Four Questions Prophet Mohammed, May Peace and Blessings upon Him, Asked His Four Khalifa Before He Died.
The Prophet of Allah (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them all).
He asked them starting (from Abu Bakr): What do you love in this world?
He said: I love three things in the world:
(a) Sitting with you,
(b) Looking at your face,
(c) spending my wealth over you.
And you (O Umar): What do you love in this world?
He said: I love three things in the world:
(a) Enjoining goodness even if it is in secret,
(b) Forbidding evil even if it is in public,
(c) Speaking the truth even if it is bitter.
And you (O Uthman): What do you love in this world?
He said I love three things in the world:
(a) Feeding the poor,
(b) Spreading salam (salam alaykum),
(c) And praying at night while people are sleeping.
And you (O Ali) what do you love in this world?: He said I love three things in the world:
(a) Honouring the visitor.
(b) Fasting during the summer.
(c) And striking the enemy with sword.
He then asked (Abu Dharr al Gifariy): What do you love in the world?
He said I love three things in the world:
(a) Hunger,
(b) Sickness
(c) And death
The Prophet (may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: But why?
He (Abu Dharr) said:
I love hunger in order to soften my heart.
I love sickness in order to lessen my sin.
And I love death in order to meet my Lord.
At that time, Jibril (may peace be upon him) descended and greeted them with salam and said:
I love three things in your people's world:
(a) Conveying the message,
(b) Delivering the trust
(c) Loving the needy.
He then ascended the heaven and descended once again and said: Allah the most High and the Grandeur is greeting you with salam and He (Allah) said: He loves three things in your people's world:
The tongue that is full of:
(a) remembrance,
(b) a humble heart
(c) the patient body during the affliction.
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