Hadith : Do not withhold your money (with charity) otherwise Allah would withhold His blessings from you
RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, Do not withhold your money (with charity) otherwise Allah would withhold His blessings from you.
Sahih Bukhari,Book 24, Hadith 513
RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, "Do not shut your money bag; otherwise Allah too will withhold His blessings from you. Spend (in Allah's Cause) as much as you can afford. "
Sahih Bukhari, Book 24, Hadith 515
RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, Do not withhold your money (with charity) otherwise Allah would withhold His blessings from you.
Sahih Bukhari,Book 24, Hadith 513
RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, "Do not shut your money bag; otherwise Allah too will withhold His blessings from you. Spend (in Allah's Cause) as much as you can afford. "
Sahih Bukhari, Book 24, Hadith 515
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Is your loyalty towards Allaah or the people?
Mu
“Assalaamu Alaik. To proceed… I heard the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying,
❝Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allaah while the people are displeased; then Allaah will protect him from the troubles caused by the people. And whosoever seeks the pleasure of the people while displeasing Allaah; then Allaah will leave his matter for the people (i.e. Allaah will not protect him from the harms of the people)❞
Wassalaamu Alaik.”
[Tirmidhi # 2414. Authenticated by Shaykh Al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah # 2311]
Mu
aawiyah رضي الله عنه wrote to the mother of the believers, Aaishah رضي الله عنها, asking her to write to him some advice but not making it lengthy. So, `Aaishah رضي الله عنها wrote:“Assalaamu Alaik. To proceed… I heard the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying,
❝Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allaah while the people are displeased; then Allaah will protect him from the troubles caused by the people. And whosoever seeks the pleasure of the people while displeasing Allaah; then Allaah will leave his matter for the people (i.e. Allaah will not protect him from the harms of the people)❞
Wassalaamu Alaik.”
[Tirmidhi # 2414. Authenticated by Shaykh Al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah # 2311]
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❝If you sell this life for the next, you will win both of them.
If you sell the next life for this dunya (world), you will loose both of them.❞
~ Imam Hasan al Basri رحمه الله
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O Allah, by Your mercy, I seek assistance, rectify for me all of my affairs, and do not leave me to myself, even for a blink of an eye. Aameen
If you sell the next life for this dunya (world), you will loose both of them.❞
~ Imam Hasan al Basri رحمه الله
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O Allah, by Your mercy, I seek assistance, rectify for me all of my affairs, and do not leave me to myself, even for a blink of an eye. Aameen
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The People of Paradise: The Way to Paradise is Very Hard
Paradise is very high, and ascending lofty places takes a great deal of effort. The way to Paradise is filled with things that go against human wishes and inclinations. This needs strong determination and willpower. In a hadith from Abu Hurayrah (ra) the Messenger of Allah (saw) said,
"Hell has been veiled with desires, and Paradise has been veiled with [surrounded by] hardships."
The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, "When Allah created Paradise, He told Jibreel, "Go look at it". So he went and looked at it, then he came back and said, "By Your Glory, no-one will hear of it but he will enter it". So He surrounded it with hardships and said, "Go and look at it". So he went and looked at it, then came back and said, "By Your Glory, I fear that no-one will enter it"". [Jaami al-Usool, 10/520, 8068]
an-Nawawi commented on the first hadith:
"This is an example of the beautiful, eloquent and concise speech which the Prophet (saw) was capable, in which he gives a beautiful analogy. It means that nothing will help you to reach Paradise except going through hardships, and nothing will lead you to Hell, but whims and desires. Both are veiled as described, and whoever tears down the veil will reach what was hidden behind it. The veil of Paradise is torn down by going through hardships and the veil of Hell is torn down by giving in to whims and desires. Hardship including striving consistently and patiently in worship, restraining one's anger, forgiving, being patient, giving in charity, being kind to those who mistreat you, resisting physical desires, etc" [Sharh an-Nawawi 'ala Muslim, 17/165]
Paradise is very high, and ascending lofty places takes a great deal of effort. The way to Paradise is filled with things that go against human wishes and inclinations. This needs strong determination and willpower. In a hadith from Abu Hurayrah (ra) the Messenger of Allah (saw) said,
"Hell has been veiled with desires, and Paradise has been veiled with [surrounded by] hardships."
