The Prophet Mohammad (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa salam) said,

Among (the signs of) the approach of the Hour is that evil people will be raised in status and right people will be put down;

people will speak eloquently but their deeds will be bad;

and the bad things will become widespread among the people.

I said, “What is the bad thing?”

He (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

“Whatever is written other than the Book of Allah (the Quran).”

[Narration on the authority of Abd-Allah ibn ‘Amr (raḍiyAllāhu ‘anhu), Recorded by at-Tabaraani (rahimahullah), al-Haythami (rahimahullah), said in Majma’ az-Zawaa’id, “Its men are the men of Seerah”]

"“It(Sha'abaan) is a month where people tend to neglect: between the months of Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which the deeds are raised to THE LORD OF the worlds, and I like my deeds to be raised while I am fasting.”

(Sunan An-Nasa’i).

The Correct Understanding Of Tawakkul (To Depend/Rely Upon Allah) and Tawakkul Subsequent Actions:

Question: - I would like a detailed explanation so that I can correctly understand the following Hadith: - “Were you to depend upon Allah with true dependence/reliance, He would have provided for you like He provides for the bird; early in the morning he leaves hungry, but returns at the end of the day with a full stomach.”

لو أنكم كنتم توكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا

Answer: - This Hadith was narrated by Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said:

لو أنكم كنتم توكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا

“Were you to depend upon Allah with true dependence/reliance, He would have provided for you like He provides for the bird; early in the morning he leaves hungry, but returns at the end of the day with a full stomach.” ” (At-Tirmithi no. 2344, Ibn Majah no.4I64, Ahmad 1/30,52, Ibn Hibban no. 2548 and Al-Hakim 4/318) “This Hadeeth is Hasan Sahih.”

The reality of Tawakkul (putting one's trust in Allah) is heartfelt, sincere reliance on Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) in bringing benefit and warding off harm, whether in the affairs of this life or the Hereafter.

The meaning of this Hadith is that if people, in their hearts, truly rely on Allah Alone and put all their trust in Him in bringing about benefit and warding off harm, while also adopting the helpful means, He will provide them with sustenance by the simplest of means, just as He provides birds with sustenance merely by their going out and coming back.

It is a kind of endeavor that shows its fruits with little effort put forth into the pursuit.

Thus, realizing Tawakkul does not contradict implementing the means that Allah (Exalted be He) has provided and the destiny, which He decreed, is based upon.

This is the Constant Law of Allah in the affairs of His Creation: He has commanded mankind to adopt the means along with His Command of putting total trust in Him. The physical effort in pursuit of means is obedience to Allah (Exalted be He), whereas reliance of the heart on Allah is Imaan in Him. Allah (Exalted be He) says:

وَعلَى اللّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

So fear Allah. “And in Allah let believers put their Trust” [Ibrahim 14:11]

Tawakkul is mentioned here together with Taqwa (fear of offending Allah), which in this context stands for the duty of acting according to the means enjoined by Allah (Exalted be He).

Tawakkul without making use of the means enjoined by Allah (Exalted be He) is total incapacity, even if it is mixed with a sort of Tawakkul. People should not transform their Tawakkul into non-action, or regard their non-action as Tawakkul; rather, they should make their Tawakkul a part of the means, remembering that no end can ever be achieved unless they are all utilized.

May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta:

Member: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan.

Deputy Chairman: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afify.

Chairman: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz

Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7, Pages 172-174, DARUSSALAM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Does money bring happiness? Yes, it does …....

Zubair Ibn al-Awwaam said:
إن المال فيه صنائع المعروف، وصلة الرحم، والنفقة في سبيل الله - عزَّ وجلَّ - وعون على حسن الخلق، وفيه مع ذلك شرف الدنيا ولذتها
'𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 (𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦) 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴,
𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 (𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳), 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 (𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺), 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 (𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.'
['Mawsu'ah ibn Abi Dunia', 7/425].

