BELIEVING IS SEEING

What have we seen? Have we seen Jannat or Jahannum? Have we seen the `Arsh, Kursi and the Lowh? Have we seen the Howdh-eD Kauthar? We have not seen any of these things. Have we seen the
spectacles occurring in the grave with our own eyes? Have we witnessed the angels Munkar and Nakeer in the grave? Have we seenor not seen the light that illuminates the grave and the door that leads to Jannat?

We bring Imaan on the unseen. We bring Imaan on everything that Nabi ﷺ has said. Imaan is not based upon that which we can see, but rather on that which has not been observed. That is why, when man is about to pass away and the realm of the hereafter unfolds before him and he brings Imaan on Allah Ta`ala, such Imaan will not be accepted. Imaan is based upon the unseen.

After a person passes away and he witnesses the events of the next abode, which Nabi
had informed us about, he will say:

“We have seen and heard, so please return us (back to the dunya) so that
we can do righteous deeds.” (Sajdah: 12)

This request will be rejected because it does not fall under the ambit of bringing Imaan upon the unseen.

The son of Nabi ﷺ , Hadhrat Ebrahim , passed away in infancy (when he was about 16-17 months old). He was still being breastfed at that time. One day, his mother revealed to Nabi
that her milk
was still flowing quite strongly on account of not completing the breast-feeding stage.

Nabi ﷺ assured her that her child no longer required her milk because arrangements had been made in Jannat for him. If she desired, he (Allah Ta’aala)  will show her his appearance or, if she wished, she could hear his voice.

“No, never!” she spontaneously exclaimed. “I do not need to see him, and I do not need to hear him. You have assured me of his condition. That is more than sufficient for me.”The point we are trying to make is that, if Nabi ﷺ has mentioned or did something and, despite this statement or action of his, our conviction only comes about after witnessing it, this will be contrary to bringing faith on the unseen. This narration is found in Ibnu Maajah. The Imaan of a believer is at its zenith when his belief is in the unseen.
Our eyes can deceive us. On how many an occasion was an experienced, intelligent person’s statement proven to be false? But in the statement of Nabi ﷺ, there can be only absolute truth. The stronger a person’s conviction is in this aspect, the closer he comes
to Allah Ta`ala.

The more he resembles Nabi ﷺ in his way of life, the more he becomes the beloved of Allah Ta`ala. This is why the name of Allah Ta`ala is such that, despite it being taken in negligence, it is not rendered worthless. It has an indelible effect.

A poet says:

There is a tasbeeh in our hands, but we are engaged in other talks and
activities.
How can this tasbeeh have an effect?

However, some buzurgs have changed the second stanza with
these words:

There is a tasbeeh in our hands, but we are engaged in other talks and activities.
How can this tasbeeh have an effect?
However, some buzurgs have changed the second stanza with these words:

Yet this tasbeeh still has an effect
Another poet has stated:

A tasbeeh is in the hand, taubah is on the lips yet the heart is still filled
with thoughts of vice, (to do this sin and commit that evil).

Even evil itself laughs at the type of repentance we make.

There is a saying of Hadhrat Sariy Saqati :رحمة الله عليه

Our istighfaar is in need of more istighfaar

The reason for this is that the meaning of istighfaar is, “O Allah Ta`ala, I ask Your forgiveness.”

The lips are uttering this supplication, but does the heart really mean it? If the heart is submerged in the anticipation for sin instead of desiring forgiveness from sin, then we are actually saying something which is not supported by the heart.

“They say such things which are not in their hearts (but in actual fact is hypocrisy).” (Aal Imraan: 167)

That is why it is said: “Our istighfaar is in need of more istighfaar.” Allah Ta`ala has bestowed us with the ability to make His zikr.

May Allah Ta`ala make these tongues truthful together with the hearts. May Allah Ta`ala make our lives such, that they are in conformity with His pleasure. Aameen

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