MUJAHIDAH AND RIYAZAT: 15 (abstracts from a talk by Mufti Taqi Usmani DB)

 REFLECTION AND FORBEARANCE

 

Hazrat Thanvi (may Allah Ta’ala bless him) said;

 

“The cure of all negative attributes of a person’s inner-self is reflection and forbearance. Whatever act he is going to perform, first he should reflect on whether it is permissible under Shariah or not. And he should not rush to do things, he should practice forbearance.”

 

This means that to treat the negative attributes of his inner-self, a person should do two things, the first is reflection, and the second is forbearance. ‘Reflection’ in this context means that before a person does anything or says anything, he should reflect for a moment whether what he is going to do or say is permissible under Shariah or not. If, after reflection, he realizes that what he wanted to do is impermissible, and his Nafs (inner-self) is inclined towards committing that act despite knowing that it is impermissible, then he should observe forbearance, meaning he should tolerate whatever distress or discomfort he experiences as a result of stopping himself from committing that act. If a person keeps practicing these two attributes, then he will be able to tame all his negative attributes over a period of time.

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