 It's because of my lack of taqwa He pointed the finger at who? himself Imam ar-rida alaihi salam says awhallahu alaihi Allah inspired his heart at that moment at that moment where he criticized himself Being critical of yourself My dear brothers and sisters People when they become religious Unfortunately They have a tendency to do what I start wearing the hijab. I start praying I get my you know my Aqeeq ring I start going to the masjid. I don't miss Jumu'a. I go to the do'a kumail I start praying salatul layla. I do all of these things. What do I start to do unfortunately? I Start to judge other people. I start to feel that I'm superior to them I start to criticize those who are less religious than I am. I Shift my focus away from Tezquiatun nafs To what? Tezquiatul ghayr. I try to purify other people. I focus on other people There's a beautiful hadith from Imam Ali ibn Musa ar-rida salawatullahi alaihi Where he says in a rajulan min bani Israel there was a man from bani Israel Abad Allah 40 years he worshipped Allah devoted himself to Ibadah for 40 years Walam yuqbal min but 40 years of Ibadah was not accepted He was worshipping doing all of these rituals for 40 years and he saw there was no there was no improvement You know some of us we've been praying for 10 15 20 years coming to Majalis 10 15 20 30 Years and we're the same people. We were 30 years ago There's no improvement The ha imam ar-rida says when he saw that there was no improvement that he's not progressing He blamed himself He took responsibility says this is my fault It's because of my sins It's because of my lack of taqwa He pointed the finger at who himself Imam ar-rida alaihi salam says oh Allah who a lay Allah inspired his heart at that moment at that moment where he criticized himself Oh Allah who a lay them who can have sex off of them in Ibadah to our Baena Salam This moment Where you criticized your nefs? Where you criticized yourself? this feeling This moment of self-examination Was better than the 40 years of Ibadah if Ibadah is not making you more humble. It's not Ibadah If you're a religious person, but you're focused on what fulan is doing and why this girl this sister is wearing makeup If that's what you're only focused on That's not real Ibadah Because someone who is fixated on Correcting and perfecting himself. They're too busy to look and search for the shortcomings of others