7) ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ❝And WE seek refuge with Allaah | Ilm4all

7) ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا
❝And WE seek refuge with Allaah from the evils of our souls❞


B) Al-Nafs: Definition, its’ different states, and Duaa

Allaah عز وجل says:

﴿وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا * فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا * قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا * وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا﴾

{And by Nafs (person or soul, etc.), and Him Who perfected him in proportion; then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him. Indeed, he succeeds who purifies his own self (i.e., obeys and performs all that Allaah ordered); and indeed, he fails who corrupts his own self (i.e., disobeys Allaah by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).}

a) Definition:

A human being consists of two parts:

1) al-Badan (Physical body). The other Arabic words for a body are, “al-Jism” and “al-Jasad”. “al-Jism” is used while referring to a body that has a soul in it, whereas “al-Jasad” is used to refer to a body that has no soul in it.

In the Hadeeth about the martyrs, when Allaah will ask them if they need anything more in Jannah, the martyrs will reply, saying: ❝O Lord, we would like for You to put back our souls into our Ajsaad (bodies) so that we might fight for Your sake once again.❞

In addition, in the Qur’aan, the statue of the calf, which the Banee Israa’eel had made out of their ornaments, is also described as “Jasad”.

[from the forth coming book, إن شاء الله , "Explanation of Khutbah al-Haajah"]