Condition V

That he/she shall remain faithful to God in all circumstances of life, in sorrow and in happiness, in adversity and in prosperity, in felicity and in trial; and that he/she shall in all conditions remain resigned to the decree of God and keep himself/herself ready to face all kinds of indignities and sufferings in His way and shall never turn away from Him at the onslaught of any misfortune; on the contrary, he/she shall march forward.

Allah the Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an:1

And of men there is he who would sell himself to seek the pleasure of Allah; and Allah is Compassionate to His servants.

In explaining this verse of the Holy Qur’an, the Promised Messiah(as) says:

The people of the highest grade among the people — that is, people who are completely lost in the pleasure of Allah, and sell their selves to earn the pleasure of God — are the people upon whom the mercy of Allah descends.… In this verse Allah the Almighty says, ‘Only he is delivered from all tribulations who sells his self in My way and for My pleasure. He proves with his utmost endeavours that he belongs to God and considers his entire being as something that has been fashioned for obedience of the Creator and service to the creation…’ (Islami Usul ki philosophy, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 10, p. 385)

Then he says:

A loved one of God sells his being in the way of God. In return, he earns the pleasure of God. Such are the ones upon whom the special mercy of God descends. (Islami Usul ki philosophy, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 10, p. 473)

Then he says:

There are some people who sell their beings hoping that He would be pleased… (Paighami Sulh, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 23, p. 473)

For such people, Allah the Almighty has given the glad tiding:2

And thou, O soul at peace! Return to thy Lord well pleased with Him and He well pleased with thee. So enter thou among My servants. And enter thou My Garden.

People who are reconciled to the will of Allah, and suffer all hardships and tribulations for His sake, are never left unrewarded by Allah the Almighty. There are many among us who are embodiments of shortcomings and defects. We commit many errors and sins. But if we are in the habit of reconciling to the will of Allah, and are ever-prepared to, and do, suffer all indignities for Him, if we are not like the wailing woman who put up a big clamour on any small suffering, for such patient ones there is a glad tiding from the Holy Prophet(sa).