5-Habits, Character Traits, and Personal Inclinations Can Be Changed Allah said: ( ﻻ ﻳُﻜَﻠِّﻒُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻧَﻔْﺴﺎً ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﻭُﺳْﻌَﻬَﺎ ( 286:ﺓﺮﻘﺒﻟﺍ) ) “Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope.” [2/286] Many people think that personalities and character traits are set in stone and can never be changed, such as nervousness and miserliness. However, Islam teaches us that all these are changeable and that a person is actually obliged to change bad habits or personal inclinations for the good, Since Allah made it obligatory on us to control our anger, it is understood from the verse above, that this is within our capacity. Also, the Prophet said: “ ﺎﻤﻧﺇ ﺍﻟﻌِﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺘَّﻌَﻠُّﻢ ﺎﻤﻧﺇﻭ ﺍﻟﺤِﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﺘَّﺤَﻠُّﻢ ﻦﻣﻭ ﻳﺘﺤَﺮَّﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻳُﻌﻄَﻪ ﻦﻣﻭ ﻳﺘَّﻖِ ﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﻳﻮﻗَﻪ ”[iv] “Becoming knowledgeable is but by seeking knowledge. And becoming patient and wise is by training oneself to be so. And he who seeks good will be given it. And he who seeks bad will be given it.” Therefore, parents should emphasize this concept when raising their children, and never give up on them. They should work with them on their weak personal traits in order to help them develop the best character they may have.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:29:12 +0000
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