55 – AL WALEE
BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful All praise is for Allah. Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions. Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Sallaita Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed Allahumma Barik Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Barakta Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
55 – AL WALEE – THE PROTECTING FRIEND Allah is Al Walee, the Protecting Friend. What exactly is a friend? A friend is one who is attached to another by affection. It is not a physical attachment. It is an attachment of feelings. As usual let us begin with an example from the Quraan:
62 Behold! Truly on the friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they grieve. 63 Those who believe and guard against evil, 64 For them are good tidings in the life of the world and in the hereafter. No change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme triumph. [Quraan: Yunus, Chapter 10] Are Muslims, in general, friends of Allah? If they are, then why are they suffering all over the world? In the above example Allah clearly states: Truly on the friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they grieve… For them are good tidings in the life of the world and in the hereafter. The friends of Allah that are mentioned in this reference are certain individuals who believe and guard against evil. These individuals have spent their lives attaining nearness to Allah. Allah is Al Walee, the protecting Friend. These individuals are Walee Allah, the friends of Allah. If every Muslim was a Walee Allah, they would not grieve. If every Muslim was a Walee Allah, they would believe and guard against evil. If every Muslim was a Walee Allah, they would have good in this world and the next. Unfortunately the majority of Muslims are not Walee Allah. They practice Islaam in order to attain paradise and here is a classic example from Hadees: A Bedouin came to Muhammad, Rasool Allah and said, "Tell me of such a deed as will permit me to enter paradise, if I do it?" Allah’s Rasool said, "Worship Allah, and worship none along with Him, offer the (five) prescribed compulsory prayers perfectly, pay the compulsory Zakaat, and fast the month of Ramadhan." The Bedouin said, "By Him, in whose hands my life is, I will not do more than this." When he (the Bedouin) left, Allah’s Rasool said, "Whoever likes to see a man of paradise, then he may look at this man." [Sahih Al Bukhari] 134