Bismihi Ta`ala
*WATCH YOUR FOOTSTEPS.*
*Allah Ta`ala need a first step from you to increase His guidance light on your way and also He await your first step towards Him to increase His bounty of dunya upon you.*
*Allah Ta`ala says: ‘’_Certainly Allah Ta`ala will not change the status of a people until they themselves alter their conducts._*
’’(13:11) ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَى قَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ [الأنفال : 53]إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ [الرعد : 11] *
_Reported in Musnad Ahmad and Tabrani that when a person make the first step of approaching Allah Ta`ala walking, then Allah Ta`ala runs towards him. A little step of obedience towards Allah Ta`ala will result in a great Help and attention from Allah Ta`ala side_*.
مسند أحمد ط الرسالة – (17 / 455)حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللهِ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا ، وَمَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا ، وَمَنْ أَتَاهُ يَمْشِي أَتَاهُ اللهُ هَرْوَلَة *
In summary, a little step of salaah and obedience towards Allah Ta`ala will boost your life status by many because Allah Ta`ala is generous in gifting and guiding. But a first step from you is needed.* *And remember that your children will follow your footsteps. Good or Bad. So watch your footsteps.* *And know that if you set a trail of goodness such that others follow your footsteps, then you will receive all their rewards, without diminishing their rewards. On the other hand if you set a trail of sinful actions such that others start following that trail, then you will be credited the load of their sins also, without diminishing their sins. Rasouloullah Swalallahou `Alaihi Wasallam stated that whoever call others for a cause then he will have to assume the load of rewards or sins of his followers- whichever he called to. (Sahih Muslim).*
صحيح مسلم – (13 / 164)حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ الْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَى ضَلَالَةٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الْإِثْمِ مِثْلُ آثَامِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آثَامِهِمْ شَيْئًا
*So watch your footsteps, because they can have more heavy consequences than what you thought. The load of sins of followers call to much greater curse of Allah Ta’ala.*
*The Arabian peninsula was pure from shirk, kufr, indecency, cinemas, musical amusements, alcohol, adultery, etc. So should you make the first step towards opening avenues of these sins in the Arabian peninsula, then assume whatever sins that will be done in those spheres until the day of Qiyaamah. Because Rasouloullah Swalallahou Alaihi Wasallam left an Arabian peninsula that was pure from satanic evils*
:صحيح مسلم – (13 / 424) عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ أَيِسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدَهُ الْمُصَلُّونَ فِي جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَلَكِنْ فِي التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَهُمْ
*_Rasouloullah Swalallahou Alaihi Wasallam said: ‘’Satan has lost hope on those praying salaah in the Arabian peninsula to worship him. But he will cause divergences and disputes between the Arabs.’’**(Sahih Muslim)*
*_So watch your footsteps and assume fully their consequences_*