Etiquette is a Means of Attaining Closeness to Allah

Shaykh Yūsuf bin Ḥusayn رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ  states: Through the blessings of etiquette, knowledge is better understood. Through the blessings of knowledge, actions become correct. When actions are corrected, wisdom is attained. If wisdom is attained, zuhd (i.e., detachment from the world) is achieved. Through the blessings of zuhd, a desire for the hereafter arises, and whoever is blessed with this desire, Allah Almighty bestows upon them the wealth of His proximity.^[1]

!اللہ! اللہ Dear Islamic brothers! Reflect on how sublime etiquette truly is. It becomes clear that whoever possesses etiquette is truly fortunate, for correct understanding of knowledge is granted only to those who have etiquette. Actions are correct only for those with etiquette. Wisdom is also granted to those who have etiquette, and the proximity of Allah Almighty is bestowed upon those blessed with the wealth of etiquette. Whoever is unfortunate enough to lack etiquette is greatly deprived; even if they read thousands of books, they remain deprived of a correct understanding of knowledge. Even if they spend their entire life in worship, they remain deprived of correct actions. Neither do they attain wisdom, nor do the doors of Divine proximity open for them.

May Allah Almighty bestow upon us the wealth of etiquette.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم

(1): Etiquettes of Servitude

Dātā Ganj Bakhsh رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ   states: There are three types of etiquette. The first type is: (اَلْاَدَبُ مَعَ اللہ), meaning etiquette towards Allah Almighty. This is the first and most essential etiquette because, whatever we may be in this world, first and foremost, we are servants. A doctor is a doctor