Category Archives: Ramadan

I realize that yesterday’s recap might resemble a slippery slope. Does getting deep into the disliked necessarily lead to minor sins? Do major sins point directly to innovation? Of course not. Usually, the devil is whispering to us about most of them, most of the time.

May Allah protect us from the accursed Satan and his evil traps, and may He guide us to better in all our affairs.

InshaAllah we have no doubts and follow the Quran and Sunnah alone without any extra stuff added. We’re staying away from the major sins, trying to avoid minor sins, staying away from the disliked as much as possible, and not getting so serious into the permissible stuff that it interferes with our worship or living. …

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InshaAllah, we have no doubts, we’re following the Quran and Sunnah, we’re staying far away from the major sins and avoiding the minor sins, and we’re making dua that Allah keep us from straying too far from His path, but the Devil has more traps laid for us.

After we have believed, committed ourselves to following the Quran and Sunnah as best we can, started staying away from the major and minor sins as best we can and seeking forgiveness when we fail, do you think the Devil is going to let us be? Of course not…

Alhamdulillah, we’re confident in our creed, we’re following the Quran and Sunnah to the best of our ability, and we’re avoiding the major sins with Allah’s help. But Satan doesn’t rest, and isn’t going to let us go that easy. 

Alhamdulillah, it’s Ramadan, and the devils have been chained, InshaAllah allowing us to see more clearly the traps we may have fallen into. Once we’re clear of doubt, and practicing the faith as best we can, what does Satan throw at us next?