PIOUS WOMEN

'Âminah Ramlîyyah

There was a sûfi by the name of Bishr bin H ârith who used to come and visit her. Once Bishr fell ill, so she came to visit him. Imâm 'A h mad bin H ambal also came to visit him. He heard that this 'Âminah came from Ramlah to visit Bishr, so he said to Bishr: "Tell her to make du‘â for me." Bishr asked her to do so. She made the following du‘â : "O Allah! Bishr and 'A h mad are seeking refuge from jahannam . You grant refuge to both of them." Imâm 'A h mad says that in the night, a piece of paper fell from above. On it, Bismillah was written and thereafter the following words were written: "We have accepted the du‘â and We have many other bounties in stock."

Lesson : Glory be to Allah! How her du‘â got accepted! O women! All these blessings are on account of obedience. The person who fulfills the commands of Allah, Allah fulfills his du‘âs . Therefore try to fulfil all His commands.