heart. Since the deeds of the heart principally take place in the
heart, they are hidden and thus, no one can see what is in the heart
including truthfulness, sincerity, love for Allaah The Almighty,
submission to Him, fear of Him, glorifying of Him, and other acts of
the heart. Hence, what is the only way to know whether these acts of
the heart are practiced and to know their reality? The way to know
that is the physical application as manifested by the work of the
bodily organs. If there is sincerity in the heart in acts of worship
being done for the sake of Allaah The Almighty, this sincerity
overflows to the entire body, and consequently the body moves in the
way that is dictated by the heart of the sincere person who loves
Allaah The Almighty.
Thus, your attitude is what you say, what you do, what you wear, how
you deal with the texts of the Quran and with the commands of the
Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and his instructions. This
attitude is a living, outward and tangible reflection of the faith,
feelings, exalting and glorifying of Allaah The Almighty, which are
concealed in the heart.
Can you imagine the existence of truthfulness, sincerity, love for
Allaah The Almighty, fear of Him, and glorifying Him in the heart of a
woman whose attitude, upon leaving her country and when still on the
airplane without setting her feet on the land of the country she is
traveling to, is that she removes her cloak and Hijaab )Islamic
covering(, folds them as if there has never been any affection between
her and both of them, and thrusts them in her handbag -- like a person
who hides something evil, then she exposes her beauty? I ask you, dear
sister, to answer me with all honesty: Can you imagine any
truthfulness and sincerity existing in the heart of a woman who acts
like that? Can you imagine that she, inside her heart, exalts Allaah
The Almighty and glorifies His orders and prohibitions? Can you
imagine that she, inside her heart, loves what Allaah The Almighty
loves?
Removing the Hijaab and neglecting its correct form that is approved
by the Sharee'ah )Islamic legislation( is a disgraceful attitude from
which I ask Allaah The Almighty to protect you. This represents a
worldly attitude, while in fact; attitude cannot be separated from
what is concealed in the heart, because the heart is that which
generates attitude. This is the plain truth regardless of what the
arrogant people think. This also conforms with the saying of the
Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam:"In the body there is a piece
of flesh which, if it is sound, the entire body will be sound, and if
it is corrupt, the entire body will be corrupt. It is the heart."
Here I remind you that we have agreed on the broad and comprehensive
concept of worship and that you understand it well. Worship is not a
question of merely praying and fasting, for it is greater than this
and has wider dimensions. To worship Allaah The Almighty is to submit
totally to Him and to acknowledge His Lordship in terms of being The
Creator, The Sustainer, and The Owner of everything, and that He
exclusively owns the right to issue orders and prohibitions as
indicated by the verse )which means(:}Unquestionably, His is the
creation and the command.{]Quran 7:54[ By taking this first step, you
will move on to the second step by submitting to the orders of Allaah
The Almighty:}We hear and we obey. ]We seek[ Your forgiveness, our
Lord, and to You is the ]final[ destination.{]Quran 2:285[
Hence, the submission that entails listening and obedience is the
inevitable outcome of our complete belief in the Lordship of Allaah
The Almighty. Therefore, you find that Allaah The Almighty swears by
His great and Holy Self about this matter. Allaah The Almighty swears
by His own Self only about things that are very great. This great
matter is the truthfulness of people's submission to the divine
rulings and commandments. Allaah the Almighty Says )what means(:}But
no, by your Lord ]here Allaah The Almighty swears by His exalted
Self[, they will not ]truly[ believe until they make you, ]O
Muhammad[, judge concerning that over which they dispute among
themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you
have judged and submit in ]full, willing[ submission.{]Quran 4:65[
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