Guidance for Steadfastness on the Path of Righteousness
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Question:
Indeed, this is a letter from one of the sisters. It is a moving letter in which she asks the Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) for guidance. She says: “May Allah the Exalted guide me, for after listening to a lecture by one of the scholars—may Allah reward them with good and bless them—about the Hereafter, Honorable Shaykh Salih, she felt the sweetness of faith from that day on. She is living a different life, full of happiness and peace, among her children, teaching them the Book of Allah and calling to Allah, and she has come to remember Allah in all circumstances. She also says: I have worn the Shari'ah-compliant clothing befitting the Muslim woman, but with this new, difficult path I have taken, my family and closest relatives consider me sick, and the rest of the family constantly fight against me, considering me sick and obsessed. So I sent this to Honorable Shaykh Salih, hoping he will also guide me to steadfastness on the path of righteousness. May you be rewarded.”
Answer:
Yes, welcome. This is good news from this woman who was moved by the fine lecture, and may Allah reward the one who delivered it with good. Lectures should be like this: explaining this religion, explaining the virtues of this religion, and encouraging people in it. Lectures should not be about other matters, or involve entering into politics and the like, which wastes people’s time, incites them, and from which they benefit nothing but rather are harmed. Lectures should be like this: no idle talk in the mosques, the houses of Allah the Exalted, and Friday sermons and sermons of admonition should be of this nature, reminding people of Allah the Exalted and teaching them what they do not know of the matters of their religion.
And you, O woman, since you mentioned that you repented and became steadfast on the religion of Allah and committed to the hijab, this is good for you. This is a life for you, a life different from your first life, a life of guidance and a life of faith. So you must be steadfast on this, continue with it, increase in faith, increase in listening to fine lectures, and increase in dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Do not be intimidated by the wavering and opposing ones who hope that you will fall back and leave what Allah has bestowed upon you. These are among the devils of mankind who mislead people and make them disdain the good.
So you must commit to and hold fast to what you are upon, and be patient with what you are upon. And you must learn beneficial knowledge so that your return and your worship are based on insight and useful knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Indeed, this is a letter from one of the sisters. It is a moving letter in which she asks the Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) for guidance. She says: “May Allah the Exalted guide me, for after listening to a lecture by one of the scholars—may Allah reward them with good and bless them—about the Hereafter, Honorable Shaykh Salih, she felt the sweetness of faith from that day on. She is living a different life, full of happiness and peace, among her children, teaching them the Book of Allah and calling to Allah, and she has come to remember Allah in all circumstances. She also says: I have worn the Shari'ah-compliant clothing befitting the Muslim woman, but with this new, difficult path I have taken, my family and closest relatives consider me sick, and the rest of the family constantly fight against me, considering me sick and obsessed. So I sent this to Honorable Shaykh Salih, hoping he will also guide me to steadfastness on the path of righteousness. May you be rewarded.”
Answer:
Yes, welcome. This is good news from this woman who was moved by the fine lecture, and may Allah reward the one who delivered it with good. Lectures should be like this: explaining this religion, explaining the virtues of this religion, and encouraging people in it. Lectures should not be about other matters, or involve entering into politics and the like, which wastes people’s time, incites them, and from which they benefit nothing but rather are harmed. Lectures should be like this: no idle talk in the mosques, the houses of Allah the Exalted, and Friday sermons and sermons of admonition should be of this nature, reminding people of Allah the Exalted and teaching them what they do not know of the matters of their religion.
And you, O woman, since you mentioned that you repented and became steadfast on the religion of Allah and committed to the hijab, this is good for you. This is a life for you, a life different from your first life, a life of guidance and a life of faith. So you must be steadfast on this, continue with it, increase in faith, increase in listening to fine lectures, and increase in dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Do not be intimidated by the wavering and opposing ones who hope that you will fall back and leave what Allah has bestowed upon you. These are among the devils of mankind who mislead people and make them disdain the good.
So you must commit to and hold fast to what you are upon, and be patient with what you are upon. And you must learn beneficial knowledge so that your return and your worship are based on insight and useful knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/247 — archive.org (2:05)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.