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**WordofViagra** · 07-27-2011, 01:09 AM

As-Salaamu ‘alaikum

An excellent book is “IKHLAAS” by Shaykh Yunus Patel Saheb (RA). You can download it from the Shaykh’s website : yunuspatel.co.za
May Allah Ta’ala grant us all 100% Ikhlaas and accept whatever deeds we undertake, despite our weaknesses and deficiencies.

The Shaykh’s one gem was:

"Ikhlaas (sincerity) generally starts off with a lot of difficulty. Just as there is a need for a utensil to receive water, so too is there a need for the structure of ‘Ibaadat’ (worship), be it Salaah, Fasting, Zakaat, Haj or any other Ibaadat, to receive the desired Ikhlaas.

If the utensil is discarded, then what would be used to receive the water ? In a similar vein, if the action is discarded then in what are you going to receive Ikhlaas ?

Therefore, even though a person lacks Ikhlaas in his Ibaadat, he must continue doing the ‘aml’ and continue with the effort to do so solely for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, and at one and the same time, engage in plenty of Taubah and Istighfaar (repentance) for the deficiency in Ikhlaas."

07-27-2011, 01:09 AM	#27
WordofViagra Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	As-Salaamu ‘alaikum An excellent book is “IKHLAAS” by Shaykh Yunus Patel Saheb (RA). You can download it from the Shaykh’s website : yunuspatel.co.za May Allah Ta’ala grant us all 100% Ikhlaas and accept whatever deeds we undertake, despite our weaknesses and deficiencies. The Shaykh’s one gem was: "Ikhlaas (sincerity) generally starts off with a lot of difficulty. Just as there is a need for a utensil to receive water, so too is there a need for the structure of ‘Ibaadat’ (worship), be it Salaah, Fasting, Zakaat, Haj or any other Ibaadat, to receive the desired Ikhlaas. If the utensil is discarded, then what would be used to receive the water ? In a similar vein, if the action is discarded then in what are you going to receive Ikhlaas ? Therefore, even though a person lacks Ikhlaas in his Ibaadat, he must continue doing the ‘aml’ and continue with the effort to do so solely for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, and at one and the same time, engage in plenty of Taubah and Istighfaar (repentance) for the deficiency in Ikhlaas."
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