Live In Such A Way That — People Long For Your Company As Long As You Live:

Islamic Life is the Best Life that a person could live — This is a great Truth that Few people understand.

The Basic principle is that the Muslim should intend, by doing acts of Worship and righteous deeds, to seek the pleasure of Allah, and his intention should be purely For that purpose.

Whoever does righteous deeds or acts of Worship with the aim of attaining some worldly gain, comes under one of two headings:

1. Worldly gain is all that he is seeking — Thus he Fasts For the purpose of health or diet; he performs pilgrimage on behalf of someone else For the money only; he goes out to fight in jihad For the sake of the booty; he gives charity For the sake of healing or earning people’s praise, and so on — Such a person has no share in the hereafter.

Allah says: “Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments — We Fully repay them For their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived”.

(Surah Hood 11:15)

Ibn Jareer at-Tabari said:Whoever does a righteous deed seeking worldly gain, whether it is fasting, praying, or tahajjud at night, doing it only for the sake of worldly gain, Allah says: I shall give him what he is seeking in this world of reward, but his deeds that he did for worldly gain will be rendered invalid, and in the hereafter he will be among the losers. ( Jaami‘ al-Bayaan — 12/347).

Abu’l-‘Abbaas al-Qurtubi said: If his motive was otherwise, such as worldly gain, then it is no longer an act of worship; rather it is a sin that may doom the doer, for it is either disbelief, which is major shirk, or it is showing off, which is minor shirk…. This applies if the motive For the act of worship was worldly gain only, in the sense that if that aim was not attainable, he would not do that deed.

( Al-Mufhim lima ashkala min Talkhees Kitaab Muslim — 12/50)

2. Seeking the pleasure of Allah, but he also hopes to attain some worldly gains or benefits that may result From this deed — such as one who Fasts For the sake of Allah, but in addition to that he is seeking to look after his health; or he does Hajj For the sake of Allah, but at the same time he intends to do some business; or he strives in jihad For the sake of Allah, and also aims to acquire some of the booty;or he gives charity For the sake of Allah, and at the same time intends to seek healing from disease; or he upholds ties of kinship, seeking reward, long life and abundant provision — If the stronger motive is seeking the pleasure of Allah and hoping for reward From Him, then there is nothing wrong with that.

Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan as-Sa‘di said: The hope of the one who strives For some worldly gains From his righteous deeds should not harm him, if his main aim is to attain the pleasure of Allah and seek the hereafter.

The Sincere Believer is sincere to Allah in all that he does or refrains From — and is motivated in his efforts to attain the sublime goal by the various rewards that he may earn.

To Be In The Company Of The Righteous:

Upon arriving in Madinah, Abu Hurairah had one goal, and one goal alone: to be in the company of the righteous, and who was more righteous than Prophet Muhammad(saw). Arriving in a new city, anyone might be concerned, and rightfully so, about Finding a place to live, a place to work, and to develop a network of Friends. However, so strong was his desire to be with Prophet Muhammad (saw) that he spent most of his waking moments in his company.

Abu Hurairah spent time, unlike many today, observing, making mental notes, and literally memorizing the events, words, and actions unfolding before his eyes. In his own words, we read about his love For learning and For being in the company of the righteous:

“And no doubt our muhajir (emigrant) brothers used to be busy in the market with their business (bargains) and our Ansari brothers used to be busy with their property (agriculture). However, I (Abu Hurairah) used to stay with Allah’s Messenger content with what would fill my stomach, and I used to attend that, which they used not to attend, and I used to memorize that which they used not to memorize.” (Al-Bukhari 3: 118)

Our weight was only meant to be carried by God.We are told in the Quran: “…whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God hears and knows all things.” (2: 256)

There is a crucial lesson in this verse: That there is only one handhold that never breaks. There is only one place where we can lay our dependencies. There is only one relationship that should define our self-worth and only one source From which to seek our ultimate happiness, Fulfillment, and security. That place is God.

Among the seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the Day when there will be no shade but His are: “Two men who love one another For the sake of Allah, meeting and parting on that basis”, as it says in the saheeh Hadith on which the Scholars are agreed.

It may be your Greatest Elevation on the Day of Judgment that you always loved the right people and aspired to be like them and — become such a person that people would love to be in your presence.

Helping Muslims with what they need is more important than secluding oneself For Worship — because, helping them benefits others and yourself, and doing something that benefits others and yourself is better than doing something that benefits only yourself, except when the deed that only benefits oneself is one of the obligatory and essential duties of Islam.

Seek the help of people—but realize that it is not the people (or even your own self) that can save you — Only Allah can do these things. The people are only tools, a means used by God. But they are not the source of help, aid, or salvation of any kind. Only God is.

The people cannot even create the wing of a Fly (22:73). And so, even while you interact with people externally, turn your heart towards God. Face Him alone — as Prophet Ibrahim (as) said so beautifully: “For me, I have set my face, Firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah.” (Qur’an, 6:79)

So, the point is that the person who spends his life in obedience to Allah and earns the Hereafter while living in this world is as — he is successful in the sight of Allah.

The person who puts the love of Allah in the hearts of people — Allah puts the love of that person in the hearts of people, and then people remember such a Believer in his absence.

May Allah (swt) make us such Believers and accept our Good deeds. (Ameen).

JazakAllah (May Allah reward you [with] goodness)for reading.

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