Why You are not different from Shaitan

 *Why You are not different from Shaitan.*

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When it comes to iman in Allah, iman is the highest peak of devotion and love for Allah and what He sent. Majority of people believe in Allah, but only a few have what we refer to as Iman. Iblis or Shaitan is a believer, bcos he believes that Allah is his creator, and he knows that all the Prophets sent were sent by Allah. He also knows that Prophet Muhammad is the last and final messenger. If you read the Qur’an, in most places where Iblis is mentioned you would realise that Iblis calls Allah as Rabb or Allah. To show you that he believes in Allah. But what makes him an outcast is bcos he didn't have iman. Abu Talib the Uncle of Prophet Muhammad believed in Allah and the messenger, he im fact protected the messenger more than the sahaba. But he did not have iman.

So what is iman?

Iman is to believe in Allah, love him emotionally and follow every single command He instruct you to follow. Iman isn't just the Kalimatus Shahada. That's believe. Iman is not just on the tongue. It is in the heart, mind, body and in action. So when you don't offer salah, you don't fast, you disagree with the shariah, you don't practice islam. You are just a believer, nothing else. You don't possess iman. Bcos if you do, you will follow every single instruction. So you are no lesser than Iblis.

The messenger PBUH says, the difference between a Muslim and a non Muslim is salah. Bcos non Muslims fast, they give sadaqa, they even believe in Allah, they do a lot except that salah [Sahihul Bukhari]. In fact, certain mazhab say he who doesn't pray is not a Muslim.

May Allah taalah grant us iman, true iman, not just on the tongue, but in action as well. Amin.