Question:
Assalamualaikum!
JazakumAllah Khair for this service. It truly has helped a lot.
I want to ask how to defeat the ego and the bad characteristic, especially while being on the path to acquiring knowledge of Islam. I feel horrible at times because of how I can sometimes feel that I am on a higher level when interacting with others especially on Islamic issues. And I get thoughts about other people which are bad in relation to what I know. It feels like a terrible disease. I sometimes forget and it gets blurred- the true niyyah of the path I’m on. I know Allah SWT does not like this and this is a big problem that can make me away from Him (SWT). How do I renew my intentions effectively and keep the ego at bay?
JazakAllah Khair!!
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
Keep suhba (company, association) with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim (Allah bless his secret) or his deputy Mawlana Shaykh Hisham (Allah bless his secret) or Mawlana’s circle of dhikr in your area. Keep struggling with your ego, this shows you are on the right path.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
