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Pleasing ALLAH Our Greatest Priority
remaining unchanged in condition regardless of whether he is granted something or not.”[1]
This means a person’s heart remains content, at ease, accepting and pleased regardless of whether Allah grants them something or makes them face testing circumstances. This is the second level of being pleased with the fact Allah is one’s Lord.
Being content with divine decree
RābiꜤah Baṣriyyah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْهَا was a pious, saintly lady. In her presence, a person once made duʿā by exclaiming, “O Allah! Be pleased with me.”
This duʿā is perfectly fine and it is often heard being made. Yet, the friends of Allah have their own unique ways. RābiꜤah Baṣriyyah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْهَا heard this duʿā and said, “Do you not have shame? You ask Allah to be pleased with you, whereas you are not pleased with Him.”
A person seated nearby asked, “What does it mean for a person to be pleased with Allah?”
She replied, “When you are pleased upon falling into difficulty the way you are pleased upon receiving a blessing, only then shall it be said you are pleased with Allah.”[2]
For example, if a person came to us and said, “You’ve just won a million pounds”, imagine how happy we would be. We would sit up out of happiness. Our hearts would be overjoyed, and we wouldn’t be able to stop smiling. Perhaps we would feel like we’re dreaming.
On the other hand, let’s say someone comes and says, “Your shop has burnt down, and all your products have been destroyed.” Imagine the sadness we’d feel. We would be completely downtrodden. Signs of
BOOK TOPIC
- Pleasing Allah: our greatest priority
- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 3 actions that lead to Paradise
- Sweetness of faith
- 3 levels of acceptance
- The first level
- The second level
- Being content with divine decree
- Good and bad destiny is all from Allah
- Smiled upon the death of a son
- The third level
- Why is this contentment necessary?
- What does it mean to be a slave?
- Allah has placed you wherever is best
- Why did this happen?
- Allah has granted everyone the best for them
- When being blind was better
- Glad tidings for the one who remains pleased with divine decrees
- Those who will fly from their graves into Jannah
- How to please Allah
- The flood that came to a standstill
- What should we do to remain pleased with Allah’s decree
- Reading a booklet weekly
- Department of Spiritual Cures
- Prayer Times Application
- Sunnahs and etiquettes of wearing shoes
