The Four Foundations of Shirk - QSEP

(thus), He looses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the
evident loss.” [Soorah al-Hajj (22): 11]
So, the world is not always comfort, luxury, enjoyment,
pleasure and success. Allah alternates these things among the
slaves. The Sahabah were the best of the Ummah, so what trials and
tests did they face?
Allah says, “If a wound (and killing) has touched you, be
sure a similar wound (and killing) has touched the others. And so
are the days (good and not so good), We give to men by turns, that
Allah may test those who believe, and that He may take martyrs
from among you.” [Soorah aal-Imran (3): 140]
So, the slave should calm down (knowing) that trials are not
for him alone; even the awliya (righteous slaves) of Allah were
afflicted. One should therefore, keep patient and wait for relief
from Allah. And the (good) result is for those who fear Allah.
The Shaikh (Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab) wrote, “(I ask Allah to
make you amongst) those who repent when they fall into sin.”
One who commits sins and does not seek forgiveness but
persists in sinning, is a miserable person – and Allah's Refuge is
sought – but as for the believing slave, whenever he falls into sin, he
hastens to make repentance, (Allah says,) “Those who, when they
have committed Fahishah (illegal sexual activity, etc.,) or wronged
themselves with evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their
sins; - and none can forgive sins but Allah - and do not persist in
what (wrong) they have done, while they know.” [Soorah aali-Imran
(3): 135]
“Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in
ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to
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