Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (602) | How does one push away passion? And the fruit of this advocacy
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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How a person repels base desires and the fruits of this struggle.
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The most powerful means by which a person repels base desires from himself.
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Is the taqwa of Allah—Mighty and Majestic is He—and the fear of His punishment.
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And keeping in mind the fruits of this taqwa and its reward.
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For that is the solid barrier against the violent onslaughts of base desire.
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One must know that Allah has not tasked him with preventing base desires from arising within himself.
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For that is beyond his capacity.
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Rather, He has tasked him with restraining his soul from such desires and repelling them.
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And for this struggle and arduous jihad, He has written for him.
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Paradise as a reward and a dwelling place.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,” (79:40)
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“Lo! the Garden will be his home.” (79:41)
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He must also remember the consequences of unchecked base desire and where it leads.
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"As for him who transgressed and preferred the life of this world."
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“Lo! hell will be his home.” (79:39)
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Also included in the aforementioned points.
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Is to remember the nobility of the truth and the virtue of its people.
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And the baseness of falsehood and the ignominy of its people.
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And what they deserve of Allah’s wrath and punishment.
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Among the things that help in abandoning base desire.
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Which inclines one toward the opinions of his predecessors and teachers even when they contradict the truth.
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Is to keep in mind that what concerns him.
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Is his own state before Allah.
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It will not harm him before Allah to disagree with his teachers.
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As long as the truth has become clear to him in opposition to them.
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Rather, what harms him is following them in what he knows to be contrary to the truth.
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His teachers may be excused and rewarded for the positions they took.
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Due to the evidence of the truth not having been established for them in the matter.
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Or because of a plausible interpretation they held.
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While the proof was not established against them regarding what they opposed.
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Among the things that also help in opposing base desire.
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Is adopting the most cautious approach in a matter.
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Even if it contradicts his desires and what he was raised upon.
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If he finds among the people of knowledge those who reject some of what his soul has become accustomed to and what his desires incline toward.
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Despite their nobility and high standing.
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He should adopt the most cautious path for his religion.
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And abandon what he was accustomed to, in order to safeguard his religion and prioritize safety.