Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Ad-Daaraqutni narrated with a saheeh isnaad from Ibn al-Mubaarak: al-Mas‘oodi told us, from al-Minhaal ibn ‘Amr, from Abu ‘Ubaydah, from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood, who said: “Hasten to Jumu‘ah, for verily Allah will appear to the people of Paradise every Friday when they gather at a sand hill of camphor, and their closeness to Him will be commensurate with the degree to which they hastened to Jumu‘ah in this world.”

Allah will judge His slaves in a fair and just manner, such as mankind will never have seen before. If he did good, then his reward will be good, and if he did evil, then his reward will be evil. No soul will be treated with the slightest injustice be it the weight of a mustard seed or a speck of dust. No person earns any sin except against himself only, and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Every soul will only be recompensed for their deeds, good for good and evil for evil. No person shall carry the burden of another person, a fact that indicates Allah’s Perfect Justice.

🌺Complain to Allaah alone!
🎓By Shaikh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah

“al-Sabr al-Jameel” (the good patience الصَّبْرُ الْجَمِيلُ) is that patience in which there is no complaining (towards the creation). Yaqoob عليه السلام said:

﴿إنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إلَى اللَّهِ﴾

{I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allaah}
📚[Surah Yusuf (12): 86]

Even though he also said:

﴿فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ﴾

{So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) Whose help can be sought against that which you assert}
📚[Surah Yusuf (12): 18]

Complaining to Allaah (about the harm that has befallen you) does not contradict or negate “the good patience”.

And whenever Umar Ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه used to recite in the Fajr prayer:

﴿إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّـهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّـهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾

{I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allaah and I know from Allaah what you do not know}
📚[Surah Yusuf (12): 86]

He used to weep so profusely that his sobbing would be heard in the last rows.

(Complain to the Creator) instead of complaining to the creation!

(Complaining to the Creator is permissible) because the one who is complaining is doing so based on the situation he is in, either (beseeching Allaah) to remove the thing which is harming him, or seeking (from Allaah) that which is beneficial for him. A person has been commanded to beseech the Creator instead of the creation. Allaah تعالى said:

﴿فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ * وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب﴾

{So when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for Allaah’s worship (i.e. stand up for prayer). And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.}
📚[Surah al-Sharh (94): 7-8]

And the Prophet ﷺ said to Ibn Abbaas رضي الله عنهما: ❝If you ask, then ask Allaah [alone]; and if you seek help, then seek help from Allaah [alone].❞
📚[Sunan al-Tirmidhee (2516) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

And it is a must that a person should adhere to two things:
1) To do that which he has been commanded to do and to shun that which has been prohibited.
2) And to be patient when a thing which has Decreed befalls him.

The first is from Taqwaa (piety) and the second is patience (Sabr).

📚[Majmoo al-Fataawa of Ibn Taymiyyah (10/666-667)]

🌴🌴🌴

👉[TN: The Prophet ﷺ also said to Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما: ❝And know that what has passed you by [and you have failed to attain] was not going to befall you, and what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, and relief after affliction, and ease after hardship.❞ 📚[Mustadrak of al-Haakim (6304)]

🏡 ........ From my home to yours ........ 🏡

بســـم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Abu Hurairah (May Allâh be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allâh (ﷺ) said, *“Look at those who are inferior to you and do not look at those who are superior to you, for this will keep you from belittling Allâh’s Favour to you.”
📓 (Al-Bukhari & Muslim).

This is the wording in Sahih Muslim. The narration in Al-Bukhari is: Messenger of Allâh ((ﷺ) said: 🔰

“When one of you looks at someone who is superior to him in property and appearance, he should look at someone who is inferior to him”.

📖Commentary:

By looking at the worldly goods and riches of others, a person gradually becomes unthankful for the blessings which Allâh has bestowed on him. The best remedy for this “disease” is that which has been prescribed by Messenger of Allâh (ﷺ) in this Hadith. The remedy is that one should look at the people who have lesser worldly goods and riches than one’s own. But from a religious angle, one should look towards those who are more fearful of Allâh and observe their Salat meticulously, give their Zakât, practice Siam, if able complete the Hajj, kindness towards the parents, helping the orphan, feeding the hungry, being honest, smiling and doing other good deeds etc… so that one becomes more fond of obedience of Allâh, has a greater fear of Allâh and devotes more time to prayer and devotion. This dispensation is also given in other Hadith.

📙[Riyaadiss-Saliheen (The Meadows of the Righteous)

✏️ By Imâm An Nawawi رحمه الله تعالى Chapter 55, Page 157, No 467]

Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said:
"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and will be cast into Hell: his intestines will pour forth and he will go round them as a donkey goes round a millstone."

The inmates of Hell will gather round him and say: "What has happened to you, O so-and-so? Were you not enjoining us to do good and forbidding us to evil?"

He will reply: "I was enjoying you to do good, but was not doing it myself; and I was forbidding you to do evil, but was doing it my self."

‎● (صحيح مسلم ٢٩٨٩)

DEATH IS INEVITABLE AND WE ALL MUST DIE BUT ARE WE PREPARED FOR THAT JOURNEY TO THE NEXT REALM EXISTENCE?

Allah Ta'ala says (what means)

O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, so you will meet it.

[Suratul Inshiqaq 84:6]

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Seven deeds of a servant continue to be rewarded after his death while he is in his grave: knowledge to be learned, constructing a canal, digging a well, planting a date-palm tree, building a mosque, handing down a written copy of the Quran, and leaving a righteous child who seeks forgiveness for him after his death.”

Source: Musnad al-Bazza‌r 2773

I think of my death literally everyday that I may not be here tomorrow and that I will have to leave my wife, family and children behind to make my journey back to Allah alone.

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered a palm garden of the tribe of Al-Najjar one day, and he heard the voices of men from the tribe who had died in the time of ignorance being punished in their graves. The Prophet went out startled and he commanded his companions, saying, “Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave.”

Source: Musnad Ah‌mad 14152

Mu’adh ibn Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever imparts knowledge will have the reward of whoever acted upon it, without detracting from the reward of one who acted.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Ma‌jah 240

I study, learn, write, teach and share knowledge as charity seeking Allah Ta'ala Forgiveness and Reward for my imperfections as a man and human being Insha Allah.

Allah has blessed us with so many gifts good health, a home, a bed, food, our eyes, and every part of our body. If you were to count them, they would number in the hundreds and thousands: the beauty of this world, children, parents, a wife/husband.

Yet, we keep complaining all the time. This is missing, that is missing.

Ungrateful people will always complain and overlook Allah’s favors.

Allah says:

If tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them. Indeed humankind is truly unfair, ˹totally˺ ungrateful.

Surah Ibraheem verse 34.

Imaam ash-Shawkaanee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, mentioned:

فترى الرجل إذا لقي أهله كان أسوأ الناس أخلاقاً وأشجعهم نفساً وأقلهم خيراً، وإذا لقي غير الأهل من الأجانب لانت عريكته وانبسطت أخلاقه وجادت نفسه، وكثر خيره، ولا شك أن من كان كذلك فهو محروم التوفيق، زائغ عن سواء الطريق، نسأل الله السلامة!

“You find a man, if he comes into contact with his family, he displays the worst of character, he is prideful, and very little good is seen from him.

But if he meets with other people, his disposition is very gentle, his character is very soft, he is very giving, and he displays much good. There is no doubt, this type of individual is from those who have been prevented from good and success, and he is one who has deviated from the correct path. We ask Allaah for protection!"

●[Nayl al-Awtaar 2/246]

"Learn the intention, for it is more serious than the action."

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'They (cats) are not impure, they are of those who go around among you.'"
Grade: Sahih _ Sunan Ibn Majah 367

-EXPECTING ALLĀH'S RESPONSE 📗
Among the most useful ways to drive away grief is to train yourself not to desire thanks and gratitude from anyone except Allāh alone. So if you are gracious to someone who has a right over you or not, then know this is by way of your dutiful interaction with Allāh. Hence, do not care about any praise, reward or thanks
from people who receive your kindness.
As Allāh said about the attitude of the chosen people among His creation:
‎إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
"[They say]: We feed you for the sake of Allāh alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks." Al-Insān (76): 9]
Book: 8 Steps To Happiness Awakening
The Inner Self in Pursuit of Personal Change.
By Shaykh Abū 'Abdu-r-Rahmān Nāsir as-Sa'dī
Translated from the original arabic
Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 43

If you're hurt or betrayed...

If you're HURT by people, who share the same blood as you,
...remember Yusuf (alaihis-salaam), who was betrayed by his own brothers.

If you find your PARENTS opposing you,
....remember Ibrahim (alaihis-salaam), whose father led him to the fire.

If you're STUCK with a problem where there's no way out,
....remember Yunus (alaihis-salaam) stuck in the belly of a whale.

If you're ill & your body cries with PAIN,
....remember Ayoob (alaihis-salaam) who was more ill than you.

If someone SLANDERS you,
....remember Ai'sha (radhi allahu anha) who was slandered throughout the city.

If you're LONELY,
....recall Aadam (alaihis-salaam) who was created alone.

If you CAN'T SEE any LOGIC around you,
...think of Nuh (alaihis-salaam) who built an ark without questioning.

If you are MOCKED by your own relatives;
... think of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)

...take a lesson of patience & perseverance from them!

The Justice of Allāh And His Benevolence

Hence it is upon the servant to acknowledge the justice of Allāh and His benevolence; He does not oppress man in the slightest and does not punish anyone except for a sin that he committed. He is always bestowing His grace upon man, therefore every punishment from him arises from pure justice, and every favour from Him arises from His benevolence.

[Book: The Relief from Distress - An explanation to the du'ā of Yūnus by Shaykhu'l-Islām Aḥmad ibn 'Abdu'l-Ḥalīm ibn Taymiyyah, p. 57 | Translated from the original Arabic by Abū Rumaysah]

From the Advices of Sufyān ath-Thawrī to ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan as-Sulamī رحمهما الله

“Do not deceive any of the Muslims with evil scheming, for indeed, evil plotting only rebounds upon those who do it.

Do not transgress against any Muslim, for Allah Ta'ala says:
‘O mankind, your transgression is only against yourselves’ [Yūnus: 23].

Do not betray any of the believers, nor deceive any of them—lest hypocrisy takes root in your heart.

Do not envy. Do not backbite—lest your good deeds are lost.”

📚 Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ by Abū Nuʿaym (7/35)

| SPEAKING ABOUT THE DEAD |

From Anas bin Malik –Radi Allaahu anhu– said:
‘A Janazah passed by and the people praised the deceased with goodness, so the Prophet of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘It is obligatory, it is obligatory, it is obligatory.’

Another Janazah passed by and the people mentioned the deceased with evil, so the Prophet of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘It is obligatory, it is obligatory, it is obligatory.’

Umar said:

‘May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, a Janazah passed by and the people praised the deceased with goodness, and you said: ‘It is obligatory, it is obligatory, it is obligatory.’ Another Janazah passed by and the people mentioned the deceased with evil, and you said: ‘It is obligatory, it is obligatory, it is obligatory.’

So the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘The one whom you praised with goodness then Paradise is obligatory for him, and the one whom you mentioned with evil then Hell-Fire is obligatory upon him. You people are the witnesses of Allaah on the earth, you people are the witnesses of Allaah on the earth, you people are the witnesses of Allaah on the earth.’
[[Saheeh Muslim]]

Imam Nawawi (d.676 A.H.) said about this hadeeth:

‘If it is said: how can you unite the mention of evil with the authentic hadeeth in Bukhari and other books regarding the prohibition against cursing the dead? The answer is that the prohibition against cursing the dead is other than al-Munafiq (hypocrite) and all other Kuffar, and other than the one who openly commits sins or Bida’. As for these people then it is not prohibited to mention them with evil, to warn against their way, and to follow their traces and to have their mannerisms.’

[Taken from the ‘Sharh Saheeh Muslim’ by Imam Nawawi 7/949/18]]

https://followingthesunnah.com/2019/09/24/hadeeth-no-15-speak-good-or-remain-silent-from-the-forty-ahadeeth-of-imam-nawawi/#_ftn30

Abu Bakr ibn ‘Abdullah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"A slave never says Alhamdulillāh one time except that he must receive a blessing for his saying Alhamdulillāh.

So what is the proper response to that blessing?

Its response is to say Alhamdulillāh, and so there will come another blessing, and so the blessings of ALLĀH never cease."

📚 Jāmi' al-'Ulūm wal-Hikam (2/82,84)

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

“They (cats) are not impure. They are among those who go around among you.”

–Cats are not impure — they live among you, like family, quietly weaving through your days with grace and trust.

(Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith 75)

Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

"Had I not thought it difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to use the Miswak (tooth-stick) before every Salat.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

📮 ❁ You might be tested with a sin or an addiction that exhausts you and weighs you down..
And you might say in despair: “I’m fed up; I can’t do it!”
But know:
Falling does not mean the end, and the door of repentance never closes no matter how many times you fall.

The important thing is: don’t give up!
Strive.. resist.. and start by closing off the smuggling routes and the sneaking pathways that lead to the sin..

For leaving the sin itself is easy, but struggling against its means and causes is the real challenge.

- Don’t keep your phone with you alone if it’s a door to temptation.

- Change your circle of friends if they weaken you.

- Keep your regular portion from the Qur’an firm.

- Fill your time with what strengthens your soul and body — whether knowledge or exercise.

✅ And weep before Allah, and ask Him for deliverance..
And even if the sin happens a thousand times, Allah forgives a thousand times and more,
because He loves those who repent again and again, and He never tires of their returning to Him.

A servant is destroyed when he gives up on repentance and on the mercy of Allah.
So hold firmly to the mercy of Allah.. and start anew every time you fall.

Shaykh Sami Hawsawi hafidahullah

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