Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1233) | The balance of happiness and misery
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A summary of the concepts held by the people of the Sunnah.
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The scales of happiness and misery.
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Through our prior understanding of the correct and false concepts of joy and delight,
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the true and erroneous concepts of happiness become clear to us.
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As for the true concept of happiness,
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it is clarified by His saying, the Almighty and Exalted:
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“Whosoever doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily we shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.” (16:97)
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“Whosoever doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily we shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.” (16:97)
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And His saying, the Exalted:
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“Or do those who commit ill-deeds suppose that We shall make them as those who believe and do good works, the same in life and death? Bad is their judgment!” (45:21)
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Their life and their death are equal.
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And His saying, the Exalted:
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"Whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor suffer."
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“But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.” (20:124)
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“But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.” (20:124)
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These three verses suffice to clarify the true, divinely ordained concept of happiness and misery.
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It remains for us to know that the fullness and perfection of happiness
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will only be attained by the people of Paradise when they say:
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"Praise be to Allah, who has removed all sorrow from us."
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“And they say: Praise be to Allah Who hath put grief away from us. Lo! Our Lord is Forgiving, Bountiful,” (35:34)
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As for the deviant, pre-Islamic concept of happiness,
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it is that which highlights the role of wealth, status, numerous children, and worldly vanities,
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and posits them as the sources of happiness, comfort, and tranquility.
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Whereas the Qur'an, regarding those who lack faith,
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designates these things as sources of misery and torment.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“So let not their riches nor their children please thee (O Muhammad). Allah thereby intendeth but to punish them in the life of the world and that their souls shall pass away while they are disbelievers.” (9:55)
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“So let not their riches nor their children please thee (O Muhammad). Allah thereby intendeth but to punish them in the life of the world and that their souls shall pass away while they are disbelievers.” (9:55)
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"And their souls depart while they are disbelievers."
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Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy upon him, says:
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"Indeed, disbelief carries with it immediate and persistent pains, the extent of which only Allah knows."
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This is why you find that most of these people
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cannot enjoy their lives except through that which dulls their minds and distracts their hearts,
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such as consuming intoxicants, watching frivolous spectacles, or listening to music.
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Many of those who sought happiness through worldly means have admitted their failure in doing so.
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The successful among them are those whom this failure led to discover the true path to happiness, so they embraced it.
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That path is faith in Allah and the Last Day, righteous deeds, and the remembrance of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted.
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“Who have believed and whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest!” (13:28)
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And truthful was the one who said:
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"I do not see happiness in the accumulation of wealth,
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for the God-fearing person is the truly happy one."
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A summary of the concepts held by the people of the Sunnah.