Ibnul-Qayyim said:

Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah once said to me:

The unexpected difficulties and trials are like the heat and cold.
If a slave knows they must happen, he does not become angry due to their passing by, nor does he become depressed by their passing or saddened.

قال ابن القيم - رحمه اللَّه - :
قال لي شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية - رحمه الله - مرة :
العوارض والمحن هي كالحر والبرد
فإذا علم العبد أنه لا بد منهما لم يغضب لورودهما ولم يغتم لذلك ولم يحزن .
مدارج السالكين ( ٣ / ٣٦١ )
https://twitter.com/aburemlah/status/1052104816091156480

Mālik Ibn Dīnār رحمه الله said,

❝If the dunyā consisted of temporary gold, and the Hereafter of eternal sand, then a smart person should choose the eternal sand and ignore the temporary gold!”

I say: ‘Well, then how difficult can our choice really be, when we know that the dunyā consists of temporary sand and the Hereafter consists of eternal gold?’❞

(al-Qurṭubī, al-Jāmiʿ li-Aḥkām al-Qurʾān: 20/22)

A TONGUELESS DEVIL

“The one who remains silent in the face of falsehood is a tongueless devil.”

~ Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله

[Ad-Da`u wad-Dawaa’]

This worldly life is like an unchaste woman – Ibn al Qayyim



A Precious Gem: This Life of Deception

This worldly life is like an unchaste woman, who is not satisfied with one husband. So! be satisfied with whatever Allah grants you from this worldy life.

Walking thereon is like walking in a land that is filled with beasts, and water that teams with crocodiles. That which causes delight, turns to be the source of grief. Pain is found in the midst of pleasures, and delights are derived from its sorrows. As a bird sees the wheat, so does one’s insight perceive polytheism, while vain desires render its holder blind. Lusts were granted in abundance to humans, but those who believed in the unseen turned away from them! while those who follow their lusts were caused to regret.

The first category, are those, in which Allah says,which means, “They are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful.” (AI-Baqarah, 2:5)

However, the other category, are those to whom Allah says which means, “(0 you disbelievers)! Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.).” (AI-Mursalat,77:46)

When the successful ones are aware of the reality of this worldly life being sure of the inferiority of its degree, they overcame their vain desires for the sake of the Hereafter. They have been awakened from their heedlessness to remember what their enemies took from them during their period of idleness. Whenever they perceive the distant journey they must undertake, they remember their aim, so it appears easy for them. Whenever life becomes bitter, they remember this verse, in which Allah says,  which means, “This is your Day which you were promised”. (Al Anbiya’, 21:103)

Source : Al-Fawaid – by Ibn al Qayyim rahimahullaah


https://abdurrahman.org/2010/06/17/this-worldly-life-is-like-an-unchaste-woman-ibn-al-qayyim/

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Knowledge....


🌐https://www.troid.org/ibadah/knowledge/manners-of-seeking-knowledge/558-o-seekers-of-knowledge

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing upon Him) said:

"The evil eye may follow a man by Allah's Leave, until he climbs up a high mountain then falls from it."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing upon Him) said:

"The evil eye is real and can bring down a person from a high mountain."

What is meant here is that the evil eye follows a person by Allah's will, until it causes him to fall from a high mountain. Musnad Ahmad; Al-Tabarani; Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak. Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is Hasan

It was narrated that Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing upon Him) said:

"Most of those who die of my Ummah, after the will and decree of Allah, will die because of the evil eye." Narrated by Al-Bukhari in Al-Tarikh, and by Al-Bazzar. Shaykh Al-Albani said: a Hadith Hasan - Sahih Al-Jami', 1217

It was narrated that Jabir (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessing upon Him) said:

"The evil eye will put a man into his grave and a camel into the cooking pot." Hilyat Al-Awliya' by Abu Na'im. Shaykh Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is a Hasan Hadith - Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah, 1250.

‼️BE WARE OF EVIL EYES‼️

💠قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : أكثر من يموت من أمتي بعد قضاء الله وقدره بالعين

💠The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam reported to have said:

‼️“MAJORITY of those who die from amongst my Ummah after the Divine Decree of Allāh and His Will; is due to the EVIL EYE (al-‘Ayn).”

[مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير ١٢٠٦ ، حسنه الألباني]

[Mukhtaṣar Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmi’ aṣ-Ṣagheer no. 1206, declared | ‘Ḥasan’ by al-Albānī]

The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“The evil eye is real, and if anything were to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil eye.”
[Narrated by Muslim no. 2188, from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas]

Sh. Sālih Al-Fawzān [حفظه الله] said:

❝There is no life or guidance for the people except with seeking knowledge.❞

[Muhādharāt Fil-‘Aqīdah Wad-Da’wah, (2/249) | Translated By Abū Ruqayyah ‘Abd us-Samad]
https://twitter.com/SalafAthar/status/1051626854984105984
💽Pdf (arabic): محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة, الشيخ العلامة صالح الفوزان
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✦ Helping Others ✦

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ al- ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله said:

"Whenever you fulfil the needs of your brother, Allāh will fulfil your needs."

