Warning to those who loose hope in the Mercy of Allah

 Narrated Abu Huraira رضی اللہ عنہI heard Allah's 

Messengerحضرت محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم saying: There were two fraternal 

persons among the Children of Israel. One of them was 

engrossed in committing sins while the other was devoted 

to worship. The devotee used to see his fellow committing 

sin and advise him: Desist from doing so. One day when 

he found his fellow committing sin. He said to him: Avoid 

it. His fellow said: Leave me alone. Have you been sent 

out as a vigilant on me. The devotee said: By Allah, He 

will neither forgive you nor admit you to Paradise. When 

they died, they were gathered before the Lord of the 

worlds. Allah asked the devotee: Were you assured of 

knowing Me or were you having power over what was in 

My Hands? Then He said to the sinner: Go and enter

Paradise by My Mercy; and ordered the angels about the

devotee: Lead him to Hell.

(This Had'ith is sound and reported by Abu Da'ud in

his Sunan).

After narrating the Hadith, Abu Huraira commented: By Him

in Whose Hand my soul is: One word spoken by the devotee

ruined his good deeds in the world as well as in the Hereafter.

This Hadith signifies that no body should claim whether one

would enter Paradise or step into Hell because the verdict here,

is for Allah Who is All-Omnipotent over every thing, will

decide whatever He likes. A righteous person is required to do

good and avoid evil for the sake of Allah only and advise others

with the same. He should not say such words as to challenge the

authority of Allah. Moreover, it is wrong to feel desperate from

the Mercy of Allah.