Fighting Your Nature ... In ‘Hilyat al-Awliya” (10/287), it’s related that al-Junayd said: “A person is not to be blamed for his nature. Rather, he is to be blamed if he acts according to his nature.” This is a very deep statement. A person should not bring his status as an imperfect human being to serve as an excuse for manifesting blameworthy characteristics and actions. Yes, - we were fashioned with varying degrees of negative attributes within us, - such as envy, greed, - lack of gratitude, - arrogance, - the desire to commit certain sins, etc. However, - we were also fashioned with the ability to repel, - change, and - strive against the inclinations to openly manifest them. It is possible to abandon negative traits you find in yourself and change your character for the better. You just have - to know what you want to become, and - want it badly enough - to put up a fight whenever the negative traits that get in the way begin to surface. @ Original & Misc., The Words of the Salaf
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 02:32:13 +0000
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