Book Name:Lessons From The Miraj
but does not consider his deeds to be worth even a single grain of barley." Always perceive yourself as a sinner, humble, and weak.
There was a famous poet in Arabia named al-Farazdaq. Once, he was in the company of Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. He remarked: "At this moment, the worst servant and the best servant are gathered in one place."
Someone asked, "Who is the best?"
He replied, "Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī."
When asked, "Who is the worst?"
Al-Farazdaq replied, "I am the worst." After his passing, someone saw him in a dream and asked what had transpired.
He replied: "I was presented in the Court of Allah Almighty. My book of deeds was opened and my sins were counted. I thought I was doomed. But (glory be to the mercy of the Most Compassionate), the Lord of the worlds said: 'Go! I forgave you the moment you considered yourself the worst.'"[1]
سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! In short, we must do both: perform worship abundantly and yet consider our worship to be nothing. We must keep our eyes fixed solely on the mercy of Allah Almighty.
To be a true servant of Allah Almighty, one must detach from everything else and belong only to the Lord. Narrations of the MiꜤrāj state that when the beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم presented himself in the divine court, Allah Almighty said: "O My Beloved! It is I and you. وَ مَا سِوَاکَ خَلَقْتُ لِاَجَلِکَ Whatever else exists in the universe, I created it for your sake."[2]