Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (686) | The benefit of members and the slavery of times
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The utility of one's faculties and the devotion required of one's time.
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The seeker traveling toward Allah realizes that every one of his faculties has a specific utility.
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Just as every moment of his time has a specific form of devotion.
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He knows that Allah has commanded and forbidden certain things regarding every one of his faculties.
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And that in each of them, Allah has bestowed a blessing upon him.
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Whoever fulfills the command of Allah regarding a particular faculty,
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And avoids what He has forbidden, has rendered thanks for His blessing.
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Whoever renders thanks for a blessing has perfected its benefit and completed his enjoyment of it.
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He also knows that for every moment of his time, there is a form of devotion that advances him toward his Lord and draws him nearer to Him.
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If he occupies his time with that devotion, he advances toward his Lord.
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But if he occupies it with whims, leisure, or idleness, he regresses.
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Thus, the servant is always either advancing or regressing.
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There is absolutely no standing still on this path.
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Allah the Exalted says: ﴾For whoever among you wills to advance or to regress.﴿
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He did not mention anyone standing in place.
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For there is no station between Paradise and the Fire.
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And there is no path for the traveler other than these two abodes.
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So whoever does not advance toward Paradise through righteous deeds,
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Has regressed toward the Fire through evil deeds.