It says in surat al ankaboot "do those who say "we believe" think that they would say "we believe" without being put to the test?" and my imam at one masjid i dont go to as often said this also refers to in our lives when we become more religious. I'm considering the aqeedah of the salaf and following a traditionalist approach to islam, ie not celebrating mawlid, rejecting sufism, rejecting birthdays, growing a beard, not taking photographs unnecessarily, not drawing animate art, rejecting bidat, rejecting weak hadeeth and sunnahs, living an islamic lifestyle rather than living a primarily entertainment/western one, not listening to music, etc.
will i be tested? i prayed salat ul istikhara, but i didn't do istishara, is that ok? i did general istishara like asking for the truth over the course of my life and asking critical questions about the atheist/sufi/traditionalist divide.
how do I know the results if there are any? what if i confuse the test with warnings?
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eesa the kiwi