The Virtue of Being Unfazed by Criticism or Praise (4): Sincerity resides in not loving praise.

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๐Ÿ”˜ Ibn Al Qayyim (ุฑุญู…ู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡) says [in Al Fawฤโ€™id]:

ู„ุง ูŠุฌุชู…ุน ุงู„ุฅุฎู„ุงุตู ููŠ ุงู„ู‚ู„ุจ ูˆู…ุญุจุฉู ุงู„ู…ุฏุญ ูˆุงู„ุซู†ุงุก ูˆุงู„ุทู…ุน ููŠู…ุง ุนู†ุฏ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุฅู„ู‘ูŽุง ูƒู…ุง ูŠุฌุชู…ุน ุงู„ู…ุงุกู ูˆุงู„ู†ุงุฑ ูˆุงู„ุถุจู‘ู ูˆุงู„ุญูˆุชู.

Sincerity does not coexist in the heart with the love of praise, the desire for acclaim, and the greed for what others possess, just as water and fire, or the lizard and the fish, cannot coexist.

ูุฅุฐุง ุญุฏู‘ูŽุซุชู’ูƒ ู†ูุณููƒ ุจุทู„ุจ ุงู„ุฅุฎู„ุงุต ูุฃู‚ุจูู„ู’ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุทู…ุน ุฃูˆู„ู‹ุง ูุงุฐุจุญู’ู‡ ุจุณูƒูŠู† ุงู„ูŠุฃุณุŒ ูˆุฃู‚ุจูู„ู’ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏุญ ูˆุงู„ุซู†ุงุก ูุงุฒู‡ุฏ ููŠู‡ู…ุง ุฒู‡ุฏูŽ ุนูุดุงู‚ ุงู„ุฏู‘ูู†ูŠุง ููŠ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑุฉุ›

If your self whispers to you to seek sincerity, first address your greed by slaughtering it with the knife of indifference. Then, approach the desire for praise and fame and renounce them as the lovers of this world renounce the hereafter.

ูุฅุฐุง ุงุณุชู‚ุงู… ู„ูƒ ุฐุจุญู ุงู„ุทู…ุน ูˆุงู„ุฒู‘ูู‡ุฏู ููŠ ุงู„ุซู†ุงุก ูˆุงู„ู…ุฏุญุ› ุณูŽู‡ูู„ูŽ ุนู„ูŠูƒ ุงู„ุฅุฎู„ุงุต.

When you manage to slaughter greed and renounce praise, achieving sincerity becomes easier.

ูุฅู† ู‚ู„ุช: ูˆู…ุง ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠูุณู‡ู‘ูู„ ุนู„ูŠู‘ูŽ ุฐุจุญูŽ ุงู„ุทู…ุน ูˆุงู„ุฒู‡ุฏูŽ ููŠ ุงู„ุซู†ุงุก ูˆุงู„ู…ุฏุญุŸ ู‚ู„ุช: ุฃู…ุง ุฐุจุญ ุงู„ุทู…ุน ููŠูุณู‡ู‘ูู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠูƒ ุนู„ู…ููƒ ูŠู‚ูŠู†ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ูŠุณ ู…ู† ุดูŠุก ูŠูุทู…ูŽุน ููŠู‡ ุฅู„ุง ูˆุจูŠุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุญุฏู‡ ุฎุฒุงุฆู†ูู‡ูุ› ู„ุง ูŠู…ู„ูƒู‡ุง ุบูŠุฑู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุคุชูŠ ุงู„ุนุจุฏูŽ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุดูŠุฆู‹ุง ุณูˆุงู‡ู.

If you ask how to facilitate the slaughter of greed and the renunciation of praise and acclaim, know that slaughtering greed is facilitated by your possessing certain knowledge that there is nothing desirable except that its treasures are in the hands of Allah alone; none other possesses them, nor grants them except Him.

