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Are you letting your sins slip?
Faisal Choudhry
September 18, 2024
Assalāmu ‘alaykum 👋
Welcome to another Freshly Grounded email, the impromptu edition straight from a late-night reflection. Buckle up, this one’s raw and real.
This week i heard of the death of the person who taught me my first ever lesson in Islam, and i wanna pass that lesson on to ya’ll today.
Here’s what we got today:
How to hide your sins
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🔑 3 Ways You’re Letting Your Sins Slip
Look, we all make mistakes. But there’s a code, right? Some things you keep between you and Allāh.
Yet, without realizing it, you might be airing out your dirty laundry.
Imam Umar, who passed away this week, was a giant in the game of dawah. He laid down a few rules that shaped how Freshly Grounded does things.
So as a sadaqah jaariyah to him, i wanna lay his advice to me out here on ways you might be exposing your sins without realising it:
1. Talking About “The Old Days”
You think it’s harmless—just shooting the breeze, reminiscing about old times. But you’re exposing yourself. You don’t need to lay it all out there.
Fix: Keep it clean. Share the wisdom, skip the details. Keep ‘em guessing.
2. Dropping Pop Culture References Like It’s No Big Deal
Talking about that movie or show everyone’s raving about?
Easy slip.
What you don’t realize is, you’re endorsing something that’s got stuff you wouldn’t want on your record. Think twice before you start recommending anything with baggage.
3. Asking for Advice? Don’t Throw Yourself Under the Bus
We all need advice sometimes, but don’t be that guy who gives away his whole private life. Keep it vague. “A brother’s dealing with…”—that’s how you do it.
The streets don’t need to know everything.
Fix: When you need help, keep it tight. Anonymize your story, protect yourself.
Here’s the bottom line: You’ve got to keep some things locked down. It’s a code. You slip, you get back up—but don’t broadcast your mistakes.
Keep it between you and Allah.
That’s how Imam Umar rolled, and that’s how the FG tribe tries to keep it.
Stay sharp. Stay protected.
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