YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYONE
A man said to al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (raḥimahullāh):
‘The people sit around you so that they may find fault with you!’ So he said, ‘Indeed, I encouraged my soul to aspire for Paradise so it aspired for it. Then I encouraged it to aspire for salvation from Hellfire and so it aspired for it. Then I encouraged it to aspire for salvation from the people, but I didn’t find a way to that. Indeed, the people were not pleased with their Creator although He provides for them, so how can they be pleased with another creation like themselves?’
[ Al-Bidāyah wal-Nihāyah (9/318 )]
Prophet Mūsá (ʿalayhisalām) said: ‘O my Lord, the people say things about me which are not (i.e. not true)! So Allāh revealed to him: ‘O Mūsá, I did not make that (privilege) for Myself, so how can I make it the case for you?’
[Al-Adaab al-Shar’iyyah by Ibn Muflih (1/38 )]
Mālik ibn Dinār: ‘Since I have known (the reality of) people, I have not taken delight in their praise nor have I hated their criticism.’ It was said to him, ‘Why is that?’ He said, ‘The one who praises from amongst them is excessive and the critic from amongst them exaggerates!"
[Tarikh Dimishq (59/307)]
‘Āʿishah (raḍī Allāhu ʿanha) wrote to Mu’awiya (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu): ‘Salamun ʿalayk. Amma baʿd, I have heard the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) say, ‘Whoever gains the Pleasure of Allāh by the anger of the people (i.e. thereby gains their anger), Allāh suffices him of the people’s troubles. And whoever gains the pleasure of the people by the Anger of Allāh (i.e. in the process he gains His Anger), then Allāh leaves him to the people.’ Wa-Salāmu ʿalayk.’
[Reported by al-Tirmidhī in Kitab al-Zuhd (no. 2414), declared Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī]
Imam al-Shāfiʿī: ‘There is nobody except that he has someone who loves him and someone who hates him. So if that’s the case, let a person be with the people who are obedient to Allāh `azza wa jall!’ (as they love and hate for the Sake of Allāh and they are not unjust).
A man said to al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (raḥimahullāh):
‘The people sit around you so that they may find fault with you!’ So he said, ‘Indeed, I encouraged my soul to aspire for Paradise so it aspired for it. Then I encouraged it to aspire for salvation from Hellfire and so it aspired for it. Then I encouraged it to aspire for salvation from the people, but I didn’t find a way to that. Indeed, the people were not pleased with their Creator although He provides for them, so how can they be pleased with another creation like themselves?’
[ Al-Bidāyah wal-Nihāyah (9/318 )]
Prophet Mūsá (ʿalayhisalām) said: ‘O my Lord, the people say things about me which are not (i.e. not true)! So Allāh revealed to him: ‘O Mūsá, I did not make that (privilege) for Myself, so how can I make it the case for you?’
[Al-Adaab al-Shar’iyyah by Ibn Muflih (1/38 )]
Mālik ibn Dinār: ‘Since I have known (the reality of) people, I have not taken delight in their praise nor have I hated their criticism.’ It was said to him, ‘Why is that?’ He said, ‘The one who praises from amongst them is excessive and the critic from amongst them exaggerates!"
[Tarikh Dimishq (59/307)]
‘Āʿishah (raḍī Allāhu ʿanha) wrote to Mu’awiya (raḍī Allāhu ʿʿʿanhu): ‘Salamun ʿalayk. Amma baʿd, I have heard the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) say, ‘Whoever gains the Pleasure of Allāh by the anger of the people (i.e. thereby gains their anger), Allāh suffices him of the people’s troubles. And whoever gains the pleasure of the people by the Anger of Allāh (i.e. in the process he gains His Anger), then Allāh leaves him to the people.’ Wa-Salāmu ʿalayk.’
[Reported by al-Tirmidhī in Kitab al-Zuhd (no. 2414), declared Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī]
Imam al-Shāfiʿī: ‘There is nobody except that he has someone who loves him and someone who hates him. So if that’s the case, let a person be with the people who are obedient to Allāh `azza wa jall!’ (as they love and hate for the Sake of Allāh and they are not unjust).
#Supplications_for_debt
'A'isha (may Allāh be pleased with her), the wife of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) reported:
The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) used to supplicate in prayer..
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَفِتْنَةِ الْمَمَاتِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ
“O Allāh, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, from the afflictions of the Masih ad-Dajjal (Antichrist), and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allāh, I seek refuge with You from sins and from debt.”
Somebody said to him, “Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allāh from being in debt?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks promises whenever he makes (them).”
[Sahīh al-Bukhārī 832, 833 and Sahīh Muslim 589]
Narrated by Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say,
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
"O Allāh! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.”
[Sahīh al-Bukhārī 6369]
'Ali (May Allāh be pleased with him) reported:
A slave who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom, came to me and said: "I am unable to fulfill my obligation, so help me." He said to him: "Shall I not teach you a supplication which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me? It will surely prove so effective that if you have a debt as large as a huge mountain, Allāh will surely pay it for you. Say:
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allāh, suffice me with Your lawful against Your prohibited, and make me independent of all those besides You.
[Jāmi` at-Tirmidhī 3563, Riyādh as-Sālihīn 1486]
'A'isha (may Allāh be pleased with her), the wife of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) reported:
The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) used to supplicate in prayer..
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَفِتْنَةِ الْمَمَاتِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ
“O Allāh, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, from the afflictions of the Masih ad-Dajjal (Antichrist), and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allāh, I seek refuge with You from sins and from debt.”
