How can one adhere to their religion without falling into extremism?
True religiosity is the moderate and balanced religiosity, far from the extremes of excess and negligence. Allah has praised this nation for its moderation and justice. The religion of Islam, in all its aspects (beliefs, acts of worship, dealings, and ethics), is a middle path between indifference and extremism. Reprehensible extremism includes both negligence and excess, as well as fanaticism and overdoing. The criterion for this is the Prophetic and the pure , not whims or customs. Among the factors that help avoid extremism are: realizing its danger, asking Allah for guidance, seeking authentic religious knowledge from reliable sources, emulating well-established scholars, striving for good companionship, and staying away from preachers of extremism.
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