ON GUIDANCE

Some reminders mentioned in Khutbah by Dr. Khalid Zaheer for pondering:

Three important features of this life:

1. We are free agents to make decisions

2. We, morally, know what is right from what is wrong

3. Even though we know what is right and what is wrong, we are tempted to do what is wrong due to the immediate gratification

10:100

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَيَجْعَلُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ١٠٠

It is not for any soul to believe except by Allah’s leave, and He will bring His wrath upon those who are unmindful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran