The Struggle Against Oneself

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?????? ????? ??????? ?? ???????The Struggle
Against Oneself the Battle with the Shaitan

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• ?????? 2005
• Dr. Salah Soltan
• American Center for Islamic Research

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Striving
Education removes the misconceptions
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Shaitan
Self
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• Getting ones own self to perform the mandatory,
  the requirements, and what pleases Allah and to
  leave the forbidden and what displeases Allah.

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????? ???????? Its Importance

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• Ibn Al-Qayim states that a servant of Allah will
  not be pious until he struggles
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• Al-Ragheb Al-Safahani says that knowledge
  corrects the understanding while struggle
  corrects the desires
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• I struggled within myself one year to practice
  night prayers, then I tasted the sweetness of it
  for twenty years
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• Soufian Al-Thawry I have not treated anything
  that was more difficult but my soul,

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????? ???????? Its Importance

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• Hassan Al-Basry said The soul needs as much of
  a strong leash as a strong camel needs a strong
  leash.
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• Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq asked Omar Ibn Al-Khattab to
  lead the Muslims after him he wrote The first
  thing I want to warn about, is your soul that is
  within you

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Then for him who transgressed all bounds, and
preferred the life of this world. Verily his
abode will be Hell-fire But as for him who
feared standing before his Lord, and restrained
himself from impure evil desires and lusts
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• Then when Talut set out with the army, he said
  Verily! Allah will try you by a river. So
  whoever drinks thereof, he is not of me, and
  whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him
  who takes (thereof) in the hollow of his hand.
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• It was not easy for the Arabs to change from
  their condition before Islam which included
  drinking through the night, and being abusive and
  transgressors during the day. They changed from
  this status to being worshipers during the night
  and pious fasting people during the day.

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• Anas Ibn Al-Nadr said after he missed the battle
  of Badr, if Allah gives me the opportunity to
  fight the unbelievers then He will see what I
  will do. In the battle of Uhud when the Muslims
  backs were exposed and the unbelievers started
  winning the battle, he started battling the
  unbelievers with his sword, his body was seen
  with eighty some sword wounds, and several other
  arrow wounds. The unbelievers cut his body into
  pieces and no one could identify him except his
  sister.

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• Men of Dawah in contemporary time
• Shaheed Hassan Al-Banna
• Shaheed Hassan Al-Hudheiby
• Sh. Muhammad Salem
• Dr. Ahmad Al-Qadi
• Dr. Jamal Badawi

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??? ????? ?????? ??????? ??????How to Struggle
Against Oneself General Principles

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• Bringing alive the love of Allah in our hearts.
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• Reviving the fear of Allah (SWT)
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• The strong will and desire

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• If one is used to a habit such as drinking tea or
  coffee, therefore they should struggle and strive
  within themselves as mentioned by Imam Shahid
  Hassan Al-Banna to give it up so they are not
  dependent on it.
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• One should leave once in a while the most liked
  type of food that is available on the dinner
  table.

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• If one brother or sister is used to spending
  unwisely even in charity, he/she should strive
  within themselves to control their spending
  little by little. On the other hand, if one is
  cheap, then they should strive to spend in the
  cause of Allah on his family, relatives and
  charitable organizations.

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• If one gets angry and easily loses control, then
  one should observe himself and his tempers. One
  must remember that it is the strong that can
  control himself when angry. Therefore if one gets
  angry on something that is not for the sake of
  Allah, then one must condition himself by fasting
  or praying through the night. We must remember
  that if two people fight with each other, it is
  the better one who forgives first and goes to
  makes peace.

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???????? ?????? Special Ways

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• If a husband is usually quiet when he get home
  from work and his wife cant wait until she hears
  something nice about the food she prepared or how
  nice she looks, then the husband must strive
  within himself to speak kindly to his wife and to
  strike a conversation because a nice word is
  charity and making his wife happy is an Islamic
  duty. It is mentioned that whoever makes people
  in his home happy will be rewarded paradise.

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???????? ?????? Special Ways

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• However one who speaks very frequently should
  strive to listen more.
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• There are brothers and sisters who dont like
  reading, they think it is boring. These people
  must strive within themselves to establish
  organized readings. They could start with small
  books then move on to bigger books.

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• If one is used to driving fast, then one must
  strive to slow down by practicing driving within
  the speed limit. However if one drives fast
  again, they should punish themselves with a long
  walk, or giving up a favorite food or drink.
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• If one is used to making Wudu only at the prayer
  times, then he/she should listen to what Allah
  says in the Quran Allah love those who turn
  unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify
  themselves by washing.

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• Keeping certain acts of voluntary worship that
  keeps us on the straight path. Such as Duha
  Prayer, fasting 3 days of every month, giving
  charity in secret, remembering and mentioning
  Allah at regular times.
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• If desiring women is always on ones mind, or
  looking at advertisement or TV shows that have
  almost naked women, then fasting is the cure

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????? ????? ?????? ?????Benefits of Struggle

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• The ultimate goal of any servant of Allah is
  achieving paradise. As Allah mentioned in the
  Quran But as for him who feared standing before
  his lord, and restrained himself from impure evil
  desires and lusts. Verily, Paradise will be his
  abode.
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• Feeling comfortable and peace with oneself by
  moving the Muslim soul from a status of a soul
  which is lustful by striving and struggling to
  improve to a soul that is at peace with itself.

