A Poem About Real Friends vs Fake Friends - Imām Al-Shafi’ī:

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"I Only Complain Of My Suffering And Grief To Allah" ...

اِنَّمَآ اَشْکُوْا بَثِّیْ وَ حُزْنِیْ اِلَی اللهِ

Transliteration:
Innamā ashkū bath-thī wa ḥuznī ilAllāh.

Reference:
When Prophet Ya‘qūb (a.s) was deeply grieved by the hurtful actions of his sons, he said:
I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah.

[Yūsuf: 86]

“Ahead of you there lie days of patience, during which being patient will be like grasping a hot coal. The one who does good deeds then will have a reward like that of fifty men who do such deeds. – And someone else added – They said: O Messenger of Allaah, the reward of fifty of them? He said: “The reward of fifty of you.” - Abu Dawood (4341); al-Tirmidhi (3085)

“Islam began as something strange and will revert to being something strange, so glad tidings to the strangers.” It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allaah? He said: “Those who are righteous when the people are corrupt.” - Sahih Muslim (145)

Yahya bin Mu’ādh رحمه الله said:

“This worldly life is Satan’s intoxicant. Whoever is intoxicated by it will not regain consciousness until they are in the ranks of the dead, in a state of regret, among the losers.”

Sifatus-Safwah 4/343

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OUR ETERNAL HOME IS THE AKHIRAH

Allah ﷻ says in the Qur'an,

"And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew." [Qur'an 29: 64]

And, RasulAllah ﷺ said in a hadith,

"What is the example of this worldly life in comparison to the Hereafter other than one of you dipping his finger in the sea? Let him see what he brings forth."

[Sahih Muslim 2858, Grade: Sahih]

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#TravelingAlone

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb (mutafarraqaat/al-adaab):

This points to the warning against travelling alone, but that applies to journeys where the route is not travelled by many. As for journeys where the route is travelled by many, and it is as if one is in the middle of a village, such as the route from al-Qaseem to Riyadh, or Riyadh to Dammam & other such routes where there are many travellers, & the road to the Hijaz during the Hajj season, this is not in fact regarded as being alone, because many people travel by these routes. So a person may be alone in his car but he is not alone on the journey, rather there are people around him, behind him &in front of him at every moment.

Shaykh al-Albaani said in his commentary on this hadeeth in al-Saheehah (62):

Perhaps the hadeeth refers to travelling in the deserts or wilderness where the traveller rarely sees anyone. It does not include travel nowadays on paved & well-travelled roads. And Allaah knows best.

Abū Sulayman ad-Daranī:

"When the Dunyā settles in a person's heart, the 'Ākhira leaves."
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‎● [البداية والنهاية ١٤/١٥٠]

~correctaqeedah

When your life is all about money, you become a slave to it.

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Wretched is the slave of gold, silver, fine clothes, and garments. If he is given he is pleased, but if he is not given he is displeased.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6071
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

‎عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَعِسَ عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ وَالدِّرْهَمِ وَالْقَطِيفَةِ وَالْخَمِيصَةِ إِنْ أُعْطِيَ رَضِيَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطَ لَمْ يَرْضَ
‎ صحيح البخاري كتاب الرقاق باب ما يتقى من فتنة المال

The Last words of Ibn Taymiyah before death.

Muree bin Yusaf Hanbali said,

وكان يختم القرآن في كل عشرة أيام، وختم القرآن مدة إقامته بالقلعة إحدى وثمانين ختمة، انتهى في آخر ختمة إلى آخر اقتربت {إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ * فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ}
He would complete the Quran in every 10 days, and he completed it 81 times when he was in the castle, He died when he was reciting: "Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers, In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability." [al Qamar 54:55].

[Kuwakib ad-Durriyah page 174, Ghayat al Amani 2/260]

SHAYKH UL-ISLAM:YAZID IBN HAROON

Yazid ibn Haroon al-Sulami al-Wāsitee (d. 206 AH) was one of the last scholars of the 3rd & the last of the best generations(Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿeen).

