Sometimes we forgot that people are also trials.

Your life will get significantly better once you realize everything does happen for a reason, it's all about changing your perspective. Every single situation you've been through, every little detail happened for a reason. The hardship you're going through right now is preparing you for something far greater so have sabr and trust the process.

"So surely with hardship, comes ease."

-Quran 94:5

Beautiful advice:

In Madarij as-Salikin, he said, “Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said to me one time, ‘ When one understands that trials and misfortunes are inevitable, he will not get angry when they occur, nor will he grieve or feel sadness due to them’.

[1] So when one is patient with those trials and does not let them break him, it is hoped that he will rise to the level of attainment ( of true servitude to Allah). His soul will become disciplined and will be content with Allah, and it will be weaned off its bad habits, until love of Allah will drench his heart and his soul and his limbs will all become obedient to the commands ( of Allah ). At that point, his heart will see sense that Allah is with him and is supporting him. His every motion and every pause will be through Allah, not by himself. His heart will receive many divine insights, such that he will appreciate Allah’s Divinity, His control of all things, and his Uniqueness. It is upon understanding of theses three qualities that all knowledge and fundamentals are based”

(taken from ‘The Biography of Imam ibn al-Qayyim’ Ali Abdul-Mawjud)

⚡ Fear the supplication of the oppressed. You might not see it coming (quickly), but when it does come, you won’t find respite or escape.

👉HADEETH #1
The Prophet ﷺ said:

اِتَّقُوا اَلظُّلْمَ, فَإِنَّ اَلظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ

❝Beware of oppression, for oppression will be excessive darkness on the Day of Judgment.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2447) and Saheeh Muslim (2578, 2579) and the wordings are his]

👉HADEETH #2
Narrated Ibn Abbaas رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ sent Muaadh to Yemen and said: ❝Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for indeed there is no barrier between his supplication and Allaah.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1496, 2448, 3059, 4347) and Saheeh Muslim (19)]

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Some examples of how strongly the supplication of the oppressed is answered:

👉HADEETH #3
Narrated Jaabir bin Samurah: The People of Koofaa complained against Sad to Umar and the Umar dismissed him and appointed Ammaar as their chief. They lodged many complaints against Sad and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. Umar sent for him and said: “O Abaa Is-haaq! These people claim that you do not pray properly.” Sad said: "By Allaah, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allaah's Messenger ﷺ and I never reduced anything of it. I used to prolong the first two Rakaat of Ishaa prayer and shorten the last two Rakaat.” Umar said: “O Abaa Is-haaq, this was what I thought about you.” And then he sent one or more persons with him to Koofaa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not leave any Masjid without asking about him. All the people praised him till they came to the Masjid of the tribe of Banee Abs; one of the men called Usama bin Qataadah with a surname of Aba Sada stood up and said: “As you have put us under an oath; I am bound to tell you that Sad never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts.” (On hearing it) Sad said: "I pray to Allaah for three things: O Allaah! If this slave of yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials.” (And so it happened). Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that he was an old man in trial as the result of Sad's curse. Abdul Malik, the sub narrator, said that he had seen him afterwards and his eyebrows were overhanging his eyes owing to old age and he used to tease and hit the small girls in the way.
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (755)]

👉HADEETH #4
Urwah Ibn al-Zubair رضي الله عنهما reported: Arwa bint Aus brought a suit against Saeed Ibn Zaid Ibn Amr Ibn Nufail رضي الله عنه. She complained to Marwaan Ibn al-Hakam that he (Saeed) had wrongfully taken possession of a portion of her land. Saeed said: “How can I take a portion out of her land while I have heard a denunciation from the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ.” Marwaan asked him: “What did you hear from the Messenger of Allaah?” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ saying: ❝He who takes a span of land unjustly will be made to wear seven earths round his neck on the Day of Resurrection.❞” Marwaan said to him: “I don't seek any more proof from you after this.” Saeed supplicated: “O Allaah! If she is a liar, deprive her of her eye sight and cause her to die in her land.” Urwah said: “She did not die till she became blind. While she was walking in her land (concerning which the dispute arose) she fell down into a pit and died.”
📚[Saheeh Muslim (1610). In another narration of Saheeh Muslim, Muhammad Ibn Zaid Ibn Abdullah Ibn Umar said that he had seen Arwa blind, feeling for on the walls with her hand and saying: “I am ruined by the curse of Sa`eed.” Later she fell in a well in the same disputed land and died.]

