Pleasing People And Ayah 62 Of Surah Tawbah
@Irfan76 sir so if someone concludes from this ayah that this ayah clearly states that only Allah’s pleasure should be sought and no other’s pleasure should be sought, in a whole generality. So how and with what evidences would we tell him that it’s okay to please others with permissible things (even if that act of pleasing the person is not done in order to please Allah, i e conducive) Secondly, Sir also there’s this hadith Mu’awiyah ibn Haydah reported: I said, “O Prophet of Allah, what can we cover or uncover of our nakedness?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cover your nakedness, except from your wife or those in the custody of your right hand.” Mu’awiyah said, “O Messenger of Allah, what about when some people are with others?” The Prophet said, “If you are able to keep anyone from seeing it, do not let them see it.” Mu’awiyah said, “O Prophet of Allah, what about when one of us is alone?” The Prophet said, “Allah is more worthy of your modesty than people.” مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي بَعْضٍ قَالَ إِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لَا يَرَاهَا أَحَدٌ فَلَا يَرَاهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُنَا خَالِيًا قَالَ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ مِنْ النَّاسِ Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2794 Sir here also we see that that word أَحَقُّ is used when mentioning shyness Infront of Allah, but we also know that it’s not prohibited if someone becomes shy Infront of people. And the whole hadith clears it like first it was asked about people then it was asked about being alone, upon which such words were said. So sir my question is that how would we know that أَحَقُّ is used in what sense in the ayah. And if someone deduces that no one is to be pleased other than Allah at all (in all situations, even if one thinks to please someone by giving him gifts), so even this type of pleasing is not allowed by the concept of this ayah, so how will we tell them that it’s okay to please people by permissible things even if the it’s not done in a conducive manner to please Allah, and merely for pleasing people. And what evidences would we give him from within this Ayah itself that clearly gives a ‘Qataee Daleel’ that it’s not like how you understood. Can you clarify this aspect sir?
@Irfan76 and sir one more thing please. If someone for suppose from this ayah says that here it is told that no one is to be pleased except Allah, either directly or indirectly as conducive, only Allah is to be ultimately pleased. and no way of pleasing people is left permissible (even by totally worldly ways like giving someone a gift etc). So how would we refute such claims with evidences from within and outside these ayahs of Quran.