Do not justify
We must close the door of justifying our wrongdoings!
We must close the door of justifying our wrongdoings and repent for every sin, and compensate for it wherever possible.
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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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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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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 Seventh Admonishment:
“Invite to Allah by means other than your tongues.”
In His name, the Exalted.
There are some people who treat admonishment and speech which is a prerequisite for appropriate action as goal. As if they should only say and listen for the sake of saying and listening. This is wrong. The act of teaching and learning is meant for practical action and it i...
The value of supplication
...in order to see us dwelling in light
Our Infallibles, peace be upon them, have left supplications at our disposal in order to see us dwelling in light.
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We must seek refuge in God
Can we then be proud of ourselves?!
That was Satan's end after six thousand years of worship; can we then be proud of ourselves?! We seek refuge in God!
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The fifth admonishment
No Zekr is above practical Zekr.
In His name, the Exalted.
No Zekr (remembrance) is above practical Zekr. No practical Zekr is above abandoning disobedience in believes and practice. Apparently, to leave disobedience absolutely does not take place without continuous Moraqabah (watchfulness).
May Allah make us successful.
The servan...
