Hadith 149

or His servants, and the good from the sustenance? ’ [7: 32]. They dwelled in the world with the best of what could be dwelled, and they consumed it with the best of what could be consumed. And know, servants of Allah-azwj, when you fear Allah-azwj and preserve your Prophet-saww regarding his-saww family, so you have worshipped Him-azwj with the best of worships, and you have mentioned Him-azwj the best of what could be mentioned, and thanked Him-azwj with the best of what He-azwj can be thanked with, and have taken the best patience and the thanks, and have struggled with the best of the struggles and even though others may be of more prolonged Salat and more frequent than you of Fasting and charity, when you were more fulfilling to Allah-azwj and advising to the friends of Allah-azwj, and one who is a Master-asws of the command from the Progeny-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww. And be cautious of the death, servants of Allah-azwj, and its nearness, and its distress, and its pangs, and prepare for it with a preparation for it comes with a mighty matter good, there would not happen any evil after it, and with evil, not good happening with it, ever! So, who is closer to the Paradise than its workers, and closest to the Fire than its deserving ones? Frequently remember the death during your contending yourself to it, for I-asws heard Rasool-Allah-saww saying: ‘Frequently remember demolition of the pleasures and know that what is after the death, for the one who is not Forgiven by Allah-azwj, is severer than the death (itself). And know, O Muhammad! I-asws have placed you in charge of a mighty army of mine-asws as far as I-asws am concerned, the people of Egypt, and you are duty bound to fear upon yourself and you be careful in it upon your religion, and if there does not happen to be for you except an house from the day, and you are able not to incur the Wrath of your Lord-azwj by pleasing anyone from His-azwj creatures, then do so, for in Allah-azwj there is a replacement from other and there neither from others nor in anything, a replacement from Allah-azwj. Be severe upon the oppressor and seize upon his hand and be lenient to the people of good and draw them closer to you and make them your confidants and your brothers. Then look at your Salat, how it is, for you are a prayer leader and there isn’t any prayer leader praying Salat with a people and there should be a deficiency in their Salat except upon him would be their burdens and there would be no reduction from their Salats by anything, nor would his be complete except there would be for him the like of the Recompense and there would be no reduction from their Recompense by anything. And look at the Wudu’u for it completes the salat, and there is no salat for the one having no Wudu’u for him. And know that all things from your deeds are pursuant to your Salat. And know that the one who wastes the Salat so he would be more wasteful to other than Salat from the Laws of. And if you can, O people of Egypt, to ratify your words with your deeds, and your secretive matters by your announced matters, and your deeds not to oppose your tongues, then do so, and Rasool-Allah-saww had said: ‘I-saww do not fear upon my-saww community of any Momin nor a Polytheist. As for the Momin, Allah-azwj would Prevent him due to his Eman, and as for the Polytheist, Allah-azwj would Suffice him and Suppress him due to his Shirk. But I-saww fear upon you every hypocrite of a sweet tongue