4. The reward of a sick Fatima bint Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)...

4.The reward of a sick Fatima bint Imam al-Husayn (a.s.) narrated from her grandmother Fatima az-Zahra’ [4] (a.s.) that the Prophet (a.s.) said, ‘If someone becomes ill, Allah reveals to his angels: stop writing against My slave [1] Musnad of Fatima az-Zahra’, p.220. [2] Al-Kawthar fee Ahwaal Fatima bint an-Nabiy al-At~har, vol. 4 p. 427, quoted from Musnad of Fatima az-Zahra’, p. 221. [3] Musnad of Fatima az-Zahra', p. 221.

[4] Fatima bint Imam al-Husayn (a.s.) had not met her grandmother Fatima az-Zahra’ (a.s.), but she narrated from her by means of others. as long as he is in My tie. I have tied him until I take his soul or release him.’ [1] Illness is a trial by which Allah tries man, and from His kindness to the sick that He expiates their sins in return for sickness except for the major sins. 5.

Negligence of prayer Once, Fatima (a.s.) asked her father the messenger of Allah (a.s.), ‘O father, what about one, man or woman, who neglect his\her prayer?’ He said, ‘O Fatima, whoever, man or woman, neglects his\her prayer Allah will afflict him\her with fifteen things; six in this life, three at dying, three in his\her grave, and three on the Day of Resurrection when he\she will be taken out of the grave.’ The details are the following: The six in this life are: Allah removes blessing from his\her age.

Allah removes blessing from his\her livelihood. Allah effaces the miens of the benevolent from his\her face. He\she shall not be rewarded for any deed. His\her du’a (supplication) is not taken up to the Heaven. He\she shall not be included by the du’a of the benevolent. The three things at dying: He\she dies lowly. He\she dies hungrily. He \she dies thirstily. The three things in the grave: Allah will entrust with him\her an angel who will trouble him\her in the grave.

The grave shall be narrow for him\her. [1] Musnad of Fatima az-Zahra', p. 220. The grave shall be dark for him\her. The three things on the Day of Resurrection: Allah will entrust with him\her and angel who will draw him\her on his\her face while the creatures looking at him\her. He\she shall face a very strict reckoning. Allah will not look at him\her, nor will He purify him\her, and he\she shall get a painful torment. [1] Prayer is the most important ritual among all obligations in Islam.

It is the sacrifice of every pious one. If it is accepted, every good deed else will be accepted, and if it is refused, all other good deeds will be refused as mentioned in a Prophetic tradition.

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