The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, "When Allah created Paradise, He told Jibreel, "Go look at it". So he went and looked at it, then he came back and said, "By Your Glory, no-one will hear of it but he will enter it". So He surrounded it with hardships and said, "Go and look at it". So he went and looked at it, then came back and said, "By Your Glory, I fear that no-one will enter it"". [Jaami al-Usool, 10/520, 8068]
an-Nawawi commented on the first hadith:
"This is an example of the beautiful, eloquent and concise speech which the Prophet (saw) was capable, in which he gives a beautiful analogy. It means that nothing will help you to reach Paradise except going through hardships, and nothing will lead you to Hell, but whims and desires. Both are veiled as described, and whoever tears down the veil will reach what was hidden behind it. The veil of Paradise is torn down by going through hardships and the veil of Hell is torn down by giving in to whims and desires. Hardship including striving consistently and patiently in worship, restraining one's anger, forgiving, being patient, giving in charity, being kind to those who mistreat you, resisting physical desires, etc" [Sharh an-Nawawi 'ala Muslim, 17/165]
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Islām is not a religion of equality but of Justice – Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāleḥ al-‘Uthaymīn
There are some people who speak of equality instead of justice, and this is a mistake. We should not say equality, because equality implies no differentiation between the two.
Because of this unjust call for equality, they ask, “What is the difference between male and female?” So they have made men similar to women.
The communists said, “What difference is there between the ruler and the subject? No one has any authority over anyone else.”
Not even the father over his son?! So, they said the father has no authority over his son and so on.
Instead, if we say justice, which means giving each one what he or she is ennoscriptd, this misunderstanding no longer applies, and the word used is correct.
Allāh does not say in the Qur’ān that He enjoins equality. He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allāh enjoins al-‘Adl (i.e. justice)” [Noble Qur’ān 16:90]
“And that when you judge between men, you judge with justice.” [Noble Qur’ān 4:58]
Those who say that Islām is the religion of equality are lying against Islām. Rather, Islām is the religion of justice, which means treating equally those who are equal and differentiating between those who are different. No one who knows the religion of Islām would say that it is the religion of equality.
Rather what shows you that this principle is false is the fact that most of what is mentioned in the Qur’ān denies equality, as in the following verses:
“Say: Are those who know equal to those who know not?” [Noble Qur’ān 39:9]
“Say: Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light?” [Noble Qur’ān 13:16]
“Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquering (of Makkah, with those among you who did so later.” [Noble Qur’ān 57:10]
“Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives.” [Noble Qur’ān 4:95]
Not one single letter in the Qur’ān enjoins equality, rather it enjoins justice. You will also find that the word justice is acceptable to people, for I feel that if I am better than this man in terms of knowledge, or wealth, or piety, or in doing good, I would not like for him to be equal to me. Everyone knows that it is unacceptable if we say that the male is equal to the female.
Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāleḥ al-‘Uthaymīn, Sharḥ al-‘Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭīyyah, 1/180-181
There are some people who speak of equality instead of justice, and this is a mistake. We should not say equality, because equality implies no differentiation between the two.
Because of this unjust call for equality, they ask, “What is the difference between male and female?” So they have made men similar to women.
The communists said, “What difference is there between the ruler and the subject? No one has any authority over anyone else.”
Not even the father over his son?! So, they said the father has no authority over his son and so on.
Instead, if we say justice, which means giving each one what he or she is ennoscriptd, this misunderstanding no longer applies, and the word used is correct.
Allāh does not say in the Qur’ān that He enjoins equality. He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allāh enjoins al-‘Adl (i.e. justice)” [Noble Qur’ān 16:90]
“And that when you judge between men, you judge with justice.” [Noble Qur’ān 4:58]
Those who say that Islām is the religion of equality are lying against Islām. Rather, Islām is the religion of justice, which means treating equally those who are equal and differentiating between those who are different. No one who knows the religion of Islām would say that it is the religion of equality.
