Category: … VEILED GEMS

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَلْهِمْنِىْ رُشْدِىْ وَاَعِذْنِىْ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِىْ

Oh Allah, inspire me with guidance and protect me from the evil of myself

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اللهم ات نفسي تقواها وزكها انت خير من زكاها انت وليها ومولاها

 Allahumma Aati Nafsi Taqwaahaa Wa-Zakkihaa, Anta Khayru Man Zakkaahaa, Anta Waliyyuhaa Wa-Mawlaahaa

O Allah! Give my soul piety and my conscience purity. You are the Master of my soul and the Guardian of my conscience

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Key points discussed

• The Nafs: The worst of enemies within ourselves

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 • The 3 stages of the Nafs:

1) Ammaarah

2) Lawwaamah

3) Mutma-innah

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• Providing the soul with beneficial nourishment – Zikrullaah etc

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•  Not enriching it with sins and evil deeds

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• Do not become a slave of your Nafs by obeying and fulfilling its every dictate and demand

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• A life of filth, vice and evil, is an awful, miserable and wretched life

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The couplet of our beloved Sheikh, Aarif Billaah Hazrat Hakeem Akhtar Sb in this regard

 • The need for a Spiritual Mentor

 • The need for training the Nafs

 • Keeping a vigilant eye on the Nafs

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 • Three simple examples of nurturing, disciplining and developing the Nafs, until it is under complete control:

 1) The Nafs as a child

 2) The Nafs as a wild horse

 3) The Nafs as an opponent in a boxing ring

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• Duas of Rasulullaah Sallallaahu  alaihi Wasallam for protection against the evils of Nafs

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Each one of us needs this Islaah for our own sake … so that we can ‘perfect this soul‘ of ours and reform ourselves otherwise we will remain in a ‘dented’ state.

What is Reformation? It comes from the word ‘reform‘. A person who is deformed needs to be reformed. If he does not reform himself, he will remain deformed. So we need to reform ourselves so that we can ‘perform‘ and do good deeds and please Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala

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KEY POINTS DISCUSSED

• The status of divorce in Shariah

 • Rules of Talaaq

 • Maintenance and Iddah

 • Don’t cause the divorced wife undue hardship

• Retaining or releasing her with fairness, dignity and courtesy

• Three simultaneous divorces : Unlawful but effective

• Merits of Taqwa

 • Fate of the nations that rebelled against Allah

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