Abu Bakr Zoud – Does Neglecting Islam Relieve Me Of My Daily Struggles & Pains
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There is a fact in life
and that was mentioned in Surat Al Balad,
Allah Zawjal, he said
that the human being has been created in
kabad,
in hardship,
labor,
difficulty,
and in struggle.
You know the word kabad,
it's used in the sentence among the Arabs
when they would say
that the sun is right in the middle
of the sky,
and when the sun is in the middle
of the sky
that is when it is the hottest part
of the day.
So it refers to an intense struggle and
difficulty.
Allah Azzawajal, He said, we created the human
being in difficulty and in
and in struggle.
And you know brothers and sisters in Islam,
in life you can choose 1 of 2
paths,
A path that brings you closer to Allah
Azza Jil and a path that distances you
away from Allah Azza Jil.
And many people think that if they choose
the path other than Islam,
a path that moves them away from Allah,
then they will not face hardship and struggle
and difficulty,
and this is absolutely incorrect and a flawed
approach to think about life.
Life is difficult and it's a struggle
whether you chose a path to Allah or
you chose a path that distances then
the
then the struggles you go through in life
will all be a purification
and an elevation for you. You will benefit
from these struggles,
they will not go to waste, their struggles
for the sake of Allah
They will cleanse you, they will purify you
and eventually you'll meet Allah
in the paradise.
The ultimate abode for the believers Allah
He says,
may you read Allah
Allah
does not want to burden you.
However, He wants to purify you.
SubhanAllah,
whereas if you were to choose a path
that distances
you from Allah
then you're going to go through the same
struggles.
You will still have financial issues,
you will have debts,
you will have relationship problems, you will have
health problems and so on. But all of
that has gone in
the cause of this worldly life. And a
dunya is not going to reward you, it's
not going to give you anything on the
day of judgment.
SubhanAllah. And so this is why Allah
many times in the Quran tells us not
to be deceived
by the path,
by those who have chosen a path that
distances them away from Allah.
Allah
says, Do not be deceived
by the movement
of the disbelievers in the land. Don't be
deceived by them.
Allah said, it is nothing but a little
enjoyment.
Then their final abode is Jahannam, the hellfire.
And what a horrible, wretched, evil place it
is. SubhanAllah.
So brothers and sisters in Islam,
learn and understand
struggle is a part of life.
If you are on a path
that is leading you to Allah, you observe
your prayers, you observe your deen,
You worship
Allah. You abide by the commandments.
You keep away from the prohibitions.
There is difficulty.
There is intense struggle.
But all of that is sabr. It's all
for the sake of Allah, a suajal.
And it's all a purification
and elevation on the day of judgement.
Whereas,
if you choose a path that distances you
from Allah,
then that's full of difficulty as well, and
there's a lot of struggle and hardship in
that,
And don't be deceived
by those that have chosen that path,
thinking that
they don't go through struggle,
But this struggle is all for the sake
of this worldly life, for the sake of
a dunya.
And a dunya will not reward you on
the day of judgment.
A dunya itself will not be of any
benefit to you on the day of judgement,
and such a person will find himself among
the losers,
among the failures,
among those
who earn the displeasure of Allah. So
ask Allah to keep us firm and steadfast
and guided.