Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“Allah is displeased when you stop asking of Him and mankind is displeased when asked!”
[Madaarij As-Salikeen, 2/98]
“Allah is displeased when you stop asking of Him and mankind is displeased when asked!”
[Madaarij As-Salikeen, 2/98]
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:
❝It is only right that a person be optimistic, feeling happy about the good he sees (in things); and he should not look at the life lying ahead of him in this world as dark and dismal so that he becomes weary (of life) and loses hope.❞
(Sharḥ Riyaḍ Al-Ṣāliḥīn, (4/115-116) | Translated By Mikail Ibn Mahboob Ariff)
❝It is only right that a person be optimistic, feeling happy about the good he sees (in things); and he should not look at the life lying ahead of him in this world as dark and dismal so that he becomes weary (of life) and loses hope.❞
(Sharḥ Riyaḍ Al-Ṣāliḥīn, (4/115-116) | Translated By Mikail Ibn Mahboob Ariff)
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]
● [شرح رياض الصالحين ٦/٢٦٣]
Whenever Ibraaheem Ibn Ad'ham was asked:
How are you?
He replied:
"Im upon good as long as I am not carrying the sins of others [i.e.either by violating rights of others or calling to sin]."
●[Seerah As-Salaf- By Al-Asbahaanee. Chapter: A mention of the At'baa At-Taabi’een 1/973]
How are you?
He replied:
"Im upon good as long as I am not carrying the sins of others [i.e.either by violating rights of others or calling to sin]."
●[Seerah As-Salaf- By Al-Asbahaanee. Chapter: A mention of the At'baa At-Taabi’een 1/973]
On Humility
Our mother Aishah (r) reminded us, "You are neglecting the greatest act of worship: humility and humbleness" [Reported in K. al-Zuhd of Ibn al-Mubārak].
And Qatādah said, "Whoever is blessed with wealth, or beauty, or fine clothes, or knowledge, and doesn't become humble, shall regret those blessings on Judgment Day."
And Yaḥyā b. Abī Kathīr, a student of Anas b. Mālik (r), said, "The three pillars of humility are: that you sit with those whom others might think as lesser than you; and that you begin with the greetings of salām to everyone you meet; and that you genuinely dislike that you be praised for any deed."
We ask Allah for humility and humbleness, and seek His refuge from arrogance and pride.
Our mother Aishah (r) reminded us, "You are neglecting the greatest act of worship: humility and humbleness" [Reported in K. al-Zuhd of Ibn al-Mubārak].
And Qatādah said, "Whoever is blessed with wealth, or beauty, or fine clothes, or knowledge, and doesn't become humble, shall regret those blessings on Judgment Day."
And Yaḥyā b. Abī Kathīr, a student of Anas b. Mālik (r), said, "The three pillars of humility are: that you sit with those whom others might think as lesser than you; and that you begin with the greetings of salām to everyone you meet; and that you genuinely dislike that you be praised for any deed."
We ask Allah for humility and humbleness, and seek His refuge from arrogance and pride.
The condition of the one who relies on Allah is like the condition of the one who is given a dirham by a King, then it gets stolen from him; so the King says to him: "I have many times as much as that, so don't worry. When you come to me, I will give you from my treasures much more than that."
Thus if (this person) knows the truthfulness of the king's statement, and trusts him, and knows that his treasures are full of that, then what he missed will not make him sad.
📚: Madaarij as-Saalikeen, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him)
Thus if (this person) knows the truthfulness of the king's statement, and trusts him, and knows that his treasures are full of that, then what he missed will not make him sad.
📚: Madaarij as-Saalikeen, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him)
Problematic Issues
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah [رحمه الله] said:
«اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﺇﺫا ﺧﺎﺽ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﻬﻤﻮا ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺘﻬﺎ، ﻭﺇﺫا ﺗﻨﺎﺯﻋﻮا ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺻﺎﺭ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺃﻫﻮاء ﻭﻇﻨﻮﻥ، ﻭﺃﻓﻀﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﺮﻗﺔ ﻭالفتنة.»
