3b. THOSE WHOM ALLAH LOVES MOST

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Let us then increase our doing of goodness and continue to do so
because the charitable person is superior to the action itselfA flower
is said to be better than the fragnance which arises from it due toits
being the origin of the sweet smell./
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3a. THOSE WHOM ALLAH LOVES MOST

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When the Messenger(s.a.w.) talks about good and its doers in society.
He wants to teach Muslims and Islamic society that an Islamic society
is a cooperative one... The social service performed by a scientist.
farmer, doctor. teacher, thinker, social reformer , and one who
participates in charitable projects, or helps the poor and the needy.
all these works are considered good deeds to which generous people in
society contribute. Therefore, those who are doing good and are
inspired in their work by knowledge of Allah and who like to do good
seeking His pleasure. theseare the best people because of their social
usefulness.
The glorious Prophet (s.a.w.) has guided our social preferences
through his example. i.e. serving the society and encouraging social
advancement while seeking Allah's pleasure.
The Islamic view which sees society as one family and creation (the
human being, animal, plant) as belonging to Allah and depends on Him.
It aims toshape this world with all its individuals and elements into
a unity and completeness, to deepen the cultured comprehension and
consciousness of man and to confirm his role in serving to develop the
world. Thus man is in needof mutual good advantages. to help his
brother progress in humanistic ways. The animal and plant kingdoms are
also in need of and prosper through this enlightened attitude.
Man is the master of this earth and it is his responsibility to
improve it. Thus we see that Prophet Salih (a.s.) when addressing his
people, explains to them this fact which the Holy Qur'an narrates as a
profound lesson for humanity.
The Almighty Allah has said:
"And to Thamud (We sent} their brother Salih. He said: O my people!
worship Allah, you have no god other than Him; He brought you forth
from the earth, and settled you therein; so ask forgiveness of Him,
then repent to Him; surely my Lord is Near, Responsive."
Holy Qur'an (11:61)
We also see that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) ordered people to
do good and considered the one who does so as the best one among
people. It should be noted that the truth of his call 'todo good'
encompasses animals and plants which is clear through his speech.Once
a man asked the Prophet (s.a.w.): Can we consider watering a
thirstydog as a charity? he answered:
"To water every thirsty liver, there is a reward init."
The truth of this prophetic character is incarnated in the Messenger's
behaviour and in his august biography...It happened once that a
thirsty cat crossed near him, he bent down holding a plate full of
water with his noble hand and allowed it to drink.
The Messenger's call to do deeds beneficial to people gives life.
value and meaning through which people will feel the value of
existence and the meaning of humanity.
If in the struggle for being fertile ground is not found,goodness does
not prosperand the human being becomes voracious, life will be
transformed into unbearable evil and greed.
According to Islamic principles. a human being is considered as a
source ofgoodness and a continual blessing. Any good word which
increases love and peace; or reduces the painsand the sufferings of
souls which are burdened with afflictions; or engenders calmness and
confidence in the hearts; or eliminatesfear and narrowness; or reforms
the wicked one from among the people; orremoves enmity among people is
the word which expresses the spirit of goodness of the speaker.
Any genuine smile and constant cheerfulness in the face of your Muslim
brother will reduce his weariness, sufferings and problems of life, is
considered a good deed whose author should be praised and is deserving
ofthe respect of people.
Any attempt to provide the needs of the poor and to help the aggrieved
one relieve his sorrow. is an actof beneficence which is loved by
Allah and for which people will give thanks. Any display of sympathy,
which a man shows to an oppressed human or animal, is considered an
act of good loved by Allah and His Messenger and received with
gratefulness by the people.
To resist by bearing the responsibility of doing good and to call
others to Islam is an act of goodnesswhich is loved by Allah, Who
invites people to do so.
"And from among you there should be a party inviting to good and
bidding what is right anffibidding what is wrong and those are the
successful"
Holy Qur'an (3:104)
To direct others to do good or to initiate it, whether through speech,
or guiding, or b. y explaining its ways; all are acts of benevolence
loved by Allah and appreciated by people.
There are different ways ofdoing good and its door is open for all.
Every one has the capacity to do so or participate in it by directing
others towards it.or by standing against his greediness and its
wickedness and in this way he will protect himself from destructive
ethical sickness.
