Your Prayer Might Be Blocked Because of These 7 Sins Sheikh Samih Jad

Seven deadly sins. He literally mentioned it like that. Seven deadly sins that can take person to the hellfire. May Allah protect us from the hellfire. And he literally said is refrain, avoid, be careful of those seven deadly sins. want you to check yourself against those seven deadly sins. Watch out. See if any of us is falling into these deadly sins. And if you falling into any of them, how to repent to Allah. Inshallah, we're going to share with you some tips at the end. How to protect yourself and how to repent to Allah as well, especially from those seven deadly sins. And the the seventh one, number seven is very common one unfortunately in today's time. Number seven is very common. So listen carefully inshallah. The hadith is highly authentic in Bkari and Muslim agreed upon. He said the messenger wasallam said Let's take them one by one. He said to the Sahabah, "Avoid the seven deadly sins." So the companion said, "What are those seven deadly sins Allah?" Now remember those seven deadly sins are not the only major sins. They are major sins of course and they are mentioned in the Quran. All of them mentioned in the Quran, but they're not they're not the only major sins. Allah mentioned them in the Quran and the prophet mentioned them in the hadith in one hadith that collect the seven. But there are other major sins beside beside those seven mentioned in the hadith of Allah. So, so because you you're going to say where is zena? Why zena is not mentioned here? But zena is kabir is major sin. Why is not mentioned among them? Drinking alcohol is not mentioned among them. It's it's major sin. Yeah. But it's mentioned in some other in some other of but those seven mentioned in one hadith to show you how serious they are. He said sallallahu alaihi wasallam number one is the literal meaning of shik is to make partners to Allah in worship to worship others beside Allah. This is the common meaning of the greatest type of shik the biggest and then he says that you you make partner to Allah while Allah is the only creator. Allah is the sustainer. Allah is the one who provide. Allah is the one who take care of you and you go worship other others like those who worship Jesus peace be upon him. Those who worship Mary and those who worship idols, those who worship fire, those who worship the sun. This is called the greatest type of shik. And there is another shikar and that is which is part of shik also that we should refrain from and it is also major sin as well and that is to show off do things but not for Allah. And this also takes person to to may Allah protect us. Now he says literally destructive sins means that two takes the person puts him in if he did not repent to Allah before death those seven deadly sins. So he said number one shik the biggest sin ever the greatest sin ever is shik to worship others beside Allah some people they don't worship objects or humans but they lost faith in Allah completely atheist meaning they lost faith in the existence of the almighty it's problem in today's time and even Muslim community suffering from this problem as well seem like how it it's problem to western communities America United States Canada Europe, Australia, many of the people there suffering from this problem and it almost destroyed the religions beside Islam, the religions of those areas. The only standing religion against atheism is Islam because of the strength of Islam and the strong logic of Islam. But so many Muslim youth, they they especially living in the west, they having this problem that they lost faith in Allah. So when person loses faith in Allah, what is his deity then? Is this considered mushik also? Yes, he's considered mushik. Why? Because he's worshiping his own interest beside Allah. Allah says, have you seen the one who took deity beside Allah? His low desires, his mind, he took his own interest as deity beside Allah. That's the in the case of of someone who completely denied denied all denied Allah, denied the prophets etc. and even did not worship any other deities at all even false deities but he cons considered deity that he worshiped his own desires beside Allah. Whatever he wants to do he just do. You understand? So this is number one. shik is sinful act that the only sin that is not forgiven by allahel if the person died with the shik with the sin. But if the person repented to Allah before death it can be forgiven. Allah says in the Quran Allah does not forgive shik but Allah can forgive any other sin if the person died with even if it's major sin if the person died with this with sinful acts beside shik without repentance his matter is by Allah Allah can still forgive or not such as zena such killing such as this that even if the person repented yes but as long as he's Muslim Allah might still forgive this person it's up to allahel this is up to Allah subh BUT THE ONLY SINFUL ACT THAT is not forgiving if the person died with it without repentance is shik but to clarify all sins Allah forgive it as long as you repent from it including clearly so the first sin is what let's move on to the second one and we said that aik includes big sin big shik and small shik which he's referring to referring to showing off doing things without sincerity doing it to please people not for allahel and this reminded us of the hadith ofam when he said he said three people will be from the very first people to be in the hellfire who are those three people he said scholar of Islam scholar of Islam yeah Quran and someone who is recited the Quran and and someone who who's considered by people shahid people call him shahid he will be in jam in the hellfire how the prophet said sallallahu alaihi wasallam those three people will ask Allah on judgment day the shah the martyr in dun would martyed in dun would say to Allah on judgment day fought for you until died in the battlefield. So say you lie you say you did that so that people say what bold man what shah it is said your intention was that the people saying that it is said already in you got nothing in the you'll be punished for that and the second one is and the second one say learned the knowledge and the third recited the Quran for your sake Allah say you lied you did so SO THAT PEOPLE SAY AND IT IS SAID or you lost it. You see you see the the danger of this and sometimes sometimes we don't see it but it's it sneaks to our actions that you're doing to please others. And he said the hidden said the shik is more hidden than the sound of an ant. The sound of the footsteps of an ant. an ant walking in the sides here or there. You didn't even see the ant. Now imagine you're going to hear the the footsteps of an ant. The prophet said is more hidding than that. To give you an example, he said he said is considered hidding that someone standing to perform salah and then see people looking at him. So you start to prolong the salah, prolong the sjud, prolong the why to please people to say what pious man, what big what mali. See how he make sjud for long time. you you should please Allah. Don't don't worry about what people look what people say what people do what you just focus Allahbar Allah is the greatest Allah is the greatest understand this are number one from the seven. Let's move on. Number two is and it's as well means magic. Now we say black magic. There's no black magic, white magic. It's all magic. All magic is magic. There's no good magic and bad magic. All magic is haram in Islam. And Allah considered it. You won't reach to make magic unless you disbelieve in Allah and believe in shan. Allah mentioned in the Quran Allah mentioned that in the noble Quran that they learn and teaches them this this magic to disunite between husbands and wife to cause harm to some people is there yes it's there and I've seen that by myself and many of you maybe saw that also where people do they call it jadu they call it in some African countries what do they call it they also call it to different names but it's it's not allowed in Islam. Why? Because you are that person is using the jin. The problem now is not only it's not only the person who's doing the but even the person who goes to him is making major sin. He said if someone came to those the person who's fortune teller part of them part of the group fortune teller tell me what's my fortune check the coffee for me and tell me what's my fortune do this for me so that my business becomes prosperous will pay give you that and you give give me some hijab with certain writings that you don't know what is written there and do it so that can marry this person or can all this is happening in the Muslim we're not going to hide our heads so that that person who goes TO THAT PERSON AND ASK HIM his salah is not going to be accepted for 40 days authentication 40 days salah is not accepted just for going there and asking him not doing the it imagine those who do this to harm some people from the unfortunately and from other of course they do this to harm someone all right I'm going to do some and go do something for him. We we we saw the sometimes have seen that by myself and see the effect of it destroying lives, destroying people's lives. That's why it's haram in Islam. It's major sin in Islam to go to such people. Some people they get mixed up with say I'm sick. So went for someone for he gave me he told me to go get an egg of an egg of mosquito and go go do this and go do that and strange things he's asking me to get and and he cut my my hand and he did this and this and that strange things this is not this is not Quran and sunnah is recitation of the Quran don't make was something that you don't know don't go for someone who give you strange things or request you to do to give you strange strange things or to buy for strange things that's not acceptable Islam. Don't be deceived. Don't be deceived by going to such people and if it happened and you you gone to such people repent to allahel and wallah from the cases see also do from the cases see is that those people who went to such wrong people and false people their situation deteriorated because they use jin the situation deteriorated okay more worse more worse Allah said in the Quran it increased them in tiredness and difficult type so number two is let's see number three we said seven almost there killing an innocent soul I'm giving you examples from life I'm never going to kill someone never never kill someone she can't kill an innocent soul yeah but sometimes you do it while you're not understanding how she right supporting political tyrant supporting leader with words this one yeah he's right he should do this and do that supporting tyrant here or there like for example sometimes the war on Syria for example and the there was tyrant ruler ruling them without mentioning names. So that some people say so they go support the tyrant ruler supporting by words supporting by money supporting this is all whoever is killing you are part of the part of the blood part of that just for justifying for him just for defending him never stand never stand in in political position where you're not sure what's happening on the other side we're not sure what's happening on the ground better to keep quiet fitna it's big fa and and I'm going to speak about this in some other time what what the Muslim should do at the times of fitten. We are in the times of fitten that is equivalent to the the darkest spots of the night. This these are the this is the time that you sometimes you take side and you find yourself into into supporting tyrant or supporting the killing of innocent people that the tyrant that you supported is doing even with word even with word. So safeguard yourself. Don't don't intervene in something that you don't understand or you don't have the bigger picture of it. Better to keep quiet safer for you. So you says AND PART OF EVEN DIRECTLY katluns gangsterism is problem in our community. We've seen that and part of those gangs are Muslims. Muslims taking part of these gangs and unfortunately when when when you are part of gang then you are committed to the gang you become the gang becomes your national you nationality. So that person sometimes do things against his own will just to please the gang. He go kill someone just to please the gang, just to prove himself to the leader of the gang. He go kill somebody. Fear Allahel and don't be part of any group that will stir you or motivate you or or or provoke you to kill an innocent soul. GET OUT OF THAT. GET OUT OF that because again it will lead you to haram. It will lead you to killing innocent souls. And then on the day of judgment you will say Wo to to me wish if didn't take so and so as my companion they took me away out of the path of Allah they they led me to kill an innocent souls means you know the word reeba is very common wordba means interest dealing with interest became common problem common problem in the dealing with ribba to the best of your ability try to refrain from ribba try what you don't what you what is not necessity for you even