Self-evaluation: How Can I Know if I am Pious?

Shaqīq bin Ibrāhīm رحمه الله mentions some indicators.

Don’t ever feel arrogant if you see someone not on the straight path of guidance and obedience, rather be grateful that Allah guided you and acknowledge that only He, Allah guided you, and if wasn’t for his guidance you would have never prayed, fasted or sought knowledge.

Allah tells about the people of paradise that they say:

وقالوا الحمد لله الذي هدانا لهذا وما كنّا لنهتدي لولا أنْ هدانا الله

“And they said: All praises to Allah who has guided us to this, and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us.” (al-A’raaf: Verse 43)

The Sahabah would recite these lines of poetry whilst digging the trenches of Khandaq:

اللَّهُمَّ لَوْلَا أنْتَ ما اهْتَدَيْنَا ... ولَا تَصَدَّقْنَا ولَا صَلَّيْنَا

“O Allah, if it was not for you we would never have been guided, nor would we have prayed or given charity..”

So if Allah has blessed you with guidance then be grateful for it!

By Allah do not trade it for anything! In the waves of doubts & desires hold firm to this guidance.

By Allah, the strangeness of holding firm to the light of Islam has never been more fought.

How to do work of Deen:

1) Plan more, and do not look at your resources

2) Work more, and do not depend on people

3) Do more, and do not worry what others think

Cry to Allah to accept.
When Allah accepts, Allah assists.

[Mufti Ismail Moosa]

Advice to avoid sins, and to live a pure life in this world.

Taqwa and Allāh ﷻ consciousness does not mean that one will not sin. That is impossible. It means being remorseful and making sincere tawbah and istighfaar in the event one slips and commits a sin. A person gets closer to Allāh ﷻ through this.

Mufti Muajul

Don't ruin your current peace of mind by overthinking about things that have not occurred. Don't create rifts where there is stillness. The human mind is created in a way that it cannot handle too much at once so focus on the task at hand and take each moment as it comes.

Don't ruin a morning coffee, a blessed Friday, or a moment with a loved one by worrying about something that the shaytan manufactured in order to make you sad. There is always something good to turn to.

“Be observant of Allāh ﷻ in secret and in public, turning between fear and hope. Turn to your Lord completely, and let your heart be filled with love of Him, your tongue with His remembrance, and be happy with His rulings and wisdoms”.

— Sharh Hilyah Talibul ilm, Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله

The Story Of Abū Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه, coming back to his house, but not knowing that his Child had passed away.

SubḥānAllāh this is so incredible.

Imām Ghazali رحمه الله

عش ما شئت فإنك ميت وأحبب ما شئت فإنك مفارقه واعمل ما شئت فإنك مجزي عنه

"Live for as long as you wish for indeed you will die, love whoever you wish for indeed you will be separated, and do what you wish for indeed you will be recompensed for it."

This is just a personal message, but If anyone can spare 40 minutes listening to this lecture by Muftī Muhammad Ibn Adam talking about Happiness in this world, Inshā'Allah you'll see your life from a different point of view and feel so much sakīna inside

So Amazing SubḥānAllāh

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

“A pious woman; even if she’s not stunningly beautiful, her character and religion make her attractive!”

[Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen no. 280]

Learn about intentions, for their importance is greater than the importance of actions.

—Yahya b. Abu Kathir

ʿUthmān b. ʿAffān (رضي الله عنه):

"If our hearts were truly pure, we would never get enough of the Words of our Lord, and I hate that one day passes with me not looking in the Muṣḥaf."

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