1 - Endless Bliss - Hüseyin Hilmi Işık

is to do Allah’s command. But alms and favours are mostly
intended to earn fame, reverence and the sensual desires of
the nafs. When one does the fard, hypocrisy or ostentation do
not get mixed with the action. But there is a lot of ostentation in
supererogatory worships. It is for this reason that zakât should
be given publicly. In this way one will be safe from being
slandered. The supererogatory alms should be given secretly,
which will increase the probability that it will be accepted [by
Allah]. In short, to be safe from the harm of the world, there is
no other way than doing the rules of the Sharî’at. Those who
cannot cease from worldly pleasures completely should
relinquish them at least supposedly, that is, they should think of
themselves as having forsaken the world. And for doing this,
one should adapt one’s every action and each word to the
Sharî’at.
[Disbelievers and murtads’ [1] , performing deeds compatible
with the Sharî’at in order to get some of their desires may be
useful for them and cause them to live happily in comfort in the
world, yet it will not give them any benefit in the Hereaffer, for
they have not been honoured with îmân. It is necessary to have
îmân so that one’s worships may be accepted and one may
earn rewards for one’s good deeds. It is said in Ifsâh, “The
most valuable of worships are those that are farz-i ayn. After
the fard the most valuable ones are the Sunnat salât in the
Shafi’î madhhab, jihâd in the Hanbalî madhhab, learning and
teaching knowledge and then jihâd in the Hanefî and Mâlikî
madhhabs.”]
45 – THIRD VOLUME, 1st LETTER
This letter, written to As-sayyed Murshid-i kâmil Hadrat
Mîr Muhammad Nu’mân, explains that Allahu ta’âlâ and His
Attributes and Deeds are very close to His born servants.
My hamd (thanks) be to Allahu ta’âlâ, and goodness and
salâms to the people whom He chooses and loves! We have
received your precious letter. You went to a great trouble. May
Jenâb-i-Haqq reward you for your efforts! You ask us time after
time to explain Allahu ta’âlâ and His Attributes and Deeds,
which are closer to these classes of beings than anything else
[1] These persons who were born as Muslims because their parents were
Muslims but who then turned disbelievers.
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