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Saving People from Torment
People of wisdom state:The main aim and objective of a Muslim
who loves the scholarsofAhl-i Sunnahand superiors ofSilsila-i
'Aliyyaand who follows the
path of these blessed people must be to work in order for humans
tobe saved from the eternal torment. To this end, the faith [iman]
mustbe correct because those with a corrupt faith will suffer
temporarytorment in Hell while those without faith will suffer it
eternally. Soefforts should be made to rescue humans from the
chastisement inHell. This, in turn, is fulfilled by learning the
true faith and teaching it toothers. Otherwise, the acts of worship
performed by people who donot learn the true faith, i.e., the creed
ofAhl-i Sunnah, cannot savethem.
The reward granted for all the acts of worship a Believer
performs forhimself when compared to the reward granted to a
warrior who goesto fight in the way of Allah is like a drop of
water versus sea. However,if the former enjoins the doing of what
is good and forbids the doing ofwhat is evil by giving someone a
book from one of the valuable worksofAhl-i Sunnahscholars, that is,
if he teaches Islam to someone, thereward given to a warrior
fighting in the front when compared to thereward earned by him is
like a drop of water versus sea.
The hadith-i sharif"When instigation and mischief run rife,
aperson who adheres to my sunnahwill receive the reward of ahundred
martyrs" indicates that those who learn the creed ofAhl-iSunnahand
live by our religion will get the reward of a hundredmartyrs at a
time when Islam, men of religion, and Islamic books havebeen
corrupted, when right and wrong have become indistinguishable,and
when people have been thrown into disarray.
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If a Muslim, while leaving his home in the morning, saysthe
A'udhuand Basmalaand intends to serve Allahu ta'ala's religionand
to enjoin the doing of what is good, his every step and breath
iscounted as an act of worship and holy struggle [jihad].
We should set off with pure intention without thinking of any
materialbenefits, for everybody has a goal. Allahu ta'ala will
either punish us
or reward us with blessings in the next world according to this
goal.Loneliness and poverty exist in the initial stages of service
rendered inthe path ofAhl-i Sunnah, but they should not be
considered as anobstacle to service. Instead, we should work
resolutely. There arethree pitfalls waiting for the people serving
the religion:1. Having a title and being prestigious. It is a
disaster if these qualitiescause arrogance and tyranny.2. Loving
property and money. What is a disaster is not the moneyitself, but
the love for it.
3. Regarding one's success as from oneself and saying, "It is I
whodid it. But for me, affairs would not proceed."
The Qur'an al-karim says (what means), "Allahu ta'ala does
notchange the blessing He bestowed on you if you do not
changeyourselves." To serve Islam, these three pitfalls should be
avoided,and the following three things should be implemented:1.
Those who serve should like one another as if they fell in love
withone another.2. They should run to service without seeking any
benefits at all.
3. They should work with the conviction that it is an act of
worship andshould not gain personal property or wealth through this
way.
