Islamic Exemplary Stories

Suffering from the Sacrifice of Death because it prioritizes the Wife more than her mother.

     In the time of the Prophet there was a young man named Alqomah, he was very diligent in worship. One day he suddenly fell very sick, so his wife told people to call the Prophet and said her husband was very sick and in the sad naza of death. When this news came to the Prophet, the Prophet ordered Bilal r.a, Ali r.a, Salamam r.a and Ammar r.a to go and see the situation of Alqomah. When they got to the house of Alqomah, they continued to get Alqomah while helping him recite the word La-ilaa-ha-illallah, but the tongue of the Alqomah could not call it. 

       When the Companions found that the Qur'an was certain to die, they told Bilal r.a to tell the Prophet about the condition of the Qur'an. When Bilal came to the house of the Prophet, Bilal told him everything that happened to the Qur'an. Then the Prophet asked Bilal; "O Bilal, is the father of Alqomah alive?" bilal r.a replied, "No, his father is dead, but his mother is alive and very old in age". Then the Prophet said to Bilal; "Go to his mother and say my greetings, and tell him that he can walk, tell him to come and meet me, if he can't walk, tell him I'll go to his house.

So when Bilal came to the house of the mother of Alqomah, he said as the Prophet said to him, then said the mother of Alqomah; "I should go to the Messenger of Allah". Then Alqomah's mother raised the stick and continued walking towards the house of the Prophet. So asked the Prophet s.a.w. to the mother of Alqomah; "Tell me the truth about the Qur'an, if you lie it will surely come down to me a revelation". Said the Prophet again; "How is the state of the Qur'an?", answered his mother; "He was very diligent in worship, he prayed, fasted and loved to give alms so much that there was not much known". He asked the Prophet; "What is your relationship with him?", his mother replied; "I am angry with him", and the Prophet asked; "Why", answered his mother; "Why should he give me priority over his wife, and according to his wife's words that she defied me". 

So the Prophet ordered Bilal to go and see the Qur'an and said; "Go ye, O Bilal, see if the Qur'an can say La iilaa ha ilallah or not". The Prophet said to Bilal again; "I fear that if the mother of the Qur'an says it solely because of me and not from her heart". So when Bilal arrived at the house of Alqomah suddenly heard the voice of Alqomah calling; "La iilaa ha illallah". Then Bilal came in and said; "O everyone who is here, know that the wrath of his mother has prevented Alqomah from being able to say the word La iila ha illallah, because Redha is the worship, Alqomah can call the word of the shahadah". So Alqomah died at the time as soon as he spoke. 

       So the Prophet came to the house of Alqomah saying; "Hurah bathed and made a bath", then worshipped by the Prophet s.a.w.and after being buried then said Prophet s.a.w. while standing near the tomb; "Hi the friend of Muhajirin and Anshar, whosoever gives priority to his wife than his mother then he is the one whom Allah accuses s.w.t, and he does not receive from her fardhu and circumcision.