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THE ATTRACTION OF THE WORLD

1912

“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, went among the graves of those martyred at the Battle of Uhud and supplicated over them eight years after the battle just as if he was saying farewell to the living and to the deceased.

Thereafter he ascended the pulpit and said, ‘I am your fore-runner and I am a witness over you. Our meeting shall be at the Pool (Al Kawthar) and I am looking towards it now. I am not afraid that you will become guilty of associating anything with Allah, however, I am afraid that you might become attracted to this world.’

Ukbah commented that was the last time he had the opportunity of looking at the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.”

We are also informed,

I am afraid that you might become attracted by the world and start fighting among yourselves thereby being ruined as those who went before you were ruined.

Ukbah commented that was the last time he had the opportunity of looking at the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.

We are also informed,

I am your forerunner and a witness over you, and I am looking at my Pool. I have been given the keys of the treasures of the earth, or the keys of the earth. After I have gone, I am not afraid that you will associate anything with Allah, but I am afraid that you may become attracted to the world.

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Ukbah the son of 'Amir who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.