Fwd’ing
Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What a bad servant (of the Lord) is he! I am speaking of a servant who fits the following description:
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He asks for forgiveness (maghfirah), while he is actively engaged in sinful disobedience (ma'siya) -
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) -
He forbids what is wrong, but does not refrain from it himself -
He enjoins what is right, but does not act upon his own instructions -
If he gives, he does so very stingily, and if he withholds, he offers no apology -
If he is in the best of health, he feels secure, but if he falls sick, he becomes remorseful -
If he is impoverished, he feels sad, and if he gets rich, he is subject to temptation -
He hopes for salvation, but does not act accordingly -
He is afraid of punishment, but takes no precautions against it -
He wishes to receive more benefit, but he does not give thanks (for what he has received)
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He likes the idea of spiritual reward, but he does not practice patience
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He expedites sleep and postpones fasting."
“I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He has a grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the straight path. (The truth)”
(11:55-56)