The Covenant between you and your Lord

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:

Allaah تعالى said:

﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ﴾

{You (Alone) we worship, and you (Alone) we ask for help} [Surah al-Faatihah (1): 5]

“It is a covenant between you and your Lord that you WILL^[1] worship Him (alone) and that you will ask (only) Him for help; and that your love for your family and children is in accordance with the love of Allaah عز وجل and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم (i.e. your love for your family should not be a hindrance in your obedience to Allaah).”

And he رحمه الله also said:

“And from the means of attaining firmness in obedience to Allaah تعالى is: being truthful in your love for Him سبحانه وتعالى and asking your Lord to keep you firm upon His obedience; and you should stay away from the means leading towards evil and its people; and upon you is the company of the righteous people.”

Source:

 الفوائد الجلية من دروس الشيخ ابن باز العلمية (ص 17)

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[1] The emphasis is on the word “will” because in regards to worship, three types of mistakes are committed:

a) Those who do not worship Allaah تعالى at all:

As Allaah تعالى said:

﴿فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا﴾

{Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have abandoned As-Salaah (the prayers) and pursued desires; so they will be thrown in Hell.} [Surah Maryam (19): 59]

b) or they worship Him but are careless in their actions or offer them outside their proper fixed times:

`Ammaar bin Yaasir رضي الله عنهما said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم say:

إن الرجل لينصرف ، وما كتب له إلا   ، تسعها ، ثمنها ، سبعها ، سدسها ، خمسها ، ربعها ، ثلثها ، نصفها

“A man returns after offering his prayer while a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him.” [Sunan Abu Dawood (796) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in Sifatu as-Salaah (36)]

c) or they worship Him but are not sincere. As they also associate partners with Him تعالى:

As Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّـهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ﴾

{And most of them believe not in Allaah except that they attribute partners unto Him} [Surah Yusuf (12): 106]