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If I die today, don't say "he dies before his time". Whenever I die is the actual appointed time for me to die. Whether I die as a young or aged person. That's what the Text of my faith says. No one dies before his/her appointed and written (destined) time

HisChiefServant's tweet photo. If I die today, don't say "he dies before his time". Whenever I die is the actual appointed time for me to die. Whether I die as a young or aged person. That's what the Text of my faith says.

No one dies before his/her appointed and written (destined) time https://t.co/uDBBU59j6l

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4 months ago

History has a way of repeating itself. This story reminds me of Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas. He was one of the ten companions that was promised Paradise. But there was this man in Kufa named Abu Sa'dah who stood up in a public gathering and lied against him. He completely assassinated Sa'd's character, telling everyone he was an unjust leader who didn't march with the army and didn't divide wealth fairly. Sa'd did not let this go. As you know the pain of a ruined reputation is a very big thing. He raised his hands and made a terrifying supplication. He said, O Allah, if this servant of Yours is a liar, and stood up for showing off, then prolong his life, prolong his poverty, and expose him to trials. Years later, people would see that same man wandering the streets of Kufa. He was terribly old, his eyebrows falling over his eyes, living in severe poverty, and bothering women in the streets. When people asked him what went wrong with his life, the old man would just say... I am an old man, afflicted by the curse of Sa'd. What does this story have to do with this Yoruba woman? The fact that Islam is a practical religion. It aligns with human nature and the raw reality of our emotions. When someone strips you of your dignity, the religion does not force you to smile and suppress your pain. It recognizes that betrayal hurts... and it gives you a legitimate outlet. This brings me to the verse in Surah An-Nisa where Allah validates this human experience: لَّا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا "Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And Allah is ever Hearing and Knowing." (Quran 4:148) When you connect the dots, Imagine what she would have had to bear for her to come to such a sacred place to do that. People spend their entire life savings to get there to beg for Jannah and for peace. She bypassed all of that. The betrayal was so suffocating that she stood in front of the House of Allah just to seek justice for her name. And what she did as far as I know is valid. Imam Al-Qurtubi, when explaining the verse above, stated clearly that the oppressed person has the right to pray against their oppressor. You are allowed to ask Allah for a justice that matches the injustice done to you. Even though Haram is a sanctuary of peace, however, it is also the highest courtroom of the Master of the Worlds. Taking your case there only amplifies the weight of your request. Having said this, scholars do remind us that taking the higher road and choosing to forgive elevates your rank in ways we cannot comprehend. But if the pain is too much and a person cannot let it go just like the woman in question, then asking for strict justice is their God-given right. No one can force them to forgive. We type things online, we forward voice notes, we spread rumors... and then we go to sleep. Meanwhile, the person we lied about is awake at 3 AM, or standing right in front of the Kaaba, handing our name over to Allah. Ali Bn Abi Talib said: لا تَظلِمَنَّ إِذا ما كُنتَ مُقتَدِراً فَالظُلمُ مَرتَعُهُ يُفضي إِلى النَدَمِ تَنامُ عَينُكَ وَالمَظلومُ مُنتَبِهٌ يَدعو عَلَيكَ وَعَينُ اللَهِ لَم تَنَمِ “Do not oppress when you are capable. Because the pasture of oppression leads to regret. Your eye sleeps and the oppressed is awake. Praying against you, and the eye of Allah has not slept.” May Allah protect our tongues and keep us far from being the source of someone's tears.

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