Here are two statements of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to help us develop a mindset of protecting our Iman:

*   The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “A man says something to make his friends laugh, but it causes him to fall [in Hell] further than [the distance of the star] Suraya.”^[1]

*   The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “A man utters a statement that earns the displeasure of Allah Almighty without realising that it will earn His displeasure. But due to this, Allah Almighty decrees His displeasure for him until the Day of Judgement.”^[2]

اَللّٰھُمَّ اَجِرۡنِیۡ مِنَ النَّار – O Allah! Grant me salvation from the Fire (of Hell)!

یَامُجِیۡرُ یَامُجِیۡرُ یَامُجِیۡرُ – O provider of salvation, o provider of salvation, o provider of salvation!

بِرَحۡمَتِکَ یَآاَرۡحَمَ الرّٰحِمِیۡنَ – have mercy upon us for the sake of your mercy, o the Most Merciful.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

4. Not saving yourself from sins

Dear Islamic brothers! Another cause of one’s faith being ruined is that a person remains engaged in sin, day and night. The negative effect of this continuous sinning can ultimately result in a person losing faith.

‘Allamah Isma’eel Haqqi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states the following in this regard: The manner in which denying the verses of Allah Almighty and ridiculing them is disbelief (Kufr), the result of which is eternal