Allāh Refuses to Put His Treasures in a Heart That Has Other
Than Him in It
Leaving [one’s] desires for Allāh – even though it saves one
from Allāh’s punishment and leads to the successful result of achieving His
mercy – [still], Allāh’s treasures, the riches of goodness and piety, the
pleasure of having a special connection [with Him], the [heart’s] yearning for
Him, and the happiness and delight [of being] with Him do not occur in a heart
that has other than Him in it, even if such a person were from those who
worship [a lot], are indifferent to the pleasures of the world, or have [a lot
of religious] knowledge.
For indeed Allāh - far removed is He from any
imperfection-refuses to put His treasures in a heart that has other than Him in
it, that has other concerns to which it is attached; He only places His
treasures in a heart that sees poverty as wealth, when [it means being] with
Allāh, and wealth as poverty, when [it means being] without [Him]; greatness as
lowliness, without Him, and lowliness as greatness, with Him; comfort and ease
as torment, without Him, and torment as comfort and ease, with Him.
And in general, he does not see [a thing to be] life except
[when it’s] by Him, nor [a thing to be] death, pain, worry, distress [or]
sadness when it’s without Him.
So [the like of] this one has two gardens of Paradise: a
garden in this life, given in advance; and a garden on the Day of Resurrection.
al-Jawziyyah, Ibn Qayyim. Al-Fawā’id. Riyadh: Maktabah
al-Rushd, 2001 (1422 H).
Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff
11/14/14, 5:08 PM
