Indeed bad behaviour spoils good actions, just as vinegar spoils honey.’

[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 906) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

The Doors to Sin Are Opened by Thoughts of the Mind 🚪

From the famous book, 'ad-daa wad-dawaa' of Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)

Know that reflective thoughts are not themselves harmful; rather what becomes harmful are constant (obsessive) ponderings. A thought about something is like a passer-by, if you do not call him, he will pass you by and go upon his way. However, if you call him, he will dupe and deceive you by his speech, and this is the easiest thing to do for the nafs that is filled with falsehood. However, it is the most difficult thing to bear for the nafs that is contended.

Allāh has placed in all of mankind two kinds of nafs:

1-Nafs Amaarah (the soul that commands evil)

2- Nafs Mutma’innah (the soul that is content).

They always oppose each other, so what is sweet for one is bitter for the other. There is nothing more difficult for the soul that commands evil than to go against its desires by working for Allāh’s pleasure, however, this is the most beneficial thing for it. Likewise, there is nothing more difficult for the soul that is content than to work for other than the pleasure of Allāh.

Every person has both a Nafs Mutma’innah and a Nafs Amaarah. Additionally, there is an angel on the right side (of every person) and it works in conjunction with the Nafs Mutma’innah.

Likewise, on the left side (of every person), there is a Shayṭān that works in conjunction with the Nafs Amaarah, and there is a constant, ongoing struggle between the two and it does not cease until this person’s appointed time in this life ceases.

Falsehood always sides with the Shayṭān and the Nafs Amaarah, whereas the truth always sides with the angels and the Nafs Mutma’innah, and the victor alternates.

However, victory comes with patience and whoever remains patient and has taqwá (fear and consciousness) of Allāh, then he will be granted the upperhand in this life and in the next. This is the law of Allāh that never changes.

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🚫 Making fun of others 🚫

"The person who makes fun of others is oftentimes worse than them. To make fun of people only springs from a heart that is full of bad character."

-As-Sa'di (Rahimahullah)
(Taysir-ul-Karim, p. 801)

Sh. Ibn al-'Uthaymeen Raḥimahullāh: "If a person shames or mocks his brother for a fault, perhaps Allāh will have mercy upon him and cure him, and then afterwards afflict the mocker with that fault."

● [شرح رياض الصالحين ٦/٢٦٣]

These Two Can Never Be Separated

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy ”Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah)”. [Soorah Ar-Ra’d: Ayah: 11]

Ibnul Jawzee (rahimahullaah) said: Whoever loves that the state of affairs should become rectified then let him strive in rectifying (his) deeds. Allaah (Azza Wal-Jal) said: ”If they had believed in Allah, and went on the Right Way, We should surely have bestowed on them water (rain) in abundance.” [Soorah Jinn: Ayah: Ayah: 16]

[Source: For further details see: Saydul Khaatir: page: 6] And Allaah knows best Abu Mu-aawiyyah (Abdullaah Al-Gambi)

Source: [http://salaficentre.com/2012/04/these-two-can-never-be-separated/]

‘Abdullâh Ibn Mas’ood said:

“WOMEN ARE BUT AN 'AWRAH (something PRIVATE to be COVERED). A woman might leave her house without there being any problem with her, but the Shaytân seeks her out and says [to her], “You will not pass by anyone except that you will impress/please him.” A woman puts on her clothes and is asked where she is going, to which she replies, “To visit a sick person,” or “to attend a funeral”, or “to pray in the masjid”; but a woman never worships Allâh in the way she does when she worships Him in her house.”

[Al-Tabarânî. Graded sahîh by Shaykh Al-Albânî in Sahîh Al-Targhîbi wa Al-Tarhîb Vol. 1 p84]

Dr. Abdulilah Lahmami said:

❝Some of the scholars say 'mocking someone is actually worse than hitting them…'❞

[Masjid Sunnah An-Nabawiyah Aston, (9/7/17)]

Shaykh Bin Baz [رحمه الله] said:

❝If the people of truth did not speak out in clarification of the truth, then the people of error would remain upon their mistakes, others would blindly follow them in that, and the sin of withholding the truth would fall back on those who remained silent.❞

[Fatawa Shaykh Bin Baz, (3/72) | Translated By Abu Muadh Taqweem Aslam]

Hypocrisy Today...

Hudhayfah b. Al-Yamān – Allāh be pleased with him – said:

The munāfiqūn (hypocrites) amongst you today are worse than those in the time of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s praise and peace be upon him.

