Abū Khuraym `Uqbah b. Abī al-Ṣahbā reported that he heard Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī say: "O young people, I warn you of procrastination, (saying): ‘Soon, I am going to do this, and soon I am going to do that.’“

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُوعَاصِمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خُرَيْمٍ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّهْبَاءِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ: " يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّسْوِيفَ: سَوْفَ أَفْعَلُ، سَوْفَ أَفْعَلُ "

Ibn Abī ʾl-Dunyā, Qaṣr ʾl-Amal #212 1/141
ابن أبي الدنيا، قصر الأمل #٢١٢ ١/١٤١
http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-6899/page-206

Ibn al-Jawzi:

“And the miskeen, the true miskeen, is the one who wasted his life learning what he does not practice, thus he looses the pleasures of the dunya and the goodness of the akhirah. In addition to Coming forth bankrupt on the Day of Judgment with strong evidences against himself.”

[Sayd al-Khatir, p. 138]

“All men go out early.....”

- AbuMuadhTaqweem

https://twitter.com/MarkazBukhari/status/1088779406305308672

If a calamity befalls you, look towards Allāh’s favor upon you. If Allāh tests you with a sickness in your body, then surely, despite your illness, He has blessed you in your body in many other ways. Thus, the One who tested you is the One who has also favored you with countless blessings. This will assist the Muslim in being patient with calamities that befall him. If a calamity befalls him and he is patient, he will attain a tremendous position.

Book: Explanation of the Concise Advices of Shaykh-ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah
Author: Shaykh Sulaymān ar-Ruhaylī
Published by: Authentic Statements Publishing
Translated by: Rasheed Barbee
Page: 83

Between The Past And The Future – Imâm Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

al-Fawaa’id, pp 151-152, Al-Istiqaamah, No. 2

Your life in the present moment is in between the past and the future.

So what has preceded can be rectified by tawbah (repentance), nadam (regret) and istighfar (seeking Allaah’s forgiveness). And this is something that will neither tire you, nor cause you to toil as you would with strenuous labour. Rather it is an action of the heart.Then as regards the future (then it can be corrected) by withholding yourself from sins. And this abandonment is merely the leaving of something and to be at ease from it. This also is not action of the limbs, which requires you to strive and toil. Rather this is a firm resolve and intention of the heart – which will give rest to your body, heart and thoughts.

So as for what has preceded, then you rectify it with repentance. And as for the future – then you rectify it with firm resolve and intention. Neither of these involves any hardship or exertion of the limbs.

But then your attention must be directed to your life in the present – the time between two times. If you waste it, then you have wasted the opportunity to be of the fortunate and saved ones. If you look after it, having rectified the two times – what is before and after it, as we have said – then you will be successful and achieve rest, delight and ever-lasting bliss. However, looking after it is harder than that which comes before and after it, since guarding it involves keeping to that which is most befitting and beneficial for your soul, and that which will bring it success and well-being.


https://abdurrahman.org/2009/10/13/between-the-past-and-the-future/

Ibn Taymiyyah:

"The more a person has a desire for knowledge and worship, and the abler he is to engage in it ... the greater he will achieve, so long as Allah keeps him safe from Shayṭān; and the greater fitnah he will cause if the Shayṭān gets control over him."

Al Imān p.223

Translated by Abū Suhailah ʿUmar Quinn

https://twitter.com/AbooSuhailah/status/980290862310715392?s=19

Which is Better?

Q: When we are reciting the Qur'an, is it better to read from the Mushaf, or from memory?

A: As for reciting the Qur'an outside of the prayer, it is better to read from the Mushaf, because it is better from the view precision and memorization, except when reciting it from the heart is more conducive to memorizing it and makes it easier to concentrate. In this case one should recite it from the heart.

In the case of the prayer, it is better to recite from the heart. This is because when one recites from the Mushaf it results in unnecessary motion from holding the Mushaf, turning the pages, and looking at the letters. All of this causes one to be unable to properly place the right hand over the left on the chest while in the standing position, and it may also result in harsh treatment to it during the bowing and prostration positions when he has to put the Mushaf under his arm, etc. It is for these such reasons that we prefer a person to recite from his heart during prayer rather than from the Mushaf.

We even see some people, when they are praying behind an Imam, reading directly from the Mushaf, following his recitation. Because of the reasons mentioned above, and because the worshipper needs only to follow the Imam, people should not hold the Mushaf when they are praying.

But if the case is that the Imam's memory is not good, and he says to one of the followers, ''While you are praying behind me follow along in the Mushaf in case I make a mistake.'' Then there is no harm in this.