[Sharḥ Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn]

(https://twitter.com/MasjidusSunnah/status/1050879851803107329?s=03)

The Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:

“The Believers are like a single body. If the head is afflicted, then the whole body is afflicted. If the eye is afflicted, then the whole body is afflicted.”

Saheeh al-Jāmi’ 6668 | Shaykh al-Albāni رحمه الله | Saheeh

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:

المؤمنونَ كرَجُلٍ واحدٍ، إنِ اشتكَى رأسُهُ، اشتكَى كلُّهُ، وإنِ اشتكَى عينَهُ اشتكَى كُلُّهُ

صحيح الجامع ٦٦٦٨ | الشيخ الألباني رحمه الله | صحيح

Translation: Authentic Quotes

There is good for a Believer in everything:

Abu Yahya Suhaib bin Sinaan رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:

❝How wonderful is the case of a believer; for all his affairs are good for him, and this applies only to a believer. If something good happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.❞

[Saheeh Muslim (7138), Kitaab al-Zuhd]

✒ Benefit | Invoke Blessing Upon Prophet To Receive Allāh's Blessings

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

أكثروا الصلاة علي يوم الجمعة وليلة الجمعة فمن صلى علي صلاة صلى الله عليه عشرا

“Increase in sending blessings (Ṣalāh) upon me on the day of Jumuʿah and the night of Jumuʿah; for whoever sends a blessing upon me; Allāh Sends BLESSINGS (i.e mercy and forgiveness) upon him TEN TIMES.”

● [سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ١٤٠٧ ، حسنه الألباني]

⚠️ Translator’s Note ⚠️

One of the correct ways of sending Ṣalāh upon Prophet (Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam) as quoted by al-Albānī in his book ‘The Prophet's Prayer Described’ is as follows:

اللهمَّ صلِّ على محمَّد وعلى آل محمَّد ، كما صليتَ على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم ؛ إنَّك حميدٌ مجيد . اللهمَّ بارِك على محمَّد وعلى آل محمَّد ، كما باركتَ على إبراهيم وعلى آل إبراهيم ؛ إنَّك حميدٌ مجيد

Transliteration:

Allaahumma Ṣalli ʿAlaa Muḥammad, Wa ʿAlaa ʿAali Muḥammad, Kamaa Ṣallaita ʿAlaa Ibraaheem, Wa ʿAlaa ʿAali Ibraaheem, Innaka Ḥameedun Majeed,

Allaahumma Baarik ʿAlaa Muḥammad, Wa ʿAlaa ʿAali Muḥammad, Kamaa Baarakta ʿAlaa Ibraaheem, Wa ʿAlaa ʿAali Ibraaheem, Innaka Ḥameedun Majeed.

● [Recorded by Bukhārī and Muslim]

The Wisdom in Reciting Surah al-‘Aalaa and al-Ghaashiyah in the Friday Prayer: Sheikh al-Fawzan

In his response to a question posed about surah al-‘Aalaa[87], sheikh Saalih al-Fawzaan mentioned the following point of benefit:

شرع الله قِرَاءة (سَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى) و(هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ) في صلاة الجُمعة لأن في هاتين السورتين تذكيرًا للناس، وتنبيهًا للناس على ما أمامهم من الحِسابِ والجزاءِ والبعثِ والنُشور، ليستعدوا لذلك ولا يَنْسَاقوا مع الحياة الدُنيا وإنما ينتبهُون لآخرتهم ويستعدون لما أمامهم من الدار الباقية وعدم الانشغال بالدار الفانية وهذا مِن فضل الله علينا وعلى الناس أن الله يُنبِهُنا بما فيهِ خيرنا وصلاحنا وينهانا عما يضرنا هذا من رحمتهِ بنا وإحسانه إلينا فلهُ الحمد والمِنة وَصَلَّى الله وَسَلَمَ عَلَى نَبِينَا مُحَمد وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِين .ـ
Allah legislated reciting surah al-‘Aalaa [87] along with surah al-Ghaashiyah [88] in the Friday prayer because these two surahs contain a reminder for the people and alert them to what lies ahead of them – that is, that they will be taken to account and recompensed for their deeds, and that they will be brought forth from the graves and raised up – in order that they might prepare themselves for it and not get carried away with this worldly life. All of this is so that they would be mindful of their hereafter and prepare for what lies ahead of them in that enduring life ahead, and so that they will not be distracted and busied by this current passing life.
This is all part of Allah’s favors towards us and towards mankind at large that He alerts us to what brings about good and rectification and forbids us from what will harm us. This comes from His mercy and goodness towards us – and all praise belongs to Him, and may Allah bestow His blessings and salutations upon our prophet, Muhammad, and upon his family and all of his companions.

https://tulayhah.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/the-wisdom-in-reciting-surah-al-aalaa-and-al-ghaashiyah-in-the-friday-prayer-sheikh-al-fawzan/

The Hidden Gems of Fajr...

