Mother's Merits are Beyond Compare
¡¡¡Hola!!!
Pardon my long hiatus. I was a bit busy, and
barely had a chance to compose an article. Now, I’m on a semester break, so I
have plenty of time to write. This time, I’m writing about mother. I know, it’s
not Mother’s Day, but there’s no mistake in writing about a mother, is there?
Besides, Mother’s Day is supposed to be every day since her merits are beyond
compare. Mothers need to be respected and appreciated every single day.
I’m sure we all know how great mothers are. In
Islam, mother should be honoured three times more than that a father. It’s due to the difficult tasks a mother does for her children, even since they
are still in the womb. Here is the hadith.
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: “A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, who among the people is most
deserving of my good company?’ He said, ‘Your mother.’ He asked, ‘Then who?’ He
said, ‘Your mother.’ He asked, ‘Then who?’ He said, ‘Your mother.’ He asked,
‘Then who?’ He said, ‘Then your father.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5626;
Muslim, 2548)
Al- Hafiz ibn Hajar said: “Ibn Battaal said: what this means is
that the mother should be honoured three times more than the father. He said,
that is because of the difficulties of pregnancy, then giving birth, then
breastfeeding."
Moreover, when
mother gave birth to us, she is in between the death and life. No wonder Allah
makes a mother died due to delivering baby a syuhada, the same level with those who died in a war defending
Allah’s religion. Subhanallah.
Guys, don’t hurt her even just a slight. The
chastisement for hurting mother will be very hard. In one hand, doing good
deeds to mother will be given marvellous rewards. So, as long as your mother is
still by your side, please her. I’m not as lucky as you whose mother is still
there for you, but I still can show my obedience by sending her prayers every
day. You know what? I listened to a song by Maher Zain titled The Number One for Me, and it slapped me
so hard that I cried. Have a look at the piece of the lyric.
I was a foolish little child, crazy things I used to do, and all the pain I put you through, Mama now I’m here for you. For all the times I made you cry, the days I told you lies, now it’s time for you to rise, for all the things you sacrificed. Oh, if I could turn back time rewind, if I could make it undone, I swear that I would, I would make it up to you. Mum I’m all grown up now, it’s a brand new day, I’d like to put a smile on your face everyday
My heart was aching when I was listening to
this song. I know I didn’t do much for my mom back then, but I wish I had. I
didn’t think that my mom would go that soon. I had been given over 16 years to
be with my mother, and it should’ve been enough to please her and be obedient
to her. However, I didn’t use my time efficiently. Now that I’ve lost her, I
wish I didn’t do those foolish things that put her though pain. All I can do
now is be a salihah (agreeable, pious) daughter and pray for her.
Pals, I’ve shared how I regret my inadequate
obedience to my mother when she was still around. I hope after you read this,
you will treat your mom well if she is still here. Read another writing about mother here to get motivated. If your mom has been by
God’s side, then be a good kid for her, and send her prayers every day. Don’t
worry, we still have the chance to make up our mistakes in many ways,
insyaallah! ;)
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