Devotion Beyond Debt

Rabia famously rejected both fear-based and reward-based worship, insisting on pure devotion free from calculation. This directly challenges migrant communities often trapped in obligation cycles—caring for distant relatives from limited resources, or performing gratitude for sponsor families. Devotion beyond debt means showing up for found family because their thriving matters intrinsically, not because you owe them or expect return. This breaks intergenerational cycles where love was conditional on economic contribution or obedience. Rabia's model permits migrants to love fiercely while maintaining boundaries, to support community without self-sacrifice unto destruction. It acknowledges that migrant bodies are already indebted to systems; found family relationships need not replicate extractive patterns. This concept creates ethical space where care flows from genuine commitment rather than guilt, shame, or survival transaction. Found family becomes sanctuary from transactional love.