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**avarberickibe** · 12-01-2011, 11:09 PM

Waalaikumsalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

People will only change if Allah (swt) wills it. If you positively encourage them to do good then that's obviously a good thing, but may Allah (swt) give them the strength to carry these good deeds out and guide them back to the right path. Even with the best of intentions, you, yourself, as a person, cannot change another, no matter how painful it is to watch your close ones fall victim to Shaytaan's trap.

I'm going to be 15 years old in a couple months. We're just part of the age group where people form their own opinions and decide they want to rebel, I guess. I know what you're talking about, and I definitely know the excuses some Muslims come out with, lol. I try my best to give dawah whenever I can. When some of my Muslim friends invite me to take part in activities that are obviously un-Islamic, I refuse and give my reasons. This gives an opportunity for Islamic discussion, and leads to my friends thinking over their actions. However, I find some of my friends abstaining from bad acts but then slowly floating back to evil again. If they haven't got the motivation, then that's it. That's what most people need to work on. It's up to them and Allah (swt) whether or not they stay on the righteous path.

12-01-2011, 11:09 PM	#13
avarberickibe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	Waalaikumsalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. People will only change if Allah (swt) wills it. If you positively encourage them to do good then that's obviously a good thing, but may Allah (swt) give them the strength to carry these good deeds out and guide them back to the right path. Even with the best of intentions, you, yourself, as a person, cannot change another, no matter how painful it is to watch your close ones fall victim to Shaytaan's trap. I'm going to be 15 years old in a couple months. We're just part of the age group where people form their own opinions and decide they want to rebel, I guess. I know what you're talking about, and I definitely know the excuses some Muslims come out with, lol. I try my best to give dawah whenever I can. When some of my Muslim friends invite me to take part in activities that are obviously un-Islamic, I refuse and give my reasons. This gives an opportunity for Islamic discussion, and leads to my friends thinking over their actions. However, I find some of my friends abstaining from bad acts but then slowly floating back to evil again. If they haven't got the motivation, then that's it. That's what most people need to work on. It's up to them and Allah (swt) whether or not they stay on the righteous path.
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