Stories Evolving Souls; Prophets, Shufis & Shalih People
Moses and His Majesty's Sinner

In the days of Moses, people refused to bathe and bury the body of a man. In the eyes of the people, this man was nothing more than the trash of society. His behavior is faciq (to commit big sins or small sins constantly).

Not only refused to take care of his body, the public even dragged the legs of the body of the man and threw it in a mound of animal waste. For this reason, God gave a revelation to Moses. 

“Hai Moses. In the village of Fulan, there was a man who died, while he was dumped on a pile of animal waste. No one wants to bathe, bathe and bury him. The dead are one of my lovers. Come her. You bathe, caravan, pray, and mummify that person.”

Having received such an order, Moses headed to the desired location. Moses tried to ask about who exactly the person who had just died was to the surrounding residents. 

“Oh, that's his attitude like this, like this. He is a faciq. Likes to show his great sin behavior to the community frankly,” clearly residents around commenting on the corpse in question.

“Can I be shown where the body is? God told me to come here simply because of that man,” Moses asked.

Moses and the surrounding people finally arrived at the location of the corpse. He saw there was a wasted body on animal waste and heard the bad information of the behavior of the corpse as if the corpse was in his lifetime become the trash of society.

Moses then went to Allah.

“Oh my Lord. You have told me to salute and bury this man's body. But the surrounding community clearly witnessed that this corpse was a bad person. You are the one who knows best whether this body is praiseworthy or reproachable.”

Having such a complaint, God answered,

“Yes Moses, it is true what the surrounding community told about the bad behavior of the corpse during his life. However, when he was about to die, he asked me for help with three things. If only these three things were all men of sin asking me, I would have granted them. How could I not love him, while he has asked me for mercy, when I am the Merciful of all who can be merciful.”

Moses asked God again.

“What are the three things, O Allah?.”

God answered:

“First, as he approached the time of his death, this man said;

“Yes Lord, You know all about my personality. I am a performer of various kinds. Even so, my heart is so hateful of disobedience. I made a messiat because of three things, namely the encouragement of my burning lust. I was not strong enough to control it, so I fell into prostitution. In addition, my friends, community, and poor surroundings, the influence of the devil's temptations, all made me fall into the valley of obedience. Truly, You know of me for what I have stirred. So forgive your servant.”

“Both, before death, the man also said;

“Three, he also said this;

“Yes God. You certainly know that the righteous I love more than the wicked. So if there were only two people who are one shalih and one bad in front of my eyes, surely I would prioritize the needs of the righteous rather than the ugly.”

The account of Wahb ibn Munabbah says, The man also said to Allah;

“Yes Allah, if You forgive all my sins, Your lovers and prophets will surely be proud. They'll have fun. Satan, who is my enemy and your enemy, will be sad. If You torment me for the sins I have committed, Satan and his friends will rejoice. Your prophets and guardians will be sad. And I am sure that the happiness of Your beloved is more You like than the happiness of demons. Forgive my sins, Lord. You know very well what I say. Give me your mercy.”

“Thus,” says Allah, “I have mercy on him. I forgive his sins, for I am most merciful and merciful to the one who confesses his sins before Me. Well, this man has confessed his sin, I forgive him. O Moses, do as I command. For his honor, I forgive anyone who crosses his body and attends his funeral.”

(Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, al-Mawai’idh al-Ushfouriyah, Hal. 3)

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In the above story, we can take a lesson; first, we must not convict anyone as a member of hell. Heaven and Hell are God's business. We only need to address one thing outwardly. 

Second, people who die in Islamic conditions, even during their lives struggling with the crime, it still has to be treated as a Muslim body in general.

Third, we need to be vigilant to anyone not to be prejudiced against them. Until we feel better than them. Who knows, bad people because they are good at processing hearts and tastes, they are loved by God more than we are.

Fourth, our attitude, when meeting a real person doing slack is not by berating the meaning. But disbelieve in the heart and pray to Allah for His guidance. If only he were better than us, we hope that prayer will be God's door to forgive us because we love our brothers and sisters. 

Fifth, thinking, being able, whispering, trying to communicate with God will open many of our paths to God subknowing Wataa’ala

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Let us send Fatihah to the Prophet Moses, Imam Wahb bin Munabbah, Shaykh Muhammad bin Abu Bakr and all the devout people in this story...

Lahumul Fatihah....