Sinning is not the problem

[Intuition]

The difference between

the Muslim who drinks khamr,

while admitting he is committing a sin,

and asking Allah to guide him,

 

and between

the Muslim who drinks khamr,

while justifying the action,

and arguing that it is not haraam to do so,

 

is pretty much like the difference between

the sin of Adam (pbuh) and the sin of Iblees (cuh!).

 

The first sinned,

but admitted his sin and submissively asked Allah for forgiveness,

 

while the second argued and argued in attempts to justify his disobedience.

Rather than using his intellect in finding ways to please Allah,

he used it to argue His rulings.

 

For this,

the first was forgiven,

and the second was cursed and deemed to hell forever.

 

Sinning is NOT the end of the world,

so long we admit, repent and work on correcting our actions during our lives.

 

Arrogance is.

 

 

The prophet (pbuh) once said:

"he who has an atom weight of Kibr (arrogance) in his heart shall not enter paradise."

A man asked:

"but one likes to look good and dress good."

The prophet (pbuh) replied:

"[This is not arrogance], Allah is beautiful, and He loves beauty.

Arrogance is refusing the Truth and belittling people."

 

Reported in Muslim, At-Tirmidzy, Ahmad and Abu Dawoud

[Pacifist]

Salaam

Jazakallah sister Intuition.

 

Allah is all forgiving all merciful.

I heard correct me if am wrong that if you sin and you repent truthfully and don't do it again ...Allah almighty will forgive you...but if you sin and ask forgiveness and do it again and again like a hypocrite then its not forgiven..Heard it somewhere

 

Anyways thank you for the reminder. May ALLAH almighty allknowing guide you in great bounties Amin.

[Nur]

Intuition

 

Excellent Aqeedah Topic.

 

The topic relates the issue of iimaan and Kufr, below is a respose of mine several years ago to a sister who had problem resolving a conflict of her actions and beliefs.

 

She Asked, Am I A Munafiq?

 

I Wrote:

 

Note: This topic was generated by a question of a sister on another Forum who asked me if she was a Munafiq since she finds herself doing things that are not in line with her beliefs at times. The answer that I wrote hastely, without even checking punctuation or grammer appears below, and in the days that followed, the piece proved to be originally informative according to many readers who gave me a feedback on my post, so relac and read, and if you have thoughts , please add to it, nothing is complete except the word of Allah SWT."

 

 

Am I A Munafiq?

 

Well, that is a difficult question, first let us learn the relationship between iimaan, sin and kufr to see where nifaaq belongs.

 

 

1. No Soul will go to Jannah which is not a Muslim(a) ( That has not willingly surrendered to Allah, its maker without resistance)

 

2. No one can be Muslim without invocation of Shahaada (Tawxiid) : The affirmation that no one but Allah is entitled to supremacy, sovreignty and absolute obedience, love and loyalty.

 

3. Shahaada is composed of information, we are required to believe in and bear witness thereof.

 

4. The test to see if we indeed believe in information represented by the Shahaada are our deeds:

 

So our faith is composed of a

 

A. set of Information we are required to believe.

 

B. Set of Commands we are ordered to obey

 

The extent of our belief in the information that our Prophet SAWS had delivered to us is measured by the extent of orders that we obey.

 

In other words, our obedience to the orders of Allah, is a reflection of our belief in the information delivered to us.

 

So , Islam is composed of a two sets:

 

A) A set of information to be believed in, like Allah, Jannah, angels, etc .

 

B) A set of orders to abide with, such as Prayers, (Salat), Fasting, Upholding Justice, etc .

 

The orders are subdivided in to two categories:

 

1.Orders to do something

2.Orders to stay away from doing something

 

If Allah orders us to do something, and we fail to comply, the reason could be:

 

a. We do not believe in the information

b. We believe in it but we are arrogant

c. We are MENTALLY CHALLENGED

 

If (a) that is clear kufr

If (b) That is also kufr, the type of Sheitan

If © We may be the same case like a crazy person, Mentally Challenged, no responsibility.

 

If we are ordered to stay away from something, and we do not, we have the following scenario:

 

a. We do not believe in the information b. We are arrogant

c. We can not resist temptation

d. We are MENTALLY CHALLENGED

 

All but case © are covered above.

 

If case © is the situation, then that is called disobedience (Sin)(Macsiyah) and it is what Adam and Eve , (Hawaa) aleyhimaa assalaam have committed. It does not make one a kaafir by itself. ( The Khawaarij are the only to claim that a sin can make one a Kafir )

 

To generalize the above.

 

If a person does something he is ordered not to do, the driver is more likely weakness against temptation, and that person is not a kaafir, this is the case of Adam and Eve, Aleyhimaa assalaam .

 

If a person refuses to do something he is ordered to do, the driver of his action is more likely arrogance, like the case of Sheitan .

 

Now we visit a new territory:

 

There is a principle for detecting iiman ( Faith) levels developed by Sheikh Ibn Taymiyah. Called (Talaazumul Dhaahir wal Baatin )( Synregy of the Apparent actions of a person with the Hidden Motives within the consciousness )

 

I will simplify it for you again.

