Justice with candles?

A friend of the Caliph Sayyidina Omar (ra) visited him after the sunset. He was working on administrational papers and government plans. Caliph blew out the candle on the table and lit up another candle before starting the conversation with his visitor. His visitor was surprised at the candle change. He couldn’t help asking:

- O Commander of the faithful! Tell me why you did change the candle.

Caliph Omar (ra) replied:

- The previous candle was of the state and belongs to the bayt al-mal (state treasury). I utilize it during my state related duties. The second one is mine. If somebody comes and visits me, I do not use the candle of the treasury as it is an individual meeting. It is haram to use the property of the state for personal uses. That’s why I lit up the second one.

Does God need our 'ibadah (worship)?

“Allah (swt) is Self-sufficient (Samad) (even though everything is in need of him in every aspect, he is the one who is not in need of anything.)” (Ikhlas, 2)

Allah does never need anything that he could need our worship! It is us who needs worship. If a merciful doctor insists on his patient to use the medicines on healing his pain, then if the patient should tell that doctor: “Do you need my using these medicines that you insist that much?” That statement of the patient shows how ignorant and illogical the patient is.

Human Beings Need Worship ('ibadah); Because Their Impotence and Poorness Make Them Dependent on Being Under the Maintenance of An Existence That is Fully Omnipotent, Eternal and Self-Sufficient.