Life gets easier when you realize it is :
“From Allah, For Allah, and To Allah” ~

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The Shaytān Seduces Slowly

First, she begins to leave her home often,

Then she becomes bold and begins to interact with Non-Mahram men on a daily,

Then, she begins to wear bright colored Jilbābs and Niqābs,

Then, her gloves are only an accessory for some occasions (she starts showing her hands),

Then, her Jilbāb slips back and she begins to reveal her forehead and eyebrows,

Then, she begins to style her outfits, matching her shoes/purses with the color of her garments,

The plain eyes aren’t satisfying to her anymore, so now she uses cosmetics to enhance them,

Then, the Jilbāb disappears and now its an Abāyah and a scarf,

Then, the Abāyah becomes flashy, adorned with laces and sequins,

Finally, the face is no longer hidden.

After this her style of dressing begins to resemble the women of the Kuffār, her interactions with Non-Mahram men become casual and even flirtatious, and leaving her home becomes a pastime for her to the point that she begins to loathe staying in.

Is this the way of a Muslim woman? Has she forgotten that Allāh says:

وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ

“And stay (firmly) in your houses and to not display yourself like the display of the Jāhiliyyah before…”

Your Hijāb is not a fashion statement, sisters, nor is it an accessory that you do up in a way that looks nice. Its meant to be a COVERING for your accessories and adornment, so do not contradict it!

The moment you begin to think of how this color Jilbāb would match those shoes & bring out the color of your eyes, or that this purse goes well with that style, then be aware that this is the whispering of the Shaytān as he seeks to seduce you to go down his misguided path.

Your Hijāb should be simple and unadorned, and you should not leave your homes unless you have a necessity.

— Al-Qawāreer

Al-Furqan 25:70
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمۡ حَسَنَٰتٍۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Divehi - Abu Bakr Ibrahim Ali (Bakurube)
(70) އަދި އެމީހަކު އީމާންވެ تَوبَة ވެ އަދި صَالح عمل ކުރި ކޮންމެ މީހަކު ދަންނައެވެ. އެފަދަ މީހުންގެ ނުބައިކަންތައްތައް ހެޔޮކަންތައްތަކަށް اللّه ބަދަލުކޮށްދެއްވާހުއްޓެވެ. އަދި اللّه ވޮޑިގެންވަނީ ގިނަގިނައިން ފާފަފުއްސަވާ رحمة ލެއްވުން ބޮޑުވެގެންވާ ކަލަކުކަމުގައެވެ.

@FadingShadow

Shaykh ibn 'Uthaymin رحمه الله said :

"If you see yourself relapse/deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Alläh's forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm, and don't become careless, and neither say,
"Inshä'Alläh, my iman will become stronger" (without doing anything about it).
Instead from right now - from the moment you feel that you are ill - you must implement the cure.

[Tafsir Sürah al-Nisä' 2/53]

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