How to Struggle Against the Self?

The questioner : There is another question, my master. In this time, trials are many. A person repents often and sins often, so he feels that he is at a high level of hypocrisy or lying. What is your opinion on this matter?

The Shaykh : My opinion is: "Struggle against the self and Satan, and disobey them both. *** If they offer you sincere advice, then reject it." Satan does not give sincere advice to his enemy, man. Therefore, every Muslim must struggle against his self and his desires. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for him to surrender to the desires of the self, because this surrender will lead him to destruction. Therefore, the Muslim should always remember the outcome, remember the Hereafter. The Hereafter, as you know, contains bliss and it contains Hellfire. This Hellfire means it contains types of punishment that the human mind cannot imagine. For example, his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: He lives in a state of watching over Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and in that is his protection from leaning to the right or the left, and from being swayed by desires and lusts. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So, whoever desires to be among the people of Paradise, he must struggle against his self for the sake of this hadith and what is similar to it... Oh Allah, I hope for Your mercy.

The questioner : There is a final question. May Allah reward you with good.