Friends of Allah Most High

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ

لَهُمُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

"Surely God's friends -- no fear shall be on them, neither shall they sorrow. Those who believe, and are Godfearing -- for them is good tidings in the present life and in the world to come. There is no changing the words of God; that is the mighty triumph." Qur'an Yunus 10:62-64

Neither fear nor sorrow shall be upon the friends of Allah. Allah is the One who protects His friends from wrath.

Those who believe (those with iman) have certitude in revelation of Allah. He practices it and avoids the forbidden. He finds his hands pull back from that which the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, would be disgusted by. He have complete conviction that Allah does not reveal the laws for His benefit but entirely for our benefit. Taqwa or Godfearingness entails to avoiding what is disadvantageous to one. The more the taqwa the more the iman, the more the iman the more the taqwa.

When you do something wrong and you know it is wrong, particularly when you have to take succesive steps that lead up to doing the wrong, your iman decreases. The one who hangs around people with no iman, pretty soon one will find one's taqwa diminishes and pretty soon this is acceptable and so one is let down to less than what one was before.

We have decisions to make to gain iman and taqwa so that Allah may show favor to us. Should I hang around with so and so? What should I do? How do I organize my time? etc.

May Allah make us be one of those who He favors. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan

And Allah knows best.

Wassalaam

Gems of brotherhood

BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Assalaamu alaykum

I pray that you are well.

Some gems of brotherhood:

Brotherhood for the sake of Allah is purer that sweet water; what is for the sake of Allah, Allah demands purity in; the purer it is, the longer it lasts; the principle rule to maintain its purity is avoiding disagreement.

It is reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Three things will purify the love of your brother for you; greet him when you meet him, give him space to sit in a gathering, and call him by the most beloved of his names to him."

If one finds someone worthy of befriending, one must seize the opportunity, for few are those worthy of true friendship.

One should tell those that one loves, of the slaves of Allah, that one loves them. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “If a man loves his brother, then he should inform him that he loves him.”

A person should not take as a close friend anyone except those who he is confident about their religion, trustworthiness, righteousness, and godfearingness; for a man will be with the ones he loves, even if his works do not equal theirs. Allah might see the love for someone in the heart of someone close to Him so He has mercy on him.

May Allah grant us pure love. Ameen.

Wassalaam