Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (556) | Misunderstanding of sincerity
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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A misunderstanding of sincerity (ikhlas).
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Some well-meaning people abandon certain righteous deeds,
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Fearing that they lack sincerity in them or that it is too difficult to achieve.
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Until this leads them to passivity,
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And refraining from acts of righteousness, calling to Allah, enjoining good, and forbidding evil.
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This is one of the devil’s adornments and his dangerous avenues of approach,
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Where sincerity is transformed into a negative force that hinders one from doing good.
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The truth is that a person must strive against his own soul to achieve sincerity in all his acts of obedience,
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And press forward toward every deed that pleases Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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He should not pay heed to the whisperings of the devil,
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Which urge him to abandon what Allah loves and is pleased with,
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Out of fear of showing off or lacking sincerity in those deeds.
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For sincerity should be a positive, internal action of the heart,
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That drives a person to perform everything he is capable of that Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, loves,
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Seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah alone.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.