Are you up for a challenge?

I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A CHALLENGE.

#zuhudchallenge Usually when we hear the word #Zuhud (renouncing of worldly pleasures) we picture extreme deprivation of ascetic Hermits, However this is not the case. Zuhud means to pull back from Dunya even if it is a little. These days, becoming a friend of #Allah is not as difficult as it was previously. We are weak, and Allah doesn't expect us to do more than we can manage. He will accept all efforts done sincerely for Him. Allah is Al #Latif,the subtle, He is ash #Shakur, the appreciative. This means even if we pull back in the tiniest degree He WILL notice and He WILL recompense us with something far  better. Through #zuhud we can earn the love of Allah.

Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: A man came to the Prophet and said,

“O Messenger of Allah, tell me about a deed which will make Allah and people love me.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Renounce the world and Allah will love you. Renounce what people possess and people will love you.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4102 This current lockdown situation puts us in the perfect position to exercise Zuhud. All we have to do is make an intention to cut back, that's it! Eg. Instead of paying R3000 for your eid Abaya, spend R2700 with the intention of #zuhud. No one has to know, this can be a secret between you and Allah! So simple, and in exchange you will gain Allah's love, His closeness and His friendship!

What a worthy exchange!

An absolute bargain!

During these odd of Ramadan nights try just 1 example of cutting back, that way you surely will be recorded as exercising Zuhud on lailatul Qadr! What a great reward for your book of Deeds. Immeasurable rewards for the scales of #Akhirah. Tap #zuhudchallenge for more posts that I will be uploading in the coming days in sha Allah. Whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, Allah will suffice him, and whosoever seeks His aid, He will help him. ... وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّـهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ ۚ... ...And whosoever puts his trust in Allâh, then He will suffice him... [Qur'an, At-Talaq 65:3] He who gives up desires sincerely for the sake of Allah will not find it difficult to give them up except at the beginning.

This is for him to be tested: is he sincere in giving them up or not, so if he bears this hardship for a short period patiently, the hardship turns into pleasure.

The greater the desire for the forbidden, the greater the soul is desirous to do it, and the more the reasons are there to commit it; then, the greater the reward is when abandoning it. In fact applying self-restraint and getting rid of desires double the reward. Abi Sulimaan ad-Daa’raam said Zuhud means to leave, those things which distract you from Allah the Exalted and high and many Ulma have said this. Some examples of the things to be left for the sake of Allah and which Allah will substitute them with something better: 1. The one who gets rid of bad companions whom he thinks that in abandoning them he will attain Allah's utmost intimacy and pleasure, Allah will reward him with righteous companions, with them he will find pleasure and benefits, and by keeping their companion and association he will gain the best of this worldly life and the Hereafter. 2. The one who stops fearing other than Allah, and singles Allah alone with apprehension, he will be protected from illusions, and Allah will provide him with security against any dangers, so his worries will be turned into safety, coolness and peace. 3. The one who avoids being undutiful to his parents and becomes filial obedient, Allah will be pleased with him and will provide him with dutiful children, and He will let him enter Paradise in the Hereafter. 4. The one who abandons illicit passionate love, and avoids the reasons leading to it; who bears the pangs and torment of the desertion and remoteness of the beloved, and turns wholly to Allah will be provided with consolation and comfort, self-dignity, he will be saved from the anguish, humiliation, and captivity of passionate love. His heart will be filled with freedom, and love of Allah Glorified and Exalted, a love that composes his heart and satisfies its hunger. As the heart is only pleased and content; it enjoys tranquility and serenity but with the worship and the love of its Lord and by returning to Him. 5. The one who stops lying, and stick to truth in whatever he gets or leaves, he will be guided to Al-birr (piety, righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allah) and he will be before Allah one of the Siddiqun (those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). He will be blessed with the tongue of truth among people, so they would confer honor and supremacy upon him and will lend hearing to what he says. 6. The one who manages his anger will preserve his pride and dignity; and will keep away from the humiliation of apology and the consequences of remorse. He will enter in the company of the righteous (who repress anger) الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّ‌اءِ وَالضَّرَّ‌اءِ وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٣٤ Who spend [in the cause of Allah] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good; (134) [Qur'an, Ale'Imran 3:134] A man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and said: O Messenger of Allah, advise me. So he has said: "Do not get angry..." [Bukhari] 7. The one who abandons seeking fame and exhibitionism, Allah will uplift him and fame will come to him dragging its wake. 8. The one who desists from imitating the fools, and turns away from the foolish will safeguard his honor, spare himself their trouble, and be saved from hearing what hurts him. خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ‌ بِالْعُرْ‌فِ وَأَعْرِ‌ضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ ﴿١٩٩ Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant. (199) [Qur'an, AleImran 3:199] 9. The one who leaves envy will be saved from its various harms. Envy is incurable disease, a lethal poison, an outrageous behavior and an evil moral. It is found in inferior relatives, peers, comrades, acquaintance, and friends. A wise man said: "I have not seen an oppressor who is more resembling to the oppressed than the envier: permanent concerns, inseparable worries and a confused heart." 10. The one who stops consuming much food will be saved from gluttony and other various diseases, because he who eats too much, drinks too much; hence he sleeps too much, the result is that he will lose a lot. 11. The one who quits procrastination in paying his debts Allah will help him paying them off. In fact he is really entitled to invoke Allah’s help. 12. The one who abstains from backbiting and slandering people and looking for their flaws will be compensated with safety from their evils and is provided with insight into himself.

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