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STEADFASTNESS IN ISLAM
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EPISODE 3️⃣: Situations where steadfastness is Required- PART 2️⃣ (Finale)
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Steadfastness in Jihaad
Allāh ﷻ Says:
"O you who believe! When you meet [an enemy] force, take a firm stand against them…"
[Qur'aan 8:45]
One of the major sins (Kabaa’ir) in our religion is running away from the battlefield.
When the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ, was carrying earth on his back when they were digging the trench (al-Khandaq), he repeated with the believers: “Make us steadfast when we meet our enemies.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhaari in Kitaab al-Ghazawaat, Bab Ghazwat al-Khandaq. See al-Fat-h, 7/399)
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Steadfast adherence to the Manhaj (methodology of the Qur’aan and Sunnah)
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Allāh ﷻ Says:
"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allāh [i.e., they have gone out for Jihaad, and showed not their backs to the disbelievers], of them some have fulfilled their obligations [i.e., have been martyred], and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed [i.e., they never proved treacherous to their covenant which they concluded with Allāh] in the least."
[Qur'aan 33:23]
Their principles are dearer to them than their own souls, and their determination knows no compromise.
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Steadfastness at the time of death
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The Kuffaar and immoral people are denied steadfastness at the most difficult and most stressful times, and they cannot utter the Shahaadah (testimony of faith) at the time of death – which is one of the signs of a bad end.
A man was told when he was dying to say La ilaaha illallaah, and he started to move his head from right to left, refusing to say it.
Another, a businessman, started to say: “This is an excellent piece, this is a bargain,” when he was dying.
A third began to mention the names of various chess pieces, and a fourth started to hum the tunes of songs, or to mention the name of someone he loved. This is because those things distracted them from remembering Allāh in this world. You may see some of these people with blackened faces, or a foul odor, or turning away from the Qiblah.
But the people of righteousness, who follow the Sunnah, are helped by Allāh ﷻ to stand firm at the time of death, and so they utter the Shahaadatayn (the two testimonies of faith). You may see some of them with a cheerful face and a pleasant scent, looking as if they are hearing good news when their souls are taken from their bodies.
These are the ones of whom Allāh ﷻ Says:
"Verily, those who say: ‘Our Lord is Allāh [alone],’ and then they stood straight (followed Islaam truly), on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) [saying]: ‘Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised!’"
[Qur'aan 41:30]
O Allāh, make us among them. O Allāh, we ask you to make us adhere to Islaam with determination and wisdom. And the end of our prayer is: praise be to Allāh, Lord of the Worlds.
THE END
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