A very beautiful woman who lived in Makkah Mukarramah was admiring
herself in the mirror and asked her husband: “Is there any man who will
see my face and not be tempted by it?” He replied: “Yes.” She asked:
“Who?” He answered: “Ubaid Bin Umair.” She asked: “Will you allow me to
tempt and entice him?” He agreed.
She approached Ubaid Bin Umair pretending to ask him an important
question. When they were in a corner of Musjidul Haram, she unveiled her
face and it shone like the full moon. Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) asked
her: “O slave of Allah, what do wish to ask?” She replied: “Please
fulfil my desires as I am in love with you.” Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh)
responded: “I would like to ask you a few questions. If you reply
truthfully, I will consider your request.”
She remarked: “I will most certainly reply truthfully to as many questions as you wish to pose to me.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) asked: “If the Angel of death comes to
take your soul, would you be pleased that I fulfil your request at that
time?” She replied: “By Allah, never.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) then said: “You have spoken the truth. If
you are lowered into your grave and about to be questioned by the
Angels, would you be pleased that I fulfil your request at that time?”
She replied: “By Allah, never.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) then said: “You have spoken the truth. If
you about to cross the bridge of Sirat and you do not know whether you
will make it across, would you be please that I fulfil your request at
that time?” she replied: “By Allah, never.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) then said: “When the scales of deeds are
set up and you do not know whether the scales of your good deeds are
heavy or light, would you be pleased that I fulfil your request at that
time?” She replied: “By Allah, never.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) then said: “You have spoken the truth.
When you are standing before Allah to account for your deeds, would you
be pleased that I fulfil your needs at that time?” She replied: “By
Allah, never.”
Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) then said to her: “You have spoken the
truth. O slave of Allah, Fear Him, as He has bestowed you with many
bounties.”
The woman then returned to her husband who asked: “What happened?”
She replied: “We have been wasting away our lives until now.”
She then dedicated herself to salaah, fasting and other acts of
worship. Thereafter her husband would often remark: “What has Ubaid done
to me? Every night she was like a bride, but now she has no inclination
to the world.”
Lesson: As humans we are often tempted towards acts of
sin and immorality. Keeping the above mentioned points in mind before
embarking on any sin will help greatly in suppressing the evil
inclination.
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Taken from Al-Haadi
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