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Poem:

لا تـظـلـمـن إذا مـا كـنـت مـقــتــدرا...
فــظـلـم آخــره يـقـضـي إلـى الـنـدم
واحـذر أخـي مـن الـمـظـلـوم دعــوتـه...
لا تـأخـذنـك سـهـام الـلـيـل فـي الـظـلـم
تـنـام عـيـنـاك والـمـظـلـوم مـنــتــبـه...
يـدعـو عـلـيـك وعــيـن الله لـم تــنـم
لا شـك دعــوة مـظـلـوم تـحــل بـها...
دار الـهـوان ودار الــذل والـنـقـم

👉Oppress not even when you are capable...
For oppression in the end leads to regret.

👉Beware O brother of the Duaa of the oppressed...
That you may not be struck by the arrows of the night (i.e. Duaas made) in the darkness (which do not misses their target).

👉You might be sleeping while the oppressed is awake...
Praying against you, and the eyes of Allaah do not sleep.

👉 No doubt that with the prayers of the oppressed - are opened for you...
The doors of shame, humiliation and suffering.

Dont make false promises by saying in shaa Allah.
When u say in shaa Allah, mean it.
Especially to kids who might begin to dislike this beautiful term & equate it with a 'lie' or a flat 'no'.

Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawzeeyah [رحمه الله] said:

❝Prayer attracts provisions, preserves health, it defends against harm, repels diseases. It strengths the heart and illuminates the face. It gives delight to the soul and removes laziness.❞

Source : [Zaad Al-Maad, (4/304) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya].

Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said:

If your intention is not sincere, then do not tire yourself out.

[Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), al-Mudhash, 418]

Shaykh Aziz Farhan حفظه الله said:

"It is authentically reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to recite during the Sunnah prayer of Fajr and the Sunnah prayer of Maghrib: *"Say, O disbelievers"* (*Surah Al-Kafirun*) and *"Say, He is Allah, [who is] One"* (*Surah Al-Ikhlas*).

The scholars mentioned that the wisdom behind this is to begin and end the day with the affirmation of monotheism, as a reminder to renew one's faith at all times."

⚡ Fear the supplication of the oppressed. You might not see it coming (quickly), but when it does come, you won’t find respite or escape.

👉HADEETH #1
The Prophet ﷺ said:

اِتَّقُوا اَلظُّلْمَ, فَإِنَّ اَلظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ

❝Beware of oppression, for oppression will be excessive darkness on the Day of Judgment.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2447) and Saheeh Muslim (2578, 2579) and the wordings are his]

👉HADEETH #2
Narrated Ibn Abbaas رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ sent Muaadh to Yemen and said: ❝Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for indeed there is no barrier between his supplication and Allaah.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1496, 2448, 3059, 4347) and Saheeh Muslim (19)]

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Some examples of how strongly the supplication of the oppressed is answered:

👉HADEETH #3
Narrated Jaabir bin Samurah: The People of Koofaa complained against Sad to Umar and the Umar dismissed him and appointed Ammaar as their chief. They lodged many complaints against Sad and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. Umar sent for him and said: “O Abaa Is-haaq! These people claim that you do not pray properly.” Sad said: "By Allaah, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allaah's Messenger ﷺ and I never reduced anything of it. I used to prolong the first two Rakaat of Ishaa prayer and shorten the last two Rakaat.” Umar said: “O Abaa Is-haaq, this was what I thought about you.” And then he sent one or more persons with him to Koofaa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not leave any Masjid without asking about him. All the people praised him till they came to the Masjid of the tribe of Banee Abs; one of the men called Usama bin Qataadah with a surname of Aba Sada stood up and said: “As you have put us under an oath; I am bound to tell you that Sad never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts.” (On hearing it) Sad said: "I pray to Allaah for three things: O Allaah! If this slave of yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials.” (And so it happened). Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that he was an old man in trial as the result of Sad's curse. Abdul Malik, the sub narrator, said that he had seen him afterwards and his eyebrows were overhanging his eyes owing to old age and he used to tease and hit the small girls in the way.
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (755)]

