Wahab
bin Munabbah says:
"Abdullah
bin Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) lost his eyesight in his old age. I once led him
to the Haram in Mecca, where he heard a group of people exchanging hot words
among themselves. He asked me to lead him to them. He greeted them with
'Assalamu Alaikum.' They requested him to sit down, but he refused and said:
'May I tell you about people whom Allah holds in high esteem? These are those
whom His fear has driven to absolute silence, even though they are neither
helpless nor dumb. Rather they are possessors of eloquence and have power to
speak and sense to understand. But constant glorification of Allah's name has
so over-powered their wits that their hearts are overawed and their lips
sealed. When they get established in this state, they hasten towards
righteousness. Whither have you people deviated from this course? After this
admonition, I never saw an assembly of even two persons in the Haram."
It
is said that Hadhrat Ibne Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) used to weep so much with
Allah's fear that the tears streaming down his cheeks had left permanent marks
on them.
In
this story, Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) has prescribed a
very easy way to righteousness. This is to meditate over the greatness of
Allah. If this Is done, it becomes very easy to perform all other acts of
righteousness with full sincerity. Is it so very difficult to devote a few
minutes, out of the twenty four hours of a day at one's disposal, to this
spiritual meditation?
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