Contentment

Pearl of Wisdom

'Sins cannot be other than one of three cases: either they originate from Allah which they do not and in this case it would not be proper for the Lord to Punish His servant for what he has not committed; or that they originate from Him and the servant together which they do not and in this case it would not be proper for the strong partner to wrong the weak partner; or that they originate from the servant which they do and in this case, if Allah forgives, it is due to His kindness and liberality, or if He Punishes, it is as a result of the sin and crime of the servant.?

Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kadhim [as]

Ibid. v. 78, p. 323, no. 23

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Contentment

Contentment is when a person is content with what he loves and what he hates; it is a ray of the light of gnosis. He who is content is annihilated to all his choices; he is really the one with whom Allah is content. Contentment is a name which contains the meanings of servitude, and maybe described as the joy of the heart.

I heard my father, Muhammad al-Baqir, say, 'To attach the heart to what is present is association (shirk), and to what is not there is disbelief (kufr): these are the wings of heedlessness.' I am amazed at anyone who claims to be a slave to Allah and then contends with Him over His decrees. Content gnostics ('arifin) are far from being like that.'

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