Before the martyrdom of Uthman (RA.), he spoke to Abu Thaur al-Fahmi (RA.) thus:

I entertain great hopes in my Lord with Whom I have placed ten things as trust:

1. I am the fourth person to accept Islam.
2. The HOly Prophet (SAW) gave his daughter in marriage to me.
3. On her death, he gave me his second daughter in marriage.
4. I have never sung a song.
5. I have never even thought of wickedness.


6. Ever since I took the oath of allegiance to the Holy Prophet (SAW) with my right hand, I have never touched the genitals therewith.
7. Ever since I became a Muslim, I have set free a slave on every Friday.
8. I have never committed adultery during the Days of Ignorance or after embracing Islam.
9. I have never stolen anything during the Dyas of Ignorance or after embracing Islam.
10. I committed the Holy Quran to memory during the life time of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

Angel Jibrail (as) told Rasulullah (peace be upon him) the follwing incident about a man in the past who worshipped Allah Ta'ala continuously for 500 years. He was granted a shelter on top of a mountain that was surrounded by salty water. However, Allah caused a stream of sweet water to flow through the mountain for that individual. The man would drink from this water and use it to make ablution. Allah Ta'ala also raised a pomegranate tree from which the man would eat one fruit every day.

One day, this person supplicated to Allah that, "Oh Allah, bring my death while I am in the state of prostration." Allah accepted this dua of his. Whenever Jibrail (as) came down to the Earth, he found this man prostrating to Allah. Jibrail (as) said that on the day of Judgement, Allah will tell the angels to take this individual to Paradise through His mercy. However, this man will insist that he should enter paradise through the good deeds that he had performed.



Then, Allah will tell the angels to compare his good deeds with the blessings that were given to him in the world. It will be seen that 500 years of his worship does not even equal to the gift of eye sight that was given to him by Allah. The angels will be asked to take him towards the hell fire. Then the man will plead, "Oh Allah! Enter me into Paradise only through Your mercy." At that point, the following discussion will take place between Allah and that man.

Allah: Oh my servant, who created you?

The worshipper: Oh Allah, You have created me.

Allah: Were you created because of the good deeds you have done or because of My mercy?

The worshipper: Because of Your mercy.

Allah: Who granted you the ability to worship for 500 years?

The worshipper: Oh the Almighty! You have granted me that ability.

Allah: Who placed you on the mountain surrounded by the ocean? Who caused a stream of sweet water to flow in between the salty water? Who caused a pomegranate tree to grow for you? Who granted you death while in the state of prostration?

The worshipper: Oh the Sustainer of the Worlds! You have done all of these.

Then Allah will say, "All these have happened due to My mercy and you too will enter Paradise only through My Mercy."

Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen" by Shaikh Abul Laith Samarkandi.

We can never thank Allah for the blessings that He has given us. Let us use these blessings to recognize Allah before our death.

Once upon a time there was a king and he was a wise man too. In his kingdom used to live many other wise men. Now some of these would not agree to believe that God did exist, while others not only agreed but argued to the satisfaction of the King that there was 'God'. The King, being a wise man, arranged for a discussion.

The date and time for discussion was fixed. The king held his court at the appointed time on the appointed date. The non-believers assembled in his presence but the believing wise man did not come at the appointed time

The people waited and waited till they lost their patience and uttered the words: "He has no arguments to advance in support of his conviction, so he will not come. He has lost, we have won."



At last, the wise man arrived and there was an uproar in the court of the king. The people cried: "Why are you late? You have lost".

The king asked him to explain the cause of his delay. The believing wise man explained, saying: "I started from my home in time, but when I came by the side of the river which I had to cross before reaching here, I did not find a single boat, by which I could cross and reach the opposite bank".

Upto this point the disbelieving men heard him patiently and did not say a single word. The believing man then continued:

"I waited and waited till at last I saw some planks of wood coming out of the river".

And the unbelieving men began to shout "O, It is a lie. It is unbelievable. It is unthinkable".

Continued the believing wise man: "Plank by plank came out of the river and then I saw the planks were cut to proper size and shape and joined to each other with nails by themselves until they formed a boat. And then I took my seat in it and came over to the other bank. I am late because of the delay in the availability of the boat".

Amid a roar of the non-believing men, the believing wise man tried to convince them of the cause of the delay; but the opponents would not believe him. Then he said:

"You do not believe what I say. It appears the story of the boat forming by itself is something impossible for you to believe. Now in the name of justice, I ask you. Do you see the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars and the skies? Every thing is set according to a plan. But you say it came into existence without a Creator. In other words you deny the existence of God. How far is your statement reasonable and justified?

This silenced them all and there was no answer to this. So the non-believers lost and the believer won.

Aidiladha is also commonly known as Hari Raya Korban or Hari Raya Haji in Malaysia.