❝If most of the people delved into problematic issues, they will not understand the reality of these issues.
When they differ in these issues then desires and presumptions occur between them and that causes and leads to splitting up and Fitnah.❞
[Dara Taraad Al Naqal Wal Naql, (4/298) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah [رحمه الله] said:
«اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﺇﺫا ﺧﺎﺽ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﻬﻤﻮا ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺘﻬﺎ، ﻭﺇﺫا ﺗﻨﺎﺯﻋﻮا ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺻﺎﺭ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺃﻫﻮاء ﻭﻇﻨﻮﻥ، ﻭﺃﻓﻀﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﺮﻗﺔ ﻭالفتنة.»
❝If most of the people delved into problematic issues, they will not understand the reality of these issues.
When they differ in these issues then desires and presumptions occur between them and that causes and leads to splitting up and Fitnah.❞
[Dara Taraad Al Naqal Wal Naql, (4/298) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
Be Kind, Protective, Merciful And Forgiving Because There Isn't Many Of Us Left
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [رضي الله عنه] said:
❝Whoever doesn't show mercy will not receive mercy. Whoever doesn't forgive others will not be forgiven. Whoever doesn't protect others will not be protected.❞
[Adab Mufrad, (No. 366) | Translated By Salah Al-Iranee]
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [رضي الله عنه] said:
❝Whoever doesn't show mercy will not receive mercy. Whoever doesn't forgive others will not be forgiven. Whoever doesn't protect others will not be protected.❞
[Adab Mufrad, (No. 366) | Translated By Salah Al-Iranee]
↪🔷 Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen [رحمه الله] said:
“If you see your brother distressed, then say to him ‘have glad-tidings for relief is nearby and if you see him in hardship, then say to him ease is nearby.’”
Sharh Riyādh as-Sāliheen 4/116 | 📑
“If you see your brother distressed, then say to him ‘have glad-tidings for relief is nearby and if you see him in hardship, then say to him ease is nearby.’”
Sharh Riyādh as-Sāliheen 4/116 | 📑
Beware Of Mockery.
Do not mock a pain you haven't endured....
'A'isha رضى الله عنها said,
“A man suffering from an affliction passed by some women and they laughed together, mocking him, and so one of them got that same affliction.”
[Âdab al-Mufrad no. 887]
Do not mock a pain you haven't endured....
'A'isha رضى الله عنها said,
“A man suffering from an affliction passed by some women and they laughed together, mocking him, and so one of them got that same affliction.”
[Âdab al-Mufrad no. 887]
If you see your brother distressed, then say to him
‘have glad-tidings for relief is nearby'
and if you see him in hardship, then say to him
'ease is nearby’
- Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله
[Sharh Riyādh as-Sāliheen 4/116]
‘have glad-tidings for relief is nearby'
and if you see him in hardship, then say to him
'ease is nearby’
- Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله
[Sharh Riyādh as-Sāliheen 4/116]
Al-Shaʿbī said: “The Hour will not be established until knowledge becomes ignorance and ignorance is seen as knowledge.”
وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ: لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ الْعِلْمُ جَهْلًا، وَالْجَهْلُ عِلْمًا.
This is how matters will reflect at the end of time, all types of facts and realities will be altered and reversed.
وَهَذَا كُلُّهُ مِنِ انْقِلَابِ الْحَقَائِقِ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ وَانْعِكَاسِ الْأُمُورِ.
Ibn Rajab, Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wa ʾl-Ḥikam 1/140
ابن رجب، جامع العلوم والحكم ١/١٤٠
وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ: لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ الْعِلْمُ جَهْلًا، وَالْجَهْلُ عِلْمًا.
This is how matters will reflect at the end of time, all types of facts and realities will be altered and reversed.
