The Concept of Worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the concept of worship that the servant combines the utmost humility with the utmost submission? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not so. As Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) and others said, worship is the utmost humility combined with the utmost love, the utmost love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Humility for Allah and submission to Allah, combined with love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim says in *al-Nuniyyah*: “And the worship of the Most Merciful is the utmost of His love combined with the humility of His worshipper. They are two poles, and upon them the sphere of worship revolves. It revolves until the two poles stand firm, and its revolution is by the command of the command of His Messenger, not by desire, the self, or Satan.” Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the concept of worship that the servant combines the utmost humility with the utmost submission? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not so. As Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) and others said, worship is the utmost humility combined with the utmost love, the utmost love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Humility for Allah and submission to Allah, combined with love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim says in *al-Nuniyyah*: “And the worship of the Most Merciful is the utmost of His love combined with the humility of His worshipper. They are two poles, and upon them the sphere of worship revolves. It revolves until the two poles stand firm, and its revolution is by the command of the command of His Messenger, not by desire, the self, or Satan.” Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-15-03-1439هـ — af.org.sa (47:47)
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