Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

“Search for the attentiveness of your heart in three situations: when Qur’an recitation is heard, when present in the gatherings where Allah is remembered and when alone. If you do not find your heart attentive in these situations, ask Allah to grant you an attentive heart”.

Al-Fawa’id by Ibnul Qayyim 220

WHO DO YOU ASK FOR ADVICE?

The person who has a secret, as we previously described, should tighten his chest, but if he feels he must share his secret, he should do so by consulting someone who is religious, intelligent, and beloved, and he should never seek advice from someone who does not possess these three characteristics. If he is not religious, he will betray him; if he is not intelligent, then he will make a mistake regarding the correct course; and if he is not loved, then he may not give him sincere advice.

Book: Selections from the Garden of the Wise and the Meadow of the Virtuous
By Abū Hātim ibn Hibbān
Authentic Statements Publications
P. 106

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali reports that some of the salaf used to say:

‎[قال بعض السلف : إني لأصاب بالمصيبة فأحمد الله عليها أربع مرات : أحمد الله إذ لم تكن أعظم مما هي ، وأحمد الله إذ رزقني الصبر عليها ، وأحمده إذ وفقني الاسترجاع ، وأحمده إذ لم يجعلها في ديني]

When I am afflicted with a calamity, I praise Allah four times:

I praise Allah for it not being worse than it is,

I praise Allah that He provided me with the ability to bear it patiently,

I praise Him for granting me the accord to say, ‘Verily to Allah do we belong and to Him do we return’,

and I praise Him for not making the tribulation in my religion.

[Majmoo’ al-Rasaa’il Ibn Rajab vol. 3 p. 155]

Sufyān (al-Thawrī) said: Some of the fuqahāʾ (scholars of fiqh) said: “From patience is to not speak about your misfortune or your pain, and not to praise yourself.”

رِوَايَة سُفْيَان عَن بعض الْفُقَهَاء قَالَ «من الصَّبْر أَن لَا تَتَحَدَّث بمصيبتك وَلَا بوجعك وَلَا تزكي نَفسك» .

al-Ḥāfidh al-ʿIrāqī, Takhrīj Aḥādīth al-Iḥyāʾ 1/1413
زين الدين العراقي، تخريج أحاديث الإحياء ١/١٤١٣
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✒ And With Hardship There’s Relief

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

“Victory (comes) with patience and relief (comes) with pain and indeed with hardship (comes) ease, and indeed with hardship there is ease.”

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Imām ibn Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:

“The path always starts with trials and tests, then comes the period of patience and reliance [upon Allāh], and the end is enlightenment, guidance and victory.”

[Shifā al-Alīl, p.247]

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Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“To complain to people (about your suffering) by speech or behaviour.

This is contradictory to patience.”

● [عدة الصابرين وذخيرة الشاكرين ص ٧]

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Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said,

"Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain"

[Al-'Uddah (156)]

Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه said : I will verily narrate a Hadith to you, that no-one after me will ever narrate to you : We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he laughed, and he said : ‘Do you know why I laughed?’ They said : ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said : “I was amazed at the believer. Verily, Allah ﷻ does not decree any decree for him, except that it is good for him.”

مسند أبي يعلى (4218)

معجم الشيوخ (p. 167, 169)

Benefiting from Happiness and Sadness...

It is reported that ʿIkrimah may ALLAH have mercy on him said:

Everyone gets happy and gets sad, but you should turn your happiness into gratitude (to ALLAH) and your sadness into patience (sabr).

Source : Ibn Kathīr, Tafsir of Al-Ḥadīd: 23.

Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him) said:

There will come upon the people a time when holding onto the religion will be like holding onto hot coal. Tirmidhi

It appears that we are entering again those times that the prophet described, holding on to hot coals

.We need to equip ourselves with knowledge, strengthen our imaan by going back to the Quraan and sunnah , that's the only way we can await victory from Allah

Our Lord, shower us with patience, set our feet firm, and grant us victory against those who deny the truth Aameeen

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Sālih al-‘Uthaymeen, [may Allāh have mercy on him], said:

“If you are conscious of Allāh and truly fear Him, be assured that He will grant you a way out of every difficulty.”

Sharh Riyādh us-Sāliheen, 1/517 | Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen, [may Allāh have mercy on him].

Translation: Authentic Quotes

Some scholars mention that sending abundant salawat (prayers) upon the Prophet ﷺ is not only a source of immense reward for the individual but also an act of goodness towards one’s parents. This is because the angel mentions not only your name but also your father’s name to the Prophet ﷺ when informing him of your prayers.

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Send prayers upon me in abundance, for indeed Allah has appointed an angel at my grave. Whenever a person from my nation sends prayers upon me, that angel informs me, saying:
‘O Muhammad, such a person, THE SON OF SUCH A PERSON, has sent prayers upon you at this moment.’” (Sahih Al-Jami’: 1207)

اللهم صلِّ وسلم وبارك على نبينا محمد

Do Not Curse Time

In Surah al-Jaathiyah (45:24), Allaah mentions:
وَقَالُوا مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَا إِلَّا الدَّهْرُ
And they say: "There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live AND NOTHING DESTROYS US EXCEPT AL-DAHR (the time).

