The Virtue of Love for the Sake of Allah, Advice to Educators, and the Treatment of Whispers

Question:
The first message in this episode is one that reached us from Libya, Al-Marz, signed by one of the listeners, male or female, from there, identified as (A. M.). The message began as follows:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
To His Eminence, the distinguished Shaykh: Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz. I have the utmost respect, appreciation, honor, and esteem for your person. I inform you that I love you for the sake of Allah, and I hope to meet you and get to know you if Allah grants me success in visiting the Holy House. In brief, I consider you in my heart, and I wish you continued health and well-being. I call upon Allah to increase the number of people like you. I am a young woman, twenty-one years old, a teacher of Islamic education. I would be grateful if you would be kind enough to give me advice to help me with the difficulties of this life. As I told you at the beginning, you hold the place of a conscience in my heart, so I will not forget your advice to me for the rest of my life. I have some questions that I hope you will clarify:
First: How can a Muslim keep the whispers of Shaytan away from himself, and by what means can he resist these whispers? Is it through supplication or by reciting the Qur'an?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
My answer to you, my sister in Allah, regarding your love for me for the sake of Allah, is this: May Allah love you, just as you loved me for His sake. I ask Allah to make us and all our brothers among those who love one another for His majesty, and who advise one another to truth and patience upon it. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: This hadith is agreed upon as authentic.
It is mentioned therein: and that they are among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His. This is a metaphorical expression, and it includes two men and two women, or a man and a woman, if the love is for the sake of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and in obedience to Him .
It is also mentioned: Likewise, if a woman is invited by a man of status and beauty, and she says, "I fear Allah," she will be among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His.
And among them is mentioned: one who gives charity in secret so that his left hand does not know what his right hand has spent. This encourages concealing charity so that it remains a secret between the servant and his Lord, hoping for His reward and fearing His punishment. There is no doubt that this is more perfect in sincerity and further from showing off. Also, some poor people are shy to be given charity while people are watching, so if his brother in Allah gives him charity in secret, it is more perfect in sincerity and more considerate toward the recipient.
It is also mentioned among the seven: This indicates that caring for the mosques and maintaining prayer in them is among the most important matters. Whoever cares for the mosques and maintains prayer in them with his brothers in Allah is among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His.
It is also authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: .
As for my advice to you: I advise you to fear Allah, because education is a great matter. It is the education of generations of girls, and likewise the education of men is among the most important matters. It is a great foundation. If the education is good, it benefits the educator; if it is bad, it harms the educated. So we advise you to fear Allah in this, and to educate those under your care to obey Allah and His Messenger, to love for the sake of Allah, to be sincere to Allah, to be upright upon the religion of Allah, to love for the sake of Allah, and to hate for the sake of Allah. Educate them to love the Qur'an, to recite the Qur'an frequently, and to reflect on its meanings. Educate them to love the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and to strive to emulate it. Following him (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the causes of entering Paradise, being saved from the Fire, and among the causes of Allah's love for the servant. As Allah the Exalted said: [Al Imran: 31].
Among the most important matters is educating girls and boys to love Allah and His Messenger, to be sincere to Allah in their deeds, to revere the Qur'an and recite it frequently, to revere the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and to encourage memorizing whatever is easy of it. This is because this religion is built upon the Book and the Sunnah. Islam is what the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate, namely the oneness of Allah and sincerity to Him, the testimony that there is no god but Allah, meaning there is no true deity but Allah, and the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, whom Allah sent to all people, jinn and humans, and with whom He sealed the messengers. Whoever follows him and is upright upon his religion will have Paradise, honor, and happiness in this world and the Hereafter.
Among the greatest forms of education is educating for the love of prayer, the reverence of prayer, and maintaining it at its times, for both men and women. Girls are educated to love prayer and maintain it at its times, and to care for what Allah has prescribed in it. Likewise, the educator, the teacher, educates his children and students to revere prayer, love it, perform it in congregation, maintain it, and be humble in it before Allah . Likewise, the boy and the girl, each is educated to frequently remember Allah, to frequently glorify Allah, praise Him, magnify Him, supplicate to Him, and seek forgiveness. The child and the girl are educated to frequently remember Allah, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al Ahzab: 41]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who are the ones who remember Allah much? He said: .
So the child and the girl are educated to frequently remember Allah: "There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent. Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Glory be to Allah and His praise. Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent."
And they are educated to supplicate to Allah, asking Allah for well-being, success for what He loves and is pleased with, and forgiveness of sins. The child and the girl are educated to supplicate to Allah, to strive to call upon Him (Exalted and Majestic is He), to seek well-being from Him, safety, and the rectification of the heart and deeds, and success for everything He loves and is pleased with .
Part of education is encouraging the student, male or female, to guard their time. This is among the greatest forms of education: to guard time and not waste it in what is not beneficial. The student guards it by memorizing his lessons, reviewing them, obeying his parents and being dutiful to them, cooperating with his family in good, and leaving what is not appropriate, such as cursing, insulting, lying, or keeping company with the wicked, or being late for prayer, or the like. Educating for the guarding of time through obedience to Allah, frequent remembrance of Him, keeping company with the good, being dutiful to parents, and cooperating with the family in good and righteousness, this is among the important matters.
As for the whispers, they are undoubtedly from Shaytan, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said in His great Book: [An Nas: 1-4]. And it is Shaytan.
So they are from the enemy of Allah, and the cure for them is seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan. This is the cure: seeking refuge sincerely in Allah. You say: "O Allah, protect me from the accursed Shaytan. I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan," sincerely and purely for Allah. You know that He is the One who helps you , and He is the One who is able to protect you from his evil. And He is the One who said, the Exalted: [Al A'raf: 200].
So I advise you to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan at every whisper, along with the remembrance of Allah , and with the realization that this enemy wants nothing but your destruction and the destruction of all Muslims. So one must be extremely cautious of him, and that is by seeking refuge in Allah from him. He is the One who is able to protect you and others from him. So increase in seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, along with increasing in the remembrance of Allah the Exalted. By that, you will be safe from the enemy of Allah and his schemes. If it occurs during prayer, there is no harm in spitting to your left, saying: "I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan" (three times), "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan," as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "advised Uthman ibn Abi al-As when he informed him that Shaytan had confused his prayer, so he ordered him to spit to his left three times and to seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan. Uthman said: 'So I did, and Allah saved me from his evil.'"
So if it occurs during prayer, turn slightly to your left and spit to your left, saying: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan," three times, and it will disappear, if Allah wills.
In any case, the remedy for this enemy is to take refuge in Allah, who alone has the power to ward off his harm; no one else has that power . Taking refuge in Allah to ward off the harm of this enemy is done by seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, by frequently remembering Allah , and by asking Him, Exalted is He, for safety from the schemes of this enemy. This is the path, and this is the remedy.
May Allah grant you success in what brings Him pleasure, protect you from the schemes of Satan, grant you beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds, and keep us, you, and all our brothers and sisters in Allah firm upon the truth and guidance until we meet Him, the Exalted. Yes.

The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.