وَهَذَا كُلُّهُ مِنِ انْقِلَابِ الْحَقَائِقِ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ وَانْعِكَاسِ الْأُمُورِ.
Ibn Rajab, Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wa ʾl-Ḥikam 1/140
ابن رجب، جامع العلوم والحكم ١/١٤٠
Consequences of Riba' and Adultery!
🎓 Shaykh Salih al Fawzan حفظه الله
"No people deal in Riba' and commit Adultery, but Allaah, Exalted be He, afflicts them with poverty, incurable diseases and injustice from rulers."
📚 A Summary of Islamic Jurisprudence, [V. 2, P. 44]
📝 Admin's Note:
And still we will continue to blame others for not rescuing and helping us! Introspect deep into your lives, all the answers of what is happening why, are clear there! Allaahul Musta'a
🎓 Shaykh Salih al Fawzan حفظه الله
"No people deal in Riba' and commit Adultery, but Allaah, Exalted be He, afflicts them with poverty, incurable diseases and injustice from rulers."
📚 A Summary of Islamic Jurisprudence, [V. 2, P. 44]
📝 Admin's Note:
And still we will continue to blame others for not rescuing and helping us! Introspect deep into your lives, all the answers of what is happening why, are clear there! Allaahul Musta'a
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:
“Some of the Salaf would ask Allāah in their prayers for everything, even when they needed salt for the dough and fodder for the sheep.”
●[Jāmi Uloom wal-Hikam 2/39]
“Some of the Salaf would ask Allāah in their prayers for everything, even when they needed salt for the dough and fodder for the sheep.”
●[Jāmi Uloom wal-Hikam 2/39]
REMINDER!
We Learn So Many Things But Do Not Act On Them
~ We have learnt that, if we say "Subhanallaah wa bihamdihii" a hundred times, our sins will be forgiven, even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.
Yet, so many days and nights pass us by and we do NOT say these words.
~ We have learnt that, two rak'ahs of Salaatu-Duhaa outweigh 360 acts of sadaqah.
Yet, so many days and nights pass us by and we do NOT observe Salatul-Duhaa.
~ We have learnt that, whoever voluntarily fast for a single day in the path of Allaah , Allaah will distance his face from the fire by seven trenches and also distance his face from the fire by seventy khareefs. Yet, we do NOT observe voluntary fasting.
~ We are aware that, whoever visits a sick person will have 70,000 angels follow him as he returns home, seeking Allah's forgiveness for him.
Yet, we have NOT visited the sick this week
~ We have learnt that, whoever prays upon a dead muslim and follows the corpse to the grave until it is buried will have two Qiiraats of reward; and a Qiiraat is simlar to the size of Mount Uhud.
Yet, so many weeks pass us by and we do NOT go to the graveyards to pray Salatul Janaazah on the dying Muslims.
~ We have learnt that, whoever builds a masjid for Allah, even if it is the size of a bird's nest, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.
Yet, we do NOT contribute towards the building of masjids.
~We have learnt that, the one who helps a widow and her orphans is like the mujahid fighting in the path of Allaah or like the fasting person who doesn't break his fast at all or like the one who spends the entire night doing Tahajjud and doesn't sleep at all.
Yet, we do NOT partake in the assistance of widows and their helpless orphans.
~ We have learnt that whoever recites a single letter from the Qur'an will get a hasannah, and a hasanah is recorded in ten folds.
Yet, we do NOT bother to recite the Qur'an everyday.
~ We have learnt that, the one who performs Hajj-Mabruur will be rewarded with none other than Paradise and will be recompensed by returning back to his homeland, just as the day his mother gave birth to him (i.e. with a clean slate of sins; all his sins washed away).
Yet, we do NOT bother to fulfil the rites of Hajj, worse for those who have the means, despite the fact that the rites are easy and have been simplified for us.
