What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mean by his saying in the sermon, “And we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls and the badness of our deeds”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mean by his saying in the sermon of necessity, “And we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls and the badness of our deeds”?
Answer:
Yes, it is the most dangerous thing for a person: the evil of the soul and the badness of deeds, which are sins. The evil of the soul is through desire and forbidden lust. For[Yusuf 12:53] there is evil in it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mean by his saying in the sermon of necessity, “And we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls and the badness of our deeds”?
Answer:
Yes, it is the most dangerous thing for a person: the evil of the soul and the badness of deeds, which are sins. The evil of the soul is through desire and forbidden lust. For
the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy
النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [492 /641] ما مراد النبي ﷺ بقوله في الخطبة "ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا وسيئات أعمالنا؟ — youtube.com
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