Nobody grew up with the intention of being a cleaner, shelf packer, cashier, security guard, taxi driver, or car cleaner.
They had big dreams, but life happened. Never disrespect a man because of the job that feeds him.
They had big dreams, but life happened. Never disrespect a man because of the job that feeds him.
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Forwarded from Abu Zakariyya Ahmed Al-Hudaydi
My beloved brother, an advice from one who loves you and sincerely wishes good for you:
Why are you silent?
Why are you silent as you work—whether behind a desk or behind a wheel? Why do your lips remain still while your limbs are busy earning a living? You rise early, commute through sleepy roads, wait at red lights, pass through familiar streets, and endure long hours in traffic—your heart is alert, your eyes are open, but your tongue… silent.
You sit for hours in the office, eyes fixed on the screen, hands moving across the keyboard, while time slips quietly away. You stand behind counters, serve customers, stock shelves, respond to emails, answer phones, arrange files. So much of your day is spent in motion—but your tongue remains still.
Why not fill these passing moments with dhikr?
Subḥān Allāh… Alḥamdulillāh… Lā ilāha illa Allāh… Allāhu Akbar… Astaghfirullāh…
These are not just words. They are treasures—light on the tongue, yet weighty on the scale. They revive the heart, cleanse the soul, and draw you nearer to the One who sees you in every place. Let your silence be filled with remembrance, and let your work become a means of nearness to your Lord.
Why are you silent?
Why are you silent as you work—whether behind a desk or behind a wheel? Why do your lips remain still while your limbs are busy earning a living? You rise early, commute through sleepy roads, wait at red lights, pass through familiar streets, and endure long hours in traffic—your heart is alert, your eyes are open, but your tongue… silent.
You sit for hours in the office, eyes fixed on the screen, hands moving across the keyboard, while time slips quietly away. You stand behind counters, serve customers, stock shelves, respond to emails, answer phones, arrange files. So much of your day is spent in motion—but your tongue remains still.
Why not fill these passing moments with dhikr?
Subḥān Allāh… Alḥamdulillāh… Lā ilāha illa Allāh… Allāhu Akbar… Astaghfirullāh…
These are not just words. They are treasures—light on the tongue, yet weighty on the scale. They revive the heart, cleanse the soul, and draw you nearer to the One who sees you in every place. Let your silence be filled with remembrance, and let your work become a means of nearness to your Lord.
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How the People of Jannah Will Remember This World
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"When the people of Jannah reunite, they will remember the times they spoke about Jannah in this world. They will laugh at how short life was and smile because their final abode is beautiful.
One step into Jannah, and they will remember no pain. They will say they never suffered, never cried.
A single dip in Jannah…
Oh, how we long for that moment the moment we reunite, embrace our loved ones, and forget all the hardships. We will thank Allah for every test, for His love, and for granting us more than we ever imagined.
How strange it is that the burdens we carry today will one day elevate us so high that we will be grateful for them.
Jannah: a place of eternity, beauty, and peace where every desire is fulfilled.
Be patient, O slaves of Allah, for our Lord is more merciful than a mother to her child."
[Al-Fawā’īd p. 119]
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"When the people of Jannah reunite, they will remember the times they spoke about Jannah in this world. They will laugh at how short life was and smile because their final abode is beautiful.
One step into Jannah, and they will remember no pain. They will say they never suffered, never cried.
A single dip in Jannah…
Oh, how we long for that moment the moment we reunite, embrace our loved ones, and forget all the hardships. We will thank Allah for every test, for His love, and for granting us more than we ever imagined.
How strange it is that the burdens we carry today will one day elevate us so high that we will be grateful for them.
Jannah: a place of eternity, beauty, and peace where every desire is fulfilled.
Be patient, O slaves of Allah, for our Lord is more merciful than a mother to her child."
[Al-Fawā’īd p. 119]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“The Salaf (righteous predecessors) disliked sleeping between the time of Fajr and sunrise, for it is a time of gain, and the time when provisions are sent down and blessings descend.”
[مدارج السالكين (١/٤٥٧)]
“The Salaf (righteous predecessors) disliked sleeping between the time of Fajr and sunrise, for it is a time of gain, and the time when provisions are sent down and blessings descend.”