Somebody said to him, “Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allāh from being in debt?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks promises whenever he makes (them).”
[Sahīh al-Bukhārī 832, 833 and Sahīh Muslim 589]
Narrated by Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say,
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
"O Allāh! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.”
[Sahīh al-Bukhārī 6369]
'Ali (May Allāh be pleased with him) reported:
A slave who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom, came to me and said: "I am unable to fulfill my obligation, so help me." He said to him: "Shall I not teach you a supplication which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me? It will surely prove so effective that if you have a debt as large as a huge mountain, Allāh will surely pay it for you. Say:
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
O Allāh, suffice me with Your lawful against Your prohibited, and make me independent of all those besides You.
[Jāmi` at-Tirmidhī 3563, Riyādh as-Sālihīn 1486]
~ I am too busy ~
Subḥān-Allāh - we hear this all the time whenever we talk to people. Even if we don't see acquaintances or friends for a long time, we are too busy and they are too busy. Is anything wrong with that? Well it depends.
Category 1 ~ If you are too busy because you have organized your days and nights to worship Allāh by praying, reciting the Qur'ān and remembering Allāh as much as you can, and devoting time to read and learn about Islām, and perhaps to even teach Islām to your family, then this is praiseworthy. Indeed, worshipping Allāh in secret in your own home, your private sanctuary, is one of the ways in which your sincerity is manifested with Allāh.
Category 2 ~ Reality is that many Muslims, and I dare say most, do not fall into that first category. People are too busy usually because they are wasting their time. They are committing embarrassing sins, some major, be it fornication, intoxicants, you name it, even apostasy due to their sick hearts. They watch and engage in indecencies. They backbite and engage in indecent talk. They spend hours and hours on entertainment, be it watching useless movies, listening to music, or whatever else. In brief, they tend to be the toxic type which emits harm when they encounter those who are in the first category.
Implications ~ We are living in days of trials, and the trials will increase. Things will be confusing and not just this, you will see contradictions and double standards. Things will be backwards. Those who commit the sins and degrade themselves before Allāh will be the ones attacking and blaming those who are trying to live as good Muslims.
Conclusion ~ If you are in the second category, you should aspire to be in the first. Your time is depleting anyway, use it for what is good. If you are in the first category, remain steadfast, and don't let those in the second category hinder you. If they abuse you or accuse you, most of the time it is because they have those bad qualities by which they label you. They may call you arrogant, insensitive or whatever else, but your private relationship with Allāh at home, when nobody else sees you except Him, is ultimately what matters, and that is because when you stand before Allāh on the Day of Resurrection, you will be alone and everyone will be watching your reckoning, but by Allāh's mercy, you will succeed, and those who mocked you will be the ones whose regret will be of no avail when they meet their Lord and pay for their misdeeds.
Subḥān-Allāh - we hear this all the time whenever we talk to people. Even if we don't see acquaintances or friends for a long time, we are too busy and they are too busy. Is anything wrong with that? Well it depends.
Category 1 ~ If you are too busy because you have organized your days and nights to worship Allāh by praying, reciting the Qur'ān and remembering Allāh as much as you can, and devoting time to read and learn about Islām, and perhaps to even teach Islām to your family, then this is praiseworthy. Indeed, worshipping Allāh in secret in your own home, your private sanctuary, is one of the ways in which your sincerity is manifested with Allāh.
Category 2 ~ Reality is that many Muslims, and I dare say most, do not fall into that first category. People are too busy usually because they are wasting their time. They are committing embarrassing sins, some major, be it fornication, intoxicants, you name it, even apostasy due to their sick hearts. They watch and engage in indecencies. They backbite and engage in indecent talk. They spend hours and hours on entertainment, be it watching useless movies, listening to music, or whatever else. In brief, they tend to be the toxic type which emits harm when they encounter those who are in the first category.
Implications ~ We are living in days of trials, and the trials will increase. Things will be confusing and not just this, you will see contradictions and double standards. Things will be backwards. Those who commit the sins and degrade themselves before Allāh will be the ones attacking and blaming those who are trying to live as good Muslims.
Conclusion ~ If you are in the second category, you should aspire to be in the first. Your time is depleting anyway, use it for what is good. If you are in the first category, remain steadfast, and don't let those in the second category hinder you. If they abuse you or accuse you, most of the time it is because they have those bad qualities by which they label you. They may call you arrogant, insensitive or whatever else, but your private relationship with Allāh at home, when nobody else sees you except Him, is ultimately what matters, and that is because when you stand before Allāh on the Day of Resurrection, you will be alone and everyone will be watching your reckoning, but by Allāh's mercy, you will succeed, and those who mocked you will be the ones whose regret will be of no avail when they meet their Lord and pay for their misdeeds.
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Don't use the Qadr as an excuse !
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Man is not commanded to refer to the concept of the divine decree with regard to the deeds that are enjoined upon him, rather he should refer to the concept of the divine decree with regard to calamities that he has no means to ward off. Whatever befalls you as the result of other people’s actions or otherwise, bear it with patience, accept it and submit. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“No calamity befalls, but by the Leave [i.e. Decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allaah, and whosoever believes in Allaah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allaah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)]”
[al-Taghaabun 64:11]
One of the salaf – either Ibn Mas’ood or ‘Alqamah – said: This is the man whom calamity befalls and he knows that it is from Allaah, so he accepts it and submits. Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (7/278).
