Seeking knowledge is superior to Voluntary Worship. Subhana Allah.

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/

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]

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

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’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 ]

Eid is for those who sins r forgiven. Subhana Allah.

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

"Undoubtedly, one should never please people by displeasing Allah."

-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]

Be pleased, with the Will of Allaah !!!
-
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)]

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
-
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).❞
‎.
‎🎓 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]

WHAT IS SAKEENAH (TRANQUILLITY) AND HOW DOES IT DESCEND UPON THE BELIEVERS?

Question:

The questioner asks: What is Sakeenah (tranquillity) and how does it descend upon the believers?

Answer:

Sakeenah (tranquillity) is the calmness, relaxation and happiness a person feels inside his heart, and from the means of (experiencing) this Sakeenah and happiness in the heart is when one is constant in the remembrance of Allaah. Allaah (Glorified be He and free is He from all imperfections) said:

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. [13:28]

Ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullaah) said that two statements have been mentioned regarding the word Dhikr; one of them is that Dhikr means the Qur’aan and the second statement is that it means the remembrance of Allaah in general.

And with regards to the meaning of Tu’maneenah (repose or rest) there are two statements: The first one is that it is love of Allah and being completely at ease in His presence. The second meaning is that it is complete submission to Him without harbouring any doubts as opposed to those whose hearts are filled with disgust when Allaah is mentioned.

In summary: Constant remembrance of Allaah (through recitation of) the Qur’aan; remembering Him by uttering Subhaanallaah, Alhamdulil laah, Allaahu Akbar and thanking Him, sending the salaah and salaam upon His Prophet [Muhammad (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam)], constantly repenting to Allaah and seeking His Forgiveness- all these deeds bring about Sakeenah (tranquility) in the heart of the believer. And Allaah knows best.

[Source: Fadaa’il Al A’maal’ pages 11-12’ by Shaikh Muhammad Bin Abdillaah As-Subayyil (rahimahullaah). Abridged and slightly paraphrased]

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A Protection from Harm - A Forgotten Sunnah

Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said;

“Whenever you intend to leave your house you should pray two rak’ah right before you leave. These rak’ah will protect you from harm while outside. And when you come back home you should pray another two rak’ah. They will safeguard you from harm in your house.”

Shaykh Al-Albaanee [rahimahullāh] said in his Silsilah Saheehah 3/315:

“This isnad of this hadeeth is acceptable and the narrators are trustworthy men used by Bukhari.”

This hadeeth is mentioned in Al- Muntaqah (12/69/1), Al-Bazaar in his Musnad(81), Ad-Daylamee in his Musnad (1/1/108), and Abdul-Ghani in Akbar-As-Salaah(1/67 and 2/68).

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Shaikh Zayd al-Madkhalee (hafidhahullaah) said:

“…The one who belittles the righteous scholars, criticizes them, and describes them with that which they are free from, then he has been afflicted with the disease of doubt and the disease of lust. And the distinguishing sign of the people of bid’ah was that they would find fault with the righteous scholars…”

http://www.sunnahpublishing.net/modules/Manhaj/sittahtranslation.pdf

Major Scholars past and present on Shaykh Rabee - The Salafi Centre of Manchester
https://www.salaficentre.com/2012/07/major-scholars-past-and-present-on-shaykh-rabee/

"Sins in Dhul Hijjah are more Sinful & Greater than in any other month!"
(Majmoo al-Fatawa of Sheikh Ibn Baaz ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ vol. 17)

The Statement of Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Utahymeen (d.1421H)

Shaykh Uthaymeen was asked, "Are there any texts in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam that permit multiplicity of sects and groups?"

He answered, "There is nothing in the Book or the Sunnah whih permits multiplicity of groups and parties, rather in the Book and the Sunnah is what rebukes this, Allah says,

"Verily, those who divide their religion and break into sects, you (O Muhammad) have no concern with them whatsoever."
(Surah al-An'am 6:159)

And His statement,

"Each group rejoicing in that which is with them."
(Surah al-Rum 30:32)

And there is no doubt that these sects contradict what Allah has commanded with by His statement,

"And verily this Religion of yours is one Religion and I am your Lord, so fear Me." (Surah al-Mu-minun 23:52)

And as for the statement of those who claim that the call to Allah cannot gain strength unless it is under a group, We say, this is incorrect , rather the call to Allah becomes stronger when a person is in adherence to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam following the narrations of the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam and his rightly guided successors.

Taken from the Book The Crime of Hizbiyyah Against The Salafi Da'wah (p.28/29)

`Umar (radyAllahu`anhu) said,

“[1] The one who laughs a lot will lose his respect;
[2]One who makes mockery of people will be mocked by
Others;
[3] the one who is excessive in something will become known for it;
[4] the one who speaks a lot will make many blunders;
[5] the one who makes many blunders will lose his sense of shame;
[6] the one who loses his sense of shame will lose his God-consciousness; and
[7] the one who loses his God-consciousness will cause his heart to die.”

Source: [Preparing For The Day Of Judgement By: Imaam Ibn Hajar Al‘ Asqalani, page 33-35]