Dhun-Noon al-Misri (rahimahullah) was asked:

"What are the signs of sincerity?"

He (rahimahullah) stated:

"When there is no love of the people's praise and fear of their blame in your action, you are one who is sincere."

[Abu Nu’aym al-Asfahani (rahimahullah), Hilayat al-Awliyaa’, 10/242]

If a person is exposed, It’s not his first Sin:

Anas b. Mālik reports:

A young man who had stolen was brought to ʿUmar (for punishment). He said, “By Allāh I have never stolen before this time.” So ʿUmar responded, “You lie, Allāh would not (or does not) surrender a servant of His on the first sin.”

Abū Dāwūd, Al-Zuhd article 56, and others. Graded ṣaḥīh by Ibn Kathīr and others.

https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/topic/wisdom/

Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah) said, speaking about the striving of the Salaf in hiding their deeds:

"A man would have gathered the Quran (i.e., memorised it) whilst his neighbour would be unaware.

Another man would have learnt a lot of Fiqh whilst the people would be unaware.

A man would be praying lengthy prayers in his house, whilst he has guests (staying with him), and they would not even realise.

Indeed, I came across a people, there was not a single deed on the face of the earth which could be done in secret, that they ever did it in public (meaning if a good deed can be done without anyone knowing about it one would choose to do it that way so that he is not recognised, treated specially or revered for it)!

[az-Zuhd, pg. 35-36]

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Talhah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf was known as the most generous man of Quraysh in his time. One day, his wife said to him: "I've never seen people more disloyal than your friends." He asked, "Why do you say that?" She replied, "I see that when you're wealthy, they cling to you but when you're struggling, they leave you!"

He answered, "By Allah, that is a sign of their noble character. They come to us when we're able to honour them and leave us when we're not, so as not to burden us."

💠 al-Mawardi commented on this story, saying:
"Look at how through his generosity, he reinterpreted their behaviour in the best light, turning their seemingly ugly actions into something beautiful, and their apparent disloyalty into loyalty. This, by Allah, shows that a pure heart brings peace in this life and reward in the next. It is among the reasons for entering Paradise."

📑 Adab al-Dunya wa al-Din (p. 180)

Al-Fudayl ibn iyyad (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

"The believer conceals and advises, whereas the wicked person exposes and humiliates."

▫️Jami al-Ulüm wa al-ahikam (1/225)

"This world is but a breath between two eternities.
A passing dream, a fleeting shore —
and soon, we will all return to Allah.

> ‘Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we shall return.’
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:156)

I carry no grudge in my heart,
for resentment poisons the soul.
I do not hate — I forgive, again and again —
not because I am weak,
but because I long for the forgiveness of Ar-Rahman.

I give more than I take,
for I believe what the Prophet ﷺ said:

> ‘Charity does not decrease wealth,
forgiving others increases one’s honor,
and humility raises one’s rank.’
(Sahih Muslim 2588)

Pride does not live in me;
I bow only to the One who created me.
Some may see my gentleness as a lack of worth,
but my heart knows —
softness in the face of pain is strength.

I apologize even when I have not wronged,
for peace is more precious to me than ego.
When I am hurt, I hold my tongue;
when I am angry, I choose silence.
I speak no ill, for words are seeds —
and I wish to plant only what blossoms with kindness.

So I leave all my affairs in the hands of Allah —
Al-Lateef, the Subtle in His mercy,
the Knower of what the heart conceals.
He sees when I hold back tears,
He knows when I choose patience over pride.

And in the quiet of my heart, I whisper:
Ya Allah, let my gentleness be my strength,
my forgiveness be my honor,
and my trust in You be my peace.

For when all is said and done,
nothing remains but Your mercy —
and that is enough for me."

When Ibn Taymiyyah entered prison, he found the prisoners pre-occupied with various types of games with which they passed time, such as chess, backgammon and the likes, of (things that lead) to neglect of the five daily prayers.

So Ibn Taymiyyah disapproved of that for them. He commanded them to adhere to the five daily prayers and to turn to Allaah through performance of righteous deeds, glorification of Allaah, seeking forgiveness for their sins and du’aa.

He made them acquainted with what they were in need of from the Sunnah.

He awakened their desire for it and urged them towards it, until a lot of good came about in the prison until the prison turned into a place of knowledge and religion so it became better than many of the small prayer rooms, the hospices, the places where people secluded themselves for worship and even the schools!

And it reached a point where many prisoners chose to remain with him after they were released, often returning to the prison, which made it became so numerous that it became filled with them.

Source: al-Uqood Ad-Du’riyyah Fee Dhikri Manaaqib Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (pp. 330-331)

‼️‼️‼️‼️Heavy‼️‼️‼️‼️

Bilāl ibn Sa‘d رحمه الله said:

“Do not be a friend of Allah in public while being His enemy in private.”

Al-Ikhlās wa an-Niyyah (26)

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

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 responded:
“Sixty years.”

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

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

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱‌𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 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 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 said:
“What is the solution?”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱‌𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 said:
“What is it?”

𝗔𝗹-𝗙𝘂𝗱‌𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 said:
“𝐷𝑜 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 (𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒), 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 (𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒). 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 (𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒), 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠.”
📚 [حلية الأولياء (٨/ ١١٣)]

Al-Alaama Abdulrahman al-Mu’alami said:

❝As for the one who dislikes the truth and submits to his desires then he is deserving that Allah increases his misguidance.❞

[Tankeel, (2/201)]

Imām Abū Ḥātim ibn Ḥibbān (d. AH 354), may Allāh have mercy upon him, said:

Intelligence is the remedy of the hearts; the tool of the scholars; the seed for the tilth of the Hereafter; the Crown of the believer in the worldly life; and his readiness for any calamity. Whomever lacks intelligence, then gaining power shall never increase him in Honour, nor shall wealth ever Exalt him.

