The First Person Who Objected To It Was Prophet Mohammad ﷺ Who Said: “Whoever Innovates Something In This Matter Of Ours That Is Not A Part Of It Will Have It Rejected”

Our beloved Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever among you sees evil, let him change it with his hand. If he cannot do so, then with his tongue. If he cannot do so, then with his heart, which is the weakest level of faith.”

[Sahih Muslim 49a]

Simply protecting yourselves from harm is not enough. True adherence to the deen involves actively opposing wrongdoings, even if it’s just in your heart.

While everyone has the right to their beliefs, it is our duties as Muslims to share the truth and advise others with kindness, to enjoin good and forbid evil.

Sheikh Hudaify stated that the true way to honor and love the Prophet is by obeying his commands, avoiding what he prohibited, and worshiping Allah according to the teachings of the Prophet.

https://theislamicinformation.com/news/imam-of-masjid-nabawi-celebrating-prophet-birthday-disrespectful/

✔️ From the virtues of good deeds

👈🏻 Praying Fajr on time

🔘 If you want to spend your entire day under Allah's protection and care, then pray Fajr on time. Jundub bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever prays Fajr is under Allah's protection." (Narrated by Muslim)

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Help Your Brother

Narrated Anas (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) narrated:

Allah's Messenger (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

"Help your brother,

whether he is an oppressor

or he is an oppressed one.

People asked, "O Allah's Messenger!

It is all right to help him if he is oppressed,

but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?!”

The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

"By preventing him from oppressing others."

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 2444]

Concerned about What People Think?

Don’t make it your concern [that others] assume the best of you or people mention good of you.
Rather, aim eagerly to be deserving of [others] assuming the best [of you] and worthy of [their] mentioning good of you—without seeking or wanting that [from them].

Your end goal is that your Mawlá [the One who manages your affairs and supports you] be pleased with you; and that you deserve His mercy, His forgiveness, His kindness and generosity.

Translator: Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff

Source: https://tasfiyah.com/concerned-about-what-people-think/

Ibn Hazm said: "The wise man is the one who can see faults in himself and tries to overcome them."

‎● {الاخلاق و السير صحفة ٧١}

Relying on the dead for help in times of war is futile; true victory comes from fighting against them.

Ibn Taymiyah said:
، وقال بعض الشعراء:

يا خائفين من التتر ... لوذوا بقبر أبي عمر

أو قال:

عوذوا بقبر أبي عمر ... ينجيكم من الضرر

فقلت لهم: هؤلاء الذين تستغيثون بهم لو كانوا معكم في القتال لانهزموا.

Some poets said: Oh, those who fear the Tatars... seek refuge in the grave of Abu Umar, or he said: seek protection in the grave of Abu Umar... it will save you from harm.

So I said to them: These people you're seeking help from, if they were with you in battle, they would flee. (Meaning going to graves and asking help will not be a reason of victory, victory is due to doing Jihad).

Kitab al Istigatha fe Radd al Bakri 1/412, 413.

Surah Al-Fatihah is a cure for showing off and arrogance, two deadly diseases of the heart

Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah would often say:

“You alone we worship” repels showing off (Riyā).

“You alone we ask for help” repels arrogance.

(Madarij al-Salikīn)

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TIMELESS SEEDS OF ADVICE

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Ibn 'Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) narrated: "I was behind the Prophet (ﷺ) one day when he said: 'O boy! I will teach you a statement: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah's aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.'"

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 37, Hadith 2706)

Arguing with a Scholar or an Ignoramus

Yūnus reports: Maymūn b. Mihrān once wrote to me saying:

Beware of dispute and argumentation about the religion, and do not argue with a scholar nor an ignoramus. As for the scholar, he will withhold his knowledge from you, and will not be concerned with what you do. As for the ignorant person, he will only cause roughness in your heart and he will not obey you [anyway].

Al-Dārimī, Al-Sunan no. 302.

Differences of Opinion Amongst the Scholars - Their Causes & Our Position Towards Them (1997) by Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin:

http://www.islamicbooks.website/Books/Differences%20of%20Opinion%20Amongst%20the%20Scholars%20(1997)%20by%20Muhammad%20ibn%20Salih%20al-'Uthaymin.pdf

"Everyone is fighting their own battle. To be free from their past. To live in their present. And to create their future. So do not allow the demons of your past to unpack their baggage into your future."

Have heart.

WHOEVER DECEIVES US IS NOT ONE OF US.

Abu Huraira (radiAllahuanhu) reported:
The Messenger of Allah, (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam) , said,

“Whoever raises arms against us is not one of us. Whoever deceives us is not one of us.”

[Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 101. Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim].

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا وَمَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

101 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غشنا فليس منا.

Are u Unhappy with the Qadr of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى‎?

So many of us fall into this, read & examine yourself akhawaat & change ur attitude:

That’s just great! This is why I hate Mondays!”
“What is wrong with this laptop? Another virus!! And of course this would happen NOW, when I have all this important work to finish!!”
“The car seems to break down every time I’m running late!”
“My stupid cellphone keeps shutting down…!”
“Oh great! One more red light! As if I’m not late enough!”
“I stoved my toe on that stupid table!”

These small everyday trials we face and the emotions we react with are all part of our personal test. Our reactions, beliefs, and statements are all being recorded!

With the above mentioned complaints and reactions, who are we actually displeased with? We know that the table didn’t do anything to our toe, right? We know that cars, cellphones, and laptops don’t actually choose to do things to harm us in reality, right?

So then, again – WHO or WHAT are we really displeased with when uttering these kinds of statements?

We desperately need our spouses, friends, and companions to remind us, quite simply, with the following question:

Are you unhappy with the Qadr of Allaah?

Let us replace the bad reactions mentioned with the very best guidance available, the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad ( صلى الله عليه و سلم):

وإن أصابك شيء فلا تقل لو أني فعلت كذا لكان كذا وكذا لكن قل قدر الله وما شاء فعل…
“…And if something (bad) befalls you, do not say, ‘Had I only done such-and-such, then such-and-such would have happened, rather say: Qadrullaahi, wa maa shaa’ fa’ala (This is from the Qadr of Allaah, and He does whatever He wills).” [Saheeh Muslim]

Let us affirm everything we face as the Qadr of Allaah, submit to Allaah being pleased with the trial He (and no one else) has chosen for us, and be afraid of a bad reaction that would be written against us and handed to us on the Day of Account.

And Allaah knows best.

Written by: Moosaa Richardson
Source: Bakkah.net
http://www.bakkah.net/en/upset-with-the-qadr-of-allah.htm?fbclid=IwAR1g0Swf4c15JFlOJm7Gzo2dPdYkbJ1u-fCgOysM2o61e95LI9EHPN_xRAw

❗️𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥❗️

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim وحمه الله said:

The heart cannot be completely sound until it is safe from five affairs:

- Safe from Shirk which is the opposite of Tawheed;

- Safe from bidah which is the opposite of Sunnah;

- Safe from lusts which is the opposite of obedience;

- Safe from heedlessness which is opposite of being in a state of remembrance of Allaah;

- and safe from desires which is the opposite of adherence to the Sunnah and Sincerity.

[Bada'i At-Tafseer Al-Jami Limaa Fassarahu Al-Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim 277-2/276]

They considered this as showing-off

Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullah used to say:

((إظهار المحبرة من الرياء))

“Displaying your inkpot is from showing-off (riyaa’).”

[Manaqib Imam Ahmad, chapter 30: words on sincerity, hypocrisy and hiding worship, page 267]

What then, when we post pictures of our bookshelves, take selfies of ourselves making du'a, reciting Qurʿān, making Tawāf, attending lectures...

May Allah protect us.

Aamiyn

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “I am holding u back from the Fire. I say: Beware of Hell! Beware the limits of Allah! When I pass away, I will precede u & meet you at the Fountain. Whoever makes it there has succeeded, but some people will come and be driven to the left side. I will say: O Lord, my nation! It will be said: You do not know what they invented after you, turning away on their heels!”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 12508

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَنَا آخِذٌ بِحُجَزِكُمْ عَنِ النَّارِ أَقُولُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَجَهَنَّمَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحُدُودَ فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَأَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ وَمَوْعِدُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَمَنْ وَرَدَ أَفْلَحَ وَيَأْتِي قَوْمٌ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ مُرْتَدِّينَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ

12/71 المعجم الكبير للطبراني

2344 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

❗️𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥❗️

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim وحمه الله said:

The heart cannot be completely sound until it is safe from five affairs:

- Safe from Shirk which is the opposite of Tawheed;

- Safe from bidah which is the opposite of Sunnah;

- Safe from lusts which is the opposite of obedience;

- Safe from heedlessness which is opposite of being in a state of remembrance of Allaah;

- and safe from desires which is the opposite of adherence to the Sunnah and Sincerity.

[Bada'i At-Tafseer Al-Jami Limaa Fassarahu Al-Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim 277-2/276]

Duas asking Allah for Risq (Provision, Wealth & Blessings).

The Keys to Risq is offering Prayers with patience and remaining Steadfast on it.

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا ۖ لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ.

And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.