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Man is not commanded to refer to the concept of the divine decree with regard to the deeds that are enjoined upon him, rather he should refer to the concept of the divine decree with regard to calamities that he has no means to ward off. Whatever befalls you as the result of other people’s actions or otherwise, bear it with patience, accept it and submit. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“No calamity befalls, but by the Leave [i.e. Decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allaah, and whosoever believes in Allaah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allaah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)]”
[al-Taghaabun 64:11]
One of the salaf – either Ibn Mas’ood or ‘Alqamah – said: This is the man whom calamity befalls and he knows that it is from Allaah, so he accepts it and submits. Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (7/278).
When the heart is busy with this worldly life, a person will look for worldly means to find relief from the calamities and difficulties of life.
And when the heart is connected, and its concerned, and its busy with Allahﷻ, the first thing that comes to a persons mind during difficulties, is Allahﷻ.
The way you live your life is going to dictate how you respond to a difficult moment.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
احْفَظْ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ أمامك، تَعَرَّفْ إلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفُك فِي الشِّدَّةِ
“Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you, acknowledge Allah in times of ease, and He will remember you in times of difficulty.”
And when the heart is connected, and its concerned, and its busy with Allahﷻ, the first thing that comes to a persons mind during difficulties, is Allahﷻ.
The way you live your life is going to dictate how you respond to a difficult moment.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
احْفَظْ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ أمامك، تَعَرَّفْ إلَى اللَّهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفُك فِي الشِّدَّةِ
“Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you, acknowledge Allah in times of ease, and He will remember you in times of difficulty.”
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the unbeliever.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2956
So believers are also lesser in position than a slave?
Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas said: “My father told me that he was present at the Farewell Pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah. He praised and glorified Allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). Then he said: 'I enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise,
You have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. And their right over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.' ”
The hadith already explained itself.
They're prisoners (captives) with you which means you treat them well as you must treat them well just as you must treat your captives well. They have rights over you just as your captives do over you.
It doesn't mean they're lesser in position than a slave nor the hadith never meant a slave is better than them.
And captives or prisoners in Islam meant slaves. When the believers take them as captives means they took them as slaves.
Prisoner in the hadith meant slave with regards to their treatment and their rights as a slave must also be treated well and have rights.
So how can a captive (slave) be lesser in position than a slave? It doesn't even sound rational.
If you say they're prisoners and thus lesser in position than a slave then they wouldn't even be treated same way as a slave would be treated. So they'd be treated worst than a slave. But the Hadith is clearly stating you treat them well and give them their rights.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2956
So believers are also lesser in position than a slave?
Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas said: “My father told me that he was present at the Farewell Pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah. He praised and glorified Allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). Then he said: 'I enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise,
You have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. And their right over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.' ”
The hadith already explained itself.
They're prisoners (captives) with you which means you treat them well as you must treat them well just as you must treat your captives well. They have rights over you just as your captives do over you.
It doesn't mean they're lesser in position than a slave nor the hadith never meant a slave is better than them.
And captives or prisoners in Islam meant slaves. When the believers take them as captives means they took them as slaves.
Prisoner in the hadith meant slave with regards to their treatment and their rights as a slave must also be treated well and have rights.
So how can a captive (slave) be lesser in position than a slave? It doesn't even sound rational.
If you say they're prisoners and thus lesser in position than a slave then they wouldn't even be treated same way as a slave would be treated. So they'd be treated worst than a slave. But the Hadith is clearly stating you treat them well and give them their rights.
When your life doesn't look like mercy from Allah remember what Khidr did.
- Broke the boat
- Killed a young boy
- Built a wall for people who didn't treat him and Musa عليه السلام well.
Wisdom behind what didn't seem like mercy.
◼️ Khidr damaged the ship that belonged to a few poor people working in the sea. A king was behind them seizing every ship by force. So by making it defective, he had saved it for its owners.
◼️ Khidr killed the young boy because his parents were believers, and there was a fear that the boy would oppress them by his rebellion and disbelief. So Allah planned to take him away and give them another child instead who would be more righteous and kind.
◼️ Khidr built a wall in a city where people shunned him, because it belonged to two orphan boys in the town. A treasure was hidden under it which also belonged to them; their father had been a righteous man, and Allah intended to safeguard their treasure. Building the wall ensured that the treasure would be protected till they reached maturity.
What seems like "hardship" is part of a much greater plan for you. And no matter how it looks right now, in it is khayr for you, you never imagined. What eyes of the "seen" see as hardship, eyes of the "unseen" know the hidden blessing in it.
I know no one ever wants to face a crisis.
No one ever wishes to receive any painful, devastating news. But here’s a fact: There will come a day when will be on the receiving end of bad news.
As difficult as it may be, even in the storm of hardship, pain and loss, it is important to try and envision a future designed by Allah with all its possibilities, as this will go a long way in keeping your tawakkul alive, this attitude will help you survive and live your life in peace.
❝..Allah knows but you don't know.❞
{Surah Al Baqarah 2: Verse 216}
Breath, step back and submit to Allah's plan for you. Tell your heart, there is khayr in this that I cannot see right now. Khayr for my duniya and for my akhira.
We aren't Musa عليه السلام and we don't have a teacher like Khidr but we have Quran and in it are stories that will calm our worries, guide our path and establish our feet firmly in faith and hope.
The plan of Allah for you is ALWAYS GOOD.
❝You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.❞
- Imam al-Ghazali رَحِمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
❝The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them...❞
[At-Tirmidhi]
🤲 May Allah grant us souls and eeman that can withstand hardships with yaqeen that something better is on the horizon - Allahuma ameen!
- Broke the boat
- Killed a young boy
- Built a wall for people who didn't treat him and Musa عليه السلام well.
