Don’t be a temptation – Siham Ali | ISLAMHUDAA

God Almighty said: {And We have made some of you a test for others. Will you be patient? And your Lord is } (Al-Furqan: 20)‎

Temptation is one of God’s laws in this world’s life and is an inevitable occurrence, but for a Muslim to make himself and his behavior a temptation for others is unacceptable.

The noble hadith shows this when the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, forbade that by saying, denouncing, “You are tempted, O Muadh.” In the famous story, when Muadh, may God be pleased with him, prolonged the prayer, and one of the people praying in prayer could not bear it, so he prayed alone. The Companions informed the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, of what had happened, and he attributed the error to Muadh and not to the man.

The temptation that is meant in the narration is extremism and lack of kindness towards people, and every strictness in prayer or in anything else is a type of temptation, and there are many types of temptation, including what is the opposite of strictness, which is negligence. When a person, especially if he is a role model, neglects one of God’s rights, it is also temptation.

Cruelty to the weak and belittling their dignity is a type of temptation, and weakness here means all types of weakness, such as a young person whose affairs are followed by adults such as parents or others, or a poor person in need of money, or an ignorant person who lacks knowledge. All of these people are in a position of weakness that needs mercy. These are types of temptations. Likewise, openly committing sin, labeling others as late and backward, and trying to spread indecency are among the worst types of temptations. Even the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said. “My entire nation will be healthy, except for those who commit suicide» Narrator: Abu Hurairah (Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari No [6069])

Also among the temptations is bad advice when there is a need for sincere advice, not being kind to the person with the problem, attributing fault to him, and lashing him out when he asks for advice. In fact, insincere advice has been described as deception on the part of a person towards his brother, and the greatest temptation is pressure and oppression of people until they mistrust God, who is the Most Merciful, the Most Merciful.

There are many types of temptations that cannot be enumerated, but in short, they indicate a character that is not part of the character of Islam. In conclusion, we seek refuge in God Almighty from being among the people of temptations, neither tempted nor tempted.