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.

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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.
🌿

𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑!

In a world where noscripts like 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲., 𝐃𝐫., 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫., 𝐂𝐏𝐀, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 seem to define who we are — Let’s not forget that in the end, our noscript will simply be “𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞” or “Marhum/Marhuma” (the deceased).

All our worldly ranks, degrees, and achievements will be left behind. What truly remains is our ‘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥 (𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬) and the state of our heart when we return to Allah ﷻ.

“Every soul shall taste death, and you will only be given your full compensation on the Day of Resurrection…”

— [Surah Āl-‘Imrān 3:185]

So be humble in success, sincere in service, and mindful that the real honor lies not in our noscripts, but in our taqwa (God-consciousness). 🤍

Wallahu'ālam

Sleeping after Fajr and Asr Salaah is permissible and does NOT bring bad luck as many people believe.

Question:
What is the ruling on sleeping after Fajr prayer, and does this harden the heart, and is it considered to be something which is evil? May Allah reward you with good.

Shaykh Bin Baaz [رحمه الله]:

There is no harm in sleeping after Fajr and we do not know of any problem with it. That which has become widespread among the people that (sleeping after Fajr) is not good or it is this or that; there is no reliable proof for this. Thus sleeping after Fajr, there is no harm in this, and sleeping after Asr, there is no harm in this. But for the person to remain sitting in the prayer area after Fajr, reading, seeking Allah’s forgiveness, glorifying Allah, praising Allah and the like, until the sun rises, then this is better. This was what the Prophet (ﷺ) used to do, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. And whoever leaves this off then there is no harm upon him. The one who leaves and goes to take care of his needs or sleeps or busies himself with other affairs then there is no problem with this. May Allah reward you with good.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes

http://mtws.posthaven.com/sleeping-after-fajr-and-asr-prayers

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱

"This is one of the most beautiful and amazing pieces of advice by the great scholar Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah be pleased with him):

"𝑨 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 (𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚) 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇. 𝑺𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉.

𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.

𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆; 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖.

𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉.

𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉. 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒎, 𝑯𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖.

𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒑. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒚, "𝑶 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓."

𝑺𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒋𝒅𝒂𝒉. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒖'𝒂. 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐. 𝑵𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝑯𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎. 𝑵𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉.

𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆:

𝑩𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔' 𝒔𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅."

_Source of Quote:_ Heartfelt Advice To A Friend by Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah.

💭 “Whoever is attached to something will be tried by it.”

The things we hold onto most tightly often become the source of our greatest tests — whether it’s wealth, family, status, or desires. Allah tests these attachments to purify our hearts and reveal where our true reliance lies.

🌿 At the same time, the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever gives up something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better.” (Ahmad)

This is seen throughout history:

The Companions who left everything behind during the Hijrah arrived in Madinah with nothing, yet Allah granted them wealth, victory, and honour. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf رضي الله عنه went from having nothing to becoming one of the richest companions through Allah’s blessing.

Prophet Sulaimān عليه السلام sacrificed his beloved horses when they distracted him from remembrance, and Allah gave him control over the winds & the djinns — a far greater gift.

The principle is timeless:

Attachments bring tests.

Sacrifice for Allah brings something better.

When you let go of something for His sake — whether wealth, relationships, status, or habits — Allah never leaves you empty-handed. He replaces it with something purer, stronger, and far more lasting.

Once a wise person said "We don't want to be pious, we just want to look pious and be called pious" and this fits today’s world perfectly.People here(not all) love to post their “religiousness” for likes and attention, but in reality, it’s all hypocrisy and pure fakery.

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, “Which deeds are best?” The Prophet said, “To bring happiness to a believer, to satisfy his hunger, to clothe his nakedness, or to fulfill his needs.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 5081

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

The Believers Are Like One Body

مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ، مَثَلُ الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ، تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّى

Mathalu al-mu’minīn fī tawāddihim wa tarāhumihim wa ta‘āṭufihim, mathal al-jasad; idhā ishtakā minhu ‘uḍw, tadā‘ā lahu sā’ir al-jasad bis-sahari wal-ḥummā

“The example of the believers in their mutual love, mercy, and compassion is like one body; when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with wakefulness and fever.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6011), Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2586).

Meaning: The Muslim community is interconnected; the pain of one should affect all.

