The Extreme Danger Of Swearing By Other Than Allah: The Prophet ﷺ Forbade This!

Sheikh Aziz Bin Farhan Al Anizi حفظه الله

*THE VIRTUES OF REACHING OLD AGE*

‘No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When he is fifty, Allah makes easy his reckoning. When he reaches sixty, Allah grants him repentance. And when he reaches seventy, Allah loves him and the inhabitants of the heavens love him. And when he reaches eighty, Allah accepts his good deeds and overlooks his sins. When he reaches ninety, Allah forgives his past and future sins, he is named ‘the prisoner of Allah on earth’ and is granted intercession [for forgiveness] for his family.’

This Hadith is reported by several Sahabah رضي الله عنهم and is recorded in many Hadith collections with slight variations in the wording.

References:
Musnad Ahmad, vol.2 pg.89 and vol.3 pg.218
Musnad Bazzar, see Kashful Astar, Hadith: 3587-3589
Kitabuz Zuhd of Imam Bayhaqi, Hadith: 650-652
Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-‘Asqalani (rahimahullah) has mentioned seven Sahabah that have reported it.
(Ma’rifatul Khisalil Mukaffirah, pg. 89)

Authenticity
Hafiz Ibn Hajar رحمه الله has mentioned that the chain in Bayhaqi is the best as all its narrators are reliable, besides one who is supported by another narrator anyway.

(Ma’rifatul Khisalil Mukaffirah, pg. 108)
Hafiz Ibn ‘Asakir [rahimahullah] has graded the Hadith as sound [hasan]

[Lisanul Mizan, no. 1582]

ALLAH CURSES FOUR KINDS OF PEOPLE.

Abu't-Tufayl (radiAllahuanhu) said, "'Ali ibn Abe Talib (radiAllahuanhu) was asked, 'Did the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam), give you something special which he did not give to anyone else?' He replied, 'The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam), did not give me anything special which he did not give to everyone else except for what I have in my sword scabbard.' He brought out a piece of paper. Written on that paper was:

'Allah curses anyone:

1. Sacrificing an animal for other than Allah.
2. Allah curses anyone who steals a milestone. 3. Allah curses anyone who curses his parents. 4 Allah curses anyone who gives shelter to an innovator.'" [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 17]

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَزَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ‏:‏ سُئِلَ عَلِيٌّ‏:‏ هَلْ خَصَّكُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَخُصَّ بِهِ النَّاسَ كَافَّةً‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ مَا
خَصَّنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَخُصَّ بِهِ النَّاسَ، إِلاَّ مَا فِي قِرَابِ سَيْفِي، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ صَحِيفَةً، فَإِذَا فِيهَا مَكْتُوبٌ‏:‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ لِغَيْرِ اللهِ، لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ سَرَقَ مَنَارَ الأَرْضِ، لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ لَعَنَ وَالِدَيْهِ، لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ آوَى مُحْدِثًا‏.‏

Never Blame Allah for Your Hardship, Own Your Faults Instead.

In times of hardship, a believer never blames Allah. Calamities often come from our own actions, just as the Quran reminds us through the stories of Uhud and Prophet Yunus عليه السلام. True faith means accepting Allah’s Qadr with patience and humility.

Make dua in the Last hour of FRIDAY!

May Allah ﷻ grant justice to our brothers and sisters in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Yemen, Uyghurs, Kashmir, Syria and everyone oppressed.
Aameen

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said,

If Allaah puts a person under certain tests and trials and the person recognizes that he must resort to Allaah alone seeking His help,

then this is a good sign for him; the trials turn to purification and mercy.

If on the other hand, he rejects, complains, and turns away from Allaah and seeks help from human beings like himself, then this is a bad sign for him;

the trials turn to punishment and misery for him.

[Tareequl Hijratayn, 103, pg. 259]

🌿 𝘋𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 ﷺ said: ❝Verily, (the rewards of) the deeds are decided by the last actions (deeds).❞
📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6493, 6607)]

🌴🌴🌴

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱̣𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗜𝗯𝗻 𝗔𝘆𝗮𝗮𝗱̣𝗵 asked a person:
“𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦? (𝑖.𝑒., 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑔𝑒?)”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 responded:
“Sixty years.”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱̣𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑥𝑡𝑦 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ (𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛).”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 said:
“إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (Indeed, to Allaah we belong and to Him we will return)!”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱̣𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑?”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 replied:
“I said: ‘إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (Indeed, to Allaah we belong and to Him we will return)!’”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱̣𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠?”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 requested:
“O Abu Alee! Please explain it to us.”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱̣𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑: ‘𝑇𝑜 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎ℎ 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔’, 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠: ‘𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑) 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑚.’ 𝑆𝑜, 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑎ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑚, 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑). 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑) 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙

VIRTUES OF RECITING SURAH KAHAF EVERY FRIDAY

Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar (RA):

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever recites Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, a light will shine for him from beneath his feet up to the clouds of the sky, which will shine for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven (the sins) between the two Fridays.”
— Reported by al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Eemaan (2/474). Authenticated by Shaykh al-Albani in Silsilah al-Saheehah (no. 2459).

