57. THE PENALTY FOR FORGETTING
Sayyiduna Sulayman had ninety-nine wives. Once he said, ‘During single night, I will visit all of my wives and each and every of them will give birth to a baby boy. All of my sons will then do Jihad [fight in the path of Allah by sitting on horses. However, at the time of saying this, he forgot to say . Perhaps at that time, he was somewhat busy
and he did not remember to say. Forgetting the words of had such a result that only one woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a physically premature foetus.
In this context, the Prophet of Rahmah said, ‘Had Sayyiduna Sulayman uttered the word then all his wives would have delivered baby boys and all of them would stride on Jihad in the path of Allah. Allah has briefly related this event in the Holy Quran in the following words:
And We indeed tested Sulayman, and placed a dead body on his throne – he then inclined. He said, ‘My Lord! Forgive me and bestow upon me a kingdom, which shall not be fitting anyone after me; indeed only You are the Great Benefactor’.
Moral:
Through this Quranic verse, we learn that it is mandatory for every Muslim to say whenever he wishes to do anything in future. By virtue of these holy words, there is great hope that his task will be accomplished successfully.
Forgetting can result in loss and failure. Consider the fact that Sayyiduna Sulayman was a beloved Prophet of Allah as well as an unmatched king. He unconsciously did not utter the words of and his aim, which was in fact a form of highly ranked worship, was not fulfilled. He was remorseful and saddened by this, and turned towards Allah and supplicated for his forgiveness. Then what will happen with the sinful people like us? That if we abandon to say the word, then how will we succeed in achieving our aims and goals? Therefore, we should keep in mind to say. Because in the Holy Quran, Allah has clearly commanded our Holy Prophet to say this before proceeding to do any act. Therefore, Allah commanded His Beloved and Blessed Prophet in this way:
And never say about anything that, ‘I will do this tomorrow.’ Except ‘that what Allah wills’; and remember your Lord when you forget’.
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI.
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