You can use money to:

- Remove the debt of a poor family
- Buy warm clothes for orphans in the winter
- Build a well in a desert
- Pay for the medical operation of a sick person

Does this not bring happiness to these people?!

Of course it does!

Money is not a dirty word... money is power and unfortunately, this is how the world now operates.

Money makes you happy too, by putting a roof over your head, by putting food on your table and by bringing convenience in your life.

If you still think that money does not make you happy, try poverty! When your family members become sick and you struggle to pay for their medical expenses, then ask yourself this question again. Without money, you will suffer and feel the pangs of poverty.

We need to stop encouraging poverty and start encouraging wealth accumulation, in combination with taqwa. It's not the one or the other, many companions and their successors were rich and pious.

Wealth only becomes a problem when it distracts you from the hereafter.

“SOME THINGS I’VE LEARNED SO FAR IN LIFE.”

• You have no one in this entire world, except Allah. No matter how close you are to someone, they’re never yours.

• Putting Allah first will give you success in this duniya and akhirat.

• Your company is your path towards either hell or heaven. Choose people that get you closer to Allah and cut off anyone who takes you away from Allah.

• Not caring about anything and anyone is peaceful. Not expecting anything from anyone will save you heartbreaks.

• Balance between deen and duniya. Ask Allah for goodness in both the worlds.

• With your prayers you can accomplish anything in life. If you hold tight onto your salah, you will never be lost.

• The more you learn about Islam the deeper you fall in love with it. You’ve come in this world, so don’t leave without learning your religion and practicing it.

• There is hope for every single one of us. Allah is capable of anything. Allah is the most powerful. Allah can turn your bad days into good days, you need put your entire trust in him. Have faith and sabr.

• You don’t need to prove anything to anyone. Those that don’t know you, don’t understand you, leave them. Your peace is more important than anything and anyone. You know yourself and your rabb does. Nothing else matter.

May Allah (swt) make us amongst those who are good and those who will never sacrifice jannah for this duniya. Aameen. ♥️🤲

In Arabic, the word for delay is- تأخير

The word تأخير - “delay”, already has the word خير - “good” in it. That itself is consoling.

There is an Arabic saying,
“كل تأخيرة فيها خيرة”

"Behind every delay, there's some goodness." Do not regard a delay as something negative.

بلال

How to Determine the Start of Ramadan

Ramadan begins with:


First: An upright Muslim (male or female) with good eyesight sees the Ramadan crescent.

Second: The end of the 30 days of Sha’ban if the crescent for Ramadan was not seen.[i]

On the thirtieth night of Sha’ban, if the new moon is unseen, this method should be used[ii]. In this regard, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “The (lunar) month (can be) twenty-nine nights (i.e. days), so do not fast until you see the new moon and do not break fasting until you see it. And if the sky is overcast, then you have to estimate the period (i.e. to complete Sha ‘ban as thirty days).”

https://al-marifatu.com/how-to-determine-the-start-of-ramadan/

Gain the pleasure of Allah....

Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The curse of Allah is on the one who causes difficulty to his mother. The curse of the angels and the curse of mankind are on him. Allah neither accepts his fardh nor his nafl worship as long as he does not repent and obey his mother. He has to gain her pleasure as best he can. Allah’s pleasure depends on the mother’s pleasure and His wrath is concealed in her wrath.” [Ahmad]

The Qur'an states:
وجدها تطلع على قوم لم نجعل لهم من دونها سترا
'𝘏𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙣.' [18:90].

The classical scholars of Tafsir understood this to mean that perhaps these people were naked and they had no clothes to shelter them against the sun, or maybe they had no homes or trees to shelter them against the sun.

A recent interpretation offered by some scholars today, seems plausible too:

Imam al-Sha'rawi writes in his Tafsir:
وبعض المفسرين يرون أن ذا القرنين ذهب إلى موضع يومه ثلاثة أشهر، أو نهاره ستة أشهر، فصادف وصوله وجود الشمس فلم ير لها غروباً في هذا المكان طيلة وجوده به، ولم ير لها ستراً يسترها عنهم، ويبدو أنه ذهب في أقصى الشمال.
'𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘢𝘧𝘴𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘩𝘶𝘭-𝘘𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒆.'
['Tafsir al-Sha'rawi', 8987].

