Page 23 The Islamic Bulletin Issue 21 1. He obstructs you from doing acts of obedience. Repel him, by realizing that you are in need of these acts of obedience in order to gather them from this life to the next, which will have no ending. 2. He commands you to procrastinate in acts of obedience. Repel him, by realizing that your appointed time is not in your hands and that you could die at any moment. 3. He commands you to rush in acts of obedience by suggesting to you, “Hurry! In order that you can do soand-so!” Repel him, by realizing that few acts of obedience done with perfection is better than many done incompletely. 4. He commands you to perfect your worship in order to be seen of men. Repel him, by realizing that the sight of Allah is enough for you over the sight of men. 5. He whispers arrogance and pride in your heart by saying, “Who is greater and more precise than your obedience?” Repel him, by realizing that your acts of obedience to Allah is a blessing from Allah, not from yourself. If it were not for the bounty of Allah, you would not be able to establish any act of obedience. 6. This is the greatest of his tricks. He says to you, “Make strenuous effort in keeping your obedience of Allah secret. Soon He will make your acts manifest before the world!” Repel him, by remembering that you are a slave of Allah and that He alone is your Master. If He wills, He will manifest you and if He wills, He will keep you concealed. If He wills, He will make you important, and if He wills, He will make you insignificant. That is for Him to decide, and you should not care whether He manifests your good deeds to people or not, because there is nothing in their hands worth seeking after. 7. 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