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Strive to be like the Salaf
إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Verily, Allah accepts only from those who have Taqwa
[5:27]
Oh you who are guarded upon Taqwa, glad tidings oh Slave of Allah ﷻ, because you are among the friends of Allah in this Dunya!
What is the evidence?
Allah ﷻ says in Surah Yunus,
أَلَاۤ إِنَّ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ یَحۡزَنُونَ
Behold! The Awliya’ of Allah, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve.
[10:62]
Who are they?
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ
Those who believed, and have Taqwa.
[10:63]
Ibn Kathir رحمه الله says about the above ayah, Allah ﷻ tells us that His Awliya’ are those who believe and have Taqwa of Allah as He defined them. Every pious, God-fearing person is a friend of Allah ﷻ.
Ibn Kathir رحمه الله brings a narration regarding the first ayah, Abu Ad-Darda’ said, _”If I become certain that Allah has accepted even one prayer from me, it will be better for me than this life and all that in it. This is because Allah says, (he then recited “Verily, Allah accepts only from those who have Taqwa”)
The Sahaba رضي الله عنهم were scared that maybe their deeds weren’t going to be accepted!
They were the best generation!
Allah ﷻ said
رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنهُم وَرَضُوا عَنه
Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him.
[9:100]
They had more Taqwa than anyone after them! Yet they still feared for themselves!
Such was their mindset and attitude towards Allah ﷻ!
We must strive to be like them!
We must strive to be like those who have Taqwa, So that our deeds may be accepted by Allah ﷻ!
Because even though the likes of the 10 promised Jannah, knew their abode…
They never stopped in their duties!
So what of the likes of us!
Why do we continually expect that Allah ﷻ will definitely accept from us?!!!
When we are deficient in so many ways with regards to our Deen?!
We have no guarantees, we have no promises and no covenants with Allah ﷻ, that He ﷻ will accept!
Rather we should hope, pray that it is accepted!
And to expect acceptance, without effort or work is arrogant. Such is the captain, who sails his damaged ship into a storm without repairing it first.
May Allah ﷻ make us among those who attain Taqwa and may Allah ﷻ accept all our deeds.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
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