Allah's pleasure
16 sayings
If you wish to be a favorite to God, dislike the (material) world, and if you wish to be a favorite to people, offer them your excess.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1039; Page No. 146 link
"If a servant performs a good deed for the sake of pleasure of Allah and for hereafter and if he includes the pleasure of people in it, he is a polytheist."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 305 link
Allah, the Mighty and Sublime says, "(I swear) by My Honor, Greatness, Beauty, Strength and high-rank, one who gives preference to My pleasure over his desires I will fulfill the aim of his hereafter. I will make his heart self-sufficient, earth and heavens are guarantors of his sustenance and he will get worldly wealth even without desiring it."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 218 link
"One of the most definite signs of belief is that one loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, grants for the sake of Allah and deprives for the sake of Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 219 link
If a person performs a good deed to achieve Allah's pleasure and the reward in the hereafter; but also intends to please other people, then he will be termed as a Mushrik
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 3, page 75; Behaarul Anwaar link
A person asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), "Teach me a deed which makes me beloved for Allah in the heaven and people on the earth." The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Remain attached to Divine things so that Allah loves you and remain aloof from what people have so that they love you."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 235 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Try to the best of your ability not to displease your Lord by pleasing any of His creatures, for verily Allah can easily substitute a servant for another, but the servant has recourse to no other substitute for Allah.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 29, no. 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
He who seeks to please Allah at the expense of displeasing people, Allah suffices him in everything including his affairs with people. But the one who seeks to please people at the expense of Allah's displeasure, Allah relegates him to those very people.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 208, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 97 link
Prophet Moses (as) addressed Allah, saying, 'My Lord, guide me to an action the performance of which will earn me Your good pleasure.' So Allah revealed to him, 'O son of Amran, verily My pleasure lies in that which you will be averse to and you will not be able to endure it.' So Moses fell prostrate, weeping and cried out, 'My Lord! You have selected me to speak to when You have not spoken to any before me, and yet You do not guide me to that action by which I may earn Your pleasure!' So Allah revealed to him, 'Verily My pleasure lies in your pleasure with whatever I decree.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 82, p. 143, no. 17; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 95 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Three things enable a servant to attain Allah's pleasure: persistence in seeking forgiveness, affability towards people, and frequent giving of charity.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 81, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 95 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who dissatisfies his body earns Allah's pleasure, and he who is not willing to dissatisfy his body defies Allah.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 312, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 95 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He [Allah] has advised you to be Godwary in all things, and has made it the height of His good pleasure and His sole requirement from His creatures.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 183; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 95 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Allah's pleasure is linked to His obedience.'
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5410; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
Verily the one who Allah is most pleased with from among you is the one who is the most generous towards his own dependents.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 136, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
O My Lord, what is a sign of Your pleasure with a servant of Yours?' So Allah revealed to him, saying, 'When you see Me preparing My servant for My obedience and averting him from My disobedience, [know that] it is a sign of My pleasure.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 26, no. 29; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The sign of Allah's pleasure with His servant is the satisfaction found in the servant himself with all that Allah decrees, be it in his favour or not.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6344; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 96 link
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