كتاب فضائل القرآن66 Virtues of the Qur'an
(36)Chapter: The sin of the person who recites the Qur'an to show off or to gain some worldly benefit, or to feel proud etc.(36)باب مَنْ رَايَا بِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ تَأَكَّلَ بِهِ أَوْ فَخَرَ بِهِ
Sahih al-Bukhari 5059

Narrated Abu Musa (May ALLAH be pleased with him):

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a citron which tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer who does not recite the Qur'an but acts on it, is like a date which tastes good but has no smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a Raihana (sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like a colocynth which tastes bitter and has a bad smell."

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَعْمَلُ بِهِ كَالأُتْرُجَّةِ، طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي لاَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَعْمَلُ بِهِ كَالتَّمْرَةِ، طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلاَ رِيحَ لَهَا، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَالرَّيْحَانَةِ، رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لاَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَالْحَنْظَلَةِ، طَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ ـ أَوْ خَبِيثٌ ـ وَرِيحُهَا مُرٌّ ‏"‌‏.‏
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5059
In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 84
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 579

Change Your Behavior, Trade Your Companions. 🥀🍂🍂

In the well-known hadīth of the man who had killed 99 people, after seeking advice from a person of knowledge about his repentance and receiving affirmation that his tawbah would indeed be valid, the man was then instructed:

انْطَلِقْ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنَّ بِهَا أُنَاسًا يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مَعَهُمْ وَلاَ تَرْجِعْ إِلَى أَرْضِكَ فَإِنَّهَا أَرْضُ سَوْءٍ
Go to such and such land, for there are people there devoted to Allah’s worship and you can worship along with them. Do not return to your land, for verily it is an evil land. [Sahih Muslim, # 2766]

Imam an-Nawawi رحمه الله commented on this, saying:

“The people of knowledge say in this is a preference for the one who repents to separate from the place where they committed sins and to separate from their friends who aided them in that, cutting them off completely so long as they persist in sinful behavior. They should exchange them for companionship with the righteous, the scholars, and the worshipers that fear Allah, as well as those who emulate their likes and whose companionship can be benefited from. All of this confirms (the sincerity) of their repentance.”

Source: al-Minhāj, Kitāb at-Tawbah

قوله: (انطلق إلى أرض كذا وكذا ، فإن فيها أناسًا يعبدون الله فاعبد الله معهم، ولا ترجع

في أرضك فإنها أرض سوء قال العلماء في هذا استحباب مفارقة التائب المواضع التي أصاب بها الذنوب، والأخدان المساعدين له على ذلك، ومقاطعتهم ما داموا على حالهم، وأن يستبدل ب صحبة أهل الخير والصلاح والعلماء والمتعبدين الورعين، ومن يقتدى بهم وينتفع بصحبتهم، وتأكد بذلك توبته

🚫❌️Some Violations that take Place at Weddings

Q 4: Complementary to the first question: Your Eminence stated that it is Haram (prohibited) for men to lengthen their clothes and also for women if this is out of arrogance. What is the ruling on a wedding dress that extends for 3 meters behind a bride? What is your opinion also on the money paid to female singers in wedding parties?

A: As for women, the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) is to lengthen the dress for a span in order to cover their feet. Increasing more than that is not permissible for the bride or for anyone else. Indeed, it is a waste of money to buy expensive clothes. One should seek moderation in clothing; there is no need to embroider it with expensive jewels that cost lots of money, which could instead benefit the Ummah (nation based on one creed) in religious and worldly affairs.

It is not permissible to hire female singers. However, if the female singer performs light songs during a period at night to express delight and happiness for the bride, there is no problem in this. Singing and beating the Duff (a tambourine-like instrument without bells) at weddings are permissible and Mustahab (desirable) provided that it does not lead to evil and is among women only at a time of night without staying awake all night and without loudspeakers. Only regular songs that praise the bride, bridegroom, and their families are to be performed in the presence of women only.

This was the tradition at the time of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet). However, boasting about hiring very expensive female singers is unacceptable and impermissible. So are loudspeakers that harm people and let them stay awake at night and cause them to miss Fajr (Dawn) Prayer. Such reprehensible act should be avoided.

