Cherishing the Prophet and following his Sunnah – part 2
The dearest two people to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, died in the same month. Abu-Taleb, who used to protect the Prophet (PBUH) from being hurt on the roads, tortured or killed, and Khadija, the only warm embrace to the Prophet (PBUH). They both died in one month. If you were the one to choose the timing for their death, what would that timing have been? After Islam has spread and has been established, right? But no, they died when matters were at their worst for the Prophet (PBUH) as if Allah was telling him, “my dear Prophet, who else do you have to stand by you or support you but me? I have taken away everyone else that used to be with you, you have no one but Allah.” The meaning that we get from this is that when everyone deserts you and you see nothing but darkness before your eyes, do not say, “Oh, Allah, why did you do this to me?” Instead, try to understand what Allah is saying to...