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**Hinigyday** · 06-09-2012, 09:31 PM

In contrast, if this person had taken professional advice from the outset, he would have been able to set a timetable and develop a manageable action plan under expert guidance. This in conjunction with the continued supervision of the dietician would have resulted in long term benefit and success in his objective.

I just wanted to comment further on this. With a Shaykh one's progress and hierarchy of priorities are clear. For example without a shaykh a person might spend time doing something that is nafl, and skip that which is wajib. Like attaining ilm in something that is not fard, yet missing fajr. Or someone is really focused on avoiding something that is mukruh, yet doing something that is haram. The nafs always wants to mess up priorities. With a Shaykh you can get a very clear picture as to what exactly you should work on and when. It can bring structure to your spiritual progress as there are stages of growth and you grow in a logical format as opposed to random and scattered growth. However again, one can properly prioritize and bring discipline into one's own life, set a schedule, prioritize the fard, wujub, emphasized sunnah, sunnah etc. then remove the Harams first, then makruh tahrimis, then mukruhs, then limit the permissible. etc.

06-09-2012, 09:31 PM	#4
Hinigyday Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	In contrast, if this person had taken professional advice from the outset, he would have been able to set a timetable and develop a manageable action plan under expert guidance. This in conjunction with the continued supervision of the dietician would have resulted in long term benefit and success in his objective. I just wanted to comment further on this. With a Shaykh one's progress and hierarchy of priorities are clear. For example without a shaykh a person might spend time doing something that is nafl, and skip that which is wajib. Like attaining ilm in something that is not fard, yet missing fajr. Or someone is really focused on avoiding something that is mukruh, yet doing something that is haram. The nafs always wants to mess up priorities. With a Shaykh you can get a very clear picture as to what exactly you should work on and when. It can bring structure to your spiritual progress as there are stages of growth and you grow in a logical format as opposed to random and scattered growth. However again, one can properly prioritize and bring discipline into one's own life, set a schedule, prioritize the fard, wujub, emphasized sunnah, sunnah etc. then remove the Harams first, then makruh tahrimis, then mukruhs, then limit the permissible. etc.
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