Rawḍah al-ʿUqʿalá, p56.
Translated by Umm Sufyān Fāṭimah

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

The best of those who do any action are those who remember Allāh the most whilst performing it.

The best of those who fast are those who remember Allāh the most whilst fasting.

The best of those who give charity are those who remember Allāh the most.

The best of those who perform the Hajj are those who mention Allāh the most.

The same applies to the rest of the actions.

[al-Wābil al-Sayyib, Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), pg. 152]

The Tree of Sincerity 🌱

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“A year is like a tree, the months are its boughs, the days are its branches, the hours are its leaves, and its breath is its fruit. Whoever's breath used to obey Allāh, the fruit of his tree will be good and pure. Whoever's breath used to disobey Allāh, his fruit will be evil.

The time of harvest is on the Day of Resurrection, and at that time the fruit will be shown, whether it is sweet or sour.”

[al-Fawā’id]

𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝘂'𝗮𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿

Imran ibn Qais, who said: “𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 #𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀.”

One of the narrators said: This is after the Friday prayer; referring to this verse.

(Tafsir Ibn Rajab, vol. 2, p. 470)

Arak ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

“When he finished the Friday prayer, he would stand at the mosque door and say:
‘O Allah, You have answered Your call and I have prayed Your prescribed prayer, and I have spread out as You commanded me, so provide for me Your #bounty, and You are the best of providers.’”

(Ibn Abi Hatim’s Tafsir, vol. 10, p. 3356
And Al-Bahuti’s Al-Kashaf, vol. 3, p. 377)

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim — may Allah have mercy upon him — said:

“And some physicians have said: Love is the intermixing of one soul with another due to the harmony and resemblance between them. So, when water mixes with water, it becomes impossible to separate one from the other. For this reason, love between two individuals may reach such a degree that one of them feels pain when the other is in pain, and becomes ill when the other becomes ill — without even realising it.

It is mentioned that a man once loved someone, and that beloved fell ill. His companions entered upon him to visit him (the lover) and found that his condition had lightened, so he became cheerful with them and said: ‘From where have you come?’ They said: ‘From so-and-so; we visited him.’ He said: ‘Was he sick?’ They said: ‘Yes, but he has now recovered.’ He said: ‘By Allah, I was confused about my illness and could not find any reason for it except that I thought perhaps it was due to an ailment that had afflicted the one I love. And today I have found relief, so I rejoiced hoping that Allah, exalted and glorified is He, had cured him.’ Then he called for an inkwell and wrote to his beloved.”

Rāwḍat al-Muḥibbīn, p. 73

Ar-Rabee bin Anas [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:

“A sign of loving Allāh is abundant remembrance of Him, because you do not love someone except that you remember them a great deal.”

Madārij as-Sālikeen 2/210 | Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

The Truly deprived...

The truly deprived is he who knows that the time of Duha lasts for nearly six hours, yet he cannot find five minutes to perform two short units of prayer — a prayer that counts as charity for the 360 joints in his body.

The truly deprived is he who knows that the night lasts about eleven hours, yet cannot devote three minutes to perform a single unit of the Witr prayer — the most virtuous prayer after the obligatory prayer.

The truly deprived is he who knows that the day and night together consist of twenty-four hours, yet cannot spend half an hour reading a single juzz of the Qur'ān.

Truly deprived is he who knows that he possesses a tongue that never tires, yet he does not remember Allāh even once throughout his day.

And thus life passes us by…
While we remain heedless, wasting and neglecting our precious time.

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDlIsw6BIEcpVCHOl3v

Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin (d.1421H): A Good Life is Not Freedom from the Harms of Poverty, Disease and Distress

Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin (رحمه الله) said,

"A good life is not what some people understand: freedom from the harms of poverty, disease and distress. No, rather a good life is that a person has a good heart, a relaxed and open chest and he is content with the Divine Decree and Pre-Ordainment of Allah. If some prosperity comes to him, he is grateful to Allah, so it is good for him. If some adversity befalls him, he is patient, so it is good for him. This is the good life and it is the peace of the heart.

As for an abundance of wealth and a healthy body, then they can be a source of hardship and fatigue for a person."

Refer to Fatawa Islamiyyah (4/64).

Don’t Rejoice at the Misfortune of Others.

In a day and age where it’s easy to mock, judge, or rejoice over someone else’s mistakes or hardships, Islam calls us to rise above such behavior. The Prophet ﷺ warned:
لا تُظهرِ الشماتةَ لأخيكَ فيرحمَهُ اللهُ ويبتليكَ
“Do not show joy at your brother’s misfortune, perhaps Allah has mercy on him and afflict you.” (Sunan At-Tirmidhi: 2506)

This Hadith reminds us that rejoicing at someone else’s misfortune reflects a hardened heart, a lack of mercy, and can lead to enmity among people.

True believers are those who feel compassion, not satisfaction, when others struggle. They pray for relief and goodness for others, because the one who mocks today may be tested tomorrow with the exact same struggle.

So when you see someone stumble, don’t laugh, rather, help them and make Dua for them.

Abu Bakr Zoud

With a single supplication,
Allah flooded the entire earth in support of His servant Noah (Nuh).

With a single supplication,
Allah granted fertility to the barren wife of His servant Zakariya (Zechariah).

With a single supplication,
Allah made the belly of the whale a safe refuge for His servant Yunus (Jonah).

And with a single supplication from Ibrahim (Abraham):
“And incline the hearts of the people toward them.”
Makkah became the place where hearts long to return. ❤

So trust that a single du’a (prayer) can rearrange everything that has fallen apart.

Du'a is the strength, courage, and weapon of a believer.
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