Ali Ibn Abee Taalib said:
“The likeness of this worldly life (dunyâ) is that of a snake: soft to the touch, it will kill you with its poison. So turn away from what impresses you of it, since what stays with you is so little. And do not be concerned about it, since you are certain about its parting. And be most happy in it when you are most heedful of it; for every time its companion takes solace in one of its delights, it gives way to one of its woes.”
[Ibn Abî Al-Dunyâ, Kitâb Al-Zuhd article 164]
“The likeness of this worldly life (dunyâ) is that of a snake: soft to the touch, it will kill you with its poison. So turn away from what impresses you of it, since what stays with you is so little. And do not be concerned about it, since you are certain about its parting. And be most happy in it when you are most heedful of it; for every time its companion takes solace in one of its delights, it gives way to one of its woes.”
[Ibn Abî Al-Dunyâ, Kitâb Al-Zuhd article 164]
Awn Ibn ‘Abdullah:
“Associate with, and keep the company of those who are forgiving and merciful [to others], for indeed they are the most soft and tender hearted of people.”
[Al-Hilyah, 6/249]
“Associate with, and keep the company of those who are forgiving and merciful [to others], for indeed they are the most soft and tender hearted of people.”
[Al-Hilyah, 6/249]
Imaam Abul-Mudthaffar as-Sam'aanee (rahimahullah) said: "The people of the Sunnah say: 'The foundation of the Religion is following (al-Ittibaa) and the intellect is subservient.' So if the foundation of the Religion was upon the intellect, the creation would have been in no need of the Revelation, nor of Prophets, and the meaning of commanding and prohibiting would be false, and whoever wished could have said whatever he wished."
[al-Hujjah 85/alif]
[al-Hujjah 85/alif]
Fasting the Day of Arafah is an Expiation for Two Years!
On the authority of Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī: “The Messenger of Allāh was asked about fasting on The Day of ‘Arafah. [He replied]: ‘Fasting on the day of‘Arafah is an expiation of last year’s and next year’s sins.’ [Collected by Muslim, 1162].
It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allah’s Favor was completed:
In Al-Saheehayn, it was reported from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab that a Jewish man said to him, "O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, there is an aayah in your Book which you recite; if it had come to us Jews, we would have taken that day as an 'Eid (festival).” 'Umar said, “Which aayah?” He said (what means): This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. [Surat al-Maa`idah, ayah 3]. 'Umar said, “We know on which day and in which place that was revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ). It was when he was standing in 'Arafaah on a Friday."
Allah Swears by these 10 Days, odd and even:
Allah swears by these days.
1. By the dawn;
2. By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah),
3. And by the even and the odd . [Surat al-Fajr, ayat 1-3]
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, The ten are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the odd is the Day of Arafah and the even is the Eid.[Ahmad 3/327, and Bazzar 2286] Ibn Rajab graded the isnad of this hadeeth as being Hasan.
[Taken from Lataif al Ma'rif and Tafseer ibn Katheer].
[Hajj and Tawheed by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh].
On the authority of Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī: “The Messenger of Allāh was asked about fasting on The Day of ‘Arafah. [He replied]: ‘Fasting on the day of‘Arafah is an expiation of last year’s and next year’s sins.’ [Collected by Muslim, 1162].
It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allah’s Favor was completed:
In Al-Saheehayn, it was reported from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab that a Jewish man said to him, "O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, there is an aayah in your Book which you recite; if it had come to us Jews, we would have taken that day as an 'Eid (festival).” 'Umar said, “Which aayah?” He said (what means): This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. [Surat al-Maa`idah, ayah 3]. 'Umar said, “We know on which day and in which place that was revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ). It was when he was standing in 'Arafaah on a Friday."
Allah Swears by these 10 Days, odd and even:
Allah swears by these days.
1. By the dawn;
2. By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah),
3. And by the even and the odd . [Surat al-Fajr, ayat 1-3]
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, The ten are the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the odd is the Day of Arafah and the even is the Eid.[Ahmad 3/327, and Bazzar 2286] Ibn Rajab graded the isnad of this hadeeth as being Hasan.
[Taken from Lataif al Ma'rif and Tafseer ibn Katheer].
[Hajj and Tawheed by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh].
On the authority of ‘Aeysha that the Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said:
❝There is no other day in which Allaah frees more slaves from the fire than the Day of ‘Arafah. Indeed, He comes close to them then boasts about them to the Angels and then He says: ‘What do these people want?’❞
[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 2551) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
❝There is no other day in which Allaah frees more slaves from the fire than the Day of ‘Arafah. Indeed, He comes close to them then boasts about them to the Angels and then He says: ‘What do these people want?’❞
[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 2551) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
Sa’eed Bin Ismaa’eel (rahimahullaah) said:
”Fear of Allaah leads you to the (path, obedience and pleasure etc.) of Allaah; self-amazement within your soul cuts you off from Allaah and belittlement of the people within your soul is a disease that does not heal.”
