First advice: three things are obligatory upon every Muslim

Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  wrote a book entitled Futūḥ al-Ghayb. In this, he gives us golden advice. He says:

Three things are always obligatory upon every Muslim, whether it is day or night, winter or summer, times of happiness or sadness, when busy or free, so long as there is life in their body, their mind remains sound, and they continue to breathe.

 اَمْرٌ یَمْتَثِلُہٗ – To follow and obey the commands of Islamic law.

نَہْیٌ یَجْتَنِبُہٗ  – To refrain from whatever Islamic law has prohibited.

 قَدْرٌ یَرْضٰی بِہٖ – To always remain pleased and content with whatever Allah Almighty has decreed.

The Shaykh further declares:

The lowest state of a Muslim is that at no time should he be devoid of these three matters. His heart should always remain firm upon these three intentions. One should continuously remind himself of these three matters and keep his body engaged in them.^[1]

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Just reflect! How concise yet powerful these words are. Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Ḥaqq al-Diḥlawī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  comments on this by saying that Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī summarises the very essence of Islam in this short passage,.^[2]

This is truly an amazing passage. Now, if we look at ourselves, we see some of us saying, “We are stuck in the world. We only offer prayer and perform dhikr as much as our worldly preoccupations allow.”