أَطِعِ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ وَلَا تُخْلِ قَلْبَكَ مِنْ خَوْفِهِ وَرَجَائِهِ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَالْزَمِ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ

Obey Allah, the Glorified, in every situation, and do not empty your heart of His fear and His hope even for a split second, and always seek forgiveness [from Him]

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أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ حَسْبَ مَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ رُسُلُهُ

Obey Allah in accordance with what His Prophets have commanded you

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أَشْغِلُوا [اشْتَغِلُوا] أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَأَلْسِنَتَكُمْ بِالذِّكْرِ وَقُلُوبَكُمْ بِالرِّضَا فِيمَا أَحْبَبْتُمْ وَكَرِهْتُمْ

Occupy yourselves with [acts of] obedience [to Allah], and your tongues with the remembrance [of Allah], and your hearts with acceptance [of His will] in what you love and hate

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أَحَقُّ مَنْ تُطِيعُهُ مَنْ لَا تَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدّاً وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِأَمْرِهِ رَدّاً

The most deserving of obedience is one from whom you cannot find any escape and the one whom you cannot turn down

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إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ جَعَلَ الطَّاعَةَ غَنِيمَةَ الْأَكْيَاسِ عِنْدَ تَفْرِيطِ الْعَجَزَةِ

Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made obedience an advantage for the sagacious when the incapable ones fall short

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إِذَا قَوِيتَ فَاقْوَ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

When you [wish to] become strong, then be strong in the obedience of Allah, the Glorified

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إِذَا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ عَبْداً أَلْهَمَهُ رُشْدَهُ وَوَفَّقَهُ لِطَاعَتِهِ

When Allah loves a servant, He inspires him with right guidance and makes him successful in His obedience

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ثَابِرُوا عَلَى الطَّاعَاتِ وَسَارِعُوا إِلَى فِعْلِ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَجَنَّبُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ وَبَادِرُوا إِلَى فِعْلِ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَتَجَنَّبُوا ارْتِكَابَ الْمَحَارِمِ

Devote yourself assiduously to obedience and rush towards performing righteous deeds, keep away from evil acts and make haste towards good acts, and keep away from doing what is forbidden

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دَوَامُ الطَّاعَاتِ وَفِعْلُ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَالْمُبَادَرَةُ إِلَى الْمَكْرُمَاتِ مِنْ كَمَالِ الْإِيمَانِ وَأَفْضَلِ الْإِحْسَانِ

    Contently remaining obedient [to Allah], performing good deeds and hastening towards noble traits are from the perfections of faith and the best virtues

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شَتَّانَ بَيْنَ عَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ لَذَّتُهُ وَتَبْقَى تَبِعَتُهُ وَبَيْنَ عَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ مَئُونَتُهُ وَتَبْقَى مَثُوبَتُهُ

There is a great difference between the action whose pleasure wanes but its [ill] effects remain and the action whose hardship disappears but its reward remains

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طَاعَةُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ لَا يَحُوزُهَا إِلَّا مَنْ بَذَلَ الْجِدَّ وَاسْتَفْرَغَ الْجُهْدَ

Obedience to Allah, the Glorified, is not attained except by the one who strives [for it] and spares no effort [in attaining it]

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كُنْ مُطِيعاً لِلَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَبِذِكْرِهِ آنِساً وَتَمَثَّلْ فِي حَالِ تَوَلِّيكَ عَنْهُ إِقْبَالَهُ عَلَيْكَ يَدْعُوكَ إِلَى عَفْوِهِ وَيَتَغَمَّدُكَ بِفَضْلِهِ

Be obedient to Allah, the Glorified, and delight in His remembrance, and when you are in a state of turning away from Him, picture Him approaching youHe is calling you to His forgiveness and covering you with His kindness

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لَوْ لَمْ يَتَوَاعَدِ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ لَوَجَبَ أَنْ لَا يُعْصَى شُكْراً لِنِعْمَتِهِ

If Allah, the Glorified, had not made a promise [to punish those who are disobedient], it would have still been obligatory not to disobey Him out of gratitude for His blessings

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لَوْ لَمْ يُرَغِّبِ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ فِي طَاعَتِهِ لَوَجَبَ أَنْ يُطَاعَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِهِ

If Allah, the Glorified, had not given incentives for His worship, it would have still been obligatory to worship Him out of hope for His mercy

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مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالطَّاعَةِ أَحْسَنَ لَهُ الْحِبَاءَ

Whoever seeks closeness to Allah through obedience, He grants him good gifts

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مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ عَوَّضَهُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ خَيْراً مِمَّا صَبَرَ عَلَيْهِ

One who is patient in the obedience of Allah will be granted [something] better than what he was patient with, by Allah, the Glorified

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مَنْ صَلُحَ مَعَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ لَمْ يَفْسُدْ مَعَ أَحَدٍ

One who is dutiful with Allah, the Glorified, does not spoil [his relationship] with anyone

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مِنَ الْمُرُوءَةِ طَاعَةُ اللَّهِ وَحُسْنُ التَّقْدِيرِ

The mainstay of life is good estimation and its basis is good management

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مِنْ كَرَمِ النَّفْسِ الْعَمَلُ بِالطَّاعَةِ

Being obedient [to Allah] is from the nobility of the soul

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مِنْ تَقْوَى النَّفْسِ الْعَمَلُ بِالطَّاعَةِ

Being obedient [to Allah] is from the God-wariness of the soul

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مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ إِلَّا وَأَعَانَ عَلَيْهِ

Allah, the Glorified, does not command anything except that He assists [the people] towards it

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مَا مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ يَأْتِي إِلَّا فِي كُرْهٍ

No commandment of Allah, the Glorified, that must be obeyed, comes but that it seems unpleasant [to the carnal soul]

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يَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ لَا يَخْلُوَ فِي كُلِّ حَالَةٍ عَنْ طَاعَةِ رَبِّهِ وَمُجَاهَدَةِ نَفْسِهِ

It behoves the intelligent person not to remain aloof from the obedience of Allah and the struggle against his [lower] self, in every situation

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