“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Qatada’s Statement
Qatada (rahimahullah) said: “Whoever has taqwa of Allah (consciousness), then Allah will be with him. And whoever Allah is with, then such a person has with him the Victorious Group that can never be defeated, the Guard Who never falls asleep, and the Guide Who never misleads.”
One of the salaf wrote to another: “If Allah is with you, then who should you fear? And if Allah is against you, then who can you have hope in?”
– Jami’ al-‘Ulum wal-Hikam, by Ibn Rajab