Ershad
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Assalamu Alaykkum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Ibn Qayyim wrote:
"Glory be to Allâh: The soul has the pride of Satan, the envy of Cain, the insolence and impiety of 'Âd, the tyranny of Thamood, the boldness of Nimrod, the tendency to attack violently like Fir'awn (Pharaoh), the injustice of Qârûn, the meaness of Hâmân, the fancy of Bil'âm, the trickery of the people of the Sabbath-breakers, the mutiny of al-Waleed, and the ignorance of Abu Jahl. The soul of a man also took some of the characteristics of the animals such as the greediness of the crow, the gluttony of a dog, the folly of a peacock, the lowness of a scarab, the disobedience of a lizard, the spite of a camel, the impulsive jumping of a cheetah, the power of a lion, the debauchery of a mouse, the malice of a snake, the frivolity of a monkey, the desire to collect and store like an ant, the cunning of a fox, the lightness of a butterfly, and the laziness of a hyena. But through taming and fighting this soul, all these traits will be removed, but whoever submits to these follies, will become their servant and his good self will not be bought by Allâh, as Allâh says:
Allaah will never purchase any good (deed) that has not been refined by faith for without it, the good deed cannot enter the world of the pious worshippers of Allâh. Hand your good deeds over to the Buyer (Allâh 'azza wa jall) before they are ruined through doing bad deeds. In this case the Buyer will not accept them. The Buyer knew what defects were present in this good deed before buying it, so hand it to Him and be assured that He will never return it."
(al-Fawaa'id, p.116-117)
Barakallahu feekum
Ibn Qayyim wrote:
"Glory be to Allâh: The soul has the pride of Satan, the envy of Cain, the insolence and impiety of 'Âd, the tyranny of Thamood, the boldness of Nimrod, the tendency to attack violently like Fir'awn (Pharaoh), the injustice of Qârûn, the meaness of Hâmân, the fancy of Bil'âm, the trickery of the people of the Sabbath-breakers, the mutiny of al-Waleed, and the ignorance of Abu Jahl. The soul of a man also took some of the characteristics of the animals such as the greediness of the crow, the gluttony of a dog, the folly of a peacock, the lowness of a scarab, the disobedience of a lizard, the spite of a camel, the impulsive jumping of a cheetah, the power of a lion, the debauchery of a mouse, the malice of a snake, the frivolity of a monkey, the desire to collect and store like an ant, the cunning of a fox, the lightness of a butterfly, and the laziness of a hyena. But through taming and fighting this soul, all these traits will be removed, but whoever submits to these follies, will become their servant and his good self will not be bought by Allâh, as Allâh says:
"Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives." (9:111, interpretation of the meaning)"
Allaah will never purchase any good (deed) that has not been refined by faith for without it, the good deed cannot enter the world of the pious worshippers of Allâh. Hand your good deeds over to the Buyer (Allâh 'azza wa jall) before they are ruined through doing bad deeds. In this case the Buyer will not accept them. The Buyer knew what defects were present in this good deed before buying it, so hand it to Him and be assured that He will never return it."
(al-Fawaa'id, p.116-117)
Barakallahu feekum