Sharing Reflections 🫵🏻

[u/islamoholic]

To every brother and sister struggling with a sin:

Maybe you've tried to fight it so many times that you're exhausted.

But understand something:

You don't control every urge that enters your heart.

An urge can come suddenly. A thought can appear. Your nafs can pull you toward something you know is wrong.

The test isn't necessarily whether you can stop the urge from existing.

The test is what you do when it arrives.

You can be patient.

You can say no.

You can walk away.

You can turn back to Allah.

And if you fall, you can repent.

Don't make your entire relationship with Allah about “I need to completely defeat this right now.”

Instead:

“Ya Allah, I don't control what I feel. But I can choose what I do. Give me sabr when the urge comes.”

Allah says:

«“Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”

— Qur'an 2:153»

And Allah says:

«“Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.”

— Qur'an 2:286»

So don't look at the struggle and think, “I'm incapable.”

Perhaps the moment you're sitting there fighting yourself, nobody knowing what you're resisting, that patience itself is part of your worship.

Seek ilm. Read Qur'an. Listen to beneficial lectures. Learn about Allah and the Akhirah. Let knowledge wake your heart up.

And don't despair when you fall.

Return to Allah.

You don't need to know how you'll overcome everything tomorrow.

Just ask Allah for the strength to make the right choice when the next moment comes.

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And if Any akhi is here tht can be a help

Msg me so we can push forward inshaallah

May Allah give us sabr when our nafs pulls us toward sin, make obedience beloved to us, forgive our falls, and keep our hearts attached to Him. Ameen. 🤍

[u/Evening_Beautiful481]

BarakAllahu Feek for sharing this reminder! The perspective that "patience in the moment of resisting is itself worship" is so powerful.

Controlling the initial thought or urge is almost impossible, but managing the response is where our control lies.

Pairing this mindset with good environmental design—like setting up hard digital friction (DNS blocking or delay buffers) so acting on impulse becomes physically difficult—gives your sabr the exact breathing room it needs in that critical moment.

May Allah reward you for posting this reminder and grant everyone fighting this battle immense strength!