*From The Matters That Prevent Blessings.*
The Messenger of Allaah. - صلى الله عليه وسلم - said:
إنَّ اللهَ تباركَ وتعالى يَبْتَلِي عَبْدَهُ بِما أعطاهُ، فمَنْ رضيَ بِما قَسَمَ اللهُ عزَّ وجلَّ لهُ بارَكَ اللهُ لهُ فيهِ ووسَّعَهُ، ومَنْ لمْ يَرْضَ لمْ يُبارِكْ لهُ فيهِ
“Verily Allaah tests His slave by way of what He bestowed on him, so whoever is pleased with what Allaah apportioned for him, then Allaah blesses that for him and increases it. And whoever was not pleased with what Allaah apportioned for him, then it is not blessed for him.”
Silsilah ahadeeth as-saheehah no. 1658
Translated by
Miraath Publications Translation Team
The Messenger of Allaah. - صلى الله عليه وسلم - said:
إنَّ اللهَ تباركَ وتعالى يَبْتَلِي عَبْدَهُ بِما أعطاهُ، فمَنْ رضيَ بِما قَسَمَ اللهُ عزَّ وجلَّ لهُ بارَكَ اللهُ لهُ فيهِ ووسَّعَهُ، ومَنْ لمْ يَرْضَ لمْ يُبارِكْ لهُ فيهِ
“Verily Allaah tests His slave by way of what He bestowed on him, so whoever is pleased with what Allaah apportioned for him, then Allaah blesses that for him and increases it. And whoever was not pleased with what Allaah apportioned for him, then it is not blessed for him.”
Silsilah ahadeeth as-saheehah no. 1658
Translated by
Miraath Publications Translation Team
Be kind & gentle!
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah is Kind and lenient and likes that one should be kind and lenient in all matters."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 6927
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness, and He rewards for gentleness what He does not reward for harshness or for anything else."
📚: Sahih Muslim 2593 (6601)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Show gentleness, for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it is taken out from anything it damages it."
📚: Sunan Abi Dawud 4808 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from his share of good."
📚: Jami at-Tirmidhi 2013 | Hasan
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of goodness."
📚: Sunan Ibn Majah 3687 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah is Kind and lenient and likes that one should be kind and lenient in all matters."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 6927
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah is Gentle and loves gentleness, and He rewards for gentleness what He does not reward for harshness or for anything else."
📚: Sahih Muslim 2593 (6601)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Show gentleness, for if gentleness is found in anything, it beautifies it and when it is taken out from anything it damages it."
📚: Sunan Abi Dawud 4808 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever was given his share of gentleness, then he has been given a share of good. And whoever has been prevented from his share of gentleness, then he has been prevented from his share of good."
📚: Jami at-Tirmidhi 2013 | Hasan
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of goodness."
📚: Sunan Ibn Majah 3687 | Sahih
#Travel_is_a_kind_of_torment
Narrated by Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating! So when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his family.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5429 and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1927]
Narrated by Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating! So when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his family.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5429 and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1927]
Ibn Taymiyah's Rule of Love |
❝When you love someone for the sake of Allāh, it is Allāh who you truly love. So whenever you remember that person in your heart, you are reminded of your true love (Allāh) and this automatically increases your love for that person.❞
In another place Ibn Taymiyah explains that when you love someone for a specific reason (what they do for, what they give you, how they make you feel, etc) you don't really love them, you love that thing they offer, and once that thing is gone, so is your love.
To give us an idea of how important this topic is: Love is at the core of religion; it is a pillar of worship. It is your creed to love Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ more than anyone else or anything else.
And in a ḥadīth, Rasūl Allāh ﷺ tells us that there will be seven groups of people who will be shaded on the Day of Judgement, one group consists of people who loved one another purely for Allāh.
May Allāh make us from them.
May Allāh make His love and the love of His Messenger ﷺ foremost in our hearts. ✨
❝When you love someone for the sake of Allāh, it is Allāh who you truly love. So whenever you remember that person in your heart, you are reminded of your true love (Allāh) and this automatically increases your love for that person.❞
In another place Ibn Taymiyah explains that when you love someone for a specific reason (what they do for, what they give you, how they make you feel, etc) you don't really love them, you love that thing they offer, and once that thing is gone, so is your love.
