An Unforgettable Lesson from the Story of Ummah Mahjan

O my mother ... O my sister ... Do not underestimate even the small good deeds, and know that you are called upon to fulfill your responsibilities by devoting all your abilities and sacrificing a lot in order to establish a great Islamic building. Do not ever evade your duty even if only for a second because of the deception of the enemy of Islam against you. Those enemies of Islam want you to deviate from your noble duty, and they try to bring down your spirit in worshiping Islam and fostering a people.

Do not ... and once again do not evade and retreat from devoting to Islam because you feel weak, there is no ability to take part in strengthening the Islamic community, because in fact such feelings are engineered by demons and humans.

So here we would like to present a story of a weak and black woman. This story is a lesson for the Muslims in terms of sincerity, ketawadhu'an to the peak of his enthusiasm.

He is a black woman, called by the name Umm Mahjan. It has been mentioned in Ash-Shahih without mentioning his real name, that he lived in Medina [Ibn Sa'ad in ath-Thabaqat (VIII / 414)].

He is Allah's Messenger ha an impoverished woman who has a weak body. For that he did not escape the attention of the Prophet sallalla ahu alaihi wa sallam the leader, because he always visited the poor and asked their situation and gave food to them, then do you not know about this, the leaders of the people?

He is Allah's Messenger ha anha realizes that he has an obligation to his faith and the Islamic community. So what can he do when he is a weak and old woman? But he did not hesitate at all, and did not leave the slightest feeling of despair in his heart. And despair is an unknown path in the hearts of those who believe.

Thus, his faith has shown him to fulfill his responsibilities. So he always cleansed the dirt and leaves from the mosque by sweeping and throwing it in the trash. He always maintain the cleanliness of the house of God, because the mosque has a very urgent role in Islam. That's where the heroes and ulama gathered '. Mosques, like parliaments that are used five times a day as a vehicle for deliberation, mutual understanding and mutual love, as well as mosques are fundamental tarbiyah amaliyah universities in fostering people.



Such is the function of the mosque at the time of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, and so is what happened in the days of the khulafa‘ur rashidin and so should the role of the mosque today until the establishment of the Day of Judgment.

For this reason Ummah Mahjan Radhiyallahu ha anha did not lose his enthusiasm, because the work was a target he could work on. He never underestimated the importance of cleaning the dirt to create a comfortable atmosphere for the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and his companions in deliberations that they always do regularly.

Ummah Mahjan Radhiyallahu ‘anha continued to pursue this work until he died at the time of the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam. When he died, the friends of Ridhwanullahi ‘Alaihim brought his body after the night before and they found the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam still asleep. They also did not want to wake him up, so they immediately prayed and buried him in Baqiul Gharqad.

In the morning the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam felt the loss of the woman, then he asked his friends, they replied, "He has been buried O Messenger of Allah, we have come to you and we have you sleeping so we do not want to wake you up." So he said, "Let's go!" Then with the Companions, the Prophet went to the grave of Umm Mahjan. Then the Prophet sallalla ‘alaihi wa sallam stood up, while the companions stood behind the saints, then the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam shattered him and bertbbir four times [see al-Ishabah in Tamyizish Shahabah (VIII / 187)]

A narrative from Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu ‘anhu, that there was a black woman who usually cleaned the mosque, one day the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam felt lost to him, then he asked about him. They have said, "He died." The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Why did you not tell me this?" Abu Hurairah said, "As if they assumed that the death of Ummah Mahjan was trivial." Salihahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Show me where the grave is!" So they showed his tomb to the Messenger of Allaah alaihi wa sallam then he overtook it, then said:

إِنَّ هٰذِهِ الْقُبُورَ مَمْلُوءَةٌ ظُلْمَةٌ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا ، وَإِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُنَوِّرُهَا لَهُمْ بِصَلاَتِي عَلَيْهِمْ
"Surely this tomb filled with darkness over its inhabitants and Allah illuminated it for them because I had overtaken it." [See al-Ishabah (VIII / 187), al-Muwatha '(I / 227), an-Nasa'i (I / 9 ) the hadith is mursal, but its meaning is in accordance with the hadith which follow after that continue with the history of al-Bukhari and Muslim.]

May Allah bless Ummah Mahjan Allah be upon him ha anha even though he is a poor and weak person, but he plays a role according to his abilities. He is a lesson for Muslims in the historical cycle that they should not take lightly of a small charity.



Therefore he received the attention of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam until he died. So he blamed his companions Ridhwanullahi ‘Alaihim who did not tell him about his death so that he could deliver Umm Mahjan to his last residence in the world. In fact, it was not enough just so, but he hurried to his grave to worship him so that Allah would light up his grave with his prayer. O my mother ... O my sister ... do you know after this what is required of you is a contribution that you have contributed to religion and people?