Doomed to Love the Good
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Subject: tazkiyah
Title: Doomed to Love the Good
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:27 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:27 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... etween the two: The Young Lad: O Abu Ishaaq, I am wronging my soul, advise me with something that’ll hold me back from disobeying Allah and breathe new life into my heart. Ibrahim ibn Adham: Alright. If you take 5 things from me and fulfill them, you can disobey Allah ‘azza wa jall all you want and no harm will come to you. The Young Lad: (Interested) Ok, tell me. Ibrahim ibn Adham: One, if you want to do other than what Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala wants you to do, then do not eat the food that He provides you. The Young Lad: Then where am I supposed to eat from when all the food on earth is from Allah? Ibrahim ibn Adham: Dear lad, is it right that you eat the food Allah ‘azza wa jall has given you and then go off and disobey him? The Young Lad: No it is not right. What is the second? Ibrahim ibn Adham: Two, if you want to live life to the fullest in disobedience of Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala, don’t live on His land. The Young Lad: That’s harder than the first. Where shall I live when all that is in the east and west belongs to Him? Ibrahim ibn Adham: Dear lad, is it right that you eat His food and live in His land, yet still insist on turning your cheek when he calls you? The Young Lad: No it’s not right. What’s the third? Ibrahim ibn Adham: If you want to disobey Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala, yet still eating the food He gave you and still living in His land, then find a place where He can’t see you. The Young Lad: O Abu Ishaaq, how can that be so when Allah is the All-Seeing and ... [Full Article...]
