Every time the owner of a home steps up his security system, a thief will step up his stealing skills. Before our cars had a locking system on the door, then thieves learnt how to unpick the lock and steal the car. Then we used steering locks, gear locks, and alarm systems but thieves overcame them one by one.
Shaytan is also a thief but the commodity he is chasing is Imaan. If he cannot snatch our Imaan, he will deprive us of the ability to do good deeds. If he cannot deprive us of the ability to do good deeds like praying Salah or reading the Qur’an, he will try his hardest to contaminate it. For example, he will make the knowledgeable proud over their knowledge and the generous haughty or insolent towards the poor.
If he cannot contaminate the deed, he will try to make a hole in the container carrying the good deed. For example, he will make a person backbite. All his past efforts put into acquiring good deeds will now fall out of the bucket. Therefore, be wary of the tricks of Shaytan, do not let him deter you and be wary of the leaking bucket, do not let it stagnate your spiritual progress.
May Allah save us from his tricks, Aameen.
— Hazrat Ml. Dawood Seedat ØÙظه الله
(Above is an extract from Hazrat's talk in Ladysmith. To listen to the full talk please click here.)
1. You wear abaya and hijÄb but with perfume and makeup. ( a leaking bucket )
2. You're following the Sunnah and have a beard but you don't lower your gaze. (A leaking bucket)
3. You pray all of your prayers on time but you have no khushū at all. (A leaking bucket)
4. You're very kind to people and speak with them gently but with your family you're always harsh. (A leaking bucket)
5. You honour and treat your guests well but when they leave, you gossip about them and talk about their flaws. (A leaking bucket)
6. You give alot of sadaqah to the poor but you humiliate them and hurt them. (A leaking bucket)
7. You stand up for tahajjud at night, fast and reads Qur'Än everyday but you cut your family ties. (A leaking bucket)
8. You fast and have sabr for the pangs of hunger and thirst but you swear, insult, curse. (A leaking bucket)
9. You help others but you're doing it to gain something from them and not doing those acts of kindness for the sake of AllÄh's Glory. (A leaking bucket)
10. You post reminders and have thousands of followers on facebook and instagram but you're doing it for the fame, not to please Allah. (A leaking bucket)
Do not gather all your good deeds in a leaking bucket.
You struggle to fill it whilst it easily runs out through the leaking holes!
May AllÄh make us do all of good actions for pleasing HIM alone and may HE be pleased with us always.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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