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The Pitfalls of Self Indulgence
issue. If a person dies and Allah is displeased with them, how will they possibly withstand the punishments of the grave?
It is reported in Ḥilyat al-Awliyā, “When someone enters the grave, the things he feared in the world instead of Allah will come to scare him.”[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Well-being lies in not giving into the desires of one’s nafs, and in not chasing fleeting delights. Whoever stands in firm opposition to their nafs and does not give into its desires for the sake of Allah is granted the never-ending bounty of Paradise as a gift.
Allah declares in Sūrat NāziꜤāt:
وَ اَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّہٖ وَ نَہَی النَّفۡسَ عَنِ الۡہَوٰی (ۙ۴۰)فَاِنَّ الۡجَنَّۃَ ہِیَ الۡمَاۡوٰی (ؕ۴۱)
Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: “And as for the one who feared standing in the Majestic Court of his Lord and restricted his soul from (illicit) desire. So indeed, only Paradise is (his) abode.”[2]
The great ascetic, Abū Sulaymān Dārānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه said: “Turning away from a desire posed by one’s nafs, is more beneficial to the heart than an entire year of fasting and standing in salah at night.”[3]
Dear Islamic brothers! Look how many benefits and excellences there are in staying away from nafs-related desires. Whoever closes the door of desires for themselves, Allah opens the door to Paradise for them. We should all try our best to attain this great gift and honour, and the way to do this is by turning away from the desires our nafs puts in front of us.
BOOK TOPIC
- The pitfalls of self-indulgence
- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Can illness itself become a cure?
- Obedience of Desires
- Three things that lead to ruin
- Heaven and Hell are close to you
- Who is wise, and who is foolish?
- Commentary of the Hadith
- Remedy
- 2. Wasteful Spending
- Remedy
- 1. Rushing to get what you want
- 3. Needlessly thinking about others
- Remedy
- 4. Being negligent in regard to rectifying yourself
- Remedy
- 5. Eating to a full stomach
- Subject to calamity
- Sins attack the excessive eaters
- Remedy
- Maktabat al-Madinah
- Pious Deed 29
- Sunnah and etiquettes regarding intentions