To give us an idea of how important this topic is: Love is at the core of religion; it is a pillar of worship. It is your creed to love Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ more than anyone else or anything else.
And in a ḥadīth, Rasūl Allāh ﷺ tells us that there will be seven groups of people who will be shaded on the Day of Judgement, one group consists of people who loved one another purely for Allāh.
May Allāh make us from them.
May Allāh make His love and the love of His Messenger ﷺ foremost in our hearts. ✨
Imaam Malik's MUWATTA Book 20 Hadith # 20.5.16
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Fatima bint al-Mundhir (Radhiallaahu Ánha) said, "We used to veil our faces when we were in Ihram in the company of Asma bint Abi Bakr As-Siddiq (Radhiallaahu Ánha). "This again proves that not only the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) wore the Niqaab and that even though in Ihram women are not supposed to wear Niqaab but if men are there they still have to cover the face.
Abu Dawood Book 10, Hadith # 1829
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: (Radhiallaahu Ánha) who said, "The riders would pass us while we were with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). When they got close to us, we would draw our outer cloak from our heads over our faces. When they passed by, we would uncover our faces.
Recorded by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, Narrated 'Aisha. [In his work Jilbab al-Marah al-Muslimah, al-Albani states (p. 108) that it is hasan due to corroborating evidence. Also, in a narration from Asma {who was not the wife of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)}, Asma also covered her face at all times in front of men.] Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in his tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith indicates the compulsion of the concealing of the faces as an order of Shariah, because during the Ihram it is "wajib" (compulsory) NOT to wear the Niqaab. So if it was only mustahab (recommended) to cover the face then Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) would have taken the wajib over the mustahab. It is well known by the Ullima that a wajib can only be left because of something that is also wajib or fardh. So Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) covering the face even in Ihram in the presence of strange (ghairMahraam) men shows that they understood this to be an act that was wajib or fardh or they would not have covered the face in Ihraam.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Fatima bint al-Mundhir (Radhiallaahu Ánha) said, "We used to veil our faces when we were in Ihram in the company of Asma bint Abi Bakr As-Siddiq (Radhiallaahu Ánha). "This again proves that not only the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) wore the Niqaab and that even though in Ihram women are not supposed to wear Niqaab but if men are there they still have to cover the face.
Abu Dawood Book 10, Hadith # 1829
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: (Radhiallaahu Ánha) who said, "The riders would pass us while we were with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). When they got close to us, we would draw our outer cloak from our heads over our faces. When they passed by, we would uncover our faces.
Recorded by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, Narrated 'Aisha. [In his work Jilbab al-Marah al-Muslimah, al-Albani states (p. 108) that it is hasan due to corroborating evidence. Also, in a narration from Asma {who was not the wife of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)}, Asma also covered her face at all times in front of men.] Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in his tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith indicates the compulsion of the concealing of the faces as an order of Shariah, because during the Ihram it is "wajib" (compulsory) NOT to wear the Niqaab. So if it was only mustahab (recommended) to cover the face then Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) would have taken the wajib over the mustahab. It is well known by the Ullima that a wajib can only be left because of something that is also wajib or fardh. So Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) covering the face even in Ihram in the presence of strange (ghairMahraam) men shows that they understood this to be an act that was wajib or fardh or they would not have covered the face in Ihraam.
Niqāb
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith # 282
Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 368
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to offer the Fajr prayer and some believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with him and then they would return to their homes unrecognized . Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith makes it clear that the Islamic dress is concealing of the entire body as explained in this hadith. Only with the complete cover including the face and hands can a woman not be recognized. This was the understanding and practice of the Sahaba and they were the best of group, the noblest in the sight of Allah (swt) with the most complete Imaan and noblest of characters. so if the practice of the women of the sahaba was to wear the complete veil then how can we deviate from their path? (Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" page # 12 and 13)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Hadith # 148
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): The wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).
Tirmidhi with a SAHIH chain reports...
"Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid quotes this hadith narrated by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad and says this is a direct hadith from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam ) and has made it clear that a woman must cover everything including the face and hands!)
Abu Dawood Book 14, Hadith # 2482
Narrated Thabit ibn Qays (Radhiallaahu Ánhu): A woman called Umm Khallad came to the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while she was veiled. She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said to her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face? She said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer the loss of my modesty. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: You will get the reward of two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that so, oh Prophet of Allah? He replied: Because the people of the Book have killed him.
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4090
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha): When the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments.
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4091
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse "That they should draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them. Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee, who is known as Ameer Al-Mu'mineen in the field of Hadith, said that the phrase, "covered themselves", in the above Hadith means that they "covered their faces". [Fath Al-Bari].
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith # 282
Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 368
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to offer the Fajr prayer and some believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with him and then they would return to their homes unrecognized . Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith makes it clear that the Islamic dress is concealing of the entire body as explained in this hadith. Only with the complete cover including the face and hands can a woman not be recognized. This was the understanding and practice of the Sahaba and they were the best of group, the noblest in the sight of Allah (swt) with the most complete Imaan and noblest of characters. so if the practice of the women of the sahaba was to wear the complete veil then how can we deviate from their path? (Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" page # 12 and 13)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Hadith # 148
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): The wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).
Tirmidhi with a SAHIH chain reports...
"Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid quotes this hadith narrated by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad and says this is a direct hadith from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam ) and has made it clear that a woman must cover everything including the face and hands!)
Abu Dawood Book 14, Hadith # 2482
Narrated Thabit ibn Qays (Radhiallaahu Ánhu): A woman called Umm Khallad came to the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while she was veiled. She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said to her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face? She said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer the loss of my modesty. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: You will get the reward of two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that so, oh Prophet of Allah? He replied: Because the people of the Book have killed him.
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4090
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha): When the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments.
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4091
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse "That they should draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them. Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee, who is known as Ameer Al-Mu'mineen in the field of Hadith, said that the phrase, "covered themselves", in the above Hadith means that they "covered their faces". [Fath Al-Bari].
Dua’a directly after the prayer is not legislated – Explained by Shaykh Uthaymeen
Question:
You mentioned as it relates to the issue or Dua’a or raising the hands during the Dua’a; that the Salaf, the Companions, and the people of knowledge would supplicate before the Salaam. Thus as it relates to the issue of raising the hands after the prayer, is this for the obligatory prayers and the supererogatory prayers likewise, is it better for the person to raise his hands or not?
Shaykh Uthaymeen:
May Allah bless you. Firstly; do not ask about raising the hands after the prayer. Ask about Dua’a after the prayer. Is it legislated or not? We say: It is not legislated; because Allah said:
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah(Soorah An Nisa 4:103)
He did not say: ‘Supplicate.’ Therefore the place for Dua’a is not after the prayer. The place for Dua’a is before the Salaam (before the Salaam to exit the prayer).
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to teach his companions the tashahhud, and he said: ‘Then after it (the tashahhud), supplicate as you like’. Thus he made the place for Dua’a before the Salaam.
And he advised Muadh رضي الله عنه to say after the final tashahhud before the Salaam:
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكِ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكِ
“O Allah, help me in remembering You, in giving You thanks, and worshipping You well.”
(Collected by Abu Dawud 1522)
And this is a Dua’a. And this is necessitated by the intent, because as long as the person is praying he is conversing with Allah, and when he leaves the prayer the conversation ends. So is it more befitting to supplicate while you are conversing with Allah or after you have left the conversation? The first is more befitting (to supplicate while you are conversing with Allah). And there is no difference whether it is the obligatory prayers or the supererogatory prayers.
Question:
You mentioned as it relates to the issue or Dua’a or raising the hands during the Dua’a; that the Salaf, the Companions, and the people of knowledge would supplicate before the Salaam. Thus as it relates to the issue of raising the hands after the prayer, is this for the obligatory prayers and the supererogatory prayers likewise, is it better for the person to raise his hands or not?
Shaykh Uthaymeen:
May Allah bless you. Firstly; do not ask about raising the hands after the prayer. Ask about Dua’a after the prayer. Is it legislated or not? We say: It is not legislated; because Allah said:
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ
And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah(Soorah An Nisa 4:103)
He did not say: ‘Supplicate.’ Therefore the place for Dua’a is not after the prayer. The place for Dua’a is before the Salaam (before the Salaam to exit the prayer).
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to teach his companions the tashahhud, and he said: ‘Then after it (the tashahhud), supplicate as you like’. Thus he made the place for Dua’a before the Salaam.
