A police officer in a Muslim country wrote the following letter to a Shaykh describing the events that led to his return to Allah. He recalls:
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Seeing accidents and crash victims was a normal part of my day, but one incident was different.
My partner and I had parked on the shoulder of the highway and began to chat. In a random second, the scene shattered to the hideous sound of metal bodies becoming one. We threw our heads back to see what had happened: a head-on collision, the result of a vehicle slipping into the lane of the oncoming traffic.
You couldn't describe the carnage. Two young men sprawled in the first car, both in critical condition. We carried them gently away from the car and rested them on the ground.
Quickly we returned to assist the owner of the second car. He was dead. Back we went to the two young men lying side by side on the pavement.
My partner began dictating the Shahadah to them. "Say: La iIaha illAllah (there is no god but Allah), La iIaha illAllah"
... their tongues wouldn't acknowledge. They started humming the hypnotic lyrics of some song. I was terrified. My partner had experience however and he kept repeating his instruction.
I stood watching, no movement, eyes locked. Never in my life had I seen anything similar to what was going on before me. In fact, I've never actually seen someone die, and never in such a satanic way.
My partner continued to instruct them to say the Shahadah but there was no use. The hum of their song came to a slow silence, slowly. The first one stopped and then the other. Not a stir. Dead.
We carried them to our patrol car, my partner made no effort to speak. Not a whisper between us two as we carried the corpses to the nearest hospital.
[SOURCE: Extracted from a lecture by Muhammad Al Shareef Khutbah.com]
"Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors." [Al Quran 57:16]
Al-Bukhaari narrated that Abu Maalik al-Ash’ari (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There will be people among my ummah who regard as permissible zina (illegitimate sexual intercourse), silk, alcohol and musical instruments.”
Dear Brothers and sisters in faith, in the above hadith, Our Beloved Prophet saw has mentioned musical instruments (music ) with Zina and alcohol. IF as muslims, We consider Zina and alcoholism as MAJOR sins and yet we don’t hesitate in listening to the music, while the Prophet SAW in the above mentioned hadith has mentioned it amongst haraam things. If u are scared even at the thought of Zina and Alcoholism, yet U listen to Music with such liberty and Ease!? ASTAGFIRULLAH!!! It is a pity that now a days many nasheeds (Islamic songs) come with pop music and even some professional nasheed artists incorporate music in their nasheeds!
Where do we Stand?
But its never too late to repent :). As Allah swt says in the glorious Qur'an,
When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way. 2:186
So, Lets repent now ask for the forgiveness of our Sins Inshallah...
We can Listen to the Beautiful Recitation of glorious Qur'an instead anytime and as much as we want to, be in on our cell phones or while driving, Inshallah. Or to lectures of Daie'es and shaikhs of Islaam or indulge in Dhikr Of Allah swt, so as to add to our account in the hereafter!
From now onwards inshallah , we will delete and cleanse of, not only our homes, cell phones or cars but also our hearts and souls from the filthy and satanist songs, music and musical instruments... Inshallah...
May Allah swt Grant you and us and the entire Ummah the best in this world and the best in the hereafter and make us amongst the companions of Jannatul Firdous.... Aameen...
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