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The third category of people are those who mix what is true with what is false. These are the people who believe that they alone guide themselves to goodness or evil. They believe that they do good, for example, without any guidance or help from Allah. All Acts of Worship are for the Benefit of the Human Himself This hadith makes it clear that Allah does not benefit from being worshipped by humans. Nor is He harmed by being disobeyed. Instead, all of the acts of worship and purification are simply for the benefit of the human himself. If he chooses to follow the path of goodness, he is only helping himself by the grace of Allah. If he chooses to follow the path of evil, he is simply harming himself and will have no one else to blame but himself. This is a very important message. Allah has made this message very clear in numerous verses of the Quran. Note, in particular, the following: (.. .... .. .... ..., 1଼: 1;J ,, କ :;) L-4 ..