Then is the one who laid the foundation of his building on taqwa of Allāh and [seeking] His Pleasure better or the one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people. – at-Tawbah:109
The context of this āyah is a mosque which the hypocrites during the time of our Prophet ﷺ adopted in order to spread harm, evil and disunity amongst the believers.
Tell me, if a masjid, a house of Allāh, when built on anything other than taqwa (God consciousness) and Pleasure of Allāh crumbles into hellfire, then what will happen to any other establishment that is not built on taqwa and His pleasure?!
Do you think it will last? Do you think you will find happiness and success within it? Do you think its pillars will withstand the storms that come? Not only will such an establishment crumble but it will continue to unsettle the hearts of those who built it. Imagine that.
The only way to ensure an everlasting and fruitful investment – be it a structure or a relationship – is when you build the foundations on taqwa and His pleasure. There is no other way around it.
May Allāh make our establishments blessed.
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