It was narrated that in the days that Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh)
wandered with Bani Israel (Children of Israel) in the desert, an
intense drought befell them. Together, they raised their hands towards
the heavens praying for the blessed rain to come. Then, to the
astonishment of Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh) and all those watching, the
few scattered clouds that were in the sky vanished, the heat poured
down, and the drought intensified.
It was revealed to Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh) that there was a
sinner amongst the tribe of Bani Israel (Children of Israel) who had
disobeyed Allah (SWT) for more than forty years of his life.
"Let him separate himself from the congregation," Allah (SWT) told
Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh). "Only then shall I shower you all with
rain."
Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh) then called out to the throngs of
humanity, "There is a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah (SWT)
for forty years. Let him separate himself from the congregation and only
then shall we be rescued from the drought."
That man waited, looking left and right, hoping that someone else
would step forward, but no one did. Sweat poured forth from his brow and
he knew that he was the one. The man knew that if he stayed amongst the
congregation all would die of thirst and that if he stepped forward he
would be humiliated for all eternity.
He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never known before, with
humility he had never tasted, and as tears poured down on both cheeks he
said, "O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah,
forgive me!"
As Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh) and the people of Bani Israel
(Children of Israel) waited for the sinner to step forward, the clouds
hugged the sky and the rain poured. Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh) asked
Allah (SWT), "O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner
did not come forward."
And Allah (SWT) replied, "O Musa, it is for the repentance of that
very person that I blessed all of Bani Israel (Children of Israel) with
water."
Prophet Musa / Moses (pbuh), wanting to know who this blessed man was, asked, "Show him to me O Allah!"
Allah (SWT) replied, "O Musa, I hid his sins for forty years, do you think that after his repentance I shall expose him?"
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: "My entire
nation is safe, except al-Mujahirin (those who boast of their sins).
Among the Mujaharah is that a man commits an (evil) act, and wakes up in
the morning while Allah has kept his (sin) a secret, he says: 'O Fulan!
Last night I did this and that.' He goes to sleep while Allah has kept
his (sin) a secret but he wakes up in the morning and uncovers what
Allah has kept a secret!" [Saheeh al-Bukhari]
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