Being restricted vs
Having ability
Hardship and restriction in dunya of various types suppresses and hides desires and inclinations that a human being may posses and makes the striving muslim more alert and willing to listen to commandments, be patient,obedient to Allah and strive in order to get reward and relief from those hardships
......While
Ease uncovers weaknesses and inclinations that were hidden in the heart and soul and grants the ability to carry out desires and actions the existence of which are sometimes unknown to the person and couldn't be discovered when they were in a state of hardship and restriction with no ability to carry out those desires nor discover that those desires and inclinations exist
The opposite is also true, that times of ease shows the goodness in a person while hardship reveals their sicknesses that were hidden during times of ease which become uncovered and revealed during times of hardship.
Both conditions require the human being to watch their behavior and look for sicknesses that become clear to them about themselves and gives them an opportunity to fix those diseases for the muslim who is self reproaching and wants to purify himself.
Guidance from Allah is sought in both conditions of ease and hardship as well as maintaining gratitude when Allah provides very little or grants you abundance.
All of it is a test. If you make mistakes during states of hardship or ease then rush to make Tawbah and work on purification of the soul. Each condition and state is a means to reveal your weak points that need to be corrected, purified and rectified.
Having ability
Hardship and restriction in dunya of various types suppresses and hides desires and inclinations that a human being may posses and makes the striving muslim more alert and willing to listen to commandments, be patient,obedient to Allah and strive in order to get reward and relief from those hardships
......While
Ease uncovers weaknesses and inclinations that were hidden in the heart and soul and grants the ability to carry out desires and actions the existence of which are sometimes unknown to the person and couldn't be discovered when they were in a state of hardship and restriction with no ability to carry out those desires nor discover that those desires and inclinations exist
The opposite is also true, that times of ease shows the goodness in a person while hardship reveals their sicknesses that were hidden during times of ease which become uncovered and revealed during times of hardship.
Both conditions require the human being to watch their behavior and look for sicknesses that become clear to them about themselves and gives them an opportunity to fix those diseases for the muslim who is self reproaching and wants to purify himself.
Guidance from Allah is sought in both conditions of ease and hardship as well as maintaining gratitude when Allah provides very little or grants you abundance.
All of it is a test. If you make mistakes during states of hardship or ease then rush to make Tawbah and work on purification of the soul. Each condition and state is a means to reveal your weak points that need to be corrected, purified and rectified.
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To know that out Father Adam was sent here to earth as a punishment, and yet you have some folks fight and kill over material gain on earth. I ask Allaah for myself , brothers and sisters, never allow our hearts to become attached to this dunya. Allaahuma Aameen‼️
As'salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi barakatu.
May each and everyone of yous have a bless night!!! Aameen
As'salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi barakatu.
May each and everyone of yous have a bless night!!! Aameen
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«Evil People Exist Only Because Of Good People's Tolerance»
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Ibrahim ibn ‘Amr As San’ani R.A said,
It was once revealed to Yusha’ ibn Nun (AS) that a punishment would befall his people and destroy one hundred thousand of them.
Sixty thousand of them were sinners, whereas the other forty thousand were outwardly pious people!
Yusha’ asked, “O Allah! What crime did the pious people commit?”
Allah replied, “They associated and interacted with the evil people, ate and drank with them and did not express any anger for the wrongs taking place around them.”
[Al ‘Uqubat, Hadith: 13, Al Amr Bil Ma’ruf Wan Nahy ‘Anil Munkar, Hadith: 71]
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Ibrahim ibn ‘Amr As San’ani R.A said,
It was once revealed to Yusha’ ibn Nun (AS) that a punishment would befall his people and destroy one hundred thousand of them.
Sixty thousand of them were sinners, whereas the other forty thousand were outwardly pious people!
Yusha’ asked, “O Allah! What crime did the pious people commit?”
Allah replied, “They associated and interacted with the evil people, ate and drank with them and did not express any anger for the wrongs taking place around them.”
