The Reward of Being Busy in the Service of Allah

The Reward of Being Busy in the Service of Allah

by ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah

If the servant of Allah begins the day and the evening, without having any other concern except Allah, the Almighty, He will fulfill all his needs and relieve all his worries. He will empty the servant's heart for the sake of His Love, his tongue will constantly remember Him and he will have the strength to perform religious duties for His sake. And if he begins the day and the evening, without having any other concern except the life of this world, Allah, the Almighty will cast worry and grief into his heart.

He, the Almighty will leave him to himself, and keep his heart busy with things other than His Love. His tongue will not remember Allah but will only be concerned with the creation. He will use all his strength in things other than the sake of Allah, and he will remain busy in the service of creation. He will work very hard in the service of others. Just like a bellows that pumps itself up and then squeezes itself to the utmost in the service of others. Therefore, whoever refuses to submit to Allah, to obey and love Him, will be afflicted with the servitude, love and service of creation.

Allah, the Almighty says in the Our'an,

"And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Our'an and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan devil) to be a Oarin (an intimate companion) to him."
(Az Zukhruf, 43:36)

Abu Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah 37 said,

"You will never bring forward any famous proverb but I will bring the likeness of it from the Our'an."

Thereupon someone said to him,

"So where is in the Our'an "Give your fellow brother a date, and if he does not accept it then give him a firebrand." He then recited the previous Our'anic verse.


AL Fawaid

37

His full name is Suiyan bin 'Uyaynah bin MaymOn Al-Hilaly AI-KOfy. He was
a faithful memorizer, and the imam of the Sacred mosque of Mecca. He was
one of the leaders of the study of hadith. He died (may Allah have mercy upon
him) in 198 A. H. Adopted from Tahdhib At-Tahdhib (4\117), Tarikh AIBukhary
Alkabir (4\94), Aj-Jarj; wat-Ta'dll (4\973), Mizanul-l'tidal (2\170) and

Siyar A'larn An-Nubala' (8\454).

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" Verily my happiness is my iman & Verily my imaan is in my heart & verily my heart doesn't belong to anyone but Allah "  - Asma bint AbuBakr