"Endure the nights of hardship because if you look through the eye of patience, you shall see the dawn of reward. Indeed the lofty ranks can be attained only by undergoing hardship. Did you not notice the thorns growing beside the roses?"

📚: Seeds of Admonishment and Reform by Al Hafiz Abul Faraj Ibn al Jawzi , p. 122 | Translation by Ayman ibn Khalid

#Sabr

Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel

_Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas رضي الله عنه reported:_

_I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?”_

_The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,_

*“They are the prophets, then the next best, then the next best. A man is put to trial according to his religion. If he is firm in his religion, his trials will be more severe. If he is weak in his religion, he is put to trial according to his strength in religion. The servant will continue to be put to trial until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin.”*

*_(Sunan al-Tirmidhi 2398)_*

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“If Allah wills good for His servant, He will remove from his heart the desire to admire his own good deeds,
He will restrain his tongue from speaking about them to others,
And He will occupy his thoughts with his sins - so much so that they remain ever before his eyes until he enters Paradise.
Indeed, if a deed is truly accepted, the desire to take pride in it is removed from the heart, and the tongue is kept from speaking about it.”

(Tariq al-Hijratayn)

Ḥaṣan al-Baṣree said:

"People are not pleased with Allaah who provides for them, so how can they be pleased with other people?"

● [البداية والنهاية ٩\٣١٨]

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

“We can’t issue rulings on the basis of our emotions; rather we issue rulings on the basis of what’s indicated by shari'ah.”

[Liqa Bab al-Maftuh 33/12]

The Most Difficult Yet Beneficial Medicine

Al-Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى said:

"Medicine for the heart is to oppose whims and desires and that is the most difficult matter upon the soul and there is nothing more beneficial for it than this."

[Ighaatha Al-Lahafaan | (1/69) | Trans: Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

No need to be content with this dunya....Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "How can I feel at ease when the Angel of the Trumpet, (Israfil) has put his lips to the Trumpet and is waiting for the order to blow it". He (ﷺ) perceived as if this had shocked his Companions, so he (ﷺ) told them to seek comfort through reciting: 'Hasbunallah wa ni'mal-Wakil [Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)]".

Seeking Treatment for an Illness by Giving Charity:
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1 – From Abu Umamah –Radi Allaahu anhu– who said: the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ)said:

‘Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah (charity).’

[Collected in Saheeh al-Jamia’ No. 3358 & declared Hasan by Albaani]

2 – From Ubadah bin Saamit who said I heard the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) saying:

‘There is no person who is afflicted with a wound on his body, and he gives charity due to that, then Allaah expiates from him the like of what he gave in charity.

[Collected by Ahmad & Albaani declared it to have an authentic Isnaad in Saheehah No. 2273]

3 – A man asked Abdullaah bin al-Mubarak -Rahimullaah- about ulcers that had sprung out on his knee for about seven years, and he tried to treat it with various treatments, he had asked doctors but to no avail.
So Ibn Mubarak said: ‘Go and dig a well in a place where people need water, indeed I hope that there springs up water there, and by that you stop bleeding.’ The man did that and Allaah Ta’ala cured him.’

[Taken from: ‘Seerah ‘Alaam’ 8/407]

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"There comes a time in our life when we go through a very difficult phase of our life and face multiple hardships and calamities. And We start to question ourselves: “Why am I going through these hardships? Does Allah not love me? Why does He test me? Why doesn’t He give me a life full of ease if He truly loves me?”

In those moments, always remind yourself that Allah ﷻ only tests those whom He truly loves. And remember, the worst of tests were given to the Prophets..does that mean Allah didn’t love them? Of course he did. And The Prophet ﷺ said: “The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a person, He tests them.”
(Jamí at-Tirmidhi 2396)

So, trials, calamities, and hardships are a test from Allah ﷻ and a sign of His love. If you are going through hardships, do not lose hope. Know that Allah loves you, Allah sees your struggles, hears your prayers, and knows your pain. And hold on for indeed, after every hardship comes
ease (Qur’an 94:5-6). 🤍"

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:

“If (the value of) the world was equal to a mosquito’s wing with Allāh, He wouldn’t allow a disbeliever to drink a sip of water from it.”

[سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ٢\٩٤٣]

💐 #FORGIVENESS - "ALLAAH WILL CHANGE THEIR SINS INTO GOOD DEEDS" - II 💐

إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
"Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
-Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 70

🍃 Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Jabir heard Makhul say,

"A very old man with sunken eyes came and said, O Messenger of Allah, a man betrayed others and did immoral deeds, and there was no evil deed which he did not do. If (his sins) were to be distributed among the whole of mankind, they would all be doomed. Is there any repentance for him?"

Have you become Muslim?

He said, "As for me, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."

The Prophet said:

فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَافِرٌ لَكَ مَا كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ وَمُبَدِّلُ سَيِّيَاتِكَ حَسَنَات

Allah will forgive you for whatever you have done like that, and will replace your evil deeds with good merits.

