PROPHET'S PRAYERS.
A story about the privilege of the Prophet's loincloth, told from Tsimarul Yani Fir Riyadhil Badi Firah by Sheikh M Nawawi Banten. (Sheikh M Nawawi, Tsimarul Yani [Indonesian, Daru Ihyail Kolukil Arabiyyah: no year], page 92).
It began when an old mother came to Imam Al-Hasan Al-Bashri. He told me that he had just left his daughter dead. To Al-Hasan Al-Bashri, he conveyed his deep yearning to his son.
"I feel lost. I want to know the situation of the child. I want to meet my daughter, even in a dream," he said.
Al-Hasan Al-Bashri understands the feelings the guest is experiencing. He then advised the mother to pray four rakaats after praying Isha.
“Read Surat Alhakumut Takatsur, once every rakaat after reading Surat Al-Fatihah. Then lie. Read the prophet's prayer until you fall asleep" said the Muslim scholar.
The woman listened carefully to the fatwa of Al-Hasan Al-Bashri. He immediately went home and carried out the fatwa. This is what the mother wants. He was able to meet his dead daughter. But he was so surprised to see his son shackled and confined in the torment of the grave.
Waking up, he went back to Al-Hasan Al-Bashri. He reported his son's condition in the barzakh realm. Hearing the story of the mother, Al-Hasan Al-Bashri was agitated and worried for a moment.
Al-Hasan Al-Bashri advised his guest to give alms which are given to the intended grave-master. The mother came home. He followed the advice of Al-Hasan Al-Bashri.
Sure enough, the condition of his son changed in the grave. But this time Al-Hasan Al-Bashri who actually dreams of meeting the girl.
The Dream of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Bashri
On that night, Al-Hasan Al-Bashri was like being in a garden of paradise that had a nice sofa in it. In the garden Al-Hasan Al-Bashri saw a beautiful young woman with a crown of light on her head.
“Do you know me?” the young woman greeted Al-Hasan Al-Bashri. “No.”
“Yes, but it is not like (preferably) this your mother told me about your condition,” Al-Hasan Al-Bashri said astonished.
“Master was right, yesterday-yesterday my situation was so (bad and tormented).”
“Then what do you get glory like this?”
“In the barzakh realm, we total 70,000 people receive the torment of the grave. But one day there was a good-natured pious man passing through our funeral. He read the message of the Prophet once and gave his reward to us so that Allah will deliver us from the punishment through the blessing of the Prophet.
My situation until it changes (180 degrees to be good) as you see now,” replied the woman.
Wallahu a'lam
GOATS AND LOOMS
Imam Ahmad had preached from Humaid bin Hilal, saying: There was a man who was going back and forth in our village, and he brought a strange story to the villagers. He said: Once I came to Madinah in a trading troupe, and I sold all the things I brought. I said to myself: Why don't I go to the man who brought the new teaching, perhaps I can hear some strange news to bring back with me?! I went to the Prophet of the Holy Ghost to ask him something, and he pointed to a house, saying: There is a woman who lives in that house . Once he followed the Islamic army in jihad, and the abandonment of 12 goats and a weaving tool he used to weave clothes. When he returned from jihad, he found his goat missing, and his loom was lost. He was saddened by his loss. So he lifted up both hands praying to his Lord with great earnestness, saying:
"My Lord! You have given assurance that whoever goes out to fight in your way, You will keep his property, and now I have lost a goat, and my weaving tool. so I'm asking you to replace the missing goat and my weaving kit!"
The Messenger of Allah kept telling him how much he prayed and pleaded with his Lord, so that the next day he found at his door his lost goat with another goat with him. Likewise he saw his loom there with one loom to another. That is the story, said the Prophet and if you will, go to him in that house, and ask him the story! "No", I replied, "but I believe everything you say!"
