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 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Ath-thalaatha. 26th day of Jumaadal Awwal 1444AH (Tuesday 20th December. 2022). TO SIN IS NOT THE PROBLEM IN LIFE. BismilLah. 


First of all, what was the difference between our grandfather Aadam (AS) and Iblis (The cursed Satan)? Aadam A.S, admitted his sin and asked forgiveness but Iblis was arrogant and said he was better than Aadam A.S.


None of us is perfect, and because of this, we all make mistakes. In fact, even though the prophets never committed major sins, even they made mistakes. We learn this from the very start of the creation of man with Aadam Alayhi Salaam. 


When Aadam A.S ate from the forbidden tree, he disobeyed ALLAH. But he was not the only one to disobey ALLAH. The shaytan, Iblis, also disobeyed ALLAH when ALLAH commanded him to bow down to Aadam but he refused. So, if they both did wrong, how did one become a great man and prophet, while the other became the greatest enemy of ALLAH?


The difference was that Iblis was arrogant. He was unwilling to admit he did wrong, rather he justified his actions by claiming he was better than Aadam A.S, and therefore would not bow down to him.


Aadam on the other hand had a completely different reaction to his disobedience. He immediately realized his mistake and repented to ALLAH saying, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” [Quran 7:23].


What do we learn from this?

From this we see that it is not the act of disobedience itself which causes a person’s downfall, rather it’s his action after it. In fact, the Prophet sallallahu  alaihi  wasallam said, “Every son of Aadam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.’” [Ibn Majah Book 37, Hadith 4392].


This means that we are naturally going to make mistakes. But it is what we do after that mistake that earns ALLAH’S ’s pleasure or displeasure. Never reveal your sins to anyone and never commit open sins allowing others to witness your sins and always regret, repent and seek forgiveness. 


May ALLAH protect us from wrongdoing, and may HE lead us to the path of the prophets and the righteous. May HE forgive us for every mistake we make and any sins we commit. May HE grant us and our loved ones the best in this life and the best in the akhirah. Aameen.

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