Al Imām Ibn Al Qayyim stated ;
"If you want to know what's inside a person's heart , then you should listen to what comes out of his mouth"
[ Jawābul Kāfī - 185 ]
"If you want to know what's inside a person's heart , then you should listen to what comes out of his mouth"
[ Jawābul Kāfī - 185 ]
I heard Shaykul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah say ;
"Remembrance is for the heart like what water is for the fish , and how would the situation of the fish be if he left the water ?"
[Ibnul Qayyim - Al Wābil 63]
"Remembrance is for the heart like what water is for the fish , and how would the situation of the fish be if he left the water ?"
[Ibnul Qayyim - Al Wābil 63]
Ibn Al-Jawzī -رحمه الله تعالى- Said:
“Whoever does good, must know that it is Allah, who allowed him to do so, and whoever is protected from evil, must know that it is Allah, who protected him.”
[al Fawaa'id Pg.245]
“Whoever does good, must know that it is Allah, who allowed him to do so, and whoever is protected from evil, must know that it is Allah, who protected him.”
[al Fawaa'id Pg.245]
Being patience for a response...
Ibn Al-Jawzī -رحمه الله تعالى- Said:
“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the Du'a for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realise that this is a test and needs patience.”
●[Sayd al-Khatīr, 59]
Ibn Al-Jawzī -رحمه الله تعالى- Said:
“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the Du'a for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realise that this is a test and needs patience.”
●[Sayd al-Khatīr, 59]
Brotherhood or Bigotry?
It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
If you loved a man for Allāh and then he innovates in Islām and you don’t hate him for it, you never [truly] loved him for Allāh.
Abū Nu’aym, Hilyatu Al-Awliyā` 7:34.
https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/brotherhood-or-bigotry/
It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
If you loved a man for Allāh and then he innovates in Islām and you don’t hate him for it, you never [truly] loved him for Allāh.
Abū Nu’aym, Hilyatu Al-Awliyā` 7:34.
https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/brotherhood-or-bigotry/
Sayings of the Salaf
Brotherhood or Bigotry? - Sayings of the Salaf
It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī - Allāh have mercy on him - said: If you loved a man for Allāh and then he innovates in Islām and you don't hate him
On social media (namely YouTube) you will find many videos of people who have recorded themselves doing ruqyah on a patient.
In these videos, the jinn is having a strong reaction to the recitation and is usually screaming or moving around in a violent way.
There are several problems with such videos:
‣ It makes the raqi look like someone special. He really isn't. He is a normal person like all of us and he has NO special ability whatsoever. He has sins which he is struggling with and he has weaknesses. Jinn react differently to recitation for a variety of reasons; we should not post videos of jinn jumping up and down which make us look special.
‣ Sometimes a shaytaan will laugh at you when you recite and at other times there isn't much of a reaction at all - however the brothers only post up videos which seem interesting. This gives a skewed picture of ruqyah to the people who don't know any better and may lead to attachment to one particular raqi - especially as he always seems to "get a reaction".
‣ Many people have been scared off self-ruqyah due to these videos of violent reactions. They wonder how they will react and shaytan uses this as a tool against them, meaning they actually don't do ruqyah out of fear. Thus it is massively counterproductive because ruqyah can benefit everyone; and the majority of people certainly don't react the same as what we see in the videos.
‣ In these videos we usually see the raqi doing fancy things over and above simple recitation of the Qur'an - leading the people to think that the Qur'an "is not enough" - when in actual fact we don't need anything more than Qur'an. The other techniques from experience are just that, experience which is not discarded but which should never overtake what Allah and His Messenger (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam) have told us about.
‣ These videos have become a means of self-promotion and are a form of self-praise, and i suspect that ultimately this is the primary reason for uploading them. The raqi is misleading others into thinking he has treated many people when in actual fact this may not be the case and ALL CURE IS FROM ALLAH ALONE. So you will see the raqi's contact details splattered all over the video and their assistance almost always comes with a very heavy price indeed.
‣ These videos serve no or very little educational purpose. You're not going to learn anything beneficial from such videos because every case is unique and strong knowledge of the basics is required. I even know of videos being made and uploaded WITHOUT the consent of the patient. Such people should fear Allah.
‣ These videos become entertainment for others. W'Allahi it is disgraceful to be entertained by the suffering of your brothers and sisters. Perhaps a person is laughing today but they will be afflicted themselves tomorrow?
‣ What about when the person recovers insha'Allah? Will they still want their business all over the internet? Probably not. But it is often too late by that stage and it has spread far and wide. This may even come under the heading of exposing another Muslim, for which a person should fear that they too will be exposed by Allah.