He was asked, “How is that o Abū ‘Abdillāh”?
He replied:
Because those [in the time of the Prophet] used to hide their nifāq (hypocrisy), whereas the hypocrites of today commit [hypocrisy] openly.

Al-Bukhārī, Al-Sahīh hadith 7113.

THE MAJORITY WILL NEVER BE A PROOF...

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhāb, ( ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠًﻪ ) said:

“If Islām returns to be {something strange} just as it began {as mentioned in the Hadīth}, then how ignorant is he who uses the majority of the people as a proof.”

[Ad-Durrār As-Sanniyyāh / volume, 1 / page, 41]

‼️RUINED IS HE WHOSE RELIGION IS RUINED‼️

🎓It is reported that Jundub Al-Bajali رضي الله عنه was once asked for advice.

📌He said: I advise you to fear Allah and obey Him (have Taqwa) and I advise you to adhere to the Qur'aan, for it is a light in the dark night and a guidance during the day, so implement it no matter how much struggle and poverty you have to face.

If a calamity befalls you, put your wealth forward to protect your religion, and if the calamity continues, put forward your wealth and your life to save your religion [but never risk your religion], for the ruined is he whose religion is ruined, and the looted is he whose religion is taken - and know that there is no poverty after Paradise, and no riches after the Fire.

📚Imam ad-Dhahabi in Siyar A’laam An-Nubalaa v. 3, p. 174

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Wake Up at Night, Recite this Dhikr and Seek Forgiveness

Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit: The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-said:

“Whoever gets up at night and says: —

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَه،ُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْد،ُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ،وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

☝️🏼 ‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise, and He is capable of all things, praise is for Him, and Far is Allaah from imperfection, and There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.

La ilaha ‘illa Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer Subhana allaahi, wal hamdu lillaahi, wa la illaah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaa

Then he says : اللهمَ اغْفِرْلي O Allaah forgive me (Allaahumma aghfirlee), or he supplicates and his supplication is answered, and if he makes Wudu and prays then his prayer is accepted.

📚 Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 21, Number 253 : Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Translated by Muhsin Khan

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🎬 *How Do I Memorise and Review The Qur'an* - Shaykh Abdullah Bukhari

📰 Shaykh Abdullah Bukhari answers a very important question in relation to how the Qur’ān should be memorised. A much needed reminder for us all.

❓The question - may Allāh bless you - is concerning how to memorise and review the Qur’ān?

🔸Firstly, memorise the Qur’ān from a teacher who is proficient, a sincere advisor and Sunnī (firm upon the Sunnah). Memorising the Qur’ān is just like the other sciences and branches from the branches of studying (talab al-‘ilm). You are to read (the Qur’ān) to a man upon the Sunnah, who is knowledgeable, has memorised, good and precise (in what he teaches).

Don’t read the Qur’ān whilst solely relying on that which is between the two covers of the noble mushaf. You say (to yourself), “I’m going to memorise on my own” This is not proper and correct.

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🌟 REJOICE O' STUDENTS OF KNOWLEDGE! 🌟

🎓Imam Bukhari رحمه الله advised his students:

"Be DELIGHTED , because the people of amusements are busy in their fun and games, manufacturers are busy with manufacturing, business people are busy with their businesses, AND AS FOR YOU THEN YOU ARE BUSY WITH THE PROPHET (صلى الله عليه وسلم) AND HIS COMPANIONS ( رضوان الله عنهم أجمعين) ."

📚[Siyar A'lam an-Nubala v.12 pg.445]

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🚨SIGNS THE PERSON PERFORMING RUQYA IS ACTUALLY A MAGICIAN

By Shaykh Khalid al Dhafiri

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمدلله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه ومن اتبع هداه؛ أما بعد

1. He mumbles words which are not understood. You hear him speaking words from the talisman and you don’t understand what he is saying. Then know that this is a magician. And this is his way of seeking help from the Jinn and devils.

2. If you hear him calling upon other than Allah, or he calls upon Jinn so and so, or he calls out to a person by their name; this is a magician.

3. If he requests you leave something with him overnight. He says to you: “Leave your turban or headscarf with me, leave your shirt with me, or leave your thobe with me.” Or if he wants you to stay with him overnight; then know that he is a magician.

4 . If he asks you your mother’s name, then know that he is a magician.

5 . If he says to you: “Close your eyes and tell me what you see?” Then know that he is a magician.

6 . If he says to you: “I have a companion from the Jinn who is going to assist me.” This is a magician.

7. If you see anything from him that you deem to be strange or unusual then you must be cautious and alert because it is very dangerous to go to the likes of these individuals.

