DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawmul Jumuat. 28th day of Dhul-Hijjah, 1445AH (Friday, 5th July 2024).
MEANING AND APPLYING ISTIQAAMAH continues Bismillah.
Let's continue from our Reminder yesterday with some tips on how to have istiqaamah:
3) Have good friends that will support you: Befriend those that motivate you and are not negative. The scholars say it is not nifaaq(hypocritical) if a person’s Islam and eemaan are better when they are around righteous friends because this is part of the sunnah of our deen. ALLAH says: “And keep yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking HIS Face; and let not your eyes overlook them.”(Quran, 18:28)
4) Choose a good spouse who will make istiqaamah your focus and remind you: The Prophet sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam gave us the example of the wife who would sprinkle water on her husband’s face to wake him up for tahajjud (prayer before fajr) and likewise the husband who would do the same to his wife.
5) Read the stories of the pious people. Read the seerah of the Prophet SAW, of the Companions, of those who followed them and the righteous people. You will see that your struggles compared to theirs are nothing. You see that ALLAH gave them strength, and reading that will give you strength.
6) Work in a group: Don’t be a solo artist. Shaytan will always try to get you to leave the community, but he will never get you to join one.
May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.
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