In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The
Bestower of Mercy.
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said:
The most stupid of the people is the one who strays
at the end of his journey [i.e. end of his life] even though the destination is close [i.e. his departure from
this world]. The intellects that are aided with Tawfeeq – [i.e. aided with the
means to sound guidance together with
righteous deeds] regard the revelation – which the Messenger [sallal laahu
alayhi wasallam] was sent with – as the truth
that is in harmony with [sound]
intellect and wisdom. The intellects that
are forsaken [i.e. in misguidance] see a contradiction between Aql
[sound] intellect and Naql [i.e. the affairs related to the sound creed, acts
of worship, commands and prohibitions that have been transmitted in the Qur’aan and authentic Sunnah], and between [sound]
wisdom and the divine ordainments.
The closest path to [attaining the Pleasure of]
Allaah are:
Adherence to the [authentic] Sunnah and to restrict
oneself to it – internally [i.e. in one’s heart, mind etc], externally [i.e. by
way of deeds]; to be in a state of constant need of Allaah and desiring His
Countenance alone through speech [of the tongue] and deeds [of the limbs]. No
one has ever attained Allaah’s [Pleasure, Guidance etc] except through these three affairs, and no one has been prevented from [attaining Allaah's Pleasure, Guidance etc], except due to being
seperated from these three affairs or one of
them.
The basis upon the happiness [success, well-being
etc] of a person [in this worldly life
and Afterlife] are three, but each of
them has its opposite; so whoever is deprived of one of them, he will
encounter its opposite; Tawheed [Islamic Monotheism] and its opposite is Shirk
[associating partners in worship with Allaah; the [authentic] Sunnah and its opposite Bidah [i.e. innovation in religious affairs],
obedience [to Allaah and His Messenger] and its opposite is disobedience. These three affairs [i.e. Tawheed, the authentic
Sunnah and obedience [to Allaah and His Messenger] are opposed by one thing and that is: The
heart being deprived of Ar-Raghbah Fillaah Wa Feemaa Indahu, Wa Minar Rahbah
Minhu Wa Mimmaa Indahu [i.e. the heart deprived of the fervent desire to seek
Allaah’s Pleasure through acts of obedience and hoping for Allaah’s reward, and
deprived of fear of Allaah and the reward Allaah has kept for those who feared
Him].
[Al-Fawaa-id page 167]
We ask Allaah to preserve our Islaam and protect us
from everything that will tale it away from us. Aameen.
Translated by Abdulah
Jallow (may Allaah preserve him)
Masjid Furqan –Stoke on
Trent
Received via e-mail on September 4, 2020 at 7:35 pm
NOTE: Emphasis added
