He Is With Whom He Loves
Too often we say we want to meet the blessed Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. in our dreams, but do all our actions, our emotions, our love, reflect the words that pour forth from our tongue?
I recall a sufi tale, in which a man met a syeikh asking why he still hasn’t met the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. in his dreams. Throughout the whole meet up, the syeikh served the man a variety of salty dishes and withheld from him even a single drop of water. The man, out of adab as a guest, did not ask for a drink and retired to bed parched. That night, he dreamt of water, water gushing forth in torrents… of rivers, of waterfalls, of clear water just swimming around him.
The next day, the syeikh asked him how his sleep was and after being given the details of the man’s dream, the syeikh said something to the likes of, “If your want to meet Rasulullah s.a.w was even as much as your want to have a cup of water last night, perhaps you would be able to meet him.”
He is with whom he loves… does our love the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. even exceed the love we have for our material things, for our friends, for our family, and even for ourselves?
Allahu….
