Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 169
169 Malfuzat – Volume IV if there were no heaven and hell, a person should still worship Him; due to the inherent love that ought to exist between the creation and the Creator; this devo - tion should remain unchanged. Therefore, in fulfilling these rights there should be no question of heaven or hell. As for my belief in regards to sympathy for humanity, until one prays for their enemy, one’s heart cannot be fully cleansed. The Holy Quran states: 1 ْ ُم َُكُ ْل ْ ٍب ِ َج َْتَ َس َ ا ْ ي ِـ َّن ُْوْ ِع ْ َد ُ ا Pray unto Me; I will answer your prayer. Allah the Exalted has laid no restriction to say that if one prays for an enemy, then He would not accept that prayer. In fact, according to my view, praying for the enemy also is a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet sas —this is how Hazrat Umar, may Allah the Exalted be pleased with him, became a Muslim. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would pray for him often. Therefore, one must not exhibit parsimony and hold personal enmity, and truly, one must not be harmful to others. I am thankful that there is none from among those who bear enmity towards me for whom I have not prayed at least two or three times. Not a single one. This is what I say to you as well, this is what I teach you. As for the person who intentionally harms someone or harbours enmity against another unjustly by way of selfish interest, God Almighty is averse to such a person just as He dislikes the association of partners with His being. In one respect, He does not desire separation, and in another respect, He does not desire association, that is to say, He does not desire mutual separation between humanity, nor associa - tion of any other partners with Him. This is the same path which leads one to pray for the disbelieving people; this cleanses and opens the heart; this is what develops forbearance. Therefore, until my community develops such a hue within themselves, there can be no difference between them and others. In my view, it is necessary that if someone befriends a person by way of faith and the latter has relatives who are lower in status than them, the former ought to be immensely kind and compassionate even towards the relatives of that friend, they ought to show them love. For the magnificence of God is such: دباںرااکینںہبدشخبرکمی Along with the pious, this Merciful One forgives the wicked as well. 1 al-Mu’min , 40:61 p. 435