"The cloth from which your burial shroud will be cut may have already reached the market and yet you remain unaware."

-Imam al-Ghazali رحمة الله عليه

"People are like camels"...explained by Imām Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (رحمه الله رحمة واسعة)

Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهما said,

"Whoever walks with his brother, to help fulfill a need of his, every step taken will be Sadaqah."

[Qadr al-Salat, 2/824]

If loyalty was to land, the Prophet ﷺ would not have left Mecca.

If loyalty was to the tribe, he would not have fought the Quraysh.

If loyalty was to the family, he would not have disowned Abū Lahab.

But ʿAqīdah (Creed) is more important than blood and soil!

Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:

Their harm (the people of innovations, disbelief, or misguidance) is greater than the harm of the enemies who wage war (on the Muslims). For if those people conquer (the Muslim lands), they do not corrupt the hearts (of the people) and the religion that lies within them, except afterwards.

However, those people (the people of innovations) corrupt the hearts from the very beginning.

Majmoo’ Al-Fataawaa 28/232

❝You don't really know a person until you live with him, travel with him or do business with him.❞
- Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه‎

A man bore witness in the presence of Umar ibn al-Khattaab -radiyallaahu anhu, so `Umar said to him: “I do not know you, and it does not harm you that I do not know you, but bring someone who does know you.”

So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’

Umar said: “What do you know of him?”

The man said: ‘Uprightness.’

Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”

The man said: ‘No.’

Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”

The man said: ‘No.’

Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”

The man said: ‘No.’

Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”

Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]

The Messenger [sallal laahu aalayhi wasallam] said, “Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah”. [ 1]

AbuBakr Al-Khubaaziy [rahimahullaah] said: I had a very dangerous illness, so a neighbour of mine saw me and said: Act upon the statement of Allaah’s Messenger [sallal laahu alayhi wasallam], "Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah". It was summertime, so I bought many watermelons and gathered a group of poor people and children. They ate and then supplicated for me to be cured. By Allah! I did not reached the next morning except that Allaah granted me wellbeing. [2]

[1] Saheeh Al-Jaami As-Sagheer Wa Ziyaadah 3358

[2] Siyar A’laam An-Nubulaa 18/44

The Difference Between a Prophet and a Messenger (عليه السلام)

All Messengers are Prophets, but not all Prophets are Messengers.

A Prophet (Nabi) is someone who Allah has given guidance or a Shari’ah (law) for himself. Sometimes, Allah asks the Prophet to teach it to people who already believe in the same message (of Tawheed—Islamic Monotheism).

A Messenger (Rasool) is someone who Allah has given a new Shari’ah (law) and commanded him to deliver it to people who disagree with him or oppose the message (of Tawheed—Islamic Monotheism).

📚 Sharh al-Tahawiyyah (78–79).

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Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله said:

"People need politeness and kindness, and enjoining what is good without harshness, except a man who does evil openly, who must be told and stopped "harshly"

◽[Al-Adaab al-Shar'iyyah (1/191)]

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.»

Rasoolullah ﷺ said:

“Truly, from amongst what I fear for you are the seductive desires in your stomachs and your private parts and the misguidance of desire.”

● [صحيح الترغيب والترهيب رقم الحديث ٢١٤٣]

Al-Qaari (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Whoever harms [others]” means harming a believer, and being the first to stir up trouble.

“Allah will harm him” means: He will requite him for his action, by way of making the punishment fit the crime.

“Whoever causes hardship” means by opposing someone and showing hostility towards him,

“Allah will cause hardship to him” means He will punish him.

End quote from Mirqaat al-Mafaateeh (8/3156).

If you have done this the best thing is to ask forgiveness from Allah then that person. Sometimes we walk around and forget or are unaware now is the time to rectify before you’re getting punished for harming a believer and non believer to for that. ‼️‼️‼️‼️

Came across a beautiful lesson from a Telegram channel:

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My Ustadh told me something one evening that completely shifted the way I viewed hardship.

We were talking about setbacks - missed opportunities, closed doors, things that just didn't go our way. Someone had just shared how they didn't get into a job they're really passionate about. You could see the weight in their voice. Disappointment laced every word.

That's when Ustadh said:

"You know the story of Musa and Khidr?"

We all nodded.

He said:

"Everyone loves the part where Khidr explains why he broke the boat, killed the boy, and rebuilt the wall. Because suddenly, the pain makes sense. The confusion becomes clarity. But do you realise something?"

He paused.

"Musa only got the explanation because it was a lesson. The people who owned the boat, the parents of that child, the town that rejected them-they never got told. They just had to live with what happened."

The room was quiet.

Then he said:

"Sometimes in life, you don't get the Khidr moment. You don't get to find out why something happened. You just get the qadr. The closed door. The loss. The silence. And your test is whether you can still trust Allah without needing the explanation."

He leaned forward and said:

"It's easy to have sabr when the story wraps up neatly. But the real test is:

Can you have tawakkul when you're still in the middle of the story?"

I remember sitting with those words long after the class ended.

Because we all wait for our Khidr moment, the point where everything makes sense. But sometimes, that moment doesn't come in this life. And still, we are asked to trust.

And that's the moral he left us with:

" Iman isn't proven by understanding the plan, rather by trusting the Planner Himself. "

‎Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله:

‎Whoever finds that he has shortcomings in his ibadah, sayings or actions, or that his sustenance has decreased, or that his heart is unsettled, then let him make istighfar (repentance to Allah).

‎[Majmu’ Al-Fatawa | Volume 11, Pg. 698]

When Blessings Are Met with Ingratitude, They Are Reversed

Speaker: Sheikh Salih As-Sindi hafidahullah

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Advice from Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah):

"A friend will not (literally) share your struggles, and a loved one cannot physically take away your pain, and a close one will not stay up the night on your behalf. So look after yourself, protect yourself, nurture yourself and don't give life's events more than what they are really worth. Know for certain that when you break no one will heal you except you, and when you are defeated no one will give you victory except your determination. Your ability to stand up again and carry on is your responsibility.

Do not look for your self worth in the eyes of people; look for your worth from within your conscious. If your conscious is at peace then you will ascend high and if you truly know yourself then what is said about you won't harm you.

Do not carry the worries of this life because this is for Allah. And do not carry the worries of sustenance because it is from Allah. And do not carry the anxiety for the future because it is in the hands of Allah. Carry one thing: how to Please Allah. Because if you please Him, He Pleases you, fulfils you and enriches you.

Do not weep from a life that made your heart weep. Just say, "Oh Allah compensate me with good in this life and the hereafter." Sadness departs with a Sajdah. Happiness comes with a sincere Du'a. Allah Does Not forget the good you do. Nor Does He Forget the good you did to others and the pain you relieved them from. Nor will He forget the eye which was about to cry but you made it laugh.

Live your life with this principle: Be good even if you don't receive good, not because for other's sake but because Allah loves those who do good."

The Mother of Musa عليه السلام threw Musa عليه السلام and had tawakkul. She literally threw her child away in the water. What is stopping us from throwing our worries in the same way and trusting Allah?

SubhanAllah there are so many lessons to learn from this single story of tawakkul and reliance on Allah.

This really happened, pause and actually reflect that this REALLY HAPPENED! It is not just a story. Allah protected baby Musa and delivered him to safety and then reunited Musa with his mother! <3

❝So We restored you to your mother,
that she might cool her eyes and she should not grieve.❞
{Surah Ta-Ha 20; Verse 40}

🤲 May Allah restore what we have lost in the form of love, trust, security and peace. May our rabb grant us tawfeeq to truly trust Him with His plans for us - Allahumma ameen!

Sins are the reason why we don't spend time with the Qur'aan!

The righteous Caliph, Uthmaan Ibn Affaan said:

“If our hearts become pure, we would never have gotten tired from (reading/listening to) the Word of Allaah (i.e. the Qur’aan).”

[Some have narrated the statement of `Uthmaan as: “If our hearts become pure, we would never get tired of the Word of our Lord.” Another narration: “If your hearts become pure, you would not have gotten tired of the Word of your Lord”]

[Sharh Kitaab al-Ibaanah (31/14)]

The Reason Behind Forgetting Quran

It is reported that Al-Ḍaḥḥāk bin Muzāhim, the famous scholar of tafsīr from the Tābiʿīn, said:

No one who has learned Qurān and then forgotten it except due to a sin he has committed, because ALLAH the most high said:

وَمَآ أَصَـٰبَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ

Qurān 42:30
“And no calamity befalls you except due to what your own hands have earnt.”
And forgetting the Qurān is one of the greatest calamities.

Source : Al-Bayhaqī, Shuʿab Al-Īmān article 1813, and others.

Greed will be placed before religion...

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