The Hikam (Wisdoms) - Part 1



Link

  • The first Hikam starts with our deeds
    • Our deeds may not have true intentions behind them
    • Our deeds may destroy us. 
  • "From the signs that someone has improperly trusted their deeds is a loss of hope when the test/slip occurs"
  • You're trying to rest on these deeds, but they are not what will necessarily carry you. 
    • They may crumble if you placed in the wrong way 
    • Or you're not doing them for the right reasons. 
  • If you're doing something to showoff, your deeds will take you away from Allah. 
  • This Hikam teaches us that 
    • People have hope in God when things are good. 
    • But when it's bad, it fades. 
  • The actions are not what we should be relying on, it's the Lord of the actions that we should rely on. 
    • Allah created your actions. 
  • Islam demands a relationship with tawhid that compels us to a sense of responsibility. 
  • Don't allow your actions to come between you and hope. To come between you and fear and responsibility. 
    • The righteous are those whose hope is not amplified by the good they do
    • Just because they do good, they don't get overly delusioned by their goodness. 
    • That hope should have been there regardless of what they did - cos it's from the one that caused them to do good. 
      • They don't see it as they are their own guide. 
      • They attribute their success to God. 
  • Those that know this are those who are constantly in a state of happiness and contentment with whatever Allah has given them 
    • They attribute whatever they have to Allah. 
    • They understand that whatever happens in their life is from Allah. 
      • If it's good you stick to it. 
      • If it's bad, you avoid it. 
  • Our actions should serve as an awareness of Allah. 
  • The first lesson is for those who are doing good. 
    • Don't think you guided yourself. 
      • If you do, then it shows your trust in Allah is not true. Your trust is in yourself and your deeds. 
      • Because your faith is in something finite and unstable, then your reaction to bad will be unstable. 
    • The outcome should be gratitude, humility etc. 
    • Hold on to the blessing, cos it's all from Allah. 
  • The second lesson is for the sinner:
    • They'll allow their sin to defeat them
      • Thinking "Allah hates me" etc. 
    • Just keep going. Repent and stay with Allah. 
    • The righteous, intelligent person is the one who does not allow their sin to take them from hope, for Allah forgives all sins. 
  • Making your deeds the object of your worship is a sign of minor shirk. 
  • The lesson of the Hikam is:
    • If you're doing good - praise Allah. Keep going. 
    • If you're sinning - repent and keep trying to be better. 
    • The Prophet (Sal) said "follow a bad deed immediately with a good deed" 
  • This teaches the meaning of "staying upright" 
    • It has 2 types - 
      • The uprightness of the righteous person:
        • To be consistent in their righteous ness
        • Preserve the righreousness
        • Attribute it to the blessings of Allah. 
      • The uprightness of the sinner
        • Even though their sinning, they keep coming back to Allah 
        • Allah's forgiveness doesn't stop. 
        • So no matter how often you sin, keep turning back. 
        • Do your best to get better 
        • Follow it up with obedience to Allah.