Allaah mentions the Aqeedah (creed/belief) of Ad-Dahriyyah and the Arab idolators who denied the Resurrection.

And they say:"There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live...."

They say that there is only this life, some people die while others are born to life, without Resurrection or Judgment.

Narrated Abu Hurairah, Allaah’s Messenger (Salla-Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Allaah said: The son of Adam displeases Me by abusing the time, whereas I am Myself the time. In My Hand lay all the things and I am the One who causes the revolution of the day and night".

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (4826, 6181, 7491), Saheeh Muslim (5580, 5581, 5582, 5583, 5584), Sunan Abu Dawood (5274)]

[Tafseer Ibn Katheer (45:24)]
To be continued in shaa Allaah

Seek the Pleasure of Allah, Even if the People Are Displeased with You: The Path to Allah’s Pleasure and the People’s Contentment!

Shaykh Aziz Farhan Al-Anizi حفظه الله

Pray your prayers as if they were your last, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you. Give up trying to acquire what people have and you will be wealthy. Beware of doing anything for which you must apologize.

[al-Muj’am al-Awsat, 4427]
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3776 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

Remember the stories of:

Yusuf (peace be upon him), falsely accused.
Mariam (peace be upon her), wrongly blamed.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was suspected.

All of the above were innocent but accused.

The truth always comes out in the end. Innocent people are often falsely accused, but patience and faith reveal the reality.

Sincerity!

Imām Ājurrī (360H) said:

“If Allāh wants good for him...he will study knowledge for his own benefit to remove ignorance from himself, not to argue or debate or attain worldly things.

Whoever has this intention will be safe from desires, innovations & misguidance.”

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Salman Al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

"The wife of Pharaoh was tortured under the sun. But when they would leave her, the angels would shade her with their wings, and she would see her home in Paradise."

[Ibn Abi Shaybah in Al-Musannaf 35801]

The word "Qalb" (قلب), 🫀which means "heart," derives from the word "Yataqallab" (يتقلب), which roughly translates to "something that changes rapidly." Don't our hearts change constantly? "What we love today could be something we hate tomorrow."

Mālik ibn Dinār رحمه الله said:

"Since I have learned [the reality of] people, I do not care who praises or criticises me; as they’ll be excessive in both."

📖 - al-Bayhaqī's Zuhd al-Kabīr

ALL INVOLVED IN AR-RIBA (INTEREST) ARE CURSED

'Abdullāh bin Mas'ud (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) cursed the one who accepts ar-Riba (Interest) and the one who pays it. {Muslim}.

The narration in At-Tirmidhi adds: And the one who records it, and the two persons who stand witness to it.

{Riyādhus-Saliḥīn || Chapter 18, Chapter 287, Hadith 1615}

COMMENTARY:
Both the parties, that is the one who charges interest and the one who pays it, are equally guilty in the matter of ar-riba (interest). This Hadith highlights the intensity of unlawfulness of ar-Riba, or what has come to be called nowadays interest which can be judged from the fact that not only the person who charges it and the one who pays it are cursed but even those who write the documents and bear witness to the transaction are condemned although the latter two have no active part in the deal. They have been condemned for their mere co-operation in the matter of interest.

Thus, we learn that even co-operation in the deal in which interest is involved is an invitation to the Curse and Wrath of ALLĀH.

The reason for such severity in the matter of interest is that Islam wants to create a society which is founded on fraternity, sympathy, selflessness and sacrifice. If someone is in need of money, the rich should fulfill his needs for the sake of ALLĀH's Pleasure or give him a loan without interest. As against the Islamic system, this system of interest is based on selfishness, exploitation and suppression.

In the interest-ridden societies, the affluent ones are not inclined to co-operate with the needy for the sake of ALLĀH. All they are concerned with is their own interest. Their lust and greed are not reduced in the slightest measure even after draining the last drop of the blood of the poor. This is the reason why Shari'ah has forbidden interest of every kind and regarded it unlawful, no matter whether the loan is for the personal need or commercial requirements.

{Sharh Riyādhus-Saliḥīn by Hafiz Salahudeen Yusuf}

*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

Daily Reflections

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1. The first hour is the hour before Fajr - it is the hour of forgiveness, it is the hour for dua, expand yourself.
2. The next hour is the hour immediately after Fajr - it is the hour for Tilawah and Dhikr. Make Dhikr of Allah, read the Quran and then perform the the two raka't nafil prayer of Ishraq. It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, by performing this nafil, one gets the reward of one who has performed Hajj and Umrah.

Sayyiduna Anas Ibn Malik رضى الله عنه reports that Nabi ﷺ said:

‘Whoever offers his Fajr salah in congregation, and then remains seated remembering Allah until after sunrise, and then he offers two rakats of salah [Ishraq], will receive the reward of one complete Haj and one complete ‘Umrah’.
[Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 586 with a sound chain]