And he advised Muadh رضي الله عنه to say after the final tashahhud before the Salaam:
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكِ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكِ
“O Allah, help me in remembering You, in giving You thanks, and worshipping You well.”
(Collected by Abu Dawud 1522)
And this is a Dua’a. And this is necessitated by the intent, because as long as the person is praying he is conversing with Allah, and when he leaves the prayer the conversation ends. So is it more befitting to supplicate while you are conversing with Allah or after you have left the conversation? The first is more befitting (to supplicate while you are conversing with Allah). And there is no difference whether it is the obligatory prayers or the supererogatory prayers.
Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنه said:
"A time will come upon the people when one's main concern will be (filling) his stomach;
Deen will become a hobby,
and the tongue will become his sword."
[Az-zuhd Ibn Mubarak]
"A time will come upon the people when one's main concern will be (filling) his stomach;
Deen will become a hobby,
and the tongue will become his sword."
[Az-zuhd Ibn Mubarak]
News reached ‘Umar ibn Abdul-‘Aziz that his son had purchased a ring for 1,000 dirhams.
He wrote to him: Sell it and use the money to feed 1,000 hungry people.
And for yourself, buy a ring made of iron for one dirham, and inscribe it with the words: May Allah have mercy on a person who knows his own worth!
Tafsir al-Qurtubi v. 13, p. 301
He wrote to him: Sell it and use the money to feed 1,000 hungry people.
And for yourself, buy a ring made of iron for one dirham, and inscribe it with the words: May Allah have mercy on a person who knows his own worth!
Tafsir al-Qurtubi v. 13, p. 301
The Prophet of Allahﷺ said;
“Beware of the Dua of the oppressed, because there is no barrier between it and Allah.
Allah, The Just, will definitely respond.
Allah SWT said:
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظّٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصٰرُ
"And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror]."
(QS. Ibrahim 14: Verse 42)
“Beware of the Dua of the oppressed, because there is no barrier between it and Allah.
Allah, The Just, will definitely respond.
Allah SWT said:
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظّٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصٰرُ
"And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror]."
(QS. Ibrahim 14: Verse 42)
✒ Punishment Not A Blessing
ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb Raḍi-Allāhu ʿAnhu saw a man with a big belly so he asked him: “What is this??!!”, the man said: “Blessing from Allāh.”, he Raḍi-Allāhu ʿAnhu replied: “Rather a PUNISHMENT from Allāh.”
● [مناقب أمير المؤمنين لابن الجوزي صفحة ١٩٤]
ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb Raḍi-Allāhu ʿAnhu saw a man with a big belly so he asked him: “What is this??!!”, the man said: “Blessing from Allāh.”, he Raḍi-Allāhu ʿAnhu replied: “Rather a PUNISHMENT from Allāh.”
● [مناقب أمير المؤمنين لابن الجوزي صفحة ١٩٤]
Imām An-Nawawī said: “If a person falls into the same sin a hundred times or a thousand times — or even more, and he repents after each time, his repentance will be accepted and his sins nullified. Even if he was to repent after all his sins just one time, his repentance would still be sound.”
[شرح النووي على مسلم ٧٥/١٧]
[شرح النووي على مسلم ٧٥/١٧]
Shaikh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said that
[Majmoo` al-Fataawa (10/40)]
Alee bin Abu Taalib رضي الله عنه said:
“Verily! The relationship between Sabr (patience) and Imaan (Faith) is like how a head is to the body – if the head is cut off, then what good is the body.” He (Alee رضي الله عنه) then raised his voice and said: “Verily! (A person) has no Imaan if he has no Sabr.”[Majmoo` al-Fataawa (10/40)]
Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said:
اظهار المحبرة من الرياء
'𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗸-𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄-𝗼𝗳𝗳 [𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗮].'
['Manaqib Ahmad', 188].
This also applies to showing off your Islamic Library in the background on FB & YouTube …
We all love nice clothes, nice food and nice cars, that's ok, in worldly affairs it’s minor - but when it comes to acts of worship, keep your intentions purely for the sake of God, otherwise there is no reward.
Many people will come on the day of judgement, expecting mountains of reward, but they will find nothing... because they didn't do those things for the sake of God. They will be told: 'Go and take your reward from whoever you did that act for.' [ اذهب فخذ أجرك ممن عملت له ], may Allah not make us among them.