It is for these reasons (and many more) that i advise you not to watch "recorded ruqya" sessions on youtube and I advise those who have uploaded them to fear Allah and take them down. It is upon us to tell those who are posting such videos that they should stop doing so and remove that which has already occurred.
By Abu Ibraaheem Hussanayn
In these videos, the jinn is having a strong reaction to the recitation and is usually screaming or moving around in a violent way.
There are several problems with such videos:
‣ It makes the raqi look like someone special. He really isn't. He is a normal person like all of us and he has NO special ability whatsoever. He has sins which he is struggling with and he has weaknesses. Jinn react differently to recitation for a variety of reasons; we should not post videos of jinn jumping up and down which make us look special.
‣ Sometimes a shaytaan will laugh at you when you recite and at other times there isn't much of a reaction at all - however the brothers only post up videos which seem interesting. This gives a skewed picture of ruqyah to the people who don't know any better and may lead to attachment to one particular raqi - especially as he always seems to "get a reaction".
‣ Many people have been scared off self-ruqyah due to these videos of violent reactions. They wonder how they will react and shaytan uses this as a tool against them, meaning they actually don't do ruqyah out of fear. Thus it is massively counterproductive because ruqyah can benefit everyone; and the majority of people certainly don't react the same as what we see in the videos.
‣ In these videos we usually see the raqi doing fancy things over and above simple recitation of the Qur'an - leading the people to think that the Qur'an "is not enough" - when in actual fact we don't need anything more than Qur'an. The other techniques from experience are just that, experience which is not discarded but which should never overtake what Allah and His Messenger (salAllahu alayhi wa sallam) have told us about.
‣ These videos have become a means of self-promotion and are a form of self-praise, and i suspect that ultimately this is the primary reason for uploading them. The raqi is misleading others into thinking he has treated many people when in actual fact this may not be the case and ALL CURE IS FROM ALLAH ALONE. So you will see the raqi's contact details splattered all over the video and their assistance almost always comes with a very heavy price indeed.
‣ These videos serve no or very little educational purpose. You're not going to learn anything beneficial from such videos because every case is unique and strong knowledge of the basics is required. I even know of videos being made and uploaded WITHOUT the consent of the patient. Such people should fear Allah.
‣ These videos become entertainment for others. W'Allahi it is disgraceful to be entertained by the suffering of your brothers and sisters. Perhaps a person is laughing today but they will be afflicted themselves tomorrow?
‣ What about when the person recovers insha'Allah? Will they still want their business all over the internet? Probably not. But it is often too late by that stage and it has spread far and wide. This may even come under the heading of exposing another Muslim, for which a person should fear that they too will be exposed by Allah.
It is for these reasons (and many more) that i advise you not to watch "recorded ruqya" sessions on youtube and I advise those who have uploaded them to fear Allah and take them down. It is upon us to tell those who are posting such videos that they should stop doing so and remove that which has already occurred.
By Abu Ibraaheem Hussanayn
Benefit from Sh. Bandar al Khaybarī on @Mpubs telelink: *"Ruqya clinics are an innovation"* Sh. 'Abdullah Bukhārī similarly mentioned _*during a Madinah seminar 3 yrs ago that a majority of people who do Ruqya are not Islamically correct and even have practices similar to Shamanism.*_
(https://twitter.com/AbooSuhailah/status/1014604062170533889?s=03)
(https://twitter.com/AbooSuhailah/status/1014604062170533889?s=03)
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Benefit from Sh. Bandar al Khaybarī on @Mpubs telelink: "Ruqya clinics are an innovation" Sh. 'Abdullah Bukhārī similarly mentioned during a Madinah seminar 3 yrs ago that a majority of people who do Ruqya are not Islamically correct and even have practices…
✒ None Will Enter Jannah Except By The Mercy Of Allāh
Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:
لن ينجي أحدا منكم عمله ولا أنا إلا أن يتغمدني الله برحمة
“None of you will be saved (from Hellfire) by his deeds, NOT EVEN I, UNLESS that Allāh covers me by His Mercy.”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٥٢٢٩ ، صححه الألباني]
Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:
لن ينجي أحدا منكم عمله ولا أنا إلا أن يتغمدني الله برحمة
“None of you will be saved (from Hellfire) by his deeds, NOT EVEN I, UNLESS that Allāh covers me by His Mercy.”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٥٢٢٩ ، صححه الألباني]
Retweeted Salafi Ibn Salaf (@SalafiIbnSalaf):
Imam Al-Awzaa’i
Whoever stands the night in prayer, Allah will make easy for him standing on the day of judgement.
