Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: I swear by The Being in Whose Power is my life! One is not a perfect believer until one loves me more than ones own life. Umar RA (reflected and) exclaimed: I now love you more than my own life. Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam replied : Now you are a perfect Muslim. #Initially, Umar (ra) did not reflect and thought that since one is affected more by difficulty on oneself than difficulty on another, ones life must be dearer than anothers. However, upon reflection he realised that for the sake of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam every Muslim will readily sacrifice his own life. If a choice has to be made between ones own life and the dignity and honour of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, even the ordinary Muslim will be prepared to lay down his life at the altar of sacrifice. Umar (ra) thus realised that in actual fact his love for Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam was greater than his love for his own life. And, so it was and remained until the end -- Umar (ra) remained steadfast on the Deen never turning his face away from the Deen by the slightest degree.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:03:02 +0000
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