Optimism and Positive Attitude in Islam

Allah ﷻ says, ﴾And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'﴿ — Surat Ibrahim, 14:7

The Prophet ﷺ said, ❝There are no (bad) omens, but the best of it is optimism.❞ [Sunan Abi Dawud 3910]

The Prophet ﷺ said, ❝No bird ever flew on just one wing; similarly, no one can achieve success by relying solely on (things being) good or bad. The best of what a person can do is to be optimistic and have a positive attitude.❞ [Sunan Abu Dawud 3910]

The Prophet ﷺ said, ❝The affairs of a believer are amazing, for they are all good. If something pleasing happens to him, he is grateful, and that is good for him. If something displeasing happens to him, he is patient, and that is good for him.❞ [Sahih Muslim 2999]

Al-Ghazali (d. 505H) said, ❝The optimist sees opportunities in every difficulty, while the pessimist sees difficulties in every opportunity.❞ [Ihya Ulum al-Din]

Al-Ghazali (d. 505H) said, ❝Know that true optimism is not wishful thinking, but rather the belief that Allah has a purpose for everything that happens, and that no matter what comes our way, we can always find a way to draw closer to Him.❞ [Ihya Ulum al-Din]

Al-Iskandari (d. 709H) said, ❝Optimism is the key to happiness, for it allows us to see the good in every situation and to trust that Allah's plan for us is always for our benefit.❞ [Hikam Ibn 'Ata'allah]

Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751H) said, ❝The one who is optimistic about Allah will always find a way out of his difficulties, while the one who despairs will always remain in his hardship.❞ [Al-Fawa'id]

Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751H) said, ❝A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.❞ [Al-Wabil al-Sayyib]

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (d. 795 AH) said, ❝Optimism is a part of faith, just as pessimism is a part of disbelief. Therefore, a believer should always be optimistic, for Allah loves those who are optimistic.❞ [Jami' al-Ulum wa al-Hikam]

" One day a rich man gave a basket full of rotten food to a poor man.

The poor man smiled and left the palace with the basket, ....emptied the basket of it's content and cleaned it,
Put beautiful flowers in it and returned it to the palace and gave it to the rich man.

The rich man was surprised and asked the poor man, "Why "?
" I gave you a basket full of rotten things and you bring it back filled with beautiful flowers. "

The poor man replied the king:
" Every human being gives what is in his heart. "

What is inside you is what you give out. Be kind always.

You don't need to first become rich to be kind, kindness is free! Whether rich or poor ... all can be kind, what you only need is ...
" A RICH HEART "!



Kindness matters......!!🌹❣️

Types of Companionship

Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd رحمه الله said:

"Choose the best for companionship and friendship; someone who will help you in your quest, in drawing nearer to your Lord, and agrees with you in your noble objective and intention. Take [from me] the most precise gauge in categorising friends:

• A friend who befriends you [solely] for his welfare.
• A friend who befriends you [solely] for fun.
• A friend who befriends you for virtue.

As regards the first two, then their relationship with you is cut off when the necessitating reason is fulfilled: the attainment of welfare in the first and fun in the second.

As for the third category, then this is the one we will concentrate on. He is the one who is driven into a friendship due to mutual belief in the first establishment of virtue in both people.”

[The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge by Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd رحمه الله pg. 58]

Ibn Jam'aahul Said:

Knowledge is Three Span's: Whoever Enters the First Span Will Become Arrogant, and Whoever Enters the Second Span Will Become Humble, and Whoever Enters the Third Span Will Know That He Knows Nothing.

[تذكرة السامع و المتكلم ص ٦٥]

#knowledge

“THE SMARTER YOU ARE, THE LESS YOU SPEAK.”

ʻAbdullāh ibn al-Mubārak said, “Whenever a man would see something from his brother that he dislikes, he would give him orders in private and forbid him in private. Conversely, he would be rewarded for him screening his brother and also rewarded for forbidding evil. As for today, whenever a man sees what he dislikes he angers his brother and unveils his screen.”

