It is reported on the authority of Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (Radhi Allaahu Anhu), in a marfoo form that he said: It is from a lack of certainty (of faith) that a person pleases people and by so doing, invokes Allahs Anger, and that he praises them for the livelihood which Allah has given him and that he blames them for the things not bestowed by Allah . Not even the avarice of the greediest of people can bring Allahs Blessings, nor can the aversion of the one who hates it prevent it. Abu Saeed informs us in this narration, which is attributable to the Prophet , that it is weakness of faith and uncertainty which causes a person to gratify people by his speech and actions at the expense of his religion, increasing their pleasure with him at the same time as they decrease Allahs Pleasure with them and thanking them for the blessings which Allah has given them and holding them to blame for those blessings which Allah does not ordain for him, forgetting that the One Who grants or withholds is Allah . Then Abu Saeed mentions that all bounty comes from Allahs Hand - He grants to whom He wills and He withholds from whom He wills, and that none can attract such bounty, even though he may be the most avaricious of people, nor can he withhold it from any, even though he may violently oppose it. Benefits Derived From This Narration 1. That faith may increase and decrease, strengthen and weaken. 2. That righteous deeds are a part of faith. 3. Confirmation of Allahs Divine Attribute of Anger. 4. The forbiddance of thanking people, if it is believed that the blessing came from them independently, without Allahs having ordained it. 5. The forbiddance of blaming people for what Allah has not ordained for us. 6. That good and evil are ordained by Allah . Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter That it proves the prohibition of abandoning an obligation due to fear of men. Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of Tawheed That the narration shows that fear is a form of worship, and directing worship to other than Allah is shirk. Important Note (a) This narration has some weakness in its sanad but other narrations strengthen and support it. (b) There is no contradiction between this narration and the Hadith which states: Whoever does not thank people does not thank Allah , because here what is intended is thanking people for doing something which was in their power and which they have in fact, done, such as giving financial aid; this is quite unlike thanking a person for making it rain or thanking him for making the sun shine. Also, it is forbidden to thank a person for something believing that he acted independently, without Allah having ordained it.
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