Rather what shows you that this principle is false is the fact that most of what is mentioned in the Qur’ān denies equality, as in the following verses:
“Say: Are those who know equal to those who know not?” [Noble Qur’ān 39:9]
“Say: Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light?” [Noble Qur’ān 13:16]
“Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquering (of Makkah, with those among you who did so later.” [Noble Qur’ān 57:10]
“Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives.” [Noble Qur’ān 4:95]
Not one single letter in the Qur’ān enjoins equality, rather it enjoins justice. You will also find that the word justice is acceptable to people, for I feel that if I am better than this man in terms of knowledge, or wealth, or piety, or in doing good, I would not like for him to be equal to me. Everyone knows that it is unacceptable if we say that the male is equal to the female.
Shaykh Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāleḥ al-‘Uthaymīn, Sharḥ al-‘Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭīyyah, 1/180-181
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Nuh (as) was tested with flood,
Ibrahim (as) with fire,
Musa (as) with a tyrant,
Yusuf (as) with loneliness,
Ayyub (as) with sickness,
There will always be tests, but never ask "Why me?"
Because Allah tests those who He loved the most. Allah (swt) is The Best Planner of All Affairs! Difficulty, sickness, trouble, misfortune will atone for sins, insha'Allah
"Nothing afflicts a Muslim of hardship, nor illness, nor anxiety, nor sorrow, nor harm, nor distress, nor even the pricking of a thorn, but that Allah will expiate his sins by it." |Sahih al-Buhari
Ibrahim (as) with fire,
Musa (as) with a tyrant,
Yusuf (as) with loneliness,
Ayyub (as) with sickness,
There will always be tests, but never ask "Why me?"
Because Allah tests those who He loved the most. Allah (swt) is The Best Planner of All Affairs! Difficulty, sickness, trouble, misfortune will atone for sins, insha'Allah
"Nothing afflicts a Muslim of hardship, nor illness, nor anxiety, nor sorrow, nor harm, nor distress, nor even the pricking of a thorn, but that Allah will expiate his sins by it." |Sahih al-Buhari
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Are You Like Water Or Rock?
Water can teach us many lessons:
Rocks are arrogant, they stubbornly remain how they are, but water is flexible and capable of changing form: if you pour it into a cup, it becomes the cup, if you pour it into a vessel, it becomes the vessel.
A raindrop falls into an ocean and it becomes the ocean!
A rock never changes, but water adapts and changes itself with the changing times and environment: water can become solid (ice), liquid (water) or gas (vapor).
Rocks do not recover after tragedies, but water does. When rocks break, they never become whole again, but when water is split up, it become one again.
Rocks give up. When rocks roll down the hills and they hit a strong barrier which they cannot penetrate, they forever remain where they are. Water on the other hand will navigate around the barrier and try to get through.
If water cannot get through, it will wait patiently until it gathers strength from more water. Together, they will break the dam and get through. If no additional water comes to its rescue, it waits patiently to evaporate and turn into a cloud and escape that way.
Water never gives up, unlike a rock.
Rocks are full of pride and water is humble. Rocks like to be bigger than everyone else and form tall mountains. They like to rise above everyone, but water is humble and flows downwards.
Water allows smaller objects to rise above it.
If mountains contain gold and diamonds, then oceans are also not empty of pearls.
If rocks have the power to kill, then with water, God brings barren deserts to life!
Yet, despite its soft nature, water is very capable of harming those who don’t learn its ways.
So be flexible like water and you will thrive in every situation. If you are stubborn like a rock, you will lead a life full of difficulties.
Water can teach us many lessons:
Rocks are arrogant, they stubbornly remain how they are, but water is flexible and capable of changing form: if you pour it into a cup, it becomes the cup, if you pour it into a vessel, it becomes the vessel.
A raindrop falls into an ocean and it becomes the ocean!
A rock never changes, but water adapts and changes itself with the changing times and environment: water can become solid (ice), liquid (water) or gas (vapor).
Rocks do not recover after tragedies, but water does. When rocks break, they never become whole again, but when water is split up, it become one again.
Rocks give up. When rocks roll down the hills and they hit a strong barrier which they cannot penetrate, they forever remain where they are. Water on the other hand will navigate around the barrier and try to get through.
If water cannot get through, it will wait patiently until it gathers strength from more water. Together, they will break the dam and get through. If no additional water comes to its rescue, it waits patiently to evaporate and turn into a cloud and escape that way.
Water never gives up, unlike a rock.
Rocks are full of pride and water is humble. Rocks like to be bigger than everyone else and form tall mountains. They like to rise above everyone, but water is humble and flows downwards.
