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Wednesday July 31, 2013 | 5:00 PM

- Power of Watchfulness:

Vigilance of the heart needs and depends

have discussed – watching the heart

consequence of all the worships of the

because we deal with Allah SWT who

SWT says in Surah Baqara Ayah 235.

As an action

know that

Ibn ul Mubarak said we need to be in

Ways to watchfulness:

1. Knowledge about

know Allah SWT- the more we know

are being watched continuously with

Allah SWT is all the time watchful towards

• With the name of Allah

Allah SWT is All-Watching (

as Allah SWT says in Surah Nisa Ayah

• Another Name of Allah SWT

servants and does not forget anything

doing we will be accountable for that then we become watchful

says in Surah Hud Ayah 57 ‘Indeed my Lord is, over all things, Guardia

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Watchfulness:

depends on all the previous worships of the heart

heart and keeping it on track should be the natural

the heart without which the struggle will be wasted

who even knows what we have in our hearts as Allah

235.

action of the heart a slave of Allah SWT should

that Allah SWT is always watching and nothing is h

this life as if we see Allah SWT (

watchfulness:

about Allah SWT and His Names and Attributes

know the more we are vigilant: if we come to know

with a camera how will we behave – we should know

towards His slaves.

Allah SWT we can achieve that when we know th

) and He is over is Watchful

Ayah 1 – ‘Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observe

Name of Allah SWT means that Allah SWT preserves and guards

and does not forget anything ( ) – when we know that everything we are

for that then we become watchful – as Allah SWT

Indeed my Lord is, over all things, Guardian’.

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we

natural

wasted

Allah

should always be watchful to

hidden from Him.

) and that is Ihsaan.

Attributes: to

know that we

know that

that

Watchful

Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer’

and guards the actions of His

we know that everything we are

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• When we know that Allah SWT is All

the hearts then we fear Him and watch our a

hide anything from Him so that makes a person always watchful of h

SWT all the time.

• Allah SWT is All-Hearing;

• Allah SWT is All-Seeing

The more we read Quran the more we

of Him as we see Him – this is the highest

2. - Know

our limbs will testify – as Allah SWT

limbs will testify against them when

in the life.

Heart should always be our watchman

why is an action of the heart.

because of their watchful heart.

3. Knowing that

now they are silently watching us but

has commanded them to do so. Allah

will report its news’

Watchfulness brings our hearts closer

the time as if we are watching Him and

thoughts especially in the special moments

Ihsaan in is a constant check

watchful over the emotions, utterances

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we know that Allah SWT is All-Knower and nothing is hidden from Him even if it is in

the hearts then we fear Him and watch our actions - - we can’t deceive Allah SWT and

that makes a person always watchful of his actions and that he is watching Allah

Hearing;

Seeing

we know how watchful Allah SWT is and the more

highest level of and that is Ihsaan.

Knowing that on the Day of Judgement all

SWT says in Surah Fussilat Ayah 20 that all the

they will reach the hellfire about their actions

watchman constantly watching our actions, utterances even

heart. The companions of Nabi SAW were among

that the earth and all the objects testify on the

but preserving in their memory because their Creator

llah SWT says in Surah Zalzalah Ayah 4 ‘That Day, it

closer to Allah SWT feeling His presence all

and restricting it from deviating from His

moments like last third of the night or the month of

check on the faith and the hardening of the heart – and

utterances and the actions with the limbs -

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hing is hidden from Him even if it is in

deceive Allah SWT and

actions and that he is watching Allah

more we become watchful

even our feelings – that is

among the foremost more

the Day of Judgement:

Creator

That Day, it

of Ramadhan.

and

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Don’t be deceived by what people say about you because they only see you from outside

but Allah SWT is watching us from inside.

1. sweetness of the faith can be found with - enjoying closeness of Allah SWT;

2. Excellence in everything – in worshipping, dealing with people, fulfilling duties –

as if having an inspector constantly over every action. What is outside should match with the inside because

Allah SWT is All-Seer and if there is difference then that is hypocrisy which a watchful heart will restrict

because of excellence.

3. Watchfulness leads to ikhlaas - worships of the heart are overlapping – one complements

the other –– watchfulness goes to ikhlaas which is the basic requirement for faith SubhanAllah.

4. keeps away from the sins .

5. The Paradise – as Allah SWT says in Surah Mulk Ayah 12 ‘Indeed,

those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.

6. protection of good deeds from going wasted.

Summary of the power of the Dua for today