AN APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT

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Verse 119A MUSLIM IN COMFORT AND HIS PROPHET IN HARDSHIP!

      Those who had not gone in the expedition of TABUK, when saw that no harm was done, and Muslims returned with success, they became ashamed of themselves. They went to the prophet with various excuses that they really couldn't!

      Among them there were three whose case differed in the sight of the Messenger of God (AS). They were true believers and therefore no one had expected them to leave the prophet in that hardship. They had only followed Satanic Temptations and to some extent their laziness. They were named:ِ

      1- KAAB-IBN-MÄLIK 2- MA RÄRAT-IBN-RABIE and 3- HALÄL-IBN-OMAYEH. All the three were the prophet's friends, companions, and loved him sincerely.

      IBN-HESHÄM has narrated the incident from ABDULLAH the son of KAAB-IBN-MALIK as follows:ِ

      ``My father became very old and eventually blind, and I sometimes took his hand for a walk and having a chat. In one of these days he said to me:ِ Dear son! I had always been with the prophet, both at peace and at war. At the incident of TABUK, I was in the best of conditions, and for the first time in my life I had two horses to mount. I was willing to go in the journey of TABUK, but with not enough resolution. I could not make up my mind! Any day that I decided to join the army, I delayed for next day and when it was tomorrow, I again could not decide! So I procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all! Then I knew at once that I had missed the opportunity and the army was gone too far to be reached to!

When I walked through the town, I saw only two groups of men who had not gone with the prophet:ِ 1- Those who were indeed weak or sick and could not afford it; and 2- Those who were unbelievers and hypocrites, and this made me more ashamed.

      When the prophet returned from TABUK, he went directly to his mosque as usual. When I went to see the prophet, he asked me:ِ KAAB! What did prevent you from joining us? I said to him:ِ To tell you the truth, I have not any excuse! I was in the best of modes and conditions. Even if I please you with creating excuses, how can I please Allah with that.

      The prophet said to me:ِ You are right. Now you go and wait for Allah to judge and decide upon you.

      Next day the prophet issued an order that no Muslims were allowed to associate with me and other two friends of mine with the same case! (HALÄL and MRÄRAT)

      Every body obeyed the order, and no one even spoke to us a word! The other two mates came not out of their houses, but I sometimes did go to the Mosque to perform my daily prayer behind the prophet, though no one spoke to me a word! I sometimes gazed at the prophet, and he too, did so; but no words uttered! Lovers can communicate a century of talks through a twinkle or a look! Then my eyes overflowed with tears, and I left the prophet's mosque.

      Thus fifty days elapsed, when from the top of the wall I called my neighbour whose name was, ``ABUQATÄBIH''; He was also my cousin. I said to him:ِ My cousin! Will you say the truth and testify how much I do love the Messenger of God!? He kept silent and I repeated my word! Then I swore him by prophet's life to break his silence and answer me. In a short sentence he said:ِ God and His Messenger know that better.

      Next day to my astonishment a page came to me and gave me a sealed letter from the king of OSFAN! In the letter it was written:ِ Report is given to me that Mohammad has oppressed you, and we know that your social position and good reputation among Arabs is higher to be despised by this and that! So, get up at once and come to us, and we shall respect you as you deserve it.

      When I read the letter and got out its containt, I exclaimed:ِ Woe is me! I am fallen in a misfortune and my Lord is examining me by that. Now a heretic king seduces me to leave my God and His Messenger, and go to him! I then burnt the king's letter in front of his Messenger, and said:ِ This is my answer to your king's invitation.

      Then an order was issued by the prophet that we had to leave our wives without giving them a divorce! Now my wife who was my only friend on the earth had to leave me alone and she did.

      After the new issue; me and my two mates went on the top of the mountain called SAALA, and lived there under a tent. After a few days of fast and prayer on top of the mountain, we said to each other:ِ

      Every one in our town has parted company with us. Why should we not do the same with each other and live alone with our Lord?''

      KAAB-IBN-MÄLIK continued his exciting story thus to his son ABDULLAH:ِ So we decided to keep apart from each other, and get on with our prayers and supplications separately. When we did so, our hearts broke out and our eyes overflowed with bitter tears. Our broken heart did well, because God contains not in the whole universe but may get room in a broken heart to live in there!

      Lo! There was a call from the foot of the mountain:ِ GLAD TIDINGS! GOOD NEWS! O,KAAB! O, SON OF RABIE! O, HALÄL! Allah has forgiven all of you three! You are now as sinless as a newly born child!

      We all prostrated to give our sincere thanks to our Lord! I then took out my garment and gave it to the herald as a present; and we all went down to the prophet who said:ِ GOOD TIDINGS FOR YOU ALL! God has forgiven all your sins ever since you were born from your mother!

      Kaab ended his story to his son saying:ِ When I saw that God forgave me for saying the truth, I vowed never to speak untrue words, and I think I have not failed so far in my vow:ِ And Allah turned in Mercy to the three after the earth with all its vastness became strait for them....''

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