The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Take care and know that my friends are not from my father’s family. My true friends are Allah, Most High, and the righteous believers.” (Muslim, Iman, 366; Bukhari, Adab, 14).
The greatest sign of the acceptance of our deeds is the betterment of our character.
Abu Bakr (r.a) dijo: “Ponder on the state of those servants of Allah who came and went before you. Where were they yesterday and where are they now?” Abu Nuaym, Hilya, I, 35-36.
The prescribed prayer, fasting, the prescribed annual alms, pilgrimage… These are mandatory deeds. But that which indicates the level of the acceptance of our worship is our character and morality.
“The reason why people find themselves distant from Allah, Most High, is that they distance themselves and they willingly burden themselves with the burdens of the world.” Shah Naqshiband (k.s)
Shah Naqshiband (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “One can never reach their goal (in the path of spirituality) as long as one does not eat from what is lawful” (Yaqub Charkhi, ibid, p. 115.)
The Prophet (s.a.s) again said: “Learn your family tree so that you can keep your relationship with its members.” (Ali al-Muttaqi, al-Kanz, X:220, no. 29162).
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said “This community will be destroyed on account of their breaking their promise” Ibn Abi Shayba, Musannaf, VII,
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “This world in relation to the hereafter is as when one of you dips his finger into the ocean. Let him look and see how much water remains on his finger.” (Muslim, Jannah, 55)
Abu Hanifa defines fiqh as follows: “Fiqh is to know what from a religious perspective is to one’s advantage and what is to one’s disadvantage”.
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that “Know well that there is a deed that Allah desires to be done by day and does not accept at night; and there is a deed that He desires be done at night which He does not accept during the day. ” Abu Nuaym, Hilya, I, 36.
Children are Divine trusts bestowed upon parents and teachers for the purpose of being equipped with knowledge, perception and good character.
Prophet (s.a.s) said: “There is nothing heavier on a Muslim’s scale of goodness in the Hereafter than good morality. Allah, glory unto Him, despises those with ugly behavior and nasty words,” was something he would remind. (Tirmidhi, Birr, 62/2002)
Tasawwuf is training in gratitude, giving thanks, praise, contentment, abstention, self-restraint and fulfilment.
Tasawwuf is to know what is to a person’s advantage and to their disadvantage from both the inward and the outward aspects and to inculcate one to live one’s life accordingly.
