Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 46
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 46 Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. State on oath whether such is your condition. People panic at a minor trial and begin to complain against God Almighty. Such people can never be considered Muslims in the estimation of Allah the Almighty. I repeatedly say that the excellence of your conduct should be the same as that of the Companions ra. My statement is just my statement, but bestowal of this ability depends on the grace of Allah the Almighty. Always keep this matter before you that there ought to be sincerity in your actions and deeds, there should not be pretence and display because you know that if a person takes brass in place of gold to the market, they will immediately be arrested and will eventually have to suffer the consequences of their counterfeiting by being sent to jail. Thus, similarly, deceit cannot work in the court of God Almighty. Man can be deceived, but it cannot work there. One who desires that he be God’s and God be his, should shed every cover in the way of God Almighty. Do not think that I forbid you from trade or agriculture or employment or that I forbid you from other means of earning livelihood. Not at all. I do not mean this. Rather, what I mean is دل اب�ی�ار دتس اباکر [the hand is engaged in work, yet the heart is with the beloved]. Your role model are the people about whom Allah the Almighty states that no trade or buying and selling hinders them from the remembrance of Allah. They do not separate from God Almighty even for a moment while engaged in trade worth hundreds of thousands. Therefore, your pride and what you hold on to and rely upon should be such actions as are born upon [attaining] true faith.