He was known for being staunch in Sunnah & refuting the innovators.He was also a highly trustworthy scholar & narrator of Hadith.His narrations are found in all the 6books of Hadith. Imam Ahmed narrates some 400 Hadiths directly 4m him in the Musnad.

He tried his best to get Bishr al-Mareesi, the Jahmite figurehead, executed. This was b4 the Fitna of Khalq ul-Qur'an was adopted & enforced by the state. Sometimes, probably out of frustration, he would he even say, isn't there any1 who would assassinate him?

It has been reported that the Caliph, al-Mamoon, used to ask about Yazeed, has he died (yet)? Out of the fear of his opposition to Jahmite beliefs, al-Mamoon only started the inquisition after he had died.

In recent times, there r many contemptible matters which only appeared after Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Baz(d.1420)passed away.

🔴 *Why Muslims don’t celebrate the Mawlid*

1️⃣ We don’t celebrate the Mawlid because we love the Sunnah of our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم

2️⃣ We don’t celebrate the Mawlid because it’s not from the Sunnah.

3️⃣ We don’t celebrate the Mawlid because it is not from Islam.

4️⃣ We don’t celebrate the Mawlid because it is not the practice of those who loved him the most , Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali and the rest of the companions, we say to those who celebrate the Mawlid, are you more guided than them ? Do you love the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم more than them ?

5️⃣ Loving the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is shown by following his Sunnah not by celebrating his birthday.

6️⃣ None of the 4 Imams - Abu Hanifa, Malik, Shaafi’ and Ahmed - celebrated the Mawlid. Neither did Imam Al-Bukhari & Al Imam Muslim or any Muslim who lived in the first 400 years of this Ummah, so we say to those who celebrate the Mawlid, are you more guided than them ? Do you love the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم more than them ?

7️⃣ The person who celebrates the Mawlid and calls others to it is an innovator and has fallen into a major sin.

8️⃣ Aisha May Allah be please with her - The mother of the believers and the most beloved person to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم - lived for 40 years after the death of her husband صلى الله عليه وسلم and she never once celebrated the Mawlid , so we say to those who celebrate the Mawlid, are you more guided than her ? Do you love the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم more than her ?

9️⃣ Dedicating this month to studying the Seerah or giving in charity or any act of worship such as Dhikr is considered a form of celebration and as such an innovation which is rejected by the Shareeah, these acts are to be performed throughout the year.

1️⃣0️⃣ Whoever is celebrating the Mawlid, ask yourself this , when did the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم die ?

The Answer: He died on Monday the 12th of Rabi’ Al-Awal year 11 after the Hijra. So we ask you, why are you celebrating the death of our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ? Which one of us should be accused of hating the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ? One of the greatest calamities to befall this ummah is the death of our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and you celebrate on the occasion of his death !
The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: (When one of you is afflicted with a calamity , then let him remember the calamity of my death for it is the greatest calamity.) Narratted by Darimi and graded as Sahih by Albani.

Ustaadh Abu Salma Muhammed Aideed

‎𝐓h𝐞 🔥𝐅i𝐫e o𝐟 𝐓h𝐢s W𝐨r𝐥d I𝐬 𝐚 𝐑e𝐦i𝐧d𝐞r o𝐟 𝐭h𝐞 𝐇e𝐥l𝐟i𝐫e!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

‎Imām Ibn Rajab al Ḥanbalī رحمه الله (d. 795H) said:

‎“And there were those from among the Salaf if they saw fire they would become distressed and their mood would change. The Most High said {𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿} 56:73

‎Mujāhid (d. 104H) and others commented:

‎“Meaning the fire of this world is a reminder of the fire of the hereafter.”

‎📚 al Takhwīf Min al Nār [35]

Being Amazed By Ones Goods Deeds

Shaykh Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen [رحمه الله] said:

«أن اﻹنسان لا يعجب بعمله، مهما عملت من اﻷعمال الصالحة لا تعجب بعملك، فعملك قليل بالنسبة لحق الله عليك.»

❝A person should not be amazed with his deeds, no matter how many good deeds he had done. Do not be amazed by your deeds. Your deeds are few in comparison to Allaah's right upon you.❞

[Sharh Riyadh As-Saliheen, (1/575) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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Shaykh Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen [رحمه الله] said:

«لا تنس الاستعانة بالله ولو على الشيء اليسير.»

❝Do not forget to seek aid from Allaah even if it is for something very small.❞

[Sharh Riyadh As-Saliheen, (1/273) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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📍**O Parents! Fear Allāh and nurture your daughters upon the obedience of Allāh**

Shaikh’ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:

“The sensible person doesn’t (merely) look at what’s apparent, but he looks at the reality.”

Source: al-Uboodiyyah (p. 112)

A man who regulalrly ill-treats his wife, shows her no respect, doesn't have any concern for her feelings, consistently abuses her in different ways but spoils her on her birthday and showers her with gifts on their anniversary doesn't truly love her. His claim of love for her is rejected. Similarly, a woman who constantly disobeys her husband, pays no attention to his needs, shows him no respect, regularly complains about the smallest of things but makes him a feast on his birthday and plans a special day on their anniversary doesn't truly love him. Her claim of love for him is fake.

So what about those who have no regard for the sunnah of the Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and the shari'ah, those who disobey Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), neglect their basic duties such as salah, hijab, dutifulness to parents etc but celebrate his birthday (mawlid); can we take their claim of love for the Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) seriously? Clearly not, this claim is rejected.

Love for him is known by observing one's mannerisms, adherence to the Religion and defense of it.

Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنه said, "There was a time when no one was more ennoscriptd to a person's money than his Muslim brother. Now people love their dirhams and dinars more than their Muslim brother.
I heard the Prophet, (ﷺ), say, 'How many a neighbour will be brought together with his neighbour on the Day of Rising! He will say,"Lord, this man closed his door to me & refused to show me common kindness!"'"

[Ḥadīth Ḥasan; (Reported by Imām al-Bukhārī رحمه الله in al-Adab al-Mufrad #111)]

"حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ‏:‏ لَقَدْ أَتَى عَلَيْنَا زَمَانٌ، أَوْ قَالَ‏:‏ حِينٌ، وَمَا أَحَدٌ أَحَقُّ بِدِينَارِهِ وَدِرْهَمِهِ مِنْ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ، ثُمَّ الْآنَ الدِّينَارُ وَالدِّرْهَمُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَحَدِنَا مِنْ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ‏:‏ كَمْ مِنْ جَارٍ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِجَارِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ‏:‏ يَا رَبِّ، هَذَا أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ دُونِي، فَمَنَعَ مَعْرُوفَهُ‏.‏"

The Noble Scholar Shaykh Sulaymān bin 'Abdillāh Āli Ash-Shaykh رحمه الله stated:

"Indeed the only reason many of the people of falsehood leave off the truth is fear of losing their Dunyā."

[Ad-Durar As-Saniyyah 8/125]

قال الشيخ سليمان بن عبدالله آل الشيخ
رحمه الله:
كثيرٌ من أهل الباطل إنما يتركون الحق،
خوفا من زوال دنياهم ،

الدرر السنية ١٢٥/٨

❝He whose wealth increases, his sins increase, and he whose speech multiplies, his lies multiply. He whose conduct becomes harsher, torments his own self.❞

— Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله
(Kitab-us-Samt, p.85)

#Mawlid

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: “You will most certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said: Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)" those before you"? He said: “Who else?”

[Sahīh Muslim 2669]

Jabir bin 'Abdullāh narrated:

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said, “The worst of things are those that are newly invented; every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire.”

[Sunan an-Nāsa'i 1578, Grade: Sahīh]

Narrated by ‘Āisha:

Allāh’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.”

[Sahīh al-Bukhārī 2697]

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās (may Allāh be pleased with him and his father) said:

“Indeed the most hated of affairs with Allāh is innovation.”

[al-Lālikāi (1/132) Abu Nu’aim in Hilyah (7/26) and Baghawi in Sharh Sunnah (1/216)]

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said,

“All bid’ah (innovation) is misguidance even if the people see it as good.”