[Al ‘Uqubat, Hadith: 13, Al Amr Bil Ma’ruf Wan Nahy ‘Anil Munkar, Hadith: 71]
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*REMAINING SILENT NOT REMEMBERING ALLAH NOT AN OPTION FOR THE BELIEVER.*
Ibn Taymiyah (rahimahullah) once wrote:
[فالسكوت بلا قراءة ولا ذكر ولا دعاء ليس عبادة، ولا مأمورا به، بل يفتح باب الوسوسة، فالاشتغال بذكر الله أفضل من السكوت، وقراءة القرآن من أفضل الخير]
Simply being silent without doing any recitation, dhikr, or du'a are not acts of worship, nor it is something we have been commanded to. On the contrary, that is something that opens up the door to the whisperings of shaytan.
Occupying oneself with remembering Allah is better than simply being silent, and reciting the Qur'an is one of the best forms of good.
[al-Fatawa al-Kubra 2/298].
Ibn Taymiyah (rahimahullah) once wrote:
[فالسكوت بلا قراءة ولا ذكر ولا دعاء ليس عبادة، ولا مأمورا به، بل يفتح باب الوسوسة، فالاشتغال بذكر الله أفضل من السكوت، وقراءة القرآن من أفضل الخير]
Simply being silent without doing any recitation, dhikr, or du'a are not acts of worship, nor it is something we have been commanded to. On the contrary, that is something that opens up the door to the whisperings of shaytan.
Occupying oneself with remembering Allah is better than simply being silent, and reciting the Qur'an is one of the best forms of good.
[al-Fatawa al-Kubra 2/298].
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وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " خَرَجَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِالنَّاسِ يَسْتَسْقِي فَإِذا هُوَ بنملة رَافِعَة بعض قوائهما إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ: ارْجِعُوا فَقَدِ اسْتُجِيبَ لَكُمْ من أجل هَذِه النملة ". رَوَاهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ صححه الألباني.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭
Abū Huraira said: “I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say:
“That a prophet took the people out to pray for rain, and when he saw an ant raising some of its legs to the sky he said,
“Return, for your prayers have been answered because of this ant.””
Narrated by al Dāraquṭnī authenticated by al Albānī
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐭
Abū Huraira said: “I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say:
“That a prophet took the people out to pray for rain, and when he saw an ant raising some of its legs to the sky he said,
“Return, for your prayers have been answered because of this ant.””
Narrated by al Dāraquṭnī authenticated by al Albānī
شکوۂ ظلمت شب سے تو کہیں بہتر تھا
اپنے حصے کی کوئی شمع جلاتے جاتے
*It was better to light a candle on our own part than to complain of the darkness of the night.*
Many people complain about the mistakes of parties, organisations, and rulers and continue to blame them. By doing this they live in the illusion that they are serving the Ummah or doing a good job.
Although it is a trick of Satan to make them forget what they can do and pursue what they cannot do. By doing this they become satisfied that they are doing something. *This way* of 'doing something' is the path of falling nations.
In such situations, people focus on the mistakes of others and they neglect the small good deeds that they can easily do. As a result, society continues to deteriorate collectively.
But when people continue to do their part well without caring about the bad conditions, then slowly the evil will decrease and the good will start to spread. Each man plants his share of trees and in some time a garden comes into existence. And if each person lights the candles of his part, the darkness can be transformed into light.
قَالَ يَـٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٦
"I wish my people could know"
Quran :36:26
Sheikh Abdus Salam Al Madani
Founder and Dean
Aspire College of Excellence (Chennai and Bangalore)
اپنے حصے کی کوئی شمع جلاتے جاتے
*It was better to light a candle on our own part than to complain of the darkness of the night.*
Many people complain about the mistakes of parties, organisations, and rulers and continue to blame them. By doing this they live in the illusion that they are serving the Ummah or doing a good job.
Although it is a trick of Satan to make them forget what they can do and pursue what they cannot do. By doing this they become satisfied that they are doing something. *This way* of 'doing something' is the path of falling nations.
In such situations, people focus on the mistakes of others and they neglect the small good deeds that they can easily do. As a result, society continues to deteriorate collectively.
