bondmen. Having said this, he started crying loudly. Sayyiduna Maalik Bin Dinar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: I asked him about the reason for his weeping. He replied: I am neither weeping for the greed of the world, nor due to the fear of death and trouble, but rather I am weeping for the day (on which) I could not perform any good deed. I swear to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Lack of virtuous deeds, difficulty in achieving salvation and tough stages of the Hereafter have made me weep. I do not know whether I will go to Paradise or Hell.

After hearing this conversation full of wisdom, Sayyiduna Maalik Bin Dinar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: People consider you a mad man. So he replied: You have also fallen prey to deception like worldly people. I possess no attribute of Paradise-dwellers, but the devotion to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has penetrated into my heart, veins, flesh, blood and bones. I am lost in the love of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Hadaiq-ul-Awliya, vol. 2, pp. 222)

رہوں مَست و بے خود میں تیری وِلا میں  پِلا جام ایسا پِلا یا الٰہی

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! From this parable it has become obvious that our pious predecessors would weep abundantly out of Divine fear. Despite being busy performing good deeds all the time they would not consider their deeds to be sufficient. But alas! Firstly we do not perform good deeds, and secondly, if we perform good deeds, we try our best to show them to people so that they admire us.

Remember! The act which is done due to showing-off will not be accepted at all. Hence we should concentrate on our intention thoroughly before every virtuous deed so that we may know whether we are doing it for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ or for getting wealth or any other worldly benefit. Unfortunately, nowadays there is no sincerity in our acts of worship. We offer Salah so that people call us Salah-offering; we give Sadaqah and charity so that our act of generosity becomes famous among people; we desire to be called Haji Sahib after performing Hajj and ‘Umrah; we quarrel over petty issues at home, but