The Throne Is The Shade of The Righteous Servants of Allah
Selections from the Book The Story of The Beginning of Creation and The Creation of Adam, peace be upon him …
Written by Dr. Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi...
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When the nursing mothers are bewildered, charitable deeds and acts of worship vanish, and the sun draws near with nothing to shield from it, all shadows will disappear except for the shadow of the Throne. This is confirmed in the hadith of the seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on a Day when there is no shade except His shade, as narrated by Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seven people Allah will give them His Shade on the Day when there would be no shade but the Shade of His Throne (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection): And they are: a just ruler; a youth who grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to the mosques, two men who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer and) says: 'I fear Allah'; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a man who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes become tearful". In a narration by Sa'id ibn Mansur, it is mentioned: "Seven people Allah will give them His Throne's Shade..." The chain of transmission of this hadith is considered good (hasan) according to Al-Fath.
- Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi, The Story of The Beginning of Creation and The Creation of Adam, peace be upon him, pp. 184-185.
- Fath Al-Bari, Explanation of Al-Bukhari, Ibn Hajar, previous reference, 2/168.
- The Story of Creation, Al-Kharaan, p. 66.
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