Abu Taymiyyah – Part 3 How To Really Drop in The Eyes of The People
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How does one drop in the eyes of
the people
and reach a very humiliating
position in his life.
My brothers and my sisters,
every single individual wants to remain respected
and honored
and be held in high esteem
with the creation.
And I'm sure none of us would disagree.
But why is it, my brothers and my
sisters, that sometimes
we were so
we were glorified.
We were held in such high esteem.
We were respected.
But then all of a sudden we dropped.
People started looking at us in a completely
different light.
Instead of us my brothers and my sisters
blaming everyone except ourselves,
it's maybe to start pointing the finger
at ourselves.
Ibn al Juzar
he mentions something so powerful,
something that is very very dear to my
heart my brothers and my sisters.
He says
I saw some people who ascribe themselves back
to knowledge.
They began to
not be conscious of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
washing them, when they were alone, when they
were by themselves.
So
what did Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala do?
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala caused the good things
that is mentioned about them in public
to disappear.
It is as if they were there
and also absent at the same time
There was no sweetness
in wanting to see them
And the heart stopped yearning
to meet them
SubhanAllah
What did he say my brothers and my
sisters?
He said,
They started becoming people who
Began to be unconscious of Allah Azzawajal, watching
them when they were alone.
Sometimes when we speak about the sin that
a person commits,
when alone the first thing that pops our
minds is things like *,
watching films that has filth
and evil inside of it.
But is that the only thing my brothers
and my sisters?
Sometimes you might find yourself in a gathering,
the doors are closed, it's only you and
somebody else,
and you begin to rip into the honours
of others,
you begin to speak about them, you violate
their sanctity,
their honor,
their hulma.
And just remember my brothers and my sisters,
The doors might be closed,
but it's Allah
the one who sees every single thing
and hears every single thing that is mentioned
that is
directly still watching you
And he's going to deal with you the
way you deserve to be dealt with.
So when all of a sudden things start
going wrong,
should it really surprise
you? It is maybe because of that sin
that you committed.
Look what Ibrahim also
mentions.
There's never a time when I go through
agony,
when I go through some difficulty,
some distress,
except because of a sin that I committed.
So much so that I can actually say
that
it is because of that sin that I
committed.
And perhaps
I begin to make excuses for myself,
and come with
that which is very far fetched.
And then all of a sudden I begin
to see the Uqbah.
I begin to see the punishment.
But my brothers and my sisters,
if you hold yourself to account
and you apologize by humbling yourself,
Things insha'Allah
will start becoming much much better
and I will conclude by saying what Ibn
Qaym said.
Faalaqadari
Mahabbatil
Abdilillahi
Azzawajal you hidbuhnas
In accordance
to how much you love Allah Azzawajal.
And it's just not me claiming that I
love Allah Azzawajal, I have to come with
the action. Actions speak louder than words.
That's how much the people will love you.
And then he said,
And in accordance to
how much you fear Allah Azzawajal.
The shaitan is whispering,
but you choose Allah Azzawajal.
In accordance to your fear, this is how
much the people will be
fearing you as well. That's how much they
will be in awe of you.
And in accordance to how much you glorify
Allah Azzawajal,
you highly respect his commandments
and this my brothers and my sisters, it
will be in accordance to
how
the creation
hold you up.
Isn't Allah
going to aid us?
Having good thoughts of Allah
and assuming the best my brothers and my
sisters,
is one of the ways to really
get what you're looking for.