over people’s shoulders or force your way through. Instead, sit wherever you find an available space. Jumping over others causes discomfort to Muslims, and this can disturb the environment of the gathering.

Notice that the noble Companion رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ who could not find a place at the front in the blessed gathering of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم sat humbly at the back. The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said about him:

اِسْتَحْیَا فَاسْتَحْیَا اللہُ مِنْہُ

He showed shyness, so Allah had mercy on him and forgave his sins.

3. Show eagerness for religious gatherings

Dear Islamic brothers! One more important lesson we can take from this Hadith is that out of the three people who passed by the blessed gathering of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, two individuals came and sat in the gathering, but the third person, who was possibly a hypocrite, did not join the gathering despite having no excuse.

The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said about this individual:

اَعْرَضَ فَاَعْرَضَ اللہُ عَنْہُ

He turned away, so Allah deprived him of mercy.

اللہ!اللہ! This Hadith holds a powerful lesson for us. Sometimes we think to ourselves, "Attending the weekly gathering, the gathering on the Night of Salvation, or the gathering for the night of the Ascension or other major gatherings is not obligatory or compulsory, so if I do not go, it is not a big issue."

This is a whisper from Satan. Remember! There are two aspects here: One is the gravity of an action (such as it being a sin and forbidden), and