If you go into ecstasy and weep when in front of people, but not when you're home alone... check your intentions.
Riyaa is hard to get rid of, because humans love praise. It is an internal battle that needs to be fought at all times.
Edit: This post is not meant for us to judge others, but to look at out own internal state and purify our own intentions. Nobody can see the inner intentions of other people. Riyaa is not a physical act, it is in the heart. Only God knows what is in people's hearts. Exactly the same act, may or may not be Riyaa - depending on intentions.
اظهار المحبرة من الرياء
'𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗸-𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄-𝗼𝗳𝗳 [𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗮].'
['Manaqib Ahmad', 188].
This also applies to showing off your Islamic Library in the background on FB & YouTube …
We all love nice clothes, nice food and nice cars, that's ok, in worldly affairs it’s minor - but when it comes to acts of worship, keep your intentions purely for the sake of God, otherwise there is no reward.
Many people will come on the day of judgement, expecting mountains of reward, but they will find nothing... because they didn't do those things for the sake of God. They will be told: 'Go and take your reward from whoever you did that act for.' [ اذهب فخذ أجرك ممن عملت له ], may Allah not make us among them.
If you go into ecstasy and weep when in front of people, but not when you're home alone... check your intentions.
Riyaa is hard to get rid of, because humans love praise. It is an internal battle that needs to be fought at all times.
Edit: This post is not meant for us to judge others, but to look at out own internal state and purify our own intentions. Nobody can see the inner intentions of other people. Riyaa is not a physical act, it is in the heart. Only God knows what is in people's hearts. Exactly the same act, may or may not be Riyaa - depending on intentions.
Hadith on Istighfar: Allah forgives you unless you stop asking
‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, one of us has committed a sin.” The Prophet said, “It will be written against him.” The man said, “Then he has sought forgiveness and repented.” The Prophet said, “He will be forgiven and his repentance accepted.” The man said, “Then he returns to committing a sin.” The Prophet said, “It will be written against him.” The man said, “Then he has sought forgiveness and repented.” The Prophet said, “He will be forgiven and his repentance accepted. Allah will not tire of forgiveness unless you are tired of asking.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 8918
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar
‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, one of us has committed a sin.” The Prophet said, “It will be written against him.” The man said, “Then he has sought forgiveness and repented.” The Prophet said, “He will be forgiven and his repentance accepted.” The man said, “Then he returns to committing a sin.” The Prophet said, “It will be written against him.” The man said, “Then he has sought forgiveness and repented.” The Prophet said, “He will be forgiven and his repentance accepted. Allah will not tire of forgiveness unless you are tired of asking.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 8918
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar
It is reported:
ثم سكت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
'𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.'
['Musnad Ahmad', 19467 - إسناده صحيح].
History even recorded the Prophet's silence!!
The Prophet's life has been recorded in great detail.
We even know how many white hair were on the Prophet's beard & head... we know how he ate, how he dressed, how he walked, how he slept, - we even know the number of straps on his sandals!!!
1- Ibn ‘Umar reported:
كَانَ شَيْبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَ عِشْرِينَ شَعَرَةً .
'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆.'
['Sunan Ibn Majah', 3630 - صحيح ].
2- Anas Ibn Malik reported:
أَنَّ نَعْلَ، النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لَهَا قِبَالاَنِ.
'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 (ﷺ) 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀.'
['Sahih Bukhari', 5857].
3- Hafsah reported:
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ
'𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 (ﷺ) 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽, 𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸.'
['Sunan Abi Dawud', 5045 -صحيح ].
4- Ja'far bin 'Amr narrated that his father said:
رَأَيْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِمَامَةً حَرْقَانِيَّةً .
"𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻."
['Sunan an-Nasa'i', 5343 - صحيح ].
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A man cannot even gather his own family to eat together at the dinner-table... yet, almost 2 BILLION people break their fast at the exact time because this man brought this message to us, 1400 years ago.
He was the greatest man to have ever walked on this earth, may God's peace and blessings be upon him.
ثم سكت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
'𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.'
['Musnad Ahmad', 19467 - إسناده صحيح].
History even recorded the Prophet's silence!!
