Allah ta'ala is always merciful towards His creation and He gives us such opportunities through which we may be freed from Hellfire. An example of that is the blessed month of Ramadan.
The purpose of Ramadan is for us to be safe form Hellfire. Allah ta'ala has granted us the Quran, knowledge and intellect but we are still weak in implementing. What is the reason for this?
As soon as Ramadan began, the Masaajid became populated. Those who abandoned prayers, now flock towards the mosques. What is this sudden passion which has arisen within us? In reality, we all desire to practice our deen and Allah ta'ala has placed desire, passion and love within us. So why aren't we always like this?
This is because we have a great enemy with us, Shaytan, whose mission is to lead us to Hell. It was Shaytan who didn't allow us to attend the masjid and become closer to Allah ta'ala. It is Shaytan who creates enmity and hatred within us. This is all Shaytan's work and planning.
As soon as Ramadan began, Allah ta'ala ordered Hadhrat Jibraeel عليه السلام to shackle the devils and throw them in to the sea. Therefore, we currently have nothing to prevent us from doing good. Thus, when Ramadan arrived, we immediately understood the importance of Ramadan and the importance of prayer and Taraweeh. Our love for the Quran also became increased. If Shaytan had not been shackled, the Masaajid would not have been full today.
"Shaytan's plan is to stir up hostility and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling and to prevent you from remembering Allah and praying." [5:91]
It is Shaytan who intoxicates us by music and drugs and instils strange passions within us. He is the one averts us from prayer through different avenues. This is the game of Shaytan.
A believer knows the great virtues of prayer very well, so how can he possibly leave prayer? This shows that it is Shaytan who diverts one from prayer.
We blame laziness for not praying but where is our laziness and negligence today? In reality, it's not negligence which stopped us, rather, it was Shaytan. Now that he is imprisoned, we have all advanced towards Allah's remembrance.
Allah ta'ala has delivered a clear message to us here that if we protect ourselves from Shaytan, then we will be regular observers of prayer and we will become obedient to Allah ta'ala.
Allah ta'ala has equipped us with the weapons to fight against Shaytan but we fail to utilise them. If we were to utilise them, Shaytan would become our prisoners and we would become obedient to Allah and have concern for prayer. We would cease to commit sins just like we have stopped committing sins now.
We must take it upon ourselves to control and overpower Shaytan and Allah ta'ala is making us practice this action for the next 30 days.
How do we control Shaytan?
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ quoting Prophet Yaḥyā (ʿalayhis-salām) said:
“I command you to remember Allah. Verily, the parable of that is a man who goes forth while his enemies are fast upon him, and then he comes to a safe fortress, where he protects himself from them. In the same way, a servant will not protect himself against Shayṭān except by the dhikr of Allah.” [Tirmidhī]
Our fortress of protection is the dhikr of Allah and this is the permanent solution for combating Shaytan. Just like it is easy to pray Taraweeh in Ramadan, similarly, it is very easy to leave sin and to pray Tahajjud. It is very easy to control your anger, because as soon as one engage in dhikr, Shaytan flees from him.
When you protect yourself from shaytan via dhikr, then you become a cautious person, your thoughts become purified, you develop good thoughts, you begin to understand the Quran, the fear of Allah is developed within you and you abandon sin.
Dhikr is the greatest worship and it is the worship which we are the most laziest in, hence, it is the greatest cause for our downfall and destruction.
Dhikr isn't only a ten minute job because the Quran tells us that we should always be in the state of dhikr and as soon as we abandon it, shaytan returns and attacks us
"And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful – We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion." [43:36]
So the solution for this is to visit a Sheikh who will teach you such a dhikr which will enable you to constantly be in the state of Allah's Remembrance.
We consider ourselves to be observers of prayers, but often, shaytan contaminates our prayers through his whispers. If we do not save ourselves from him, he will control us according to his way.
If Allah has taught us and provided us with the cure then we must take the cure in order to be safe, otherwise we are losers and foolish human beings. We must have the courage and determination and take the solution. Dhikr is not a man made solution. Our pious people encourage us to engage in dhikr because it is the biggest power against Shaytan. The pious want to us to be safe from hellfire and they have no other objective. Through dhikr, one gains the willpower and strength to leave his worldly affairs aside and run to prayer.
If a person avoids dhikr, then he will prevented from all the blessings of Ramadan and won't be able to engage in good deeds. Allah ta'ala expelled Shaytan to demonstrate that even after Ramadan we can permanently be safe from Shaytan.