As per the above hadees only:
1- A light will be given
2- This light will also shine on the day of resurrection
3- All sins (minor) will be forgiven between the two Fridays

Other virtues (in other ahadees):

• Reciting/memorising first/last 10 ayahs protects from Dajjal.
• Recitation invites tranquility (sakeenah) and angels.

In this age of massive deception and fitnah, only a foolish person will avoid recitation of Surah Kahaf on Friday. When literally everything of this modern world is designed to extinguish our light and spiritual energy, we all need the light to shine. And we all need protection from the dajjali system and its isms and schisms.

A wise man once said:

الحديد بالطن ، والذهب بالجرام ، والألماس بالقيراط ، والفاكهة بالكيلو ، أمّا أعمال الآخرة فهي .. بالذرّة

"IRON is measured per TON;
GOLD per GRAM;
DIAMONDS per CARAT;
FRUIT per KILO;
But DEEDS are measured per ATOMS WEIGHT ..."

The Qur'an states:
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَه
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَه
"So, whoever has done an atom's weight of good deeds will see it, and whoever has done an atom's weight of bad deeds will see it." [99:7-8].

Never underestimate good & bad deeds...

Via Mohmand Afghan

The importance of money:

‎جاء رجل إلى سفيان الثوري فقال: يا أبا عبدالله تمسك هذه الدنانير؟!!
‌‏فقال: اسكت، لولا هذه الدنانير لتمندل بنا هؤلاء الملوك

A man said to Imam Sufyan al-Thawri: ‘𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙨?!’
The Imam said: “𝘽𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧!”

(‘Hilyah’, 6/381).

And he also said:

المال في هذا الزمان سلاحُ المؤمن
"𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨."

("Ibn Abi Dunya", 79).

Money is power, without it, you will be weak, dependent and needy of others.

Learn how to make halal money and teach your children.

Via Mohmand Afghan

Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullāh) said:

"Whoever increases in listening to poetry (music) to improve his heart, his desire to listen to the Qur'an will decrease to the point where he’ll hate it!"

[Iqtida’ al-Sirat al-Mustaqim, 542/1]

“And put your trust in Allah, and sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.”
— [Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 3]

There is a beautiful peace that settles in the heart when you truly leave your matters to Allah — when you realise that no plan, no worry, no fear can overpower the wisdom of the One who created you. Tawakkul is not just trust; it is surrendering your burdens at His doorstep, knowing that what is written for you will find you, and what is not meant for you will pass you by, no matter how tightly you hold on.

Trusting Allah means believing that every delay has goodness, every loss hides mercy, and every unanswered prayer is a door to something far better than you imagined. So breathe. Let your restless heart find calm in His promise: He is enough for you. He always has been, and He always will be.

Change for the sake of change isn't 'change', and change which erodes your established principles is not change based on knowledge; but rather data & unprocessed information.

True knowledge does not 'change' the constants (correctly established principles) of a sincere person; but rather increases a person in faith, firmness to the truth, and faithfulness to Allah Almighty (positive change).

About this Allah Almighty says:

"And so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it. And indeed is Allah the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path".

Qur'an 22:54

As for unprocessed new learnings (data & information) that in turn erodes a person's correctly established principles; then this learning, in my humble view, is a fitnah and not a blessing.

There is a difference between knowledge that changes the human condition for the better, and unprocessed information that effects change, but for the worse.

Examples of this would include 'change' that makes one speak about the book of Allah without truth, or belittle and lay negative claim onto the respected scholars of the ummah, or even increase one in 'academic' arrogance.

The latter, sadly, can only be described as reprehensible 'change', or 'change' for the sake of 'change', and 'change' that occurs at the expense of breaking away from the framework of one's own correctly established principles.

You would have come across by now, or you will come across- calls to leave following the understanding of Islam by the majority of our established scholars of the past, for the understanding of a few people today whose continued guidance isn't guaranteed. They believe that their contentious teachings are the way forward today, and that the teachings of the scholars of the past have little bearing today. They believe that they can see further than the scholars of our history whilst forgetting that they only see anything today because they are standing on the shoulders of the giants of our past.

I ask you sincerely to resist those over-zealous calls, and urge you to stick to the established character and methodology of Islam as based on true knowledge, and laid down by our established scholars of the past; whose scholarship has been attested to across generations. I urge you to choose as your religious references today those scholars and students of knowledge who revere the knowledge of Islam since it's advent, and have the ability to apply the richness of our established tradition in a way that is both suitable today, and without the erosion of its heritage.