The man said:"O Messenger of Allah, even my betrayals and immoral actions?"

The Prophet said:

وَغَدَرَاتُكَ وَفَجَرَاتُك

Even your betrayals and immoral actions.

"The man went away saying La ilaha illallah' and `Allahu Akbar."' 🍃

Allah tells us how His mercy extends to all His creatures, and that whoever among them repents to Him, He will accept his repentance for any sin, great or small.

📚 Extract from Tafsir_Ibn_Kathir (Part 2/2)

Today we see a strange contradiction: People run towards innovations celebrating Mawlid, inventing practices never legislated but when it comes to the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, they have 101 excuses not to follow it.

Beards are shaved ✂️, trousers are below the ankles 👖, music and movies are enjoyed 🎶🎥, free-mixing is normalised, photos and selfies fill social media 📱, and many women wear “hijabs” styled like fashion where the ʿawrah is still exposed. Yet, all this is justified under the false idea that Islam is “flexible” and can be bent according to lifestyle or culture.

But Allah’s Dīn is complete and perfect it cannot be altered for convenience. Living in a non-Muslim country is itself a test of īmān, not an excuse to abandon or compromise.

True love of the Prophet ﷺ is not by celebrating his birthday but by obeying him, abandoning what he forbade, and walking upon his path. As Allah said:

“Say, [O Prophet], ‘If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive your sins.’” (Āl ʿImrān 3:31)

Allāhu Mustaʿān.

🔗 Loving him (ﷺ) is not by the birthday celebrations (al-mawalid)...
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Do not judge your success by what you receive in this life:

Allah تعالى said:

﴿وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا ۚ وَمَا عِندَ اللَّـهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ﴾

{And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world and its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allah is better and will remain forever. Have you then no sense?} [Surah Qasas (28): 60]

Ibraaheem ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Auf reported: Food was brought to Abdur-Rahmaan bin Auf رضي الله عنه when he was observing Saum (fast) and he said: ❝Musab Ibn Umayr رضي الله عنه was martyred and he was better than me, but only one sheet was available to shroud him. It was so small that when his head was covered; his feet remained uncovered and if his feet were covered, his head remained uncovered. Then the bounties of this world have been bestowed upon us generously. I am afraid that the reward of our good deeds has been awarded to us in this world.❞ On this, he began to sob and left the food untouched.

In another narration, it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ ordered to cover his head with the shroud and to put some grass over his feet.

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1274, 1275, 4045)]

An Amazing Nightly Opportunity:

From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

مَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ، وَمَنْ قَرَأَ مِائَتَيْنِ كُتِبَ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ.

Whoever recites one hundred verses in a night will not be recorded among the heedless; and whoever recites two hundred will be recorded among the devoutly obedient.

In another wording:

وَمَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ.

And whoever maintains the five daily prayers will not be recorded among the heedless.

(Authentic) — Saʿīd ibn Manṣūr (no. 136), Ibn Abī Shaybah (no. 30085).

It carries the ruling of being raised (to the Prophet ﷺ).

📚 ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī

Some words of wisdom:

"كلما تقدمنا في العمر ضعف البصر واتضحت الرؤية"
"As we age, our eyesight weakens, but our ability to "see" sharpens"

(Life experiences and exposure to different types of people enhance our wisdom and insight, and we are able to see people for what they are)

The Categories of People in Prayer

Al-Imam Ibn al-Qayyim – may Allah have mercy on him – said:

People in prayer are of five ranks:

1. The first rank:
The one who wrongs himself and is negligent. He is the one who falls short in performing wudū (ablution), in observing the prescribed times, boundaries, and essential pillars of the prayer.

2. The second rank:
The one who maintains the times, boundaries, external pillars, and wudū of the prayer, but he neglects striving against his own self regarding whispers and distractions. His mind is overtaken by thoughts and illusions.

3. The third rank:
The one who preserves the boundaries and pillars of the prayer and strives against his soul to repel distractions and thoughts. He is engaged in a struggle against his enemy (Shayṭān) so that he does not steal his prayer. This person is in a state of prayer and jihad.

4. The fourth rank:
The one who, when he stands for prayer, completes its rights, pillars, and boundaries. His heart is fully immersed in observing its requirements and rights, ensuring nothing from it is wasted. His entire concern is to perform it in the best way and complete it perfectly.

5. The fifth rank:
The one who, when he stands for prayer, does as the fourth does, but with his heart placed before his Lord – Almighty and Majestic – looking towards Him with his heart, vigilant of Him, filled with His love and awe, as if he sees and witnesses Him.

As for the rulings:

• The first: is punished.

• The second: is held accountable.

• The third: has his shortcomings expiated.

• The fourth: is rewarded.

• The fifth: is brought near to his Lord, for he has a portion of those for whom the prayer has been made the coolness of the eyes.

Whoever finds the coolness of his eyes in prayer in this world will find the coolness of his eyes in closeness to his Lord – Mighty and Majestic – in the Hereafter.