POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
Transcribed by Taalibah
From teachings of Shaykh ul Hadeeth Muhammad Saleem Dhorat Sahib
Allah سبحانه وتعالى has stated in the Holy Qur'an:
Ya ayuhal latheena amanu ij tanibu katheerun minathun
O' you who believe! Shun as much suspicion as possible for some suspicion is a sin
O' you who believe! Shun as much suspicion as possible for some suspicion is a sin
PART ONE
Allah سبحانه وتعالى has declared; I am yours therefore I will protect you from indulging in matters that will become a harmful lesson for you and detrimental to your Imaan. Negative feelings, thoughts, and suspicion towards others that run through our hearts and mind, if dwelled upon and accepted, is a grave sin and strictly forbidden. If any negative thought enters our mind it should not be given any president or space, but should be shunned and regarded as the evil whispering of Shaytan and the Nafs. Such thoughts should not be accepted as the truth, but immediately disregarded and ignored as a passing Shatanic action and a conspiracy of the Nafs. When a thought enters our mind, we must firstly examine it and identify whether it is a positive or a negative thought. If it is positive, we must regard it as a virtue, something we will be abundantly rewarded for. A believer's good thoughts are so precious to Allah سبحانه وتعالى that even if a person does not acquire these good qualities that we hold them in esteem of, then Allah سبحانه وتعالى will bestow these qualities upon them.
However, if it is a negative thought, we must protect ourselves from it, and not encourage these thoughts by examining and purposely dwelling and searching to identify them in a person so we may affirm our suspicions. It is irrelevant whether he/she is a passing stranger or someone very close to us, to presume and make assumptions regarding them is of no benefit to us only detrimental. If we were to search for anyone's shortcomings it should be that of our own, we should examine and determine how many of Allah سبحانه وتعالى laws we are abiding by, and how many of them we are neglecting. How many friends do we sincerely associate with solely for the pleasure of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and how many of them do we keep ties with for worldly gain and self interest? How many people do we betray by faking affection, when we are harbouring animosity for them in our hearts? We have so many defects within us; pride, hatred, jealousy, haughtiness etc, that if we were to analyse our own defects, we would recognise so many that we would drown in them, taking us an entire lifetime to rectify and correct.
to be continued...
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