Advice on having good opinion of Allah, striving in obedience, and guarding against sins
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Question:
One of the listening sisters, who identified herself by the initials (H. A.), says: I am a girl who, praise be to Allah, is careful to maintain the prayer, and to perform voluntary prayers, fasting, and other acts of worship. However, I fear that these deeds of mine will not be accepted by Allah , and I fear disobeying Allah, and I fear His punishment. So what do you direct me to, and what do you advise me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to have a good opinion of Allah. We advise you to have a good opinion of Allah while striving in His obedience and guarding against His sins. Beware of having a bad opinion of Him, for this is from Satan. The Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, as authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 2675d.
So it is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah while striving in righteous deeds, maintaining what Allah has made obligatory, guarding against what Allah has forbidden, and advising one another to truth. This is what is obligatory upon you and upon others: striving in the obedience of Allah, and increasing in righteous deeds such as voluntary prayer, voluntary fasting, charity, frequent remembrance of Allah, and frequent recitation of the Qur'an, while paying attention to the obligatory duties: the obligatory prayer, the obligatory fast, zakah, and abandoning the forbidden things such as backbiting, talebearing, undutifulness to parents, severing family ties, drinking intoxicants, and other sins.
So the believing man and the believing woman are both required to guard against the sins of Allah, and both are required to strive in the obedience of Allah and in performing what Allah has made obligatory. Along with that, it is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah. It is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah, and that He, the Exalted, is the Generous, the Noble, and that He does not waste the deed of any worker who works for His sake, strives in His obedience, and is sincere to Him; for Allah, the Exalted, will reward him with the best reward. Yes.
The presenter : So does Your Eminence see that this is from waswasah (whispers)?
The Shaykh : It is from Satan. This is from Satan. Having a bad opinion of Allah is from Satan, but along with striving in work, along with reform, and striving in work. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
One of the listening sisters, who identified herself by the initials (H. A.), says: I am a girl who, praise be to Allah, is careful to maintain the prayer, and to perform voluntary prayers, fasting, and other acts of worship. However, I fear that these deeds of mine will not be accepted by Allah , and I fear disobeying Allah, and I fear His punishment. So what do you direct me to, and what do you advise me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
We advise you to have a good opinion of Allah. We advise you to have a good opinion of Allah while striving in His obedience and guarding against His sins. Beware of having a bad opinion of Him, for this is from Satan. The Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, as authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks of Me and with him as he calls Me.
أنا عند ظن عبدي بي، وأنا معه إذا دعانيSo it is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah while striving in righteous deeds, maintaining what Allah has made obligatory, guarding against what Allah has forbidden, and advising one another to truth. This is what is obligatory upon you and upon others: striving in the obedience of Allah, and increasing in righteous deeds such as voluntary prayer, voluntary fasting, charity, frequent remembrance of Allah, and frequent recitation of the Qur'an, while paying attention to the obligatory duties: the obligatory prayer, the obligatory fast, zakah, and abandoning the forbidden things such as backbiting, talebearing, undutifulness to parents, severing family ties, drinking intoxicants, and other sins.
So the believing man and the believing woman are both required to guard against the sins of Allah, and both are required to strive in the obedience of Allah and in performing what Allah has made obligatory. Along with that, it is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah. It is obligatory to have a good opinion of Allah, and that He, the Exalted, is the Generous, the Noble, and that He does not waste the deed of any worker who works for His sake, strives in His obedience, and is sincere to Him; for Allah, the Exalted, will reward him with the best reward. Yes.
The presenter : So does Your Eminence see that this is from waswasah (whispers)?
The Shaykh : It is from Satan. This is from Satan. Having a bad opinion of Allah is from Satan, but along with striving in work, along with reform, and striving in work. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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