Me, Myself and I...

Ibn al-Qayyim said:
‘Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of:

‘I – My/Mine – I Possess’

Indeed these three words are what Iblees (Shaytan), Fir’awn and Qaroon were tried with.




Iblees said: ‘I am better than him’
Fir’awn said: ‘Is not mine the Kingdom of Egypt,’
Qaroon said: ‘This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess.’



So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allaah ‘I’ – then the best that he can be described with is:

I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.


So regarding the saying of ‘My/Mine’ – and those statements similar to that is:



My sins, my crimes, my humbleness, my depravation and submissiveness.



So regarding the saying of ‘I Possess’:



Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally, in jest, or in seriousness and I possess all these shortcomings.



Shaykh ul –Islaam -Rahimullaah-
From his book ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’
Translated byAbbas Abu Yahya

[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ 2/475 – By Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah]

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