In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “On the Day of Resurrection, there will be brought forth a bulky person whose value to Allah will be less than that of the wing of a mosquito.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
The manifestation of power and splendour, which we consider to be so important, will be of no value to Allah on the Day of Account. In the Hereafter, Allah will judge a person by his faith, devotion and piety. Therefore, over and above all else, it is essential that we concentrate on the reformation of our hearts, and it is vital that we develop a relationship with our Lord, the Most Glorified and Exalted.
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, “None spoke in the cradle but only three (persons)..."
The Hadith then continues and after mentioning the first two, the Prophet (SAW) told of the third baby who spoke in the cradle:
“… There was a baby who was sucking at his mother’s breast when a person dressed in fine garment came on a priceless riding animal’s back. The child’s mother said: ‘O Allah, make my child like this one.’
The baby left suckling, looked at the man and said: ‘O Allah, don't make me like him.’
He then returned to the breast and resumed suckling… There happened to pass by them a slave girl who was being beaten and the people were saying: ‘You have committed fornication and theft.’
The girl was saying: ‘Allah is enough for me and He is my Good Protector.’
The baby’s mother said: ‘O Allah, don't make my child like her.’
The baby left suckling, looked at her and said: ‘O Allah! Make me like her.’
This was followed by a conversation between the mother and child. She said: ‘A good looking man happened to pass by and I said: O Allah, make my child like him, and you said: O Allah, don’t make me like him, and there passed a girl while the people were beating her and saying: You committed fornication and theft, and I said: O Allah, don’t make my child like her, and you said: O Allah, make me like her.’
The child said: ‘That man was a tyrant, and I said: O Allah don't make me like him; and they were saying about the girl: You committed fornication, whereas in fact she had not committed that and they were saying: You have committed theft, whereas she had not committed theft, so I said: O Allah, make me like her.’” (Bukhari and Muslim)
This Hadith tells of three babies who spoke in the cradle. All three babies were from Banu Israel and their story is mentioned in Sahih Muslim in the story of AsHaab-ul-Ukhdud.
The Hadith proves many points. The one that concerns us today is that we must avoid copying those who are haughty and proud no matter how attractive their appearance is. The pleasure that comes with such imitation is deceptive and short-lived.
True success lies instead in humbling ourselves before Allah. We must try to emulate those of virtue, humility and modesty, because seeking the pleasure of people is nothing but a fad. The very people whose pleasure we seek, like us, will be gone tomorrow, leaving this world to stand before their Lord, the Most Great, on a Day when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession.
Subhaana-Allah, those very people whose praise we seek and strive for, will forget us the day we are laid down and flattened in our graves. When that last piece of soil is placed on your grave, the people will all turn around, walk away and return to their jobs and their bills, leaving you alone, all alone, with nothing but your deeds, to answer the question, O Son of Adam, why did you not humble yourself before your Lord, Most High? O Son of Adam, why did you not humble yourself before your Lord, the most deserving of submission?
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