such a state that their record of deeds (name A’amaal) is clear of all sins. Hadhrat Imam Ghazali (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: Do not be happy on your praise, consider it to be bad in your heart and be mindful of your deeds and the thoughts crossing your mind and keep thinking that only Allah Ta’ala knows how I am going to die (i.e. whether I will die a Muslim or not.
Hadhrat Saeed (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) says: There is no virtuous, cultured, scholar who is free of all defects, but there are people whose defects should not be talked about. Because the person in whom there is more good than bad, the bad in that person is forgiven because of the good.
The person who believes in Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) and accepts the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and did not stop there but did good deeds also, engaged in this Dunya also but were careful about the Aakhirah also. Did everything in this world but |