Hakikat Kitabevi Publications No: 10 answer to an enemy of islam

‘Hikma is
made up of ten parts of which nine make up ’uzla. And one is
reticence.’ We should meet such people when necessary. We
should spend our time in working, making dhikr, thinking and
performing ’ibâdât. The time for merry-making is after death. We
should be friends with pious, pure Muslims, be useful to them and
make use of them. We should not waste our time with useless,
unnecessary words. [We should not read harmful books or
newspapers, listen to such radio or watch such television programs.
Books, newspapers, radios and televisions of the enemies of Islam
have been striving insidiously to annihilate Islam. They have been
making plans to make the youth irreligious and immoral. We
should not fall into their traps.]
“We should treat everybody with a cheerful face, no matter
whether he is good or bad. [We should not arouse instigation
(fitna). Nor should we make enemies. We should follow Hâfiz
Shirâzî’s words, ‘Tell the friends the truth and handle the enemies
with a cheerful face and a sweet language.’] We should forgive
those who ask for forgiveness. We should show a good temper
towards everybody. We should not oppose anybody’s words or
dispute with anybody. We should never speak harshly but softly
to everybody. Shaikh ’Abdullah Bayal (quddisa sirruh) said,
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‘Tasawwuf does not mean salât, fast or ’ibâdât at nights. These are
the duties of every person as a human slave. Tasawwuf means not
to hurt anybody. He who manages this attains to the goal.’ Hadrat
Muhammad ibn Sâlim was asked how to distinguish a Walî from
other people. ‘He will be distinguished by his soft words, beautiful
manners and plentiful favours, and he never disagrees when
speaking with somebody and forgives those who ask forgiveness
and pities everybody,’ he said. Abû ’Abdullah Ahmad al-Makkârî
said, ‘Futuwwat means to do favours to a person by whom you
have been offended, to give presents to a person whom you
dislike, and to be cheerful towards a person by whom you are
bored.’
“We should talk little, sleep little and laugh little. Laughing too
much darkens the heart. We should work, but only from Allâhu
ta’âlâ should we expect its recompense. We should take pleasure
in doing His commands. If we trust only in Allâhu ta’âlâ, He will
bestow on us whatever we wish for. A hadîth sherîf declares,