Ibn Taimiyyah رحمه الله:

"Verily Mankind are of two types:
The seeker of the Din and the seeker of the Dūnya. So Shaytan orders the seeker of the Din with Shirk and Bid'ah and orders the seeker of the Dūnya with physical desires."

(Majmu' al-Fataawa 11/670)

Return back to the Qur'an.

‏﴿وقال الرسول يا رب إن قومي اتخذوا هذا القرآن مهجورا﴾ [الفرقان]
"And the Messenger said, 'O my Lord, indeed, my people have abandoned this Qur'an."
[Al-Furqan]


‏احذر أن تكون ممن اشتكى منه النبي ﷺ لربه
Beware of being among those whom the Prophet ﷺ complained about to his Lord."

Hadith on Siwak: Clean your mouth for the angels, the Quran

Ali reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when the servant uses the toothstick and then stands to pray, an angel stands behind him and listens to his recitation. The angel draws near until his mouth coincides with his and nothing of the Quran comes out of it but that it enters the heart of the angel. Thus, purify your mouths for the Quran.”

Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 568

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا تَسَوَّكَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي قَامَ الْمَلَكُ خَلْفَهُ فَتَسَمَّعَ لِقِرَاءَتِهِ فَيَدْنُو مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَضَعَ فَاهُ عَلَى فِيهِ فَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلا صَارَ فِي جَوْفِ الْمَلَكِ فَطَهِّرُوا أَفْوَاهَكُمْ لِلْقُرْآنِ

568 مسند البزار

215 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الترغيب

📢 Al-Nawawi reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance because their people are few, and do not be deceived by the great many who are ruined.”

Source: al-Adhkār lil-Nawawī 1/207

👣 The Path is a beautiful loneliness it is a Path of suffering and sacrifice Fisibilillah (For the Sake of Allah Ta'ala) in the Dunya (This World's Life) preparing for the Akhirah (The Hereafter) struggling to reach Jannah (Paradise) and bypass Jahannam (Hell) on the Sirat (Bridge)! The true Muslim in our time looks Strange even to other Muslims especially in Amerikkka where many Muslims prefer to follow the Christian culture of Shirkul Akbar (Greater Polytheism) in their pagan holiday's and celebrations but the Muslim of the Spiritual Jihad on the Path reject all that contradict Haqq (Truth)!

☝🏿Abu Nu’aym reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you can get by without being known, do so. What is it against you if you are not praised? What is it against you that people blame you but to Allah you are praiseworthy?”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/88

🔖Everyone is a “friend” during times of ease!

📌 Actions Speak Louder Than Words

❝I met people (the Ṣaḥābah), and what pleased them was not speech; rather, what pleased them was action.❞ — He also said: ❝Whoever wishes may say [whatever they want].❞

🗣 Al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, the grandson of ʾAbū Bakr – raḍiyyAḷḷāhu ʿanhumā –.

📖 Kitāb az-Zuhd of ʾAbū Dāwūd #423.

The Salaf and Prophets used to complain about their problems only to Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى‎

Yaqoob alaihis salaam, after having lost his son Yusuf alaihis salaam as well as losing Ben Yamin did not complain to people. He took his sorrow & grief to Allah saying:

"Verily, I ONLY complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah!” [Surah Yusuf:86]

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said,

“Two cycles of prayer before the dawn prayer (Fajr) are better than the world and everything in it. They are both more beloved to me than the entire world.”

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 725

Note:( This is after the Adhān of Fajr, after Fajr has came in)
#rawaatib #Sunnah #Fajr

Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ṣall Allahu ʿalayhi wa-’ālihi wa-sallam) said to 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him),

"By Allah, if a single person is guided by Allah through you, it will be better for you than a whole lot of red camels."

[al-Bukhari and Muslim]

At times our hearts ache for something we deeply long for, something just beyond our reach. We plan, we strive, we pray, but sometimes the answer from our Rabb is different from what we had hoped for. In those moments, it is easy to feel lost, to question why things didn't go our way. But if we truly reflect, we will realize that every choice Allaah makes for us is wrapped in His infinte wisdom, mercy, and love for us.

The pain of unfulfilled wishes, the weight of unanswered prayers, or the silence when we seek immediate relief. These are heavy burdens but Allaah sees what we cannot, He knows the hidden harm in what we long for and the unseen blessings in what we resist.

Allaah says in Surah al Baqarah,
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you, and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allaah knows, while you know not.
(2:216)

Perhaps that opportunity we desperately wanted would have taken us further from Him. Perhaps that hardship we tried to escape was meant to bring us closer to our true purpose. Every “no” from Allaah is in reality, a redirection to something far better either in this life or in the Hereafter.

So, even when we don't understand, we trust. Even when we don’t see the wisdom, we surrender. Even when our hearts break, we remind ourselves:

"Allaah is Al-Wadud, the Most Loving. Al-Hakeem, the Most Wise. Al-Raheem, the Most Merciful."

