Recite something to become better muslim.
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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Dear Sir,
Please tell me what to recite all the time which
makes me a better person, something which is short like 'Ya Heyu Ya Qayum', I
am sick of my bad habits like bickering, complaining etc, I want to be
a thankful and a better Muslim.
Please guide me soon.
Thank you
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Answer:
Recite something to
become better muslim
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Respected sister in Islam, if the mere recitation of a few
phrases alone had the power to make one grateful unto their Lord Most Gracious,
or could make one a better believer, or a better muslim, etc…..there would be
no hypocrites or believers with weak ‘faith’ on the face of this earth!!!!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verse 102:
102 O ye who believe! ‘It-taku Allah’ (fear Allah) as he should be
feared, and die not except in a state of Islam.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 1 (part):
1 O mankind! ‘Itt-taku’ your Guardian-Lord
Who created you.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah
Zumar verse 10:
10 Say: "O ye my servants who believe! ‘It-taku’ your Lord: good
is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! Those who
patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!"
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 59 Surah
Hashr verse 18:
18 O ye who believe! ‘It-taku’ Allah, and let every soul look to what
(provision) he has sent forth for the morrow.
Yea ‘It-taku’ Allah: for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
To be extremely honest, there is just no term in the
English language which has the capacity to do justice to the vast and
comprehensive meaning of the Arabic and Quranic term of ‘taqwa’!
The Arabic and Quranic term ‘Taqwa’, because of the
shallowness of the English language is translated as Piety, Righteousness,
God-Consciousness, duty, or simply as the ‘Fear’ of Allah Subhanah; but the
true meaning is much much more comprehensive than all these terms put together!
The state of constant consciousness of standing in the
Presence of the Majestic and Supreme Lord One Inevitable Day is what Allah
Subhanah calls ‘taqwa’ or piety in His Quran; and it is this state of ‘taqwa’
alone which has the capacity to inspire one
towards the doing of deeds that would earn one the Eternal Pleasure and
Good Will of their Lord, and it is this same state of ‘taqwa’ which alone has
the capacity to inspire one to abstain from doing anything which would ignite
or bring about the Unbearable Wrath and Anger of the Lord Most Majestic, Most
Supreme.
Taqwa means to abstain from doing anything that would
bring about the Wrath and Displeasure of the Lord All-Mighty; and to do deeds
of righteousness which are commanded by Allah and His Messenger (saws). ‘Taqwa’ is to live every moment of ones life
with the solemn belief that One Inevitable Day every soul will be brought forth
in the Presence of the Majestic Lord to give a full accounting of every one of
his deeds. ‘Taqwa’ is to determine
before doing anything whether the Lord Most Merciful will be Pleased or Dis-pleased
with the deed; if one determines that the Lord will be pleased with the deed,
he must do it wholeheartedly; and if one determines that the deed would bring
about the displeasure and Wrath of Allah Subhanah, he must immediately abstain
from it. ‘Taqwa’ is to live every moment
of one’s life consciously striving to do deeds which would earn him the
Pleasure and Good Will of the Lord Most Merciful, and abstain from doing deeds
which would bring about His displeasure and Wrath.
If one studies the Glorious Quran, one would realize that
more often than not, wherever Allah Subhanah Promises His slaves the
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imraan verse 133:
133 Be quick in the race for forgiveness from
your Lord and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens
and of the earth; prepared for the ‘Muttaqeen’.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah
Qaaf verses 31-33:
31 And the Garden will be brought nigh to
the ‘Muttaqeen’, no more a thing distant.
32 (A voice will say:) "This is what
was promised for you, for everyone who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance
who kept (his law).
33 "Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious
unseen and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 52 Surah
Tur verses 17-18:
17 As to the ‘Muttaqeen’ they will be in Gardens and in
Happiness
18 Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord
hath bestowed on them and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the
Fire.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 68 Surah
Qalam verse 34:
34 Verily for the ‘Muttaqeen’
are Gardens of Delight in the Presence of their Lord.
Your very intention to move away from evil habits, your
very intention that you wish to be one who is constantly grateful for the
favors your Lord Most Gracious has bestowed upon you, your very intention that
you wish to become a better believer and worshipper in itself is a manifest
sign that Allah Subhanah has bestowed you with abundant faith and ‘emaan’ in
your heart.
All you need to do now sister is constantly strive to
‘shine’ this precious gift of ‘emaan’ which your Lord has bestowed you
with…..and that is to tirelessly increase this ‘taqwa’ of your Lord in your
heart…..
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2337 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "When a
believer sins there is a black spot placed on his heart, and if he repents and
asks pardon his heart is polished; but if he does more it increases till it
gains ascendancy over his heart. That is the rust mentioned by Allah Most High,
'Nay, but
what they were committing has spread like rust over their hearts' (Al-Quran
83:14)"
Respected sister in Islam, there are several supplications
related from the Prophet (saws) which would help you in this regard….but if one
had to choose only one of the several supplications, it would have to be this
one which the Prophet (saws) never tired of making himself and guided the
believers to make this supplication after every obligatory prayer…..
One day the Prophet (saws) took Mu'adh ibn
Jabal's hand and said to him, "O Mu'adh, I love you." Mu'adh responded, "May my father and
mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah, I love you too." Then
the Prophet (saws) said, "I advise you, O Mu'adh, say at the end of every
prayer, 'O Allah, aid me in Your Remembrance, Your Thanks, and in perfecting
Your worship." (Allah humma ainni
ala dhikreka, wa shukreka, wa husne ibadatik.)
Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, Ibn
Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister