How the believer increases his faith in Allah and His magnification
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Question : If you please, may I ask a question? Well, if you would be so kind, how can a person make the magnification of Allah and the reverence for Allah a constant attribute in all his actions, movements, and stillness?
Answer : That is achieved by increasing in acts of obedience. The more a person increases in obeying Allah, the more his faith in Allah, his magnification of Him, and his love for Him increase. This is because Allah the Exalted has made righteous deeds like water to a tree; the more the tree is watered with this water, the more it grows and the stronger it becomes.
So, whoever feels that he is lacking in love for Allah or in magnifying Him (Exalted and Majestic is He), he must increase in obeying Allah the Exalted and Sublime. Furthermore, when performing acts of obedience, he must be present in heart, not heedless. For a person may perform an act of obedience while his heart is distracted, and this undoubtedly diminishes the reward, the recompense, and the effects of the obedience. So, what I advise my brothers who are lacking in love for Allah the Exalted and in magnifying Him is to increase in obeying Allah, and that their acts of obedience be done with presence of heart, so that the obedience of the heart and the limbs come together. We ask Allah for success and guidance for everyone.
Answer : That is achieved by increasing in acts of obedience. The more a person increases in obeying Allah, the more his faith in Allah, his magnification of Him, and his love for Him increase. This is because Allah the Exalted has made righteous deeds like water to a tree; the more the tree is watered with this water, the more it grows and the stronger it becomes.
So, whoever feels that he is lacking in love for Allah or in magnifying Him (Exalted and Majestic is He), he must increase in obeying Allah the Exalted and Sublime. Furthermore, when performing acts of obedience, he must be present in heart, not heedless. For a person may perform an act of obedience while his heart is distracted, and this undoubtedly diminishes the reward, the recompense, and the effects of the obedience. So, what I advise my brothers who are lacking in love for Allah the Exalted and in magnifying Him is to increase in obeying Allah, and that their acts of obedience be done with presence of heart, so that the obedience of the heart and the limbs come together. We ask Allah for success and guidance for everyone.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2132- كيف يزداد المؤمن ايماناً بالله وتعظيم له/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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