But when people continue to do their part well without caring about the bad conditions, then slowly the evil will decrease and the good will start to spread. Each man plants his share of trees and in some time a garden comes into existence. And if each person lights the candles of his part, the darkness can be transformed into light.
قَالَ يَـٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٦
"I wish my people could know"
Quran :36:26
Sheikh Abdus Salam Al Madani
Founder and Dean
Aspire College of Excellence (Chennai and Bangalore)
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Money is one of the main causes of fitna. It brings wretched people into your life. The real one won't be a gold digger. I understand some people want to have a nice lifestyle, but at what cost? I would rather be rich in my belief than in a materialistic life. It does catch the eye and heart but doesn't feed the soul.
Nothing can be taken to the grave. Except the good you did.
Nothing can be taken to the grave. Except the good you did.
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You're the only one in charge of your life, not your boss, partner, parents, friends, clients, the economy, or the weather. When you stop blaming others and take responsibility, everything in your life can change. You get to decide how to act in any situation, shaping your own circumstances. Your attitude towards what happens is key, and choosing a positive one is up to you.
Blaming others means waiting for them to change, which won't happen. Being in charge means you can change things you don't like. Control your thoughts, actions, and who you hang out with. If you want different outcomes, change what you're doing or thinking. Choose how you respond to things, rather than just reacting.
When you take control, you can't blame anyone else. If you blame things like traffic for being late, you're giving up control. Instead, take charge and leave earlier. Even if you can't control everything, you can always choose how you react.
Victims blame others and wait for the future to fix everything. Protagonists take responsibility, learn from the past, live in the present, and work towards their future. It's about choosing who you want to be through your actions.
Blaming others means waiting for them to change, which won't happen. Being in charge means you can change things you don't like. Control your thoughts, actions, and who you hang out with. If you want different outcomes, change what you're doing or thinking. Choose how you respond to things, rather than just reacting.
When you take control, you can't blame anyone else. If you blame things like traffic for being late, you're giving up control. Instead, take charge and leave earlier. Even if you can't control everything, you can always choose how you react.
Victims blame others and wait for the future to fix everything. Protagonists take responsibility, learn from the past, live in the present, and work towards their future. It's about choosing who you want to be through your actions.
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“If a good opinion advocates work and action then it is correct, however if it recommends idleness and indulgence in sins, then it is deception.
Good opinion is a wish, so whoever's wish is guiding him to obey Allāh, and preventing him from committing sins, then it is a sound wish; but whoever's wish is to stay idle, then he is definitely deceived.
It is like someone who has good opinion of Allāh, with a strong wish to achieve the highest level in Paradise, in an eternal Grace, without obeying the Commands of Allāh!.”
[Spiritual Disease & Its’ Cure, Pg. 52]
“If a good opinion advocates work and action then it is correct, however if it recommends idleness and indulgence in sins, then it is deception.
Good opinion is a wish, so whoever's wish is guiding him to obey Allāh, and preventing him from committing sins, then it is a sound wish; but whoever's wish is to stay idle, then he is definitely deceived.
It is like someone who has good opinion of Allāh, with a strong wish to achieve the highest level in Paradise, in an eternal Grace, without obeying the Commands of Allāh!.”
[Spiritual Disease & Its’ Cure, Pg. 52]
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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]
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]
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Ruling of women visiting the graves
Scholars have differed over the ruling of women visiting the graves according to three views:
The first: It is makruh for them to visit the graves. This is the chosen position of the Shafi
The third: It is that it is permissible for women to visit the graves. This is the chosen position of the Hanafis3, a position among Malikis, a position among Shafi`is, and a narration from Ahmad. It is also the choice of al-Qurtubi from the Malikis,[ He conditioned permissibility with women going separately from the men and avoiding temptation] as well Ash-Shawkani4 [With the condition of avoiding temptation, and not neglecting the right of the husband, while leaving off beautification and screaming, and the like. ]
Abu Hurayrah, Hassan Bin Thabit, and ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abbas reported that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said:
Allah (or Allah’s Messenger) curses the women who frequent the graves.''
Al-QurtubI commented on this:
“This curse is in regard to the women who visit the graves frequently.”