[مدارج السالكين (١/٤٥٧)]
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Not Everyone is a Public Speaker (Da'I).
Not all of us are meant to stand on a stage or speak behind a microphone. Not everyone is destined to be a public Dāī (speaker), addressing crowds or debating in front of cameras. And that is not a shortcoming it is a sign of Allah’s perfect wisdom in the diversity of His servants.
Allah, in His infinite mercy, has distributed gifts among His servants. Some are chosen to speak, some are honored to teach, and others are entrusted with the sacred task of writing. And each, in their own realm, can carry the torch of Daʿwah calling to Allah with the tools best suited to their nature.
Some people are more beneficial to the Ummah through writing than public Daʿwah. Because if they were to speak, debate, or engage publicly, the confusion, tension, or harm they might cause would outweigh the benefit they intended. Their strength is not in voice, but in words crafted with thought and care—words that can be revised, reviewed, and refined before reaching hearts. For such individuals, a book, an article, or even a well-written post can carry far more weight than any public address.
And similarly, there are others whose writing causes more division than unity, more heat than light. For them, perhaps teaching in person, or speaking with sincerity and presence, may be a more suitable and less harmful path. Some may serve the Ummah best not by what they say or write, but simply by living upright lives, advising quietly, and making duʿā.
This is the balance of the Ummah. Just as not every Companion of the Prophet ﷺ was a preacher, not every righteous Muslim today needs to be a public figure. Some served through the sword, some through their wealth, some through narration of hadith, and others through quiet acts no one ever saw. Each served in the role that suited them best.
Daʿwah is not a spotlight to chase. It is a responsibility to carry. And whether you speak, teach, write, or simply live with integrity you are part of the work, if your intention is for Allah.
What matters is not fame, nor numbers, nor reach. What matters is sincerity, wisdom, and knowing where you are most beneficial and least harmful. Daʿwah is not confined to the pulpit. It may be: a well-written book, a quiet class of a few students, a heartfelt post that shifts someone's thinking, a sincere word shared in private, or a tearful duʿā for the guidance of others.
So do not belittle your path. The one who writes in secret may be more beloved to Allah than the one who speaks in public. The teacher of five may be more rewarded than the speaker of five thousand. The unseen may be carrying more weight in the scales than the celebrated.
So don’t look down on your path. Don’t envy a role Allah didn’t give you. Instead, ask yourself:
Where has Allah placed my strength?
What form of Daʿwah brings the most good and the least harm?
Am I doing this for His pleasure, or the praise of people?
May Allah guide us to the role in which we serve His religion best. May He protect us from being a source of harm to the Ummah, even with good intentions.
✍🏼 Ibn Kanz Abu Taymiyyah Oko Eleha
Not all of us are meant to stand on a stage or speak behind a microphone. Not everyone is destined to be a public Dāī (speaker), addressing crowds or debating in front of cameras. And that is not a shortcoming it is a sign of Allah’s perfect wisdom in the diversity of His servants.
Allah, in His infinite mercy, has distributed gifts among His servants. Some are chosen to speak, some are honored to teach, and others are entrusted with the sacred task of writing. And each, in their own realm, can carry the torch of Daʿwah calling to Allah with the tools best suited to their nature.
Some people are more beneficial to the Ummah through writing than public Daʿwah. Because if they were to speak, debate, or engage publicly, the confusion, tension, or harm they might cause would outweigh the benefit they intended. Their strength is not in voice, but in words crafted with thought and care—words that can be revised, reviewed, and refined before reaching hearts. For such individuals, a book, an article, or even a well-written post can carry far more weight than any public address.
And similarly, there are others whose writing causes more division than unity, more heat than light. For them, perhaps teaching in person, or speaking with sincerity and presence, may be a more suitable and less harmful path. Some may serve the Ummah best not by what they say or write, but simply by living upright lives, advising quietly, and making duʿā.
This is the balance of the Ummah. Just as not every Companion of the Prophet ﷺ was a preacher, not every righteous Muslim today needs to be a public figure. Some served through the sword, some through their wealth, some through narration of hadith, and others through quiet acts no one ever saw. Each served in the role that suited them best.
