Condition: Hadrat, in addition to offering salâh, keeping
fast, etc. I try to abstain from all sins. However, I am doing all
this as a habit. I do not have love for Allâh, desire for
Paradise, fear of Hell, and consciousness of the difficulties of
death and the grave.
I also do not have love for my shaikh. I
occasionally experience this condition, but do not most of the
time. I desire not be heedless of Allâh Ta’ala for a single
moment. I conduct Hadîth lessons after the fajr salâh and fiqh
lessons after the ‘asr salâh in the Masjid in which I am the
imam. The musallîs (those who come to the Masjid for salâh)
sit regularly for these lessons.
Answer: To fulfil acts of worship as a habit is proof that you are
doing them out of love. If – Allâh forbid – you leave out these
deeds, it will be destructive. If the teachings of Hakîmul
Ummah Thânwî rahimahullâh are before a person, he cannot go
astray.
Hadrat says: “(A'maal)Deeds are the objective, not conditions/feelings.”
There are different colours for love and fear. A person has love
but does not feel it. Therefore, if he does not feel this love, it
does not mean that he has no love.
A person’s condition does
not remain the same all the time. Conditions change constantly.
You should therefore not become uneasy when conditions
change. Remain constant on deeds. Progress is made through
deeds and not conditions.
Solutions to spiritual maladies - Hazrat Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saab (Rahimahullah)