Fwd: We Deal with Hearts
Sathag Vajeer
We Deal with Hearts
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi
wa sallam) said:
“Should I tell you about those whom the Hellfire is forbidden to touch? It is forbidden to touch every approachable, easygoing, soft-spoken and gentle person.”
[Tirmidhi]
What was the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) like? When anybody would enter his gathering he would move a little to make space for them, even if there was already space, so that the newcomer would feel welcome. It showed the newcomer that he (sal Allahu
alaihi wa sallam) valued him and they would love him.
When the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) would shake someone’s hand he wouldn’t withdraw his hand until the other person withdrew his hand first.
If a person were to speak to him, he would completely turn towards him, meaning that he would turn his face and body towards him, in order to listen with full attention.
If you are listening but have your face turned away, you are silently telling the other person that they are not important enough for you to give them your undivided attention even for a few moments. This was not the way of Allah’s Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi
wa sallam). That is why Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) said about him (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam):
“And you are surely on an excellent standard of character.”
[Quran: Surah al-Qalam, Ayat 4]
When we deal with people, we deal with hearts not bodies. When you show people your concern and care for them, you capture their hearts and become dear to them.
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):
Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, 'A prayer performed in congregation is twenty-five times more superior in reward to a prayer performed by a single person. The angels of the night and the angels of the day are assembled at the time of the Fajr (Morning) prayer." Abu Huraira added, "If you wish, you can recite:-- 'Verily! The recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn (Morning prayer) is ever witnessed (attended by the angels of the day and the night).' (17.78)
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