The importance of mustahab deeds
Man to a (spiritual) stage!
They are the Mustahab deeds that get man to a (spiritual) stage!
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They have not asked us to dig a mountain
To offer night prayers
They have not asked us to dig a mountain in our worship; the most difficult part is to offer night prayers, which in reality, requires a change in our sleeping times, not an absolute lack of sleep. Rather, sleep half an hour earlier, so that you wake up half an hour earlier.
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Sweet as cookies
Enjoining the good and forbidding evil
From the verse “Maintain the prayer and bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and be patient through whatever may visit you,”[Surah Luqman (31): 17] it is learnt that patience, forbearance, and hearing nonsense and accepting them like sweets is of the prerequisites of enjoining the good and fo...
Strengthening the perception of His presence
How should we be if we see God present everywhere?!
How should we be if we see God present and a witness everywhere?!... In the presence of a being from whom separation is impossible, and who is present and a witness over us everywhere, how should we be and not commit sins?! The more this perception of presence strengthens, the more protected and saf...
Why are we not we at peace?
‘Indeed hearts find rest in God’s remembrance,’
The verse ‘Indeed hearts find rest in God’s remembrance,’ states that the Zikrollah (remembrance of God) is the sole cause of the hearts attaining peace and tranquility, Based on this, can we who do not have peace, claim that we remember Him?
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The right way of inviting towards Islam
Invite others to the truth of Islam
If a Muslim intends to live in line with the Islamic Civilization, and invite others to the truth of Islam, or help Muslims remain steadfast in their faith so that they do not run away to lands of Kufr (disbelief and infidelity) he must know the laws of Islam and abide by all of them.
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Always and everywhere with God
They would remember God even during times of happiness
Prophets, peace be upon them, dealt with God, and wherever they would face a problem, they would turn to God immediately. They would remember God even during times of happiness, in a way that it was as though they would see God as the source of everything.
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The first effect of adhering to the supplications of the Infallibles
To sit down and become familiar with them
The first stage of adhering to the supplications of Ahl al-Bayt is to sit down and become familiar with them.
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The consequence of persisting in sins
If we do not stop ourselves from committing sins, we will become hopeless of God’s mercy
If we do not stop ourselves from committing sins, we will end up denying, belying and mocking the Divine Signs, or we may reach a point where we will become hopeless of God’s mercy.
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Lack of harmony between knowledge and practice
Most of our misery is because of...
Most of our misery is because our knowledge is not in harmony with our acts!
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