[Siyar A’laam An-Nubalaa, 7/119]
Imam Al-Awzaa’i
Whoever stands the night in prayer, Allah will make easy for him standing on the day of judgement.
[Siyar A’laam An-Nubalaa, 7/119]
💐 #FORGIVENESS - "ALLAAH WILL CHANGE THEIR SINS INTO GOOD DEEDS" - II 💐
إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
"Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
-Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 70
🍃 Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Jabir heard Makhul say,
"A very old man with sunken eyes came and said, O Messenger of Allah, a man betrayed others and did immoral deeds, and there was no evil deed which he did not do. If (his sins) were to be distributed among the whole of mankind, they would all be doomed. Is there any repentance for him?"
Have you become Muslim?
He said, "As for me, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."
The Prophet said:
فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَافِرٌ لَكَ مَا كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ وَمُبَدِّلُ سَيِّيَاتِكَ حَسَنَات
Allah will forgive you for whatever you have done like that, and will replace your evil deeds with good merits.
The man said:"O Messenger of Allah, even my betrayals and immoral actions?"
The Prophet said:
وَغَدَرَاتُكَ وَفَجَرَاتُك
Even your betrayals and immoral actions.
"The man went away saying La ilaha illallah' and `Allahu Akbar."' 🍃
Allah tells us how His mercy extends to all His creatures, and that whoever among them repents to Him, He will accept his repentance for any sin, great or small.
📚 Extract from Tafsir_Ibn_Kathir (Part 2/2)
إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
"Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
-Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 70
🍃 Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Jabir heard Makhul say,
"A very old man with sunken eyes came and said, O Messenger of Allah, a man betrayed others and did immoral deeds, and there was no evil deed which he did not do. If (his sins) were to be distributed among the whole of mankind, they would all be doomed. Is there any repentance for him?"
Have you become Muslim?
He said, "As for me, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."
The Prophet said:
فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَافِرٌ لَكَ مَا كُنْتَ كَذَلِكَ وَمُبَدِّلُ سَيِّيَاتِكَ حَسَنَات
Allah will forgive you for whatever you have done like that, and will replace your evil deeds with good merits.
The man said:"O Messenger of Allah, even my betrayals and immoral actions?"
The Prophet said:
وَغَدَرَاتُكَ وَفَجَرَاتُك
Even your betrayals and immoral actions.
"The man went away saying La ilaha illallah' and `Allahu Akbar."' 🍃
Allah tells us how His mercy extends to all His creatures, and that whoever among them repents to Him, He will accept his repentance for any sin, great or small.
📚 Extract from Tafsir_Ibn_Kathir (Part 2/2)
Abu Hurairah narrated that The Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"Look to one who is lower than you, and do not look to one who is above you. For indeed that is more worthy(so that you will) not belittle Allah's favors upon you." (Sahih)
Jamiat Tirmidhi (Chapters on the denoscription of the Day of Judgement, Ar-Riqaq, and Al-Wara' - 105)
"Look to one who is lower than you, and do not look to one who is above you. For indeed that is more worthy(so that you will) not belittle Allah's favors upon you." (Sahih)
Jamiat Tirmidhi (Chapters on the denoscription of the Day of Judgement, Ar-Riqaq, and Al-Wara' - 105)
Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله:
“Knowledge; if a person conveys it to someone, then this is a gift.
Wallahi, it’s from the best of gifts. Better than wealth!”
Source: Sharh Saheeh Bukhari (v. 8, p. 218)
“Knowledge; if a person conveys it to someone, then this is a gift.
Wallahi, it’s from the best of gifts. Better than wealth!”