 

The inside beliefs and the outward actions of a person are always working in harmony. Except when an outside disturbance influences that person attention. When as a result, the outwardly actions of that person projects and acts contrary of what is supposed to be inside .

 

Meaning.

 

In Systems Science, when we input a signal into a balanced system, we observe an output that reflects the shape of the original signal output + the function of the signal that operated on the system.

 

In the absence of outside disturbance, we can always predict the output. But when an outside element disturbs the system, the output will not be predictable.

 

A person who is a kaafir therefore will normally act as a kaafir. Sabeelul kaafireen

 

And a person who is a muslim will always act like a Muslim. Sabeelul Mumineen

 

In general, if you leave anyone alone, what he/she does is reflecting what they believe . But the minute that person feels that he/she is being observed, that feeling will somewhat effect the action of that person.

 

An example is when you catch a child making funny faces on a mirror the child will immediately alter his behaviour to an acceptable manner. This is called conforming.

 

So, when a Kaafir lives with Muslims, he may act like Muslim, to avoid problems. He is called a Munaafiq .

 

And a Muslim who lives with Kufaar may at times act like kuffar, to avoid problems. He is called Mukrah .

 

Now, a Somali Nomad who lives in Somalia, USA or Europe, is free to practice his faith, so if that person does not practice, or he acts contrary to his faiths tenets, his actions are an indicators of what is missing in his heart. In this case the actions or their absence are an indictor of the iimaan inside that person.

 

However a Muslim who lives in tyranny, his actions may not be indicator of his belief. Because, if this person practices his faith, he is afraid for his life. As a result this person conceals his faith portraying himself as non Muslim, when in effect he fully believes his faith and is willing tp practise it to the fullest if he was not afraid. His fear, though could be justifiable or may be unjustifiable, in which case he is in grave error.

 

Allah says : Are they same he who spends all his nights praying and prostrating, alert for aakhirah, and the one who is in darkness..............................."

Nasalu Allaha al caafiyah. Aamin

 

 

Walllahu aclam.

 

 

Nur

 

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Nasalu Allaha al caafiyah. Aamin

 

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Second Aqeedah Question :

 

This article was also prompted by a similar question that I have answered in plain English, My way is always keep things as simple as possible, because the majority of people are indeed simple, not scholarly, again enjoy the simplicity of Aqeedah, brainteasers are not my cup of Caano Geel, so enjooy reading:

 

 

Levels of Faith ( IIMAAN).

 

 

A viewer with screenname Johnny Jake asked me on another thread if there are different levels of being a Muslim:

 

 

Here is the answer I posted 2 Years ago:

 

Bismillah, wa bihi nastaciin

 

 

Islam literally means submission to a higher authority .

 

As such, one gives up his power over his life at will, taking direction of how to live from that higher source.

 

To be a Muslim, just like graduating from college, there is minimum requirements. Once these minimum requirements are met, a person is a muslim.

 

Islam is composed of a word to utter and actions to perform

 

The word to utter is further divided into two categories.

 

A. The word of the heart, which is belief in what has been revealed .

 

B. The word of the mouth, which is uttering the manifestation of the singularity of the authority that created the universe and everything in it, and following the course of the messenger who delivered this mesage .

 

Deeds are further divided in to two parts.

 

A. Deeds of the heart, which is the intention that drives our actions .

 

B. Physical deeds, like prayers, fasting etc.

 

If a person does not utter the word of the heart, meaning he does not believe, he is not a Muslim

 

If a person does not utter the word of the mouth, eventough he believes in his heart, he is not Muslim, he is like Sheitan, or Abi talib , the uncle of the prophet SAWS.

 

If a person's heart does not do the deeds of the heart, meaning he has no intention to do something, that person, is not a Mulsim, The prophet said " (Inamaal aamalu bil niyaat) the validity of deeds are conditional to having the right intention(NIYA). That is why manslaughter is a lesser charge than murder, because the accused did not intend to kill, no (NIYA).

 

If a person does not do physical deeds, Like salaat, fasting etc. then, we look into what motivates that person to do or not to do what he is been ordered or prohibited from.

 

If he does not do what has been ordered to do, that person is usually driven by disbelief, arrogance, or he is Mentally Challenged (SAFAAHA). All of which make him not a Muslim, except for a Mentally Challenged person, which wholly or partially makes him unaccountable to his deeds ( SAFEEH)

 

If he does something prohibited, he is more likely driven by strong desire or Lust, arrogance, disbelief or being Mentally Challenged( SAFAAHA). All but Lust will make him a non-Muslim,

 

Doing something prohibited because of lust and uncontrollable desire, is called a (MACSIYA) a SIN and it does not make a person by itself a non-Muslim. Accumulation of sins lead to disbelief in the long run though, just like sand pepples form mountains, A Muslim, therefore, does not trivilize sins, but looks up to the importance of the authority that he/she is disobeying.

 

 

Wa Salaamu Alaa man ittabaca al hudaa.

 

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[Nur]

But (Israar) is the key problem that lead to kufr.

 

What is israar?

 

That topic has also been discussed previously in another eNuri aqeeah thread.

 

 

Nur

[Khalaf]

Great informative topic. Thanks sister and brother Nur. Bur israar who? Does that mean arrogance?