How can one distinguish between the sources of evil, when the human commits a sin that it is devil (shaitaan) or human self (nafs) which has tempted him to commit that sin?

Please someone care to answer?

Yours sincerely

Humen itself

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You mean to say that shaitan is all innocent, it is always the nafs?

Yours sincerely

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Nafs is generally inclined towards evil and shaitan whispers into your nafs more evil things. We have desires and shaitan takes advantage of it. He encourages us to follow evil and bad desires. If the faith is strong, man seeks for Allah's help and refuge, and saves oneself. If faith is weak, nafs pays attention to the whispers and falls.

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What i draw conclusion from your point is that its always the nafs which tempt the humans to commit sins and shaitan just add fuel to the fire. Right?

Yours sincerely

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Exactly. But it should be confused with "Waswasa".

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Lol ! nice excuse reality is something else ..

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There are three types of nafs.

Nafs ul Ammara: The worst category of nafs. This is an animalistic nafs and is a close ally of Shaitan in pushing people away from Allah.

Nafs ul Lawwama: Feels shame when it commits sins and repents. This describes the average Muslim who wants to obey Allah but slips into sin because his nafs overpowers him at times.

Nafs ul Mutmainna: Best kind of nafs that is rectified and trained to obey Allah. People with this type of nafs not only run from sin but Allah protects them from sin and keeps them on the right path.

Here we are definitely talking about Nafs ul Ammara and Nafs ul Lawwama.

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Excellent classification and your differentiation between Nafs and Saitaan. Very basic thing but not clear to me before.

Ma'am, do Prophets or very pious persons also have nafs but it is Nafs ul Mutmainna?

I personally classify my nafs as Nafs ul Lawwama. Because I do commit wrong but repent over it afterwards.

I have another question to which I never get a satisfying answer. When my fate has already been written in Loh-e-Mehfooz and my life from birth to death is already known to Almighty Allah. I am supposed to act exactly same to what is in my fate than why I am culpable for my sins? When Almighty Allah knows everything and about every person, He knows all the present, all the past and all the future than why I will either be rewarded either Heaven or Hell for merely my acts and deeds when I am only the actor to that script (Loh-e-Mehfooz) that was written long ago?

Yet another question that: Do Fate in Loh-e-Mehfooz get changed through dua, ibadaat, sadqa, khairaat or it is unchangeable? Same goes for negative act and deeds do they turn my fate in negative zone?

I guess you read alot Last Island. But better to read the book that is specially written for you.. untill then you know nothing.. thats a fact

Regards

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