compulsory upon you all the time. If you do this, indeed you will be granted such blessings that you will be admired for.’ (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, vol. 1, pp. 168)

گدا بھی مُنتظر ہے خُلد میں نیکوں کی دعوت کا

خُدا دن خَیر سے لاۓ سَخی کے گھر ضِیافَت کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Huge deception

Dear Islamic brothers! Undoubtedly the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is unlimited and infinite. We should have hope in the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for our forgiveness, but it should also be remembered that if we do not fulfil the basic demands of faith, if we miss the Faraaid and Wajibat, have evil thoughts in our minds, are engrossed in attaining worldly pleasures, and then keeping in mind the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ we also hope for forgiveness, then surely this is foolishness. The Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘اَلۡاَحۡمَقُ مَنۡ اَتۡبَعَ نَفۡسَهٗ هَوَاهَا وَ تَمَنّٰي عَلٰي اللّٰهِ الۡجَنَّةَ’ A foolish person is        he who follows his Nafsaani (Inner) desires and hopes for Paradise from   Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 207-208, Hadees 2467)

Sayyiduna Yahya Bin Mu’aaz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘According to me, the biggest deception is that when a person, hoping for forgiveness, without feeling ashamed, is busy committing sins and without His عَزَّوَجَلَّ worship he hopes for His عَزَّوَجَلَّ closeness and by planting the seed of Hell that person looks for the harvest of Paradise and despite committing sins, he desires the home of the obedient people. Furthermore, this person awaits rewards without doing good deeds and hopes from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, despite this person’s injustice and violence. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then recited these couplets: You hope for salvation, but do not follow the paths leading to it, surely a ship does not sail on land.

کام زِنداں کے کیے اور ہمیں        شوقِ گلزار ہے کیا ہونا ہے