Celebrated about two months after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, on the 10th day of Zulhijjah, the 12th (last) month of the Muslim calendar, it marks the end of the haj pilgrimage period (about two weeks).

Every year, millions of Muslims make the journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the haj, one of the five basic tenets of Islam.

Aidiladha also commemorates the sacrifices made by the Prophet Ibrahim (hence the word 'korban,' which means sacrifice in Arabic), who demonstrated immense faith when he was put to the test by God.

Prophet Ibrahim was commanded to offer his son Ismail up for sacrifice, and though it grieved him greatly, he made ready to perform the task. However, as he was about to strike his son, God stopped him and revealed that it was a trial. Ismail's life was spared, and a ram was sacrificed in his place.


As such, during Aidiladha, the sacrifice of four-legged animals such as lambs, goats, cows, bulls and camels is performed.

The slaughter of the animal is done after the congregational prayer in the morning of Aidiladha.

The animals are killed in accordance with the proper religious rites and the meat is then distributed.

One third of the meat is given to the individual who made the sacrifice, while the rest is given to the poor and deserving people in the community.

Making the sacrifice (korban) is not a compulsory religious duty, but an obligations for those who are able to afford it.

The rest of the day is celebrated by visiting relatives and friends.

Dalam sebuah kitab Daqa'iqul Akhbar menerangkan bahawa akan didatangkan seorang hamba pada hari kiamat nanti, dan sangat beratlah timbangan kejahatannya, dan telah diperintahkan untuk dimasukkan ke dalam neraka.
Maka salah satu daripada rambut-rambut matanya berkata, "Wahai Tuhanku, Rasul Engkau Nabi Muhammad S.A.W telah bersabda, sesiapa yang menangis kerana takut kepada Allah S.W.T, maka Allah mengharamkan matanya itu ke neraka dan sesungguhnya aku menangis kerana amat takut kepada-Mu."
Akhirnya Allah S.W.T mengampuni hamba itu dan menyelamatkannya dari api neraka dengan berkat sehelai rambut yang pernah menangis kerana takut kepada Allah S.W.T. Malaikat Jibril A.S mengumumkan, telah selamat Fulan bin Fulan sebab sehelai rambut."


Dalam sebuah kitab lain, Bidayatul-Hidayah, diceritakan bahawa pada hari kiamat nanti, akan didatangkan neraka jahanam dengan mengeluarkan suaranya, suara nyalaan api yang sangat menggerunkan, semua umat menjadi berlutut kerana kesusahan menghadapinya. Allah S.W.T berfirman yang bermaksud, "Kamu lihat (pada hari itu) setiap umat berlutut (yakni merangkak pada lututnya). Tiap-tiap umat diseru kepada buku amalannya. (Dikatakan kepadanya) Pada hari ini kamu dibalasi menurut apa-apa yang telah kau kerjakan." (Surah al-Jatsiyah ayat 28)
Sebaik sahaja mereka menghampiri neraka, mereka mendengar kegeraman api neraka dengan nyalaan apinya, dan diterangkan dalam kitab tersebut bahawa suara nyalaan api neraka itu dapat didengar sejauh 500 tahun perjalanan. Pada waktu itu, akan berkata setiap orang hingga Nabi-nabi dengan ucapan, "Diriku, diriku (selamatkanlah diriku Ya Allah) kecuali hanya seorang nabi sahaja yang akan berkata, "Umatku, umatku."
Beliau ialah junjungan besar kita Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. Pada masa itu akan keluarlah api neraka jahim seperti gunung-gunung, umat Nabi Muhammad berusaha menghalanginya dengan berkata, "Wahai api! Demi hak orang-orang yang solat, demi hak orang-orang yang ahli sedekah, demi hak orang-orang yang khusyuk, demi hak orang-orang yang berpuasa, supaya engkau kembali."
Walaupun dikata demikian, api neraka itu tetap tidak mahu kembali, lalu malaikat Jibril berkata, "Sesungguhnya api neraka itu menuju kepada umat Muhammad S.A.W"
Kemudian Jibril membawa semangkuk air dan Rasulullah meraihnya. Berkata Jibril A.S. "Wahai Rasulullah, ambillah air ini dan siramkanlah kepadanya." Lalu Baginda mengambil dan menyiramkannya pada api itu, maka padamlah api itu.
Setelah itu Rasulullah S.A.W pun bertanya kepada Jibril A.S. "Wahai Jibril, Apakah air itu?" Maka Jibril berkata, "Itulah air mata orang derhaka di kalangan umatmu yang menangis kerana takut kepada Allah S.W.T. Sekarang aku diperintahkan untuk memberikannya kepadamu agar engkau menyiramkan pada api itu." Maka padamlah api itu dengan izin Allah S.W.T.
Telah bersabda Rasulullah S.A.W, " Ya Allah anugerahilah kepada kami dua buah mata yang menangis kerana takut kepada-Mu, sebelum tidak ditemunya air mata."