👉HADEETH #4
Urwah Ibn al-Zubair رضي الله عنهما reported: Arwa bint Aus brought a suit against Saeed Ibn Zaid Ibn Amr Ibn Nufail رضي الله عنه. She complained to Marwaan Ibn al-Hakam that he (Saeed) had wrongfully taken possession of a portion of her land. Saeed said: “How can I take a portion out of her land while I have heard a denunciation from the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ.” Marwaan asked him: “What did you hear from the Messenger of Allaah?” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ saying: ❝He who takes a span of land unjustly will be made to wear seven earths round his neck on the Day of Resurrection.❞” Marwaan said to him: “I don't seek any more proof from you after this.” Saeed supplicated: “O Allaah! If she is a liar, deprive her of her eye sight and cause her to die in her land.” Urwah said: “She did not die till she became blind. While she was walking in her land (concerning which the dispute arose) she fell down into a pit and died.”
📚[Saheeh Muslim (1610). In another narration of Saheeh Muslim, Muhammad Ibn Zaid Ibn Abdullah Ibn Umar said that he had seen Arwa blind, feeling for on the walls with her hand and saying: “I am ruined by the curse of Sa`eed.” Later she fell in a well in the same disputed land and died.]

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Poem:

لا تـظـلـمـن إذا مـا كـنـت مـقــتــدرا...
فــظـلـم آخــره يـقـضـي إلـى الـنـدم
واحـذر أخـي مـن الـمـظـلـوم دعــوتـه...
لا تـأخـذنـك سـهـام الـلـيـل فـي الـظـلـم
تـنـام عـيـنـاك والـمـظـلـوم مـنــتــبـه...
يـدعـو عـلـيـك وعــيـن الله لـم تــنـم
لا شـك دعــوة مـظـلـوم تـحــل بـها...
دار الـهـوان ودار الــذل والـنـقـم

👉Oppress not even when you are capable...
For oppression in the end leads to regret.

👉Beware O brother of the Duaa of the oppressed...
That you may not be struck by the arrows of the night (i.e. Duaas made) in the darkness (which do not misses their target).

👉You might be sleeping while the oppressed is awake...
Praying against you, and the eyes of Allaah do not sleep.

👉 No doubt that with the prayers of the oppressed - are opened for you...
The doors of shame, humiliation and suffering.

ANGEL OR DEVIL

If you're riding a means of transport, isolate yourself on your journey with Allah and remembering Him. Allah’s Messenger (Sallallaahu Alaihiwasallam) said,

"There is not a rider who isolates himself during his journey with Allah and in His remembrance, except that an Angel follows him, and one does not isolate himself with [blameworthy] poetry, or backbiting and tale-carrying except that Shaytān follows him.

Sahee Al Jaami 5706

In his famous hadith collection, al-Haakim (rahimahullah) recorded:

[عن المسور بن مخرمة أنه سمع عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقول: تعلموا سورة البقرة وسورة النساء وسورة المائدة وسورة الحج وسورة النور، فإن فيهن الفرائض]

'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

Learn surah al-Baqarah, surah al-Nisa', surah al-Ma'idah, surah al-Hajj, and surah al-Noor, for they contain the obligatory deeds.

[Mustadrak al-Haakim 2/395. al-Haakim said, "It is sahih according to the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim, though neither of them included it in their collections." al-Dhahabi agreed with al-Haakim's grading.]

Umar bin Khattab رضی الله عنه said:

1. "Do not speak about that which does not concern you.

2. Know your enemy and be wary of your friend, except for the trustworthy one.

3. No one is trustworthy, except for the person who fears Allaah.

4. Do not walk with the evildoer, lest he teaches you some of his wickedness; and do not reveal your secrets to him.

5. When you consult others in your affairs, consult only those who fear Allaah."

[صفات الصفوة جلد رقم ١، صحفة ١٤٩]

The Meaning of Al-Hamd

Abu Jafar bin Jarir رضي الله عنه said, "The meaning of
الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ

(Al-Hamdu Lillah) (all praise and thanks be to Allah) is: all thanks are due purely to Allah, alone, not any of the objects that are being worshipped instead of Him, nor any of His creation. These thanks are due to Allah's innumerable favors and bounties, that only He knows the amount of. Allah's bounties include creating the tools that help the creation worship Him, the physical bodies with which they are able to implement His commands, the sustenance that He provides them in this life, and the comfortable life He has granted them, without anything or anyone compelling Him to do so. Allah also warned His creation and alerted them about the means and methods with which they can earn eternal dwelling in the residence of everlasting happiness. All thanks and praise are due to Allah for these favors from beginning to end."

