A Muslim should be doing these acts every day:

- Praying 5x
- Praying Sunnah prayers
- Tahajjud
- Dhikr in the morning and evening
- Reading Qur’ān, pondering over its meaning
- Giving charity (even if little)
- Making abundant du’ā
- Self reflection and Tawbah
- Some form of seeking knowledge

Try to implement all of these in your daily life, even if it is only a little that you can do from it, it is better than nothing (except for 5 obligatory prayers, as they must be done in totality, no matter the circumstance)

حفظ القرآن: سهل يسير.
‏مراجعة المحفوظ:مناضلة وكفاح.
‏الاستمرار في المراجعة:ًجهاد نفس.
‏تثبيت الحفظ: هدف عظيم.
‏استرسال المحفوظ:نعمة عظيمة.

‏ستفرّ كلّ هذه الحياة بأشغالها وأتعابها، ويبقى لك ما أعطيت القرآن من وقتك وقلبك وعملك، سيبقى نورًا معك، سيبقى نورًا معك!

"إذا استقر حبُّ المعصية في القلب، بحثت النفس عن أسباب لإباحتها."

If the love of sin settles in the heart, the soul searches for reasons for its permissibility.

Ad-Dhahāk would cry at the end of the day and say:

"I don't know which of my deeds have been raised (to the heavens)."

[لطائف المعارف ١٢٧]

"as for the hereafter, the wealth wont benefit innit, but the light of the hearts, their secrets and their sincerity would."

﴿قَد أَفلَحَ المُؤمِنونَ ۝ الَّذينَ هُم في صَلاتِهِم خاشِعونَ﴾
‏"الصلاة إذا أنارت قلبك أنارت قبرك ، وإذا آنستك فوق الأرض آنستك تحتها "🤍
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فواتح المؤمنون من عشائية اليوم | 13 ربيع الاول 1444 | الشيخ د.#ياسر_الدوسري 🌱

Make a promise to yourself every morning:
The Quran first, then the other tasks (after).

The one who sins, but knows it is a sin and does not justify his sin - there is hope for this person, and there is room in his heart for change and rectification. However the one who sins, and justifies his sin, and mocks the people who advise, and finds verdicts and misunderstood evidences to support his doing of this sin, not only is he now falling into a greater sin but he is walking upon a treacherous path being paved by the cursed shaytan.

As it’s been mentioned,

"إذا استقر حبُّ المعصية في القلب، بحثت النفس عن أسباب لإباحتها."

If the love of sin settles in the heart, the soul searches for reasons for its permissibility.

So if you see yourself trying to justify your sin, not accepting advice and evidences then fear that your heart hardens and that you turn away from the truth due to your desires, and there has only ever been 2 main things to cause a person to become misguided; desires and doubts.

By Allah that you sin, and sin again, and again, and again but you are aware that this is a sin, and you feel shame for this sin, and that you repent for this sin - will always and forever be better than the one who sins yet to divert criticism and accountability he justifies his sin and aids the shaytan in his plot without even realising. It is better that when a person advises you, understanding it is wrong but humbly admitting your weakness to yourself and hoping to change, rather than haughtily mocking your adviser, or proclaiming your innocence, or trying to create your own proofs and understanding as to why you are allowed to engage in this sin.

We ask Allah for steadfastness and understanding.

قيام الليل :

 قال تعالى ﴿كانوا قَليلًا مِنَ اللَّيلِ ما يَهجَعونَ﴾
قال الإمام الأوزاعي رحمه الله
من أطال قيام الليل هوّن الله عليه وقوفَ يوم القيامة

سير أعلام النبلاء ٧ / ١١٩

Don’t say: I don’t have time for the Quran.
Say: The Quran isn’t from one of my (main) priorities.

وأعلم أن القران ما خَذل أهله قطّ لا في الدُّنيا ولا في الآخرة، حتى إذا فارق العبد الدُّنيا، ولُفّ في كفنه، وأُنزل إلى لحدِه، وأُوسِد في قبره، أتى له القرآن شافعًا.

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﴿وَلِمَن خافَ مَقامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتانِ﴾
- آية تُغنِي عن مواعِظ كثيرة ..
- تِلاوة تنساب إلى وتين قلبك، ارعِها سمعك♥️!

Don't ever feel helpless. Keep asking Allah for help.

قال الحسن رحمه الله :-
" ما زالوا يقولون ربنا ربنا حتى استجاب لهم "

Every time time your past sins come back to haunt you, and the shame that is still lingering from your mistakes overtakes you, and the shaytans whispers taunt you, remember the words of our beloved Prophet ﷺ

"التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له."

The one who repents from sin is like the one who did not sin.

And this is enough of an honour and praise for you, oh slave of Allah.

“If you love Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, you will indeed long for what is with Him, and you will draw nearer to Him, and seek the means to draw nearer to Him. When you revere Him, you will fear Him. Whenever you want to commit acts of disobedience, you will promptly sense the greatness of the Creator, the Mighty and Sublime, and flee from it.”

📚book: Commentary on Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah’s Al-Aqîdah Al-Wâsitiyyah by Sheikh Muhammad ‎bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله vol. 1 pg. 33

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“What is the value of a mind that prefers an hour, a day or a year of illegitimate pleasure before it comes to an end as if it were a dream that never was, over the permanent bliss and ultimate success?”

📖book: The Disease and The Cure by Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله pg. 148

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:

“The best advice that can be given for healing the heart is to pay attention to the Qur’an.”

[Majmoo’ al-Fatawa 24/388]