Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 583 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (581) | Having a good opinion of God requires doing good deeds
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Having a good opinion of Allah necessitates performing good deeds.
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Al-Hasan al-Basri said:
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"There are people who were deluded by the hope of forgiveness,
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until they departed from this world without a single good deed to their name.
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They claimed, 'We have a good opinion of Allah.'
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They lied.
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Had they truly held a good opinion of Him, they would have performed good deeds."
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Therefore, having a good opinion of Allah
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is only valid when accompanied by performing good deeds for His sake.
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For the one who does good
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maintains a good opinion of his Lord, trusting that He will reward him for his righteousness,
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that He will not break His promise,
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and that He will accept his repentance and his good deeds.
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As for those who persist in sins and say,
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"Allah will forgive us,
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for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful,"
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they resemble the Jews, of whom Allah said:
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“And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169)
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"And if an offer of worldly gain comes to them, they seize it."
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“And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169)
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"That they should not say about Allah except the truth,"
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and they have studied what is in it.
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“And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169)
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"Do you not then use your reason?"
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Indeed, this persistence in sin
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while claiming that Allah will forgive it
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is a lack of proper etiquette before Allah and a sense of security from His plan.
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Allah, may He be glorified, says:
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"Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?"
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"None feels secure from the plan of Allah except the people who are the losers."