Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه said,

“Know the people by their friends. The Muslim follows the Muslim and the faajir (disobedient one) accompanies the faajir.”

‘Umar رضي الله عنه said:

“Take righteous brothers [as friends]; acquire them in plenty, for they are a beautification in prosperity and an aid during calamity.”

[Kitab Az-Zuhd]

AYAT OF THE DAY 🥀

Al-Qalam 68:43
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٌۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ

Their eyes will be cast down, ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate (offer prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not).

‎Wahb b. Munabbih رحمه الله (One of the Salaf, d. 110 هـ) said:

‎“Indeed, from the GREATEST of sins with Allāh after Shirk is to mock people.”

‎[رواه أبو نعيم في الحلية ٤/٥١]

ﷺ 🤍

May we all be among the chosen ones whom Allah have chosen to be on the Sirat Al-Mustaqeem.

آمين 🤍

Ibn Hazm (رحمه الله) said:

“Anyone who criticises you cares about your friendship. Anyone who makes light of your faults cares nothing about you.“

[Al Akhlaq wa siyar]

‘Umar رضي الله عنه said:

“Take righteous brothers [as friends]; acquire them in plenty, for they are a beautification in prosperity and an aid during calamity.”

[Kitab Az-Zuhd]

‎Ibn Taymiyyah, رحمه الله, said:

‎“Shaytaan misleads man in accordance to his lack of knowledge (so seek knowledge of your religion).”

‎(as-Sarīm al-Maslūl, 390)

Al-Ma'idah 5:52
فَتَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِيهِمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَخۡشَىٰٓ أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَآئِرَةٌۚ فَعَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَأۡتِىَ بِٱلۡفَتۡحِ أَوۡ أَمۡرٍ مِّنۡ عِندِهِۦ فَيُصۡبِحُواْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَسَرُّواْ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ نَٰدِمِينَ

And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship, saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may befall us." Perhaps Allah may bring a victory or a decision according to His Will. Then they will become regretful for what they have been keeping as a secret in themselves.

ފަހެ، އެއުރެންގެ ހިތުގައި ބަލިމަޑުކަމެއް ހުންނަމީހުން (އެބަހީ: شك އާއި نفاق ގެ ބަލިހުންނަ މީހުން) އެއުރެންގެ އެކުވެރިކަން ލިބިގަތުމަށް އަވަސްވެގަންނާތީ، ކަލޭގެފާނު ދެކެވަޑައިގަންނަވާނޫއެވެ. އެއުރެން ބުނެތެވެ. ތިމަންމެންނަށް مصيبة އެއް ޖެހިދާނެކަމަށް ތިމަންމެން ބިރުގަނެތެވެ. ފަހެ، اللَّه فتح އެއްވެސް ދެއްވައިފާނެތެވެ. ނުވަތަ އެކަލާނގެ حضرة ން، އެހެން أمر ފުޅެއްވެސް އަތުވެދާނެތެވެ. ފަހެ، އެހާރުން އެއުރެންގެ ހިތްތަކުގައި ވަންހަނާކުރި ކަންތަކުގެ މައްޗަށް ހިތާމަކުރާ ބަޔަކު ކަމުގައި އެއުރެން ވާނެތެވެ.

“If the heart becomes hardened, the eye becomes dry.”

Ibn al-Qayyim

‎Ibn Qudāmah رحمه الله said:

‎"Indeed, the salaf used to love the person who alerted them about their shortcomings. Nowadays, usually the most hated of people to us are those that inform us regarding our shortcomings."

‎[مختصر منهاج القاصدين، ١٩٦]

‎Wahb ibn Munabbih (رحمه الله) states:

‎“The believer mixes with others in order to learn, keeps quiet to keep safe (from sinning), speaks in order to understand, and secludes himself for the attainment (of good).”

‎[Al-’Uzlah]

‎Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

‎I guarantee a house in jannah for someone who gives up arguing, even if he is right.

‎Mu'jum al kabeer - 7488

Prioritizing Importance

Many times you will find quotes of the Salaf from the times of the Tabi'een and the Atba’ Tabi'een often speaking about sufficing oneself with ‘Ibādah, seeking ‘ilm, reciting Qur'ān etc. And these quotes are very popular nowadays compared to the sayings of the salaf on Islamic reform.




You see, during the time of the Tabi'een and the generation after that, Islam was still pure - the sahābah directly learned from the Prophet ﷺ, the tabi'een directly learned from the sahābah and the atba’ at-tabi'een directly learned from the students of the sahābah. These 3 generations tasted the pure unadulterated Islam, and whenever innovations tried creeping in there were men of knowledge and action who quickly sought to overcome such issues.
They already had an Islamic Empire under which they lived, enjoying the justice of Shari'ah.




You will seldom find any reformist movements in the 2 generations after the sahābah because they already had the foundations of the Imamate laid down for them by the sahābah - Islam was at that time a blooming flower in its peak. And thus you find their quotes on focusing more on personal reform than social reform.




But in our times, that isn’t the case. Unlike the first 3 generations of Islam, Muslims today suffer from a huge problem of identity crisis. They have left their religion behind in pursuit of the Western culture. And this admiration of the disbelievers and their culture has led to the crumbling of the most fundamental concepts of the deen and a distortion in people’s understanding of Tawheed.




In today’s era, merely talking and preaching about self-reform is not sufficient. We must speak about social reform as well because it is a more pressing need. And by Allah talking will do no good without actions. The Muslims are humiliated everywhere, they have lost their sense of honour, Ahlus Sunnah are being oppressed from every corner, the crusaders have entered the Holy Lands of Haramayn, Al Quds is still under Zionist control, our Ulama are locked away behind bars, idolatry has been reintroduced into the Arabian Peninsula, Muslims are being bombed from left right and center, and you want to talk about merely looking into Bukhari and Muslim, reciting Qur'ān, praying the fardh and khalas this is sufficient?




Lā Wallāh, this is not sufficient. This isn’t the attitude of the Muslims neither is this the manhaj of Sahābah رضي الله عنهم. They never stayed silent in the face of injustice and oppression. Self-reform in this era is not sufficient because we will be asked on Yawmal Qiyāmah about what we did to aid this mighty deen when its ummah was bleeding from every side.




So my brothers and sisters, prioritize. Prioritize what you learn and prioritize in what you preach. There must be a balance and the utmost importance should be given to tawheed and that which is necessary to wake this ummah from its heedlessness and bring back the honour to Islam and the Muslimeen.

Via al-Istiqama

Self Reform and Social Reform must be done simultaneously. Your self reform should be putting you in the first row defending/aiding Muslims

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So have sabr and persevere seeking His Grace