What is interesting is that 'ذو القرنين' means: 'he of the two horns', and some ancient civilisations of the North did wear horned helmets.

Allahu a'lam

A Worldly Matter Vs A Matter Of The Hereafter

Abu Bakr Bin Al-Arabi said that Tartooshi said to him:

«إِذَا عَرَضَ لَكَ أمرُ دُنْيَا وَأَمرُ آخِرَة، فَبَادِرْ بِأَمرِ الآخِرَة، يَحْصُلْ لَكَ أَمرُ الدُّنْيَا وَالأُخْرَى.»

❝If a worldly matter and a matter of the Hereafter is presented to you, then hasten with the matter of the Hereafter. Like this you will acquire both the worldly matter and of the Hereafter.❞

[Seera Alaam An-Nubala, (19/491) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

✦ A man was thrown in fire and didn’t get burned :
it was -Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh)

✦ A man crossed a sea and didn’t drown :
it was -Prophet Mosa (Moses) (pbuh)
...
✦ A man was swallowed by a huge wale and survived:
it was -Prophet Yunus (pbuh)

✦ A man was thrown down a well by his brothers and left to
die but he survived, then became a minister:
it was -Prophet Yusuf (pbuh)

Let’s take a lesson from this!

►if the whole world gathers to make something happen which
Allah Has not Predestined to happen, they could not do so

and if the whole world gathers to prevent what Allah Has
Predestined to happen, they could not do so, as well.

►So always trust in what Allah has destined for you no matter
how bad it may look like at the beginning.....

Supplication (Du'aa) for Protection and Combating Magic (Sihr):

Beneficial supplication that can be very effective by the permission of Allah, in removing the evil effects of witchcraft (Sihr).

Narrated by Taab'i, Ka’b al-Ahbar (Radiy'Allahu'Anhu) states:

“Had it not been for the phrases that I recite regularly, the Jews would have turned me into a Donkey (out of Witchcraft). It was said to him: “What are these phrases ?” He replied:

أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ شَىْءٌ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ وَبِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لاَ يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلاَ فَاجِرٌ وَبِأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ الْحُسْنَى كُلِّهَا مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهَا
وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَبَرَأَ وَذَرَأَ

Transliteration:

“A’uzu bi wajhillah al-Adhim alladhi laysa shay’un a’dhamu minhu wa bi kalimatillah at-tammati allati la yujawizuhunna barrun wa la fajir wa bi asmaillah al-husna kulliha ma alimtu minha wa ma lam a’lam min sharri ma khalaqa wa bara’a wa zara’a.”

Translation:

“I seek the protection of Allah the Great; He, than whom there is nothing greater. And I seek the protection of the perfect words of Allah which no man, virtuous or evil, can even transcend; and I seek the protection of all the beautiful names of Allah, those of them which I know and those which I do not know, from the evil of everything He (Allah) created, to which He has given existence, and which He has spread (over the earth or universe).”

(Recorded in his Sahih - By Imam Malik in his al-Muwatta, 2/541, no. 2737)

@authenticduas

📚 Sahih al-Bukhari 597

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said,

"If anyone forgets a prayer he should pray that prayer when he remembers it.

There is no expiation except to pray the same."

Then he recited:
"Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah's) remembrance." (20.14).

💖

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ عُمْرِي آخِرَهُ ، وَخَيْرَ عَمَلِي خَوَاتِمَهُ ، وَخَيْرَ أَيَّامِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ
Oh Allah, make the end of my life the best part of my life, my best deeds my last ones, make the best of days the day in which I meet you.
Ameen

Rasulallah (saw) was asked about Gog & Magog and he said:

' Yajuj is a nation, and Majuj is another nation, and each one of them has 400 nations.
No man of them dies except he has 1000 descendants that are able to carry weapons.'

