Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Essential Contemplations (pg 29-35)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُواْ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ ثُمَّ لاَ يُقْصِرُون
Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqoon , when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitan (Satan), they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see (aright).
But (as for) their brothers (the devils) they (i.e. the devils) plunge them deeper into error, and they never stop short.
( سورة الأعراف , Al-Araf, Chapter #7, Verse #201-202)
The believer is such that his eemaan and hawaa are at war with each other. Shaytaan may come to him and distract him from his strength of faith. He thus makes his hawaa overcome him for that moment, so the believer – at the point of facing sin – struggles with himself and does not take the full pleasure in disobedience. He hardly lies down to sleep except that he remembers (Allah and His punishments) and regains the power of his eemaan. He returns to his senses and bites at his fingers out of regret and sorrow over the heedlessness of with which he aided his enemy (Shaytaan) against himself, firmly resolving never to return to such a state. As for the brethrens of the devils (shayaateen), the devils plunge them further into error presenting them with flimsy wishes (amaanee) with which they become satisfied! From these wishes is the saying of a person:
- ‘Allah ordained this to occur, He does as He wishes!’
- ‘The scholars have differed whether this action is haraam or not!’
- ‘They have differed over it being a ‘minor’ sin!’
- ‘I have done many good deeds which will drown out this sin!’
- ‘Perhaps Allah will forgive me!’
- ‘I will repent soon!’
At the very best the person will say ‘I seek the forgiveness of Allah (astaghfirullah)’, thinking that he has repented and that the sin has been erased. Allah, the Most High, says:
“And whoever takes Shaitan (Satan) as a Walee (protector or helper) instead of Allah, has surely suffered a manifest loss.
He (Shaitan (Satan)) makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaitans (Satan) promises are nothing but deceptions.
The dwelling of such (people) is Hell, and they will find no way of escape from it.
But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to the Gardens under which rivers flow (i.e. in
It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereof, and he will not find any protector or helper besides Allah.
And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer in the Oneness of Allah (Muslim), such will enter Paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a Naqeera (speck on the back of a datestone), will be done to them.”
( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verses #119-124)
He also says:
“Then after them succeeded an (evil) generation, which inherited the Book, but they chose (for themselves) the goods of this low life (evil pleasures of this world) saying (as an excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven to us." And if (again) the offer of the like (evil pleasures of this world) came their way, they would (again) seize them (would commit those sins). Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them that they would not say about Allah anything but the truth? And they have studied what is in it (the Book). And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who are Al-Muttaqoon. Do not you then understand?”
( سورة الأعراف , Al-Araf, Chapter #7, Verse #169)
Essential Contemplations for Every Muslim. 1998. Shaykh Abdur Rahman ibn Yahyaa ibn ‘Alee.
"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]
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