๐ In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
๐ Say you know somebody who has been an alcoholic for some time. Then after a number of years, Allah the Almighty guided them to stop their alcoholism, until one day their spouse died and their depression caused them to go back to their awful ways. What would you do?
Imagine that one of your closest friends decided to wear the hijaab and dress modestly. You feel happy for her until after only a few months she returns to being a cheap model-wannabe, because her husband ordered her to look more attractive outwardly as his friends' immodestly clad wives make him feel insecure terribly. Would you still be bosom buddies or will you avoid her for Allah's sake as you don't want to be negatively influenced by her fakery, emotional instability, weak personality, inconsistency, and unwillingness to pass Allah's tests patiently?
When somebody whom you thought you could trust turns into someone whom you can never admire, or they start behaving in such a way that they're trying to challenge Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala by returning to their dreadful past mistakes, it's up to you to continue associating with them or to gradually walk away from their lousy acts of self-sabotage and wrong decisions.
We humans can't force anybody to accept the truth nor stick to the correct path. We can simply advise them occasionally, correct them whenever they do something incorrectly, and regularly include them in our Du'as, praying that Allah the Most Forgiving softens their hearts and guides them back to what He and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam love.
Even the generous uncle of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam couldn't listen to dear Prophet Muhammad's advice before breathing his last. Why worry too much about a person's act of digging their own grave, causing trouble to themselves when that's what they stubbornly insist on? We can't really push anybody to move or improve if their heart has become even harder than a mountain.
While we can do Da'wah for Allah's sake, invite, remind, warn, and encourage, we can't always persuade each soul to make the best choices, specially if such souls are spiritually deaf, incapable of listening to us nor unable to understand our soul's language.
May Allah the Most Merciful keep us firm and steadfast upon His Way to Jannatul Ferdaus, and protect us from anything which leads to fitna. Ameen.
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๐ Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A time of patience will come to the people in which adhering to one's religion is like grasping a hot coal."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2260
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
๐ Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "You must not be impressed with anyone until you see their end. Verily, a servant may do righteous deeds throughout his life, or for a long time. If he were to die in that state, he would enter Paradise, but then he diverts himself and does evil deeds. Verily, a servant may do evil deeds for a long time. If he were to die in that state, he would enter Hellfire, but then he diverts himself and does righteous deeds. If Allah intends goodness for a servant, He puts him into action before death." They said, O Messenger of Allah, how is he put into action?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "He is guided to do righteous deeds and he holds firmly to it."
Source: Musnad Ahmed 11804
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
๐ Sufyan Ibn Abdullah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a word in Islam I will not need to ask of anyone after you." The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Say, 'I have faith in Allah,' and then remain steadfast."
Source: Sahih Muslim 38
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
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