The Destroyers of Good - Portal Gems #78

Est. Read time: 1 min
Edition Number: 78
Adapted from: A Pure Heart
Instructor: Dr. Haifaa Younis

Assalamu Alaykum,

Today’s gem is from Dr. Haifaa Younis’ course, A Pure Heart. In this gem Dr. Haifaa shares the 3 things that destroy your good deeds.

Hope you enjoy!

We begin in the Name of Allah ﷻ, the Most Merciful and Compassionate,
We ask that He ﷻ sends Peace and Blessings upon our noble and beloved
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Rasululah ﷺ said three things are destroyers. Three things will destroy you, meaning destroy your good deeds, destroy your relationship with Allah ﷻ. Jannah becomes way too far from you.

What are they?

The first one is miserliness, which is one of the diseases. Don't do that, don't teach her, don't give her, don't donate, etc.

The second one - following my inclination. I like it, I love it, everyone else is doing it so what is wrong with it?

And the third one, when somebody praises me, I think I'm the best and I get very upset when they don't praise me and praise my friend instead. Allah ﷻ is now testing you. When someone praises somebody and they don't praise you, you know what should you say? Alhamdulillah, they don't know my shortcomings.

May Allah ﷻ grant us tawfiq to stay away from these three destroyers of good deeds.

أقول قولي هذا وأستغفر الله لي ولكم، فاستغفروه إنه هو الغفور الرحيم

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