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!

Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, simple living is part of faith, simple living is part of faith,” meaning asceticism.

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4161

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.

✒ 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]

'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

Ibn al-Mubaarak رحمه الله said:

“A small act may be made GREAT due to the intention [behind it] & a great act may be made SMALL due to the intention [behind it].”

[Jaami al-Uluum wa al-Hikam V.1/pg.71]

“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]

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

❝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, 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]

Some people come into your life as a blessing…
While others come into your life as a lesson.
So, safeguard the blessing, and learn from the lesson.

﴿ وَلَوۡلَا دَفۡعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعۡضَهُم بِبَعۡضٍ۬ لَّفَسَدَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ ﴾
{And if Allaah did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief.}
[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 251]

Taken from @Ilm4all

Shaykh al-Albaani (raḥimahullāh) said:

“A woman cannot pray or walk on the street with her feet uncovered, as her feet are ‘awrah.”

[Silsilat-ul-Hu­daa wan-Noor]

Shaykh al-Albaani Rahimahullaah also said:

“It is not permissible for her to pray with her feet uncovered, indeed it is not permissiblefor her to walk in the streets with her feet uncovered, because the feet are part of a woman’s ‘awrah based on Allah’s azza wa jal Statement:

And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment

[Surat un-Noor 24:31]

The woman during the Days of Ignorance used to wear what is known in the Arabic language as khalkhaal (anklet), meaning a bracelet with small bells. So when the woman walked, she – in order to turn the men’s attention to her – would strike the ground with her feet so the anklet would make a noise and the men would hear that; and such was due to shaytaan’s whisperings to her.

This means that the feet used to be covered.

Because of what?

Because of the jilbaab that the women were commanded to cast down from over their heads, according to Allah’s statement:

O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their outer garments (jilbaabs) close upon themselves

[Surat ul-Ahzaab 33:59]

And it is mentioned in the authentic hadeeth that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said one day during a gathering in which there were also women:

‘Whoever drags his garment out of pride, Allah Azza wa jal will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.’

One of the women said:

‘O Messenger of Allah, then our feet will be exposed.’

He (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

‘Let the women lengthen (their garments) by a hand-span.’

She said:

‘Then a wind will come and uncover (their feet).’

He (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

‘Let them add another hand-span, i.e. (a total of) one cubit, and not go beyond that.’

[Saheeh at-Tirmidhee 1731, Saheeh Abi Daawood 4119]

[The Shaykh mentioned the general meaning, not the exact wording, of the woman’s speech]

In this manner, the jilbaab of the Muslim woman – at the time of the revelation of the above-mentioned verse:

to draw their outer garments (jilbaabs) close upon themselves

– used to cover the feet, since the socks that are widespread nowadays among both women and men were not widespread at that time. The woman used to cover her shins and feet with the long jilbaab that resembles the ‘abaayah.

Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to uncover her feet while she is on the street, and it is even more impermissible for her to pray with her feet uncovered.”

Source: Silsilat-ul-Hu­daa wan-Noor 697/3-4

✍️Do not spend your time in silence (idle -- not doing anything of value), it is one of the causes for was-was (of Shyatan)!:

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said:

"Silence without reading (study or Quran), dhikr, or du'aa 'is not worship and we are not ordered with it, in fact it opens the door to was-was (of Shaytan). Busying yourself in the remembrance of Allah (dhikr, du'a, Quran, Islamic studies) is better than silence."

Fatawa [23/286]

The Story of 3 Men Trapped in a Cave

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While three men were walking, they were overcome by rain and took refuge in a cave in a mountain. A boulder fell over the mouth of their cave, blocking them inside. One of them said to the others, ‘Look at the good deeds you have done for Allah that you may call upon Allah Almighty by them, for perhaps He will relieve you.’

One of them said, ‘O Allah, I had two old parents with my wife and young child. I tended to a flock and when evening came, I milked them and served my parents first before my child. One day I went in search of fodder and I did not come back until it was evening. I found them both sleeping, so I milked as I had done before. I brought the milk and stood by their heads, for I hated to disrupt their sleep or to serve my child before both of them. My child was crying at my feet, yet I continued standing over them until the approach of dawn. If You know I had done that seeking Your countenance, then relieve us of this distress that we might see the sky!’ Allah shifted the boulder until they could see the sky.

Another man said, ‘O Allah, I had a cousin whom I loved more than any man could love women. I presented myself to her and she refused unless I could give her one hundred coins. I worked hard until I gathered one hundred coins and brought them to her. When I prepared myself between her legs, she said: O servant of Allah, fear Allah and do not break the hymen without right to do so! I stood and left her. If You know I had done that seeking your Face, then relieve us of this distress!’ The boulder was again shifted for them.

The last man said, ‘O Allah, I employed a worker for a portion of rice. When he finished his work, he said: Give me what I deserve! I offered his share to him but he did not accept it. I continued planting his share until I had amassed cows and flocks. Then he came to me and he said: Fear Allah and do not violate my rights! I said: Go to this cow and its flocks and take them. He said: Fear Allah and do not mock me! I said: I do not mock you, take that cow and its flocks. So he took them and he left. If You know I had done that seeking Your face, then relieve us of what remains!’ Then Allah relieved them of what remained.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3465, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2473

A person might give out stacks of money to the poor, but nevertheless he might be too haughty to sit with the poor and eat with them.