8. If he informs you of some matters of the unseen. He says to you: “Such and such magic is located at such and such place”. Or he says: “So and so put magic on you”. Then know that this is a magician who is seeking the help of the Jinn and devils.

9. If he gives you a cloth—it’s called Al-Hijab—with talisman written on it, words and names which are not understood; this is also included in this category.

10 . If he says to you: “I have a treatment which I cannot tell anyoneabout. If I tell someone about it, it is not going to work”. This person is not upon guidance; rather he is included in this category (of magicians). Many individuals like this, if you expose their treatments and what they utilize, you will find it contains supplications to other than Allah the Exalted. They call out “O so and so from the Jinn”. Therefore they will not inform anyone of their methods in an effort to avoid being exposed.

http://aldhafiri.net/?p=954

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee

http://mtws.posthaven.com/signs-the-person-performing-ruqya-is-actually-a-magician

"If you love someone, do not quarrel with him and do not annoy him. Do not ask others about him, for the one you ask might be his enemy and thus tell you things about him that are not true and thus break you apart."

Mu'adh Ibn Jaball

[Hadith - Bukhari's Book of Manners 545]

Imaam Al-Shaafi'ee on the Importance of Learning Medicine

Imaam al-Dhahabi wrote in Al-Tibb al-Nabawi (Dar Ihyaa al-Uloom, Beirut, pp. 228-229):

Chapter: Regarding the Encouragement of Teaching medicine
His (alayhis salaatu was-salaam's) saying, "Allaah did not send down a disease except that it has a cure" has already preceded. We say: This (hadeeth) necessitates the mobilization the people's [lofty] concerns [for medicine] and incitement of (their) determinations to learn medicine. And it has already preceded that medicine is a skill. Imaam al-Shaafi'ee said, "I don't know of a knowledge more noble than medicine after the halaal and haraam." And he used to be concerned (and grieved) over what the Muslims had neglected of medicine, and he would say, "They have neglected one third of knowledge and have entrusted it to the Jews and Christians." And he used to say, "Indeed the Ahl al-Kitaab have dominated us with respect to medicine." And al-Shaafi'ee, alongside his greatness in the knowledge of the Sharee'ah, and his great skill in Arabic was also insightful in medicine. The writer (i.e. al-Dhahabi) says: And I have seen our Shaykh, Shaykh Ibraaheem al-Raqiyy to be insightful in medicine, and likewise our Shaykh, Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah, and Shaykh Imaad al-Din al-Waasitee (rahimahullaau ta'aalaa) [were insightful in medicine].

Hippocrates and others have said, "Medicine is inspired by Allaah," and Hippocrates is the chief of this discipline. His school of thought regarding it is the sound, correct school of thought. He was followed therein by Galen who is the leading scholar of this discipline as well, and both of them are venerated a great deal by the physicians.

There are some nice benefits from this quote, from them:

That a Muslim should strive to educate himself about that in which his health and well-being lies and to be familiar with the foundations of medicine. A great starting point for this is to get a good basic grounding in biochemistry and nutrition. This ought to become common knowledge.

That the great Scholars of Islaam were insightful and knowledgeable of medicine, and from them Aa'ishah (radiallaahu anhaa), and likewise al-Shaafi'ee, Ibn Taymiyyah and others.

That there were from the Muslim scholars who grieved at the fact that the Muslims were not at the forefront of medicine and had left this discipline to others, being reliant on them with respect to it.

That Muslim Scholars acknowledge that the correct and sound madhhab (school of thought) with respect to medicine (as in its basic foundations) can be found in the teachings of Hippocrates and Galen.

Following on from the last point, that the core principle of medicine is founded upon healthy-eating and a healthy life-style, and as the saying goes, "food is medicine and medicine is food." The nature of one's diet and lifestyle also determines the type and nature of the diseases that one succumbs to. Simple natural, wholesome diets (offering wholesome nutrition) suited to locality and environment lead to simple diseases which are short-lived and resolve easily, and which can be treated with the simplest of (natural) medicines. Complex diets consisting of refined foods and what in reality cannot even be said to be food, not providing the required nutritional intake the body needs for it to function properly at the biochemical level, lead to complex, chronic (long-term) diseases, requiring complex interventions. Precaution in diet is the foundation of all medicine, and this is what all nations and civilizations and cultures affirmed (through centuries of experience), and each of them developed their own forms of Natural medicine upon this basic foundation.

Refer also to Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's commentary on the hadeeth of Miqdaam (see this article), and also this article from Ibn al-Qayyim.

http://www.healthymuslim.com/articles/fpidl-imaam-al-shaafiee-on-the-importance-of-learning-medicine.cfm]