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Superman
Well, basically, i, like most people have committed sins in the past (not minor ones alhamdullilah). And everytime i commit a sin, i feel a sense of unease and saddeness that i've gone against Allah's Will, especially during times of study and exam stress where i feel that Allah may not accept my Tawbah and help me in my education.
What can i do to make Allah the almighty proud of me all the time?
I just want him to be happy with my actions so that i can succeed in my education and in my life :statisfie
Help ?
Thanks Guys
Off to save the world haha
Welcome to the forum Brother. First of all, always greet muslims with 'assalamu alaykum', as we are not obliged to answer the one who doesn't give salam.
To earn Allah's pleasure, the first thing we start with is avoiding the major thing which angers Allah and is an unforgivable if the person dies upon it is shirk. In some parts of the world people falsely believe that praying to saints/pious people who have died is acceptable. This is wrong and the worst of sins. Allah is Wahdahu la shreeka la hu - Allah is Alone and has no partners. This is the first test of belief in Allah.
Next we must obey Him and His Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Say, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger..." Quran 24:54
We understand that obeying Allah and Rasulullah (saw) increases reward and blessings. But doing good deeds means giving up bad ones at the same time. If we make extra ibadah and do endless good deeds, but then backbite, lie and deceive, Allah subhan wa ta'ala will never be pleased with us. So avoiding all the things that causes Allah to be angry and displeased with us have to be avoided. And as we are human and sometimes slip, we should seek Allah's forgiveness immediately. So merciful is Allah that when the believing slave sins, He orders His angels not to record that sin for six hours lest His servant repents. Subhan Allah!
Being patient in hardships is also highly rewarding and draws a slave close to Allah. Making dua to Allah and having hope in His mercy is a sign of iman. Be patient in the duas.
Rasulullah (SAW) once said
"Don't be impatient in your duas." When asked what it meant to be impatient in dua, he (saw) replied, "When you make dua and say, I have been making dua for such a such time but my dua went unanswered."
“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.” (Qur’an,
2:153)
These are just small pointers. We won't truly know what is means to obey Allah and His Messenger (saw) until we follow the Quran and Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam). The Quran and Hadith are our source of knowledge. Read, understand, and implement them in your life and slowly but surely you will attain Allah's pleasure - not because you want to succeed in something but because you love and fear Him and want to see His Beautiful Face and be in the company of Rasulullah (saw) in the Hereafter.