Ibn Daud - A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine

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Seeking ReputationالسُمْعَةSIGNS &SYMPTOMSDisplaying InsincerityUnnecessary CompetitiveDriveOstentation in Good Deeds& Receiving PraiseHeedlessness of Allāh’sPowerOccupied with WorldlyPursuitsDesperate for Social MediaPresenceTREATMENTSNo Good or HarmExcept by Allāh’sPermissionSecrecy & RepentanceSeeking Reputation withAllāhFutility of Fame &Certainty of DeathHumiliation & DeprivationReflect on Your True StateAvoiding Pursuit of Fame(Social Media)Protecting Your MoralitySeeking Guidance from& Refuge in AllāhEXCEPTIONSEncouraging GoodEnabling Safety, Justice &Ultimately WorshipAllāh Exposes yourGoodnessSEEKING REPUTATION
CHAPTER 24Seeking Reputationالسُمْعَة [Sum’a]Islām is a ‘transactional’ way of life. The mature believer accepts thatultimate success is dependant on Allāh’s favour: the Almightylooks at all words, deeds, sacrifices and relationships, and rewardsor penalizes them accordingly, with His perfect justice. An individualwho outwardly professes that they wish to seek Allāh’s pleasure,yet inwardly they crave admiration, respect and honour from othersin humanity, is walking a dangerous high-wire of hypocrisy. Theylong to be in a permanent state of ‘high profile’, tiptoeing across thepeaks of spiritual or material endeavour, their hearts cheered by thefeeling that others are marvelling at their progress.While walking this tightrope, they communicate their achievements‘back to ground level’ by all manner of modes of communication,whether obvious or underhand. People come to know aboutthem, and the hunger for ‘sum’a’ is fulfilled when tongues startchattering, and compliments come cascading. Because of the ‘show’of it all, the seeking of reputation is the close cousin of ‘riyā’a’, orostentation. The person who suffers from the affliction of ‘sum’a’ isoften sadly unaware or even dismissive of the fact that their positionon the high-wire is not secure, and that they can take a tumble atany time.The Prophet however said:o “Know that if the nation were to gather to benefit you withanything, it would only benefit you with something thatAllāh has already prescribed for you, and that if they gatherto harm you with anything, they would only harm you withsomething Allāh has already prescribed for you. The pen hasbeen lifted and the pages have dried” [At-Tirmidhī 2516]o “If the son of Ādam had two valleys of money, he would wishfor a third, for nothing can fill the mouth of the son of Ādamexcept dust” [%a#ī# Al-Bukhārī 6436]o “Two hungry wolves let loose in a flock of sheep do not causeas much harm as the harm to a man’s religion wrought by hisdesire for wealth and fame” [At-Tirmidhī 2376]235SEEKING REPUTATION
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INITIATING A C O N T I N U A LCYCLE
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TRANSLITERATION KEYVowelsA Short Vo
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ANGERCHAPTER 1الغَضَب [Ghada
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AngerAcademic TreatmentRecognise Al
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CHAPTER 2ANTIPATHYTOWARDS DEATHAnti
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CHAPTER 3BLAMEWORTHYMODESTYBlamewor
Page 39 and 40: CHAPTER 4Boasting [Tafākhur]الت
Page 41 and 42: CHAPTER 5Displeasure withBlame or D
Page 43 and 44: CHAPTER 6Displeasure with theDivine
Page 45 and 46: Displeasure with the Divine DecreeA
Page 47 and 48: ENVYCHAPTER 7الحَسَد [*asad]
Page 49 and 50: CHAPTER 8اإلسْرَاف [Isrāf
Page 51 and 52: CHAPTER 9األمَل [Amal] False
Page 53 and 54: CHAPTER 10التَخَيُّل [Tak
Page 55 and 56: FantasizingAcademic TreatmentRepent
Page 57 and 58: CHAPTER 11Fear of Povertyخَوْف
Page 59 and 60: CHAPTER 12الغِشّ‏ [Ghish] F
Page 61 and 62: HARD-HEARTEDNESSCHAPTER 13Hard-Hear
Page 63 and 64: CHAPTER 14البُغْض [Bughd] Ha
Page 65 and 66: CHAPTER 15HeedlessnessHEEDLESSNESS
Page 67 and 68: CHAPTER 16البَغْي [Baghi] In
Page 69 and 70: CHAPTER 17Love of the World[*ubb ad
Page 71 and 72: Love of the WorldSigns & SymptomsQu
Page 73 and 74: Love of the WorldExceptionsPhysical
Page 75 and 76: CHAPTER 18البُخْل [Bukhl] Mi
Page 77 and 78: MOCKERYCHAPTER 19السُخْرِي
Page 79 and 80: CHAPTER 20Negative Feelingsاألف
Page 81 and 82: Negative FeelingsAcademic Treatment
Page 83 and 84: CHAPTER 21Obliviousness toBlessings
Page 85 and 86: CHAPTER 22Ostentation orالرِي
Page 87 and 88: CHAPTER 23Relying on Otherthan All
Page 89: Relying on Other than AllāhAcademi
Page 93 and 94: VANITYCHAPTER 25العُجْب [Uju
Page 95 and 96: CHAPTER 26Wantonness [Ba{ar]or Gree
Page 97 and 98: Index SIGNS & SYMPTOMSINDEXDisease
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Page 101 and 102: Index TREATMENTSDisease TREATMENTS
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Page 109 and 110: Index EXCEPTIONSDisease EXCEPTIONS
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