If one does not have love for Allah Ta'ala, he cannot enjoy prostrating. You should therefore learn the love for Allah Ta’alafrom those who love Him. Today, we find offering salâh to be burdensome. But when the love of Allah Ta’alaenters your heart, then just by saying “Allâh” once, you will experience the capsule of the joy of both worlds going down into your heart. The reason for this is that Allah Ta’alais the creator of the bounties of both worlds, and it is He who placed enjoyment in both the worlds. Maulânâ Rûmî rahimahullâh says:

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“O heart! What is sweeter, this sugar or the one who made this sugar?

How juicy the name of that Being will be who created the juice in the cane?  Maulânâ Rûmî rahimahullâh says:

“When I take the name of Allah Ta'ala, the hairs on my body turn to oceans of honey.”

In other words, when I take the name of Allah Ta’alawith love, all my hairs turn to oceans of honey.

We import [eat] sweetmeats into our stomach at night and export it the next morning in the toilet. In other words, we consider our stomach to be like an office for eating, drinking, importing and exporting. Those who engage in the excessive remembrance of Allah Ta’ala have taken the true joys of the world. When we go to Paradise, we will have just one regret: if only we did not display any shortcomings in remembering Allah Ta'ala. As long as you are living, engage in the remembrance of Allah Ta’alaby saying Yâ Allâh, Yâ Rahmân, Yâ Rahîm. Continue reading durûd (salutations uponRasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam)), continue safeguarding your gaze and, at the same time, make this du‘â’: “O Allâh! Forgive us for the secret glances which we stole and thereby earned unlawful pleasure.” Our soul is a thief and we have to be on guard against it. A poet says:

“All the musallîs should be mindful of their shoes. There is an elder who comes to the musjid in the form of Khidr.”

In other words, his beard is white, but you must remember that the beard of the soul never becomes white. This tyrant always keeps a black beard.

“Do not be deluded by any white bearded. The soul has a black beard.”