The Prophet's life has been recorded in great detail.
We even know how many white hair were on the Prophet's beard & head... we know how he ate, how he dressed, how he walked, how he slept, - we even know the number of straps on his sandals!!!
1- Ibn ‘Umar reported:
كَانَ شَيْبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَ عِشْرِينَ شَعَرَةً .
'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆.'
['Sunan Ibn Majah', 3630 - صحيح ].
2- Anas Ibn Malik reported:
أَنَّ نَعْلَ، النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لَهَا قِبَالاَنِ.
'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 (ﷺ) 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀.'
['Sahih Bukhari', 5857].
3- Hafsah reported:
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ
'𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 (ﷺ) 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽, 𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸.'
['Sunan Abi Dawud', 5045 -صحيح ].
4- Ja'far bin 'Amr narrated that his father said:
رَأَيْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِمَامَةً حَرْقَانِيَّةً .
"𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻."
['Sunan an-Nasa'i', 5343 - صحيح ].
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A man cannot even gather his own family to eat together at the dinner-table... yet, almost 2 BILLION people break their fast at the exact time because this man brought this message to us, 1400 years ago.
He was the greatest man to have ever walked on this earth, may God's peace and blessings be upon him.
✒Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, mentions:
🗻When ash-Shāfi’ī sat in front of Mālik to read to him, (may Allāh have mercy on both), he was amazed at what he was seeing of ash-Shāfi’ī’s intelligence, wisdom, and complete understanding and comprehension, saying: “I see that Allāh has placed light in your heart. So, don’t put it out with the darkness of sin.”
And ash-Shāfi’ī (may Allāh have Mercy on him) said: I complained to Wakī’ of my bad memory So, he advised me to abandon sins; And said: “Know that knowledge is a blessing and the blessing of Allāh is not accessible to the sinner.”
📚‘al-Jawāb al-Kāfī’ (p. 54)
🗻When ash-Shāfi’ī sat in front of Mālik to read to him, (may Allāh have mercy on both), he was amazed at what he was seeing of ash-Shāfi’ī’s intelligence, wisdom, and complete understanding and comprehension, saying: “I see that Allāh has placed light in your heart. So, don’t put it out with the darkness of sin.”
And ash-Shāfi’ī (may Allāh have Mercy on him) said: I complained to Wakī’ of my bad memory So, he advised me to abandon sins; And said: “Know that knowledge is a blessing and the blessing of Allāh is not accessible to the sinner.”
📚‘al-Jawāb al-Kāfī’ (p. 54)
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Shaykh Bin Baz رحمه الله said: "Your crying out of fear of Allāh is a blessing from Allāh Almighty upon you."
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‘Iyad ibn Himar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you must be humble towards one another, so that no one oppresses another or boasts to another.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2865
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ تَوَاضَعُوا حَتَّى لَا يَبْغِيَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ وَلَا يَفْخَرَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ
2865 صحيح مسلم كتاب الجنة وصفة النعيم وعائلتها يعرف باب الصفات التي في هذا العالم أهل الجنة وأهل النار
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2865
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ تَوَاضَعُوا حَتَّى لَا يَبْغِيَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ وَلَا يَفْخَرَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ
2865 صحيح مسلم كتاب الجنة وصفة النعيم وعائلتها يعرف باب الصفات التي في هذا العالم أهل الجنة وأهل النار
Dear married sisters, that gentleman you think is better than your husband is because he's not living with you.
And to you married Men, that lady you think is better than your wife its because she's not living with you!
Marriage is a very complex institution. Even when ALLAH blesses you with a loving partner, you will still have some bad days in your relationship.
How the two of you choose to resolve your misunderstandings is what makes you different from other couples!
I can assure you that even the most admired couples have fights once in a while!
Marriage calls for maturity, communication, understanding, sacrifice, dedication, transparency, patience, forgiveness and love!
And to you married Men, that lady you think is better than your wife its because she's not living with you!
Marriage is a very complex institution. Even when ALLAH blesses you with a loving partner, you will still have some bad days in your relationship.
How the two of you choose to resolve your misunderstandings is what makes you different from other couples!
I can assure you that even the most admired couples have fights once in a while!
Marriage calls for maturity, communication, understanding, sacrifice, dedication, transparency, patience, forgiveness and love!