(Rawḍat al-ʻUqalāʾ, pg. 197)

THE MOST DESERVING OF YOUR GOOD TREATMENT

Sadly enough, many people have good manners when dealing with the people; however, they do not behave well with their families at all. This is a huge mistake and a backwards understanding! How can a person behave well with distant relatives while he has poor manners with those closest to him?!

Maybe such a person will say: "This is because there is no harm if I relax and do not burden myself with good treatment of them, so I behave poorly with them."

To this we reply: This is not correct. Rather, it is the close relatives who are most deserving of your good treatment while you live with them.

Book: Upright Moral Character
By Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen
Translated by Moosaa Richardson
T•R•O•I•D Publications
P. 42

Treating a Muslim like a business is not from ihsan.

We help and attend to each other's needs out of love for Allah and to please Him. If you are only good to them because of the worldly benefit they bring to you, and neglect or harm them when they're no longer beneficial for you, then fear Allaah for you are dealing with Him.

"Verily Allah said: Whoever shows enmity to a pious worshiper of Mine, I declare war against him." [Bukhari]

Moses (عليه السلام) was sent with greatness, Jesus (عليه السلام) was sent with beauty, and Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was sent with perfection [both combined]

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

في شريعته زمن اللين والعفو والصفح ومكارم الأخلاق أعظم مما في الإنجيل وفيها من الشدة والجهاد وإقامة الحدود على الكفار والمنافقين أعظم مما في التوراة وهذا هو غاية الكمال ولهذا قال بعضهم بعث موسى بالجلال وبعث عيسى بالجمال وبعث محمد بالكمال .

“In [the Prophet’s] Sharīʿah there is an era of gentleness, forbearance, pardon and noble manners greater than that which is in the Gospel and within it is severity, jihād, and establishing the prescribed punishments upon the disbelievers and hypocrites greater than that which is in the Torah and this is utmost perfection. Hence, some of them said: 'Moses was sent with loftiness, Jesus was sent with beauty, and Muhammad was sent with perfection [i.e. both combined].'” Al-Jawāb al-Ṣaḥīḥ (5/86).

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, looked at the Ka’bah and said,
“How great are you and how great is your sanctity!
Yet, the believer has greater sanctity to Allah than you. Verily, Allah sanctified you once and sanctified the believer thrice in his life, his wealth, and to not assume evil about him.”

Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 6196

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

*Sanctity= the state or quality of being holy, sacred,
the quality of being very important and deserving respect.

Increasing wealth is not disliked:

Imam Ibn al-Jawzi said:
وجهال المتزهدين يرون جمع المال ينافي الزهد!!
'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝘇𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗱) 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 (𝘇𝘂𝗵𝗱).'
['Saydul-Khaatir', 1/446].

The Prophet made the following Dua for Anas Ibn Malik:
اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَهُ
'𝗢 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵! 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.'
['Sahih Bukhari', 6344].
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6344

Would the Prophet supplicate for something to increase, if it wasn't good?

Imam Ibn al-Jawzi also said:
وفي هذا الحديث دليل على أن كثرة المال لا تكره لأن الرسول {صلى الله عليه وسلم} دعا بذلك لأنس وهذا خلاف ما يظنه جهال المتزهدين!
'𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝘇𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗱) 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲.'
['Kashf al-Moshkil', 1/830].

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Allāh (ﷻ) says

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

[An-Nisa 4:110]

Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn Abbas commented about this Ayah, "Allāh informs His servants of His forgiveness, forbearing generosity and expansive mercy. So whoever commits a sin, whether minor or major,..."

ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

but afterwards seeks Allāh's forgiveness, he will find Allāh Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful

...even if his sins were greater than the heavens, the earth and the mountains."

Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) recorded that Ali (رضي الله عنه) said:
Whenever I hear anything from the Messenger of Allāh, Allāh benefits me with whatever He wills of that. Abu Bakr told me, and Abu Bakr has said the truth, that the Messenger of Allāh said, *"No Muslim commits a sin and then performs ablution, prays two Rak`ahs and begs Allāh for forgiveness for that sin, but He forgives him. He then recited

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
[4:110]

And also

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَـحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُواْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُواْ اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ

They are those who, upon committing an evil deed or wronging themselves, remember Allāh and seek forgiveness and do not knowingly persist in sin and who forgives sins except Allāh?
[Al-Imrān 3:135]

[Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir]

The key to purifying yourself in the Dunya, is to repent to Allāh (ﷻ) sincerely and with conviction and the intention to never do it again!