The Quran constantly gives the instruction of dhikr but we ignore it and follow the deen according to our own desires. Allah ta'ala has made deen easy for us. He has instructed us to leave sin. He has commanded us to pray 5 times a day and has not made Tahajjud compulsory upon us. By fulfilling these orders, one becomes destined for Paradise.
However, once a person overcomes Shaytan, naturally he develops the desire and strength to pray Tahajjud and extra voluntary worship. This occurs once a person has imprisoned shaytan. If you don't imprison him, you won't gain that love and passion to do more.
As soon as you sit in dhikr, the angels surround you from all four sides. No matter how sinful you are, as soon as you sit in dhikr, you will begin to improve in deen. You can make your disobedient children sit in many lectures, and make them listen and recite many Quran, however, it will not improve them. Instead, you should bring them towards the dhikr of Allah. Shaytan will try to influence your child, but he will still begin coming to the deen. His mind will open up and he will begin to pray. This is the simple solution of bringing people to the deen of Islam.
The best way to remove any deficiency or sin from our life is to combat Shaytan through the single method of dhikr. Then you'll become pious and you won't feel depressed. Your duas will become accepted. Your calamities will be removed. Until you imprison Shaytan, you will not come upon the right path. If the thief is sitting at home, then how will the theft end.
We try to distant ourselves from shaytan using other forms of worship but in reality, they are of no use. You'll only become cured with the specific medication which is beneficial for your illness. So Allah has given us a specific worship to combat shaytan which is dhikr.
Your thirst is only quenched through water and no other drink. This is because Allah ta'ala has instilled that inherent quality within it. Similarly, Allah has placed a special quality within dhikr that as soon as you engage in it, it causes shaytan to flee. When you engage in dhikr your whole life will transform because shaytan is no longer with you.
In Ramadan we find pleasure in listening to the Quran being recited in Taraweeh, imagine the pleasure in implementing the Quran and fulfilling the purpose for which it was revealed!
Ramadan hasn't come for worship. It has come to save us from the fire of Hell permanently. So change yourselves completely this Ramadan and be reminded of the purpose of Ramadan.
May Allah ta'ala grant us the ability to implement. Ameen
24th Mar, 2023
You'll only be cured from shaytan through dhikr.
If the thief is sitting at home, then how will the theft end.
Allah ta'ala is always merciful towards His creation and He gives us such opportunities through which we may be freed from Hellfire. An example of that is the blessed month of Ramadan.
The purpose of Ramadan is for us to be safe form Hellfire. Allah ta'ala has granted us the Quran, knowledge and intellect but we are still weak in implementing. What is the reason for this?
As soon as Ramadan began, the Masaajid became populated. Those who abandoned prayers, now flock towards the mosques. What is this sudden passion which has arisen within us? In reality, we all desire to practice our deen and Allah ta'ala has placed desire, passion and love within us. So why aren't we always like this?
This is because we have a great enemy with us, Shaytan, whose mission is to lead us to Hell. It was Shaytan who didn't allow us to attend the masjid and become closer to Allah ta'ala. It is Shaytan who creates enmity and hatred within us. This is all Shaytan's work and planning.
As soon as Ramadan began, Allah ta'ala ordered Hadhrat Jibraeel عليه السلام to shackle the devils and throw them in to the sea. Therefore, we currently have nothing to prevent us from doing good. Thus, when Ramadan arrived, we immediately understood the importance of Ramadan and the importance of prayer and Taraweeh. Our love for the Quran also became increased. If Shaytan had not been shackled, the Masaajid would not have been full today.
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ
"Shaytan's plan is to stir up hostility and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling and to prevent you from remembering Allah and praying." [5:91]
It is Shaytan who intoxicates us by music and drugs and instils strange passions within us. He is the one averts us from prayer through different avenues. This is the game of Shaytan.
A believer knows the great virtues of prayer very well, so how can he possibly leave prayer? This shows that it is Shaytan who diverts one from prayer.
We blame laziness for not praying but where is our laziness and negligence today? In reality, it's not negligence which stopped us, rather, it was Shaytan. Now that he is imprisoned, we have all advanced towards Allah's remembrance.
Allah ta'ala has delivered a clear message to us here that if we protect ourselves from Shaytan, then we will be regular observers of prayer and we will become obedient to Allah ta'ala.
Allah ta'ala has equipped us with the weapons to fight against Shaytan but we fail to utilise them. If we were to utilise them, Shaytan would become our prisoners and we would become obedient to Allah and have concern for prayer. We would cease to commit sins just like we have stopped committing sins now.