Daʿwah is not a spotlight to chase. It is a responsibility to carry. And whether you speak, teach, write, or simply live with integrity you are part of the work, if your intention is for Allah.
What matters is not fame, nor numbers, nor reach. What matters is sincerity, wisdom, and knowing where you are most beneficial and least harmful. Daʿwah is not confined to the pulpit. It may be: a well-written book, a quiet class of a few students, a heartfelt post that shifts someone's thinking, a sincere word shared in private, or a tearful duʿā for the guidance of others.
So do not belittle your path. The one who writes in secret may be more beloved to Allah than the one who speaks in public. The teacher of five may be more rewarded than the speaker of five thousand. The unseen may be carrying more weight in the scales than the celebrated.
So don’t look down on your path. Don’t envy a role Allah didn’t give you. Instead, ask yourself:
Where has Allah placed my strength?
What form of Daʿwah brings the most good and the least harm?
Am I doing this for His pleasure, or the praise of people?
May Allah guide us to the role in which we serve His religion best. May He protect us from being a source of harm to the Ummah, even with good intentions.
✍🏼 Ibn Kanz Abu Taymiyyah Oko Eleha
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Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad [d.187h] said:
"If you see a wrongdoer (zālim) being punished by another wrongdoer, then stand and observe it with amazement."
◽[Tafsir al-Samarqandi 1/482]
"If you see a wrongdoer (zālim) being punished by another wrongdoer, then stand and observe it with amazement."
◽[Tafsir al-Samarqandi 1/482]
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4️⃣ And I praise Him when He does not afflict me in my religion.
📚[Siyar A`laam al-Nubalaa’ (4/105)]
📑 Note: The worst type of calamity is in religion, when a person is prevented from carrying out an obligation, or when a person abandons the good things he used to do.
As for the calamity in the worldly affairs, the wealth and health come and goes, but when the religion goes away, it is a sign of certain doom.
bee narrated that al-Shuraih said:
❝When I am afflicted with a calamity, I praise Allaah تعالى (by saying: Alhamdulillaah) four times for that:
1️⃣ I praise Allaah تعالى that He did not make the calamity severe than that
2️⃣ And I praise Him when He grants me to be patient about it
3️⃣ And I praise Him when He guides me to say al-Istirjaa’ (Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi raajioon)4️⃣ And I praise Him when He does not afflict me in my religion.
📚[Siyar A`laam al-Nubalaa’ (4/105)]
📑 Note: The worst type of calamity is in religion, when a person is prevented from carrying out an obligation, or when a person abandons the good things he used to do.
As for the calamity in the worldly affairs, the wealth and health come and goes, but when the religion goes away, it is a sign of certain doom.
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Al-Imām adh-Dhahabi, [may Allāh have mercy on him], said:
“In times of trial and tribulation, hold fast to the guidance of the Messenger of Allāh, صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. Guard your tongue through silence, and distance yourself from affairs that neither concern you nor bring you peace. Surrender your hardships to Allāh, Exalted is He, and to His Messenger, صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, and pause with contentment to say: ‘Allāh knows best.’”
Siyar A’lām an-Nubalā’a, 20/141 | Al-Imām adh-Dhahabi [may Allāh have mercy on him]
Translation: Authentic Quotes
“In times of trial and tribulation, hold fast to the guidance of the Messenger of Allāh, صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. Guard your tongue through silence, and distance yourself from affairs that neither concern you nor bring you peace. Surrender your hardships to Allāh, Exalted is He, and to His Messenger, صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, and pause with contentment to say: ‘Allāh knows best.’”
Siyar A’lām an-Nubalā’a, 20/141 | Al-Imām adh-Dhahabi [may Allāh have mercy on him]
Translation: Authentic Quotes
Allahu musta’an!