Wisdom behind what didn't seem like mercy.
◼️ Khidr damaged the ship that belonged to a few poor people working in the sea. A king was behind them seizing every ship by force. So by making it defective, he had saved it for its owners.
◼️ Khidr killed the young boy because his parents were believers, and there was a fear that the boy would oppress them by his rebellion and disbelief. So Allah planned to take him away and give them another child instead who would be more righteous and kind.
◼️ Khidr built a wall in a city where people shunned him, because it belonged to two orphan boys in the town. A treasure was hidden under it which also belonged to them; their father had been a righteous man, and Allah intended to safeguard their treasure. Building the wall ensured that the treasure would be protected till they reached maturity.
What seems like "hardship" is part of a much greater plan for you. And no matter how it looks right now, in it is khayr for you, you never imagined. What eyes of the "seen" see as hardship, eyes of the "unseen" know the hidden blessing in it.
I know no one ever wants to face a crisis.
No one ever wishes to receive any painful, devastating news. But here’s a fact: There will come a day when will be on the receiving end of bad news.
As difficult as it may be, even in the storm of hardship, pain and loss, it is important to try and envision a future designed by Allah with all its possibilities, as this will go a long way in keeping your tawakkul alive, this attitude will help you survive and live your life in peace.
❝..Allah knows but you don't know.❞
{Surah Al Baqarah 2: Verse 216}
Breath, step back and submit to Allah's plan for you. Tell your heart, there is khayr in this that I cannot see right now. Khayr for my duniya and for my akhira.
We aren't Musa عليه السلام and we don't have a teacher like Khidr but we have Quran and in it are stories that will calm our worries, guide our path and establish our feet firmly in faith and hope.
The plan of Allah for you is ALWAYS GOOD.
❝You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.❞
- Imam al-Ghazali رَحِمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
❝The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them...❞
[At-Tirmidhi]
🤲 May Allah grant us souls and eeman that can withstand hardships with yaqeen that something better is on the horizon - Allahuma ameen!
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Allāh reprimands (tests) His believing slave whom He loves, though he is dear to Him, for the smallest mistakes and slip-ups, in order to keep him alert and careful.
As for the person who fell from His eye and meant nothing to Him, He allows him to sin freely. In fact, every time he commits a sin, He grants him another blessing.
The deluded persons thinks that is because of his worth with Allāh, oblivious that this is the epitome of disgrace, and that He wishes for Him the fiercest torment, and the endless punishment.”
[Zad al-Ma'ad | 3/506]
“Allāh reprimands (tests) His believing slave whom He loves, though he is dear to Him, for the smallest mistakes and slip-ups, in order to keep him alert and careful.
As for the person who fell from His eye and meant nothing to Him, He allows him to sin freely. In fact, every time he commits a sin, He grants him another blessing.
The deluded persons thinks that is because of his worth with Allāh, oblivious that this is the epitome of disgrace, and that He wishes for Him the fiercest torment, and the endless punishment.”
[Zad al-Ma'ad | 3/506]
Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:
“How often does one of us become better after a sin than he was before!?
A person often commits an error and falls into sin, and then finds his heart extremely saddened, and so he turns to Allaah, repenting to Him much, to the point that he keeps thinking about the sin, full of remorse, repenting continually!”
● [Sharh al-Mumti’ (v. 3, pp. 50-52)]
“How often does one of us become better after a sin than he was before!?
A person often commits an error and falls into sin, and then finds his heart extremely saddened, and so he turns to Allaah, repenting to Him much, to the point that he keeps thinking about the sin, full of remorse, repenting continually!”
● [Sharh al-Mumti’ (v. 3, pp. 50-52)]
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله:
All praise be to the One who made the different stages of life.
During these stages, there are those who submit to Allāh’s orders and thereby advance.
Others who are a wasteful of this time and thereby struck with loss and regret.
Indeed, life has been designated so that people [use] to reach the sought [i.e. Paradise] and to remove all that which causes loss and defect.
Whoever lives his life appropriately [as per Allāh’s commands], his life will be a trade generating for him, abundantly multiplied profits, whereas the corrupt one who does not act accordingly, will find his soul ruined.
A good deed is written as ten full deeds to seven hundred and more, and a sin makes the upright return to the state of disturbance he was at before.
book: Awaking from the Sleep of Heedlessness by Imām Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله pg. 18-19
All praise be to the One who made the different stages of life.
During these stages, there are those who submit to Allāh’s orders and thereby advance.
Others who are a wasteful of this time and thereby struck with loss and regret.
Indeed, life has been designated so that people [use] to reach the sought [i.e. Paradise] and to remove all that which causes loss and defect.
Whoever lives his life appropriately [as per Allāh’s commands], his life will be a trade generating for him, abundantly multiplied profits, whereas the corrupt one who does not act accordingly, will find his soul ruined.
A good deed is written as ten full deeds to seven hundred and more, and a sin makes the upright return to the state of disturbance he was at before.
book: Awaking from the Sleep of Heedlessness by Imām Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله pg. 18-19
Allāh Raises Those Who Rectify Their Hidden Affairs
Ibn Al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said:
By Allāh, I have seen one who is abundant in praying, fasting much, often staying silent, [one who] shows humility in himself and in his dress. Yet, the hearts [of people] turn away from him, and his status amongst them is not all that!
And I have seen one who attires himself in luxurious clothes, does not have a lot of voluntary acts [of worship], nor does he make a show of humility, yet the hearts go one after the other in feeling love for him. So I reflected on the cause [of this], and then I realised it was what people keep hidden from others [that Allāh knows].
