TRANCENDENTING DECENTRALISTIC SOVEREIGNTY AND RESPONSIBILITY 5

 

HOW I WILL ANSWER

THE ANGELS, THE MESSENGER OF MY LORD

The Messengger

Of Allah PBUH, to you and     

All of His Creature, when 

"We were with 'Amr

bin AL-'As when he was about to die;

he wept for a long time and

turned his face towards the wall.

His son said:

'0 my father, didn't

the Messenger of Allah give

you the glad tidings of such-andsuch?

Didn't the Messenger of

Allah give you the glad tidings

of such-and-such?'

He turned to face him and said:

'The best that

we can count on is the testimony

that none has the right to be

worshipped but Allah, and that

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah .

I went through three stages.

I remember when no one

was more hated to me than the

Messenger of Allah PBUH, and there

was nothing I wanted more than

to overpower him and kill him. If

I had died at that time, I would

have been one of the people of the Fire.

But when Allah put

Islam in my heart, I came to the

Prophet PBUH and said:

"Hold out your right hand so that I might

swear allegiance to you.

" So he held out his right hand,

but I withdrew my hand.

He said:

"What is the matter, 0 'Amr?"

I said: "I want to stipulate a condition.

" He said: "What do you want to stipulate?"

I said:

"That I will be forgiven."

He said:

"Do you not know, 0 'Amr,

that Islam destroys whatever

came before it, and that Hijrah

destroys whatever came before it,

and that Hajj destroys whatever

came before it?"

Then no one was more beloved to me

than the Messenger of Allah ,

and no one was dearer in my eyes.

I could not look him in the eye because of awe.

If I were to be asked to describe him,

I would not be able to, because I could

not look him in the eye.

If I had died in that state, I hope that I

would have been one of the people of Paradise.

Then (came the stage when) we were

appointed to positions in which I do not know

what my status is.

If I die, do not let any wailing

woman or fire accompany me.

When you bury me,

fill the grave well with earth over me,

then stay around my grave for the length of

time it takes to slaughter a camel and distribute

its meat, so that I

may be comforted by you, and

see how I will answer the

messengers of my Lord (the angels)."

The Sacred Legal Way of The Prophet.

Muslim, The Authentic  No. 321