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Aik Zamana Aisa Aye Ga | AGE OF TURMOIL
9. Customary and fake piety and asceticism
Regarding the
instances of turmoil occurring in the forthcoming era, there is a Hadees which
states that piety and asceticism [i.e. avoidance from the world] will be fake and
customary. The Prophet of Rahmah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said,
﴿لَا تَقُوۡمُ السَّاعَةُ حَتّٰي يَكُوۡنَ الزُّهۡدُ رِوَايَةً
وَالۡوَرۡعُ تَصَنُّعًا﴾
The
Judgement Day will not take place unless asceticism will become a custom and
piety sophistication. (Hilya-tul-Awliya, vol. 3, pp.
141)
Commenting on the above Hadees, ‘Allamah ‘Abdur Ra`oof Manaawi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated, ‘Like story-tellers and speakers, people will tell each other stories about the asceticism and piety of the pious and will cry like them. They will only indulge in lip-service without sincerely having these feelings in their hearts.’ (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 6, pp. 543, Taht-al-Hadees 9856)
What is ostentation?
Dear Islamic brothers! These days, one really faces the risk of indulging in ostentation by performing acts of worship, adopting asceticism and showing Divine fear in order to impress people. Remember! To perform worship with any intention other than the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is ostentation.
(Az-Zawajir, Al-Bab-ul-Awwal, vol. 1, pp. 86)
In other words, ostentation is to perform worship with the intention of informing people about worship so that the
BOOK TOPIC
BOOK TOPIC
- Fear of a child
- Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi
- Love for five and heedlessness from five
- 1. Destructiveness at the hands of one’s own family
- 2. Carelessness about Halal and Haraam
- Nuisance of Haraam wealth
- Claim in the Divine court
- 3. Following Sunnah will become like holding flame
- Followers of religion face ordeal
- Do justice
- 4. Friend apparently but foe innerly
- Every deed for Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
- Reward for those who love each other for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
- 5. Salam to certain people only
- Promote Salam and earn reward
- 6. Wife will help husband in trade
- Who advised observing veil and staying at home?
- Shari’ah-declared conditions for the employment of women
- 7. No profit in trade
- 8. Cause of murder will not be known
- (1) Sign of a perfect Muslim
- (2) Bad person
- (3) The first decision on the Day of Judgement
- (4) Importance of human life
- (5) The weapon-drawing person is not amongst us
- (6) Do not become deviant
- 9. Customary and fake piety and asceticism
- What is ostentation?
- Ostentation in speech
- Ostentation in deeds
- Reform your inner self
- Deed of sincere person is made known
- Matchless example
- 10. Worldly conversation in Masajid
- Manners of Masjid
- Five ways to gain salvation
- (1-3) Weigh your words
- (4) Search for good gathering
- There is nothing like Madani Tarbiyyati course!
- (5) Prayer of a drowning person
- Refuge from four things
- Condemnation of turmoil-causing person