Ibn Al-Jawzī. Ṣayd Al-Khāṭir. Dār Ibn Al-Khuzaimah. Riyadh: 1437H. p. 355.
Ibn Al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said:
By Allāh, I have seen one who is abundant in praying, fasting much, often staying silent, [one who] shows humility in himself and in his dress. Yet, the hearts [of people] turn away from him, and his status amongst them is not all that!
And I have seen one who attires himself in luxurious clothes, does not have a lot of voluntary acts [of worship], nor does he make a show of humility, yet the hearts go one after the other in feeling love for him. So I reflected on the cause [of this], and then I realised it was what people keep hidden from others [that Allāh knows].
Ibn Al-Jawzī. Ṣayd Al-Khāṭir. Dār Ibn Al-Khuzaimah. Riyadh: 1437H. p. 355.
'Umar Ibn al-Khattaab (RaḍiyAllāhu ʿanhu) once said to al-Ahnaf Ibn Qais (RaḍiyAllāhu ʿanhu),
“O Ahnaf, the more one laughs, the less dignity will he posses.
Whoever jokes (excessively or indecently) is a person who will be taken lightly.
Whoever does something frequently will become known by that thing.
Whoever speaks often, errs often; the more often one errs, the less modesty will he possess;
whoever has a low level of modesty will also have a low level of piety; and when one has a low level of piety, then his heart dies.”
[Sifat-us-Safwah, 1/1449]
“O Ahnaf, the more one laughs, the less dignity will he posses.
Whoever jokes (excessively or indecently) is a person who will be taken lightly.
Whoever does something frequently will become known by that thing.
Whoever speaks often, errs often; the more often one errs, the less modesty will he possess;
whoever has a low level of modesty will also have a low level of piety; and when one has a low level of piety, then his heart dies.”
[Sifat-us-Safwah, 1/1449]
Abu Tha’labah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most beloved of you and closest to me in the Hereafter are those with the best character. The most hateful of you to me and furthest from me in the Hereafter are those with the worst character: the braggarts, the verbose, the loquacious.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5557
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبَكُمْ مِنِّي فِي الآخِرَةِ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلاقًا وَإِنَّ أَبْغَضَكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَبْعَدَكُمْ مِنِّي فِي الآخِرَةِ أَسْوَؤُكُمْ أَخْلاقًا الْمُتَشَدِّقُونَ الْمُتَفَيْهِقُونَ الثَّرْثَارُونَ
5557 صحيح ابن حبان ذكر خصال من كن فيه استحق بغض المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم إياه
12/368 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5557
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَقْرَبَكُمْ مِنِّي فِي الآخِرَةِ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلاقًا وَإِنَّ أَبْغَضَكُمْ إِلَيَّ وَأَبْعَدَكُمْ مِنِّي فِي الآخِرَةِ أَسْوَؤُكُمْ أَخْلاقًا الْمُتَشَدِّقُونَ الْمُتَفَيْهِقُونَ الثَّرْثَارُونَ
5557 صحيح ابن حبان ذكر خصال من كن فيه استحق بغض المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم إياه
12/368 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان
Ayyoob عليه السلام suffered for eighteen years [1] from different kinds of ailments and diseases in his body, that no part of his body was intact and healthy except for his heart and tongue, with which he remembered Allaah. Yet he remained patient and a Believer in Allaah’s Mercy.
His illness continued for so long and because of the repugnant smell, his people deserted him.
Then he said the Du
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ
{"Indeed, adversity has touched me..."}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 83]
Did he say: “cure me”?
No, he did not say: “cure me”, out of shyness from His Lord!
Rather, he said:
وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
{"…and you are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 83]
You, O Allaah, are more merciful to me than I can ever be to myself!
Do you know why he did not say to Allaah: “heal me”? Because he entrusted his affair to Allaah: “O Allaah! My Maulaa (Protector)! If you know - and You are the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen - that if I stay sick is better for me, then let me be upon this sickness. But if You know that my well-being and good health is near, then indeed, distress has seized me.”
Allaahu Akbar! How simple the wordings but how great the meaning! For Allaah تعالى responded saying:
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ
{So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that had afflicted him}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 84]
📑Notes:
[1] Wahb Ibn Munabbih said that Ayyoob عليه السلام suffered for three years. Anas said that he suffered for seven years and some months. Humaid said that he suffered for eighteen years. [Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Katheer]
His illness continued for so long and because of the repugnant smell, his people deserted him.
Then he said the Du
aa. A Duaa which does not even take a quarter of a line to write:أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ
{"Indeed, adversity has touched me..."}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 83]
Did he say: “cure me”?
No, he did not say: “cure me”, out of shyness from His Lord!
Rather, he said:
وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
{"…and you are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 83]
You, O Allaah, are more merciful to me than I can ever be to myself!
Do you know why he did not say to Allaah: “heal me”? Because he entrusted his affair to Allaah: “O Allaah! My Maulaa (Protector)! If you know - and You are the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen - that if I stay sick is better for me, then let me be upon this sickness. But if You know that my well-being and good health is near, then indeed, distress has seized me.”
Allaahu Akbar! How simple the wordings but how great the meaning! For Allaah تعالى responded saying:
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ
{So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that had afflicted him}
📚[Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 84]
📑Notes:
[1] Wahb Ibn Munabbih said that Ayyoob عليه السلام suffered for three years. Anas said that he suffered for seven years and some months. Humaid said that he suffered for eighteen years. [Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Katheer]
Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله said,
"People are not pleased with their creator although He provides for them; so how can they be pleased with another creation likethemselves?"
[Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah v. 9, p. 318]
"People are not pleased with their creator although He provides for them; so how can they be pleased with another creation likethemselves?"
[Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah v. 9, p. 318]
Narrated by al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“Verily, when the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him angels from heaven with white faces, as if their faces are the sun. They bring with them one of the shrouds of Paradise and some of the perfume of Paradise. They sit with him as far as the eye can see.
Then the Angel of Death comes to him and sits by his head and says, ‘O pure soul, come out to the forgiveness and pleasure of Allah.’ Then his soul comes flowers ing out like a drop of water flowing from a cup.
Then he takes the soul, and no sooner does he seize it but they take it and place it in that shroud and perfume. Then out of it comes the most excellent fragrance of musk to be found on the face of the earth.
Then they ascend with it and they do not pass by any group of angels but the angels ask, ‘Who is this pure soul?’ and they reply, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so’ – using the best names by which he was known on earth. Then they bring it to the lowest heaven, and ask for it to be opened, and it is opened for him. Those who are of high rank in each heaven accompany it until they approach the next heaven, and so it goes until it reaches the seventh heaven.
Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: ‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven) and take him back to the earth, for I created them from it, and I shall return them to it, then I shall take them out from it again.’
Then his soul is returned to his body and two angels come and make him sit up”
[Musnad al-Imām Ahmad bin Hanbal(17803)]
“Verily, when the believing slave is about to depart this world and enter the Hereafter, there come down to him angels from heaven with white faces, as if their faces are the sun. They bring with them one of the shrouds of Paradise and some of the perfume of Paradise. They sit with him as far as the eye can see.
Then the Angel of Death comes to him and sits by his head and says, ‘O pure soul, come out to the forgiveness and pleasure of Allah.’ Then his soul comes flowers ing out like a drop of water flowing from a cup.
Then he takes the soul, and no sooner does he seize it but they take it and place it in that shroud and perfume. Then out of it comes the most excellent fragrance of musk to be found on the face of the earth.
Then they ascend with it and they do not pass by any group of angels but the angels ask, ‘Who is this pure soul?’ and they reply, ‘It is So and so the son of So and so’ – using the best names by which he was known on earth. Then they bring it to the lowest heaven, and ask for it to be opened, and it is opened for him. Those who are of high rank in each heaven accompany it until they approach the next heaven, and so it goes until it reaches the seventh heaven.
Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: ‘Record the book of My slave in ‘Illiyoon (the highest heaven) and take him back to the earth, for I created them from it, and I shall return them to it, then I shall take them out from it again.’
Then his soul is returned to his body and two angels come and make him sit up”
[Musnad al-Imām Ahmad bin Hanbal(17803)]
🌹Exposing Others
Ja’far Ibn Muhammad As-Sādiq رحمه الله said:
“Whoever tries to uncover the affairs of others and expose them to the people will have the hidden affairs of his own household uncovered and exposed to the people.”
[Hilyat Al-Awliyā’, 3/196. Translated By Abū Ruqayyah 'Abd Us-Samad]
Ja’far Ibn Muhammad As-Sādiq رحمه الله said:
“Whoever tries to uncover the affairs of others and expose them to the people will have the hidden affairs of his own household uncovered and exposed to the people.”
[Hilyat Al-Awliyā’, 3/196. Translated By Abū Ruqayyah 'Abd Us-Samad]
Fa shakarallahu lahu - Allah thanked him?
For what deed?
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst.
The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine.
So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog.
Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him."
The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?"
He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate."
[Sahih Bukhari - https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2363]
Most of us would shoo a dog away calling him Najis and impure instead of trying to help him. When Allah helps you, make sure you are helping others.
Allah quenched the thirst of this man and provided him with water. What is Allah blessing you with that you can share with or facilitate for others?
If you got married help someone else get married.
If Allah blessed you with a job, help someone get rizq.
If Allah blessed you with knowledge, help someone gain ilm.
If Allah blessed you with food and water, help someone quench their thirst and hunger.
If Allah blessed you with influence and power, make sure you stand for justice and truth.
📚 Whoever relieves a believer’s distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one in dire straits who cannot repay his debt, Allah will alleviate his lot in both this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals [the faults of] a Muslim, Allah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the Hereafter. Allah is helping the servant as long as the servant is helping his brother......"
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
[Ibn Majah| http://sunnah.com/urn/1252240]
❝Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.❞
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Service isn't limited to raising 1 Million dollars online to help a cause.
Service is making someone smile.
Service is keeping quiet when you can be rude and humble someone.
Service is gifting a single mother a month's supply of diapers.
Service is giving doing dishes for your parents on the weekend.
Service is hiding someone's faults.
Service is helping your sister in law with her kids.
Service is removing a stone from the roadside.
Service is encouraging someone when they are doubting themselves.
Service is planting a tree the birds can benefit from.
Don't limit your definition of service. Always aim for greatness with the resources you have been given. You don't have to be a Millionaire to be of service and to achieve greatness.
You never know for which sincere act no matter how small in the eyes in the world will make Allah forgive all of your sins and write Jannah for you.
🤲 May Allah continue to use us for His deen, grant us tawfeeq to be sincere and bless us with His firdous al alaa without hisaab - Allahumma ameen.
📚 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would say on the Day of Resurrection:
'O' son of Adam, I was hungry and you did not feed me.'
He will answer: 'How could I feed you? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so who is the son of so and so felt hunger, and you'did not feed him.
Alas, had you fed him you would have found that (i.e. reward) with Me.'
