Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made the obligatory [acts] incumbent upon you, so do not neglect them; and has delimited boundaries for you, so do not transgress them; and has forbidden you from certain things, so do not violate them; and has remained silent about certain things, though not out of forgetfulness, so do not undertake them
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Allah, the Glorified, has not commanded you to do anything but [that which is] good and has not forbidden you from anything but evil
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily Allah, the Glorified, commanded His servants by choice and forbade them by warningHe made duties easy and did not impose difficult dutiesFor a little He gave plentyHe is not disobeyed out of defeat nor is He obeyed by forceHe did not send prophets for sport, nor did He reveal the Book to the creation for amusementHe did not create the Heavens and the earth in vain: That is a conjecture of the faithlessSo woe to the faithless for the Fire
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
If you are greedy in your desire for that which has been guaranteed to you (ieyour sustenance) then be avid in performing that which has been made incumbent upon you
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Try yourself in the obedience of Allah through patience in performing obligatory acts and perseverance in performing supererogatory acts and duties
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Blessed be the soul that fulfils its duty to its Lord
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is upon you to preserve every matter that you cannot be excused for neglecting
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Fulfilling the obligatory is from the most noble of actions
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no worship like the performing of obligatory acts
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Allah, the Glorified, has prescribed faith as a purification from doubt
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Allah, the Glorified, does not pass any decree for the servant who is satisfied with it but that there is benefit in it for him
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who seeks nearness [to Allah] by performing the obligatory and the recommended [acts], doubles his gain
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily if you were to occupy yourself with meritorious supererogatory acts instead of fulfilling the obligatory ones, then the merit you acquire will never make up for the religious obligation that you have neglected
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When recommended acts come in the way of obligatory actions, then abandon them
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
No closeness is achieved through recommended actions if they hamper the obligatory actions
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech