Then Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) said :
“… If he (the Aashiq of Allah) moves, he does so under the command of Allah; and if he remains still, then it is with Allah that he remains still. He derives peace of mind only through obedience to Allah…”

Every action and every movement of his is with the Hukm and order of Allah Ta’ala. We will ask : Does Hazrat Jibraeel (‘Alaihis Salaam) descend every time and inform him : “Now
turn left, turn right, walk ahead, get married, open your business, close shop.”?…Hazrat Jibraeel (‘Alaihis Salaam) does not descend and direct him to the deeds that need to be
carried out.

This statement of Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi (Rahmatullah ‘alaih)
is corroborated by a Hadith-e-Qudsi which has been mentioned by Imam Bukhari (Rahmatullah ‘alaih): Allah
Ta’ala has said : “…And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him (i.e. the Faraa'idh); and My slave keeps on coming
closer to Me through performing Nawaafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, then I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks…”

This Hadith-e-Qudsi conveys and brings to light the true nature and existence of the Aashiq of Allah : His every movement and word is in keeping with the Pleasure of his
Beloved Allah. Zikrullah forms part and parcel of his life. In fact, a full 24 hours of day and night is occupied in the Zikr of Allah; meaning that the 24 hours are spent in accordance to Allah Ta’ala’s commands.

The Aashiq of Allah is consequently always in the company of Allah and continuously enjoys Divine proximity. Allah Ta’ala says in a Hadith-e-Qudsi : “I am with My slave who remembers Me.”

Furthermore, by virtue of the beautiful name of Allah, ‘As- Salaam’ (The Giver of Peace); the Aashiq of Allah, in his obedience to Allah, is rewarded with peace; in all conditions.