The Cure for Laziness in Obedience
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a committed young man, but at times I feel lazy about acts of worship. What are the means to stimulate the soul to perform obedience?
Answer:
Yes, do not give in to laziness. Do not give in to laziness; do not obey your self, but rather accustom yourself to obedience and to resolve. If you accustom the self, it becomes accustomed. The self is like a child: if you neglect it, it grows up attached to breastfeeding, and if you wean it, it is weaned. Accustom yourself to obedience, and accustom it to the remembrance of Allah and to the obedience of Allah; it will become accustomed to this and will take pleasure in it in the future. Do not obey the self that commands evil, do not sit with the people of evil, and do not be heedless of the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The questioner says: I am a committed young man, but at times I feel lazy about acts of worship. What are the means to stimulate the soul to perform obedience?
Answer:
Yes, do not give in to laziness. Do not give in to laziness; do not obey your self, but rather accustom yourself to obedience and to resolve. If you accustom the self, it becomes accustomed. The self is like a child: if you neglect it, it grows up attached to breastfeeding, and if you wean it, it is weaned. Accustom yourself to obedience, and accustom it to the remembrance of Allah and to the obedience of Allah; it will become accustomed to this and will take pleasure in it in the future. Do not obey the self that commands evil, do not sit with the people of evil, and do not be heedless of the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-03-التوبة آداب وأحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:42)
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