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8th Khutbah Closeness to Allah Subhanahu Wa-Ta'ala
Qutbul Aqtaab,Syedus Saadaat,Sheikhul_Mashaikh, Ghous Samadaani, Mahboob Subhaani, Sulatanul_Aulia, Abu Muhammad, Al-Syed Sheikh Mohayyuddin Abdul Qadir , Al-Gillani Radhi_Allahu Anhu said: When
you are placed in a particular condition, do not seek to exchange it for
an other station , whether higher or lower. If you are a begger at the
doors of the
King's palace, therefore, do not seek admittance to the palace itself
until you are obliged to enter, under compulsion and not of your own
accord. By compulsion I mean a stem, insistently repeated command. Do
not content yourself with mere permission to enter, since this may be
just a trick and deception on the King's part. You should rather wait
patiently until you are compelled to go in, so that your entry into the
palace will be through sheer coercion and gracious favor from the King.
Then, since the action is the King's own, He will not chastise you for
it. If any punishment is meted out to you, it will only be due to your
wrong motivation, greed, impatience, uncouthness and discontentment with
the situation in which you have been placed. When you do gain an entree
to the palace, you must therefore bow your head in silence, keep your
eyes modestly downcast and mind your manners as you perform the tasks
and services assigned to you, without seeking promotion to the highest
station. Consider the words of Allah (Subhanahu Wa-Ta'ala ): Strain
not your eyes toward that which We have given for some pairs among them
to enjoy-the flower of this world's life, that We may thereby put them
to the test. Your Lord's provision is better and more lasting. (20:131)
This is an reprimand
by which He instructs His chosen Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam) regarding attention to one's Thus all good lies in due attention to one's existing condition, in
being content with it and ceasing to
crave
after alternatives, for it
can only be that something is yours or is destined for another,
unless it belongs to nobody and Allah has created it only as a trial. If
it is destined for you, it will come to you, even if you like it or not. Any display
of unseemly conduct and greed in its pursuit would therefore be improper
on your part, with nothing in knowledge or reason to commend it. If it
is destined for somebody else, spare yourself the futile effort of
chasing something which you cannot get and which will never come your
way. If it is only a trial, not destined to belong to anyone at all, how
could an intelligent person find it worth his while to pursue such a
thing and seek to acquire it ? Thus it is proven that all
good and safety lie in properly attending to one's present state. When you are promoted to the
elevated level, and then to the top, you
must observe all the proprieties of quiet and polite behavior we have
already mentioned. In fact you should redouble your efforts in that
regard, because you are now closer to the King and nearer to danger. So
do not wish for a change of state whether by promotion or demotion, and
desire neither permanence and continuity nor alteration in your existing
condition. You should have no self-willed option whatsoever, since that
would amount to ingratitude for present blessings, and ingratitude
brings disgrace upon him who is guilty thereof, in this world and the
hereafter. Let your conduct always be as we have told you, until you are promoted
to a position which will become a permanent station for you, from which
you will not be removed. You will then recognize it as a gift, self
explanatory and self evident, so cling to it and do not let go.
Ordinary saints (awliya) have changeable states, while permanent
stations belong to the Abdaals. Allah
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