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Was surfing through islamqa and I found this piece helpful so I thought I'd share it.

Q: I have been a religious person for several years, but for a few months I have been feeling that my mind and heart are devoid of faith and will power. This matter is tormenting me and I said to myself that perhaps this is a touch from the Shaytaan or something like that, and it will go away when Ramadaan comes. But it has not gone away and I find it very difficult to pray qiyaam al-layl (night prayers). I have tried to read more Qur’aan despite this waswaas (whispering) and the distress it is causing me. My situation has started to affect me socially, at work, in the family and in my religion. Now I am living in torment because of this and I cannot find the faith which I feel has been taken away from me. I feel that I will have a bad end and that my faith will never return to me and that a seal has been placed over my heart. When I go to the mosque to pray, which I have not stopped doing, I feel that I am not like the other worshippers and I envy them for their faith. I also feel put off by religion and often I cannot listen to the Qur’aan or hadeeth (prophetic narrations), or listen to tapes, except with great difficulty. This is tormenting me because I do not want this, and I want to be like I was, a believer who loves the religion because it is the truth, but I feel that I cannot control my mind or my feelings. I have started to think about my sins which I believe are the cause of this, and I have started to remember many sins which I had forgotten, as if they are appearing before me one after the other. Until now I am living with this torment, misery and distress. I do not know what has happened to me and what the solution and the remedy is. Will my faith come back to me or is this a bad end and a punishment from Allaah? Finally, please do not forget to make du’aa’ (supplication) for me.
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A:Praise be to Allaah.
My brother, have great hope in Allaah, and do not let the Shaytaan cause you to despair of the vast mercy of Allaah which He has guaranteed for His believing slaves. What you are telling yourself about this being a sign that you will die following something other than that which Allaah wants is only insinuating whispers (waswaas) from the Shaytaan and his deviant ideas by means of which he wants to tempt the slaves of Allaah and lead them away from their religion. So he comes to a righteous slave and whispers to him that his good deeds are of no avail, or that he is doing them not for the sake of Allaah but to show off to people, so that they will think he is good. All of these are the usual ways with which the Shaytaan tries to trick the slaves of Allaah, especially those who show signs of being righteous – of whom I think that you are one, although I do not praise anyone before Allah – to hinder their efforts. We seek refuge with Allaah from him.

You need to increase your hope and trust in Allaah Who forgives all sins, and who accepts the slave who seeks His protection and refuge, for He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving and the Most Loving.

You should increase your good deeds, such as reading Qur’aan, giving charity, remembering Allaah (dhikr), upholding the ties of kinship, etc. The weakness which you feel also happens to others, for it is something natural.
How many people were examples followed by others and had a great deal of drive and ambition, then they lost their drive and ambition for a long time, then it came back to them by the grace of Allaah. Remember the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Everybody has his time of energy, and every time of energy is followed by a time of lethargy. But if a person tries to follow a moderate path, then I have hope for him, but if he becomes one who is pointed out (in the street), then do not think anything of him.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2453; classed as hasan (sound) by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1995).

What is meant by “Everybody has his time of energy” is eagerness for a thing, energy and the desire to do good.

What is meant by “every time of energy is followed by a time of lethargy” is tiredness, weakness and lack of movement.

“But if a person tries to follow a moderate path” means that the one who has energy does his deeds in moderation and avoids going to extremes when he is feeling energetic and avoids being negligent when he is feeling lethargic.

“Then I have hope for him” means, I have hope that he will be successful, for he can continue following a middle course, and the most beloved deeds to Allaah are those which are continuous.

“but if he becomes one who is pointed out (in the street)” means, if he strives hard and goes to extremes in doing good deeds so that he will become famous for his worship and asceticism, and he becomes famous and people point him out to one another,

“then do not think anything of him” means, do not think that he is one of the righteous, because he is showing off. He did not say, “do not have hope for him,” as an indication that he has already fallen, and he will not be able to make up for what he has missed out on.
[From Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi]

Think about this hadeeth, and relate it to your own situation and the situation of others: you will see a clear similarity. This hadeeth clearly states that man goes through a stage of incomparable eagerness and great focus and ambition, then suddenly he becomes weak and loses that focus and eagerness and ambition. When he reaches this stage, he must strive even harder to do obligatory duties and avoid haraam (impermissible) things. If he does that, then there is the hope that he will succeed and progress, but if he falls into haraam things and stops doing obligatory things, he will be lost and doomed.

So you must turn to Allaah a great deal, seek His forgiveness and ask Him to make you steadfast until death. I also advise you to keep away from haraam things. May Allaah forgive your sins and make things easier for you.

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That brother is seeing the light, he's reasoning outside the box, the problem with him is that he's still scared of eternal hell fire, it is normal to be scared of what you were told from childhood. He needs to uncage himself from these dogmas first before he could free himself.

tintingz:
That brother is seeing the light, he's reasoning outside the box, the problem with him is that he's still scared of eternal hell fire, it is normal to be scared of what you were told from childhood. He needs to uncage himself from these dogmas first before he could free himself.

I really don't know Wat to tell you. seeing the light indeed

So tintingz is officially an atheist although still pretending to be Muslim with his family and friends?
Lol

Maclatunji start censoring his posts in this section the way you censor atheist posts. He is no longer one of you, he's now a mocker of Islam.

Alennsar:


I really don't know Wat to tell you. seeing the light indeed

People find their light in one way or the other, when I say light, I'm not talking of light in a particular belief. I wonder why you have problem with it.

DaGr8est:
So tintingz is officially an atheist although still pretending to be Muslim with his family and friends?
Lol

Maclatunji start censoring his posts in this section the way you censor atheist posts. He is no longer one of you, he's now a mocker of Islam.

Keep shut. Censoring ko pensioning ni.

As long as I'm not breaking any rules, no censoring and who told I'm now an atheist?

tintingz:
Keep shut. Censoring ko pensioning ni.

As long as I'm not breaking any rules, no censoring and who told I'm now an atheist?

Lmao, I ain't keeping shut. So you're not an atheist after all? Who told you your new found stance isn't another delusion like the Islam you love mocking (no offence to Muslims).

I have been reading your offensive posts on this section and frankly I have to say they are so insensitive and blatantly annoying. If you are no longer one of these people then leave them alone to practice their religion in peace without mocking them. You are an ex muslim doesn't make you better or smarter than anyone on here so you keep shut instead you annoying cocky little rat.

tintingz:
People find their light in one way or the other, when I say light, I'm not talking of light in a particular belief. I wonder why you have problem with it.

ok then but I don't have problem with it m just saying my mind.

Alennsar:


ok then but I don't have problem with it m just saying my mind.

Ok

tintingz:
Yes I'm delusional, I'm the one seeing fairies, I'm the misleader, Dumb fück.

Kindly point out my offensive posts, point them out let me see what is offensive in my posts. You're an hypocrite if you claim you never post offensive posts or give offensive words.

If you're annoyed about my posts, kindly go to the nearest pharmacy and take 10 dose of panadol.

Nut-brain, so if Muslims go to christian section, what are they trying to prove there?

Can you speak like this against Muslims in real life? Or at least can you criticize Islam like this in front if your parents?

Enjoy your anonymity-inspired bravery.

If I can dig up any of your old posts with your personal details I would do what I can to expose you in real life

DaGr8est:


Can you speak like this against Muslims in real life? Or at least can you criticize Islam like this in front if your parents?

I'm still skeptic and why should i go about speaking against Muslims/Islam? I'm not a bigot, I can only speak against what's barbaric, inhuman, gender discrimination, injustice.

And my parent knows I'm not a devoted religious person they just know I'm a Muslim, this is something my dad complains about.

Enjoy your anonymity-inspired bravery.

Lol, I'm not anonymous to some people here on NL.

If I can dig up any of your old posts with your personal details I would do what I can to expose you in real life

Lol, goodluck.