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5. “The acts of virtue, the rectitude and the sincerity of the Ibaadah
are all bestowals and charity conferred by the Gracious Master
(Maula-e-Kareem). Indeed, it is very surprising, unintelligent and
absurd to expect to be remunerated for the gifts He bestows to
you. How can a faqir (beggar) who acquires charity from a person
around and demands the benefactor to compensate him? The
absurdity is self-evident.” 409
Refutation
Jannah or Paradise is another great blessing of Allah that
Shaytaan wishes to deprive the Sufis from.
Allah says in the Qur’aan: “Allah has promised to the believers,
men and women, gardens through which rivers flow to dwell
therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of Paradise.
But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the
supreme success.” 410
The Messenger of Allah said, “…if you ask Allah for anything,
ask Him for Firdaus, for it is the last part of Paradise and the
highest part of Paradise, and at its top there is the Throne of the
Beneficent.” 411
The Messenger of Allah encouraged asking Allah for Paradise
and did not consider it absurd, unintelligent or deficient. What is
absurd is the self-contradiction of the Sufi claim that worship is
not done with the desire for Paradise, and then for them to say…
“Khwaajah Abdul Wahid narrates the following episode: “One
night I was overcome with sleep and I missed all my auraad and
waza’if (Dhikr). In a dream, I saw the most beautiful girl
approaching me. Never had I seen such beauty. She was dressed
in silk garments. Her shoes were reciting Tasbeeh and her
409 Ikhmaalush Shiyaam (Eng. Trans.) p.82.
410 Soorah at-Tawbah (9): 72.
411 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.9, no. 519.
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