Losing Faith

[mrsyahya]

I have been muslim for 9 years and for some reason my deen is really starting to slip. I use to be able to make my prayers easily and now , Allah forgive me, it seems like a chore. My family life is getting worse and I fear I will be facing grave penalities from Allah (SWT) for my non actions. I feel confused and unable to take charge of my own life let alone my 5 children and my husband. Everyone depends on me in my home (spiritually) and i've got nothing left. I am truly scared for myself and my family because my heart and mind are not where they need to be and far from where they use to be.

I know I am being vexed by the shaytan and he is winning. Unfortunately my husband is no better off than myself. I am usually the one nagging all the time to turn the radio off, read quran, make salat, put on a different shirt...

I know I need to get myself right with Allah. This is just a desperate attempt to get some immediate relief and advice that I hope is being guided by Allah (SWT).

What exactly does ama'naat mean?

[candle of hope]

Sallam Alaikoum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh..

sister, it is normal that a muslim has ups and downs in his faith..
I have been going through that myself.. since over a year now..
my eman has weakened to an unbelievable extent staghferAllah..
but what i do is FORCE myself to do the things i used to do before eve n though i find it very difficult..

first of all, what you can do is pray Allah to strengthen your iman..

Second of all, try to give our SadaQah (donate money)

here are some articles that may help boost your iman..

How to strengthen one’s eemaan (http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=3172&ln=eng&txt=weakness%20in%20faith) <-- click here

I want to strengthen my faith (http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=14041&ln=eng&txt=weakness%20in%20faith)<-- click here

Causes of weakness of faith (http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=20059&ln=eng&txt=weakness%20in%20faith)<-- click here


regarding your question .. can you put this word in a sentence
its the singular of it amaneh.. if so it means fidelity

[candle of hope]

InshaAllah my reply benefits you

[arbar]

As Salamu alaykum,

I am deeply disturbed by your confession. My father passed away when I was four-and-a-half years old. My late mother was carrying my youngest sister. From then, it was a severe struggle for us - especially for my late mother. When my youngest sister was born, she had to feed five hungry mouths. No relatives offered assistance. She washed clothes for people, she made cookies and when I (as the eldest boy) was able, we went to sell them immediately after fajr prayer. As my siblings and I grew older, the demands also grew. Pages would not be enought to relate what my late mother went through.

Regardless of all the extreme challenges, my late mother didn't neglect prayers. Often, she recited the Qur'an and taught us how to. Often, her tears would flow.

Maybe your situation is different from my late mother's. But I hope, what I have related would give you strength and courage to face - whatever. May Allah SWT bless you with fortitude, patience and strengthen your faith. There's light at the end of every tunnel. Salam.

[eyad alhumaidan]

Alsalam alikum,
I would like to say dear sister don't lose it.As faith or Imaan is the greatest real treasure in life why should one lose it to shaytan.If we consider one's life,faith is like the air we breathe actually,as if you feel stressed or bored or you feel you can't go on,you ask for help from ALLAH only.This is faith,and it's so precious.If we look at the life of the Prophets and the Sahabas we see that life was nothing in their eyes because they knew that there is life after death and that every thing they do they will be judged for.Think of the people who were caght in the mountain behind a rock and only their good deeds let them free from it.Think of the man who was a farmer and the rain would come to his ranch always just because he used to give third of his earnings to charity to the needy.All of these people have really good faith and they didn't care much about worldly pleasures because they thought only about heaven and the hoor-alein(women and men of heaven),and so they they went on with their lives just living probably on faith.I am not saying that you should not eat or drink or live the normal clean life,but we should also not leave ALLAH behind our backs.I think a way to do this is to think that you are in a game with the devil like a soccer game or something.Whenever you do what your conscience tells you,you are winning.Whenever you do what you shouldn't be doing,the devil is winning.Don't also forget that you are human.so you are entitled to get weak in faith sometimes,but try to push yourself when you have some strength and think about that winning feeling that you won who?the worst enemy of mankind.The devil!.Consider this and may ALLAH strengthens our faith and make us one of the poieous.

[poga]

I have been muslim for 9 years and for some reason my deen is really starting to slip. I use to be able to make my prayers easily and now , Allah forgive me, it seems like a chore. My family life is getting worse and I fear I will be facing grave penalities from Allah (SWT) for my non actions. I feel confused and unable to take charge of my own life let alone my 5 children and my husband. Everyone depends on me in my home (spiritually) and i've got nothing left. I am truly scared for myself and my family because my heart and mind are not where they need to be and far from where they use to be.

I know I am being vexed by the shaytan and he is winning. Unfortunately my husband is no better off than myself. I am usually the one nagging all the time to turn the radio off, read quran, make salat, put on a different shirt...

I know I need to get myself right with Allah. This is just a desperate attempt to get some immediate relief and advice that I hope is being guided by Allah (SWT).

What exactly does ama'naat mean?

SUBHANALLAH
great news i am so happy for you
i hope you get even more distressed
sadder you are happy i will be
so please please let me notified of your suffering
so i may lough

[amar_labedi]

Mashallah a very nice expression by the Super Moderator
It is helpful to one and all becasue Imaan itself decreases and increases.....

Jazakallah