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- “Thus have We made of you a nation justly balanced, that you may be
witnesses over the people and the Messenger a witness over yourselves.”
- [al-Baqarah 143]
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- Prevents the moderate way in
every aspect of life
- Warns against heading toward the
extreme of zealousness, and too much nonchalance.
- Incorporates a balanced approach
that distinguishes it from other religions
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- Guide us to the straight way, the way of those upon whom You have
bestowed Your grace, not those whose (portion) is wrath nor those who
have gone astray.
- [al-Fatihah 6-7]
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- "On the Day of Resurrection, Noah will be brought and asked, 'Did
you convey (the message)?' He will say, 'Yes, O Lord.' His nation will
be asked, 'Was the message conveyed to you?' They will answer, 'No
warner came to us.' He (the Lord) will say (to Noah), 'Who are your
witnesses?' He will answer, 'Muhammad and his nation.' Then you (i.e.,
the followers of Muhammad) will be brought and will give witness."
Then the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) read the
verse,
- "Thus have We made of you a nation justly balanced," - he
stated, "(That is) just,"- "that you may be witnesses
over the people and the Messenger a witness over yourselves."
- [Bukhari]
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- Beware of Allah, O Quranic reciters (i.e., religious scholars). Follow
the path of those before you. Then you will be the best of leaders. But,
if you go right or left, then you will go far astray."
- [Bukhari]
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- There is no room to fall short of them and there is no room to go beyond
them. Some people shortened the matter and fell short. Some people went
above them and therefore went to extremes. They (the pious predecessors)
were between that (those two extremes) upon a straight guidance."
- [Recorded by Abu Dawud]
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- "Allah does not make any command except that Satan has two
incitements (towards it), either to negligence and neglect or to excess
and exaggeration. The religion of Allah is in a middle position between
being aloof from it and exaggerating in it.
- The one who is aloof from a matter loses that matter, the one who
exaggerates also loses that matter. The first by his not meeting the
minimum requirements and the second by going beyond the limits."
- [Madarij-ul-Salikin. See also al-Fawa`id and ash Shanqiti's
Adwa-ul-Bayan.]
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- Causes that brings about the Love of Allah
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- You become close to him
- He will provide for you from sources unknown
- He will protect you
- He will bestow understanding of the deen upon you
- He will never put one whom he loves in the hell-fire
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- Recognizing the bounties Allah has bestowed upon His slaves. These
bounties [are so many that they] cannot be counted or enumerated. [Allah
says:] "If you count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able
to count them." [14:34]
- Another cause is to have knowledge of Allah by His Names, Attributes and
Actions. The one who knows Allah, loves Him. Whoever loves Him, obeys
Him. Whoever obeys Allah is honored by Him. Whoever Allah honors, He
will have him live close to Him. Whoever lives close to Him, has
attained the glad tidings.
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- Pondering over the creation of the heavens and the earth and what Allah
has created. In the Qur'an, there is much mention of the signs of Allah
that indicate His Greatness, Power, Majesty, Perfection, Eminence,
Compassion, Mercy, Strength, Subjugation and other of His beautiful
Names and exalted Attributes. Whenever one's knowledge of Allah is
strengthened, one's love for Him is also strengthened and one's love for
obeying Him is also strengthened. He will then experience the pleasure
of worship, whether it be in prayer, remembrance or other forms of
worship
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- to act towards Allah with sincerity and purity while going against one's
desires. This is a cause for Allah to bless a slave and when He blesses
the slave, the slave loves Him.
- increasing one's remembrance of Allah. Whenever a person loves
something, he remembers it more often. And it is through the remembrance
of Allah that the hearts find tranquillity.
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- Reciting the Qur'an often and pondering over its meaning, in particular
those verses that contain Allah's Names, Attributes and Actions. Having
fondness for that action will lead the slave to love Allah and Allah to
love Him.
- Remembering what has been mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah concerning
the believers seeing their Lord in the Hereafter and visiting them and
gathering together on the Day of Abundance.
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- Loving Allah leads to his Loving You and his Loving You leads to your
salvation
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Notes