We must take it upon ourselves to control and overpower Shaytan and Allah ta'ala is making us practice this action for the next 30 days.
How do we control Shaytan?
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ quoting Prophet Yaḥyā (ʿalayhis-salām) said:
“I command you to remember Allah. Verily, the parable of that is a man who goes forth while his enemies are fast upon him, and then he comes to a safe fortress, where he protects himself from them. In the same way, a servant will not protect himself against Shayṭān except by the dhikr of Allah.” [Tirmidhī]
Our fortress of protection is the dhikr of Allah and this is the permanent solution for combating Shaytan. Just like it is easy to pray Taraweeh in Ramadan, similarly, it is very easy to leave sin and to pray Tahajjud. It is very easy to control your anger, because as soon as one engage in dhikr, Shaytan flees from him.
When you protect yourself from shaytan via dhikr, then you become a cautious person, your thoughts become purified, you develop good thoughts, you begin to understand the Quran, the fear of Allah is developed within you and you abandon sin.
Dhikr is the greatest worship and it is the worship which we are the most laziest in, hence, it is the greatest cause for our downfall and destruction.
Dhikr isn't only a ten minute job because the Quran tells us that we should always be in the state of dhikr and as soon as we abandon it, shaytan returns and attacks us
وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ
"And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful – We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion." [43:36]
So the solution for this is to visit a Sheikh who will teach you such a dhikr which will enable you to constantly be in the state of Allah's Remembrance.
We consider ourselves to be observers of prayers, but often, shaytan contaminates our prayers through his whispers. If we do not save ourselves from him, he will control us according to his way.
If Allah has taught us and provided us with the cure then we must take the cure in order to be safe, otherwise we are losers and foolish human beings. We must have the courage and determination and take the solution. Dhikr is not a man made solution. Our pious people encourage us to engage in dhikr because it is the biggest power against Shaytan. The pious want to us to be safe from hellfire and they have no other objective. Through dhikr, one gains the willpower and strength to leave his worldly affairs aside and run to prayer.
If a person avoids dhikr, then he will prevented from all the blessings of Ramadan and won't be able to engage in good deeds. Allah ta'ala expelled Shaytan to demonstrate that even after Ramadan we can permanently be safe from Shaytan.
The Quran constantly gives the instruction of dhikr but we ignore it and follow the deen according to our own desires. Allah ta'ala has made deen easy for us. He has instructed us to leave sin. He has commanded us to pray 5 times a day and has not made Tahajjud compulsory upon us. By fulfilling these orders, one becomes destined for Paradise.
However, once a person overcomes Shaytan, naturally he develops the desire and strength to pray Tahajjud and extra voluntary worship. This occurs once a person has imprisoned shaytan. If you don't imprison him, you won't gain that love and passion to do more.
As soon as you sit in dhikr, the angels surround you from all four sides. No matter how sinful you are, as soon as you sit in dhikr, you will begin to improve in deen. You can make your disobedient children sit in many lectures, and make them listen and recite many Quran, however, it will not improve them. Instead, you should bring them towards the dhikr of Allah. Shaytan will try to influence your child, but he will still begin coming to the deen. His mind will open up and he will begin to pray. This is the simple solution of bringing people to the deen of Islam.
The best way to remove any deficiency or sin from our life is to combat Shaytan through the single method of dhikr. Then you'll become pious and you won't feel depressed. Your duas will become accepted. Your calamities will be removed. Until you imprison Shaytan, you will not come upon the right path. If the thief is sitting at home, then how will the theft end.
We try to distant ourselves from shaytan using other forms of worship but in reality, they are of no use. You'll only become cured with the specific medication which is beneficial for your illness. So Allah has given us a specific worship to combat shaytan which is dhikr.
Your thirst is only quenched through water and no other drink. This is because Allah ta'ala has instilled that inherent quality within it. Similarly, Allah has placed a special quality within dhikr that as soon as you engage in it, it causes shaytan to flee. When you engage in dhikr your whole life will transform because shaytan is no longer with you.
In Ramadan we find pleasure in listening to the Quran being recited in Taraweeh, imagine the pleasure in implementing the Quran and fulfilling the purpose for which it was revealed!
Ramadan hasn't come for worship. It has come to save us from the fire of Hell permanently. So change yourselves completely this Ramadan and be reminded of the purpose of Ramadan.
May Allah ta'ala grant us the ability to implement. Ameen