[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 4, pg. 121]

The Prophet ﷺ lived with constant insult. Every walk through Makkah carried a new label. Someone laughed in his face. Another whispered behind his back. A rumor spread in the marketplace. Every voice was meant to drain him, to chip away at his resolve.

Then Allah gave him words that shifted the weight:
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
“We have fetters and a blazing fire and food that chokes and a painful punishment.” (73:12–13)

Allah listed what is already prepared:
Chains.
Fire.
Choking food.
Painful punishment.

The meaning was unmistakable: this is not your burden. Don’t burn your energy worrying about their fate or let arrogance poison your nights. Don’t live consumed by the weight of justice delayed. Leave that part to Me.

The Prophet ﷺ was given a different role. He was asked to stand firm, to keep delivering the message, to walk through rejection without letting it hollow him out. Judgment and punishment belonged to Allah alone.

This ayah holds a mirror up for us too. Words can cling to us long after they’re spoken. Lies spread and reshape how people see us. Injustice lingers and feels like it will never be answered. It wears us down.

These words tell us to let go of what was never ours. Allah has already accounted for the chains, fire and punishment. He doesn’t need us to deliver justice.

What remains in our hands is different: to stay upright when arrogance seems to rise, to do what is within our control and to trust that Allah carries what we cannot.

The Beauty of Kindness in Our Relationship with Allah

In a profound Hadith Qudsi found in the authentic collections of Bukhari and Muslim, Allah Almighty tells us: “I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself.”

This concept of remembering Allah “within himself” means that even without speaking, without moving our lips, we can connect with Him. It can be as simple as a thought or feeling—perhaps reflecting on one of His names, His attributes, or nurturing feelings of love, fear, and dependence on Him.

Sheikh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) beautifully explained that this inner remembrance is about recognizing Allah’s greatness, fearing Him, having hope in Him, and dedicating our actions sincerely to Him. It’s about keeping His majesty alive in our hearts and minds, filled with sincerity, love, reverence, fear, and hope.

Consider the beauty of this relationship: even fleeting thoughts of admiration, love, and awe can connect us directly to Allah. When we engage in this inner remembrance, Allah remembers us in a way that befits His majesty, unlike any created being.

It’s astonishing how much of our time can slip away, consumed by thoughts that offer no benefit, and how we often dwell on worries that only bring harm. Let’s strive to fill our hearts and minds with thoughts of Allah, nurturing our relationship with Him.

🪞 The Fool Who Can’t See His Own Flaws 🪞

Iyās bin Muʿāwiyyah رحمه الله (d. 122H) said:

“Every man that doesn’t recognise his own deficiency, then he is a fool!”
📚 Ṣifat aṣ-Ṣafwah 2/779

SubḥānAllāh… how true this is!
The arrogant person sees the faults of the whole world — except his own.
He can list your mistakes in detail, but he is blind to the mountain of mistakes in himself.

🛑 That blindness is not intelligence.
It’s not strength.
It’s foolishness.

💡 The believer is quick to self-correct. He is humble enough to admit:

“I was wrong.”

“I need to improve.”

“I have this weakness.”

While the fool says:

“I’m fine the way I am.”

“It’s everyone else’s fault.”

“I don’t have any issues.”

📖 The Qur’an warns:

“Indeed, Allah does not like those who are arrogant and boastful.”
[Surah An-Nisā’ 4:36]

✅ Be self-aware.
✅ Listen when people advise you.
✅ Reflect before pointing fingers.

Because the one who knows his own faults — can fix them.
But the one who denies them — will drown in them.

Our closest family members may be our enemies:

The Prophet Ya'qub said to his son Yusuf:
قَالَ یَـٰبُنَیَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡیَاكَ عَلَىٰۤ إِخۡوَتِكَ
فَیَكِیدُوا۟ لَكَ كَیۡدًاۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِینࣱ
'𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆.' [Qur'an 12:5].

Ibn al-'Arabi al-Maliki explained:
حكم بالعادة من الحسادة بين الإخوة والقرابة
'𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.'
['Ahkam al-Qur'an', 3/38].

We often think that all our family relatives are our well-wishers and that our only enemies are distant outsiders.

In reality, our closest family members, who reside within our own homes - may be our direct enemies!

Like sheep, we may spend our entire lives fearing the big bad wolf - but in the end, we get slaughtered and eaten by the shepherd.

It is best to remain vigilant.