They Sahaba asked:
' O Rasulallah describe them for us.'

He then said:
' They are of 3 types.

One type of them is like the Arz tree,'

The Sahaba said:
' O Rasulallah, what is the Arz (cedar)?'

He said:
' The tall tree of the lands of Shem.

And there is another type of them that their length is the same as their width and no iron nor mountain can resist them, and another type that lies on one ear and cover himself with the other.

And they do not face an elephant or beast or camel or pig unless they eat it and whoever dies of them they eat him as well."

Fat'ḥ al-Bārī fī Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāri

Ibn Abbas stated:

" Their shortest are 1 or 2 armspans in height. And the tallest of them are 3 armspans, and they are from the sons of Adam."

Tafsir Ibn Abu Hatim
Narration num. 12970

“Taqwa is not by praying all night and fasting all day but rather it is abiding by the commands of Allah and staying away from His prohibitions.”

— Umar bin al Khattab (RA)

Prophet Isma'il (ISHMAEL)

Abraham (alayhissalam) LEAVES Hajar and Ishmael

One day, Abraham woke up and asked his wife Hajar to get her son and prepare for a long
journey. In a few days Abraham started out with his wife Hajar and their son Ishmael. The child was still nursing and not yet weaned. Abraham walked through cultivated land, desert, and mountains until he reached the desert of the Arabian Peninsula and came to an uncultivated valley having no fruit, no trees, no food, no water. The valley had no sign of life. After Abraham had helped his wife and child to dismount, he left them with a small amount of food and water which was hardly enough for 2 days. He turned around and walked away. He wife hurried after him asking: "Where are you going Abrahim, leaving us in this barren valley?"

Abraham did not answer her, but continued walking. She repeated what she had said, but he remained silent. Finally she understood that he was not acting on his own initiative. she realized that Allah had commanded him to do this. She asked him : "Did Allah command you to do so?"
He replied: "Yes." Then his great wife said: "We are not going to be lost, since Allah Who has
commanded you is with us."

Abraham invoked Almighty Allah thus:

"O Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley with no cultivation, by Your
Sacred House (the Ka'ba at Mecca); in order, O our Lord, that they may offer prayers perfectly
(Iqamat as salat) so fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and O Allah provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks. O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah." (Ch 14:37-38)

📌 The pain of what has passed:

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله writes:

“(The pain) of what has passed can not be removed by grieving over it, but only through:

• Acceptance (i.e. being pleased with Allaah's Decree) (al-Ridhaa)

• Gratitude (al-Hamd)

• Patience (al-Sabr)

• Faith in Predestination
(al-Imaan bil-Qadr)

and the saying of the slave:

“It is the decree of Allāh and what He Wills, He Does” (قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ)."

[Zaad al-Ma`aad | 2-327]

Hadith on Animals: The Prophet protects sparrows, ants

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he went out to relieve himself. We saw a red sparrow that had two chicks with her and we took her chicks, so the sparrow started to flap her wings. The Prophet came to us and he said, “Who has upset her by taking her children? Give her children back to her.” The Prophet also saw an ant colony which we had burned and he said, “Who burned this?” We said that we did it. The Prophet said, “No one should punish with fire except the Lord of the fire.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5268

The Great Benefit in Fearing Allah (ﷻ)

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ) said,

“A man had indulged himself in sin. When death approached, he enjoined his sons, saying: When I die you should burn me, pulverise me, and scatter me to the winds over the sea. By Allah, if Allah is capable, He will punish me in such a way as He has not punished anyone else.

They did that to him and when he stood before his Lord, Allah said to him: What made you do what you did? The man said: Fear and awe of You, O Lord. Thus, Allah forgave him due to that.” [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3481]

Imam Ibn Taymiyyah writes:

Fearing Allah is from the greatest causes of forgiveness.

[Minhaj as-Sunnah (484/5)]