بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
As mentioned in a previous post, on Judgement Day the sun will be placed a mile above the heads of the people. The prophet (ﷺ) mentioned 7 whom Allah will place under His shade:
“There are seven whom Allah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; a man [or woman] whose heart is attached to the mosques; two friends who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: ‘I fear Allah’; a man [or woman] who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man [or woman] who remembered Allah in private and so his eyes shed tears.” [Bukhari]
- A just ruler: This is for the ruler who was just to the people – muslim or non-Muslim, relative or stranger, friend or enemy – giving them all their rights.
- A youth who grew up worshipping Allah: It is in youth that a person is most vulnerable to the temptations of life. This position under the shade is for the people who withheld themselves from a young age, striving instead to worship Allah.
- A person who’s heart is attached to the mosque: This is the worshipper who spends their time in the Masjid, loves the gathering for prayer, Qur’an and feels at rest in the house of Allah.
- Relations for the sake of Allah: These are the people who gather together for the sake of Allah. Worship, conversing about the deen etc. They gather for the love of Allah and depart for that.
- A chaste man: Sexual temptations are one of the most difficult trials upon humans especially for the man. Sexual callings by a woman to a man is one of the hardest things that a man has to resist. Therefore, those who are called by a woman for such acts and rejects for the sake of Allah, they will have a great reward, one of which being under Allah’s shade.
- Hidden charity: These are the people who give charity without anybody knowing; they do it merely for the sake of Allah. They give without the need or want for recognition by others.
- Shedding private tears: There are people who merely do good deeds for the sake of appearing good in front of others. However, there is a place for those who fear Allah in private; remember Him when nobody is around and shed tears in His remembrance whether through the Qur’an or other.
May Allah make us all from at least one of these seven to be granted a noble position under the His throne on that day.
Allah knows best.