The Four Qualities for Success: Upholding Trust, Truthfulness, Good Character, and Pure Sustenance
Hazrat Qari Ismail Desai Saheb
Hijri date
Ramadaan 1440
Duration
23:55
Summary
The Prophet (PBUH) stated that four qualities, if found in a person, mean they have attained everything of this world.
First Quality: Hifz Amanah (Upholding Trust):
Looking after people's trusts, whether monetary, physical items, or even secrets.
A personal secret shared with you is a form of amanat (trust).
Second Quality: Sidq Hadith (Truthfulness in Speech):
Always speak the truth, regardless of circumstances or potential difficulties.
Third Quality: Husn Khaliqah (Good Character):
Treating parents, neighbors, and all people around you with respect and good conduct.
Fourth Quality: Iffatu Tu'mah (Purity/Caution in Eating):
Being mindful of what you consume: ensuring it is halal and pure.
Avoiding doubtful food and not overeating; maintaining a balanced diet.
Spiritual Reform (Islaah) and Trust:
Everyone needs Islaah (spiritual reformation), even highly respected scholars.
An anecdote is shared about Hazrat Maulana Abrarul Haq Saheb (RA) asking for complete Islaah despite his high spiritual status.
Confiding personal weaknesses or sins to a spiritual guide for Islaah is also a form of amanat.
Fear that the guide might betray the trust (reveal the secret) is a barrier to spiritual progress.
Just as one trusts a doctor with health issues, one must trust spiritual doctors with spiritual ailments, revealing everything needed for their Islaah.
Respect for the Quran (Quran Majeed):
The Quran is the speech of Allah and deserves immense respect (azmat).
Treat the Quran with reverence: place it in covers (juzdan), on high places, and never in inappropriate locations.
Old or torn copies of the Quran should be respectfully buried, similar to how a deceased person is buried, not just discarded.
Physically holding, kissing, and feeling the Quran fosters respect, unlike reading from a phone, which lacks this tangible connection and reverence.