[Shu’ab Al-Imaan: 10/494]
http://www.salaficentre.com/2012/04/the-salaf-where-does-this-leave-us-if-this-is-how-they-viewed-themselves/
”Fear of Allaah leads you to the (path, obedience and pleasure etc.) of Allaah; self-amazement within your soul cuts you off from Allaah and belittlement of the people within your soul is a disease that does not heal.”
[Shu’ab Al-Imaan: 10/494]
http://www.salaficentre.com/2012/04/the-salaf-where-does-this-leave-us-if-this-is-how-they-viewed-themselves/
Taqwā Is Success
قال بعض السلف : من خاف الله، خافه كل شيء . ومن لم يخف الله، أخافه من كل شيء.
Some of the Salaf (Raḥimahumullāh) said: “The one who fears Allāh, he is feared by everything and the one who does not fear Allāh, he is (made to) fear everything.”
[بدائع الفوائد لابن القيم ٢\٢٤٥]
قال بعض السلف : من خاف الله، خافه كل شيء . ومن لم يخف الله، أخافه من كل شيء.
Some of the Salaf (Raḥimahumullāh) said: “The one who fears Allāh, he is feared by everything and the one who does not fear Allāh, he is (made to) fear everything.”
[بدائع الفوائد لابن القيم ٢\٢٤٥]
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,
“ By the one in whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not be established until predators speak to people and until the tip of a man’s whip and the strap of his sandal speak to him, and his thigh informs him of what his family did after him. ”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2181
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﺍﻟْﺨُﺪْﺭِﻱِّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻘُﻮﻡُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔُ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻢَ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺒَﺎﻉُ ﺍﻟْﺈِﻧْﺲَ ﻭَﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻢَ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞَ ﻋَﺬَﺑَﺔُ ﺳَﻮْﻃِﻪِ ﻭَﺷِﺮَﺍﻙُ ﻧَﻌْﻠِﻪِ ﻭَﺗُﺨْﺒِﺮَﻩُ ﻓَﺨِﺬُﻩُ ﺑِﻤَﺎ ﺃَﺣْﺪَﺙَ ﺃَﻫْﻠُﻪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺑَﻌْﺪِﻩِ
2181 ﺳﻨﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺏ ﺍﻟْﻔِﺘَﻦِ ﻋَﻦْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﺑَﺎﺏ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻓِﻲ ﻛَﻠَﺎﻡِ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺒَﺎﻉِ
ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑُﻮ ﻋِﻴﺴَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚٌ ﺣَﺴَﻦٌ ﺻَﺤِﻴﺢٌ ﻏَﺮِﻳﺐ
“ By the one in whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not be established until predators speak to people and until the tip of a man’s whip and the strap of his sandal speak to him, and his thigh informs him of what his family did after him. ”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2181
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﺍﻟْﺨُﺪْﺭِﻱِّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻘُﻮﻡُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔُ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻢَ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺒَﺎﻉُ ﺍﻟْﺈِﻧْﺲَ ﻭَﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻢَ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞَ ﻋَﺬَﺑَﺔُ ﺳَﻮْﻃِﻪِ ﻭَﺷِﺮَﺍﻙُ ﻧَﻌْﻠِﻪِ ﻭَﺗُﺨْﺒِﺮَﻩُ ﻓَﺨِﺬُﻩُ ﺑِﻤَﺎ ﺃَﺣْﺪَﺙَ ﺃَﻫْﻠُﻪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺑَﻌْﺪِﻩِ
2181 ﺳﻨﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺏ ﺍﻟْﻔِﺘَﻦِ ﻋَﻦْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﺑَﺎﺏ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻓِﻲ ﻛَﻠَﺎﻡِ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺒَﺎﻉِ
ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑُﻮ ﻋِﻴﺴَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚٌ ﺣَﺴَﻦٌ ﺻَﺤِﻴﺢٌ ﻏَﺮِﻳﺐ
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,
“ Allah will say: O Adam! Adam will reply: I am at Your service. Allah will say: Bring out the people of the Hellfire. Adam will say: Who are the people of the Hellfire? Allah will say: They are nine hundred and ninety-nine of every thousand. At that time, the hair of children will turn gray and every pregnant woman will drop her load and you will see people in a state of drunkenness, although they are not intoxicated, for the punishment of Allah is severe. ” This news greatly distressed the companions and they said, “O Messenger of Allah, who is the one man who will be saved?” The Prophet said, “ The good news is that the one thousand will be from the nations of Gog and Magog and the one will be from your nation .” Then the Prophet said, “ By the one in whose hand is my soul, I hope you will be a third of the people of Paradise .” Then we praised Allah and exalted Him, and the Prophet said, “ By the one in whose hand is my soul, I hope you will be half of the people of Paradise. Verily, your example is that of a white hair on the skin of a black ox, or a hairless spot on the leg of a donkey. ”
