A Lofty Benefit From Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullaah)

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In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy


This Is His Reality
A Slave of His Creator And Not A slave of Anyone else
Addressed Without Being Attached To Any of His Incidental Characteristics

Allaah (The Most High) said:


''O man! What has made you careless con-cerning your Lord, the Most Generous? Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion; In whatever form He willed, He put you together.''[Soorah Infitaar: Ayaat:6-8]


Allaah (The Most High) said:

‘’O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, so you will meet (i.e. the results of your deeds which you did).’’[Soorah InShiqaaq: Ayah:6]


Allaah (The Most High) said:


''And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).’’ [Soorah Qaaf: Ayah:16]



Shaikh Muhammad Amaan Al-Jaami (rahimahullaah) said:


This is the manner in which Allaah addressed the human being---the human being in reality----without attaching him to his incidental characteristics such as patriotism and nationalism, rather He (The Most High) addressed the human being as being absolutely liberated and that he is a creature of Allaah. He is a slave of Allaah alone and he will return to his Creator and Guardian Lord.



He (The Most High) informed him that he will return to Him to see the recompense of his deeds and hard work in this worldly life. If they are good he will (receive) good and if evil he will (receive) evil, without any injustice to him. Allaah said:''and your Lord treats no one with injustice.’’ So there is nothing else binding upon him except to perform good deeds and keep away from evil. It is the likes of this course and guidance upon which Islaam nurtures the human being. Islaam does not neglect the body, rather it purifies the soul.


As for the body, Islaam has prepared for it all the means to (attaining) physical comfort. It made lawful for it all the good and pure things and forbade the filthy and impure things that are harmful to the body. Whether (the person’s) life passes away quickly or is delayed, he still comes across his food, drink, dwelling place and permissible enjoyment. And Islaam lifted difficulty from (him) in that which Allaah has legislated. Allaah said: ''And has not laid upon you in religion any hardship’’ [Soorah Hajj: Ayah: 78]


The Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: The Prophet said. "Make things easy for the people and do not make it difficult for them; and give them glad tidings and do not make them flee.’’ [Bukhaari 69: Muslim 1732]


Islaam prescribed the body with cures against illnesses so that it is not destroyed by it. The Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ''O slaves of Allaah! Seek medication. Indeed Allaah has not sent down an illness except that He did send a cure for it’’ [Abu daawood: 3855; tirmidhee;2038; Ibn Maajah:3436. Declared authentic by Imaam Al-Albaanee in as-saheeh al-jaami; No:2930]


[Source: Tareeqatul Islaam Fit-Tarbiyah: page:8,9, 27 and 28]