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*EPISODE 1*
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*INTRODUCTION*
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Praise be to Allaah; we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides cannot be led astray, and whomsoever He leaves astray cannot be guided. I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allaah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad ï·º, is His slave and Messenger
The Prophet Muhammad ï·º said: _"Faith wears out in the heart of any one of you just as clothes wear out, so ask Allah to renew the faith in your hearts”_
*(Mustadrak al-Haakim)*
Our Imaan is not always as sound and as strong as we want it to be, as it often fluctuates according to life circumstances and situations. Sometimes our hearts will be illuminating full of Imaan and other times our hearts will be devoid of much Imaan. There are occassions such as a funeral or the month of Ramadan when our hearts get a regular fill of Imaan and other occasions like worldly events or work etc where our heart is devoid of much needed Imaan. Regardless of the cause, it is crucial for all of us to keep a regular check on our Imaan and if we feel it is faltering in any way then we should take measures to restore it. Imaan leaves the body as quickly as water leaves a bottle when it is turned upside down. Therefore we must constantly keep a check on our level of Imaan and ensure it is regularly topped up to ensure that our hearts are constantly filled with an adequate level of faith.
Therefore we should be aware of which things decrease our Imaan in order to avoid them and those things that increase our Imaan in order to embrace them.
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*Signs of weak Imaan*
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• Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
• Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
• Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
• Neglecting the Sunnah.
• Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
• Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings.
• Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
• Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
• Desiring status and wealth.
• Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.
• Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
• Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.
• Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
• Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.
• Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
• Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
• Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling in funerals.
• Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.
• Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth.
• Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves.
*To be Continued...In Shaa Allah*
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*10 Steps to Increasing Imaan (Faith)*
*EPISODE 1*
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*INTRODUCTION*
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Praise be to Allaah; we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides cannot be led astray, and whomsoever He leaves astray cannot be guided. I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allaah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad ï·º, is His slave and Messenger
The Prophet Muhammad ï·º said: _"Faith wears out in the heart of any one of you just as clothes wear out, so ask Allah to renew the faith in your hearts”_
*(Mustadrak al-Haakim)*
Our Imaan is not always as sound and as strong as we want it to be, as it often fluctuates according to life circumstances and situations. Sometimes our hearts will be illuminating full of Imaan and other times our hearts will be devoid of much Imaan. There are occassions such as a funeral or the month of Ramadan when our hearts get a regular fill of Imaan and other occasions like worldly events or work etc where our heart is devoid of much needed Imaan. Regardless of the cause, it is crucial for all of us to keep a regular check on our Imaan and if we feel it is faltering in any way then we should take measures to restore it. Imaan leaves the body as quickly as water leaves a bottle when it is turned upside down. Therefore we must constantly keep a check on our level of Imaan and ensure it is regularly topped up to ensure that our hearts are constantly filled with an adequate level of faith.
Therefore we should be aware of which things decrease our Imaan in order to avoid them and those things that increase our Imaan in order to embrace them.
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*Signs of weak Imaan*
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• Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
• Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
• Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
• Neglecting the Sunnah.
• Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.
• Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings.
• Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr.
• Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.
• Desiring status and wealth.
• Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.
• Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.
• Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.
• Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.
• Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.
• Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.
• Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.
• Being unable to deal with calamities, for instance crying and yelling in funerals.
• Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.
• Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth.
• Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves.
*To be Continued...In Shaa Allah*
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