Sayyiduna Al-Husayn b. Ali, the grandson of our Prophet ﷺ, passed by a group of poor people eating pieces of bread. He greeted them. They invited him to come dine with them. Al-Husayn dismounted and ate with them, reciting the words of Allah:

إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ
"He (Allah) does not like the haughty"

Then he said to them, just like you invited me and I accepted, now I invite you so accept my invitation. He took them to his house and told his wife to bring out the best of food she had. They dined and left.

[Abu Ubayd Ibn Sallām, Shawāhid al-Quran: 62]

Sometimes you go to the building watchman, or the shop of a menial tradesman (e.g. cobbler), and you find him having his humble meal, and he out of courtesy says, come dine with me. Don't be haughty, don't be repulsed or revulsed by his lowly food; rather sit with him, say Bismillah and take a morsel or two, and then reciprocate him later on.

Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen, [may Allāh have mercy on him], said:

“When your heart grows heedless and your soul engulfs in worldly matters, visit the graves. Reflect on those who, just yesterday, like you, walked the same earth as you do now.”

Riyādh us-Sāliheen, 3/473 | Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [may Allāh have mercy on him].

Translation: Authentic Quotes

~ Remedy for hardness of the heart ~

When a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) complaining to him about the hardness of his heart, he (ﷺ) said:
“If you want your heart to be softened, feed the poor and wipe the
head of the orphan.”
[Saheeh al-Jamie,’ no. 1410 – Hasan]

In the Name of Allaah…

Dr. Muhammad Baazmool (may Allaah preserve him) mentioned that there is no specified answer from the Sunnah to Jazaak Allaahu Khayran, read here.

To add something to that: The phrase “Jazaak Allaahu Khayran“ (may Allaah reward you well) is something that is from the Sunnah to be said to express thanks or praise, due to the hadeeth:

مَنْ صُنِعَ إِلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفٌ فَقَالَ لِفَاعِلِهِ: جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا. فَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ فِي الثَّنَاء.

On the authority of Usaamah Ibn Zayd, he said that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said: “Whoever has had something nice done for him and then says to his companion, ‘Jazaak Allaahu Khayran,’ then he has surely excelled in praising (him).”

Al-Albaanee authenticated it in Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmithee #2035 (2/392).

So then it is not like other phrases found in the Sunnah that have specified answers, like:

1) Al-Hamdulillaah — Yarhamukallaah — Yahdeekumullaahu wa Yuslihu Baalakum

2) As-Salaamu ‘alaykum — wa ‘Alaykumus-Salaam

3) Uhibbuka fillaah — Ahabbak Allaahul-lathee Ahbabtanee feeh, etc

These are all supported by evidences. We may not say that the response to a certain phrase must be such-and-such except with evidence.

So then a person may respond to “Jazaak Allaahu Khayran” with any number of Arabic phrases that make sense, like:

Aameen wa iyyaak
Wa jazaak
Aameen wa jazaak
Wa iyyaak kathaalik
Wa iyyaanaa ajma’een
Wa iyyaak bi’ashri amthaalihaa, etc.
Or other phrases in English:

Aameen, and to you brother
Aameen, to you likewise
And may He reward you too
And to you
To you the same, etc.
And this is done without clinging to any one phrase. So actually “Aameen Wa Iyyaak“ is a very sensible reply in Arabic. The shaykh only made a difference between saying it sometimes and saying it as if it is legislated in the Deen.

So we have to make a note here since many of us fall into this when we are learning Arabic. The phrase “Kayfa Haaluk“ does not have a legislated answer. It is not a must to reply, “Tayyib wal-Hamdulillaah.” This is simply something taught since it is a common conversation, like “How are you?” and “I’m fine.” It should not be taken as legislation, meaning that when you hear someone say, “Jayyid walillaahil-Hamd“ you correct him. Rather many of us stick to “Tayyib wal-Hamdulillaah“ since it is the only phrase we know in Arabic. We do not intend to make it deen, but it is unfortunately our constant, unchanging answer to “Kayfa Haaluk“.

Likewise, “Aameen Wa Iyyaak.” It is just something we were taught as a conversation. “Jazaak Allaahu Khayran, Aameen Wa Iyyaak“ its fine like that, it makes sense. But we have to realize it is not Deen. The specific phrase of “Jazaak Allaahu Khayran“ is Deen, but the reply is left up to how ever you want to answer. I am not suggesting that you must learn all those phrases I mentioned above and meanwhile you have a lot of legislated supplications to still learn, but you could simply not reply sometimes when someone says “Jazaak Allaahu Khayran“ as there is no obligatory or recommended reply needed. You could also mix up “Aameen, Wa Iyyaak“ with a simple “Aameen” or simply “Wa Iyyaak“, and sometimes no reply. Here you have four different answers.

#dontcomplicate

The Unforgettable Journey |

❝Wasting time is worse than death, because death separates you from this world whereas wasting time separates you from Allah.❞

— Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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But Our Noble Prophets Walked With Taqwa And Fear Of Allah swt !

Ibn Taymīyyah رحمه الله stated:

[If they truly loved Allāh, His Messenger ﷺ and the Hereafter], they would love their brothers and love whatever they are blessed with from the grace of Allāh, and they would be hurt by the calamities that pain them and whoever is not happy with what pleases the believers, and saddened by what grieves the believers, is not from them.

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