The reality
faith rises and falls, but never stands still.
We avoid it.
We tell ourselves "it's fine, Allah knows what's in my heart."
We tell ourselves "I'm doing my best."
We tell ourselves "tomorrow, in shā' Allāh."
And the days pass.
And we no longer really know where we stand with Him.
The foundation
Surah Al-Hashr, 59:18
"O you who have believed, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is fully aware of what you do."
"Let every soul look…"
Not "let every soul wait until the Day of Judgment to find out."
Now. Every evening. Before it's too late.
How it works
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The origin
basīrah, from whom, for whom, and why
Allah said:
"O you who have believed, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow." — Surah Al-Hashr, 59:18
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"The wise believer is the one who holds himself accountable and works for what comes after death." — Sunan at-Tirmidhī, 2459
Omar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account. Weigh your deeds before they are weighed for you."
The pious predecessors did their muḥāsaba every evening. It's a practice validated for 1400 years.
When I tried to apply it, it was the hardest part. Where to start? What questions to ask? How not to forget anything in the dark, before sleep?
I found the method in Madārij as-Sālikīn of Ibn Al-Qayyim (Allah raHmu) and Les causes de l'accroissement et de la diminution de la foi of cheikh Abdurrazzāq Al-Abbad Al-Badr (may Allah brought him a long pious life); but I couldn't apply it by heart.
So I coded baṣīrah. To guide me. Question by question.
The app just takes you by the hand to apply what wiser people used to do before us.
— Sarah, Founder @sakina.day
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