Ibn 'Uthaimin

Book: Fatawa Islamiyah Islamic Verdicts [Volume 7] - فتاوى إسلامية
Collected by: Muhammad bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Al-Musnad
Published and translated by: Darussalam
Page: 17,18

Character is exposed in the home with the family. You find out who really has good manners and who doesn’t. We have said this many times before. Some of us perfect our character when we leave the home; even if someone harms another, you will find him smiling saying, “JazākAllāhu khayran (may Allāh reward you with good), may Allāh pardon you!” But when he enters his home, he changes completely. When he enters the home, he becomes someone who curses, insults, slanders, and beats. He becomes angry for the slightest reason. He beats his family for the slightest reason. He knows no limits. In reality, he needs to examine himself, because good manners are manners the person can adorn himself with throughout different situations.

Book: Explanation of the Concise Advices of Shaykh-ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah
Author: Shaykh Sulaymān ar-Ruhaylī
Published by: Authentic Statements Publishing
Translated by: Rasheed Barbee
Page: 92,93

A man came to Ḥasan Baṣrī رحمه الله and said:

“O Abā Saīd I complain to you of the hardness of my heart?"
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‎al-Ḥasan رحمه الله said: “Discipline it with Dhikr."
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‎[‎ذم الهوى صفحة ٦٩]

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Imam Shafī'ī (رحمه الله) Said:

"The first squeeze of the Grave will make you forget every warm hug you had in life."

[Biharu 'I-anwar | vol.6. p.242]

Shaykh ibn Baz: When the need (you have) is delayed (from being fulfilled), don’t blame your Lord.

Don’t say: Why, why (haven’t you answered my du’a) my Lord?!

Rather, it’s upon you to return back to yourself and take account of yourself, for indeed your Lord is All-Wise and All-Knowing.

Therefore, return back to yourself and look. Perhaps you have something with you from the sins and the acts of disobedience which is the reason for the delay in the answer (for your du’a).

Source: Majmoo’ al-Fatawa (v. 5, pp. 304-305)

💥How To Humble An Arrogant Person💥...

Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq Al-Badr:

Mutarif Ibn Abdullah may Allah have mercy upon him - who was a scholar from the second generation of Muslims - saw a man wearing a cloak and strutting boastfully.

♢ So he said to the man: “O slave of Allah, this is the type of boastful strutting of those whom Allah hates.”

♢ The man replied: “Don’t you know who I am?!”

This man was wearing this beautiful cloak, and his appearance was attractive, and he was strutting, and someone has the nerve to speak to him in this manner?! Thus he replied to him: Don’t you know who I am?! Meaning if you knew who I was you would not speak to me like this.

Mutarif said: “On the contrary, of course I know who you are! You started as a sprinkled drop of sperm, you will end as a soiled corpse, and in the meantime you are carrying around feces (in your intestines). I know who you are!”

Thus the man went about his way and he no longer strutted. These words of Mutarif taught this man some manners.

✒ Translated by Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee

- Via http://mtws.posthaven.com/how-to-humble-an-arrogant-person

💥Humble Beginnings💥...

It is reported that Al-Ahnaf b. Qays – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

I find it amazing how anyone who passed through the urinary tract twice could ever be arrogant and haughty!

[Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 4:92]

- Via https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/humble-beginnings/

"ihdinā aṣ-Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm" (Guide us to the straight path) - Explained by Shaykh Uthaymeen

https://abdurrahman.org/2019/02/02/ihdina-a%e1%b9%a3-%e1%b9%a3ira%e1%b9%ad-al-mustaqim-guide-us-to-the-straight-path/

“Good Evening” Does Not Replace “As-Salamu ‘Alaykum”

Q: A common and widespread practice nowadays is to say “good morning” or “good evening,” rather than to say the Islamic greeting.

A: The greeting that has been reported is “As-Salamu ‘Alaykum” or “As-Salamu ‘Alayk.” After beginning with this, you may continue to give any other kind of greeting, such as “good morning” or “good evening.” These greetings come after the legislated greeting. As for preceding the legislated greeting with such statements, this is wrong.

Ibn ‘Uthaimin

Book: Fatawa Islamiyah Islamic Verdicts [Volume 8] - فتاوى إسلامية
Collected by: Muhammad bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Al-Musnad
Published and translated by: Darussalam
Page: 217

Ibn-ul-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “Whoever wants to make his building high, then he must take care to lay down firm foundations. For the height of a building will depend on the firmness and strength of its foundations. Deeds and levels are buildings, and their foundation is faith. Whenever the foundation is firm, then the building can stand firm upon it and be tall and if anything falls off the building it is easy to put it back in place. As for if the foundations are not firm, then the building will not be solid and cannot be made too high. If something breaks off from the foundation, then the whole building could fall down.

