Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 927 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (925) | The temptation of keeping pace with reality
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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.