Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 49
11 November 1904 49 2 ْمُهْوُرَذْحاَف ْمُهْوُرَذْحاَف 1 ۤاَمَّنِا ْمُكُلاَوْمَا َو ْمُكُداَلْوَا ٌةَنْتِف ۤاَمَّنِا ْمُكُلاَوْمَا َو ْمُكُداَلْوَا ٌةَنْتِف That wealth and children are your enemies. Remain afraid of them, because if they live on, they may become disobedi- ent, apostate, wicked, thieves, or robbers; and if they die, this becomes a trial in itself. Therefore, they are a source of mischief and trial in either case. However, when a believer has a relation- ship with God, he is happy and it does not matter to him if his child dies, since Allah the Exalted has commanded: 3 اَم ْخَسْنَن ْنِم ٍةَيٰا ْوَا اَهِسْنُن ِتْاَن ٍرْيَخِب ۤاَهْنِّم ْوَا اَهِلْثِم اَم ْخَسْنَن ْنِم ٍةَيٰا ْوَا اَهِسْنُن ِتْاَن ٍرْيَخِب ۤاَهْنِّم ْوَا اَهِلْثِم Look! Twelve children of the Holy Prophet s as died. Faith is actually that in which there is no equivocation, and one pos- sessing such faith is loved by God very much. But, yes, if a child is more beloved than God, then I cannot understand how such a person can claim faith in God. And why does he make such a claim? We cannot know what our children will be like. Will they be righteous or evil? Nor are we beholden to them for their favours, whereas God has bestowed millions upon millions of blessings upon us. So, the person who severs his relationship with God to estab- lish a relationship with his children is highly unjust. Yes, indeed along with the rights of God, take care of the rights of people. If you have complete faith in God, then your belief should be: �وتس �یک خ � رہ ہچ از دوتس یم ردس [Whatever treatment a friend metes out is acceptable. ] 1. S u rah at-Tagh a bun, 64:16 [Publisher] 2. S u rah at-Tagh a bun, 64:15 [Publisher] 3. Whatever Sign We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one better than that or the like thereof ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:107). [Publisher]