The Difference between Contentment and Patience.

• Being patient involves restraining the self and preventing it from giving in to resentment, in spite of any suffering that it experiences, in the hope that the misfortune which afflicts it will come to an end - as well as restraining the limbs from behaving badly out of impatience.

• Being content, on the other hand, involves feeling at ease in accepting the Divine Decree, and being unconcerned with when any suffering will stop although it is being experienced. Being content alleviates any suffering by reason of the heart's immersion in the spirit of certainty and knowledge. If the contentment increases in its intensity, then it removes the experiencing of any suffering altogether.

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (Salallahu 'alayhi wa Salam) said:
"The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath."
[Sunan ibn Majah, 4031]

[Taken from: The Purification Of The soul]

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“There are three whom Allaah is bound to help: the mujaahid who strives (in jihad) for the sake of Allaah,
the mukaatib (a slave who has made a contract of manumission with his master) who wants to pay off his manumission,
and a man who gets married, seeking to remain chaste.”

📚 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1655), classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

When your index finger points at somone 3 remaining fingers pointing back at your self.

Recitify your faults before trying to rectify the world.

The prophet صل الله عليه وسلم said,

“O you group of people that believe with your tongues while not with your hearts!

Do not abuse the Muslims nor seek after their faults. For indeed, he who seeks after their (other people’s) faults,

Allah will seek after his faults. And whomsoever has Allah seek after his faults, He will expose them, even if he may have committed them in the privacy of his own home”

[Reported by Abu Ya’laa in his Musnad (1675) and with a strong chain of narration in Ahmad (4/421 & 424) and Abu Dawood (4880) and other soruces].

LET ALL IN LIFE REMIND YOU OF AAKHIRAH

Imaam Ibn al Jawzee (d. 597AH) (rahimahul Laah) said:

" Whenever a believer sees darkness, he remembers the darkness of the grave,

Whenever he experiences pain, he remembers the punishment (of hereafter),

Whenever he hears a horrible noise, he remembers the blowing of the trumpet,

Whenever he sees people asleep, he remembers the dead in their graves,

Whenever he perceives a form of enjoyment, he remembers the pleasures of Jannah...

He is always concerned about (the delight of) the hereafter and this preoccupies him from all (temporal) worldly gains... "

- Saydul Khaatir, Ed. Daarul Ghadd al Jadeed, p. 355

HAVE YOU LEARNT TO SAY, 'I'M SORRY'?

Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (rahimahul Laah) said:

" If there were no other praise worthy feature in a man who says, 'I'm sorry' to his brother other than negating his self-pride at the moment, it would still be obligatory upon every right thinking fellow to say, 'I'm sorry' at every instance of error (against people) . "

- Rawdatul 'Uqalaa', 187.

When a companion saw another companion's wife in a shabby state.

Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) made a bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu Ad-Darda.' Salman paid a visit to Abu Ad-Darda' and found Um Ad-Darda' dressed in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state. She replied, "Your brother Abu Ad-Darda' is not interested in (the luxuries of) this world."

Then the hadith states

Salman told Abu Ad-Darda', "Your Lord has a right on you, your soul has a right on you, and your family has a right on you; so you should give the rights of all those who has a right on you." Abu Ad- Darda' came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and narrated the whole story. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Salman has spoken the truth."
[Sahih al-Bukhari 1968]

Ibn Hajr al asqalani commented:
وفي هذا الحديث من الفوائد مشروعية المؤاخاة في الله ، وزيارة الإخوان والمبيت عندهم ، وجواز مخاطبة الأجنبية ، والسؤال عما يترتب عليه المصلحة وإن كان في الظاهر لا يتعلق بالسائل ، وفيه النصح للمسلم وتنبيه من أغفل ، وفيه فضل قيام آخر الليل ، وفيه مشروعية تزين المرأة لزوجها ، وثبوت حق المرأة على الزوج في حسن العشرة ، وقد يؤخذ منه ثبوت حقها في الوطء لقوله : " ولأهلك عليك حقا " ثم قال : " وائت أهلك " وقرره النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - على ذلك . وفيه جواز النهي عن المستحبات إذا خشي أن ذلك يفضي إلى السآمة والملل وتفويت الحقوق المطلوبة الواجبة أو المندوبة الراجح فعلها على فعل المستحب المذكور ،
Following are the things which are proven from this hadith:
1. Brotherhood for Allah is proven from this hadith.
2. To visit the brothers.
3. Staying night at his home.
4. To talk with non Mahram (if necessary)
5. To benefit each other.
6. The virtues of Qiyam at the last part of night.
7. That the wife should beautify herself for husband.
8. The rights of a wife over her husband
9. To stop (the brother) from the Mustahab things, if those mustahbaat are the reason of leaving the Rights and obligations. [Fath al Bari under the hadith 1968]

CURSE OF THOSE INDULGING IN HALAALA

The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “Allah has cursed the one whose divorced wife was made Halal for him (Muhallal) and the one who made her Halal (Muhallil).”