'O' son of Adam, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink.' He will reply: 'How could I give You drink? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so, the son of so and so felt thirsty and you did not give him drink.
Alas, if you had given him, you would have found that (i.e. reward) with me.'
For what deed?
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst.
The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine.
So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog.
Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him."
The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?"
He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate."
[Sahih Bukhari - https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2363]
Most of us would shoo a dog away calling him Najis and impure instead of trying to help him. When Allah helps you, make sure you are helping others.
Allah quenched the thirst of this man and provided him with water. What is Allah blessing you with that you can share with or facilitate for others?
If you got married help someone else get married.
If Allah blessed you with a job, help someone get rizq.
If Allah blessed you with knowledge, help someone gain ilm.
If Allah blessed you with food and water, help someone quench their thirst and hunger.
If Allah blessed you with influence and power, make sure you stand for justice and truth.
📚 Whoever relieves a believer’s distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one in dire straits who cannot repay his debt, Allah will alleviate his lot in both this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals [the faults of] a Muslim, Allah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the Hereafter. Allah is helping the servant as long as the servant is helping his brother......"
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
[Ibn Majah| http://sunnah.com/urn/1252240]
❝Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.❞
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Service isn't limited to raising 1 Million dollars online to help a cause.
Service is making someone smile.
Service is keeping quiet when you can be rude and humble someone.
Service is gifting a single mother a month's supply of diapers.
Service is giving doing dishes for your parents on the weekend.
Service is hiding someone's faults.
Service is helping your sister in law with her kids.
Service is removing a stone from the roadside.
Service is encouraging someone when they are doubting themselves.
Service is planting a tree the birds can benefit from.
Don't limit your definition of service. Always aim for greatness with the resources you have been given. You don't have to be a Millionaire to be of service and to achieve greatness.
You never know for which sincere act no matter how small in the eyes in the world will make Allah forgive all of your sins and write Jannah for you.
🤲 May Allah continue to use us for His deen, grant us tawfeeq to be sincere and bless us with His firdous al alaa without hisaab - Allahumma ameen.
📚 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would say on the Day of Resurrection:
'O' son of Adam, I was hungry and you did not feed me.'
He will answer: 'How could I feed you? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so who is the son of so and so felt hunger, and you'did not feed him.
Alas, had you fed him you would have found that (i.e. reward) with Me.'
'O' son of Adam, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink.' He will reply: 'How could I give You drink? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so, the son of so and so felt thirsty and you did not give him drink.
Alas, if you had given him, you would have found that (i.e. reward) with me.'
Sunnah
Sahih al-Bukhari 2363 - Distribution of Water - كتاب المساقاة - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله…
Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) in English and Arabic
'O' son of Adam, I became sick and you did not visit Me.'
He will answer: 'How can I visit You? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so, the son of so and so became sick and you did not visit him. Alas, had you visited him, you would have found Me with him."
[Sahih Muslim - https://sunnah.com/muslim:2569]
He will answer: 'How can I visit You? You are the Lord of the worlds!'
Allah will say: 'Did you not know that my slave so and so, the son of so and so became sick and you did not visit him. Alas, had you visited him, you would have found Me with him."
[Sahih Muslim - https://sunnah.com/muslim:2569]
Sunnah
Sahih Muslim 2569 - The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship - كتاب البر والصلة والآداب…
Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (saws) in English and Arabic
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 Muhammadur Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم missed informing his ummah to start working for the "Restoration of the Caliphate" and just kept himself confined to keeping folks under muslim authority to stay patient with these rulers... (See Saheeh Muslim)
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝘆 Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ informed us of this exact time when we will be split, divided, under evil people, yet he ﷺ did not think it was appropriate to even mention that
muslims must fasten their belts towards this "primary" goal.. aka thee PAN green earth Khilafah. Not a single mention or order by the Sharih ﷺ himself in the entire corpus of the shari'ah of such a mighty religion of haqq !!
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 the most powerful Prophet ﷺ ever to set foot on earth whose true Prophecies are unmatched till date and unparalleled even in the minutest of details like dipping the fly entirely in a cup , did NOT seem it FIT to talk about such a huge obligation on regular muslims during such an era of turmoil and depression for the ummah.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 the Prophecies of Muhammad ﷺ all indicate that Muslims will not triumph in the end times except by swords ! And that has no closeness to the current era we are in.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 he ﷺ even informed us in an hadeeth that there shall be a time when Muslims will be fighting one other like donkeys yet he did not even tell them to unite for a Khilafah or talk about it but he only mentioned Jihad of Asqalan (near Palestine and to protect Palestine) and how that is a strongly hand hold (الرباط) .
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 he ﷺ said that he has not left out anything that is worthy for our salvation except by mentioning it, but he did not see it fit to talk about coaxing ordinary folks about restoration of Khilafah by yapping but doing nothing.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 the entire Qur'an wherein Allah mentions that those who do not rule by the rule of Allah is not accusing them of only Kufr but also gives out varying degrees of sin of it depending on situations (either Kufr, either Fisq or Dhulm)..
I guess muslims must have firm belief that he knew best what is more important for muslims in such times and he was the explainer of the Qur'an and he knew that muslims shouldn't be coaxed into doing things that they can't bear.
I am sure he ﷺ knew that mere payment of lip service (for coaxing others) is more closer to Nifaq (hypocrisy) because it decouples actions (A'maal) with beliefs (Eeman) while actions are the forte of the believers !
