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The Text

He rahimahu Allahu taala said: When Allah

commands the servant with a matter; there are

seven stages obligatory upon him with regard

to it:

First: The knowledge about it.

Second: Loving it.

Third: The determination upon the action.

Forth: The action.

Fifth: Its taking place based on the legislation(of Islam) with sincerity and correctness.

Sixth: The caution from action that wouldnullify it.

Seventh: The steadfastness upon it.

If the person knows: That Allah commanded

with Tawheed (Singling Allah with all forms of

worships); and prohibited from Shirk(Associating partners with Allah in worships),

or knows: That Allah permitted the selling and

prohibited the interest (Ribaa); or knows: That

Allah prohibited the eating of orphans wealth,and permitted for his guardian to eat (from it)

with fairness if he is poor; it is obligatory upon

him to learn what he has been commandedwith, and ask about it until he knows it, and

learns what he has been prohibited from, and

ask about it until he knows it.

And consider that to be the first matter, and it

is: The matter of Tawheed and Shirk.

Most of the people knew that the Tawheed is

the truth, and the Shirk is the falsehood, butthey turned away from it, and did not ask; and

knew: That Allah prohibited interest, but they

bought and sold and did not ask; and knew: The

prohibition of eating orphans wealth, andpermissibility of eating with fairness; but they

took orphans wealth and did not ask.

Second Level: Loving what Allah revealed,

declaring disbelief of one who hates it; due to

His saying: That is because they hate thatwhich Allh has sent down, so He has made

their deeds fruitless (47:9).

So, most of the people: They did not love theMessenger sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, but

hated him, and hated what he came with, even

if they knew that Allah sent him.

Third Level: The determination upon the

action; and a lot of people: Knew and loved,but they do not have determination; due to the

fear of change in their worldly (affairs).

Forth Level: The action; and a lot of people:When they have determined or acted, (then)

someone they respect from mashaykh or other

than them explained to them (the matter in a

different way). Thus, they left the action.

Fifth Level: It is that a lot of those who acted,

their action is not based on sincerity; if it wassincere, it was not correct.

Sixth Level: It is that the righteous people fearfrom the nullification of action; due to His, the

Most High, saying: Lest your deeds may be

rendered fruitless while you perceive not

(49:2). And this is from the least of things in

our time.

Seventh Level: The steadfastness upon the

truth and fear from the bad end; due to hissallallahu alayhe wa sallam: Indeed from

among you are those who act with the deed of

people of Paradise, and ending of him is with

the action of people of Hellfire (i.e. he will diewhile his is doing action of people of Hellfire).

And this is also: From the greatest of thatwhich the righteous people fear; and it is little

in our time; So, contemplate over the condition,

which you know about the people, in this(issue) and other than it, this will guide you to a

lot of thing that you do not know about; and

Allah knows best.

Few Explanatory Notes on the Text

So, the second matter in terms of what isobligatory upon us with regard to what Allah,

the Blessed and Most High, ordered us with is:

That we learn about it. Thus, it is the firstobligation and he started with it, as Allah, the

Blessed and Most High, said, So know that

none has the right to be worshipped except

Allah (47:19).

Thus, He started with knowledge before the

speech and action. Hence, whoever does not

learn what Allah, the Blessed and Most High,ordered him with and does not learn what Allah

prohibited him from, how would he perform

what is ordered with and how would he leaveoff what is prohibited from?! As it is said, The

One who has nothing cannot give anything,

and as it is said, How would one fear if he/shedoes not know what to fear? (Shaykh Abdur

Razzaq bin Abdul Muhsin Albadr 18).

The knowledge is the light for its possessor and

the lamp for its traveler. So, if he walks on his

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path with knowledge and insight from the

religion of Allah, the Blessed and Most High,his steps in his walking would be correct unlike

one who works, strives, and tries hard without

knowledge and guidance. Umar bin Abdul

Azeez rahimahu Allah said regarding these(ones), Whoever worships Allah without

knowledge, what he corrupts is more than whathe corrects.

Therefore, the knowledge then is a great

foundation, a noble quest obligatory upon everymale and female Muslim to hasten upon. As a

result, the scholars advised that there is a

portion from knowledge for the Muslim in all

of his days.

He should hasten that the sun does not set in a

day, in which he has not obtained (some)knowledge. Thus, the knowledge is sought

from you daily and the evidence of that is clear

in the supplication of our Prophet sallallahualayhe wa sallam everyday after the Fajr

prayer: O Allah! I ask you for beneficial

knowledge. As a result, it is befitting that the

seeking knowledge is in the daily program ofthe Muslim, and that there is a portion from

learning and seeking knowledge in all of his

days. (Shaykh Abdur Razzaq bin Abdul

Muhsin Albadr 20-22)

So, the second matter in terms of what is

obligatory upon us with regard to what Allah,the Blessed and Most High, ordered us with is:

That we order our heart to love it. The love is

the driving force to every good and the caller toevery virtue.

Just as He sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said,Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh

which, if it is sound, rest of the body is sound

and which, if it is diseased, rest of the body is

diseased. Truly it is the heart. Therefore, it isnecessary upon the Muslim to order his heart

always and forever with the love of Allah, His

Messengersallallahu alayhe wa sallam, and

the legislation of Allah.

Additionally, he should work on strengtheningthis love in his heart and expanding its size: So,he loves the prayer, fasting, righteousness, ties

of kinship, doing good, and truthfulness. He

hates the prohibited matters, sins, and illicitdeeds.

Hence, when the heart loves for Allah and hates

for Allah, the condition of the person isrectified. As he sallallahu alayhe wa sallam

said, Whoever loves for Allah, hates for Allah,

gives for Allah, and withholds for Allah, hecompletes his emaan, The firmest handhold

of emaan is loving for Allah and hating for

Allah (Shaykh Abdur Razzaq bin AbdulMuhsin Albadr 26-27).

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When Allah Commands HimWith a Matter

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