[Ref: Sunan Tirmidhi Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1119, 1120, Sunan Ibn Maajah Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1936, 1935, 1934, Sunan an-Nasaa'ee Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3445 Musnad Ahmad and others.]

Note : The muhallil is the one who marries a woman and divorce her so that she can go back to her first husband,and the muhallal is the first husband.

From among the ones whom Allah has cursed is the one who makes the divorced wife Halal (permissible) and the one whose divorced wife has become halal. Some people are so twisted that they try to play the Shariah by playing games with Allah’s laws. After a husband has divorced his wife 3 times and she completed her Iddah (waiting period), she cannot marry him again unless she marries someone else and gets divorced from him WITHOUT STIPULATING ANY AGREEMENT OR CONDITION OF DIVORCING IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE WOMEN'S MARRIAGE TO HER FORMER HUSBAND. But what this cursed man does is agree with another man to marry his ex wife and stipulates a condition that he will dirvorce her on the night of marriage or etc. so that this (process : halala) can be made possible and that after the man divorces her, he can take her back again. Both these conspiring men are cursed by Allah and if the women is involved in this agreement then even she is sinning.

There should be no condition in the heart or word of men in such a situation. After a woman has been irrevocably divorced, and if she intends to get back to her former husband then she should marry another man without affixing any agreement of divorce in whatsoever way. The new husband has the choice to leave her or keep her until he dies. But as explained above some people indulge in this contract and are cursed. The below proves shall suffice this :

“The wife of Rifa’ah Al-Qurzi came to the Messenger of Allah and said: ‘I was with Rifa’ah and he divorced me irrevocably. Then I married Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair, but he only has the likes of the fringe of a garment.’ So he said: ‘Perhaps you want me to return to Rifa’ah? No, not until you taste his sweetness (sexual intercourse and etc), and he tastes your sweetness.’”

[Ref: Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1118; Sunan an-Nasaa'ee Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3285; Sahih al-Bukhaari, Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 186; Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Hadith 3356]

“And if he has divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she has married another husband. Then, if the other husband divorces her, it is no sin on both of them that they reunite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allaah. These are the limits of Allaah, which He makes plain for the people who have knowledge”

[Ref: Qur'an - al-Baqarah 2:230].

Narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said whilst addressing the people: “By Allaah, no muhallil or muhallal lahu will be brought to me but I will stone them.”

[Ref: Musnad ar-Razzaaq 6/2650]

Shaykh Hamad al-Ansaari said:
"Seeking knowledge is worship, so it is not allowed to leave it due to having a bad intention, because with time, seeking knowledge will guide you to goodness."

'Al-Majmoo’ Fee Tarjama al-Allama al-Muhaddith ash-Shaykh Hamad bin Muhammad al-Ansaari -Rahimullaah- wa Seeratahi wa Aqwaalihi wa Rihlatihi’ [Vol.2 p.515 No.230]

https://followingthesunnah.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/what-shaykh-hamad-al-ansaari-said-about-knowledge/

Some people have said:

❝There are 4 types of people who cause the most corruption on earth:

🌟1. Half-baked rhetorician (philosopher) who has little knowledge of the Texts (the Qur'aan and the Sunnah).

🌟2. Half-baked scholar who has little understanding of the Texts.

🌟3. Half-baked doctor who has little knowledge of medicine.

🌟4. Half-baked grammarian who has little knowledge of the grammar.

🚫 The first one harms the religion.

🚫 The second one harms the land (or country).

🚫 The third one harms the body.

🚫 The fourth one harms the language.❞

[Based on what Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned in Majmoo` al-Fataawa (5/118-119)]

Knowledge Is Rizq From Allaah

Shaykh 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Baaz [رحمه الله] said:

"It is known that acquiring knowledge is from the best of provisions. It is exiting from the confinement of ignorance and its darkness to the vastness of knowledge and its light.

Allaah [تعالى] said:

﴿وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا﴾‏

‘And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.’

Acquiring beneficial knowledge is from the greatest of success and ease; because the student of Sharia’ knowledge acquires with his knowledge many types of goodness and means of salvation which cannot easily be acquired by the ignorant person."

[Fatawa Shaykh bin Baz, (1/350) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya, Miraath al-Anbiyya]

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said:

Whoever reads surah al-Ikhlas 10 times, Allah will build a castle for him in Paradise.

[al-Albani, Sahih al-Jaami no.6472]

Alī Ibn Alī Talib رضي الله عنه‎ Said;

"This world is like a snake; soft to the touch, yet filled with poison."

