In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, who reported that the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
Be scrupulous, and you'll be the most worshipful of people.[Ibn Majah, Baihaqi]
The slaves are prevented from coming to Allah by attractions to other than Allah. Whenever their hearts desire to travel to Allah, that attachment pulls them to what they are attached to and they think of returning to it and turning to it.
Humbly entreat Allah and do not entreat people
Be content with might
Might lies in despair
Be independent of need of every relative and kin
The wealthy one is the one who is free of need of people.
Allah Almighty says,
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿٨٨﴾ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿٨٩[Qur'an Ash-Shu'ara 26:88-89]
The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children (88) But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart. (89)
A sound heart is one which is not attached to anything except Allah.
Scrupulousness is to completely remove aspirations from others. It results in sound certainty, perfect attachment to the Lord of the worlds, the existence of trust in Him, aspirations being devoted to Him, and the tranquillity of the heart in Him so that he does not rely on anything other than Him.
This is the scrupulousness which is opposed corrupting greed, and through it every action of devotion and fortunate state is sound. Scrupulousness produces might and freedom. Illusion produces greed and greed produces abasement and slavedom. Love of things and desire for them is the cause of abasement, humiliation and slavedom to other beings. Despairing of things and not having any aspirations from them is the reason for might, freedom and pride over peers.
A pious predecessor once said,
I saw that contentment is the capital of wealth
and so I clung to its coat-tails.
So its might invested me in a robe of honor
which was not rent over the passage of time.
So I become wealthy without dirhams,
proud above people as a king is proud.
Scrupulousness is the greatest wealth and the master elixir of all elixirs.
A great imam said, "Know that the scrupulousness of the elite is only understood by a few. Part of their scrupulousness is their scrupulousness in not relying on other than Allah, inclining with love to other than Him, or their desires extending to other than His favor and good. Part of their scrupulousness is their scrupulousness in not having fear about means and secondary causes and stripping away equals and lords. Part of their scrupulousness is scrupulousness in not stopping with customs and relying on acts of obedience and not depending on the lights of manifestations. Part of their scrupulousness is their scrupulousness in not allowing this world to tempt them or settling for the next world. They are scrupulous regarding this world out of faithfulness and regarding the next world out of purity."
"Abu'l-Hasan Ash-Shadhili said, 'Scrupulousness is the best path for the one who wants to hasten his inheritance and sublime reward. Scrupulousness leads them to taking from Allah and by Allah and speaking by Allah and acting for Allah and by Allah with the clear evidence and piercing insight. So in all their moments and states they do not manage, choose, desire, or reflect, look, speak, strike, walk or move except by Allah and for Allah since they know that knowledge will compel them to the reality of the matter. So they are gathered in the source of gatheredness and do not separate in what is higher nor what is lower. As for the lowest of the low, their scrupulousness regarding it is a reward for their scrupulousness in being careful to not contend with the Shari'a. Anyone who inherits nothing from his knowledge or actions is veiled by this world or subject to a false claim. His inheritance is to exalt his character and be proud towards his peers and to direct to Allah by his knowledge. This is the 'clear loss'. We seek refuge with Allah Almighty from that! Those who are clever are scrupulous regarding this scrupulousness and they seek refuge with Allah from it. Whoever is not provided by his knowledge and action with need of his Lord, abasement of himself and humility towards His creation is destroyed. Glory be to the One who cuts off many of the righteous by their righteousness from their benefit, as He cuts off many of the corrupters by their corruption from the One who brought them into existence. So seek refuge with Allah, He is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.'
May Allah adorn us with the robe of honor and scrupulousness. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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