Source: Sahih Bukhari 6078
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻳَﺎ ﺁﺩَﻡُ ﻓَﻴَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﻟَﺒَّﻴْﻚَ ﻭَﺳَﻌْﺪَﻳْﻚَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮُ ﻓِﻲ ﻳَﺪَﻳْﻚَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﺃَﺧْﺮِﺝْ ﺑَﻌْﺚَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺭِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻌْﺚُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺭِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺃَﻟْﻒٍ ﺗِﺴْﻊَ ﻣِﺎﺋَﺔٍ ﻭَﺗِﺴْﻌَﺔً ﻭَﺗِﺴْﻌِﻴﻦَ ﻓَﺬَﺍﻙَ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻳَﺸِﻴﺐُ ﺍﻟﺼَّﻐِﻴﺮُ ﻭَﺗَﻀَﻊُ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫَﺍﺕِ ﺣَﻤْﻞٍ ﺣَﻤْﻠَﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺗَﺮَﻯ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺳَﻜْﺮَﻯ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻫُﻢْ ﺑِﺴَﻜْﺮَﻯ ﻭَﻟَﻜِﻦَّ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪٌ ﻓَﺎﺷْﺘَﺪَّ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻬِﻢْ ﻓَﻘَﺎﻟُﻮﺍ ﻳَﺎ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺃَﻳُّﻨَﺎ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞُ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑْﺸِﺮُﻭﺍ ﻓَﺈِﻥَّ ﻣِﻦْ ﻳَﺄْﺟُﻮﺝَ ﻭَﻣَﺄْﺟُﻮﺝَ ﺃَﻟْﻔًﺎ ﻭَﻣِﻨْﻜُﻢْ ﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﺛُﻢَّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﻟَﺄَﻃْﻤَﻊُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍ ﺛُﻠُﺚَ ﺃَﻫْﻞِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻓَﺤَﻤِﺪْﻧَﺎ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﻭَﻛَﺒَّﺮْﻧَﺎ ﺛُﻢَّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﻟَﺄَﻃْﻤَﻊُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍ ﺷَﻄْﺮَ ﺃَﻫْﻞِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ ﺇِﻥَّ ﻣَﺜَﻠَﻜُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﺄُﻣَﻢِ ﻛَﻤَﺜَﻞِ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻌَﺮَﺓِ ﺍﻟْﺒَﻴْﻀَﺎﺀِ ﻓِﻲ ﺟِﻠْﺪِ ﺍﻟﺜَّﻮْﺭِ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺳْﻮَﺩِ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﻗْﻤَﺔِ ﻓِﻲ ﺫِﺭَﺍﻉِ ﺍﻟْﺤِﻤَﺎﺭِ
6078 ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻗﻞ ﺃﻋﻮﺫ ﺑﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻖ
“ Allah will say: O Adam! Adam will reply: I am at Your service. Allah will say: Bring out the people of the Hellfire. Adam will say: Who are the people of the Hellfire? Allah will say: They are nine hundred and ninety-nine of every thousand. At that time, the hair of children will turn gray and every pregnant woman will drop her load and you will see people in a state of drunkenness, although they are not intoxicated, for the punishment of Allah is severe. ” This news greatly distressed the companions and they said, “O Messenger of Allah, who is the one man who will be saved?” The Prophet said, “ The good news is that the one thousand will be from the nations of Gog and Magog and the one will be from your nation .” Then the Prophet said, “ By the one in whose hand is my soul, I hope you will be a third of the people of Paradise .” Then we praised Allah and exalted Him, and the Prophet said, “ By the one in whose hand is my soul, I hope you will be half of the people of Paradise. Verily, your example is that of a white hair on the skin of a black ox, or a hairless spot on the leg of a donkey. ”
Source: Sahih Bukhari 6078
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻳَﺎ ﺁﺩَﻡُ ﻓَﻴَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﻟَﺒَّﻴْﻚَ ﻭَﺳَﻌْﺪَﻳْﻚَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮُ ﻓِﻲ ﻳَﺪَﻳْﻚَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﺃَﺧْﺮِﺝْ ﺑَﻌْﺚَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺭِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺑَﻌْﺚُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺭِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺃَﻟْﻒٍ ﺗِﺴْﻊَ ﻣِﺎﺋَﺔٍ ﻭَﺗِﺴْﻌَﺔً ﻭَﺗِﺴْﻌِﻴﻦَ ﻓَﺬَﺍﻙَ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻳَﺸِﻴﺐُ ﺍﻟﺼَّﻐِﻴﺮُ ﻭَﺗَﻀَﻊُ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫَﺍﺕِ ﺣَﻤْﻞٍ ﺣَﻤْﻠَﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺗَﺮَﻯ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺳَﻜْﺮَﻯ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻫُﻢْ ﺑِﺴَﻜْﺮَﻯ ﻭَﻟَﻜِﻦَّ ﻋَﺬَﺍﺏَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪٌ ﻓَﺎﺷْﺘَﺪَّ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻬِﻢْ ﻓَﻘَﺎﻟُﻮﺍ ﻳَﺎ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺃَﻳُّﻨَﺎ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞُ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑْﺸِﺮُﻭﺍ ﻓَﺈِﻥَّ ﻣِﻦْ ﻳَﺄْﺟُﻮﺝَ ﻭَﻣَﺄْﺟُﻮﺝَ ﺃَﻟْﻔًﺎ ﻭَﻣِﻨْﻜُﻢْ ﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﺛُﻢَّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﻟَﺄَﻃْﻤَﻊُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍ ﺛُﻠُﺚَ ﺃَﻫْﻞِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻓَﺤَﻤِﺪْﻧَﺎ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﻭَﻛَﺒَّﺮْﻧَﺎ ﺛُﻢَّ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ﺑِﻴَﺪِﻩِ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﻟَﺄَﻃْﻤَﻊُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮﺍ ﺷَﻄْﺮَ ﺃَﻫْﻞِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ ﺇِﻥَّ ﻣَﺜَﻠَﻜُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﺄُﻣَﻢِ ﻛَﻤَﺜَﻞِ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻌَﺮَﺓِ ﺍﻟْﺒَﻴْﻀَﺎﺀِ ﻓِﻲ ﺟِﻠْﺪِ ﺍﻟﺜَّﻮْﺭِ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺳْﻮَﺩِ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﻗْﻤَﺔِ ﻓِﻲ ﺫِﺭَﺍﻉِ ﺍﻟْﺤِﻤَﺎﺭِ
6078 ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻗﻞ ﺃﻋﻮﺫ ﺑﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻖ
Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was asked about fasting on the day of 'Arafa (9th of Dhu'I-Hijjah), whereupon he ﷺ said: It expiates the sins of the preceding year and the coming year.
[Extract from Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 253]
For those not performing Hajj, it is highly recommended to fast.
The Day of 'Arafa this year will be Monday 12th September (Depending where you are)
[INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA ]
[Extract from Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 253]
For those not performing Hajj, it is highly recommended to fast.
The Day of 'Arafa this year will be Monday 12th September (Depending where you are)
[INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA ]
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,
“ Whoever desires only to be seen by people, then Allah will make him seen. Whoever desires only to be heard by people, then Allah will make him heard .” And the Prophet said, “ Whoever is not merciful to people, then Allah is not merciful to him. ”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2381
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺮَﺍﺋِﻲ ﻳُﺮَﺍﺋِﻲ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊْ ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊْ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻣَﻦْ ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺮْﺣَﻢْ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺮْﺣَﻤْﻪُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ
2381 ﺳﻨﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺰُّﻫْﺪِ ﻋَﻦْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﺑَﺎﺏ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎﺀِ ﻭَﺍﻟﺴُّﻤْﻌَﺔِ
ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑُﻮ ﻋِﻴﺴَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚٌ ﺣَﺴَﻦٌ ﺻَﺤِﻴﺢٌ ﻏَﺮِﻳﺐٌ
“ Whoever desires only to be seen by people, then Allah will make him seen. Whoever desires only to be heard by people, then Allah will make him heard .” And the Prophet said, “ Whoever is not merciful to people, then Allah is not merciful to him. ”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2381
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi
ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺮَﺍﺋِﻲ ﻳُﺮَﺍﺋِﻲ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊْ ﻳُﺴَﻤِّﻊْ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻭَﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻣَﻦْ ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺮْﺣَﻢْ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺮْﺣَﻤْﻪُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ
2381 ﺳﻨﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺰُّﻫْﺪِ ﻋَﻦْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﺑَﺎﺏ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺮِّﻳَﺎﺀِ ﻭَﺍﻟﺴُّﻤْﻌَﺔِ
ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺃَﺑُﻮ ﻋِﻴﺴَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚٌ ﺣَﺴَﻦٌ ﺻَﺤِﻴﺢٌ ﻏَﺮِﻳﺐٌ
"Undoubtedly, one should never please people by displeasing Allah."