Some Reasons Why Some Who Know The Truth Still Reject It
Ibn Taimiyyah [رحمه الله] said:
❝A person might know that the truth is [found] with someone else; despite this, he outwardly denies that [truth] due to his envy for him, his wanting to be in a higher position above him, or [his having] desires in [his] soul.❞
[Majmūʿ Al-Fatāwá, (7/191) | Translated By Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff]
Some Reasons Why Some Who Know The Truth Still Reject It
Ibn Taimiyyah [رحمه الله] said:
❝A person might know that the truth is [found] with someone else; despite this, he outwardly denies that [truth] due to his envy for him, his wanting to be in a higher position above him, or [his having] desires in [his] soul.❞
[Majmūʿ Al-Fatāwá, (7/191) | Translated By Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff]
Why do so many of us care more about our careers than the Qur’an?
We stress over exams, school, university, and work…
But we barely know the Qur’an.
We cry over grades but not over our distance from the Words of our Lord.
📍 Majority of us neglect the Words of Allah.
We don’t recite it daily. We don’t reflect.
We don’t make time for it, yet we make time for everything else.
📍 Some of us did memorize and study the Qur’an… but we didn’t act upon it.
We know the verses. We know the rulings.
But we leave them behind when it comes to our desires, our habits, and our lifestyle.
🕯️ The Qur’an is not just a book to be memorized
It’s a guide to be lived.
It’s the very reason you were created.
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.
Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:2
💔 How do we expect to survive in this dunya
With its confusion, depression, trials, and chaos
When we’ve turned our backs on the only rope that can save us?
How do we expect to become a better Ummah… if we don’t even understand the guidance that was sent to build us?
🔥 And how do we expect to survive the Hereafter and be protected from Hellfire if we lived a life disconnected from the Words of the One who created us?
And the Messenger will say, ‘O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’an as [a thing] abandoned.
Surah Al-Furqan, 25:30
Every soul will be held responsible for what it has earned.
Surah Al-Muddathir, 74:38
🧠 Think about it.
You know the Day of Judgment is coming.
You know Allah will ask about every second of your life.
Then you will surely be asked that Day about every pleasure.
Surah At-Takāthur, 102:8
What will you answer?
Will your heart be full of Qur’an…
or full of dunya?
We stress over exams, school, university, and work…
But we barely know the Qur’an.
We cry over grades but not over our distance from the Words of our Lord.
📍 Majority of us neglect the Words of Allah.
We don’t recite it daily. We don’t reflect.
We don’t make time for it, yet we make time for everything else.
📍 Some of us did memorize and study the Qur’an… but we didn’t act upon it.
We know the verses. We know the rulings.
But we leave them behind when it comes to our desires, our habits, and our lifestyle.
🕯️ The Qur’an is not just a book to be memorized
It’s a guide to be lived.
It’s the very reason you were created.
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.
Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:2
💔 How do we expect to survive in this dunya
With its confusion, depression, trials, and chaos
When we’ve turned our backs on the only rope that can save us?
How do we expect to become a better Ummah… if we don’t even understand the guidance that was sent to build us?
🔥 And how do we expect to survive the Hereafter and be protected from Hellfire if we lived a life disconnected from the Words of the One who created us?
And the Messenger will say, ‘O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’an as [a thing] abandoned.
Surah Al-Furqan, 25:30
Every soul will be held responsible for what it has earned.
Surah Al-Muddathir, 74:38
🧠 Think about it.
You know the Day of Judgment is coming.
You know Allah will ask about every second of your life.
Then you will surely be asked that Day about every pleasure.
Surah At-Takāthur, 102:8
What will you answer?
Will your heart be full of Qur’an…
or full of dunya?
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Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on congratulating people on the occasion of the Hijri new year, and how should one reply to a person who offers congratulations?
He replied:
“If someone offers you congratulations, then respond to him, but do not initiate such greetings. This is the correct view concerning this matter. So if a person says to you, for example, “Happy New Year”, then you can say, “May Allah make it a good and blessed year for you.” But you should not initiate such a greeting,
because I do not know of any report that the salaf [early generations of Islam] congratulated one another on the occasion of the new year, rather the salaf did not regard the first of al-Muharram as the first day of the new year until the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him.”
He replied:
“If someone offers you congratulations, then respond to him, but do not initiate such greetings. This is the correct view concerning this matter. So if a person says to you, for example, “Happy New Year”, then you can say, “May Allah make it a good and blessed year for you.” But you should not initiate such a greeting,
because I do not know of any report that the salaf [early generations of Islam] congratulated one another on the occasion of the new year, rather the salaf did not regard the first of al-Muharram as the first day of the new year until the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him.”
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"Being a good person is like being a goalkeeper. No matter how many goals you save, people will only remember the one you missed."
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THOSE WHO SPEAK ON THE QUR'AN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE ARE WORST THAN THE WORST LIARS WHO SEEK TO DISTORT THE TRUTH!
Allah Ta'ala says (what means)
And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say: "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it.
[Suratul Ali Imran 3:78]
Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The superiority of the words of Allah over all other words is like the superiority of Allah over His creation.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2926
Allah Ta'ala says (what means)
And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are as blocks of wood propped up. They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path.
[Suratul Munafiqun 63:4]
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, one who does not hold anything from the Quran in his heart is like a ruined house.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2913
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever speaks on the Quran without knowledge, let him take his seat in Hellfire.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2950
Allah Ta'ala says (what means)
And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book, and they say: "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie against Allah while they know it.
[Suratul Ali Imran 3:78]
Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The superiority of the words of Allah over all other words is like the superiority of Allah over His creation.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2926
Allah Ta'ala says (what means)
And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are as blocks of wood propped up. They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path.
[Suratul Munafiqun 63:4]
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, one who does not hold anything from the Quran in his heart is like a ruined house.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2913
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever speaks on the Quran without knowledge, let him take his seat in Hellfire.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2950
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The Prophetic Way of Eating Dates!
The Prophet ﷺ would place the pit of the date on the surface of his palm between his middle and index fingers, then throw it away without touching it with his fingertips or placing it in his palm. This prophetic guidance is mentioned in a hadith narrated by Muslim in his Sahih, Ahmad in his Musnad, and others.
In this noble etiquette, we see beautiful morals and cleanliness. He does not keep the pit on his fingertips because it has mixed with saliva, and if he puts his hand into the dates to take another one, he might touch another date that someone else will eat. He also does not place it in his palm because he might shake hands with someone or hold something.
There is no doubt that the saliva of the Prophet ﷺ is blessed, and the companions do not mind; rather, they wish to have their hands touched by his or to have something from his pure and purified sweat or saliva. However, he serves as a role model for people, wanting to teach his nation the etiquette of eating and to be considerate of others' feelings.
Where is this refined etiquette today at our tables? Have we searched our heritage for such manners that our Messenger taught us over 1,400 years ago? We are a civilized nation in all aspects because our guidance comes from Allah, but oh, how I wish my people would understand!
The Prophet ﷺ would place the pit of the date on the surface of his palm between his middle and index fingers, then throw it away without touching it with his fingertips or placing it in his palm. This prophetic guidance is mentioned in a hadith narrated by Muslim in his Sahih, Ahmad in his Musnad, and others.
In this noble etiquette, we see beautiful morals and cleanliness. He does not keep the pit on his fingertips because it has mixed with saliva, and if he puts his hand into the dates to take another one, he might touch another date that someone else will eat. He also does not place it in his palm because he might shake hands with someone or hold something.
There is no doubt that the saliva of the Prophet ﷺ is blessed, and the companions do not mind; rather, they wish to have their hands touched by his or to have something from his pure and purified sweat or saliva. However, he serves as a role model for people, wanting to teach his nation the etiquette of eating and to be considerate of others' feelings.
Where is this refined etiquette today at our tables? Have we searched our heritage for such manners that our Messenger taught us over 1,400 years ago? We are a civilized nation in all aspects because our guidance comes from Allah, but oh, how I wish my people would understand!
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Shaykh ibn al-ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله said:
"I am free to do whatever I want"— this is incorrect.
We say: You are not free to disobey Allah.
Rather, if you disobey your Rabb, you can no longer call yourself a slave of Allah, because you have become enslaved to Shayṭān and to whims and desires.
— Majmūʿ Fatāwā 3/81
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"I am free to do whatever I want"— this is incorrect.
We say: You are not free to disobey Allah.
Rather, if you disobey your Rabb, you can no longer call yourself a slave of Allah, because you have become enslaved to Shayṭān and to whims and desires.
— Majmūʿ Fatāwā 3/81
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