It is in man's capacity to bea source of benefit through his innate
power, ability and position.:->
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In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
"The day when every soul will find what it has done of good brought
forward, and what it has done of evil; it will wish there was a far
space between itself and it (evil). And Allah warns you to beware of
Him; and Allah is Compassionate with His servants".
Holy Qur'an (3:30)
"They ask you what they should spend. Say: Whatever of wealth you
spend, is for the parents, relatives, orphans, the needy and the
traveller, and whatever good you do, Allah is surely Omniscient of
it".
Holy Qur'an (2:215)
A man once asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.):
"What people does Allah love most ?". He said,"They are the most
useful ones to people." ( 1 )
It is also narrated from theProphet Muhammad (s.a.w.) that he said:
All mankind belong to Allah, therefore the most favored by Allah is
the one who is good to his or her own family" ( 2 )
It is also narrated that the Messenger (s.a.w.) said:
"Whoever guides (others) towards good is like the one who does it." ( 3 )
It is also narrated that:
"The doer of good is better than good itself and the evil-doer is
worse than evil itself" ( 4 )
It is also narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
"Do not do anything of good so as to be seen bypeople, nor give it up
because of shyness" ( 5 )
It is narrated from Imam Ali ibn Abi-Talib (a.s.) that he said:
"Speak much of good in order to be known by it and do good to be
identified with its followers." ( 6 )
Ideologies. laws. systems. ideas and theories- createdby human beings
in the fields of ethics, politics. sociology. economic, psychology and
the arts etc... all express their author's ideological. psychological
and social inclinations.
It is also obvious that the nature of human creation is defective and
incomplete. People generally differ among themselves in their
psychological. ideological. ethical and social background and
education.
Therefore, some ideologiesand theories reflect the twisted and complex
ethics of their authors and originators who produced these ideals
either under the influence of their environment or by inheritance and
education.
Thus, we see some of these ideologies bear the spirit of spite and
revenge.while others are characterized by chaos anddisorder...still
others reflectthe greedy and selfish nature of their originators. In
every aspect they mirrorthe nature. personality. disposition and
psychological state of theirauthors.
Thought is essentially a self-portrait. All the tragedies, sufferings
and evil borne by humanity arethe result of poisoned thinking
transformed into philosophies, designed either to deceive the human
being or be imposed on him by force. People are victims of unbalanced
personalities like Marx. Nietzsche, Freud,Sartre, Durckheim and other
theorists and philosophers which urge people towards destruction and
chaos.
The main difference between Islam and other ideologies is its being
the Message of Allah to mankind and a call to reform humanity towards
following the Divine Path.
Therefore Islam, through its laws and principles, expresses the
perfectness of the Great Creator. Who is the source of good,
knowledge, mercy, love. and beauty in this world. His characteristics
are made clear by the call of the prophets and messengers in the
spirit of goodness love and peace.
Thus among the foundations on which the moral and social system
ofIslam is built, is its call to do good, to make the human being a
source of power. and reformation in this world. Islam frees him from
the wicked tendencies which cause him to abstain from doing good to
people and society.
A major social problem for the human being is created by his
selfishness, desiring good only for himself and sometimes forbidding
that good be rendered to others.
This wicked tendency which the Holy Qur'an collectively describes as
'shu'h' (greediness) is condemned. The Qur'an also condemns whoever is
characterized by it, considering him to be among the criminals and the
aggressors who stand against human principles and life itself. and
promises him intense punishment in the hereafter, as it views 'shu'h'
as the source of all tribulations. the root causeof poverty and
aggression,hatred, spite, covetousness, deprivation and sufferings in
this present life.
The Almighty Allah has said:
"Do cast into hell every ungratefull, rebellious one. Forbidder of
good, exceeder of limits, doubter."
Holy Qur'an (50:24-25)
The Almighty has also said:
"..and reconciliation is better, and souls are prone to avarice. And
if you do good and be God-fearing, then surely Allah is Cognizant of
what you do"
Holy Qur'an (4:128)
For the same reason, Islamconsiders prosperity and success as a
protection against such harmful moral sickness.
The Almighty Allah has said:
"...and whoever is saved from the greediness of his soul, these it is
that are the successful."
Holy Qur'an (64:16)
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output; filled men with fear in their work; and encouraged sycophants,
informers and character-assassins."
Thus both Eastern and Western systems of government falsely appearin
the guise of the public will, Parliamentary rule, representation of
the masses: while capitalism and communism alike frame inequitable
laws because they neglect the heavenly decrees which establish fast
what is best for man./
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