Source: Sharh Saheeh Bukhari (v. 8, p. 218)
Abdullaah bin Mas’ood [رضي الله عنه] who said:
«من كان منكم مستنّا فليستنّ بمن قد مات، محمّد كانوا أفضل هذه الأمّة: أبرّها قلوبا وأعمقها علما، وأقلّها تكلّفا. اختارهم اللّه لصحبة نبيّه ولإقامة دينه، فاعرفوا لهم فضلهم واتّبعوهم على أثرهم وسيرتهم فإنّهم كانوا على الهدى المستقيم»
❝Whoever from amongst you wants to follow, then he should follow the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] since their hearts were the most righteous in this Ummah, the deepest in knowledge, the most natural, the most correct in guidance and were in the best condition. The Companions were people whom Allaah chose to be with His Prophet and to establish His religion. So know their excellence and follow them in their footsteps, for indeed they were on the correct guidance.❞
[Ighatha Allafan, (1/159) | Ibn AbdulBarr In ‘Jamia Bayaan al-Ilm Wa Fadleehi’, (2/97) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
«من كان منكم مستنّا فليستنّ بمن قد مات، محمّد كانوا أفضل هذه الأمّة: أبرّها قلوبا وأعمقها علما، وأقلّها تكلّفا. اختارهم اللّه لصحبة نبيّه ولإقامة دينه، فاعرفوا لهم فضلهم واتّبعوهم على أثرهم وسيرتهم فإنّهم كانوا على الهدى المستقيم»
❝Whoever from amongst you wants to follow, then he should follow the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] since their hearts were the most righteous in this Ummah, the deepest in knowledge, the most natural, the most correct in guidance and were in the best condition. The Companions were people whom Allaah chose to be with His Prophet and to establish His religion. So know their excellence and follow them in their footsteps, for indeed they were on the correct guidance.❞
[Ighatha Allafan, (1/159) | Ibn AbdulBarr In ‘Jamia Bayaan al-Ilm Wa Fadleehi’, (2/97) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
"Stand firm against evil thoughts, for if you fail to do so, they will become ideas, if you do not, they will become desires, so fight against them. If you do not, they will become a form of determination and intention, if you do not resist, they will become actions, and if you do not follow them up with their opposite, they will become habits that will be hard to quit."
[Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim – Al-Fawa’Id – A Collection Of Wise Sayings pg 54. | @abdurrahman.org
[Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim – Al-Fawa’Id – A Collection Of Wise Sayings pg 54. | @abdurrahman.org
Wahb b. Munabbih (one of Salaf) said: “From the traits of a hypocrite is *LOVING* praise and *HATING* dispraise.”
● [المصنف لابن أبي شيبة ١٣/٤٩٥]
● [المصنف لابن أبي شيبة ١٣/٤٩٥]
Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله:
“Knowledge; if a person conveys it to someone, then this is a gift.
Wallahi, it’s from the best of gifts. Better than wealth!”
Source: Sharh Saheeh Bukhari (v. 8, p. 218)
“Knowledge; if a person conveys it to someone, then this is a gift.
Wallahi, it’s from the best of gifts. Better than wealth!”
Source: Sharh Saheeh Bukhari (v. 8, p. 218)
Shaykh Sālīh Al-Fawzan (حفظه الله)said:
‘Calling oneself Salafi is not sufficient;
A person must also be upon the Manhaj of the salaf. 🌹
(As salafiyyah haqiqatīhā, no .7)translated by Abū ruqayyah Abd us-Samad.]
‘Calling oneself Salafi is not sufficient;
A person must also be upon the Manhaj of the salaf. 🌹
(As salafiyyah haqiqatīhā, no .7)translated by Abū ruqayyah Abd us-Samad.]
Bishr bin as-Sirri رحمه الله تعالى said:
"Verily, each verse is like a date: the more you chew it, the more of its sweetness is released."
Abu Sulayman heard this and commented: "True. It is the case with one of you that if he begins one chapter of it, he wants to read it to the end."
●['al-Hadith fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an'; p. 70]
"Verily, each verse is like a date: the more you chew it, the more of its sweetness is released."
Abu Sulayman heard this and commented: "True. It is the case with one of you that if he begins one chapter of it, he wants to read it to the end."
●['al-Hadith fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an'; p. 70]
✍️ Al-ʿAllāmah Rabīʿ bin Hādī al-Madkhalī (حَفِظَهُ ٱللّٰهُ) said,
"Nowadays, a small student is a person of trials and afflictions (fitan), intentionally instigating trials and afflictions between the people of Sunnah. And he becomes an Imām between the evening and the morning (over night). He sits teaching for two days and becomes an Ustādh! Who has a following biased to him! They do not accept any criticism of him no matter what it carries of proofs and evidences. All hell breaks loose!"
Source: 'al-Bayān wal-Īḍāḥ', Pg. 104-5
Translated by @ZubayrAbbasi
"Nowadays, a small student is a person of trials and afflictions (fitan), intentionally instigating trials and afflictions between the people of Sunnah. And he becomes an Imām between the evening and the morning (over night). He sits teaching for two days and becomes an Ustādh! Who has a following biased to him! They do not accept any criticism of him no matter what it carries of proofs and evidences. All hell breaks loose!"
Source: 'al-Bayān wal-Īḍāḥ', Pg. 104-5
Translated by @ZubayrAbbasi