Water allows smaller objects to rise above it.
If mountains contain gold and diamonds, then oceans are also not empty of pearls.
If rocks have the power to kill, then with water, God brings barren deserts to life!
Yet, despite its soft nature, water is very capable of harming those who don’t learn its ways.
So be flexible like water and you will thrive in every situation. If you are stubborn like a rock, you will lead a life full of difficulties.
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❝You don't really know a person until you live with him, travel with him or do business with him.❞
- Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه
A man bore witness in the presence of
So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
- Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه
A man bore witness in the presence of
Umar ibn al-Khattaab -radiyallaahu anhu, so `Umar said to him: “I do not know you, and it does not harm you that I do not know you, but bring someone who does know you.”So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
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Jannah is Our Dream pinned «❝You don't really know a person until you live with him, travel with him or do business with him.❞ - Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه A man bore witness in the presence of Umar ibn al-Khattaab -radiyallaahu anhu, so `Umar said to him: “I do not know you…»
❝If Allah puts a person under certain tests and trials and the person recognizes that he must resort to Allah alone seeking His help, then this is a good sign for him; the trials turn to purification and mercy.
If on the other hand, he rejects, complains, and turns away from Allah and seeks help from human beings like himself, then this is a bad sign for him; the trials turn to punishment and misery for him.❞
— Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)
(Tareequl-Hijratayn, ftn. 103, p. 259)
If on the other hand, he rejects, complains, and turns away from Allah and seeks help from human beings like himself, then this is a bad sign for him; the trials turn to punishment and misery for him.❞
— Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)
(Tareequl-Hijratayn, ftn. 103, p. 259)
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Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullah):
We say to a person: Rely on yourself when it comes to people. Do not ask them for anything and do not lower yourself in front of them. And make sure you are not in need of them as much as you are able to.
But when it comes to Allaah, do not be self-sufficient! But always keep (asking Him and) depending on Him until things become easier for you.
[Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullah), Qawl al-Mufeed, 2/39]
Stop complaining about your problems to your friends. Go back to Allah, start complaining to Him because no one in this world could fix your problems except Allah Azza wa Jalla!
We say to a person: Rely on yourself when it comes to people. Do not ask them for anything and do not lower yourself in front of them. And make sure you are not in need of them as much as you are able to.
But when it comes to Allaah, do not be self-sufficient! But always keep (asking Him and) depending on Him until things become easier for you.
[Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullah), Qawl al-Mufeed, 2/39]
Stop complaining about your problems to your friends. Go back to Allah, start complaining to Him because no one in this world could fix your problems except Allah Azza wa Jalla!
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Importance of having the right vision:
التجديف بقوة أكبر لا يساعد إذا كان القارب يسير في الاتجاه الخاطئ
“𝗥𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽
𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”
– Kenichi Ohmae
Everybody tells you: “work harder”, but hard work in and of itself does not produce success.
If hard work produced money, why are there millions of poor people working in mines and other places? Yet - some individuals own more wealth than the GDP of multiple third world countries combined.
The most important thing is knowing what to do, having the right vision and the correct approach. It’s the knowledge and then hard work.
Your direction is more important than your speed.
We should time and money on acquiring new knowledge and be around smart people.
If your approach is wrong, you can work as hard as you want, and you will achieve nothing.
التجديف بقوة أكبر لا يساعد إذا كان القارب يسير في الاتجاه الخاطئ
“𝗥𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽
𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”
– Kenichi Ohmae
Everybody tells you: “work harder”, but hard work in and of itself does not produce success.
If hard work produced money, why are there millions of poor people working in mines and other places? Yet - some individuals own more wealth than the GDP of multiple third world countries combined.
The most important thing is knowing what to do, having the right vision and the correct approach. It’s the knowledge and then hard work.
Your direction is more important than your speed.
We should time and money on acquiring new knowledge and be around smart people.
If your approach is wrong, you can work as hard as you want, and you will achieve nothing.
