The Book of
Heart-Melting Traditions (Kitab Al-Riqaq)
Chapter 1: THE MAJORITY IN PARADISE WOULD CONSIST OF
THE POOR PIOUS PERSONS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE DENIZENS OF
HELL WOULD CONSIST OF WOMEN, AND THE TRIAL BY MEANS OF WOMEN
Usama b. Zaid reported that Allah's Messenger (way
peace be upon him) said: I stood at the door of Paradise
and I found that the overwhelming majority of those who
entered therein was that of poor persons and the wealthy
persons were detained to get into that. The denizens of
Hell were commanded to get into Hell, and I stood upon the
door of Fire and the majority amongst them who entered
there was that of women.
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: I had a chance to look into the Paradise
and I found that majority of the people was poor and I
looked into the Fire and there I found the majority
constituted by women.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) stated like this: Re looked into the Fire of
Hell. The rest of the hadith is the same.
'Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) supplicated in these words:" O Allah, I
seek refuge in Thee from the withdrawal of Thine blessing
and the change of Thine protection (from me) and from the
sudden wrath of Thine, and from every displeasure of Thine."
Usama b. Zaid reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: I have not left after me any (chance)
of turmoil more injurious to men than the harm done to the
men because of women.
Usama b. Zaid b. Harith and Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b.
Naufal both reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I have not left after me turmoil for the
people but the harm done to men by women.
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: The world is sweet and green
(alluring) and verily Allah is going to install you as
vicegerent in it in order to see how you act. So avoid the
allurement of women: verily, the first trial for the
people of Isri'll was caused by women. And in the hadith
transmitted on the authority of Ibn Bashshar the words
are:" So that He should see how you act."
Chapter 2: THE STORY OF THE THREE PERSONS OF THE
CAVE AND THEIR MAKING GOOD DEEDS OF THEIRS AS THE MEANS OF
RIDDANCE
'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Three persons set out on a
journey. They were overtaken by rain and they had to find
protection in a mountain cave where at its mouth there
fell a rock of that mountain and thus blocked them
altogether. One of them said to the others: Look to your
good deeds that you performed for the sake of Allah and
then supplicate Allah, the Exalted, that He might rescue
you (from this trouble). One of them said: 0 Allah, I had
my parents who were old and my wife and my small children
also. I tended the flock and when I came back to them in
the evening, I milked them (the sheep, goats, cows, etc.)
and first served that milk to my parents. One day I was
obliged to go out to a distant place in search of fodder
and I could not come back before evening and found them
(the parents) asleep. I milked the animals as I used to
milk and brought milk to them and stood by their heads
avoiding to disturb them from sleep and I did not deem it
advisable to serve milk to my children before serving
them. My children wept near my feet. I remained there in
that very state and my parents too until it was morning.
And (0 Allah) if Thou art aware that I did this in order
to seek Thine pleasure, grant us riddance from this
trouble. (The rock slipped a bit) that they could see the
sky. The second one said: 0 Allah, I had a female cousin
whom I loved more than the men love the women. I wanted to
have sexual intercourse with her; she refused but on the
condition of getting one hundred dinirs. It was with very
great difficulty that I could collect one hundred dinirs
and then paid them to her and when I was going to have a
sexual intercourse with her, that she said: Servant of
Allah, fear Allah and do not break the seal (of chastity)
but by lawful means. I got up. 0 Allah, if Thou art aware
that I did this in order to seek Thine pleasure, rid us
from this trouble. The situation was somewhat eased for
them. The third one said: Allah, I employed a workman for
a measure of rice. After he had finished his work I gave
him his dues (in the form of) a measure of rice, but he
did not accept them. I used these rice as seeds, and that
gave a bumper crop and I became rich enough to have cows
and flocks (in my possession). He came to me and said:
Fear Allah, and commit no crueltv upon me in regard to my
dues. I said to him: Takeaway this flock of cows and
sheep. He said: Fear Allah and do not make a fun of me. I
said: I am not making a fun of you. You take the cows and
the flocks. So he took them. 0 Allah, if Thou art aware
that I did it for Thine pleasure, case the situation for
us. And Allah relieved them from the rest of the trouble.
Abdullah b 'Umar reported: I heard Allah's Alessenger
(may peace be upon him) as saying: Three persons belonging
to the earlier Ummahs set out on a journey until they had
to spend a night in a cave. The rest of the hadith is the
same and the additional words are:" A person amongst them
said: 0 Allah, I had my aged parents and I served them
milk before I (served that) to my wife, children and my
servants." And in case of the second one, the words are:"
She avoided me until she was hard pressed because of
famine and she came to me and I gave her one hundred and
twenty diiiirs" And in cease of the third one (the words
are):" I invested his wages, and it brought profit and, as
a result thereof, the merchandise increased and there was
abundance of goods." And he (the narrator said) that they
got out of the cave and began to walk.
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