Fariq Naik – How to Control our Nafs

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A student named Norman Ahmed discusses controlling desires and facing evil temptations from his knockoveres with a speaker. He recites the book surely "orn spoke" to turn our desires into whims and thanks believers for protecting and safeguarding our desires. The importance of good and evil people in the spiritual world is emphasized, as it can affect one's behavior and health. He emphasizes the importance of praying to Allah and showing the right way to avoid risk to avoid evil.

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			Assalamu Aleikum Wa alaykum wa
Salam wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
		
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			My name is Norman Ahmed. And I'm
from Kolkata and I'm a student.
		
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			How can we control our own knifes,
as it is the most dangerous enemy
		
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			to us after the shaytaan? Another
similar question assalamu Alikum
		
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			walaikum salam medulla here
barakato My name is Muhammad Ali
		
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			and I live in Lahore Pakistan. My
question is, how can I control my
		
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			enough's controlling our knifes
controlling our desires? It is
		
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			very important. And one category
of jihad is jihad bin knifes
		
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			striving and struggling against
one's own evil inclination. Jihad
		
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			basically means to strive to
struggle, and striving against
		
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			one's own inclination is also one
type of jihad. So we should see
		
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			that we control our desires, and
the believers those who control
		
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			their desires, they will be
rewarded with Paradise. Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala says in the
Glorious Quran certain Nicaea
		
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			chapter 79 What am ma'am and half
Mr. camara b He asked for the one
		
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			who fears his Lord when I had
enough sanded how and prevents
		
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			himself from the desires for
Indian children to heal. Then Jana
		
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			it will be his aboard Allah
subhanaw taala is talking about
		
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			the reward for the believers,
those who can turn their desires,
		
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			their whims and fancies and those
who sacrifice for the sake of
		
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			Allah subhanaw taala their abode
it will be Channa. protecting and
		
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			safeguarding ourself and not
falling for the temptations of the
		
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			shaitan is very important. And
shaytan he challenged Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala after he disobeyed
Allah subhanaw taala that I will
		
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			miss guide the Children of Adam,
but those who are the true
		
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			servants and the true believers,
those who fear Allah subhanaw
		
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			taala Satan will not be able to
misguide them.
		
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			Now, what are the ways in which we
can see if God are knifes or not
		
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			follow our desires, especially the
evil temptations from the Shaitan
		
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			whenever we get any evil thought,
or any evil temptation from the
		
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			shape and the first thing that we
should do is recite our bIllahi
		
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			min ash shaytani R G, I seek
refuge in Allah from Satan
		
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			accursed. This is very important.
And besides the other two others
		
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			well that we can recite, for
example yatta yatta you'll be like
		
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			Mateus the wreath that I need your
mercy fala tacony la sitter for
		
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			the high end, then do not leave me
by myself even if before the blink
		
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			of an eye. So remembering Allah
subhanho wa Taala doing dua to
		
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			Allah subhanho wa Taala to protect
us from the temptations of the
		
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			shaitan is very important. turning
to Allah subhanaw taala is very
		
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			important and it's very crucial
from among the other steps that we
		
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			can take in order to protect our
knifes from the evil temptations.
		
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			From the temptation of the shaitan
is to be punctual as far as the
		
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			five daily prayer are concerned.
The five obligatory Salah Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala says in the
Glorious Quran in Switzerland Kabu
		
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			chapter 29 was Psalm 45 or
tomorrow oh hey, let me tell Kitab
		
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			recite from the book what is
revealed to the world in the Salah
		
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			and established prayer in masala
to the manufacturer or Monica for
		
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			prayer restraints from shameful
and immoral deeds. So if we offer
		
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			the five daily prayer with Hulu
and Hulu and with concentration,
		
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			that inshallah it will prevent us
from shameful and immoral deeds
		
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			and we will inshallah have control
over our knifes Besides this we
		
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			should offer the Tahajjud prayer
as well which is very important
		
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			and offer the Sunnah prayer as
well. And we should also recite
		
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			the Glorious Quran on a regular
basis with understanding if you
		
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			know Arabic it is the best if not,
then you should read the
		
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			translation of the Glorious Quran
contemplate upon the meaning of
		
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			the Glorious Quran. From among the
other steps that we can take is be
		
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			in the company of good and
righteous people. Company plays a
		
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			very important role in the life of
a human being. If you and the
		
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			company of good and righteous
people, inshallah will be good and
		
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			righteous human beings. If you are
in the company of bad people, it
		
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			will have an influence and impact
on us. A good friend will correct
		
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			his brother when he does something
that is wrong. Because he cares
		
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			for his brother. He does not want
his brother to enter the hellfire.
		
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			So being in the company of good
and righteous people, it is very
		
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			important. Also the environment
that we stay in. It should be an
		
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			Islamic environment. We should see
to it that we try our level best
		
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			to stain Islamic environment. And
unfortunately we see many non
		
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			Muslims they travel to Western
countries to study or for green
		
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			pastures or for better living,
whether it be to UK, USA, the
		
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			European countries, they should
totally be avoided. There is so
		
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			much fitna and so many wrong
things that are easily available
		
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			in these western countries. Yet
Unfortunately, many Muslims they
		
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			travel to
		
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			These Western countries. So that's
the reason we should see to it
		
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			that we stay away from fitna and
unfortunately certain Muslims,
		
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			they are confident they're all
confident and they think that
		
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			their Eman is very strong. They
have control over their nerves and
		
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			they travel to these countries not
realizing that they're going to a
		
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			place where there's fitna first
they go to a place where there's
		
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			fitna and then they complain and
then they say that they cannot
		
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			have control over their knifes, we
see many Muslims have gone to
		
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			these non Muslim countries to
these distant countries. They have
		
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			gone far away from the deen many
of the sisters who have gone
		
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			there, they have compromised on
the hijab, many of the people who
		
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			go there, the brothers, they want
to change their gender, many
		
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			people have gone to the extent
many Muslim they have gone to the
		
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			extent that after going to these
Western countries, they have left
		
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			Islam and they have become
atheist. So the risk is very high.
		
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			So why would a Muslim want to take
such a risk? So the environment
		
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			that we stay in also plays a very
important role as far as
		
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			controlling our desires. As far as
controlling and knifes. As far as
		
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			staying away from the temptations
of the shaitan is concerned. We
		
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			pray to Allah subhanaw taala that
may always keep us on the
		
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			throttle, Mr. Team on the straight
path. And may we always be in the
		
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			company of good and righteous
people, those believers who always
		
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			show us the right way. And if we
do something that is wrong, these
		
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			are the believers who will tell us
what we have done is wrong, and
		
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			they will correct us. These are
the two friends these are the true
		
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			believers that we should stay in
the company of rather than those
		
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			friends who take us away from the
remembrance of Allah subhanaw
		
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			taala those people who vile and
waste time so I hope that answers
		
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			your question.