Thoughtful Silence

Sufyan at-Thawri رحمه الله said:

"One day, ‘Umar bin 'Abd al-Aziz sat in silence whilst his companions were talking around him, so they said to him: "Why are you not speaking, O Amir al-Mu'minin?"

He replied:
"I was thinking about how the people of Jannah will visit one another therein and about how the people of the Nar will scream.’ And then he began to cry."

📖 [ Sirat 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz by lbn al-Jawzi, Page 154 ]

Attach your heart to wealth, and you’ll constantly fear losing it. Attach your heart to people, and you’ll feel broken when they change or leave. Attach your heart to status, and you’ll be enslaved to people’s praise and crushed by their criticism.

Torment isn’t always physical. Sometimes it’s sleepless nights, anxiety, jealousy, emptiness, or the constant need to prove yourself.

So what should the heart attach to?
To the One who never changes. To the One who never leaves. To the One who said:
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (Surah Ar-Ra’d 28).

Let your heart be anchored to Allah. Love Him the most. Trust Him the most. Hope in Him the most. Because everything else fades.

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
مَن تَعَلَّقَ بِشَيءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ
Whoever becomes attached to something, will be tormented by it.


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Sit at a table where you talk about Allah, the Deen , vision, ideas, growth, halal income & goals.... not people.

Opening secrets of each other in anger.

Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:
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إذا سبَّكَ رجلٌ بما يعلمُ منكَ ، فلا تسبَّهُ بما تعلمُ منهُ ، فيكون أجرُ ذلكَ لكَ و وبالُهُ عليه

If a man insults you with what he knows about you, do not insult him with what you know about him, for then the reward (of patience) will be yours, and the sin will be upon him."

📖صحيح الجامع للألباني (594)

Put your trust in Allah, and watch how the impossible becomes possible.
No door is too locked when He is the opener — Al-Fattah.
Just rely on Him, and keep going with a heart full of hope.

The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. Be mindful of Him, and you shall find Him with you."
— (Tirmidhi 2516)

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“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.” (13:11)

They tell you that your environment is everything, but I’m living proof that it doesn’t have to be.

When I couldn’t change my external environment,
I changed the one I could—my internal one.

And when I did that, Allah ﷻ changed everything for me.

Allah ﷻ can take you out of any situation
if you choose to trust and fully rely on Him and GROW out of it.

Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:

“Some of the Salaf would ask Allāh in their prayers for everything, even when they needed salt for the dough and fodder for the sheep.”

Jāmi Uloom wal-Hikam 2/39 | ibn Rajab رحمه الله

Translation: Authentic Quotes

Daily Reflections

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*Spending of wealth*

Rasulullah ﷺ said: “Everyone will be incapable of moving on the day of reckoning until he is asked regarding his life and where he spent it, his knowledge and that which he acted upon, his wealth how he earned it and how he spent it, regarding his body and how he utilised it." [Tirmidhi]

"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more.
If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough."

When Allah solves your problems, you have faith in Allah’s abilities; when Allah doesn't solve your problems Allah has faith in your abilities.

Luqmān was an Ethiopian carpenter known for his wisdom.

His master said to him: 
"Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.

His master said: "Bring the best two pieces from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.

Them time passed, as much as Allāh willed, and his master said: "Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.

His master said: "Bring the worst two morsels from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.

His master said to him: "I told you to bring out the best two pieces, and you brought these, then I told you bring out the worst two pieces, and you brought these!"

Luqmān said: "There is nothing better than these if they are good, and there is nothing worse than these if they are bad."

● {تفسير ابن كثير ١٢/٣١}

Ibn Jawzī رحمه الله

“The one who has Mus-ḥaf must recite it everyday of whatever is easy for him lest he be from those who've forsaken Qur’ān."

‎● [‏الآداب الشرعية ٢\٣٠٠]

The Importance of Quality Over Quantity...

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen -Rahimullaah- said:

“حسن العبادة أهم من كثرة العبادة”

‘Worship which is good is more important than a lot of worship.’

[Bloogh al-Murraam 3/524]
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Three Causes of Hearts Feeling Open or Tight and the Effect of That in the Grave

- Ibnul-Qayyim Rahimahullah
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād

And from the things that bring about an expansive feeling in [one’s] chest is persistent remembrance of Him in all circumstances and in all places, for remembrance [of Allāh] has a wondrous effect on bringing about an expanded feeling in the chest and a sense of delight in the heart, [while] being unmindful [of Him] has an astonishing effect on bringing about a tight feeling in the chest, a feeling of restriction, and a sense of torment.

And from those things [that bring about a feeling of expansion in the chest] is being good to all creatures and benefiting them in whatever way one can [through one’s] wealth, reputation, physical help, as well as other means of doing good, for those who are noble, generous and ever-working the best of deeds are the widest of mankind in their chests, the most good-natured in themselves, and the most delighted and serene at heart, [while] the miser in whom there are no feelings of doing good to others is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most miserable and troubled in life, the greatest of them in terms of worry and distress….

And from those things is having a courageous heart, for indeed a brave, strong-hearted person has wide feeling in his chest, an easy state of mind, and an expansive heart, [while] a coward is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most restricted in his heart, never feeling any happiness or delight, nor any sense of pleasure or enjoyment except the animalistic kind; as for the joy in one’s soul, its pleasure, delight and happiness, they are [all] forbidden to every coward, just as they are forbidden to every miser and everyone who turns away from Allāh—far is He above any imperfection—paying no heed to remembering Him, having no knowledge of His the All‑High’s names and attributes, his heart connected to other than Him.

