Chapter X: Remembrance of Death
(3) Another group of learned men remain busy in sermons and Zikr. Those among them who deliver sermons to the people regarding character and conduct, God-fear, patience, gratefulness, God- reliance, sure faith and other attributes are placed high in rank, but still they are in some erroneons belief as they do not act according to all of their instructions. They love self-priase thinking that they are embodiment of all virtues and that they are sincere workers for religions. There is secret show in them.
(4) Another group of learned men drift away from sermon when delivering it and discuss wonderful stories which are outside Shariat and knowledge. Some of them deliver sermons in ornamental language, poetries and love episodes. They deal with separation and unity of the lovers and beloveds. They mix falsehood with truth.
(5) Another group of learned men condemn the world and recite the verses and traditions relating to the condonation of the world but they do not follow those teachings.
(6) Another group spend their time in the learning of Hadis.
They collect Isnad and roam in the countries to collect them.
(7) Another group of learned men remain busy with grammars, poetries, many languages and many foreign tongues.
They erroneously believe that God will forgive them as they are maintainers of the Quran and Hadis as guides to the Muslim.
They ought to know that the best kernel is actions and that the knowledge of actions is like the cover of a kernel.
(8) Another group believe erroneously that God will judge among men as the judges in the world take and give decisions.
Take for instance, a learned man gives Fatwa that if a wife pardons her husband for payment of dower, he will not get any punishment. This is an erroneous belief as the woke often gives remission f dower owing to his cruel treatment to her. God say. If they out of satisfaction gives you remission of something there from, enjoy it with joy. The above remission was made by compulsion and not voluntarily.
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ERRONEOUS BELIEFS OF RELIGIOUS MEN
There are erroneous beliefs regarding prayer, rencitation of the Quran, pilgrimage etc. A class of religious men give up compulsory duties and remain busy with additional duties.
Some of them remain busy with ablution water, some with prayer cloth etc. Hazrat Omar made ablution with the water of a Christian woman. To make such exaggeration is the whispering of the devil, Another group of religious men make exaggeration in Niyyat of prayer, another in the pronunciation of words another in the Quran reding within a day and a night another fast all the year round, another group donot distinguish between Halal and Haram, another group do not go to pilgrimage after payment of the dues of others and do not take permission of parents. Another group want name and fame in their minds in their course of their renunciation.