Episode 10 - "My Words Will Not Fall to the Ground"

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah. Dear brothers, in the previous episodes, we saw the Companions' immediate response to Allah's command, as if it were pressing a button. Some may think this is difficult and requires time to adjust to obeying or abandoning a sin. In reality, brothers, what may take time is building faith in the hearts. Once faith is firmly established in the heart, the obedience that appears on the limbs is as swift as a soldier's response to a command in battle. The obedience we see is the fruit of deep roots in the soul. What may take time is the growth of these roots. The Companions' swift response was only because their faith was deeply rooted in their hearts, like the roots of a tree in the earth. If you want an immediate response from yourself or those you call to obey Allah, then take care of the roots...take care of establishing faith.

Today, we are meeting another model of the fruits of deep faith in the souls...Al-Bukhari narrated that Maqil bin Yasar, may Allah be pleased with him, married his sister to a man, but the man divorced her. When her waiting period ended, the man came to propose to her again. I want you to imagine Maqil bin Yasar's feelings...he married his sister to the man, invited people to the wedding, and received congratulations...then suddenly his sister was divorced. Days, weeks, and months passed, and the man did not return to her. Maqil and his sister were on edge during this time, saddened by the man's coldness. Then the man came back to propose to her again. What was Maqil's reaction? He said to the man: (You married her, made her your bed, honored her, then divorced her, and now you want to propose to her again?! By Allah, she will never return to you)...an expected reaction. The man who divorced her was not bad, and the woman wanted to return to him. So Allah, the Merciful, knew their need for each other and revealed: ((And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they agree among themselves in a kind manner. That is an admonition for him among you who believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is purer for you and better. And Allah knows, and you do not know (232)) (Al-Baqarah). What did Maqil bin Yasar do when he heard this verse? He said: (Now I will do it, O Messenger of Allah). The narrator said: (He abandoned his anger and submitted to Allah's command)...complete submission. So he married his sister to the man. And in a narration outside of Al-Bukhari, Maqil bin Yasar said: (Despite my nose for my Lord's command), meaning he submitted to the dust, which is the earth. If this situation happened to some of us today and your relative came to marry your daughter after divorcing her, you would say: Never! I swear I will not marry you to her, and my words will not fall to the ground. Maqil bin Yasar says: Not only will my words fall to the ground, but my nose will fall to the ground because the matter is Allah's command. So strive to be like them For emulating the noble is success Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.