Further, Ibn Jarir commented on the Ayah,

الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ

(Al-Hamdu Lillah), that it means, "A praise that Allah praised Himself with, indicating to His servants that they too should praise Him, as if Allah had said, Say: All thanks and praise is due to Allah.' It was said that the statement,

الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ

(All praise and thanks be to Allah), entails praising Allah by mentioning His most beautiful Names and most honorable Attributes. When one proclaims, All thanks are due to Allah,' he will be thanking Him for His favors and bounties."

☆The Difference between Praise and Thanks
Hamd is more general, in that it is a statement of praise for one's characteristics, or for what he has done. Thanks are given for what was done, not merely for characteristics.

☆The Statements of the Salaf about Al-Hamd
Hafs mentioned that Umar said to Ali, "We know La ilaha illallah, Subhan Allah and Allahu Akbar. What about Al-Hamdu Lillah" Ali said, "A statement that Allah liked for Himself, was pleased with for Himself and He likes that it be repeated." Also, Ibn Abbas said, "Al-Hamdu Lillah is the statement of appreciation. When the servant says Al-Hamdu Lillah, Allah says, My servant has praised Me." Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this Hadith.

☆The Virtues of Al-Hamd
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded that Al-Aswad bin Sari said, "I said, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! Should I recite to you words of praise for My Lord, the Exalted, that I have collected' He said,

«أَمَا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْحَمْدَ»

(Verily, your Lord likes Al-Hamd.)"

An-Nasa'i also recorded this Hadith. Furthermore, Abu Isa At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah recorded that Musa bin Ibrahim bin Kathir related that Talhah bin Khirash said that Jabir bin Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«أَفْضَلُ الذِّكْرِ لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَفْضَلُ الدُّعَاءِ الْحَمْدُدِلله»

(The best Dhikr (remembering Allah) is La ilaha illallah and the best supplication is Al-Hamdu Lillah.)

At-Tirmidhi said that this Hadith is Hasan Gharib. Also, Ibn Majah recorded that Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«مَا أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَى عَبْدٍنِعْمَةً فَقَالَ: الْحَمْدُ للهِ، إِلَّا كَانَ الَّذِي أَعْطَى أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أَخَذَ»

(No servant is blessed by Allah and says,Al-Hamdu Lillah', except that what he was given is better than that which he has himself acquired.) Further, in his Sunan, Ibn Majah recorded that Ibn Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«إِنَّ عَبْدًا مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ قَالَ:يَا رَبِّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ. فَعَضَلَتْ بِالْمَلَكَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِيَا كَيْفَ يَكْتُبَانِهَا فَصَعِدَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَالَا: يَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّ عَبْدًا قَدْ قَالَ مَقَالَةً لَا نَدْرِي كَيْفَ نَكْتُبُهَا، قَالَ اللهُ، وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا قَالَ عَبْدُهُ: مَاذَا قَالَ عَبْدِي؟ قَالَا: يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ قَالَ: لَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ. فَقَالَ اللهُ لَهُمَا: اكْتُبَاهَا كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدِي، حَتَّى يَلْقَانِي فَأَجْزِيهِ بِهَا.»

(A servant of Allah once said, O Allah! Yours is the Hamd that is suitable for the grace of Your Face and the greatness of Your Supreme Authority.' The two angels were confused as to how to write these words. They ascended to Allah and said, O our Lord! A servant has just uttered a statement and we are unsure how to record it for him.' Allah said while having more knowledge in what His servant has said, 'What did My servant say' They said, He said, O Allah! Yours is the Hamd that is suitable for the grace of Your Face and the greatness of Your Supreme Authority.' Allah said to them, `Write it as My servant has said it, until he meets Me and then I shall reward him for it.)

Tafsir ibn kathir رحمه الله

رضي الله عنهم اجمعين

LYING IS PROHIBITED🚫

Shaykh-ul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

“All sorts of lying against a person is prohibited, whether it is a lie against a Muslim or a Non-Muslim, a righteous person or a sinner, however inventing a lie against a Muslim is WORSE, rather all of the lies are ḤARĀM.”

Source: Majmoo’ Al-Fatawā مجموع الفتاوى ٢٨/٢٢٣