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How to Leave a Zahir Maksiat (Members of the Body)

DDHK.ORG - Know that when you commit immorality, you are actually committing that immorality by using your limbs which is a blessing from Allah which he gave you and using the mandate given to you. So when you use your limbs to do immorality, it means that you are misusing the blessings given and betraying the mandate given.

And, your limbs are your people. So you should think carefully about how you should take care of it.

The words of the Prophet Muhammad:

كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ

"You are all shepherds (leaders) and all of you will be asked about his shepherding (leadership)." (Hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim from Ibn Umar RA)

And know that all the members of your body will testify to all your deeds in Padang Mahsyar later by speaking fluent and bright words. Your limbs will reveal all your secrets before the great assembly at the Padang Mahsyar.

In this case Allah Ta'ala has said:

يَوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُونَ يَعْمَلُونَ

"On that day (the Day of Resurrection) will testify against you all your tongues, your hands, and your feet with all that you have done (in the world)." (Surah An-Nur: 24)

Allah says again:

ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُو بِمَاَنِانُو

"On this day (the Day of Resurrection) We will lock their mouths and will speak to Us their hands and testify before Us their feet against what they have done (in the world)." (QS Yasin: 65)

So take good care of all your limbs. In particular, your seven limbs, because the gates of hell are seven as well, and each door has been determined to be entered by the group that has committed immoral deeds with one of the seven limbs, namely the ears, tongue, stomach, genitals, hands and feet.

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Based on the translation of the book "Bidayatul Hidayah" by Al Imam Hujjatul Islam Al Ghazali RA, p. 113-114) [DDHK News]

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