Sunday, March 7, 2010

Signs of weak Iman and how to increase it


A very nice article contributed by brother AbuBanan.
Signs of weak Faith: 

  • Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.

  • Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.

  • Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat

  • Neglecting the Sunnah. 

  • Having mood swings, for instance being upset about petty things and bothered and irritated most of the time.

  • Not feeling anything when hearing verses from the Quran, for example when Allah warns us of punishments and His promise of glad tidings.

  • Finding difficulty in remembering Allah and making dhikr. 

  • Not feeling bad when things are done against the Shariah.

  • Desiring status and wealth.

  • Being mean and miserly, i.e. not wanting to part with wealth.

  • Ordering others to do good deeds when not practising them ourselves.

  • Feeling pleased when things are not progressing for others.

  • Being concerned with whether something is haram or halal only; and not avoiding makroo (not recommended) things.

  • Making fun of people who do simple good deeds, like cleaning the mosque.

  • Not feeling concerned about the situation of Muslims.

  • Not feeling the responsibility to do something to promote Islam.

  • Liking to argue just for the sake of arguing without any proof.

  • Becoming engrossed and very involved with dunya, worldly things, i.e. feeling bad only when losing something in terms of material wealth.

  • Becoming engrossed and obsessive about ourselves. 

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