Words Worthy to be Written with GOLDEN INK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A MUST READ... It was narrated upon Shaqeeq al-Balkhi (Rahimahullah) that he said to Hatim: “You have accompanied me for a while so what have you learnt from me?” He said:“ I have learnt from you 8 things: ❥ Firstly: I looked at the creation and found that every person has something which is beloved to him and when he reaches his grave this beloved thing is cut off from him. So I have made my beloved, my good deeds so that it will remain with me in the grave. ❥ Secondly: I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ) : “And as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts” [Al-Quran Surah An-Nāzi`āt (Those who drag forth)....79:40 So I strove against my soul defending it from desires until it settled upon obedience to ALLAH. ❥ Thirdly: I saw that everyone who has something precious safeguards it (with much care),so then I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ) “And that which you have will perish and that which is with Allah will remain” [Al-Quran Surah Al-Qaşaş (The Stories)....28:60] So whenever I came across something which I found to be precious I directed it to HIM so that it will remain with HIM for me. ❥ Fourthly: I saw that the people were depending upon their wealth, nobility and dignity, which are all nothing (in reality) so I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ) “Indeed the most honorable of you in the sight of ALLAH are those who are most pious amongst you” So I proceeded upon taqwa in order to gain an honorable standing with HIM (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ) . ❥ Fifthly: I saw the people being jealous of each other so I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ): “We have divided between them their livelihood” So I abandoned jealousy because it is in opposition to the destiny of ALLAH. ❥ Sixthly: I saw them having enmity between themselves so I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ): “Indeed the Satan is an enemy for you so take him as your enemy” So I abandoned this enmity and took the shaytaan as my sole enemy. ❥ Seventhly: I saw them resorting to shameful measures in search for provision so I looked at the saying of ALLAH (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ): “And there is not a creature on the Earth except that ALLAH provides for it”. So I engaged myself (in establishing)HIS rights that HE (Subhânâhu Wâ Ta‘âlâ) has over me and entrusted what is mine, with HIM, in assurance of HIS promise. ❥ Eighthly: I saw them relying (solely) upon their trade and products and strong healthy bodies but I put my trust in ALLAH, THE LORD OF THE WORLDS. Ibn al Jawzi (Rahimahullah): “… Where are those who fast and where are those who pray by night? Where are those who obey their Lord and where are those who work righteousness? Where are those who are foremost and where are are the humble ones? Where are those who remember (their Lord) and where are those devoted to HIM? Where are the truthful and where are the patient? Where are the charity givers? Where are those who enjoin good, who save the troubled ones and who forbid the wrong? Where are those who heed contemplation and who listen to good advice and life-lessons? By ALLAH, they have indeed gone with the Salihin (righteous), returned with the Mu’minin (believers), settled with the Anbiya’ (Prophets) and taken residence with the Siddiqin (truthful ones). But us, we remain behind with the ignorant, have settled with the wrong doers and have taken the heedless as our guides… [Ibn al-Jawzi, ‘Bustan al-Wa’idhin wa Riyadh al-Sami’in’ (pg. 185-186)]
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