Necessary Manners with Allah Almighty

 

Chosen Islamic Manners

 Necessary Manners with Allah

*One should do all good deeds sincerely for the sake of Allah, the Exalted.   

*One should be careful not to commit Shirk (polytheism).

Allah, the Exalted says: But if they had joined in worship others with Allah, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them.   (6:88)

 *One should worship Allah, the Exalted as He ordains and do all obligatory deeds required of him. 

 *One should be grateful to Allah, the Exalted for the graces He has  bestowed upon him. 

Allah, the Exalted says: And (remember) when your Rubb proclaimed: "If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none but God), I will give you more (of My Blessings), but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily! My Punishment is indeed severe.   (14:7)

 *One should honor and revere Allah, the Exalted as He should be honored and revered. One should honor the Deen of Islam.

Allah, the Exalted says: They (the Jews, Quraish pagans, idolaters, etc.) did not estimate Allah with estimation due to Him.   (6:91)  

*One should not speak without knowledge. 

Allah, the Exalted says:  And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allah will never prosper.   (16:116)

 

*Allah, the Exalted sees everything and knows what we do in private and in public. 

Allah, the Exalted, says: He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).   (64:6)

*One should be fearful of His punishment and hopeful for His mercy. 

 *One should repent to Allah, the Exalted and seek His forgiveness.

Allah says: If they (hypocrites), when they had been unjust to themselves, had come to you (Muhammad) and begged Allah's Forgiveness, and the Messenger had begged forgiveness for them: indeed, they would have found Allah All-Forgiving (One Who accepts repentance), Most Merciful.   (4:64)

 *One should ask Allah, the Exalted alone, seek His help, and beseech Him. 

Allah says:  Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations. Is there any ilâh (god) with Allah? Little is that you remember!   (27:62)  

*One should not despair of His mercy and forgiveness.

Allah says: Say: "O 'Ibâdî (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (64:6)

 

*One should firmly believe that benefit and harm, life and  death are only in the hands of Allah, the Exalted. 

Allah, the Exalted, says:  Who is averted from (such a torment) on that Day, (Allah) has surely been Merciful to him. And that would be the obvious success.  (6:1)  

*One should think positively of Allah, the Exalted. 

Allah, the Exalted says:  And that thought of yours which you thought about your Rubb, has brought you to destruction, and you have become (this Day) of those utterly lost!  (41:23)

 *One should be patient whenever a calamity befalls him, and believe firmly in all that is mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah and fulfill the commandments mentioned therein. 

 *One should love Allah, the Exalted, and love whom He loves and hate  those whom He hates. 

 *One should submit to His commands, and obey Him  submissively. 

 *One should rule by His Shari'ah in all aspects of life. 

 *One should be mindful of Allah, the Exalted by constantly making Dhikr  (i.e. the remembrance of Allah). 

 *One should be modest and abstain from sinning; one should also abstain from things that lead to sinning. 

Allah, the Exalted says:  And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muhammad) commandment beware, lest some Fitnah befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them. (24:63)

Source: Chosen Islamic Manner

to be continued . . . .