Asalamualaykum.
Dealing with nega can be pretty complicated. After years of self analysis, I have came up with the following observations. The primary purpose of these notes is to point out common problems~
1. Nega does not strike immediately.
He waits for you to be caught off gaurd. Your usually of guard when you do tasks and jobs. For example, if you are the average person, you wont really be thinking of Islam in the middle of a basket-ball match.
This is when Nega will hit you. The moment someone fouls you, even by accident, you probably will start cursing at them.
2. When you are about to start a task.
When you are about to start a task, the first thing on your mind will be the task itself. Note that when I refer to “about to start a task” I mean right before you initiate it, not the time you spend getting around to starting the task.
* To counter this, make it a habit to remind yourself to say Bismillah-hirahma~nir~ahim before you start a task at hand. If you forget to say Bismillah-hirahma~nir~ahim before the task then don’t hesitate to say it after you start the task. If your intention was pure, Inshallah Allah will reward you for it. —-WARNING!!! ATTAINING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT ACTUALLY STOP YOU FROM DOING AN ACTION THAT MIGHT REWARD YOU! UNEXPLAINABLE PSYCOLOGICAL REASONS! IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE, SKIP THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE UNTIL YOU REACH 3 SPACES BELOW IT. CONTINUE READING AFTER THAT POINT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK FROM THIS POINT— An easy way to know if your intention was pure is if you felt bad about not saying Bismillah-hirahma~nir~ahim before you started. There, that didn’t seem so harsh now did it.
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Don’t have time anymore. Will update later. Asalamualaykum.
December 20, 2006 at 12:46 am
what’s nega?
I do like this post though, good reminder.