In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Allah Almighty says,
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَـٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا ﴿١١٠[Qur'an, Al-Kahf 18:110]
Say (O Muhammad), "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone." (110)
Did you know everything which is familiar to you now will change one day? Your house, your car, your city, your family, your friends. You will look around and witness a breath-taking scene. The laws of physics will not work anymore. Welcome to… The Day of Judgment. The universe is now not relevant anymore. Everything you once had, it’s gone. All focus now is on 3 things: Paradise, the Hellfire, the Bridge.
Allah Almighty will wrap the universe in His Hands. Stop for a moment. Can you imagine this? All that matters now is that Paradise is there and Hellfire is there and a bridge will be brought over the Hellfire. It is called: as-Siraat.
Your fuel on that bridge? Your fuel is your righteous deeds. When you are out of deeds you will be stuck there with all those hooks trying to grab you. It’s time to think now, what do you need this day when you have to cross the Siraat?
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ ﴿١٢٤﴾ قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا ﴿١٢٥
And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind." (124) He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?" (125) [Qur'an, Ta-Ha 20:124-125]
Imagine if you can’t see and you have to cross the bridge. But that’s not it. The sun and the moon will be joined and they will lose their light. So it will be pitch dark. You need two things to cross:
Light so you can see and speed so you can cross. Both of them are related to your deeds.
You need light and speed.
The more good deeds, the more light (nur) you will have. Some people will have a mountain of light in front of them; other’s light will go on and off, because their deeds in this life were weak. Remember the bridge is a challenge in itself and not being able to see won’t make it easier. So let’s collect as much light and speed now we can while we are still on this earth.
Friday is a special day for us Muslims where we can collect light that can help us cross the siraat inshaa Allah.
The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Whoever recites Suratul-Kahf every Jumu’ah, it will be for him a light from his distance to Makkah.”
So, read Surah Kahf today and put this in your weekly schedule.
The Prophet on the bridge: True love
Who is the first to cross the Siraat? It is the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). Then he turns around and looks out for you and me, his Ummah. And he will stand there and make du'a for us: ‘Allahumma sallim’ (O Allah! Protect them!). After all his hardships in life, he can now just leave it all behind and walk straight through the Gates of Jannah. And be happy forever. But he doesn’t. He thinks about you. SubhanAllah.
And what do we do in this life? We do everything except following His Sunnah. When ask to read the Qur'an, we have so many excuses.
Let’s ask ourselves after seeing the love of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) at the moment we need it most: How do we show our love for the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace)? By following his Sunnah. This is how we amass light in this world to guide us in the Hereafter.
Focus and amass as much light as possible in this world.
And remember, good deeds = light + speed.
Be of the fast and the righteous.
May Allah resurrect us with His beloved Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and enter us into the highest Paradise with him without reckoning. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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