~ We have learnt that, the honour of a believer is in his getting up to pray Tahajjud at night, and that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, his household and companions) were never negligent of observing Tahajjud all through their lives, even though they were pre-occupied with seeking for their livelihoods, and in spreading the religion of Allah.
Yet, we are extremely negligent in this aspect of worship
~ We have learnt that, the Day of judgement is surely approaching; without any doubt, and that Allaah will surely raise the occupants of the graves.
Yet, we do NOT prepare for this Great Day.
~ We bury the dead and pray janaazah upon them.
Yet, we act heedlessly, as though such a day is NOT meant for us.
My dear brother and sister, know that every single breath you take in, moves you closer to your appointed time; death.
Know now, right now my brother and sister that even as you read this reminder, every single breath you take in reading this moves you closer to your appointed TIME; to your END; your DEATH; your GRAVE.
So, glad tidings to the one who reads these words, understands them, and HASTENS to WORK with them...
We Learn So Many Things But Do Not Act On Them
~ We have learnt that, if we say "Subhanallaah wa bihamdihii" a hundred times, our sins will be forgiven, even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.
Yet, so many days and nights pass us by and we do NOT say these words.
~ We have learnt that, two rak'ahs of Salaatu-Duhaa outweigh 360 acts of sadaqah.
Yet, so many days and nights pass us by and we do NOT observe Salatul-Duhaa.
~ We have learnt that, whoever voluntarily fast for a single day in the path of Allaah , Allaah will distance his face from the fire by seven trenches and also distance his face from the fire by seventy khareefs. Yet, we do NOT observe voluntary fasting.
~ We are aware that, whoever visits a sick person will have 70,000 angels follow him as he returns home, seeking Allah's forgiveness for him.
Yet, we have NOT visited the sick this week
~ We have learnt that, whoever prays upon a dead muslim and follows the corpse to the grave until it is buried will have two Qiiraats of reward; and a Qiiraat is simlar to the size of Mount Uhud.
Yet, so many weeks pass us by and we do NOT go to the graveyards to pray Salatul Janaazah on the dying Muslims.
~ We have learnt that, whoever builds a masjid for Allah, even if it is the size of a bird's nest, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise.
Yet, we do NOT contribute towards the building of masjids.
~We have learnt that, the one who helps a widow and her orphans is like the mujahid fighting in the path of Allaah or like the fasting person who doesn't break his fast at all or like the one who spends the entire night doing Tahajjud and doesn't sleep at all.
Yet, we do NOT partake in the assistance of widows and their helpless orphans.
~ We have learnt that whoever recites a single letter from the Qur'an will get a hasannah, and a hasanah is recorded in ten folds.
Yet, we do NOT bother to recite the Qur'an everyday.
~ We have learnt that, the one who performs Hajj-Mabruur will be rewarded with none other than Paradise and will be recompensed by returning back to his homeland, just as the day his mother gave birth to him (i.e. with a clean slate of sins; all his sins washed away).
Yet, we do NOT bother to fulfil the rites of Hajj, worse for those who have the means, despite the fact that the rites are easy and have been simplified for us.
~ We have learnt that, the honour of a believer is in his getting up to pray Tahajjud at night, and that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, his household and companions) were never negligent of observing Tahajjud all through their lives, even though they were pre-occupied with seeking for their livelihoods, and in spreading the religion of Allah.
Yet, we are extremely negligent in this aspect of worship
~ We have learnt that, the Day of judgement is surely approaching; without any doubt, and that Allaah will surely raise the occupants of the graves.
Yet, we do NOT prepare for this Great Day.
~ We bury the dead and pray janaazah upon them.
Yet, we act heedlessly, as though such a day is NOT meant for us.
My dear brother and sister, know that every single breath you take in, moves you closer to your appointed time; death.
Know now, right now my brother and sister that even as you read this reminder, every single breath you take in reading this moves you closer to your appointed TIME; to your END; your DEATH; your GRAVE.
So, glad tidings to the one who reads these words, understands them, and HASTENS to WORK with them...