Heaven of Kiai Majdub

Do you know who will dwell in Heaven? Kiai (cleric) Majdub does not know. Every time this question arises, he will only affirm his total ignorance with tears. He only imagines that he will be there and is curious about three things.

First, he is astonished because of meeting people he does not expect to meet there. Second, he is amazed since he does not find people he expected to meet. (“So where are they? He wonders”).

“But the most amazing thing that makes me grateful is that I am there” Kiai Majdub said, wiping his wet eyes.

How low profile is that kiai of the small village in South Sumatra in performing his faith. He is looking forward to come into heaven, and if he is lucky, it is because of God’s mercy, not because he has performed the rituals thoroughly in his life. On the other side, he does not know about the other’s fate at all.

We often consider that some people –who seems performing prayer, fasting, worship, and pilgrimage, giving charity, and so on –as people who will definitely enter the heaven. Kiai Majdub also guessed that in the beginning. Recently he realizes his rush in summarizing about whoever enters the heaven and whoever enters the hell. It will not be that mechanistic, since God and His angels are not accountants calculating and list reward and sin.

How does the angel determine the efficiency report and reward humans? “Wallahi (I swear by God) I don’t know,” Kiai Majdub said. “I think it is up to God, since it is only Him who knows what is beating in the heart of every human”.

We often consider, with the burning faith, that certain people –who look bad, scoundrel, fond of disturbing and harming others, thinking weirdly, against the common rule and so on –as creatures whom God will curse in hell. Kiai Majdub has other considerations. He returns everything to God whenever it regards the human’s destiny after death. “We may object to their behaviors,” he said, “but we should not expect or pray that he will be buried in hell.”

Every time people asked about his “relative”, perplexed, and doubtful attitude, Kiai Majdub will give the same answer: “I am only a spot of dust, and therefore it is impossible for me to pirate the absolute rights of God.”

Whoever judges himself as more than a spot of dust, considers that his capacity and authority is beyond his humanity, should not get bored talking with Kiai Majdub (Hamid Basyaib - taken from islamlib.com)