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What is the Meaning of Tazkiya?
English Bayan, 28 mins
7th August, 2018

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Allah commands us in Quran to do Tazkiyah. Our 2 real enemies are nafs and shaitan, the latter of which is greater and the one we fight against with Tazkiyah - once we do, we'll sort the latter automatically. Tazkiyah means rectification, of nafs, of desires. Can catch shaitan, but not nafs, without shaikh. Eg nafs says important to keep up with current affairs, look at news on phone, BBC, see image, say "difference of opinion" and, before you know it, looking at naked pictures for hours. Nafs takes you to bad deeds indirectly, can't trust it.
If don't do this order of islah of nafs, will be in its trap. Must control it - within your capacity, otherwise wouldn't be ordered to. Nafs makes you feel sin is good deed, feel great, and then drag you down.

How do islah? 2 steps.

Firstly needs third party who can drag your nafs out. Those that have this quality, one whom Allah has given this spiritual quality, can do easily for you. Friend of Allah. In their words, company, there is shifah. True deputies of Rasoolullah (saws). If true person, you'll get this affect from such a true teacher. Nafs plays with your ibadat, eg Ramadan masjid full, but afterwards back to old sins, but it's Ramadan whole year long if you're with Sheikh! We would conduct ourselves differently if about to die, but friends of Allah do that all the time.

Secondly, make effort on what teacher has told you. Not extra nafl etc, but just what you've been told. That's your mujaahidah. Say your teacher says do something, but you have other plans, have to do the former. Eg could go to footie match, miss jamaat, but crush nafs and do latter. Make shukr if you have a true guide, and try hard. All his advice is from Quran and sunnah.
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