INSPIRATIONAL ADVICE: EACH PERSON IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS OWN DEEDS

 *INSPIRATIONAL ADVICE: EACH PERSON IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS OWN DEEDS*

Allah Ta'ala جل جلاله states in the Holy Qur'ān;

يايها الذين آمنوا عليكم أنفسكم

لايضركم من ضل إذا اهتديتم

الى الله مرجعكم جميعا فينبئكم بما كنتم تعملون 

'O you who believe! Guard your souls. He who has gone astray cannot harm you, if you are rightly guided. To Allah will you all return; and (then) He will inform you of what you used to do.'

(Surah al-Mā'idah: 105)

Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmāni Sahib حفظه الله has said that this verse tells us clearly that we are all going to be accountable for our deeds. No one will be responsible for the deeds of another. 

It is imperative we should take care and reform ourselves first. When we are going to be presented in the Court of Allah Ta'ala جل جلاله, we have to remind ourselves that we will have to account for our deeds. We should therefore be mindful of our actions before turning our attention to others. Every one of us must critically analyse our actions, conduct and character - search for the sins that we are involved in. If we are guilty of any acts of disobedience, we should give up those sins and reform ourselves. It should not happen that we become engaged in reforming others and be neglectful of our own islāh.(reformation). Before we decide to character assassinate others and point fingers at them, Remember that 3 fingers point at you first.  Always leave someone with a piece of your heart, rather than a piece of your mind.

 "If you expose yourself to sin, you eventually become numb to it"

Allah Ta'ala protect us from our Shaytaan and our own Nafs(carnal desires) .May he make us of those who are a source of peace and comfort to others.

 

Aameen Yaa Rabb