اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 106_*
*مَنۡ کَفَرَ بِاللّٰہِ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ اِیۡمَانِہٖۤ اِلَّا مَنۡ اُکۡرِہَ وَ قَلۡبُہٗ مُطۡمَئِنٌّۢ بِالۡاِیۡمَانِ وَ لٰکِنۡ مَّنۡ شَرَحَ بِالۡکُفۡرِ صَدۡرًا فَعَلَیۡہِمۡ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللّٰہِ ۚ وَ لَہُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِیۡمٌ(106)*
*_”Whoever disbelievs in Allah after his belief, except one who is forced while his heart is content with faith. But those who open their breasts to disbelief, then upon them is wrath of Allah, and for them is a punishment great.”(106)_*
جو شخص ایمان لانے کے بعد کفر کرے ﴿وہ اگر﴾ مجبور کیا گیا ہو اور دل اس کا ایمان پر مطمئن ہو ﴿تب تو خیر﴾ مگر جس نے دل کی رضا مندی سے کفر کو قبول کر لیا اس پر اللہ کا غضب ہے اور ایسے سب لوگوں کے لیے بڑا عذاب ہے.(106)
_This verse deals with the case of those Muslims who were being persecuted with cruelty and were being-subjected to unbearable torments to force them to give up their Faith. They are being told that if at any time they are forced to utter words of disbelief to save their lives, when in fact in their hearts they are secure against disbelief, they will be pardoned. On the other hand, if they accepted unbelief from the core of their hearts, they shall not escape the torment of Allah even if they succeed in saving their lives._
_There was an exceptional instance, like that of *Ammar bin Yasir (May Allah be pleased with him)* whose parents were mercilessly butchered before his eyes. After this he himself was put to such unbearable torture that, in order to save his life, he had to utter the same words of unbelief that were demanded of him. Afterwards when he came crying to the *Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH),* he said, “O Messenger of Allah, they did not let me go until I spoke evil of you and praised their deities”. The Holy Prophet asked him, “How do you feel about this, in your heart?” He replied humbly, “My heart is fully convinced of the Faith.” At this the Holy Prophet replied, *”If they put you to the same torture again, you may utter the same words”.*_
*Act for the Day is:* _To understand that, it does not, however, mean that one should utter words of disbelief to save one’s life. *This is merely a permission but not the ideal thing for a Believer.* According to this permission if one utters such a thing, he shall not be taken to account. *In fact, the ideal for a Believer is to utter words of truth in any case whether his body is cut into pieces.*_
_There are instances which show that during the period of the Holy Prophet some acted upon the ideal while others took advantage of the permission._
_There was *Khabbab bin Art (May Allah be pleased with him)* who was made to lie on embers of fire until the fire was extinguished by the melting of his fat, but he remained firm in his Faith._
_Then there was *Bilal Habashi (May Allah be pleased with him)* who was made to put on an armour and stand in the scorching heat. Then *he was dragged on the burning sand but he went on saying, “Allah is one.”*_
*_May Allah SWT protect all of us from such a situation, and make it easy for those who are facing such a test. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu Khair!