ูˆุฃู…ุง ุงู„ุฒู‡ุฏู ููŠ ุงู„ุซู†ุงุก ูˆุงู„ู…ุฏุญ  ููŠูุณู‡ู‘ูู„ูู‡ ุนู„ูŠูƒ ุนู„ู…ููƒ ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ูŠุณ ุฃุญุฏูŒ ูŠู†ูุนู ู…ุฏุญูู‡ ูˆูŽูŠุฒููŠู’ู† ูˆูŠูŽุถุฑู‘ู ุฐู…ู‘ูู‡ ูˆูŽูŠุดูŠู†ู ุฅู„ู‘ูŽุง ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุญุฏู‡ุ› ูƒู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุฃุนุฑุงุจูŠู‘ู ู„ู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ุฅู† ู…ุฏุญูŠ ุฒูŽูŠู†ูŒ ูˆูŽุฐู…ู‘ููŠ ุดูŽูŠู†ูŒ. ูู‚ุงู„: "ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„"ุ›

And renouncing praise and acclaim is made easier by knowing that no oneโ€™s praise truly beautifies, and no oneโ€™s condemnation truly disfigures, except for Allah alone; as a Bedouin said to the Prophet ๏ทบ "My praise beautifies and my condemnation disfigures." To which he replied, "That is Allah, Exalted and Majestic."

ูุงุฒู‡ุฏ ููŠ ู…ุฏุญ ู…ู† ู„ุง ูŠูŽุฒููŠู†ููƒ ู…ุฏุญู‡ ูˆููŠ ุฐู…ู‘ู ู…ู† ู„ุง ูŠูŽุดููŠู†ูƒ ุฐู…ู‘ูู‡ูุŒ ูˆุงุฑุบุจู’ ููŠ ู…ุฏุญ ู…ูŽู† ูƒู„ู‘ู ุงู„ุฒูŠู† ููŠ ู…ุฏุญู‡ ูˆูƒู„ ุงู„ุดูŠู† ููŠ ุฐู…ู‘ูู‡.

Thus, renounce the praise of those who cannot truly honor you, and the condemnation of those who cannot truly disgrace you, and seek the praise of the One whose commendation is all beauty and whose condemnation is all disgrace.

ูˆู„ู† ุชู‚ุฏุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฅู„ุง ุจุงู„ุตุจุฑ ูˆุงู„ูŠู‚ูŠู†ุ› ูู…ุชู‰ ูู‚ุฏุชูŽ ุงู„ุตุจุฑ ูˆุงู„ูŠู‚ูŠู† ูƒู†ุช ูƒู…ู† ุฃุฑุงุฏ ุงู„ุณูุฑ ููŠ ุงู„ุจุญุฑ ููŠ ุบูŠุฑ ู…ุฑูƒุจู.

You will not be able to do this except through patience and certainty, for when you lack patience and certainty, you are like one who wishes to travel by sea without a ship.

ู‚ุงู„ ุชุนุงู„ู‰: ๏ดฟููŽุงุตู’ุจูุฑู’ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุนู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŒ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽุฎููู‘ูŽู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู†ูŽ ู„ูŽุง ูŠููˆู‚ูู†ููˆู†ูŽ (ูฆู )๏ดพ [ุงู„ุฑูˆู…: ูฆู ].

Allah the Almighty says: "So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And let not those who are uncertain in faith discourage you" (Al-Rum:60).

ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุชุนุงู„ู‰: ๏ดฟูˆูŽุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุฃูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู‹ ูŠูŽู‡ู’ุฏููˆู†ูŽ ุจูุฃูŽู…ู’ุฑูู†ูŽุง ู„ูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ุตูŽุจูŽุฑููˆุง ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ููˆุง ุจูุขูŠูŽุงุชูู†ูŽุง ูŠููˆู‚ูู†ููˆู†ูŽ (ูขูค)๏ดพ [ุงู„ุณุฌุฏุฉ: ูขูค].

And He says: "And We made from among them leaders guiding by Our command when they were patient and when they were certain of Our signs" (Al-Sajdah:24).

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