'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez on Taqwaa

'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez on Taqwaa

'Umar ibn 'Abdul 'Azeez (rahimahullaah) used to say, "None can reach the station of taqwaa until he possesses neither action nor words that can be exposed to his embarrassment either in this world or the Hereafter." He was once asked, "When does the worshipper reach the peak of taqwaa?" He replied, "If he put all his thoughts and desires in his heart on a plate and then wandered around in the market, he should not feel ashamed of anything there."

"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you deny?"

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:
"Al Muslimoon Ummatun Waahida Bilaadahum Waahida wa Harbahum Waahida"
("The Muslims are ONE Ummah, their land is ONE land and their war is ONE war.")