{"id":19929,"date":"2022-09-26T06:54:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T04:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=19929"},"modified":"2025-12-02T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:59:08","slug":"the-companion-of-nabi-musa-alaihis-salaam-in-jannah-the-orchards-of-love-part-forty-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=19929","title":{"rendered":"The Companion of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah \u2013 The Orchards of Love \u2013 Part Forty Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Companion of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Islam, every good deed and righteous action has the potential to connect one with Allah Ta\u2018ala and earn him reward in the Hereafter. However, there are certain special actions that hold special significance in the sight of Allah Ta\u2018ala and can become the means for one acquiring the goodness of the entire deen and the goodness of the dunya together. Among these special actions is the action of showing kindness to the creation and being concerned about their deeni and physical welfare.<\/p>\n

There are many incidents in the annals of history which show how Allah Ta\u2018ala granted people special grace and transformed their lives from evil to goodness on account of them showing compassion to His creation \u2013 whether Muslims, disbelievers or even animals.<\/p>\n

Below is an incident regarding a person who was outwardly a normal person, but he earned a high rank in the Hereafter on account of serving his parents and fulfilling their rights with love, compassion and mercy. The dua he received from the recesses of his parents\u2019 hearts made him so special in the sight of Allah Ta\u2018ala that he became the companion of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah.<\/p>\n

It is reported that on one occasion, Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) made dua to Allah Ta\u2018ala saying, \u201cO Allah! Show me my companion in Jannah!\u201d Allah Ta\u2018ala accepted the dua of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam), showed him a certain person and said, \u201cO Musa! Go to such-and-such city, for it is there that you will find this person who is your companion in Jannah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) thus set out and travelled until he came to the city which Allah Ta\u2018ala had mentioned. On arriving in the city, Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) met a young man who was the person that Allah Ta\u2018ala had shown him. The young man met Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) and greeted him, but did not know that this was Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam), the prophet of Allah Ta\u2018ala.<\/p>\n

Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) replied to his greeting, and then asked the young man if he could spend the night at his home as his guest.<\/p>\n

The young man agreed saying, \u201cI am happy to host you as my guest. If you are happy with whatever I will offer you to eat, then I am pleased to entertain you and honor you.\u201d Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) replied, \u201cI am happy with whatever you offer me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The young man was a butcher by trade. Hence, after accepting Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) as his guest, he took him to his butchery and asked him to wait until he had completed his trade for the day. As Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) waited in the young man\u2019s shop, he noticed that whenever the young man came across any piece of fat or any bone marrow, he would set it aside and keep it.<\/p>\n

Eventually, when the young man had completed his trade for the day, he took Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) to his home. On entering his home, he took out the fat and marrow that he had kept aside and cooked it.<\/p>\n

After the meal was prepared, he went into one of the rooms of his house. Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) noticed that in this room, there were two large baskets suspended near the roof. The young man went to one of the baskets, and with extreme care and gentleness, he lowered it to the ground.<\/p>\n

As he lowered the basket, Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) saw that inside it was the young man\u2019s father who was extremely old. The young man took his father out of the basket and washed his face. He then washed his clothing and fragranced it, after which he dressed his father in clean, fragranced clothing.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, he took some bread, broke it into small pieces and poured some of the cooked fat and marrow onto it. He then fed it to his father, until he was satiated, and then gave him water to drink until he was satisfied.<\/p>\n

After he had served the old man in this manner and fulfilled his needs, the old man made dua for him saying, \u201cO my son! May Allah Ta\u2018ala not let your effort in caring for me go to waste, and may He make you the companion of Nabi Musa bin Imraan (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah!\u201d<\/p>\n

The young man then brought down the second basket, and Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) noticed that inside it was the young man\u2019s mother who was also extremely old. The young man cared for her just as he had cared for his father.<\/p>\n

After serving her and seeing to her needs, she made dua for him saying, \u201cAlhamdulillah! O my son! May Allah Ta\u2018ala not let your effort in caring for me go to waste, and may He make you the companion of Nabi Musa bin Imraan (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah!\u201d<\/p>\n

When Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) saw the level of compassion and care that the young man showed to his aged parents, he was overcome by sympathy for them. Hence, he began to weep, and in this condition, he left the home of the young man.<\/p>\n

Seeing Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) leave, the young man immediately followed him, as he was his guest, and presented him with some of the food that he had prepared. However, Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) said to him, \u201cO my brother! I have no need for your food! The only reason for me coming to you was that I had asked Allah Ta\u2018ala to show me my companion in Jannah, and Allah Ta\u2018ala showed me that you are the one who will be my companion in Jannah.\u201d<\/p>\n

The young man asked Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam), \u201cMay Allah Ta\u2018ala have mercy on you! Tell me, who are you?\u201d Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) replied, \u201cI am Nabi Musa bin Imraan.\u201d Hearing this, the young man was so astonished that he fell to the ground unconscious.<\/p>\n

After he had recovered and regained consciousness, the young man entered his home and gave his parents the glad tidings that Allah Ta\u2018ala had accepted their dua for him to be the companion of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah. He told them that the man who was with him was none other than Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) himself, and he had conveyed the news to him, from Allah Ta\u2018ala Himself, that Allah Ta\u2018ala had accepted their dua.<\/p>\n

On hearing this good news, the parents were so overjoyed that they emitted a shriek of happiness and passed away. After the ghusl was performed, Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) performed their janaazah salaah. Thereafter, the young man joined Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) and remained in his company until the end of his life. (Az-Zahrul Faaih Pg. 28)<\/p>\n

In this incident, we see that the reason why the young man was blessed to become the companion of Nabi Musa (\u2018alaihis salaam) in Jannah is that he had earned his parents\u2019 sincere duas on account of serving them, being obedient to them and showing them kindness, love and compassion. If we also serve our parents fulfil their rights and treat them with love, compassion and mercy, then Allah Ta\u2018ala will also bless us with acceptance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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