An-Nahl/ The Bees
Among the Favors Allah has granted People are Hearing, Sight and the Heart;-
"And
Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your mothers while you know
nothing. And He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts that you might give
thanks (to Allah)." [16:78]
- Then
Allah mentions His blessings to His servants in that He brought them
from their mothers' wombs not knowing a thing, then He gives them
hearing to recognize voices, sight to see visible things and hearts -
meaning reason - whose seat, according to the correct view, is the
heart, although it was also said that its seat is the brain.
- With
his reason, a person can distinguish between what is harmful and what
is beneficial. These abilities and senses develop gradually in man. The
more he grows, the more his hearing, vision and reason increase, until
they reach their peak.
Allah has created these faculties in man to
enable him to worship his Lord, so he uses all these organs, abilities
and strengths to obey his Master.
- Al-Bukhari reported that the Messenger of Allah salAllahu alayhi wa sallam said:
"Allah
says: "Whoever takes My friend as an enemy, has declared war on Me. My
servant does not draw near to Me with anything better than his doing
that which I have enjoined upon him, and My servant keeps drawing near
to Me by doing Nawafil (supererogatory) deeds until I love him. And when
I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his vision with which
he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he
walks. Were he to ask Me for anything, I would give it to him, if he
were to call on Me, I would respond, if he were to seek Me for refuge I
would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate to do anything as I
hesitate to take the soul of My believing servant, because he hates
death and I hate to upset him, but it is inevitable.''
- The
meaning of the Hadith is that when a person is sincere in his obedience
towards Allah, all his deeds are done for the sake of Allah, so he only
hears for the sake of Allah, he only sees for the sake of Allah -
meaning he only listens to or looks at what has been allowed by Allah.
He does not strike or walk except in obedience to Allah, seeking Allah's
help in all of these things.
May Allah guide us to be of those
who use all our senses to please Him. And may He protect us from
displeasing Him with them, ameen.
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