Furthermore, the Prophet (PBUH) has allowed the women to visit the graves during his lifetime. Abdullah Bin Abl Mulaykah reported that he once saw A’ishah ( R ) coming from the direction of the graveyard (in Makkah). He asked her, “O Mother of the Believers! Whence are you coming?” She replied, “From the grave of ‘Abdur-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr.” He asked, “Had not Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) prohibited visiting the graves?” She replied, “Yes, but he later permitted visiting them.”[ Recorded by al-Hakim, al-Bayhaql, and others. Verified to be authentic by al-Albani (Ahkam ul-Janaiz p. 230).]
The commentator of Bulugh Al Maram, Imam As-Sanani said:
''The applicable ruling is that in case there is a possibility of their wailing, lamenting, and bemoaning he dead, then it should be not allowed. In case such a possibility does not exist, they may be allowed to go.''5
The third opinion, that, it is permissible for women to visit graves is the correct position in this matter, in Sha’ Allāh.
references:
1- fiqh al ibadat, Shafi fiqh page 281
2- Bidāyat al-ʿĀbid wa Kifāyat al-Zāhid, page 97
3- Nur al idah , page 311
4- Comprehensive Islamic jurisprudence, Ash shawkani, page 199
5-Bulugh Al Maram, page 184
Scholars have differed over the ruling of women visiting the graves according to three views:
The first: It is makruh for them to visit the graves. This is the chosen position of the Shafi
is1, Hanbalis2, a position among the Hanafis, and a position among the Malikis.
The second: It is haram for them to do so. This is a position among Hanafis, a position among Shafiis, and it is the position of Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Baz, and Ibn Uthaymin. Ibn Taymiyyah said: “The jurists said: if the woman knows that by her visiting the graveyard, she will either do or say that which is inappropriate, then it is haram for her to visit without disagreement.” Majmu al-Fatawa (356/24) The third: It is that it is permissible for women to visit the graves. This is the chosen position of the Hanafis3, a position among Malikis, a position among Shafi`is, and a narration from Ahmad. It is also the choice of al-Qurtubi from the Malikis,[ He conditioned permissibility with women going separately from the men and avoiding temptation] as well Ash-Shawkani4 [With the condition of avoiding temptation, and not neglecting the right of the husband, while leaving off beautification and screaming, and the like. ]
Abu Hurayrah, Hassan Bin Thabit, and ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abbas reported that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said:
Allah (or Allah’s Messenger) curses the women who frequent the graves.''
Al-QurtubI commented on this:
“This curse is in regard to the women who visit the graves frequently.”
Furthermore, the Prophet (PBUH) has allowed the women to visit the graves during his lifetime. Abdullah Bin Abl Mulaykah reported that he once saw A’ishah ( R ) coming from the direction of the graveyard (in Makkah). He asked her, “O Mother of the Believers! Whence are you coming?” She replied, “From the grave of ‘Abdur-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr.” He asked, “Had not Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) prohibited visiting the graves?” She replied, “Yes, but he later permitted visiting them.”[ Recorded by al-Hakim, al-Bayhaql, and others. Verified to be authentic by al-Albani (Ahkam ul-Janaiz p. 230).]
The commentator of Bulugh Al Maram, Imam As-Sanani said:
''The applicable ruling is that in case there is a possibility of their wailing, lamenting, and bemoaning he dead, then it should be not allowed. In case such a possibility does not exist, they may be allowed to go.''5
The third opinion, that, it is permissible for women to visit graves is the correct position in this matter, in Sha’ Allāh.
references:
1- fiqh al ibadat, Shafi fiqh page 281
2- Bidāyat al-ʿĀbid wa Kifāyat al-Zāhid, page 97
3- Nur al idah , page 311
4- Comprehensive Islamic jurisprudence, Ash shawkani, page 199
5-Bulugh Al Maram, page 184
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Just because everything is falling apart around you, doesn’t mean you need to fall apart.
