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What a Bad Servant we are!
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Imaam al-Hasan al-Basree rahimahullaah
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From Ghunyat-ut-Talibeen of Shaykh 'Abdul-Qaadir al-Jeelaani rahimahullaah
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Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah bestow His mercy upon him) said:

"What a bad servant [of the Lord] is he! I am speaking of a servant who fits the following description:

1. He asks for forgiveness (maghfirah), while he is actively engaged in sinful disobedience (ma'siya).

2. He behaves in a humbly submissive manner, so that he may be credited with loyalty (amana), but he is only pretending, to hide his disloyalty (khiyanah).

3. He forbids what is wrong, but does not refrain from it himself.

4. He enjoins what is right, but does not act upon his own instructions.

5. If he gives, he does so very stingily, and if he withholds, he offers no apology.

6. If he is in the best of health, he feels secure, but if he falls sick, he becomes remorseful.

7. If he is impoverished, he feels sad, and if he gets rich, he is subject to temptation.

8. He hopes for salvation, but does not act accordingly.

9. He is afraid of punishment, but takes no precautions against it.

10. He wishes to receive more benefit, but he does not give thanks [for what he has received].

11. He likes the idea of spiritual reward, but he does not practice patience.

12. He expedites sleep and postpones fasting"

 
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what you have described with your post sister is infact the issue of Nifaq (which the Munafiqs (hypocrites) are suffering from)....it is indeed a gravious sin...and may Allah reward you for reminding us about it and may Allah save us from this disease, mashAllah great article :)
 
What a Bad Servant We Are!

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What a Bad Servant We Are!

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Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah bestow His mercy upon him)] said:
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"What a bad servant [of the Lord] is he! I am speaking of a servant who fits the following description:
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1. He asks for forgiveness (maghfirah), while he is actively engaged in sinful disobedience (ma'siya).
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2. He behaves in a humbly submissive manner, so that he may be credited with loyalty (amana), but he is only pretending, to hide his disloyalty (khiyanah).
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3. He forbids what is wrong, but does not refrain from it himself.
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4. He enjoins what is right, but does not act upon his own instructions.
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5. If he gives, he does so very stingily, and if he withholds, he offers no apology.
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6. If he is in the best of health, he feels secure, but if he falls sick, he becomes remorseful.
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7. If he is impoverished, he feels sad, and if he gets rich, he is subject to temptation.
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8. He hopes for salvation, but does not act accordingly.
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9. He is afraid of punishment, but takes no precautions against it.
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10. He wishes to receive more benefit, but he does not give thanks [for what he has received].
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11. He likes the idea of spiritual reward, but he does not practice patience.
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12. He expedites sleep and postpones fasting"
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Source Salaam Ansar! :)

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Re: What a Bad Servant We Are!

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Very good article. I've read it before, only that wasn't in English . . . :p ;)

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Re: What a Bad Servant We Are!

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:D It was actually in Farsi, and I never understood a word of it; so I had it translated to me. That was some time back now . . . :p ;D ;)

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Same here! You lead a very interesting life! . . . To say the least!

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Re: What a Bad Servant We Are!

Asalaamu Alaykum
Thanks for sharing it with us. Indeed i learnt some new things and it made me think.
 
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Take a good ol' stroll down here, do ya? ;)

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Osman said:
Salaam Ansar! :)
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:w: Osman! Thanks for the great article! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known about this useful site.

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Glad to have been of service to the grand Ansar fruitcake, who shall succeed Emoto-khan to the throne and rule over the smileys ere death takes him. :)

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SURELY MY EYES DECEIVE ME!!! HASH HAS POSTED SMILEYS?! THIS IS . . . . . . OH, THE JOY!!! I THINK I'M GOING TO GO INTO CARDIAC ARREST! NO, THAT'S A BAD THING TO SAY. TAWBA TAWBA.

But what? Hash? Throne? Succeed? Nahi!!! Chup karo!!! Tum Jaa Raha hoon!!!
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How was my urdu for work in progress?? Ansar against Hash!? So we come to it at last . . .. The Great Battle of our time . . . . :p

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Re: Wat a Bad servant we are!

Assalamu alaikum

Jazakallah khair for that article
 
Re: Do you fit this discription?

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:) Ameen . . .

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Re: What a bad servant he is...

Assalamualaikum sister

Jazak Allah for the reminder....something which it is easy to be guilty of and we must keep these point in constant reminder.

Wsalaam

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Re: What a bad servant he is...

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Jazakallahu Khayr for sharing this, and I would just like to ask if you could also provide the source of the hadeeth Insha'Allaah so we can be further convinced it is authentic,

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