The past scholars were so successful in gaining knowledge and acting upon it, had blessed lives, and were protected from intellectual deviations, and all this was the result of eating halaal food, and refraining from doubtful food.
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All corruption and aggression on earth, in the past, present, and future, is because of this eating and drinking, for obligations are aimed towards anger and carnal desires, whilst food and drink are its cause.
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All moral vices rise from the weakness in recognizing God! If man understands that God Almighty is always and in all cases more beautiful than any beauty, he will not disjoin from intimacy with God.
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If we do not stop ourselves from committing sins, we will end up denying, belying and mocking the Divine Signs, or we may reach a point where we will become hopeless of God’s mercy.
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Man should constantly be engaged in Zikr (invocation)! One, who is always engaged in Zikr, always sees himself in the presence of God, and is in continuous discourse with God.
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How great it is for one to say that he hasn’t done anything when he carries out a good act, or an act of worship, but when he sees others doing good, he says what a great act they have done!
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