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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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The trial of conforming to reality

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This is the trial in which many people fall

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due to the pressure of reality

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so they prioritize people's satisfaction and customs over Allah's satisfaction, His rulings, and His law.

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And they make this the basis of their perceptions, concepts, behavior, and morals.

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And that is sufficient as a trial.

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What is required of the believer is to proceed and change reality to what pleases Allah, the Exalted.

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Not to conform to it and be with it.

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For that incurs Allah's displeasure upon him.

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And his command, in the end, leads to people's displeasure with him.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"And whoever seeks the pleasure of people by incurring the displeasure of Allah,

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Allah will be displeased with him and will make people displeased with him."

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And this trial can intensify,

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to the point of causing its perpetrator to fall into major shirk (polytheism),

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conforming to his fathers, ancestors, and the people around him.

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And it may be a cause for falling into wickedness and disobedience.

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The root of conforming to reality is desire (hawa).

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Until the heart is sealed,

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so it does not recognize good nor condemn evil,

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except for what it has imbibed from its desires.