necessity also is there is opinions don't want to get into the details but what sometimes people go FOR REBA EVEN WITHOUT IT'S not necessity but they go for it go for it for just the accumulations of things and it destroys everything allahel said you who believe fear Allah and Leave ribba. Stay away from the spot of ribba. Once it enters any place, it damages the place. Once it enters in the life of any family, it damages the family. Try your best to settle any kind of dealings with ribba to end it. Make this intention and Allah will help you. I'm sure some people already in in that. So if you are already in reba, try to settle it down. Try to settle the thing. Try to pay. Try to finish everything and get out and repent to allahel and don't return back to the sin again. The next is to is to take the inheritance of an orphan child of an orphan child. Is while he's still child. The father died or the mother died while he's still child. This is aim both mother and father died while he's still child. This is called likeasoolam his father and mother died at the age of six. He lost all his all his parents and at the age of 11 he lost his grandparents lost everybody sallallahu alaihi wasallam. So he he he told us to take care of their team not to take the money of their team and especially if you are if you are responsible person an uncle and aunt somebody who's responsible for their team taking care of their team and then you steal their team money haram in Islam major sin in Islam and part of that those who deprive their team of his inheritance they don't give him inheritance at all don't give the team inheritance at all haram in Islam big major sin in Islam from the deadly sins the next what We almost there. The last one said it's very common. Literally means that the armies of the Muslims when they are facing enemies attacking the then group of the Muslim fraction of the Muslim will run away from the battlefield without the orders of the commander. So they run away of the battlefield. This is in Islam major sin. Why it's major sin? Because it can cause whole defeat for the whole army. You should follow the the instructions of the leader here. You can't just escape just like that. You have to wait and follow the orders of the commander. You understand? So this is in in in in normally this point is is not common in today's time. But it might be common in the future Allah. So you have knowledge you have the knowledge of that you have the knowledge of that you that you should follow the orders and you should not escape from the battlefield. The last one which said is common and tarnishing the picture of female by accusing her of zena. Sometimes it happens in backbiting settings and sometimes especially among the sisters they they talk they take the the the news of this person. Have you seen what happened? Did you see what happened? This girl she went and did relationship. Don't say zena. say relationship. Same thing whether you said zena. in the relationship, you use the polite word, it's still the same thing. It is haram. It is not allowed in Islam. And even if this person did it, it's still haram. Even if that person did it, it's still haram in Islam. And especially if you don't have witnesses, you if someone did that, the punishment is to be lashed in Islam. If he doesn't bring witnesses, four witnesses to this accusation, the punishment is is is that in Islam, even husband cannot accuse his wife like that without having witnesses. You understand in Islam this is big big because it can destroy families just to accuse her of doing zena freeing from that. Those are the seven. What can we do if we did any of the seven repentance? Allah says say my servants who wasted over themselves by sinning major sins minor sins lot of sins less sins whatever come back to Allah and repent indeed Allah can forgive all sins as long as you repent to Allah so the first thing is to repent to allahel sincerely especially for major sins for major sins make out of ask Allah to forgive you in your position or after you ask allahel to forgive save you from that sin. You promise Allah you're not going to return back to it again. These are the conditions of tabba the conditions of repentance. Stop the sin. Have an intention not to do it again. Ask Allah to forgive it. Start doing some righteous deeds after to fix the good deeds will wipe away the evil deeds. So this is the the procedure to to to maintain your repentance to allahel sincerely and immediately. Ask Allah to help you to strengthen you not to come back to the sin again. He whoever is truthful and sincere in his Allah will help you. If Allah sees in your heart you want to repent, you want to give up the sin, Allah will help you. Anyone who sincere in leaving any haram, Allah will take take it away. Just be ready for that and just fix your heart from inside. So number two is to return come to Allah and ask Allah to strengthen you. Recite this dua. Allah, control of hearts. Keep my heart steadfast to maintain your taba in this way. Strengthen your tabba out of any sin that you did. Understand? Number three, cut the ties with the sin, especially major sins. Cut and block any entrance to the sin. Shayan comes from this door. Close it. Going to this place may draw me to sin. Close it. Sitting with this person or meeting this person will lead me to sin. Cut the ties with this person that will lead you to the sin. Escape from haram like how escape from lion if lion entered the masjid now I'm sure many of the masjid will run away right some people are brave people mashallah but still your situation with the with the haram is that if it goes from here go from there don't stand up say no I'm manage look at when tried to tempt him and she closed all the doors and he knew that she closed all the doors he ran away from her he did not stand for say, "No, no, no. AM PROPHET who the son of prophet who's son of prophet. How dare you?" He didn't do that. He just ran towards the door. Escape from the Msiah. Block the entrances. Block the doors. Block everything that might lead you to haram. If haram comes from the internet, remove the internet. Haram comes from the TV, stop watching the TV. Haram comes from the mall, stop going to the mall. Haram comes from anywhere, stop the entrances of the haram. This is how you maintain your tawa. And this is how you show Allah that you are sincere in your tawa. Understand? May Allahel accept our TBA. May Allah grant us the ability to make TBA and may Allah accept it from us. And may Allah gather us all.