Do not forget Allaah!

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Allaah تعالى says:

وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

{And be not like those who forgot Allaah (i.e., became disobedient to Allaah) and He caused them to forget their own selves, (let them to forget to do righteous deeds). Those are the Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allaah).}

[Surah al-Hashr (59):19]

اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَأَنسَاهُمْ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ حِزْبُ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ أَلَا إِنَّ حِزْبَ الشَّيْطَانِ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ

{Shaitaan has overtaken them. So, he has made them forget the remembrance of Allaah. They are the party of Shaitaan. Verily, it is the party of Shaitaan that will be the losers!}

[Surah al-Mujaadalah (58):19]

When a person forgets Allaah, when he does not remember Allaah, when he becomes disobedient to Allaah, then it becomes easy for the Shaitaan to overpower and subjugate him. So, much so that the Shaitaan makes him forget that Allaah is watching him and that he will be punished for his actions. Then the person becomes shameless, careless, heedless, and disobeys Allaah without a second thought.

So, do not forget Allaah!

Your sustenance is with Allaah!

Your success is with Allaah!

The reforming and the nurturing of your children upon righteousness is with Allaah!

The cure for all your illnesses is with Allaah!

The treasures of the heavens and the earth are with Allaah!

No one will benefit you on the Day of Resurrection except Allaah!

When you will be brought to the Hellfire, no one will save you except Allaah!

Therefore, establish your relationship with Allaah. The relationship of a Master and an obedient slave. The relationship of servitude and obedience to Him.

Take care of these two pieces of advice:

1) The first piece of advice: Do not be negligent about the Salaah, no matter where you are and what situation you are in. No matter what you did and what sin you committed, do not stop praying, because the Salaah is the link which connects you with Allaah, and Shaitaan wants to break this link, Shaitaan wants to cut you off from Allaah, Shaitaan wants you to despair, Shaitaan wants you to be sad, Shaitaan wants you to suffer in this world and the Hereafter.

This is the Salaah which Allaah تعالى made obligatory from above the seven Heavens. This was the special gift that the Prophet ﷺ received on the night of ascension (Mi`raaj). The five daily prayers have been made obligatory so that a person is in constant touch with Allaah and does not forget him. So, no matter what sin you might have committed, do not abandon the Salaah.

Strive to offer the Salaah in the best of manners, as perfect as you can, upon the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ. Because on the Day of Judgment, the first thing that a person will be brought to account will be in respect to his Salaah. If the Salaah is found complete, then the rest of his actions will be complete. If his Salaah was incomplete or lacking, then his other actions (good deeds) will be incomplete.

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The first thing among their deeds for which the people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be prayer. Our Lord will say to His angels, although He تعالى knows best: {Look at My slave’s prayer, is it complete or lacking?} If it is complete, it will be recorded as complete, but if it is lacking, He تعالى will say: {Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (nawaafil) prayers.}. If he had done voluntary prayers, He تعالى will say: {Complete the obligatory prayers of My slave from his voluntary prayers.} Then the rest of his deeds will be examined similarly.❞

[Sunan Abu Dawood (864) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

2) The second piece of advice: Do much remembrance of Allaah! The more you remember Allaah, the more He عز وجل will remember you.

Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Allaah says: {I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e., I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.}❞

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (7405) and Saheeh Muslim]

So, keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allaah. Every day, do the morning and evening Adhkaar diligently, do the Adkhaar after the daily prayers, and don’t be neglectful. Recite the Qur’aan daily, even if it were only a few Aayaat. Seek Allaah’s forgiveness, and turn to Him in repentance.

Keep in constant remembrance of Allaah because through Dhikr, a person remains in constant connection with Allaah. The remembrance of Allaah calms the hearts, purifies the souls, elevates the status, and effaces the sins.

The more Dhikr you do, the weaker Shaitaan will get, and his plots against you will fail, and he will not be able to overpower you.

اللَّهُمَّ أعِنَّا عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

O Allaah, help us to remember You, to give You thanks, and to perform Your worship in an excellent manner.