| Is it then he who laid the foundation of his building on Taqwa to Allah and His good pleasure better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on the brink of an undetermined precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces with him, Allah the Exalted says that the Masjid that has been built on the basis of Taqwa of Allah and His pleasure is not the same as a Masjid that was been built based on causing harm, disbelief and causing division among the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger | |
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| It is obvious that the ignorant man who builds a structure on the surface of such a piece of land, merely because it is a piece of land, will not only lose the building but will also lose his own life, for it will inevitably fall down into the river along with him because it has nothing to support it | - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? Jabir bin Abdullah said, "I saw the Masjid that was built to cause harm with smoke rising up from it, during the time of the Messenger of Allah |
A man who builds his life on Piety which includes sincerity and the purity of all motives and his hopes on the Good Pleasure of Allah, builds on a firm foundation of rock that will never be shaken.
26| Melayu - Basmeih : Maka adakah orang yang membangunkan masjid yang didirikannya di atas dasar taqwa kepada Allah dan untuk mencari keredaan Allah itu lebih baik ataukah orang yang membangunkan masjid yang didirikannya di tepi jurang yang hampir runtuh lalu runtuhlah ia dengan yang membangunkannya ke dalam api neraka Dan ingatlah Allah tidak akan memberi hidayah petunjuk kepada orangorang yang zalim• In contrast to him is the man who builds on a shifting sand cliff on the brink of an abyss, already undermined by forces which he does not see | Sedangkan gambaran yang kedua adalah perumpamaan mesjid dhirar |
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| Allah does not bring aright the works of those who commit mischief |