This means to save them from the punishment of Allah by the establishment of the prayer, and you also be patient in performing it.

This is as Allah says,

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا
(O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell).) [66:6]

(We ask not of you a provision: We provide for you.) This means that if you establish the prayer, your sustenance will come to you from where you did not expect.

This is as Allah says,
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا - وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.) [65:2-3]

Allah also says,
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
(And I (Allah) created not the Jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).) until,

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
(Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.) (51:56-58)

Thus, Allah says,
لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ
(We ask not of you a provision: We provide for you.)

Verily, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah recorded that Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالى: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ تَفَرَّغْ لِعِبَادَتِي أَمْلَأْ صَدْرَكَ غِنىً وَأَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ، مَلَأْتُ صَدْرَكَ شُغْلًا وَلَمْ أَسُدَّ فَقْرَكَ
(Allah, the Exalted, says, "O son of Adam, perform My worship and I will fill your chest with wealth and fulfill your needs. If you do not do so, then I will fill your chest with toil and I will not fulfill your needs.")

It is also reported from Zayd bin Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying,

مَنْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ فَرَّقَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ، وَجَعَلَ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَتِ الْآخِرَةُ نِيَّتَهُ، جَمَعَ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ وَجَعَلَ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ، وَأَتَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ
(Whoever makes the worldly life his major concern, then Allah will scatter his situation for him (i.e. make it difficult) and his poverty will be placed between his eyes. He will not get from this world anything except that which has already been written for him. Whoever makes the Hereafter his intention, then his situation will be gathered for him (i.e. made easy) and his wealth will be placed in his heart. The worldly life will come to him anyway (in spite of his not seeking it).)

Concerning Allah's statement, وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ

(And the good end is for those who have Taqwa.) This means the good end in this life and in the Hereafter. In the Hereafter, the good end will be Paradise for whoever feared Allah.

Surah Taha 20:132

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (رحمه الله)

Ibn Abī Dunya mentioned that Al-Hasan Al-Basrī wrote to 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azīz, saying,

❝To proceed: Indeed, this world is an abode of affliction, not a place of permanent residence. Adām was sent down to it as a punishment, so beware of it, Commander of the Believers! The best provision is in leaving it, and true richness [lies in] having a lack of it. It always possesses a victim - it humiliates those who honour it and leaves the one who amasses it with nothing. It is like poison being consumed by one who does not recognize it, and it [leads to] his death. So be in it [this world] like a patient treating his wounds seeking shelter for a short while, fearing something he dislikes that could last a long time; and patient upon the difficulties of the remedy, fearing the prolongation of the affliction. Beware of this deceptive and illusory abode that has become enchanting with its tricks and tempting with its deception. This world gives illusions of false hope, and enchants those who wish to marry it so it became like a decorated bride - the eyes are fixated upon her, the hearts captivated by her, and souls infatuated by her; yet, it kills off every willing suitor. Whoever succeeds in obtaining his desires from her becomes arrogant and [has] transgressed, forgetting the Hereafter; his mind becomes preoccupied with her until he slips and his regret intensifies; his sorrows grow and he finds himself faced with the agonies of death, the pain of loss, and the disappointment of infatuated person who failed attain his aim. He lives in resentment, his ambitions crumble, and he fails to achieve what he desired. In addition to this, his soul found no respite, so he departed with no provisions, traversing towards an uncomfortable abode. So let your happiest moments in it be the moments when you are most wary of it; for whenever one of her inhabitants finds calmness in it leading to some joy, it swiftly transforms into distress [replacing] ease with calamity, and ensures that living in it leads to death. The joy in it is tainted with sadness, her promises are false, and her aspirations are in vain. Serenity in it is bitter and life in it difficult. If her Lord had not informed about her, nor given similitudes of her, she would have alerted the sleeping one and warned the unaware. So what about when Allah has sent admonitions regarding her and deterrents? In the sight of Allāh, she has no value or weight, and He has not looked favourably upon her since her creation. She was presented to our Prophet with her luxuries and it would not have diminished him in the sight of Allāh to the extent of a mosquito's wing had he accepted - but he refused to accept. He refused to love what the Creator detests or elevate what the King has debased. So, He made her a test for the righteous and apportioned an abundance to His enemies as an allurement; so the one who becomes deluded by it and able to attain it believes that he has been honoured through her, forgetting what Allāh decreed for His Messenger (ﷺ) when He tightened a stone upon his belly (from hunger).❞

Ibn Abī Dunya
Book: Purification Of The Heart Its Diseases & Their Cures By Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله | Translated by Uthman Mustafa | Hikmah Publications | P. 105 - 107