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On Being Awake - Muslimah - 04-17-2011
Abu `Abdil Kareem
Ibn Hazm, rahimahullaah, said, "One hour of neglect can undo a year of pious effort" ["In Pursuit of Virtue", point #93]. I think this is a very scary thought.
Shaytaan will sometimes let a worshipper worship long and hard, but will seek a way to nullify his deeds in a way that the worshipper may not notice. It is related in al-Baihaqi's "Branches of Faith", that the big shaytaan sends his army to deceive worshippers, and tells them to first look at the food he eats. If his food is not halaal, then "let him worship long and hard," since shaytaan knows that prayers of one who eats haraam are not accepted. So the worshipper will work hard and think he is doing good, while his efforts may not be accepted. This is similar to those about whom Allaah ta`aalaa says, "Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works? Those whose effort goes astray in the life of the world, and they reckon that they do good work." [18:103-104] A brother once told me that a Muslim scholar once said that no verse causes fear in him more than this one.
I think there is many lessons we can learn from this. One is that we must keep our hearts alive by remembering Allaah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa at all times. Another one is that we must seek knowledge of our religion so as to be certain about the correctness of our actions. Also, most importantly, we must realize our dependance on Allaah ta`aalaa and His guidance. Whoever He guides there is no one to misguide, and whoever He misguides there is none to guide. Unless Allaah is Merciful with us and grants us taufeeq (guidance) to do rightheous acts, we shall never be able. Therefore we have to strive to improve our worship and our character and supplicate to Allaah for guidance. Then, in shaa' Allaah, we will be from among those about whom Allaah says,
"As for those who strive hard in Us (Our cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths (i.e. Allaah's Religion)."[29:69]
May Allaah guide us and give us steadfastness in religion. One can find a number of ways that can potentially ruin one's many acts - for example, missing a single prayer, uttering something inappropriate, or reading a horoscope.
Please pay attention and do this exersice to improve
"It’s not dunya status that matters. Allah teaches us this again in Surah Abasa–it’s the one with taqwa."
Seek out the Benefit (Salat 101)
“Seek out that which benefits you, seek help only from Allah and never say you can’t do it…” - Saheeh Muslim
GEMS
If you are sincere and you want to really increase the quality of your salat – seek out the means of doing so!
Don’t forget that help comes only from Allah…so trust in Him and Him Alone
Having trust in Allah means working, rolling up your sleeves, and grinding it out
You can increase the quality of your prayers, know you can, regardless of the obstacles that stand in your way
A basic rule: You cannot reach your destination if you don’t know where you are! How are you going to get to Toronto if you don’t where you’re starting from? Therefore, follow the steps below to get yourself started on this journey.
Step 1: Take the time right now to give yourself a rating from 1-10 on the quality of your salat.
Step 2: Brainstorm factors (~10) which are necessary for you to attain ihsan in your prayers. For example:
fard prayers
sunnah prayers
punctuality
concentration
praying in masjid w/ congregation
Step 3: Give yourself a rating from 1-10 on each factor.
Step 4: From the list, choose 2-3 factors you want to work on for the next two weeks
Step 5: Monitor these factors and your overall quality of salat frequently until you reach your Don’t brush this off as nothing! If you are committed and sincere…do the exercise now…work comes with the territory.
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We ask Allah to accept our worship and our repentance. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
َمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُ ۥ مَخۡرَجً۬ا (٢) وَيَرۡزُقۡهُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَحۡتَسِبُۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسۡبُهُ ۥۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَـٰلِغُ أَمۡرِهِۦۚ قَدۡ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدۡرً۬ا
And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, Allah will appoint a way out for him. And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, Allah will be sufficient for him.
Remember... Allah, subhana watala, sees everything we do!
Increase your knowledge and your patience will increase, insha'Allah.
اللهم اغفر لوالدي وارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا
اللهم اجعلنا ممن يسمعون القول ويتــَّبعوون احسنه يارب العالمين
اللهم أجعل عملنا كله خالصا لوجهك
ربنا لا تواخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأنا ربنا ولا تحمل علينا إصراً كما حملته على الذين من قبلنا
ربنا ولا تحمـِّلنا ما لا طاقة لنا به واعفُ عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنا
أنت مولانا فانصرنا على القوم الكافرين
ربنا ولا تحمـِّلنا ما لا طاقة لنا به واعفُ عنا واغفر لنا وارحمنا
أنت مولانا فانصرنا على القوم الكافرين
(Pray): "Our Lord! condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; help us against those who stand against faith." (286)