Commentary on the preceding verses, and an explanation of the creed of the caravan of the people of the Sunnah, the definition of worship, and its pillars.
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in this chapter the arrival of the caravan of faith and the encampment of the Qur'an. He stated that this caravan came from the blessed land of Madinah, the place of migration of Ahmad (peace and blessings be upon him), and that it asked us to listen to its explanation of the methodology it follows. He clarified that its methodology is built upon the Qur'an, the Sunnah, reason, and fitrah (the innate natural disposition), and that these four all agreed upon it. They testified that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is One, unique in sovereignty, power, and oneness of worship, and that His worship is the truth, while anything other than it is invalid worship, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Hajj 22:62] He also mentioned that the worship of Allah is built upon two principles around which it revolves: the utmost love and the utmost humility. The utmost love and humility from a person means that he loves Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and seeks to reach Him. With the realization of this pole and principle, a person is driven to perform the commanded acts, because he seeks a Beloved, and one who seeks a Beloved strives to reach Him by every means. Humility necessitates fear of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and building worship upon fear of Allah necessitates fleeing from His prohibitions, because a person fears that if he falls into the prohibited, what will happen? That Allah the Exalted will take him to account for his sin. When complete love for Allah combined with reverence gathers in a person's heart, he is perfectly upright upon the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) of Allah, because through his love for his Lord he seeks Him, and through his reverence for Allah he fears Him, so he becomes one who performs what is commanded and leaves what is forbidden. For this reason, he (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"And its axis is the command of His Messenger, *** not desire, the self, or Satan.
The establishment of the religion of Allah is through sincerity and excellence in worship, for these are its two foundations."
Its axis is the command of Allah and His Messenger. This millstone is turned by the command of Allah and His Messenger. We said this is the pole of the millstone upon which the millstone is built. What turns it? The command of Allah and His Messenger: "Do this" or "Do not do that." If He says "Do this," it turns; if He says "Do not do that," it stops. This is, in reality, the essence of worship: to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with the utmost love and the utmost humility. Now, can one who is arrogant about the worship of Allah worship Allah? No, because he does not worship Him while he never humbles himself to Him. Rather, whoever sees himself as self-sufficient regarding Allah will not worship Allah.[Al-'Alaq 96:6] Most people who are provided with abundance in this world see themselves as self-sufficient and that this is the goal they pursue. Therefore, the texts came with a warning against luxury in this world and indulging in it, not in what Allah has permitted. As for what Allah has permitted, it is obligatory for us to do it and to come to it. But immersing oneself in luxury until a person is as if he was created to indulge himself, this is undoubtedly going to result in arrogance in his heart regarding the worship of His Lord, regarding the worship of Allah, to the extent of the worship of the world in his heart. Yes.
The student: What is the millstone?
The Shaykh : The millstone. If you go to what is called the miller, he shows it to you. He says, "What does 'above six and eight' mean?" It means that above six and eight, meaning the seven heavens and the seven earths, the total is fourteen. The one in the lowest of the seven earths, He (Mighty and Majestic) sees and hears him, and He is above His Throne, which is above six and eight, meaning fourteen. And thus, six and eight is calculated as a conjunction, meaning six and eight, so the total is fourteen. Yes.
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood
ذلك بأن الله هو الحق وأن ما يدعون من دونه هو الباطل"And its axis is the command of His Messenger, *** not desire, the self, or Satan.
The establishment of the religion of Allah is through sincerity and excellence in worship, for these are its two foundations."
Its axis is the command of Allah and His Messenger. This millstone is turned by the command of Allah and His Messenger. We said this is the pole of the millstone upon which the millstone is built. What turns it? The command of Allah and His Messenger: "Do this" or "Do not do that." If He says "Do this," it turns; if He says "Do not do that," it stops. This is, in reality, the essence of worship: to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with the utmost love and the utmost humility. Now, can one who is arrogant about the worship of Allah worship Allah? No, because he does not worship Him while he never humbles himself to Him. Rather, whoever sees himself as self-sufficient regarding Allah will not worship Allah.
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى أن رآه استغنىThe student: What is the millstone?
The Shaykh : The millstone. If you go to what is called the miller, he shows it to you. He says, "What does 'above six and eight' mean?" It means that above six and eight, meaning the seven heavens and the seven earths, the total is fourteen. The one in the lowest of the seven earths, He (Mighty and Majestic) sees and hears him, and He is above His Throne, which is above six and eight, meaning fourteen. And thus, six and eight is calculated as a conjunction, meaning six and eight, so the total is fourteen. Yes.