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Whoever wants to follow a path, let him follow the path of the one who has died, for the living are not safe from fitnah. I mean the Companions of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). They were the best of this ummah: the purest in heart, the deepest in knowledge and the most straightforward. Allah chose them to accompany His Prophet and establish His religion, so recognise their status and follow in their footsteps and adhere as much as you can to their example of conduct and attitude, for they followed true guidance.” (Jaami‘ Bayaan al-‘Ilm wa Fadluhu, 2/947.)

Adding to this; Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It is very well known to anyone who ponders the Qur’an, Sunnah and the consensus of all groups among Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa‘ah that the best generations of this ummah – in deeds, words, beliefs and all other virtues – is the first generation, then those who came after them, then those who came after them, as is proven in more than one report; they are superior to the later generations in every virtue, be it knowledge, deeds, faith, reason, religious commitment, eloquence or worship. Their view of any problem is more deserving of being followed.

This cannot be denied except by the one who would refuse to accept that which is well known in the religion of Islam and whom Allah sends astray despite his knowledge, as ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said". (Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa, 4/157).

If you come across someone who belittles the eminence of the scholars of the past, and contradicts the view of the majority of the scholars of the ummah, especially the scholars of the first 3 generations of Islam; don't take such a person as your source of knowledge. Also; if you come across any fatwa today that helps you follow your desires and it goes against the view of the majority of the scholars of our ummah, all in the name of 'saving faith'; discard it. I say it confidently as a crisis of faith will always be in one following one's desires, and you owe it to yourself, and your faith to follow this advice, for life is too short to make it shorter through tinkering with falsehood.

Lastly- it is important that we all understand that 'saving faith' and 'true knowledge' is in following the directives of the Qur'an and Sunnah, and not in bending Islam to help people follow their desires, for Allah Almighty says:

"And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah . If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided".

AlQur'an 49:7

Finally- I urge you all to raise your hands and supplicate for all of our scholars, the duaat and students of knowledge. Ask Allah sincerely to keep us steadfast so we can better serve the ummah for His sake alone, and ask Allah to return in a beautiful way those who have gone astray.

Your brother,
Sajid Umar
27/01/1441AH
26/09/2019

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered us to give charity and at the time I had some wealth.

I said to myself, “Today I will outdo Abu Bakr, if ever there were a day to outdo him.”
I went with half of my wealth to the Prophet and he said, “What have you left for your family?” I said, “The same amount.” Then, Abu Bakr came with everything he had.

The Prophet said, “O Abu Bakr, what have you left for your family?” Abu Bakr said, “Allah and his messenger.” I said, “By Allah, I will never do better than Abu Bakr.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3675

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

Ibn Rajab Hanbali said:

وَعَنْ بَعْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ قَالَ: إِذَا كُنْتَ بَطِينًا، فَاعْدُدْ نَفْسَكَ زَمَنًا حَتَّى تَخْمُصَ.

Some scholars said, if you have big stomach, you should consider yourself disabled until you become slim.

Jami Uloom wal hikam page 519

"Surrendering to Allâh’s Order and Accepting His Decree"

Imām Ibn al-Jawzi said:

No one is more foolish than he who deals with Allah based on worldly gain. What would then be the wisdom behind afflictions?

Nay! There is no escaping from things not going the way we want, neither for answers to questons to seize, or for the enemies to be spiteful at times.

He who expects to always be safe (salama) and victorious (nasr) over his enemy, and to be free (afiya)from afflictions (bala) is someone who does not understand duty, and does not comprehend the reality of surrender.

Was not the Messenger Muhammad (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) victorious in the battle of Badr, but later went through what he went through in the batde of Uhud? Was not he prevented from reaching the House, but then he was able to reach it?

Life must thus contain good and bad. Receiving good necessitates giving thanks (shukur) and receiving bad provokes begging (sawal) and praying (dua 🤲). If the prayer is not answered then it is surrender that is required. This is where true belief (iman) and the essence of men become apparent.

If a person surrenders from the inside and outside, then this is perfection (in servitude to Allâh Subhaanahu wata'ala). Yet, if a person feels pain inside because of the effect of Allâh's ’s Divine Decree (qadr) and not from the decree itself a person surely feels pain from things that harm him then this is indicative of a lack of knowledge.

Should a person begin to complain verbally, then this is how ignorant people behave.

And we seek refuge with Allâh Subhaanahu wata'ala from acting so.

"Captured Thoughts" pg 636

Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهما said,

"Whoever walks with his brother, to help fulfill a need of his, every step taken will be Sadaqah."

[Qadr al-Salat, 2/824]