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SEEKING THE MOST OF THE

GOOD PLEASURE OF

ALLAH

believer is one who has been purified of idolatry
and other forms of ignorance, such as placing
A his hopes in imaginary deities or seeking their
approval, thereby becoming subservient to them. He
serves Allah alone and seeks the approval of Allah alone.
As mentioned earlier, he does this by “striving with all
due striving.”
The right manner of “striving with all due striving” on
Allah’s way is to seek what pleases Allah most. In the face
of several choices, all of which are legitimate, a believer
must choose the one he hopes will please Allah most.
This can be briefly described as follows:
- A believer must spend his entire life doing what is
“lawful.” In the Qur’an, Allah makes clear which actions
are unlawful, and these are indeed very few in number.
Anything other than these unlawful deeds is lawful.
- In addition, what a believer must do is attend to the
deeds and thoughts that please Allah most. His wisdom
and “foresight” guide him in this endeavor.

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