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Milestones on the path to stability | Episode (20) | One of the means of stability: not to be deceived by the large number of perishing people
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Milestones on the path of steadfastness.
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Not being deceived by the multitude of those who perish.
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Among the means of steadfastness:
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Not being deceived by the multitude of those who perish,
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Nor by the scarcity of those who tread the path.
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One should not feel alienated by the stubbornness of those who oppose the truth,
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Nor by the desertion of those who abandon it.
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Ibn al-Qayyim said in Madarij al-Salikin:
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Since the seeker of the straight path
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Is seeking a matter from which most people have turned away,
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And desires to tread a path where companions
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Are extremely few and rare,
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And since souls are naturally inclined to fear solitude
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And to find comfort in companionship,
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Allah, glory be to Him, drew attention to the companions on this path,
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And that they are those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor.
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“Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of company are they!” (4:69)
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And excellent are they as companions.
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Thus, He attributed the path to the companions who tread it,
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And they are those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor,
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So that the seeker of guidance and the path might be relieved
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Of the alienation of being alone among the people of his time and his peers,
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And so that he may know that his companions on this path
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Are those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor,
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And he should not be concerned by the opposition of those who turn away from it,
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For they are the fewest in worth,
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Even if they are the most in number.
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As some of the salaf said:
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Adhere to the path of truth,
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And do not feel alienated by the scarcity of those who tread it.
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And beware of the path of falsehood,
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And do not be deceived by the multitude of those who perish.
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And whenever you feel alienated in your solitude,
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Look to those who have preceded you as companions,
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And strive to catch up with them,
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And turn your gaze away from all others,
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For they will not avail you against Allah in the slightest.
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And if they call out to you on your journey,
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Do not turn toward them,
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For if you turn toward them,
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They will seize you and hinder you.