Assalamualaikum wbt....
Time for the next Counsel by Imam Al-Ghazali. For those who just join us, please read the intro first so this will be more coherent.
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Fifth Counsel
Evaluation
My Dear Son....
He who does not work shall have no rewards. It is reported that a man from Bani Isra'il worshipped Allah the Exalted for 70 years. Allah intended to test him before the angels, so He sent him an angel to tell him that he did not merit Paradise even with this worship.When the angel informed him of this the worshipper replied: " We are created for worship and we can but worship Him. " The angel returned saying: " O my God, you know best what he said." Allah the Exalted said: "Since he did not turn away from worshipping Us, then with grace We shall not turn away from him. O my angels, bear witness that I have forgiven him."
The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said:
"Evaluate your works before you are asked to account for them. Weight your works before you are evaluated."
Ali r.a said:
"Those who think they can achieve their aims without work are dreaming, and those who think they will attain he goals through exertion alone are over-confident and consider themselves self-sufficient."
Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Seeking and demanding Paradise without actions is a sin from amongst sins."
He also said:
"The sign of [attaining] reality is in giving up regard for work,not in giving up the work."
The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said:
"The wise man is he who judge himself and works for what is after death, and the fool is he who persue his desires and [vainly] longs for Allah the Exalted."
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