THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS. Lessons from Surah Luqman

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*THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS*

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*Lessons from Surah Luqman*

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Allah ﷻ says in Surah Luqman Ayah 33 

*يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ*

_Oh Mankind! Fear your Lord!_

Addressing everyone!

*وَٱخْشَوْا۟ يَوْمًۭا لَّا يَجْزِى وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِۦ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۚ*

_and beware of a Day when no parent will be of any benefit to their child, nor will a child be of any benefit to their parent._

Which means, even if he wanted to offer himself as a sacrifice for his son, it would not be accepted from him. The same will apply in the case of a son who wants to sacrifice himself for his father. It will not be accepted from him.

*إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّۭ ۖ*

 

_Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth_

 

*فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا*

_So then don't let the life of this world deceive you_

Meaning, do not let your feelings of contentment with this life make you forget about the Hereafter.

*وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ*

_nor let the chief deceiver deceive you about Allah._

[31:33]

Referring to the Shaytaan and his false promises.

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This reminds us, we must fear Allah ﷻ in private as much as we are in public.

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It starts with our intentions and that we must rectify them, and not let this life and Shaytaan deceive us, by making fame and adulation beloved to us.

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It ends with our 'Amal, good or bad!

When we are in private, we must take extra care to avoid bad deeds and to have Taqwa.

And we must also take extra care in our good deeds and to not underperform in them just because we think we are alone, and we should take care not to expose them at the first opportunity.

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Failure in these things results in a lack of sincerity

And also a lack of reward.

As Prophet ﷺ said 

*انما الاعمال باالنيات*

_Every Deed is according to its intentions._

[Bukhari & Muslim]

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Don't let Shaytaan deceive you about your 'Amal and don't let the Dunya mess up your intentions.

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Because the most horrifying thing we could imagine on Qiyamah, is coming with mountains of good deeds, but all of it is wasted because there is no reward left with Allah ﷻ due to insincerity.

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And we should remember

that the best deeds are those done in secret and for the sake of Allah ﷻ ! 

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It yields the best reward!

May Allah ﷻ purify our intention, grant us Taqwa, forgive our shortcomings and bless our affairs.

*آمِيْن*

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