Daily Archives: May 8, 2013

Say NO!

Trying to overcome a sin, an addiction, something that you know Allah does not like? Having a hard time and everytime you fall into it, your heart cries “Oh not again!” ? Well there is a simple but very powerful tool to stop –

Say NO to that “first” thought that slowly enters your mind. Yes, as simple as that. Don’t even open the door to that conversation that takes place in your head that you ultimately end up losing.

Often we think its good to debate with our minds as we are being “intelligent”. No my brothers and sisters! That is the biggest trap of shaytan and your nafs.

So the next time it happens, shout out aloud if you have to and tell yourself “I am not even thinking about it, so go away.” Then open the Quran on any page, and see how the protection and love of Allah envelops you from all sides.

Perhaps

Do you often leave a party or gathering apparently having had a “great” time but still your heart doesn’t seem to be at rest? Perhaps its time to check our conversations in the light of the words of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) –

“Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, because such excessive talk without the mention of Allah causes the heart to harden, and the person furthest from Allah is a person with a hard heart.” -Tawfique Chowdhury