Islams Reformers

has been declared that various kinds of torments would be done to
those who commit these two kinds of sins. Also, it is harâm to lie
and slander, and must be abstained from. These two evils were
harâm in every religion. There will be very heavy punishments for
them. It causes great blessings to be secretive about Muslims’
defects, not to spread their secret sins and to forgive them their
faults. One should show compassion for one’s inferiors, those
under one’s command [such as wives, children, students, soldiers]
and the poor. One should not reproach them for their faults. One
should not hurt or beat or swear at those poor persons for trivial
reasons. One should not violate anybody’s property, life, honour,
or chastity. Debts to everyone and to the government must be
paid. Bribery, accepting or giving, is harâm. However, it would not
be bribery to give it in order to get rid of the oppression of a cruel
one, or to avoid a disgusting situation. But accepting this would be
harâm, too. Everybody should see their own defects, and should
every hour think of the faults which they have committed towards
Allahu ta’âlâ. They should always bear in mind that Allahu ta’âlâ
does not hurry in punishing them, nor does He cut off their
sustenance. The words of command from our parents, or from the
government, compatible with sharî’a, must be obeyed, but the ones
incompatible with sharî’a should not be resisted against so that we
should not cause fitna. [See the 123rd letter in the second volume
of the book Maktûbât-i Ma’thûmiyya.]
After correcting the belief and doing the commands of fiqh, we
should spend all our time remembering Allâhu ta’âlâ. We should
continue remembering, mentioning Allâhu ta’âlâ as the great men
of religion taught. We should feel hostility towards all the things
that will prevent our heart from remembering Allâhu ta’âlâ. The
more you adhere to the Sharî’at, the more delicious it will be to
remember Him. As indolence, laziness increase in obeying the
Sharî’at, that flavour will gradually decrease, being thoroughly
gone at last. What should I write more than what I have written
already? It will be enough for the reasonable one. We should not
fall into the traps of the enemies of Islam and we should not
believe their lies and slanders.
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