Next time anyone wants you to merely "talk about Khilafah" , tell him about the command of Rasoolullâh ﷺ to go defend the Land of Asqalan (Palestine) instead which he would never be able to do owing to the Nifaq in his heart. When it comes to actual "actions" the Munafiqs back out, when it comes to talking and raising awareness all day long, everyone is doing that.
Here is the hadeeth wherein the Prophet ﷺ actually commands us to do something tangible in times when muslims will be without proper rulers and fighting with each others like wild donkeys (يتكادمون عليه تكادم الحمر ) ie EXACTLY in our times !! He commanded us to safeguard Asqalan which these online keyboard warriors will never openly post about fearing their profiles getting vanished.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
( أول هذا الأمر نبوة ورحمة، ثم يكون خلافة ورحمة، ثم يكون ملكا ورحمة ، ثم يكون إمارة ورحمة ، ثم يتكادمون عليه تكادم الحمر فعليكم بالجهاد، وإن أفضل جهادكم الرباط ، وإن أفضل رباطكم عسقلان )
رواه الطبراني في المعجم الكبير وهو حسن
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbās that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The first of this matter (of governance) is Prophethood and mercy, then caliphate and mercy, then kingship (Mulk) and mercy, (then governance (Imārah) and mercy), then they will bite each other for it just as zebras (wild donkeys) bite each other..."
Narrated in at-Ṭabarānī’s Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabīr and authenticated by al-Haythamī and al-Albānī
*و #غزة من #عسقلان
May Allah guide us to the right understanding and make the Qur'an and Sunnah sufficient for us.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝘆 Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ informed us of this exact time when we will be split, divided, under evil people, yet he ﷺ did not think it was appropriate to even mention that
muslims must fasten their belts towards this "primary" goal.. aka thee PAN green earth Khilafah. Not a single mention or order by the Sharih ﷺ himself in the entire corpus of the shari'ah of such a mighty religion of haqq !!
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 the most powerful Prophet ﷺ ever to set foot on earth whose true Prophecies are unmatched till date and unparalleled even in the minutest of details like dipping the fly entirely in a cup , did NOT seem it FIT to talk about such a huge obligation on regular muslims during such an era of turmoil and depression for the ummah.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 the Prophecies of Muhammad ﷺ all indicate that Muslims will not triumph in the end times except by swords ! And that has no closeness to the current era we are in.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 he ﷺ even informed us in an hadeeth that there shall be a time when Muslims will be fighting one other like donkeys yet he did not even tell them to unite for a Khilafah or talk about it but he only mentioned Jihad of Asqalan (near Palestine and to protect Palestine) and how that is a strongly hand hold (الرباط) .
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 he ﷺ said that he has not left out anything that is worthy for our salvation except by mentioning it, but he did not see it fit to talk about coaxing ordinary folks about restoration of Khilafah by yapping but doing nothing.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 the entire Qur'an wherein Allah mentions that those who do not rule by the rule of Allah is not accusing them of only Kufr but also gives out varying degrees of sin of it depending on situations (either Kufr, either Fisq or Dhulm)..
I guess muslims must have firm belief that he knew best what is more important for muslims in such times and he was the explainer of the Qur'an and he knew that muslims shouldn't be coaxed into doing things that they can't bear.
I am sure he ﷺ knew that mere payment of lip service (for coaxing others) is more closer to Nifaq (hypocrisy) because it decouples actions (A'maal) with beliefs (Eeman) while actions are the forte of the believers !
Next time anyone wants you to merely "talk about Khilafah" , tell him about the command of Rasoolullâh ﷺ to go defend the Land of Asqalan (Palestine) instead which he would never be able to do owing to the Nifaq in his heart. When it comes to actual "actions" the Munafiqs back out, when it comes to talking and raising awareness all day long, everyone is doing that.
Here is the hadeeth wherein the Prophet ﷺ actually commands us to do something tangible in times when muslims will be without proper rulers and fighting with each others like wild donkeys (يتكادمون عليه تكادم الحمر ) ie EXACTLY in our times !! He commanded us to safeguard Asqalan which these online keyboard warriors will never openly post about fearing their profiles getting vanished.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
( أول هذا الأمر نبوة ورحمة، ثم يكون خلافة ورحمة، ثم يكون ملكا ورحمة ، ثم يكون إمارة ورحمة ، ثم يتكادمون عليه تكادم الحمر فعليكم بالجهاد، وإن أفضل جهادكم الرباط ، وإن أفضل رباطكم عسقلان )
رواه الطبراني في المعجم الكبير وهو حسن
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbās that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The first of this matter (of governance) is Prophethood and mercy, then caliphate and mercy, then kingship (Mulk) and mercy, (then governance (Imārah) and mercy), then they will bite each other for it just as zebras (wild donkeys) bite each other..."
Narrated in at-Ṭabarānī’s Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabīr and authenticated by al-Haythamī and al-Albānī
*و #غزة من #عسقلان
May Allah guide us to the right understanding and make the Qur'an and Sunnah sufficient for us.
Don't forget "Sa'at-ul Istijabah" (a time when du'a is answered) today.
All you have to do is make dua before Maghrib!
Note:
It's NOT 'Salat' (prayer), it's Sa'at (time) of istijabah (response).
Jâbir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet Sall Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
[Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1048),
Sunan al-Nasâ’î (1390)
and
Mustadrak al-Hâkim(1032)]
All you have to do is make dua before Maghrib!
Note:
It's NOT 'Salat' (prayer), it's Sa'at (time) of istijabah (response).
Jâbir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet Sall Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
[Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1048),
Sunan al-Nasâ’î (1390)
and
Mustadrak al-Hâkim(1032)]