What a wonderful thing it is to know Him (I.e. Allaah)! But how can one know Him and not love Him? How can one hear the caller, but fail to respond? How can one know the profit that shall be gained in dealing with Him, but still prefer others? How can one taste the bitterness of disobeying Him, but still abstain from seeking the pleasure of obeying Him? How can one feel the severity of engaging in trivial speech, but fail to open your Heart with His remembrance? How can one be tortured by being attached to others, but not rush toward the bliss of turning to Him in repentance?
Perhaps it is most surprising to know that while you are in need of Him, you are still reluctant to move toward Him because you seek others.
- From: al-Fawa`id – A collection of Wise Sayings, by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullaah)
- Retrieved from: AlBaseerah Forums
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,
Walhamdullillah, thank you for posting this. You always do a good job of giving a reminder to the believers. Keep it up, insha’allah.
Assalaamualaykum sister,
May Allah reward you for your efforts in the dawa. Are you based in Egypt by any chance? Im currently residing in Cairo with my family and we noticed you posting from shaykh Raslaan may Allah preserve him.
You can respond to me on my email if you like,
Waslaam, your sister in Al Islaam,
Umu Ibraheem
Life’s full of ironies,and man is surely a part of them.
He chases the dunya even as it deserts him…while he’s heedless of akhira even as it approaches.
Thanks for bringing us the words of the Imam;he’s never short of inspirings words.That is what Islam did to his wisdom.
May Allah reward your efforts and purify them from all sayyihaat.