The principles of true happiness

Reference: al-Fawaa.id p157

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

The principles upon which true happiness of the worshipper is built are:

Tawheed – the opposite of which is shirk (to associate a partner in worship with Allaah);

Sunnah – the opposite of which is bid’ah (to introduce into Islaam an act of worship which was not legislated by Allaah and the Prophet ﷺ);

Obedience – the opposite of which is ma’siyah (to sin and transgress against the Law of Allaah).


Translation originally published on 24 April, 2018.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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