So, the one is knowledgeable, his concern is with making his foundations strong and firm. But the one who is ignorant builds his building without any foundation, so it does not hesitate to come crumbling down, as The Most High says:

أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَىٰ تَقْوَىٰ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٍ خَيْرٌ أَمْ مَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍ فَانْهَارَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Is it then he, who laid the foundation of his building on piety to Allah and His Good Pleasure, better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on an undetermined brink of a precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces with him into the Fire of Hell. And Allah guides not the people who are the Zalimun (cruel, violent, proud, polytheist and wrong-doer).
[Surah At-Tawbah: 109]

The foundation for the building of actions is like the strength of the human body. If the body is strong then it will cope well and ward off many illnesses. But if the body is weak then it will not be able to cope with much and will be quick to pick up illnesses.

So, build your building upon a strong foundation of faith, then if something is taken from the roof or the top of the building it will be much easier to put it back in place than if the foundations were ruined.

These foundations are two:
1. Correct knowledge of Allah, His commands, His names and His attributes.
2. Singling out obedience to Him and His messenger to the exception of anyone else.

This is the strongest foundation that the slave of Allah can establish his building upon and due to it he can build his building as high as he likes.”
(Al-Fawaa'id, Page 175)
Translated by Abu Hafsa, except the Ayah which was taken from Muhsin Khan’s translation.

• If A Person Removes A Worldly Difficulty From A Believer, Allah Will Remove His Trouble From The Hereafter!
• If He Who Finds Relief For A Hard-Pressed Person, Allah Will Make Things Easy For Him On The Day Of Resurrection!!
• He Who Covers Up The Faults And Sins Of A Muslim, Allah Will Cover Up His Faults And Sins In This World And In The Hereafter!!!
• Allah Supports His Slave As Long As The Slave Is Supportive Of His Brother!
Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: The Prophet (swalla-Allaahu alayhi wa-sallam) said,
مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنيَا ، نَفَّسَ الله عَنْهُ كُربَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ ، وَمَنْ يَسَّر عَلَى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ الله عَلَيهِ في الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ، وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِماً سَتَرَهُ الله في الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ، والله في عَونِ العَبْدِ مَا كَانَ العَبْدُ في عَونِ أخِيهِ
"He who removes from a believer one of his difficulties of this world, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection. And he who finds relief for a hard-pressed person, Allah will make things easy for him on the Day of Resurrection. He who covers up (the faults and sins) of a Muslim, Allah will cover up (his faults and sins) in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah supports His slave as long as the slave is supportive of his brother.
[Related by Saheeh Muslim, Hadith # 2699 (8/71)]
It is an act of great merit to relieve a Muslim from his financial difficulty

Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه said:

"Stick to the truth, even if the truth kills you."

[روضة العقلاء ٧٧-٧٨]

The Cure for Satanic Thoughts

Q: Sometimes dangerous notions and ideas come into my mind and I fear that they may remove me from the pale of my religion; what can I do about them?

A: These notions and thoughts are from Satan, who whispers into the hearts of mankind in order to cause confusion to the Muslim; so when you feel any such thing, seek refuge with Allāh and stop thinking about matters of the unseen, matters of (Allāh’s) Attributes and creation, so that your conviction is not weakened.

Ibn Jibreen

Book: Fatawa Islamiyah Islamic Verdicts [Volume 1] - فتاوى إسلامية
Collected by: Muhammad bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Al-Musnad
Published and translated by: Darussalam
Page: 224

Muhammed Ibn Al Hanafiya رحمة الله said:

"Whoever has self respect does not give any value to the worldly life (dunya)"

[Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله Sifatun al Safwan 2:77 ]

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Ibn Al Jawzi رحمه الله

“Understand that life has occasions. One time it is poverty, and another time it is wealth. Once it is honour, and another it is humiliation. Happy is he is who remains grounded in each situation.”

[Sayd al-Khatir, p.282]

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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

Imitating the Sahaabah and the Taabi’een sharpens one’s intellect, Deen and also one’s character.

[Iqtidaa’ As-Siraat Al-Mustaqeem, 1/527]

FORBID THE EVIL AND COMMAND THE GOOD

Al-Imam Sufyaan (Ath-Thawri) said:

"No one should command the good and forbid the evil except he who has three qualities:

• He is kind when he commands the good and he is kind when he forbids the evil.

• He is just when he commands the good and he is just when he forbids the evil.

• And he is knowledgeable about that which he commands to and he is knowledgeable about that which he forbids." *

* Refer to the book ennoscriptd Al-Amr bil Ma'roof wan Nabiy' anil Munkar by Abu Bakr Al-Khilaal. (Page 46)

Book: Kindness & Gentleness
By Doctor Fadl Al-Ilaahi
Translated by Tarik Preston
Published by Invitation To Islam
Dar-us-salam.co.uk
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