His parents refused to testify the ‘Kalimat of Kufr’...

His parents refused to testify the ‘Kalimat of Kufr’ (statement of disblief) and were tortured to death. Someone told Rasool Allah -saww that Ammar has deserted Islam, Rasool Allah -saww replied: ‘Ammar Yasir is filled with Eman from his head to toes and his flesh and bones are immersed in Eman.’ Ammar yasir -ra after being released by the non-believers, came straight to Rasool Allah -saww and started crying out of grief and shame.

Rasool Allah -saww consoled him and wiped out his tears and told him that he had not committed any sins and said: ‘You have not lost faith as a result of repeating the words of Kufr after being forced by the nonbelievers. If they force you again, you should save your life by repeating after them as you have done before’.

[37] In the explanation of another verse (16:99), it is narrated from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws [38] : That Iblis -la (Satin) may take possession of a momin’s body but is never allowed to corrupt his Eman (faith). Therefore, Iblis -la , upon given an opportunity, did badly damage the body of Hazrat Ayub -as but was barred from taking control of his -as religion/Eman.

[39] It is narrated from Imam Ali Raza -asws : Once, Allah -azwj sent down a ‘Wahi’ [40] to one of His Prophets -as with the following instructions: When you leave your house tomorrow, (1) eat the first thing which comes to your sight; (2) hide what you come across; (3) accept the request of the that who approaches you; (4) do not turn him away whoever comes to you next; and (5) move away from what you encounter at the fifth place.

When the Prophet -as came out of his house he saw a huge mountain in front of him. The Prophet -as started to loose hope of fulfilling Allah -azwj ‘s Instructions after considering the size of the mountain. But soon his -as faith helped him by making him realised that his Lord -azwj will not ask him something beyond his abilities so he should move ahead and try to eat it as much as possible. Upon moving forward, the Prophet -as saw the size of the mountain started to reduce with his each stride.

The mountain continued to shrink in its size until becoming a handful upon coming closer to it. The Prophet -azwj grabbed it and ate it immediately. It proved to be very delicious, something so tasty which he -as had never eaten before in his life. Upon moving forward, the Prophet -as saw a golden ornament in front of him. Prophet -as recalled that he was meant to hide it.