HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM ALLAH'S PUNISHMENT

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.

Praise be to the Nourisher of the Worlds, All thanks are exclusively His (the Almighty above the horizons). Blessings and salutations upon Muhammad (pbuh), his household, companions and those follows suit his way.

Allah says,

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَائِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ

 

"O you who believe! save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones; over it are angels stern and strong, they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, and do as they are commanded." (At-Tahrim, Verse 6)

Respected brethren, the topic we have at hand tonight is,

How to save yourself from Allah's punishment.

The very first factor the saves one from the punishment of Allah is Al-Islam..

من سلّم سلم

 

Whoever submits totally and unconditionally his will to the will of his Maker, Allah, is save and secured from the punishment of Allah.

 

For Qur'an speaks : "O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be Feared, and die not except in a state of Islam. ( Quran, 3:102) ".

However a Muslim might offer perfom a sin that might take him out of Islam or might invite upon him the wrath of Allah and not necessarily taking them out of the fold of Islam.

Darkness of Polytheism (Shirk) and Hypocrisy (Nifaaq) are kind of movements that render one a non-believer (كافر) for they take one off the constants  of Islam.

 

"Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with God is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed. (Quran, 4:48) "

In the above Noble Verses, we clearly see that Allah Almighty accepts nothing from a person after death but his belief in Islam and He, Allah is Willing to forgive our sins.

 

Hypocrisy on the other hand is a serious sickness and a great crime. It means making an outward display of Islam whilst inwardly concealing kufr. Hypocrisy is more dangerous than kufr (disbelief) and the punishment for it is more severe, because it is kufr mixed with Islam and its harmful effects are greater. Hence Allaah will put the hypocrites in the lowest level of Hell.

as He says

“Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them[al-Nisaa’ 4:145].

 

Respected brethren Sihr (magic) is not an exception of the movements that take one out of fold of Islam.

There are numerous opinions regarding the question of 'what is magic' and 'when did it come into existence'? Nevertheless, it is evident that magic has been prevalent amongst people since ancient times, but the exact date of its origin is unknown; in addition, it is also not known as to who was the first person to have brought it into existence.

However, with respect to its meaning and essence, it can be said that magic is a kind of supernatural act which has an impact on men; at times it is a kind of jugglery and sleight of hand, while on other occasions it is just psychological and imaginary.

According to the dictionary, magic has two meanings:

Deception, guile, sleight of hand and legerdemain; and according to the book Qamus al-Lughah , magic means 'to deceive'.

ﮐُﻞُّ ﻣﺎَ ﻟَﻄُﻒَ ﻭَ ﺩَﻕَّ .

“All such things, the causes of which are invisible and mysterious.”

In Raghib's book al-Mufradat , which is devoted to analysing words appearing in the Qur’an, three meanings have been mentioned for it:

a. Deception and imaginations, which are devoid of reality - like sleight of hand.

b. Attracting the Satans by special means and seeking assistance from them.

And there is another meaning that some have been given to imagine and that is: It is possible to transform the essence and form of people or entities by certain means; for example, transforming man by means of it, into an animal. However, this kind is nothing more than mere fancy, and without an iota of reality. The Prophet (saws) commanded: “Kill every sorcerer, for this is the punishment ordained by Allah.”

This is the fiqh (legal) opinion of Imam Abu Haneefah, Imam Maalik, and Imam Ahmad the founders of the Madhhabs of Law in Islam, in all four madhhabs (schools of Law) including the Shafii Madhhab practicing Sihr is a capital punishment and one of the worst sins a person can commit on the same level with Kufr, leaving Islam, because Allah says many times in the Quran it is Kufr (2:102).

Allah in a single verse (2:102) says Sihr is Disbelief (Kufr) multiple times to emphasis this point, that the person who practices dark magic and the person who has it practiced for him have left Islam:

“And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It wasnot Solomon who disbelieved , but the devils disbelieved , (by) teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, “We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic].”

For that matter the point of reflection at this point over the movements that call for a Muslim falling into a    *disbelieve* is, we must know that practicing upon those movements only attract the punishment of Allah.

with Sincerity and Conformity with the  cammands of Allah, only deeds can be accepted and truthfulness in one's faith leaving all deities aside the worship of Allah are what prevent one from punishment and grant him mercy of paradise..

Qur'an speaks,

"Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger is with those whom Allah has blessed." [ Al-Qur'an 4:68]

Furthermore, having established that there are movements that take one out of Islam, sins are of degrees and quantum.

And vary between grave and minor sins. Some sins are graver than others.

 

 The deliverer of the glad tidings and the Warner (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) warned us from the all sins, whether they are grave or minor. In some situations, he described some of the sins with specific attributes, and he assigned signs for other sins in other situations. Among these sins are the seven great destructive sins.

Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Avoid the seven great destructive sins.”

"O Allah's Apostle! What are they?” The companions enquired.

He said, “To join others in worship along with Allah, to practice magic, to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause, (according to Islamic law), to eat up Riba (usury), to eat up an orphan's wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield at the time of fighting, and to accuse, chaste women, who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers.” [Agreed upon]

« ﺍﺟﺘﻨﺒﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺑﻘﺎﺕ،ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ : ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ : ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻦ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ، ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺤﺮ ، ﻭﻗﺘﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺣﺮﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖ ، ﻭﺃﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎ ، ﻭﺃﻛﻞ ﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻴﺘﻴﻢ ، ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﻟﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺰﺣﻒ ، ﻭﻗﺬﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺼﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻓﻼﺕ »

ﻣﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ

Per the above explanation, we have to know factors that invite the wrath and punishment of Allah.. Then to leave them with knowing of it's really. In that you guard yourself from the wrath of Allah. However, after having got to know that some movements really can exit one from Islam..

We, for that matter has to know some movements that can rather facilitate one's entry into Jannah. The five pillars of Islam are first to be considered.. For without these pillars nothing cannot be considered strong.

The other worship such as the Recitation of the Quran, saying praises to prophet, striving on the course of Allah, feeding the needy and so on.

Will Only explain a little the integral points..... Recitation of Qur'an with good intent,

It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that the Qur’an will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Muslim (804) narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “Read the Qur’aan, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection interceding for its companions.”

Imam Ahmad (6589) narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede for a person on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say: O Lord, I kept him from his food and desires during the day; let me intercede for him. And the Qur’an will say: I kept him from sleeping during the night; let me intercede for him. And they will be allowed to intercede.”

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘ , 7329

Also, believe in Allah, and his messenger, striving on Allah's course,  of one's money for Allah's.

Qur'an speaks,

[61:11] O ye who believe! shall I point out to you a bargain that will save you from a painful punishment?

[61:12] That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your persons. That is better for you, if you did but know.

Finally... Seeking for the forgiveness of Allah saves from Allah's punishment, Allah says,

"And Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness" [Quran, 8:33]

One of the scariest things in human life is disaster— when something horrible happens out of the blue and without us expecting it. There are very few things that terrify people more than something like that.

Islamically, they can be both tests and punishments. As Muslims, we don’t want to be punished by Allah. We don’t want to experience any of it. And istighfar is the promise from Allah that it’s not going to happen.

 He has our back as long as we seek His forgiveness. In the end, we have to throw away  everything that can invite on us the wrath of Allah. And to perform acts that will facilitate His mercy on us.

Thanks to you all for your time. Allah bless you all with much good.