go wherever I see some wealth. (Malfuzaat-e-A’la Hadrat, p. 30) May Allah Almighty also grant us self-respect like A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Stay away from flattery

Dear Islamic brothers! From the aforementioned account, we come to realise that the people of Allah Almighty do not praise and flatter the people of this world, because only the one who has a desire for the lowly wealth of the world will praise the wealthy. Whereas, the people of Allah Almighty possess the precious treasure of being content; the people of Allah Almighty do not look towards the wealth of the affluent, rather, the people of Allah Almighty rely upon Divine Mercy; the hearts of the people of Allah Almighty are full of love for Allah Almighty and the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Remember! Flattering and paying compliments to the wealthy is strictly forbidden in the Shari’ah and is harmful for the religion. Let us hear two Ahadees in condemnation of flattery:

   ۔1The Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: The one who recites the Quran and attains understanding in the religion (i.e. he becomes a practicing scholar), and then goes to the door of a king and flatters him, and becomes engrossed in the greed of his wealth, then he has entered the fire of Hell in accordance to the sins of the king. (Musnad-ul-Firdaus, vol. 1,
p. 289, Hadees 1134)

   ۔2The Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: لَیْسَ مِنْ خُلُقِ الْمُؤْمِنِ التَّمَلُّقُ, meaning, ‘A believer is not one who flatters.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 4, p. 224, Hadees 4863)

O devotees of the Prophet! We come to know that having a relationship with wealthy people which involves compromising one’s religion and self-respect is not a good thing. Nevertheless, we should definitely visit them in order to