[al-Lālikāi (126) Ibn Battah (205) Bayhaqi in Madkhal ila Sunnan (191) ibn Nasr (70) with an authentic chain]

REVIVE A NEGLECTED SUNNAH OF STAYING AFTER FAJR TILL SUNRISE.

How forsaken is this Sunnah? Merely look around the Masajids just ten or fifteen minutes after Fajr prayer, they're virtually deserted.

The following Sunnah is arguably one of the most neglected acts of worship amidst even students of knowledge and leaders amongst the Muslims, let alone ordinary folk. However, it wasn't the case with those before us, it was like the oxygen which they breathed, without it their day was gone.

This is the Sunnah of remembering Allah after the early morning prayer till sunrise.

Jaabir Ibnu Samura (radiAllahuanhu) said,

كَانَ لاَ يَقُومُ مِنْ مُصَلاَّهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ الصُّبْحَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ قَامَ

“Whenever the Prophet of Allah (sallalahu alaihiwa sallam) would finish the early morning prayer, he would not get up from his place of prayer till the sun had risen.” (Muslim).

■■ IBN MAS'OOD

‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood (radiAllahuanhu) said: مَا نِمْتُ نَوْمَةَ الضُّحَى مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ

“I have not slept during this time since the day I embraced Islam” (Tabaqaat of Ibnu Sa’d)

■■ IMAM AL-AWZAAI

Imam Al-Awzaa’i (rahimahullah) said:

كان السلف إذا صدع الفجر أو قبله شيئًا كأنما على رؤوسهم الطير، مقبلين على أنفسهم، حتى لو أن حميمًا لأحدهم غاب عنه حينًا، ثم قدّم ما التفت إليه، فلا يزالون كذلك حتى يكونون قريبًا من طلوع الشمس

“When it was around the time of Fajr, our predecessors would be so still that it was as if birds were sitting on their heads. They were so focused on themselves in Allah’s remembrance as if a loved person of theirs who’d been away had arrived and would not turn towards them. They'd remain in such a state till around the rising of the sun” (Taareekh Dimashq)

If you wish to realise just how forsaken this Sunnah is, merely look around the Masajids ten or minutes after the end of the Fajr prayer. In most cases, the Masjid is virtually deserted, assuming that you aren’t told to leave before that.

There is a reason why this Sunnah is hardly applied. It’s not easy. It requires tremendous determination and dedication as it coincides with time, rest and sleep. The effects of it, however, upon one’s soul are beyond words. In fact, those who’ve been upon it for some time simply cannot function without it.

■■ IMAM IBN TAYMIYYAH.

Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) once said to his student, Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullah), after doing this till around midday(!):

هذه غدوتى لو لم أتغدى غدوتى سقطت قوتى

“This is my morning meal. If I don’t have it, my strength leaves me.” (ArRad AlWaafi)

Those words are not an exaggeration, but a true reflection of something that he’d felt and experienced. This Sunnah had played an enormous role in the moulding of Ibn Taymiyyah’s character and was one of the secrets behind his spiritual and intellectual power that would later amaze the world.

Never did they allow the excuse of Da’wah, study, work or family to stand between them and these moments of remembrance. Rather, they saw the latter as an indispensable tool for the former!.

In a narration which many have classified as authentic, the Prophet (sallalahu alaihiwa sallam) said:

مَنْ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَانَتْ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ ‏تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ ‏

“Whoever

(1) Prays the early morning prayer in congregation then
(2) Stays sitting down, remembering Allah till the sun rises, then
(3) Prays two units of prayer, he will be given the reward of Hajj and ‘Umrah that are complete, complete, complete.”(At-Tirmidhi)

Strive hard to implement this Sunnah gradually.

(1) Dedicating at least one morning a week for this Sunnah if you are unable do more.

(2) Contact a friend of yours who’ll share your ambition & join you.

(3) Dedicate those moments to five things:
Qur’an, Dhikr, Du’ah, Isthighfar and reflection & contemplation.

(4) Fifteen or so minutes after sunrise, carry out two or more units of prayer within your place of prayer