A sister seeks advice for her other sisters who have adopted bad habits in society.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalaam alaikum wa rahmatullah

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

“Say: "O Ibadee (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Al-Qur’an 39: 53]

May Allah protect the sisters and all Muslims in the world! It is the nature of mankind to be forgetful and to commit sins. However, Allah has given us the ability to correct our mistakes and make amends, we turn to Allah and beg for his forgiveness. One should make sincere tawbah/ repentance to Allah for one's sins.

Verse 100 of Surah Al-Meada (Para 6 – Surah 5). The translation is as follows:

Say "Not equal are AlKhabeeth (all that is evil and bad things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.) and AtTaiyib (all that is good things, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods, etc.), even though the abundance of Al-Khabeeth (evil) may please you. So fear Allah much ((abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)), O men of understanding in order that you may be successful.

A. Dua and Payers:
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Make Du’a for your sisters after every Salah: May Allah give them the ability to make Taubah and make them pious women! May Allah stop them from bad deeds and keep Shaitaan away from them! May Allah bless them with wisdom and knowledge of Deen!

Increase time for Du’a, especially if you could wake up during the last part of night. Here is a startup script and example of Dua:

Dua from the Core of Heart http://islameasy.org/pdf/Duae_Walihana.pdf

Munajaat-e-Maqbool http://islameasy.org/Dua_MM_2.php

Give some Sadaqa on behalf of your sisters.

B. Environment of pious people:
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Find a pious Shaykh near your area and contact him periodically with intention to acquire the love of Allah Almighty. Listen to lectures and read books on life of piety, virtues of repentance, respect and honor of Muslim women.

Read books of virtues (like Muntakhab Ahadith) with your sisters for 5-10 minutes every evening.

Muntakhab Ahadith:
http://www.islameasy.org/pdf/Belief_Hereafter.pdf


C. Clean home environment:
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Make an effort to remove any bad literature, digests, TV, pictures and movies from your home. Bad things only take the Ummah to a path of immodesty and problems in this world and hereafter.

The Influence and Effects of TV 1
www.islameasy.org/pdf/TV_Effects1.pdf

The Influence and Effects of TV 2
www.islameasy.org/pdf/TV_Effects2.pdf

D. Sisters should get married soon:
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When reaching appropriate age and a suitable match (a practicing Muslim), the sisters should be married. Your masjid Imam and pious elders in the community may help find suitable matches.

Recommended Readings:
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Virtues of Taubah (Repentance):

http://islameasy.org/K202_Tawba.php

http://islameasy.org/K_Repentance.php

Status of Woman in Islam
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http://www.islameasy.org/K225_WomenInIslam.php

Islam is the only religion which has given woman the status in accordance to her nature and determined her rights and duties according to her personality. Islam gave woman that dignity which no other ideology or faith has ever given. This 3-part lecture series talks about the status
and role of women in society, removes misconceptions and shows how Islam elevates the status of a daughter, sister, wife and mother.

May Allah, the All Wise, All Merciful protect the sisters and the Ummah! Ameen!


And Allah knows best.

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