A short extract from
the article “The Basis of Guidance and Its Increase, Patience and Gratitude” by Imaam Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله
...Whenever a person
fears his Lord, he moves up to another level of guidance, so he keeps on
increasing in guidance as long as he keeps on increasing in Taqwaa. And
whenever he misses some aspects of Taqwaa, he loses some guidance in accordance
with the Taqwaa he missed. He increases in guidance whenever he increases in
Taqwaa and increases in Taqwaa whenever he increases in guidance. Allaah [The
Most High] said:
قَدْ
جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
يَهْدِي بِهِ
اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ
إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Indeed, there has
come to you from Allah a light [Prophet Muhammad] and a plain Book [this
Qur’an]. Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of
peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light and guides
them to a Straight Way [Islamic Monotheism]. [Surah Al-Maa’idah. Aayaat 15-16]
...
-
Al-Fawaa’id, Pages
194-197. paraphrased
Written by The Salafi Centre Of Manchester on June 24, 2019
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