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Forwarded from Authentic Duas
✒ Fear The Supplication Of Oppressed Ones
Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:
اتقوا دعوة المظلوم فإنها تصعد إلى السماء كأنها شرارة
“Fear Duʿā of oppressed, for indeed it ascends the heaven (i.e it reaches Allāh) as if it’s a burning flare!!”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ١١٨ ، صححه الألباني]
Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:
اتقوا دعوة المظلوم فإنها تصعد إلى السماء كأنها شرارة
“Fear Duʿā of oppressed, for indeed it ascends the heaven (i.e it reaches Allāh) as if it’s a burning flare!!”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ١١٨ ، صححه الألباني]
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'Aishah (May Allaah be pleased with her) reported:The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"The two raka'āt before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this world and all it contains."
[Muslim]
Another narration goes: "The two rak'āt before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are dearer to me than the whole world."
*Note: This is done between the Adhaan and the obligatory Fajr prayer
#rawaatib #Fajr
"The two raka'āt before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this world and all it contains."
[Muslim]
Another narration goes: "The two rak'āt before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are dearer to me than the whole world."
*Note: This is done between the Adhaan and the obligatory Fajr prayer
#rawaatib #Fajr
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“Calamities, trials and tests are signs of love from Allaah...'
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim:
“Calamities, trials and tests are signs of love from Allaah for the believers. They are comparable to a cure; although it may be bitter, you accept it because it is from the One whom you love; and to Allaah belongs the best example.”
[Ighaathatul Lahfan, Pg. 286]
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim:
“Calamities, trials and tests are signs of love from Allaah for the believers. They are comparable to a cure; although it may be bitter, you accept it because it is from the One whom you love; and to Allaah belongs the best example.”
[Ighaathatul Lahfan, Pg. 286]
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Be a Winner. Always 🌟
اعلم أنك إذا سألت الله فإنك رابح في كل حال ؛ لأنه: اما أن يعطيك سبحانه وتعالى ما تسأل أو يصرف عنك من السوء ما هو أعظم أو يدّخر ذلك لك يوم القيامة أجراً فمن دعا الله فإنه لا يخيب فأكثر من دعاء الله وأكثر من استغفار الله والتوبة إليه
❝ Know that if you truly ask Allah, then you always prosper and win in all cases, because:
It could be that the Almighty will grant you what you ask for; or He will turn away from you a greater evil; or He will save it for you on the Day of Qiyamah in the form of a (greater) reward.
Thus, whoever makes du'a to Allah, then indeed he will not lose, so therefore, multiply your du'as to Him, ask for forgiveness and repent to Him... ❞
📖 ابن عثيمين | شرح رياض الصالحين 6/52
@RootsofKhair
اعلم أنك إذا سألت الله فإنك رابح في كل حال ؛ لأنه: اما أن يعطيك سبحانه وتعالى ما تسأل أو يصرف عنك من السوء ما هو أعظم أو يدّخر ذلك لك يوم القيامة أجراً فمن دعا الله فإنه لا يخيب فأكثر من دعاء الله وأكثر من استغفار الله والتوبة إليه
❝ Know that if you truly ask Allah, then you always prosper and win in all cases, because:
It could be that the Almighty will grant you what you ask for; or He will turn away from you a greater evil; or He will save it for you on the Day of Qiyamah in the form of a (greater) reward.
Thus, whoever makes du'a to Allah, then indeed he will not lose, so therefore, multiply your du'as to Him, ask for forgiveness and repent to Him... ❞
📖 ابن عثيمين | شرح رياض الصالحين 6/52
@RootsofKhair
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❝You don't really know a person until you live with him, travel with him or do business with him.❞
- Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه
A man bore witness in the presence of
So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
- Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه
A man bore witness in the presence of
Umar ibn al-Khattaab -radiyallaahu anhu, so `Umar said to him: “I do not know you, and it does not harm you that I do not know you, but bring someone who does know you.”So a man said: ‘I know him, O Chief of the Believers.’
Umar said: “What do you know of him?”
The man said: ‘Uprightness.’
Umar said: “Is he your closest neighbour; so that you know about his night and his day, and his comings and goings?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “So have you had (monetary) dealings with him involving dirhams and deenars, which will indicate his piety?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then has he been your companion upon a journey which could indicate to you his good character?”
The man said: ‘No.’
Umar said: “Then you do not know him.”
Then he said to the man (who bore witness): “Bring me someone who knows you.”
[Reported by Al-Bayhaqi and classed as Sahih by Al-Albani in Irwaa' Al-Ghaleel; 2637]
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