Always think good of Allah

When in fear tell yourself:

إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ Indeed my Lord, over all things, is Guardian. [Quran 11:57]

When making du'a tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ Indeed my Lord is Near and Responsive. [Quran 11:61]

When in hardship tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ Indeed my Lord is Merciful and Loving. [Quran 11:90]

When seeking forgiveness tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ Indeed my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful. [Quran 12:53]

When in need tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي غَنِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ Indeed my Lord is Rich and Generous. [Quran 27:40]

Imagine Allah ﷻ has given you a plate. A plate to fill with whatever you want. This life is a buffet. Every desire, every distraction, every act of worship—it’s all laid out for you to choose from. You can take as much as you want, as often as you like. But here’s the catch: What you put on your plate directly feeds your nafs. But which nafs are you feeding?  Are you feeding the nafs al-ammarah—your lowest self? The one that commands evil, is driven by impulse and desire, and resists challenge, change, and uncertainty? 'Indeed, the soul constantly commands evil, except for those upon whom my Lord has mercy.' (12:53) Or are you feeding the nafs al-mutma’inna—your high

Defend Yourself but Don't Dismiss the Capacity for Wrongdoing One of the themes that runs through the Surah of Yusuf is that he clears his name, and the Almighty clears his name, from all types of wrongdoing. In fact, Yusuf (pbuh) even resolved to stay in the prison until the king conducted a full investigation into what the women of the city had done to him, so that there could be no chance of further accusations coming his way. But there is also this balancing note in v. 53, which quotes either the speech of Yusuf (pbuh) or the minister's wife who had attacked and accused him. Those are two opinions among the exegetes, and here I don't intend to explore which is more convincing. The

Nafsi Nafsi In Ramadan, the devils are chained but we may still do things that we’re not proud of. Why do you think that is? There is something inside of us called our nafs. Our nafs is very important. It helps us survive- some translate it as our 'self' or our 'ego.' And while our nafs is very important, it is also important to keep it in check. Sometimes our nafs only wants to eat junk food all day and play video games. Sometimes, it wants to gossip about others, lose its temper, and hoard all the blessings that Allah ﷻ has given it. Other times it feels really guilty and wants to seek Allah’s forgiveness. Do you know that Allah ﷻ actually describes three types of nafoos in t