Is it obligatory to be pleased with the actions of the servants because they are decreed by Allah? And an explanation of the danger of disliking the performance of obedience by people
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The Shaykh : Regarding actions, are we to be pleased with the actions of people? We say in this matter several things: if it is a sin,
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The Shaykh : we are not to be pleased with it, and it is not permissible to be pleased with it. If it is obedience, it is obligatory to be pleased with it, because if you do not accept the action of the servant when it is obedience, you have disliked the decree of Allah. And disliking the decree of Allah is undoubtedly forbidden, and it may even be disbelief. So it is obligatory for us to be pleased with acts of obedience. And by this we know the great danger for those who dislike it when people volunteer in acts of worship. There are people who prevent their sons and daughters from performing obedience. For example, he says, "Do not stand in night prayer, you will tire yourself out. Do not stay up. Do not fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Do not fast on the white days, because this is tiring." And some people complain about this. I mean, some people complain to us, saying, "Our mother is tired of us. We do not fast. She is tired of us. We do not stand in night prayer. Our father says, 'Do not fast.' He says, 'Do not seek knowledge. Do not go with the good, righteous men.' This is very dangerous, because what is its essence? Its essence is disliking obedience. And it is dangerous for the person. And there is no doubt that those who do such an action are foolish, weak in intellect, and weak in religion. Because what a person should do, if Allah has blessed his sons and daughters with righteousness, is
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The Shaykh : to thank Allah and encourage them to do so, because this is good for him.Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1376Sahih (Darussalam)
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The Shaykh : we are not to be pleased with it, and it is not permissible to be pleased with it. If it is obedience, it is obligatory to be pleased with it, because if you do not accept the action of the servant when it is obedience, you have disliked the decree of Allah. And disliking the decree of Allah is undoubtedly forbidden, and it may even be disbelief. So it is obligatory for us to be pleased with acts of obedience. And by this we know the great danger for those who dislike it when people volunteer in acts of worship. There are people who prevent their sons and daughters from performing obedience. For example, he says, "Do not stand in night prayer, you will tire yourself out. Do not stay up. Do not fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Do not fast on the white days, because this is tiring." And some people complain about this. I mean, some people complain to us, saying, "Our mother is tired of us. We do not fast. She is tired of us. We do not stand in night prayer. Our father says, 'Do not fast.' He says, 'Do not seek knowledge. Do not go with the good, righteous men.' This is very dangerous, because what is its essence? Its essence is disliking obedience. And it is dangerous for the person. And there is no doubt that those who do such an action are foolish, weak in intellect, and weak in religion. Because what a person should do, if Allah has blessed his sons and daughters with righteousness, is
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The Shaykh : to thank Allah and encourage them to do so, because this is good for him.