[Kitāb Az-Zuhd (No.164)]

Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) said:

"Everyone who opposes the Jamaa'ah of Ahlus-Sunnah, then he is astray. There is no jamaa'ah according to us, except one: it is Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah [the Taa`ifatul-Mansoorah (the Victorious Group), the Firqatun-Naajiyah (Saved-Sect), Ahlul-Hadeeth, Ahlul-'Ilm (people of knowledge)]. Whatever opposes this Jamaa'ah, then it is in opposition to the manhaj of the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam). We also say, everyone who opposes Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah, then he is from the people of desires. And elements of opposition vary in ruling of them being misguided or outside of Islaam with relation to how large, small, far or near they are from the truth."

[al-Ajwibatul-Mufeedah (p. 10) of Saalih al-Fawzaan, with the annotations of Jamaal al-Haarithee]

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud (Radi Allahu Anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SalAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:

“You must be truthful. Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and encourages honesty until he is recorded with Allah as truthful. And beware of falsehood. Verily, falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to the Hellfire. A man continues tell lies and encourages falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.”

[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5743, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2607]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

The Messenger (ﷺ) said: Indeed, Allaah [The Most High] has removed from you the pride of the pre-Islamic period and its boasting about ancestors. One is only a pious believer or a wretched sinner. You are sons of Adam and Adam (was created from) dust. Let the people abandon boasting about their ancestors, for they are merely fuel in Jahannam; or they will become more insignificant in (the sight of) Allah than the beetle which rolls dung with its nose.

[Reported by Imaam Abu Dawud (rahimahullaah)’ Hadith Number 5116. Declared ‘Hasan’ by Shaikh Albaani (rahimahullaah) in his checking of Sunan Abu Dawud. Pages -766-767.Publisher: Maktabah Al-Ma’aarif’ 1st edition]

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Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Rahimahullah :

"If a person delivers Salaam to you from someone, then it is recommended to answer: ‘Alayka wa 'Alayhi salaam.’"

(Aadaab ush-Sharee'ah 1/475

Ridiculing is from the manners of the hypocrites

The Mufti Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez said:
Ridiculing is from the manners of the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Allaah the Exalted said:

"Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed. And whenever they passed by them, they used to wink one to another (in mockery); and when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; and when they saw them, they said: Verily! These have indeed gone astray!"
(Soorah Al-Mutaffifīn 83:29-32)

Allaah the Exalted explained in the first part of the Soorah the recompense of the criminals, and the reward of the believers; then He clarified that the criminals ridicule the believers, laugh at them with words of contempt and disrespect. “And whenever they passed by them, they used to wink one to another (in mockery).”All of this is due to the hatred in their hearts.

And Allaah the Exalted said:
"But you took them for a laughingstock, so much so that they made you forget My remembrance while you used to laugh at them! Verily! I have rewarded them this Day for their patience; they are indeed the ones that are successful."
(Soorah Al-Mu'minūn 23:110-111)

Thus the disbelievers and people of misguidance ridicule the people of rectification and the Imams of guidance, such that their ridicule distracted them from the remembrance of Allah and pondering what will benefit them. Rather they busy themselves with ridicule, mockery, contempt, and disdain for the slaves of Allaah. And Allaah explained that it is from the characteristics of the hypocrites to ridicule the believers.

Allaah the Exalted said:
"If you ask them (about this), they declare: “We were only talking idly and joking.” Say: “Was it at Allah, and His Aayat and His Messenger that you were mocking?" "
(Soorah At Tawbah 9:65)

via - http://mufti.af.org.sa/node/2746
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee

http://mtws.posthaven.com/ridiculing-is-from-the-manners-of-the-hypocrites

A Treatment for Egotism

It is reported that Imâm Al-Shâfi’î – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

If you fear becoming deluded and impressed by your deeds then remember whose pleasure you are seeking, and the joy (Paradise) in which you want to be, and what punishment you fear. Whoever thinks about these things will diminish his deeds.

Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ` 10:42.

Me, Myself and I – Imam Ibn Al Qayyim (rahimahullaah)

Shaykh ul –Islaam Ibn Al Qayyim as-Salafi -Rahimullaah-
From his book ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

‘Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of: ‘I – My/Mine – I Possess’

Indeed these three words are what Iblees (Shaytan), Fir’awn and Qaroon were tried with.

Iblees said: ‘I am better than him’Fir’awn said: ‘Is not mine the Kingdom of Egypt,’Qaroon said: ‘This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess.’

So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allaah ‘I’ – then the best that he can be described with is:

I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.

So regarding the saying of ‘My/Mine’ – and those statements similar to that is:

My sins, my crimes, my humbleness, my depravation and submissiveness.

So regarding the saying of ‘I Possess’:

Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally, in jest, or in seriousness and I possess all these shortcomings.

[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ 2/475 – By Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah]