Non-intentional sins

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Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

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I pray you and your families are well and in the best of all conditions. Ameen.

I have seen the reply to my previous question, and accept this as beautiful answer, may Allah swt rewards you immensly. Ameen. Many thanks again for you detailed answer. Alhamdollilah.

I have also seen the list of questions you have to answer, and I am thanking you in advance for your response as I know you always provide many with excellent information, advice and counsel. Alhamdollilah.

Dear imam, many of us are trying to be good Muslims, and of course it is a struggle as there are many tests, and one of these tests which I seem to be failing is the test of restraint i.e. anger. For example, I work with many good Muslims, and many arguments are based around the need for shaykhs etc. I tend to ignore these debates but most of the time I have raised my concern by displaying anger, and then it is other things such as people who criticise and make Islam sound barbaric, extreme etc. I know that even though there are many people who try and put down Islam, Islam is still growing, but my concern is that I really hate my attitude e.g. when I hear of something against Islam I seem to remain complacent for a while, then I suddenly see myself drowning into a dangerously heated debate, and unintentionally I may start to criticise. I guess I do not have the capacity to restrain myself, but I SINCERELY and most DEARLY want to scrutinise my actions and words every day as I know that the angels in recording do not leave a single thing out. The thing is the day I make an intention to fast, I find that am I being tested a lot more, (I presume so anyway) as this is the day I will lose all my good deeds in debates that arouse anger, for instance today, I do not feel happy with myself as I feel that my fast has now gone to waste due to a debate, and I actually walked away but could not work as I was burdened with guilt, in fact I still feel the same. I performed salah, and prayed for repentance, and sought refuge from Shaytaan, but I do not feel 100% satisfied, my concern is more to do with forgetting about Allah during this time, I know that my conscience was pulling me towards good but I guess shaytaan won this time again. Can you please explain to me if my deeds have gone to waste, if I never intended for any wrong, i.e. a spoken word or an action, then would my fast remain valid, or even if I did not fast and this sort of thing happened again, then would all the deeds I accrued for that day become invalid?

Dearest imam, I really am extremely sorry for being so lengthy, but I know that you will be kind enough to answer me this crucial question in which lies the decision for my abode in the hereafter, and ultimately the pleasure of Allah. I will be praying for you too dear imam, for your long life and the comforts of both worlds. Ameen. May Allah swt look upon you with much Mercy and grant you an association with our beautiful Prophet, peace and blessings upon him. Ameen.

Much Salaam and Respect

Shazia

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam

Thank you Shazia for your du'as which I am not even capable of. I am only a sinful, negligent, low cast person in His presence, trying to provide a service, for the benfits of persons like yourself, and other Muslims, who are trobled from time to time. That by doing this, maybe...and maybe, I may write a letter or two which might be accepted by Him, and through that we may all gain freedom, in this world, and the next.

May Allah grant us the tawfiq to say what is true, and to write what is true. (Amin).

Anger, is a grave danger. Especially when you are fasting. If you are fasting, and you are inticed into an arguement, the best thing you can do, is pray the ta'awwudh (a'udhu billahi minash shaytanir rajim), and then walk away.

This would be like lighting a match, in and oil filled room, in front of the shaytan, and walking away. Instead of you becoming involved into something which you did not want, especially if this has happened a few times, and at the end of each time you have promised yourself, by making tawbah, that you will not do it again.

Just remember, that when you are angry, the shaytan races through your veins, just as the blood races through your veins, when you are angry. So isnt it best, that we throw him out altogether?

Make a promise with yourself, that the next time, this issue arises, you will turn away and walk in the other direction, and think and do something else, something which will divert your attention completely from the shaytan.

By praying 'durud sharif' every day, at least 100 times a day will also help, and in the morning, before you go to work, recite the Ya Sin Sharif, which enlightens the heart for the remainder of the day.

If your intention is not for the sake of yourself, but for the pleasure of Allah the Almighty, then you will not be sinful. But if it is for your own personal gain, then beware, as this could cause a wrath from Allahn the Almighty, like a desease, which no one would ever want to dwell in.

May Allah protect us from the wrath of the Shaytan, and from His Wrath, by preventing us from getting into silly arguments, which we would have utilised the time for, into doing His Dhikr.


Jazak'allah for your question.





Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi