"SECRET OF WINNERS
In the jungle:
1. The Elephant is the biggest;
2. The Giraffe is the tallest;
3. The Fox is the wisest; and
4. The Cheetah is the fastest;
Yet, the Lion is the KING of the jungle even without ANY of these qualities.
Why?
Because:
1. The Lion is courageous, is bold, walks with confidence, dares anything and is never afraid.
2. The Lion believes it is unstoppable.
3. The Lion is a risk taker.
4. The Lion believes any animal is food for him.
5. The Lion believes any opportunity is worth giving a trial and never lets it slip from its hands.
So...
1. You don't need to be the fastest.
2. You don't need to be the wisest.
3. You don't need to be the smartest.
4. You don't need to be the most brilliant.
5. All you need is courage
6. All you need is the will to try.
7. All you need is the faith to believe it is possible.
8. All you need is to believe in yourself, that you can do it.!!
The Lion sleeps for 20 hours & works for 4 hours & yet eats meat.
But the elephant works for 24 hours & eats grass.
Your life's strategy matters most in your approach to circumstances & situations for you to be a champion or winner always.
Stay in the Lion's mood! That's the mood for winners."
In the jungle:
1. The Elephant is the biggest;
2. The Giraffe is the tallest;
3. The Fox is the wisest; and
4. The Cheetah is the fastest;
Yet, the Lion is the KING of the jungle even without ANY of these qualities.
Why?
Because:
1. The Lion is courageous, is bold, walks with confidence, dares anything and is never afraid.
2. The Lion believes it is unstoppable.
3. The Lion is a risk taker.
4. The Lion believes any animal is food for him.
5. The Lion believes any opportunity is worth giving a trial and never lets it slip from its hands.
So...
1. You don't need to be the fastest.
2. You don't need to be the wisest.
3. You don't need to be the smartest.
4. You don't need to be the most brilliant.
5. All you need is courage
6. All you need is the will to try.
7. All you need is the faith to believe it is possible.
8. All you need is to believe in yourself, that you can do it.!!
The Lion sleeps for 20 hours & works for 4 hours & yet eats meat.
But the elephant works for 24 hours & eats grass.
Your life's strategy matters most in your approach to circumstances & situations for you to be a champion or winner always.
Stay in the Lion's mood! That's the mood for winners."
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Be optimistic !
The believers should be optimistic and not pessimistic or cynical. There are no omens in Islam (or signs that predict the future), but the believers are always expecting the best from Allah even if they do not know exactly how it will be.
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لَا طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ
There are no omens, but the best of it is optimism.
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is optimism?” The Prophet said:
الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ يَسْمَعُهَا
A righteous word one of you hears.
In another narration, the Prophet said:
وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
I am amazed by optimism, the good word, the kind word.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5422, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
The believers should be optimistic and not pessimistic or cynical. There are no omens in Islam (or signs that predict the future), but the believers are always expecting the best from Allah even if they do not know exactly how it will be.
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لَا طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ
There are no omens, but the best of it is optimism.
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is optimism?” The Prophet said:
الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ يَسْمَعُهَا
A righteous word one of you hears.
In another narration, the Prophet said:
وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
I am amazed by optimism, the good word, the kind word.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5422, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
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Hadith On Sahaba: Do Not Curse Companions Of The Prophet
Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri Reported: The Prophet, Peace And Blessings Be Upon Him, Said, “Do Not Insult My Companions. If One Of You Were To Spend The Likes Of Mount Uhud In Gold, It Would Not Reach A Small Portion Of Theirs Or Even Half Of That.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī 3470, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2540
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity Agreed Upon) According To Al-Bukhari And Muslim
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي فَلَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْفَقَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا بَلَغَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلَا نَصِيفَهُ
3470 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لو كنت متخذا خليلا
2540 صحيح مسلم كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب تحريم سب الصحابة رضي الله عنهم
Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri Reported: The Prophet, Peace And Blessings Be Upon Him, Said, “Do Not Insult My Companions. If One Of You Were To Spend The Likes Of Mount Uhud In Gold, It Would Not Reach A Small Portion Of Theirs Or Even Half Of That.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī 3470, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2540
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity Agreed Upon) According To Al-Bukhari And Muslim
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي فَلَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْفَقَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا بَلَغَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلَا نَصِيفَهُ
3470 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لو كنت متخذا خليلا
2540 صحيح مسلم كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب تحريم سب الصحابة رضي الله عنهم
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The three types of people:
One of the wise people said: “People are of three types, some of them are like food which is mandatory to have, some are like medicine, which one needs only at the time of illness, and some are like diseases which are hated in all situations.
(As-Siyar 282/10)
One of the wise people said: “People are of three types, some of them are like food which is mandatory to have, some are like medicine, which one needs only at the time of illness, and some are like diseases which are hated in all situations.
(As-Siyar 282/10)
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Be optimistic !
The believers should be optimistic and not pessimistic or cynical. There are no omens in Islam (or signs that predict the future), but the believers are always expecting the best from Allah even if they do not know exactly how it will be.
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لَا طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ
There are no omens, but the best of it is optimism.
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is optimism?” The Prophet said:
الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ يَسْمَعُهَا
A righteous word one of you hears.
In another narration, the Prophet said:
وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
I am amazed by optimism, the good word, the kind word.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5422, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
The believers should be optimistic and not pessimistic or cynical. There are no omens in Islam (or signs that predict the future), but the believers are always expecting the best from Allah even if they do not know exactly how it will be.
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لَا طِيَرَةَ وَخَيْرُهَا الْفَأْلُ
There are no omens, but the best of it is optimism.
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is optimism?” The Prophet said:
الْكَلِمَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ يَسْمَعُهَا
A righteous word one of you hears.
In another narration, the Prophet said:
وَيُعْجِبُنِي الْفَأْلُ الْكَلِمَةُ الْحَسَنَةُ الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
I am amazed by optimism, the good word, the kind word.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5422, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
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﴿مَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ﴾
Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it. (an-Nisaa’, 4:123)
An example of this is when Adam (alayhi assalam) ate the morsel from the tree; and you know what happened to him.
[Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), Sayd al-Khater, 346, 972]
Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it. (an-Nisaa’, 4:123)
An example of this is when Adam (alayhi assalam) ate the morsel from the tree; and you know what happened to him.
[Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), Sayd al-Khater, 346, 972]
HONESTY IN BARGAINING IS A CAUSE FOR BLESSING
Hakim Ibn Hizam (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) narrated that ALLĀH'S Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost."
📚 Al-Bukhārī #2079; Muslim #1532
LESSONS AND BENEFITS:
● The option to annul the contract while still in the place of transaction (known as "option of session") is established for both the seller and the buyer.
● This option remains valid from the time of the contract until they physically separate.
● Once they separate from the session of the contract, the sale becomes binding.
● The importance of truthfulness in buying and selling.
● That worldly success is only complete through righteous deeds, and that the evil consequences of sins can remove both worldly and afterlife blessings.
● The virtue of honesty, the encouragement to be truthful, and that it is a cause of barakah in a person’s earnings.
● The condemnation of lying, the encouragement to avoid it, and the fact that it removes barakah from one’s wealth.
● That working for the Hereafter brings benefit in both this life and the next.
📚 Ad-Dorar as-Saniyyah
Hakim Ibn Hizam (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) narrated that ALLĀH'S Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost."
📚 Al-Bukhārī #2079; Muslim #1532
LESSONS AND BENEFITS:
● The option to annul the contract while still in the place of transaction (known as "option of session") is established for both the seller and the buyer.
● This option remains valid from the time of the contract until they physically separate.
● Once they separate from the session of the contract, the sale becomes binding.
● The importance of truthfulness in buying and selling.
● That worldly success is only complete through righteous deeds, and that the evil consequences of sins can remove both worldly and afterlife blessings.
● The virtue of honesty, the encouragement to be truthful, and that it is a cause of barakah in a person’s earnings.
● The condemnation of lying, the encouragement to avoid it, and the fact that it removes barakah from one’s wealth.
● That working for the Hereafter brings benefit in both this life and the next.
📚 Ad-Dorar as-Saniyyah
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The reality of this duniya is that everyone is stressed. The entrepreneur is stressed and so is the employee or the unemployed The married one is stressed and so is the bachelor. The rich are stressed and so are the poor. Everyone's reasons for stress is different but its still stress. The successful one is he who doesn't let external circumstances define his internal happiness and finds solace in worshipping the One True God and can be at peace even amidst chaos. To reach that level you need to really understand your purpose of life and understand the difference between this temporary life and the one ever lasting in Jannah and get a firm understanding of the concept of Qadr and love and fear Allah in private and public.
May Allah take away your stress. Aameen
May Allah take away your stress. Aameen
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"When a man retires to his bed, an angel and a devil rush to him. The angel says:
End your day with good! The devil says:
End your day with evil! If he remembers Allah and then falls sleep, the angel will spend the night to take care of him."
Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrā lil-NasãT 10624
End your day with good! The devil says:
End your day with evil! If he remembers Allah and then falls sleep, the angel will spend the night to take care of him."
Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrā lil-NasãT 10624
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BEST AND THE WORST.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shall I tell you who is the best of you?
Yes; they replied.
He (ﷺ) said: Those who remind you of Allaah when you see them. He went on to say:
Shall I tell you who is the worst of you?
Yes; they replied:
He (ﷺ) said: Those who go about:
① Slandering.
② Causing mischief between friends in order to separate them.
③ Desiring to lead the innocent into wrong action.
[Source: Imam Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Manners (323): Hasan (acceptable) by al-Albanee]
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shall I tell you who is the best of you?
Yes; they replied.
He (ﷺ) said: Those who remind you of Allaah when you see them. He went on to say:
Shall I tell you who is the worst of you?
Yes; they replied:
He (ﷺ) said: Those who go about:
① Slandering.
② Causing mischief between friends in order to separate them.
③ Desiring to lead the innocent into wrong action.
[Source: Imam Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Manners (323): Hasan (acceptable) by al-Albanee]
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Don’t think you were ever left alone...
Don’t think you were deprived.
What didn’t happen… was never meant to bring you harm.
Allāh ﷻ gives based on His perfect knowledge —
not based on what you think is best for you.
He sees what you can’t.
He knows what would’ve broken you.
He gives… when the time is right.
What He chooses for you — is always better.
Even if your heart doesn’t understand it yet.
“...But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you…”
(Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:216)
Hold on to patience.
Trust His Qadr.
Even His silence is mercy.
Don’t think you were deprived.
What didn’t happen… was never meant to bring you harm.
Allāh ﷻ gives based on His perfect knowledge —
not based on what you think is best for you.
He sees what you can’t.
He knows what would’ve broken you.
He gives… when the time is right.
What He chooses for you — is always better.
Even if your heart doesn’t understand it yet.
“...But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you…”
(Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:216)
Hold on to patience.
Trust His Qadr.
Even His silence is mercy.
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STRANGERS.
Abdullah bin Masood [رضي الله عنه] from the Prophet [ﷺ] who said: ❝'Indeed Islaam began as a strange thing, and it will return as a strange thing as it began, and Tooba [a tree in Paradise] is for the Ghuraba (Strangers).’
It was asked: ‘Who are they O Messenger of Allaah? He answered: ‘Those who correct or are righteous when people are corrupt’❞
[Collected By Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad | Saheehah, (No. 1273) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
In another narration from Amr bin al Aas [رضي الله عنه]: ❝They are the righteous people from amongst many of the evil people, those who disobey the righteous people are more than those who obey them❞
[Collected By Ahmad | Authenticated By Albaani In Saheehah, (No. 1619) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya.
Abdullah bin Masood [رضي الله عنه] from the Prophet [ﷺ] who said: ❝'Indeed Islaam began as a strange thing, and it will return as a strange thing as it began, and Tooba [a tree in Paradise] is for the Ghuraba (Strangers).’
It was asked: ‘Who are they O Messenger of Allaah? He answered: ‘Those who correct or are righteous when people are corrupt’❞
[Collected By Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad | Saheehah, (No. 1273) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
In another narration from Amr bin al Aas [رضي الله عنه]: ❝They are the righteous people from amongst many of the evil people, those who disobey the righteous people are more than those who obey them❞
[Collected By Ahmad | Authenticated By Albaani In Saheehah, (No. 1619) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya.
Sudden deaths have increased; it has become all too frequent in our times to see people dying in their 20s and 30s. Yet many in this age group remain heedless, under the illusion that they have a long life ahead and many years to live. Who has given you such a guarantee? Allāhu al-Mustaʿān. Don’t delay obedience, repentance, or preparation, thinking you have time. Sudden death and unexpected illness are real, so invest in the ākhirah while you still can. Remember what Ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما used to say:
“If you survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for your sickness! and (take) from your life for your death.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, 6416 — ḥadīth translated by Muhammad Muhsin Khan)
“If you survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for your sickness! and (take) from your life for your death.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, 6416 — ḥadīth translated by Muhammad Muhsin Khan)
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Umar bn AbdilAziz (رحمه الله) would say in sermons:
“O people! Rectify your hereafter, Allah will rectify for you your worldly life, rectify your hearts and inner selves, Allah will rectify you outwardly.”
-Al-Ikhlas of Ibn Abid Dunya, #54.
“O people! Rectify your hereafter, Allah will rectify for you your worldly life, rectify your hearts and inner selves, Allah will rectify you outwardly.”
-Al-Ikhlas of Ibn Abid Dunya, #54.
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Allaah Troubles His Worshippers
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝From the Mercy of Allaah Ta’ala with His worshippers is that He troubles them with the Dunya and its worries and annoyance so that they do not become relaxed with it, and do not become tranquil with the Dunya, but in fact, they should desire for the eternal bliss in Allaah's land of Paradise and next to Him.
Allaah leads them to it with the whip of trials and tests.
He prevents them from the Dunya so He can give them the reward in the Hereafter.
He trials them so that he can give them relief, He causes them to die to resurrect them.❞
[Ighathata Al-Lahafaan, (2/175) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝From the Mercy of Allaah Ta’ala with His worshippers is that He troubles them with the Dunya and its worries and annoyance so that they do not become relaxed with it, and do not become tranquil with the Dunya, but in fact, they should desire for the eternal bliss in Allaah's land of Paradise and next to Him.
Allaah leads them to it with the whip of trials and tests.
He prevents them from the Dunya so He can give them the reward in the Hereafter.
He trials them so that he can give them relief, He causes them to die to resurrect them.❞
[Ighathata Al-Lahafaan, (2/175) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]
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Statement Concerning Seeking Cure From The Qur'an:
Ibn-ul-Qayyim (Rahimahullah) said:
"The Qur'an is the most complete cure from all physical and psychological illnesses - the illnesses of this world and the illnesses of the Hereafter. Not everyone is capable, nor is everyone given the success from Allah to seek a cure from it. If the sick person uses the proper method of using the Qur'an as a medicine, with belief complete faith and acceptance, and firm belief in it as a cure, and he fulfils all of the conditions [of doing so], no disease will ever overcome him. How can a disease overcome the speech of the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, the speech which if it was sent upon a mountain, would render that mountain to dust. The speech that if it was sent upon the earth, would break the earth into pieces. There is no illness of the heart and the body except that the Qur'an contains the means to guide how to cure it, why it happens, and how to protect from it, for those whom Allah gives the understanding of his book. As for the diseases of the heart, Allah mentions them in detail along with their causes and the method of curing them. So, the one who is not cured by the Qur'an, may Allah not cure him, and the one who the Qur'an is not sufficient for him, may Allah not suffice him in anything! It is known that certain things that we say have particular special qualities and proven benefits, then what do you think of the speech of the Lord of the worlds, the one who the virtue of his speech over the speech of others, is like the virtue of Him over his creation. The Qur'an is the perfect cure, and it is a beneficial means of protection, and a guiding light and a general mercy. If it was sent upon a mountain it would render it asunder from its greatness and its glory."
Dāʾ wa-al-Dawāʾ (The Sickness and its Cure)
Ibn-ul-Qayyim (Rahimahullah) said:
"The Qur'an is the most complete cure from all physical and psychological illnesses - the illnesses of this world and the illnesses of the Hereafter. Not everyone is capable, nor is everyone given the success from Allah to seek a cure from it. If the sick person uses the proper method of using the Qur'an as a medicine, with belief complete faith and acceptance, and firm belief in it as a cure, and he fulfils all of the conditions [of doing so], no disease will ever overcome him. How can a disease overcome the speech of the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, the speech which if it was sent upon a mountain, would render that mountain to dust. The speech that if it was sent upon the earth, would break the earth into pieces. There is no illness of the heart and the body except that the Qur'an contains the means to guide how to cure it, why it happens, and how to protect from it, for those whom Allah gives the understanding of his book. As for the diseases of the heart, Allah mentions them in detail along with their causes and the method of curing them. So, the one who is not cured by the Qur'an, may Allah not cure him, and the one who the Qur'an is not sufficient for him, may Allah not suffice him in anything! It is known that certain things that we say have particular special qualities and proven benefits, then what do you think of the speech of the Lord of the worlds, the one who the virtue of his speech over the speech of others, is like the virtue of Him over his creation. The Qur'an is the perfect cure, and it is a beneficial means of protection, and a guiding light and a general mercy. If it was sent upon a mountain it would render it asunder from its greatness and its glory."
Dāʾ wa-al-Dawāʾ (The Sickness and its Cure)
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