And indeed this pleasure and joy [of having a feeling of expansion in the chest] becomes, in the grave, a meadow, a garden, [while that] tightness and restriction turns into torment and imprisonment. So a slave’s condition in the grave is like the heart’s condition in the chest—in a state of pleasure [or] a state of pain, a state of imprisonment [or] a state of freedom and release.

And no consideration is to be given [with regard to a slave’s expected state in the grave] to a feeling of expansion in the chest that comes about for a temporary reason, nor to a feeling of tightness in the chest from a momentary cause, for there is no doubt that temporary situations disappear, as do the things that bring them about, and indeed the only thing that can be relied upon [in this regard] is that characteristic that has become established as the one that describes the heart [overall], necessitating its [general feeling] of wideness or restriction: that is the scale [to be used in judging this situation], and Allāh is the only one whose help can be sought.

Source: Ibnul-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād. Eds. Shuʿaib al-Arnaʾūṭ and ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Arnaʾūṭ. Beirut: Muʾassasah al-Risālah, 1998, 24-5.

Everything has already written for you while you are still in your Mother's womb.. Qadar of Allāh..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said,

"Allāh puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the angel says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allāh wishes to complete its creation, the angel asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be? What will his age be?' So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother's womb."

[صحيح البخاري، ٥٩٤]

The Prophet ﷺ warned us: “There will come a time when people won’t care where their wealth comes from — whether it’s Halal or Haram.”

And I can’t help but feel… that time is now.

We live in a world where anything that brings fast cash is glorified. People joke about scams. Business deals are praised even if they're shady. Music, riba, unethical marketing, lies — all swept under the rug if the paycheck is big enough.

But where is the barakah?

Where is the peace?

True success isn’t in how much we earn — it’s in how we earn it. Because no amount of money is worth trading your akhirah for.

~sakeenah.en

Everything has already written for you while you are still in your Mother's womb.. Qadar of Allāh..

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said,

"Allāh puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the angel says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allāh wishes to complete its creation, the angel asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be? What will his age be?' So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother's womb."

[صحيح البخاري، ٥٩٤]

Why depression is increasing among the youth!
The modern youth is glued to social media.. Scrolling endlessly, watching people who have more than them. And it's rotting their brains. Just because someone else has something doesn't mean you deserve it too. You're not special. You're not ennoscriptd to anything. You were put on this earth to struggle, to strive, and to worship Allah alone not to chase illusions or comfort like it's owed to you. You're not meant to be the same as everyone else. You're not meant to have what everyone else has. Be grateful for what you have, and look at those who have less than you. Humble yourself.
Raja Ejaz Ahamed

The parable of the believer is that of a flower — something which starts off as small and insignificant, but through time and correct nurture, becomes fragrant, colourful, delightful to the eyes.

Just like the flower, the believer goes through phases and cycles. As the seasons change, the flower begins to shrivel; over time, it decays — its beauty fades, its scent vanishes, and it loses its identity.

Such is the exemplar of the believer: you find him fluctuating in faith — between sin and righteousness, highs and lows. Perhaps hitting rock bottom.

“Verily, the faith of one of you will wear out within him, just as a shirt becomes worn out. So ask Allah to renew faith in your hearts.”

Renew your faith, O servants of Allah.

Do you not see the flower — reliant upon sunlight and water?

Can it survive without them? Can it flourish and grow? It cannot.

Then what about you, if you deprive yourself of the speech of Allah, the guidance of His Messenger?

كتبه - المحتاج إلى ستر ربه الجميل
أبو زهد السوهاوي

THREE STRANGE PARADOXES:💎

1⃣ Nuh عليه السلام called out to the animals once, and they boarded the ark, while he spent 950 years calling out to humans, but they chose to drown.

- A healthy instinct (fitrah) is better than a sick mind (aql).

2⃣ Firaun’s wife was established on deen while she was in the house of the greatest tyrant, and Noah’s عليه السلام wife relapsed in the house of the greatest preacher!

- There is no excuse of circumstances to be righteous or corrupt. You choose your way

3⃣ Ibrahim عليه السلام asked for his son to be slaughtered, and he complied, and Noah عليه السلام asked for his son for life, but he refused!!

- Some are righteous to the extent of astonishment, and some are impious to the extent of wonder!

MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL ARE FIVE

Al-Azdi reported: Ibrahim al-Khawwas, (rahimahullah), said, “The cure of the heart is in five things:

● Reading the Quran with contemplation,
● Emptying the stomach,
● Standing for prayer at night,
● Humbly supplicating at dawn, and
● Sitting with the righteous.”

[Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 15767].

عَنْ لأَزْدِي قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَوَّاصَ رحمه الله دَوَاءُ الْقَلْبِ خَمْسَةُ أَشْيَاءَ قِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ بِالتَّدَبُّرِ وَخَلاءُ الْبَطْنِ وَقِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ وَالتَّضَرُّعُ عِنْدَ السَّحَرِ وَمُجَالَسَةُ الصَّالِحِينَ

15767 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم

In this world, (when done in the right manner), man finds in the remembrance of Allah (through recitation, dhikr, du’a, contemplation and) in praising Him and worshiping Him (through salah, seeking knowledge, studying knowledge)

a delight that is incomparable to anything else.

[Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), Minhaj as-Sunnah, 5/389]