Tuesday, 5 January 2010

"Allah leaves him to the people"

Aishah wrote to Moawiyah:

سلامٌ عليك، أمّا بعد: فإنّي سمعتُ رسولَ الله يقول: مَن التمَسَ رضا الله بسخَط النّاس كَفاه الله مؤونةَ النّاس، ومن التمَس رِضا النّاس بسخَط الله وكَلَه الله إلى النّاس

ENGLISH:

‘Salamun ‘alayk. Amma ba’d, I have heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say, ‘Whoever gains the Pleasure of Allah by the anger of the people (i.e. thereby gains their anger), Allah suffices him of the people’s troubles. And whoever gains the pleasure of the people by the Anger of Allah (i.e. in the process he gains His Anger), then Allah leaves him to the people.’ Wa-Salaamu ‘alayk.’

NEDERLANDS:

"Salamoen Aleik, amma ba'd: Ik heb Rasoel-Allaah horen zeggen: "Wie de Tevredenheid van Allaah verwerft en daarbij zich de woede van de mensen op de hals haalt, voor hem is Allaah genoeg tegen de problemen van de mensen. En wie de tevredenheid van de mensen verwerft en zich daarbij de Woede van Allaah op de hals haalt, hem laat Allaah over aan de mensen. Wasalaam,"

["Az-Zuhd", 2414].

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