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When you keep making the same dua but can't stop the behavior

I keep making the same dua every night for two years asking Allah to help me stop lying to my parents about money but I lie again the next day and I hate myself

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nafs al-ammārah continues to dominate despite conscious spiritual intention, creating a cycle of spiritual despair.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic psychology — nafs and spiritual wellbeing?”

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