Maintain your trust in Allah, remain at peace and know that worrying and stressing out will not help you in the least bit so stay calm! #TrustAllah
Maintain your trust in Allah, remain at peace and know that worrying and stressing out will not help you in the least bit so stay calm! #TrustAllah
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Forwarded from EvilEyes&BlackMagic
Many Patients are Cured Without Any Medication!
Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) said:
Many patients are cured without any medication! Either due to an answered Du'aa, or due to an effective Ruqyah, or due to the strength of one's heart, with the perfection of his trust in Allah (Tawakkul).
[Majmoo' fataawa 21/56]
Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) said:
Many patients are cured without any medication! Either due to an answered Du'aa, or due to an effective Ruqyah, or due to the strength of one's heart, with the perfection of his trust in Allah (Tawakkul).
[Majmoo' fataawa 21/56]
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A Time of Few Scholars & Many Preachers
Abū Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Verily, you are in a time of many scholars and few preachers. Whoever leaves a tenth of what he knows will be ruined. There will come a time for people in which there are few scholars and many preachers. Whoever adheres to a tenth of what he knows will be saved."
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 20864 - Grade: Ṣaḥīḥ according to al-Albānī.
A similar narration in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 789 was said by ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Mas‘ūd and graded as Ḥasan by al-Albānī.
There is another narration in Jāmi‘ at-Tirmidhī 2267, graded as Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī which was narrated by Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "You are in a time when whoever abandons a tenth of what he has been ordered, then he is ruined. Then, there will come a time in which whoever does a tenth of what he has been ordered shall be saved."
Lessons:
1. We are in time when scholars have become scarce, but preachers have come in abundance. Preaching is not a bad thing unless it is done by those who are ignorant. Da'wah should be done based on each person's level of knowledge. This should be an encouragement for us to strive to learn more.
2. The first Muslims were the best of generations. Leaving off even one-tenth of what they were ordered to do in terms of enjoining what is good and prohibiting what is evil was not acceptable for them. This doesn't mean that they were allowed to abandon one-tenth of the obligations because leaving off the obligations is punishable. This is in reference to what they were ordered to do of good and to leave off what they were prohibited of evil.
3. Our generation did not witness the miracles and the revelation. So we are not held to account to what is beyond our capacity and capability. In this generation, sinning and oppression has increased a great deal, so many times we are not able to invite to what is good and forbid what is evil due to obstacles that are not within our control, not because are we are purposely falling short. People in this category, that is, those who do one-tenth of what they are ordered will be saved on the Day of Standing.
والله أعلم
Abū Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Verily, you are in a time of many scholars and few preachers. Whoever leaves a tenth of what he knows will be ruined. There will come a time for people in which there are few scholars and many preachers. Whoever adheres to a tenth of what he knows will be saved."
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 20864 - Grade: Ṣaḥīḥ according to al-Albānī.
A similar narration in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 789 was said by ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Mas‘ūd and graded as Ḥasan by al-Albānī.
There is another narration in Jāmi‘ at-Tirmidhī 2267, graded as Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī which was narrated by Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "You are in a time when whoever abandons a tenth of what he has been ordered, then he is ruined. Then, there will come a time in which whoever does a tenth of what he has been ordered shall be saved."
Lessons:
1. We are in time when scholars have become scarce, but preachers have come in abundance. Preaching is not a bad thing unless it is done by those who are ignorant. Da'wah should be done based on each person's level of knowledge. This should be an encouragement for us to strive to learn more.
2. The first Muslims were the best of generations. Leaving off even one-tenth of what they were ordered to do in terms of enjoining what is good and prohibiting what is evil was not acceptable for them. This doesn't mean that they were allowed to abandon one-tenth of the obligations because leaving off the obligations is punishable. This is in reference to what they were ordered to do of good and to leave off what they were prohibited of evil.
3. Our generation did not witness the miracles and the revelation. So we are not held to account to what is beyond our capacity and capability. In this generation, sinning and oppression has increased a great deal, so many times we are not able to invite to what is good and forbid what is evil due to obstacles that are not within our control, not because are we are purposely falling short. People in this category, that is, those who do one-tenth of what they are ordered will be saved on the Day of Standing.
والله أعلم