Satan's four donkeys

اَلْحَمْدُ ﷲ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ ط وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلٰى سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنْ ط
اَمَّابَعْدُ! فَاَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمْ ط بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم ْط
Satan's four donkeys

No matter how lazy Satan makes you, read the whole of this article. In’shaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل you will feel a Madani transformation occurring in your heart. Benefit of Durood Shareef

Sayyiduna Abul Qasim Qushairi رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that Allah عَزَّوَجَل sent a revelation to Sayyiduna Musa عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم saying, "I created 10,000 ears in you with which you heard my speech and 10,000 tongues with which you spoke to me. You will become beloved to me when you send Durood upon Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم". 

(ar risalat-ul-Qushairiyyah baabus samaa’, P377, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبيْب!ْ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What was on the four donkeys?

It is said that Sayyiduna Isa عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم once saw Satan with four loaded donkeys. He عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم asked him what they were carrying. Satan replied, "They are carrying my merchandise, one of them is carrying cruelty, another is carrying dishonesty, the third is carrying treachery, and the last one is carrying jealousy." He عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم asked, "Who will buy this merchandise?" Satan replied, "Rulers will buy cruelty, traders will buy dishonesty, women will buy my treachery, and as far as the jealousy is concerned, scholars will buy that". (Nuzha-tul-Majalis, V2, P53, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

First piece of merchandise: Cruelty

My Dear Islamic brothers! We know now that cruelty, dishonesty, treachery and jealousy are all Satan’s merchandise. We have learnt that he sells cruelty to rulers. We know that when a person gains authority he usually deprives the poor and needy of their rights and inflicts oppression upon them instead of enforcing justice, he forgets the fact that Allah عَزَّوَجَل is watching his every move. What the previous narration is saying is that cruelty and oppression is committed commonly by rulers and officers of high posts, but remember, it does not mean that only they commit this crime, anyone causing grief or being cruel to a Muslim is a sinner and worthy of punishment in the fire.

It’s not too late

You who hurt the feelings of Muslims! You who start storms of oppression and cruelty! You who spray rounds of bullets at Muslims! You who rob Muslim shops! Their homes! Threaten them! Terrorise them and steal their peace from them! Listen carefully! Sayyidduna Abu Musa رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that the greatest Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "Allah عَزَّوَجَل lets tyrants run loose, but when he grabs them he does not let go". (Bukhari, Hadith 4686, V5, P255, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

Signs of an evil man

Sayyidatuna Asma Bint Umais رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا reports that she heard the Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم saying, "One who is arrogant and forgets Allah عَزَّوَجَل is very evil, so is the one who oppresses the weak and transgresses limits and forgets the Glorious Allah عَزَّوَجَل, and the one who indulges in games and amusements and forgets rotting in his grave, and causes mischief and forgets his beginning, and the one who uses religion to deceive the world, and ruins religion by indulging in doubtful actions, and he who is driven by greed, and is led astray from the straight path by his desires, and the one who is disgraced by his desires (all of them are evil)". (Tirmizi, V3, P357, Hadith 2448, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

Avoid the curse of the oppressed

Sayyiduna Ali رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ reports that the Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "Avoid the curse of the oppressed because he asks Allah عَزَّوَجَل for his due right and Allah عَزَّوَجَل makes sure that people get their rights". (Jami’ Saghir, V1, P14, Hadith 119, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

The helper of the oppressed is the most powerful

My Dear Islamic Brothers! It may seem as if the oppressed is weak in front of the tyrant but remember he is being supported by the Most Powerful Allah عَزَّوَجَل, the one who will ultimately take revenge. The oppressed is not alone, even though it may temporarily seem as if he is unaided and helpless. If an oppressed person is patient he will definitely benefit from it because he will be rewarded greatly for his patience, as far as the tyrant is concerned he is in great loss because he constantly piles up his sins due to his cruelty, and invites the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَل, whether the cruelty be on humans or animals.

Punishment because of a cat

The Beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has said, "I was shown Hell, in which I saw a woman of Bani Israeel being tortured because in the world she had a cat that died of hunger because she kept it tied up without feeding it herself or letting it run loose to find it’s own food". (Mishkat bisharhi Mirqat, Hadith 5341, V9, P198, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

All seven earths

You who use bribery to illegally occupy other people’s properties listen! You landlords, tribe leaders and farmers who unjustly occupy other people’s farmlands listen! Imam Muslim mentions a warning of Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, "One who unjustly occupies a hand span of someone’s land, will be forced to wear a necklace made of the seven earths on the day of judgement". (Muslim, Hadith 1610, V3, P56, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)