Because, people are selfish. They say they do everythings in this world for the
almighty God, for the almighty ALLAH swt; and yet what they are doing are
really for themselves. They are all hypocrites. If ALLAH swt doesnt promise
them anything for their prayers, fasting, and their good deeds, would they do
what are told for them to do. I doubted it. To estabished character, one has to
be sincere in what they are doing, be it in prayers, fasting, or any good
deeds, even if ALLAH doesnt reward them with heaven.
"Muhammad Latif Chaudhery"@yahoo.com wrote:  Respected
Scholars
My question is why do we lack character when we have with us a forceful
mechanism of social control to ward off evil. We often recite " Prayer Keeps
us away from Indecency and Evil. I add to it a few more verses from the book of
Allah saying:
1. Worship Allah (2:21) so that you may ward off evil.تÙÙÙ
ÙعÙÙÙ
2. Uphold strongly what has been given and remember its contents (2:63,
7:171)
so that you may ward off evil.تÙÙÙ ÙعÙÙÙ
3. Observe Law of equivalence (2:179) so that you ward off evil.تÙÙÙ
ÙعÙÙÙ
4. Fast during Ramadan (3:183) so that you may ward off evil.تÙÙÙ
ÙعÙÙÙ
5. Do not touch the orphansâ money except in the most righteous manner,
until they reach maturity. Give full weight and full measure when you trade,
equitably. Be absolutely just when you bear witness, even against your
relatives.. Fulfill your covenant with God. ( 6:152-153) so that you may
ward off evil. (تتÙÙÙ ÙعÙÙÙ
) laAAallakum tattaqoona
The question is do we ever keep this objective in mind when offering Salat or
perfoming other functions? My observation is NO, NEVER, NOT AT ALL.
There is not a word to this effect in he liturgy of our saum-o-salat and
frame work of other rituals. I have yet to see a supplication attached to any
form of worship seeking abstention from indecency and evil. We only seek
forgiveness for the crimes we commit. How then we expect to develop the
quality of escaping indecency and evil when we neither wish nor intend and
never pray for it.? The result is we are all good save lack of moral character.
Who has distracted us from the right path? and when shall we revert? Please
do comment.
" Please do not read to contradict and refute,
nor to believe and take it for granted,
but to weigh and consider."
Muhammad Latif Chaudhery
Student of Quran
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