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In Al-Seyed Nasih al-Din it is narrated that God the Almighty asked Moses (a.s): “Have you ever done anything for Me? “He said
” O' my Lord! I prayed, fasted, gave charity for You and remembered you often.” God the Almighty said: “But praying was a light to guide you in your path, fasting was an armor against the Fire, charity was a shade, alms was light, and your remembrance of Me was Heavenly palaces for you. What have you done for Me?” Moses asked: “Please advise me on what I can do for just for You.” God the Almighty replied: “O' Moses! Have you ever made friends with anyone just for Me?” Moses then realized that the best thing to do is to make friends in the way of God, and to be enemy of some people in the way of God.
من كتاب السيد ناصح الدين أبي البركات: قال الله عز وجل لموسى: هل عملت لي عملا قط؟ قال
إلهي صليت لك وصمت وتصدقت وذكرتك كثيرا، قال الله تبارك وتعالى: أما الصلاة فلك برهان، والصوم جنة، والصدقة ظل، والزكاة نور، وذكرك لي قصور، فأي عمل عملت لي؟ قال موسى: دلني على العمل الذي هو لك، قال: يا موسى، هل واليت لي وليا قط؟ أو هل عاديت لي عدوا قط؟ فعلم موسى أن أفضل الأعمال الحب في الله والبغض في الله.
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