Dear Islamic brothers! اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـهِ We are Muslims. By His mercy and grace, Allah has placed the light of faith in our hearts. This light spreads from our hearts and into our limbs, ultimately manifesting in our actions and character. However, there are many things that cause this light to dwindle. Someone may have the light of faith in his heart and believe in Allah, His Messengers, angels, divine scriptures, the Day of Judgement and other tenets of faith, but the light of faith does not manifest in his actions and character. He is a Muslim, but his actions do not reflect it. His heart is not inclined to performing good deeds, but he finds pleasure in sins. Despite believing in the Day of Judgement, he is heedless of it. Seeing graveyards and participating in funerals cannot change his ways.

So, let’s now discuss what things lead to the light of faith being dimmed? Let’s now listen to a hadith explaining two of these dangerous things.

Two dangerous wolves

The final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

مَا ذِئْبَانِ ضَارِبَانِ تَاْتِیَا فِیْ غَنَمٍ غَابَ رِعَاءُھَا بِاَفْسَدَ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ حُبِّ الشَرَفِ وَ الْمَالِ لِدِیْنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ^[1]

The summary of this hadith is as follows:

For example, a flock of sheep are left alone by their shepherd, leaving them alone and defenceless. If two extremely hungry wolves were to attack this flock, how much destruction would there be? Under normal circumstances, the wolves may only manage to eat one or two sheep. But in this case, the shepherd is not there, so they are free to eat as many as they want.