The quote for Day 17 of Ramadan from my
box of things to think about is:
“Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.” ~ Abu Bakr as-Siddique
(radi allahu anhu)
I couldn’t locate any commentary or
analysis of this statement and I struggled to understand what exactly was being
referred to. On the one hand whether
this refers to the one that acts exactly according to Allah’s will – moves as
Allah (SWT) wishes. On the other whether this is in relation to going out in
the path of Allah (SWT), i.e. as a da’ee, someone who teaches the faith.
In the first instance, this goes back
to the root meaning of Islam – to submit to Allah (SWT) and live our lives as
he commands – from our daily lives to our smallest actions. Salah is an example of this – in our prayer
we put our hands, feet and body in the exact position commanded to us, our
body, heart, mind and soul all have a role in the prayer and each submits and
acts as commanded.
“No believing man nor any believing woman should exercise any
choice in their affair once Allah and His messenger have decided upon some
matter. Anyone who disobeys Allah and His messenger has wandered off into
manifest error” ~ Quran 33:36.
O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not
turn from him while you hear [his order]. ~ Quran 8:20
In the second understanding, all of the
fazail, or virtues of the da’ee come to mind:
“God, His angels and all those in the Heavens and on Earth,
even ants in their ant-hills and fish in the water, call down blessings on
those who instruct others in beneficial knowledge.” (Tirmidhi)
The
Messenger of Allah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said,“He who calls others to
follow the Right Guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of those who
follow him, without their reward being diminished in any respect on that
account.” (Muslim)
The da’ee,
or the one who walks in the path of Allah (SWT) in this case is the one with
the help of Allah.
Whichever
the right understanding, it is a powerful reminder that if we focus on obeying
Allah (SWT), he will set right our affairs insh’Allah.
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