Reference: Explanation of Kitāb at-Tawḥīd, lesson 23
All of you know the authentic ḥadīth in which the Prophet ﷺ said,
A prostitute woman entered Jannah.
Why did she enter Jannah?
She quenched the thirst of a dog. [1]
Yes, she quenched the thirst of a dog by feeding it water, so Allāh forgave her sins.
This water that she gave the dog, she quenched its thirst and saved its life, so Allāh forgave her sins. Allāh forgave her sins due to what he made easy for her to do – giving water to the dog.
If this was the reward for giving water to a dog – forgiveness of sins, then how about,
- A person who quenches the thirst of people for tawḥīd?
- A person who brings tawḥīd to the people?
Tawḥīd is life.
Allāh said in the Qur’an,
{Is the one who was dead and We gave him life…} [06:122]
He also said,
{O you who have believed, respond to Allāh and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life} [08:24]
The greatest gift, and the greatest thing that you can give to another person, is tawḥīd.
More so if a person has been afflicted with acts of shirk and falsehood.
May Allāh protect us and you.
Footnotes
[1] Narrated by Abu Hurayrah; Collected by al-Bukhārī & Muslim. The wording of the ḥadīth is,
Whilst a prostitute from the tribe of Isrāīl was walking, she passed by a water well and drank some water from it. Whilst doing this she saw a dog panting, eating soil due to the desperation of thirst. The prostitute then went back to the well and filled her pouch with water. She then gave this to the dog [in order to quench its thirst]. So Allāh forgave her sins.
المرجع: شرح كتاب التوحيد ، الدرس ٢٣
كلكم يعرف الحديث الصحيح الذي قال فيه صلى الله عليه وسلم :
دخلت امرأة بغي الجنة
بماذا؟
سقت كلب
نعم سقت كلباً ، سقته ماء فغفر الله لها
لأن بهذا الماء سقت هذا الكلب وروت ظمأه ودبت الحياة فيه فغفر الله لها بهذا الذي يسره الله على يديها بسقايتها لهذا الكلب
إذا كانت سقت كلباً ما فكان سَبَباً لغفران الله لها
فكيف بمن يسقي الناس التوحيد؟ كيف بمن يسقي الناس التوحيد؟
التوحيد هو الحياة. الله قال في القرآن: {َومَن كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَاه}
وقال: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا للهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُم لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ}
أعظم هدية وأعظم شيء تقدمه للإنسان، أن تقدم له التوحيد، ولاسيما إذا كان مبتلى بهذه الشركيات وهذا الباطل حمانا الله وإياكم.
