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