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????? ????? ?????? ?????Benefits of Struggle

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• Gathering ones soul to the order of Allah O you
  who believe! Answer Allah by obeying Him and His
  Messenger when he calls you to that which will
  give you life, and know that Allah comes in
  between a person and his heart. And verily to Him
  you shall all be gathered.
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• Practicing patience and perseverance

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????? ????? ?????? ?????Benefits of Struggle

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• Achieving the highest level of moral ethics which
  is the best way to be near our beloved Prophet
  Mohammad (PBUH). As the Prophet said The
  dearest of you to me and the closest of you to me
  on the Day of Judgment are the ones with highest
  character and morals, the easy going, those are
  comfortable with people and people are
  comfortable with.
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• A continuous guidance to what is good as Allah
  says As for those who strive hard in our cause,
  We will surely guide them to Our Paths. And
  verily is with the good doers.

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???? ?????? ??????? ?? ???????The Servant of
Ar-Rahmand and their Battle with the Shaitan

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• Enmity of the Shaitan
• The mission of Shaitan
• The goals of Shaitan
• The characteristics of the Shaitan
• The methodology of the Shaitan
• The steps the Shaitan takes
• When does the Shaitan act
• Practical techniques for combating the Shaitan

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?????????? ??????? ???????The Enmity of the
Shaitan

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• The Shaitan is an enemy to you, so treat him as
  an enemy
• The Shaitan is a clear enemy to people
• The Shaitan was a clear enemy to the human being
• The Shaitan is a clear enemy to the both of you
• Dont let the Shaitan prevent you, he is a clear
  enemy to you

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????? ????? ??????? His Mission

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• He only invites his followers that they may
  become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. (356)

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????????!Shaitan Goals What does he wants?

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• Shaitan wants us to forget about
• a- Our duties towards Allah, the most high.
• b- To make remembrance of Allah.
• c- The rights of others.
• They have been defeated by the Shaitan so he
  made them forget to make remembrance of Allah

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????????!Shaitan Goals What does he wants?

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• 2- To create hatred and fighting
• between the father and the son
• between the husband and wife unhappy marriage
  and divorce.
• between the children Yousuf and his brothers.
• between individuals
• between groups
• between countries. No one will defeat you today

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????????!Shaitan Goals What does he wants?

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• 3. Instilling sorrow and fear
• So that he (the Shaitan) will cause the
  believers to become sad (and upset)
• That is the Shaitan who tries to put fear in you
  of his supporters
• 4. Disbelief as he says to man disbelieve in
  Allah, but when man becomes a Kafir, Shaitan
  says I am innocent and have nothing to do with
  you, I am afraid of Allah the Lord over
  everything.
• 5. Nakedness So the Shaitan whispered to them
  both (to disobey Allah) so that he can expose to
  them what had been covered of their private
  parts

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?????? ????? ???????The characteristics of the
Shaitan

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• From the Jinn
• Arrogance
• Gets bigger and smaller
• Stealing and embezzlement
• Trickster and deceiver
• Runs away from responsibility
• Weak in deception

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?????? ????? ???????Methods of the Shaitan

• Frightening
• Partnership
• Pushing people to joke with falsehood
• Pushing people to have secret talk
• Instilling bad suspicion
• Whispering
• Sowing of disagreements
• Scare tactics
• Making things look good
• Pushing people to argue

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?????? ????? ??? ??????? The Steps that the
Shaitan Takes

• Before the action
• Laziness
• Dissuasion
• Postponement
• During the action
• To stop before it is done (the archers on the
  mountain)
• To not follow the guidance of the Quran and
  Sunnah
• To do it to show off
• After the action
• Volunteer to remind (to be thanked) and hurt
• To be forced to remind (to be thanked) and hurt

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????? ??? ???????Working Hours for the Shaitan

• 24/7
• 168 hours/week
• 5,040 hours/month
• 60,480 hours/year
• Day Night
• (dreams, urinating in the ear, tying a knot on
  the neck, temptation)

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???????Practical techniques for combating the
Shaitan

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• Knowledge One person with understanding is
  harder on the Shaitan then a thousand people who
  just worship Allah
• Remembrance (7201) Those who fear Allah, if an
  idea comes to them from the Shaitan they remember
  (Allah and then they see what is right (to do)
• Fasting Shaitan flows through the descendents
  of Adam in the veins, so make his path narrower
  with hunger (Bukhari)

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???????Practical techniques for combating the
Shaitan

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• Good companionship
• One is a Shaitan, two are two Shaitans and three
  is a convoy
• The hand of Allah is with the group, however
  breaks away, breaks away into Hell
• Be prepared for the confrontation
• Flash Thought Intention Commitment Action
  Habit Transgression Standing against the
  truth

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(???????? 69) As for those who strive hard in our
cause, We will surely guide them to Our Paths.
And verily is with the good doers. (2969)