Ya Allaah, when our hearts waver, strengthen them with trust in You. When we don't understand, grant us patience and replace our worries with contentment, our pain with perseverance, and our losses with something far better. Make us among those who submit fully to Your wisdom and find true peace in Your decree.

آمین یا رب العالمین

أم حذیفه

It is reported that ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said:

“Do not be hasty in praising people or blaming them, for perhaps what pleases you from a person today will displease you tomorrow, and perhaps what displeases you today, will please you tomorrow.

Indeed, people change.

It is Allāh who forgives the sins.

And Allāh is more merciful to his servant the day he meets him than a mother who lays out a bed for her child in an empty patch of land and feels [the ground]: if there is a risk of being stung, it will be her instead of him (her child), and if there is a risk of being pricked by a thorn, it will be her instead of him.”

Al-Bayhaqī, Shuʿab Al-Īmān article 6177, and others.

Ibn Al-Jawzee (rahimahullah) said:

“This worldly life only impresses those with no intellect. Similar to how vain dreams please the sleeper, imaginary games are perceived by a child, whereas a sensible person cannot be deceived by such delusion.” [Kitaab Al-Lataa’if Fil-Waa’iz, pg. 61]

Take care of the believers:

“The best thing to do when someone needs help physically or financially is to busy yourself with helping that person, relieving his distress, and to place this as a priority over your private worship that you would usually be engaged in.”

— Refer to “Madārij as-Sālikīn” (1/188).

@jannahfruits

#jannahfruits

✨️🤍✨️🤍✨️🤍✨️🤍✨️🤍✨️🤍✨️
Words from a grandfather in Gaza:

“Everything Allah takes from you is for a wisdom, and everything He leaves for you is out of mercy.

Allah took my children for a wisdom and left me my grandchildren as a mercy from Him.”

" As I look back on my life,

I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good,
I was re-directed to something better.

You must convince your heart🤍 that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you. "

- Imam al- Ghazali

In one of his writings, ibn Rajab mentioned:

[إن المؤمن لابد أن يفتن بشيء من الفتن المؤلمة الشاقة عليه ليمتحن إيمانه كما قال الله تعالى: {الم (١) أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ (٢) وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ} [العنكبوت: ٢، ٣]، ولكن الله يلطف بعباده المؤمنين في هذه الفتن، ويصبرهم عليها، ويثيبهم فيها، ولا يلقيهم في فتنة مضلة مهلكة تذهب بدينهم، بل تمر عليهم الفتن وهم فيها في عافية.]

It is inevitable that a believer will experience some painful, difficult trials in order to test his faith. This is like what Allah said:

[الم ‎﴿١﴾‏ أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ]

Alif Lam Meem * Do people think that they will be left to say, "We believe," without being tested? * We have certainly tested those before them. So Allah will surely know those who were truthful and He will know those who were liars. [al-'Ankabut ayaat 1-3]

ولكن الله يلطف بعباده المؤمنين في هذه الفتن، ويصبرهم عليها، ويثيبهم فيها، ولا يلقيهم في فتنة مضلة مهلكة تذهب بدينهم، بل تمر عليهم الفتن وهم فيها في عافية

But Allah is kind to His believing servants in these tests, granting them steadfast patience and rewards them for them. He does not cast them into the a misguiding destructive test which would demolish their faith. Rather, the tests pass over them while they are still in a good spiritual condition.

[Ikhtiyar al-Ulaa pg 80-81]

The Foundations of Sickness are Three: Ar-Riyaa’ (Ostentation) Arrogance, and Misguidance

Ibnul-Qayyim (RahimahuLLaahu ta'alaa) said :

"Often I would hear Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah, may Allaah purify his soul, saying: ‘Iyyaak Na’budu (You Alone we worship) repels Ar-Riyaa, and Iyyaaka Nasta’een (You Alone we ask for help) repels arrogance.

"So if one is cured from the sickness of Ar-Riyaa’ by way of: Iyyaak Na’budu (You Alone we worship) and he is cured of the sickness of arrogance and self amazement by way of: Iyyaaka Nasta’een (You Alone we ask for help), and from the sickness of misguidance and ignorance by way of: Ihdinaa Siraatal-Mustaqeem (Guide us to the straight way)then he is cured from his sicknesses and ailments and he walks in the garments of good health, and the favor is completed upon him.

"He is from those upon whom favor has been bestowed; not those upon whom there is Anger. And they are the people of corruption in intent—those who recognize the truth and turn away from it.

(Nor is he from) "those who go astray—and they are the people of corruption in knowledge; those who are ignorant of the truth and do not recognize it.’"

[Madaarij As-Saalikeen (1/54)]

First posted by Muhammad Abrar.