Ibn Daud - A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine

CHAPTER 5
Displeasure with
Blame or Disapproval
كَرَاهِيَةُ‏ اإلسْتِنْكار al-Istinkār] [Karāhiyat
This particular undesirable behaviour is so extremely efficient in
steering a person toward a love of this world that it can come to
form a considerable barrier between a person and the station of
i#sān (excellence in worship).
DISPLEASURE WITH
BLAME OR DISAPPROVAL
Being uneasy at the thought of blame or criticism, and searching for
praise from Allāh’s creation, one forgets that true praise is for the
Creator and the most deserving, Allāh , the ‘*amīd’. This crucial
understanding slips away, and takes with it the integrity of the
individual who so panders to his or her own whims and yearns for
the approval of others.
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