To repent is to be successful, because then the Shaytaan is driven back on multiple fronts!

1. He failed to stop you from repentance for the sin he seduced you to do!

2. He failed in keeping that sin held against you!

3. He runs away from you burnt by your repentance and your remembrance of Allāh (ﷻ)!

Strike Shaytaan back and strike Hard!
He is the relentless enemy, the enemy that does not eat or sleep.
The enemy that exploits everything to his advantage!

Don't let your guard down! Don't let this enemy get into your heart,
Wallahi, he is a cancer that destroys from within.

May Allāh (ﷻ) forgive all of us and grant us success in this world and the hereafter.
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A question asked can a woman go to Hajj without a mahram following her?

Alhamdulillah, there are various opinions among scholars and the majority of scholars say it is not allowed for her to go to Hajj without a mahram to follow her.
This is from the Hadith,
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No man should stay with a lady in seclusion except in the presence of a Dhu- Muhram." A man stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My wife has gone out intending to perform the Hajj and I have been enrolled (inthe army) for such-and-such campaign." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Return and perform the Hajj with your wife."
Sahih al-Bukhari 5233

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No man must not be alone with a woman except in the presence of her (Mahram). No woman should travel except in company of a (Mahram)." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have been enrolled for such and such expedition, and my wife left for Hajj." He (ﷺ) said to him, "Go and perform Hajj with your wife." [Al- Bukhariand Muslim].
Riyad-us-Saliheen.
Book 8, Hadith 35.

So it is obligatory for one to accompany her.

Some scholars say if she is travelling with other women of her country and fears no harm will occur, she is free to go but the husband if he has wealth should follow his wife to the prilgrimage.

May Allah guides us and grants us halal wealth to perform his ibadah. Aamin

SubhanaAllah! La Ilaha Illa Allah

⏳️Al-Junaid Ibn Muhammad (rahimahullah. 297H) said:

“If a man worships Allaah for one thousand years, and then he turns away from Him for one moment, then what he missed in this moment is more than what he gained (in one thousand years of worship).”

[Hilyat Al-Awliyaa’, by Aboo Nu’aym, 10/278📚]

Did You Know?

👉Do not urinate where you bathe

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet (salalaahu Alaihi wasalam) said:

"None of you should urinate in the place where he bathes, for most Waswasa (devilish whispers) come from that."

Hasan
Sunan Nasai, Book of purification #36

Aishah (R) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,

“An army will raid the Kabah and when it reaches a desert land, all of them will be swallowed up by the earth” She asked; “O Messenger of Allah! Why all of them?” when they have their markets with them and those who are innocent. He answered, “All of them will be swallowed by the earth but they will be raised for Judgement according to their intentions.”

[ Al-Bukhari and Muslim ]

Before the Last Hour, a people with a huge army will attack the Ka’bah. This hadeeth contains an important lesson: whosoever accompanies the people of falsehood, transgression and enmity will surely suffer the same punishment as theirs. The righteous and the unrighteous; when the torment comes, it afflicts the righteous and the unrighteous, the pious and the sinful, the believer and the unbeliever, the one who establishes the prayers and the arrogant. It will not spare anyone. Then they will be raised on the Day of Resurrection according to their
intentions.

[ Sharh Riyadh us saliheen, Shaykh Utahymeen]

EVERY NAME WHICH LEADS TO THE SERVICE OF OTHER THAN ALLAH IS PROHIBITED!

Chapter No: 50, Kitab At-Tauhid, The Book of Monotheism

Allah عز وجل said:

فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمَا صَـٰلِحً۬ا جَعَلَا لَهُ ۥ شُرَكَآءَ فِيمَآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمَا‌ۚ فَتَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

"But when He gave them a Salih (good in every aspect) child, they ascribed partners to Him (Allah) in that which He has given to them. High is Allah, Exalted above all that they ascribe as partners to Him. (Tafsir At-Tabari, Vol.9, Page 148)." (7:190)


Allamah Ibn Hazm (رحمه الله) said that Muslims were collectively agreed upon the impermissibility of every name which means service to anyone other than Allah عز وجل such as Abd-'Umar (slave of 'Umar), Abd-Al-Ka'bah (slave of the Ka'bah), and like that except Abdul-Muttalib.

Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) commented upon the above verse of Qur'an as such:

When Adam had sexual relation with Eve, she became pregnant. At that time Iblis (Satan) came to them and said "I am the one who caused your expulsion from Paradise. Obey me, otherwise I shall cause your child to grow two horns like a deer by which he will puncture your belly when he comes out! I will do it! I will do it!" Satan thus frightened them (Adam and Eve) and said to name the boy "Abdul-Harith;' (slave of the earth cultivator). They (Adam and Eve) did not obey him (Satan) and a dead child was born to them. When Eve became pregnant a second time, Satan again approached them and repeated the same demand but again they did not obey. And the second child was still born dead. She [Eve] became pregnant a third time, Satan again came to them and put the same demand mentioning what had happened before. Adam and Eve were overcome by love for the child and named the boy "Abdul-Harith (slave of the earth cultivator)". And this is what Allah said (in the verse): "They made partners with Him for what they were given". [Reported by Ibn Abi Hatim]

He (Ibn Abi Hatim) also reports with a Sahih chain from Qatadah (رحمه الله) that he said[1]:

"They made partners in giving obedience along with Him but not in worship beside Him."

He (Ibn Abi Hatim) also reports with a sound chain from Mujahid (رحمه الله) regarding the verse:

"If you give us a Salih (good in every aspect) child, ..." (7:189)

that they (Adam and Eve) were frightened that the child might not be human. Such a meaning was mentioned by Hasan, Sa'id and others.

IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE CHAPTER

1) Any name which implies worship of others than Allah is forbidden.

2) Explanation of the verse in Al-A'raf (7:189).

3) This Shirk is concerned only with the naming though its actual implied meaning was not intended.

4) The gift of Allah to a man of a normal girl is also of His favours.

5) The pious predecessors made a distinction between Shirk in obedience and Shirk in worship.

[1] Note: The above quoted Hadith is said to be weak. Hafiz Ibn Kathir رحمه الله and Allamah Al-Albani رحمه الله ranked it weak "Da'if" (Publisher).

Source: Kitab At-Tauhid, The Book of Monotheism. Chapter No: 50, (Page: 156-158). By Sheikh-ul-Islam Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab rahimahullah.

💠 The one who really fear Allaah(swt)

❝He[Allah(swt)] created seven seas, but He loved a tear from you (out of fear and love of him), but your eyes were tearless.❞
- Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله

[Al Fawaid /53]

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Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:
"The one who fears Allaah is not the one who simply cries and his eyes overflow with tears; rather, the one who really fears Allaah is he who leaves that which Allaah has prohibited even though his heart desires it and he has the ability to carry it out."

📚[Rasaail Ibn Rajab (1/163)]

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OPPRESSION

Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is oppressed.

🔘The Prophet ﷺ was asked: “It is right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?” He replied: “By preventing him from oppressing others.”

{Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Hadith 624}

🔘 Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said,

“Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him.”

{Volume 3, Book 43, Number 629: Sahih Bukhari}


🔘 Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said,

“A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection .”

{Book 43, Volume 3, Number 622: Sahih Bukhari}

Abu Darda Al Ansari رضي الله عنه said:

"When a servant engages in sins in private, Allah puts hatred for him in the hearts of Muslims and he does not even know why."

[Hilyatul Awliyaa, 1/215]

The look after of the parents is more importent than Jihad

Narrated Abdullah bin Amr Radi Allahu Anhu A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, Then strive yourself in their service.
Sahih Bukhari, Book 52, Hadith 248

It was narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Jahimah As-Sulami, that Jahimah came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah Sal-Allahu Alaihi wasallam, I want to go out and fight (in Jihad) and I have come to ask your advice." He said: "Do you have a mother?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then stay with her, for Paradise is beneath her feet."
Sunan Nasaii, Book 25, Hadith 3106-Sahih