"Imam Ghazalli says that there are 3 types of people
(1) Those who worship ALLAH freely (ahrar): they do so only for the sake of ALLAH and HIS Pleasure: included in this type are those who are diligent in their worship to fulfill their covenant of obedience to ALLAH
(2) Those who worship like merchants (tujjar), looking to get something out of their worship; for example a person of this type prays a certian number of prayers in order to receive a known reward such as a palace in Heavan.
(3) Finally, the third type are those who worship like slaves (abid) ; they do it out of fear of punisment, specifically fear of Hellfire.
Indeed, the Quran does encourage people to race for forgiveness, compete for Heavan and the like."
- Hamza Yusof in Purification of the Heart
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