Akhlaaq-Tasawwuf

The mouth

The mouth is a great favour of Allah Ta’ala. Like all other favours of Allah Ta’ala, we must know how to use this favour also. People, who are not being able to eat with their mouths or those who have other complications, may realise the value of this favour a bit more than others. Are we waiting to find ourselves in the same position to know its value? May Allah Ta’ala not put us in this situation.

Lack of modesty

A person must be modest but he must not feel shy to do good deeds. For example, he must not feel shy to perform Salah when the time of Salah comes in merely because people are watching him. He must not bother about others and he must perform his Salah.

He must feel shy to commit bad deeds. Real 'Haya' or real shame is the feeling of hesitation that makes a person abstain and refrain from activities and practices that Allah Ta’ala does not like.

How to rectify a mistake

An honest person always likes transparency. That is why when he comes to know of his mistake, he does not hesitate to acknowledge it and rectify it. When he rectifies his mistake, he does it with the same magnitude that he had committed the mistake. Let’s say that he said something bad in public, then he ought to rectify it in public also. It is not sufficient to acknowledge it secretly among a small group of people. He must not wait for someone to pressurise him in order to accept his mistake. This is contrary to honesty.

What is more difficult

A person can become whatever he wants through his efforts. And this is easy. For example, it is easy to become a Hafiz, an Aa’lim, a Mufti, an Islamologist or any logist that one wants. Similarly, it is not difficult to become a doctor, an engineer or anything that one wants. But what is difficult and very difficult is to become a human being in the true sense of the word.

Be positive

It is not a disgrace if someone tells you that you are wrong. A doctor does not cause harm to a person if he tells him that he is suffering from cancer as he was not the cause of the cancer. All he did was diagnose the person’s sickness. In fact, he had done him a favour. In the same way, if your attention is being drawn to your shortcomings, it shouldn’t be regarded as a disgrace. Say for example, you are presiding over a ceremony and someone walks up to you and tells you that you have trimmed only one side of your moustache.

The remedy

If one faces a problem, then one needs to find a solution to it. The first step is to understand the problem and then look for its remedy.

It is likewise important that the remedy of the problem is available in the condition and location where one is situated.

La sincérité

Dans la vie, nous devons être sincères, surtout envers Le Créateur qui vous a créés et qui vous a accordé tous vos besoins. Sinon, votre malhonnêteté peut vous mener très loin, et parfois, cela peut être irréparable. La sincérité envers Le Créateur demande qu'on L'adore uniquement et qu'on ne laisse rien surpasser Ses commandements. Nous devons l'aimer plus que tout. C'est-à-dire qu'on ne doit pas Le déplaire pour plaire à quelqu'un. Même si tout le Dounyaa s'oppose à nous, on doit continuer à rester dans Son obéissance.

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