There might be a fatwa (ruling) that we can walk
on the boundary and still remain within the folds
of Islam, but if, God forbid we slip, then we go out
of the boundary. It’s always better that we walk
in the middle of that circle so that if we slip we
still remain within the boundaries. That’s taqwa;
when you are on the safe side. When people have
taqwa in their lives then:
َ َ ُ ّٰ ُ َ ۡ ُ ن
�ا نَِّ�ا َي َتق َّبل الل ِمن ال َّت ِق ي
“Allah accepts only from the
God-fearing.” (5:27)
Dua (Supplication)
for Acceptance
Every single person who knows
Allah is worried about their
acceptance by Him. People who
are mindful of Allah know that
it is a very dangerous thing if He
doesn’t accept their actions. Even
the Prophets used to be worried
about their actions.
Sayyiduna Ibrahim , was the
Prophet of Allah , khalilullah–
friend of Allah . Allah ordered
him to build the kabah (house of
Allah ) for Him. Ibrahim
took his son Ismail and started
building it.
After he was finished, what did he
say? ‘O Allah, I am very content,
I submitted to your orders. I’m
complete and I’m done with this.’
No. He wasn’t content. Instead, he
said:
NISBAH 28
ۡ
ۡ ََ
َّ َ ۡ َ َ َّ ؕ
َر َّب َنا تق َّبل ِم َّنا اِ نك انت الس ِم ۡي ُع ال َع ِل ۡي�ُ
“Our Lord accept (this service) from us!
Indeed, You - and You alone - are the AllHearing, the All-Knowing!” (2:127)
Again, he didn’t say I’m Khalil (friend) of Allah ,
why do I have to ask Allah to accept? Allah