The necessity of avoiding haraam food
Woe upon us if we do not avoid eating and drinking haram
Woe upon us if we do not avoid eating and drinking haram, for it is our food that becomes the cause of our knowledge and faith, or disbelief.
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The effect of food on the self
One’s belief and disbelief
God knows best how much involvement food has on one’s belief and disbelief, and good and back deeds.
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Tribulations due to weeping
God Himself sends tribulations
God Himself sends tribulations, "(Why did they not entreat) when Our punishment overtook them"[Surah al-An’aam (6): 43] out of entreaty, i.e. He wants His servant to entreat and lament to him, and this is desired.
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Through his own will
Salman or Abu Jahl!?
Man, through his own will, can become either the companion of Salman or that of Abu Jahl.
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O soul at peace
If man’s heart acquires peace with the remembrance of God...
If man’s heart acquires peace with the remembrance of God, it will be addressed thus: "O Peaceful Soul!"[Surah al-Fajr (89): 27]
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The harm of knowledge not connected to revelation
Without revelation and the teachings of the prophets
Without revelation and the teachings of the prophets, peace be upon them, man’s knowledge has greater harm than benefits.
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Do not leave today’s work for tomorrow
It is good for man to not postpone today’s work for tomorrow
It is good for man to not postpone today’s work for tomorrow, rather, to not delay the work of a certain time to another hour, unless with an excuse, for he does not know what would happen after that time.
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In afflictions
We must look into the book of Shari'ah at each and every step
When encountered by afflictions, we must look into the book of Shari'ah at each and every step. Wherever there is clarity, we should step forward and act upon it, and in places of doubt, we must halt.
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The path of salvation
Returning to God
The path of salvation is to escape and return to God and His Awliya.
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Busying ourselves with our own faults
Fortunate is he who sees his own faults
Fortunate is he who sees his own faults, and pays attention to his own vices, ignores other’s faults, and does not see himself as perfect and without defects.
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