-Ibn al Qayyim (Rahimahullah)
[Al Fawaaid, P. 247]
-Ibn al Qayyim (Rahimahullah)
[Al Fawaaid, P. 247]
"The bodies of the righteous are in this dunya but their hearts are [always connected to] the hereafter."
- Ibn Rajab (Rahimahullah)
[Lataaif p.410]
- Ibn Rajab (Rahimahullah)
[Lataaif p.410]
Be pleased, with the Will of Allaah !!!
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Abu ad-Darda Radhiallaahu anhu
:
“When Allaah decides a matter, He likes that His decision is accepted (by His slave).”
● [الطب النبوي للإمام ابن القيم صحفة ٢٤٣]
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Abu ad-Darda Radhiallaahu anhu
:
“When Allaah decides a matter, He likes that His decision is accepted (by His slave).”
● [الطب النبوي للإمام ابن القيم صحفة ٢٤٣]
Best Thing given to a man
:
It was said to Ibn Mubaarak رحمه الله:
“What’s the best thing given to a man he said: “Deep intellect [that coincides with the book and the Sunnah]”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “Good manners”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “A righteous friend that advises him”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “To remain silent for a long time”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “Immediate death”
[Rawdhah Al-Uqalaa wa An-Nuzhah Al-Fudhalaa Ibn Hibbaan (no3/34)]
:
It was said to Ibn Mubaarak رحمه الله:
“What’s the best thing given to a man he said: “Deep intellect [that coincides with the book and the Sunnah]”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “Good manners”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “A righteous friend that advises him”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “To remain silent for a long time”
It was said: “and if he is not given that?” He said: “Immediate death”
[Rawdhah Al-Uqalaa wa An-Nuzhah Al-Fudhalaa Ibn Hibbaan (no3/34)]
Khushoo, and reward of Allaah
:
`Ammaar bin Yaasir said: I heard the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ say: ❝ A man returns after praying his prayer while only a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him.❞
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Abu Dawood (796) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albaanee
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So the reward is in proportion to one's Ikhlaas (sincerity) and alertness within the prayers.
One should also note that it is a sign of weak Faith if one constantly loses concentration in the prayers, as the hypocrites used to do
:
❝ {Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allaah, but it is He Who deceives them. And when they stand up for as-Salaah (the prayer), they stand with laziness and to be seen of men, AND THEY DO NOT REMEMBER ALLAAH BUT LITTLE.}❞
📚[Surah al-Nisaa (4): 142]
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Making Du`aa for worldly needs while in Sujood or outside of the the Salaah is not the question. It is how much do we concentrate on our Du`aa?
We should pray as if it is our last prayer or how a drowning person would pray.
:
`Ammaar bin Yaasir said: I heard the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ say: ❝ A man returns after praying his prayer while only a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him.❞
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Abu Dawood (796) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albaanee
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So the reward is in proportion to one's Ikhlaas (sincerity) and alertness within the prayers.
One should also note that it is a sign of weak Faith if one constantly loses concentration in the prayers, as the hypocrites used to do
:
❝ {Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allaah, but it is He Who deceives them. And when they stand up for as-Salaah (the prayer), they stand with laziness and to be seen of men, AND THEY DO NOT REMEMBER ALLAAH BUT LITTLE.}❞
📚[Surah al-Nisaa (4): 142]
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Making Du`aa for worldly needs while in Sujood or outside of the the Salaah is not the question. It is how much do we concentrate on our Du`aa?
We should pray as if it is our last prayer or how a drowning person would pray.
❝When a man praises himself, his dignity leaves (him).❞
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🎓 Imām Mālik رحمه الله
📖 Tarteeb al Madarik (59/1)
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🎓 Imām Mālik رحمه الله
📖 Tarteeb al Madarik (59/1)
Hatim Bin Al-A’sim said:
“If a respectable good man sits with you, you would be watching every word you utter so that you do not say something wrong. Yet, you know that your words are watched by Allah but you still do not watch the words you utter!”
[Aldaa Wa Al Dawaa, by Ibn Al-Qayyim]
“If a respectable good man sits with you, you would be watching every word you utter so that you do not say something wrong. Yet, you know that your words are watched by Allah but you still do not watch the words you utter!”
[Aldaa Wa Al Dawaa, by Ibn Al-Qayyim]