Litmus Tests For Knowing If You Are Rebellious Or Arrogant Towards God
Even if the sentence is temporary Hell, it is still something one should avoid rather than using that as a hope. This is because if one becomes rebellious, temporary Hell becomes an excuse for rebelliousness. The proper mindset is that one should fear the worst and stay in his place, that’s only way to keep rebelliousness chained. As far as litmus tests go, the Prophet (PBUH) already gave one. “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr. ’ ” https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:1079 “…….Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: ‘Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?’ So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that.” https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:413 And do not mistake Salah for a Salah of khuusho and focus. That is not required. Qur’an requires that a proper Salah is one that is on time and follows the obligatory parts of it like posture, words recited etc. Salah is important because it is the ultimate benchmark of one’s humility towards God: 1:32 – 5:05 https://youtu.be/pELnrc_Qniw?t=93