'What a bad servant of Allah is he'{!}
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'Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Raheem'
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'Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh'.
Al-Hasan al-Basri~ [may Allah bestow His mercy upon him] said....
'What a bad servant of Allah is he'
I am speaking of a servant who fits
the following description...
1/~ He asks for Forgiveness ('Maghfirah'), while he is actively engaged in sinful disobedience ('Ma`siya')
2/~ he behaves in a humbly submissive manner, so that he may be credited with loyalty ('Amana'), but he is only pretending, to hide his disloyalty ('Khiyanah')
3/~ he forbids what is wrong, but does not refrain from it himself
4/~ he enjoins what is right, but does not act upon his own instructions
5/~ If he gives, he does so very stingily, and if he withholds, he offers no apology
6/~ If he is in the best of health, he feels secure, but if he falls sick, he becomes remorseful
7/~ If he is impoverished, he feels sad, and if he gets rich... he is subject to temptation
8/~ he hopes for salvation, but does not act accordingly
9/~ he is afraid of punishment, but takes no precautions against it~ {!}
10/~ he wishes to receive more benefit, but he does not give thanks (for what he has received.)
11/~ he likes the idea of spiritual reward, but he does not practice patience
12/~ he expedites Sleep and postpones Fasting
{Source~ 'Qur`an'~ Surat Al Buruj~ 85 ~A # 14}
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~ My 'Salaams' to all ~
~Y a s m i n ~
'All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor'.
{'Qur`an'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 }
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Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever
each day passes then part of you has Gone!
{Al-Hasan Al-Basree ( r)}