The bridge of Siraat in this world
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Mufti Zainul Aabideen Saheb (Rahiahullah) used to say that Pul Siraat will come
in the Aakhirat, but we are already walking on the Pul Siraat in the
world.
This refers to the balance that is necessary. On one side a
person has his mother whilst on the other side he has his wife, now
don’t incline so much to your mother that the wife is left as nothing.
On the other hand, don’t do everything for your wife and you throw
away your mother. A balance is required here which is a difficult
task. In a like manner attend to your Dunya as well as your Deen.
A person is walking on a tight rope.
If there is a little imbalance, he
will fall down. According to our accuracy in walking in the world, we
will walk on the bridge of Siraat. If we fall off Pul Siraat, we will fall
head long into the fire of Jahannam. May Allah Ta'ala reward our Aslaaf
and Akaabireen who have taught us a great balance in Deen.
A lady had once written to us that she is unable to perform her
Qadah Salaah as she is doing Hifz of the Quraan Sharif. I wrote to
her that the balance is important, the Hifz is not Fardh but
performing one’s Qadah is Fardh. Similarly, the balance of the Nafs
is necessary. A person that leads a life filled with moderateness will
not have any problems with the people of the world, that they regard him as lazy.
He will not have any problem in Deen, that he is
not performing his Salaah but is always engaged in Dunya. Allah Ta'ala has kept certain people as rulers of certain groups. Their ruling is
obviously different. As for the general masses, we should maintain a
general balance in everything.
For the Nafs, there is a great test put on top of it. As Allah Ta'ala has
balanced the eyes, head, the health of a person, etc. the Akhlaaq of
a person has to be balanced. The anger within a person must be
balanced. A person is required to express anger at the appropriate
places. The biggest balance is between the Nafs and the Rooh.
Whenever there is a need to give preference, it should be given to the Rooh.
(Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Ishaq Saab Daamat Barakaatuh)