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| Moving closer to the fire |
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| Anonymous |
| 01/28/02 at 02:05:24 |
| Assalaam Alaikum I am a member of this board, however I decided to be Anonymous this time. I am a brother and I am getting lost is this world. I keep making major mistakes in my life and I constantly feel as though I have no chance of making it Jannah. At times I get real down and out. I didn't even go to Jummah prayer today, I feel as though my heart is empty and I feel alone. I don't feel that I am good enough to call myself muslim or be around other muslims and then I have a really difficult time getting up (and back into Islam) once I have fallen down like this. ----Please keep me in your prayers.---- I just want to say a few more things before I conclude with this post. Insha Allah this will be the last time that I ever write an anonymous post. Insha Allah this will be the last time I feel like this. Insha Allah today will be the last time that I miss Jummah prayer. And most importantly I never want to stray away from Islam again, Insha Allah. I am sorry for writing this but I just had to express my feelings. |
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| Haniff |
| 01/28/02 at 05:13:03 |
| Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh There is no easy passage to Jannah although the path is straight without any crookedness. We have to struggle hard get to it with the limitless Mercy of our Merciful Lord. No believer can think of entering the Jannah without being tested in this life. The Satan is an avowed and manifest enemy of us, and he never ceases to employ his tricks to drive us away from the straight path. We must constantly seek Allah Almighty's protection against his evil machinations. I am very sad to hear that you missed your Friday prayers, and I sincerely hope you will not miss them again in your life. Please beg Allah Almighty for His forgiveness. Never despair of His mercy. It is only the disbelievers who do so. I am sure all members of this beautiful Madina family will pray for you, my dear brother, Insha Allah. Wassalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Haniff (with 2 f's) |
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| haleema |
| 01/28/02 at 07:29:14 |
| salam alaykum brother Anon read the tread need help desperately, there are useful suggestions.to a sister who iman is also low inshAllah, you will be delivered from this |
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| Barr |
| 01/28/02 at 08:58:15 |
| Assalamu'alaikum :-) My dear Brother, InshaAllah, we pray for each other, akhi... Someone who is very close to my heart told me this earlier today, [i]"Remember that we can taste the sweetness of iman, when we are in the constant path of mujahada (struggle)."[/i] It may take quite a while before we are back on our feet all ready to run and gallop after a fall. But it is when we fall, that is when we can get back up, inshaAllah. It is when we fall, that we get to taste hardship when we're down. And perserverance and patience to pull us back up. Alhamdulillah, Allah has yet to close your heart, for your heart is still sensitive of the pain when you fall, akhi. That means... it is still alive. And that is a good sign, mashaAllah. Don't ever feel you're not good enough, for those are just shaitan's whispers to draw you further away. Do continue to do good works, inshaAllah, and that will make your heart grow with iman stronger. As the hadith goes, "Replace a bad deed with a good deed" Keep up the Mujahada, akhi Leaving youin Allah's keep, wassalam :-) |
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| isra |
| 01/28/02 at 18:27:10 |
| [quote]Assalaam Alaikum I am a member of this board, however I decided to be Anonymous this time. I am a brother and I am getting lost is this world. I keep making major mistakes in my life and I constantly feel as though I have no chance of making it Jannah. At times I get real down and out. I didn't even go to Jummah prayer today, I feel as though my heart is empty and I feel alone. I don't feel that I am good enough to call myself muslim or be around other muslims and then I have a really difficult time getting up (and back into Islam) once I have fallen down like this. ----Please keep me in your prayers.---- I just want to say a few more things before I conclude with this post. Insha Allah this will be the last time that I ever write an anonymous post. Insha Allah this will be the last time I feel like this. Insha Allah today will be the last time that I miss Jummah prayer. And most importantly I never want to stray away from Islam again, Insha Allah. I am sorry for writing this but I just had to express my feelings. [/quote] As Salamu Alaikum. I understand your feeling, Please dont lose your hope for Jannah. You have to fight for it against nafs and shaytan. Since 4 years I have get problems with people and guide me to this situation. When I go to salatul jum'a and look arround in masjeed to others muslims and say to my self: They all are better than me I cant ge jannah, but I read some ayah and hadith what I get hope. Allah swt know you better than you self. HE know what you can or not, try the best of you. I would like write hadith-i Kutsi for you but there are in turkish I cant translate it, these haditsh Kutsi helps me to get hope. I'll remember you in my dua's (prayers) becuase I can feel what you feel. You are muslim and muslims are choosen human. Wassalamu Alaikum, your brother in Islam. PS:You have iman becuase you say feeling and your are sory. |
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| Anonymous |
| 01/30/02 at 19:32:17 |
| Asslamalaikum brother I know what you are going through, I went thru a stage like that and during ramadan as well. The only way I coped was to see it like a wave and just ride it out till calmer weather came. We all seem to get this weakness now and again, it would be good if you had access to some practising bro's who you could talk to, you'll probably be surprised to find that maybe sometimes they feel this way too. Also what really helped me was to go away to an islamic deen intensive study for the whole day recently - just being in the company of the righteous softened my heart and helped me so much. I don't know if you are in the UK but if you are there will probably be a retreat in April in Leicester (for a week) at the Islamic Foundation (Shakh Yaqoubi taught there a couple of years ago) where you are taught everything from aqeeda to the wisdoms of ibn ata'illah(this was like islamic counselling!)by qualified sheikhs who have taken their knowledge from people who have taken their knowledge all the way back to the prophet(saw). Just being away from the tribulations of the world and to be with muslims with good hearts and taqwa of ALLAH(SWT) gives you so much strengh and you may backslide again but it will never be as bad as before. If you give details of which country you live in maybe some of the bro's and sisters can tell you of any programmes going on. And once again being in the company of such strong muslims doesn't make you feel bad that you can't be like that but gives you motivation and strengh and elevates you to their level. Make dua brother even if you think what you want is impossible because nothing is impossible for Allah(swt) and may He protect you and grant you jannah.ameen. |
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