For many of us, waking up for Fajr can be difficult and burdensome however, there are some virtues that we fail to realise!

1) Oath by Fajr

As Muslims, we are not allowed to take oaths by anyone other than Allah,

But Allah, the Most Majestic can take an oath by anything he wishes.

In the beginning of Surah Fajr, the 89th Chapter of the Qur’an, Allah begins the Surah by swearing upon the dawn (Fajr)

"By the dawn"

Every oath made by Allah in the Qur’an emphasises its importance and likewise, Allah has emphasised the time of Fajr.

2) The two Sunan Rakahs of Fajr prayer are better than the entire world

In the Hadith of Aisha (May Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“Two Rakahs of prayer before the Fajr (Fardh) prayer are better than the world and whatever is in it.

Our Prophet always prayed these two Rakahs Sunan prayers of Fajr and never missed them, including whilst travelling even though the concession was there to miss the Sunnah prayers.

3) Whoever prays the Fajr prayer comes under the protection of Allah

In the hadith reported by Jundub ibn Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“He who performs the Fajr will be under the protection of Allah.”

For the one who offers the Fardh of Fajr prayer, Allah will protect them the whole day until the next Fajr prayer from harm.

4) The recitation of Qur’an at Fajr is witnessed

Allah says in the Qur’an,

"Establish prayer at the decline of the sun until the darkness of the night and recite the Qur’an at Fajr. Indeed, the recitation of Fajr is ever witnessed.”

Who is it witnessed by?

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم recited this verse, and said,

“It is witnessed by the angels of the night and the day.”

Out of all the 5 obligatory prayers, our Prophet made the Fajr prayer the longest because he knew of this amazing virtue.

It was reported that he would recite between 60 to 100 verses just in the Fardh of Fajr prayer!

5) Remembering Allah after Fajr can earn you the reward of Hajj & Umrah

The Messenger of Allah, صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“Whoever prays the morning prayer in congregation, then he sits remembering Allah until the sun rises and prays two Rakahs (Duha) will have a reward similar to the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage.”

Lastly, great emphasis has been placed upon preserving the Fajr prayer along with the Asr prayer because it is a time when deeds are taken by angels to Allah, the Most High as our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

"A group of angels stay with you at night and (another group of) angels by daytime, and both groups gather at the time of the ‘Asr and Fajr prayers.

Then those angels who have stayed with you overnight, ascend and Allah asks them about you — and He knows everything about you. ‘In what state did you leave My slaves?’

The angels reply, ‘When we left them, they were praying, and when we reached them they were praying.’ ”

It was narrated that Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Shall I not tell you of the greatest of major sins?” We said, “Yes indeed, O Messenger of Allaah.” He said, “Associating others with Allaah (shirk) and disobedience towards parents.” He was reclining, but then he sat up and said, “And false speech and false witness, and false speech and false witness,” and he kept on saying it until I thought he would never stop.

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5631; Muslim, 87).

Ibn Qayyim said: "Indeed a servant will come on the Day of Judgement with good deeds to the extent of mountains, however he then finds that his TOUNGE destroyed all of them."

‎● [الداء والدواء للإمام ابن قيم الجوزية صحفة ٣٥٧]

WATCH WHAT YOU EAT...

🔹The Prophet’s guidance regarding diet:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to know what he was eating.

He used to eat what was good for him.

He used to eat enough to keep him going, but no so much as to make him fat. Ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The believer eats in one stomach whilst the kaafir eats in seven.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5081) and Muslim (2060). 🔹

✒ Beautify Your Recitation

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

“He is not from us who does not recite Qurʾān in a pleasant tone¹.”

● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٥٤٤٢ ، صححه الألباني]

¹Sh. Ibn Bāz Raḥimahullāh said in its explanation:

“The goal of a pleasant tone is to move the hearts until they fear (Allāh) and come to peace and benefit from that recitation.”

● [مجموع الفتاوى ، من الموقع الرسمي لسماحة الشيخ عبدالعزيز بن باز رحمه الله]