Ensure that you follow the path they are on because if you leave their path...

Ensure that you follow the path they are on because if you leave their path, then your feet shall definitely tremble and you will slip into the hell-fire.”[^3] In a tradition from Imam Ja’far b.

Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) , we read: حُبُّ اللٌّهِ إِذَا أَضَاءَ عَلى سِرِّ عَبْدٍ أَخْلاَهُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَاغِلٍ وَكُلِّ ذِكْرٍ سِوَى اللٌّهِ عِنْدَ ظُلْمَةٍ وَالْمُحِبُّ أَخْلَصُ النَّاسِ سِرًّا لِلٌّهِ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ قَوْلاً وَأَوْفَاهُمْ عَهْداً وَأَزْكَاهُمْ عَــمَلاً وَأَصْـفَاهُمْ ذِكْراً وَأَعْـبَدُهُمْ نَفْساً، تَتَبَاهَى الْمَلاَئِكَةُ عِنْدَ مُنَاجَاتِهِ وَتَفْتَخِرُ بِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَ بِهِ يَعْمُرُ اللٌّهُ تَعَالـى بِلاَدَهُ وَبِكَرَامَتِهِ يُكْرِمُ عِبَادَهُ يُعْطِيهِمْ إِذَا سَأَلُوا بِحَقِّهِ وَيَدْفَعُ عَنْهُمُ الْبَلاَيَا بِرَحْمَتِهِ فَلَوْ عَلِمَ الْخَلْقُ مَا مَحَلُّهُ عِنْدَ اللٌّهِ وَمَنْزِلَتُهُ لَدَيْهِ مَا تَقَرَّبُـوا إِلـى اللٌّهِ إلاَّ بِتُرَابِ قَدَمَيهِ “When the love of Allah illuminates the inner self of a servant, it distracts him from all preoccupations and all thoughts other than Allah.

One who loves (Allah) will become the most sincere of all people to Him in secret the most truthful in words; the most faithful in his promise, the purest in deeds, the most earnest in rememberance (of Allah) and the most obedient in worship. The Angels will be delighted when he whispers (to his Lord) and will feel proud when they see him. It is because of him that Allah makes His lands prosper; and in favour of his honour will Allah honour His servants.

He gives them when they beseech Him in his name, and He wards off misfortunes on account of His mercy (for him). Had the creation known the actual status and standing of such a loving servant with Almighty Allah, they would not have sought nearness to Allah except by the dust of his feet!”[^4] [^1]: Suratul Mu’minun (23), verse 1; Suratul A’la (87), verse 14; Suratul Shams (91), verse 9 [^2]: Biharul Anwar, vol. 67, pg. 351, sec. 14, no.

54 [^3]: The Spiritual Link with the Sacred Essence of al-Mahdi, pg. 264; al-TahSin (Ibne Fahd al-Hilli), sec. 3, pg. 22 [^4]: Biharul Anwar, vol. 70, sec. on the Love of Allah, pg. 23, no. 23 Previous…

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