Crying and Grief
Acts of the heart
Grief, sorrow, and crying are acts of the heart, so much so that crying and tears are signs of the acceptance of the Witr prayers.[The last Rak'ah of Night prayers]
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The best state and deeds
We must busy ourselves with the remembrance of God
We must resort to every such act that improves our state and increases our attention towards God, and we must busy ourselves with those acts, the remembrance of God, self-watchfulness and paying attention to God.
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Our responsibility
... its results are not in our hands
Our responsibility is only to carry out Amr bil-Ma’roof [i.e. enjoin the good] and Nahi anil Munkar [forbid the evil] where possible; but its results are not in our hands.
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The effect of some afflictions
What do we know!
What do we know! God knows that some afflictions are the prerequisite of some blessings. Someone would say, "I got afflicted with such and such a difficulty and it increased my knowledge.”
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Greater than the night prayers
Crying for the sake of Imam Hussain
In my [humble] opinion, crying for the sake of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, is higher in virtue than the night prayers.
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Always with Him
Remain connected to the spring
God wants us to be with Him at all times and remain connected to the spring; and this is to our benefit.
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Our remedy
Our remedy lies in one thing only
If only we understood that our remedy lies in one thing only, and that is to identify the divine obligations and know which acts to carry out, and which ones to refrain from.
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The obstacles to the acceptance of deeds
"Indeed God accepts only from the pious."
Pride, arrogance, and jealousy are obstacles to acceptance of our deeds, because God almighty says, "Indeed God accepts only from the pious."[ Surah al-Ma’dah 5 : 27]
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We must not be discouraged in the path of truth
In the path of truth
Unworthy abuses and insults should not upset, discourage, and leave us lazy from the path and goal.
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The method of the prophets
To distance us from the world
The prophets, peace be upon them, have come in order to distance us as well as our attention from the world.
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