“I hardly know a single person who doesn’t set aside some time in the week for the things that they deem to be “rest”. Everybody allocates portions of their life for that which soothes their heart.

“Weekends are for the boys”
“Girl time”
“Take my mind off life with a book”
“Movie night”
“Video game escapism”

At the mere mention of these recreational activities, you see sparks in people’s eyes. Smiles on their faces. The chatter becomes lively, and the atmosphere becomes homely. People love to discuss things they all mutually relate with and find comforting.

I also hardly know many people who allocate a portion of their time to do that which brings true life to the hearts.

I don’t know many whose eyes light up at the mention of Islām. I don’t know many whose eyes flood with tears at the mention of the Qur’ān. I don’t know many who find joy in conversing regarding the hereafter. I don’t know many who have a zeal to learn. Nobody ever talks about ‘Ilm they learned, or benefits they pondered in the way they talk about their worldly hobbies.

I don’t remember the last time I met someone who brings up Islām in every conversation with the excitement and love people talk about their worldly entertainment with. I see people’s souls overflowing with joy as if they’re about to burst when I lend them an ear to hear them gush about their passions.

But my heart yearns to see someone’s soul and eyes overflow upon the mention of their religion...”

— shared

يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ

“He knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal.” [Ghāfir: 19]

Mujāhid رحمه الله said about the fraud of the eyes: The looking of the eyes at that which Allāh prohibited.


You can lock your door,
And hide your screen,
But to your Lord,
nothing goes unseen.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said in ‘Lata’if al-Ma’arif’ (p. 276):

“Winter is the best season for the believer because…Allah strengthens his practice in it by making worship easy for him. This is because in winter, the believer can fast during the day with ease without suffering from hunger and thirst. The days are short and cold, and he therefore doesn’t feel the hardship of fasting…

As for praying at night in the winter due to its long nights, one can have his share of sleep and then get up to pray afterwards and recite all that he usually recites of the Qur’an while he has had enough sleep. So, he can combine between the sleep that he needs and the usual amount of recitation of the Qur’an that he completes in a day. So, he fulfills the interests of both his religion and the comfort of his body…

And it was narrated that Ibn Mas’ud said: “Welcome to winter! Blessings descend in it, its nights are long to pray in, and its days are short to fast in.” It is also narrated from him and al-Hasan: “Winter is a wonderful time for the believer. Its nights are long to pray in, and its days are short to fast in.” When it was winter time, ‘Ubayd bin ‘Umayr would say: “O people of the Qur’an! Your nights are now long for you to recite in. So, recite! Your days are now short for you to fast in. So, fast! Night prayer in the winter equals fasting during the day in the summer.” This is why Mu’adh wept on his deathbed and said: “I weep because I will miss the thirst I felt when I fasted, praying at night during the winter, and sitting knee to knee with the scholars during the gatherings of knowledge.””

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A rough translation of part of a beautiful Urdu poem on Martyrdom.

May Allāh have mercy on every martyr of our Ummah, who carried the honor and glory of His Religion on their backs and severed their necks for His Pleasure.

May Allāh accept them among those who صدقوا ما عاهدوا الله عليه and make us among those who ينتظر وما بدلوا تبديلا.

We don't know what our beloved 'Ulama' of Haqq go through on a daily basis due to the heavy burden of this religion that they carry on their shoulders. Let us be grateful to Allah for what He blessed us with of lions of this religion, who are constantly at the forefront to protect the religion from manipulation, taking the brunt for it in silence and contentment with Allah's decree. The least we can do, if we truly love them for Allah's sake, is sincere supplication and spreading their life works for the sake of Allah.

They mention snippets regarding their trials in passing (when there's a benefit), as if they are nothing, while our minds are left baffled at what they just spoke of. They sacrifice their time and safety for the benefit of the Ummah, making themselves available to serve this Deen constantly, while the majority of us cannot even remember them in our Du'aas.

May Allah forgive them and forgive us, protect them, and raise their ranks, and unite us all under His 'Arsh and in Firdaws after that.

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“We have no one except Allāh”

Often said while expressing weakness, this is actually the greatest strength and the peak of honor. Even if the entire globe was behind you supporting you, you would still only have Allāh سبحانه وتعالى, and He alone is sufficient.

The Wolf Is Not to Be Blamed for His Aggression on the Herd of Sheep!

When the Shepard is the greatest enemy of the sheep, the wolf cannot be blamed for his aggression on the sheep!

I heard a few days ago on the news the president of one of the the highest Muslim populated countries in the Middle East saying: “Take the population of G4z4, the residents, take them out of G4z4 to the desert. Then let the government (I.e., the enemies) finish and accomplish their mission (I.e., annihilate whom they wish of them that they consider a threat), then bring the residents back into G4z4.”

This is exactly the policy of our Arab and Muslim leaders. They joined with the disbelievers against the believers. They are traitors. The enemies of Allah. The enemies of the people disguised as Shepards seeking to guide the herd to safety. Who on earth can make such a ridiculous statement. We are not fooled by the harsh words in a soft tone, indeed you are the biggest liars, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The so called Muslim leaders who sold the Ummah to their enemies as prey!

All our “rulers” are the same. Traitors.

وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ ۚ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَـٰكِرِين

And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against you (O Muhammad) to imprison you, or to kill you, or to exile you out (from your home, i.e. Makkah); they were plotting and Allah too was planning, and Allah is the Best of the planners.

As for those who remained silent in the face of oppression, or chose to side with the evil rulers over your righteous brothers, or claimed lesser of the two evils and voted in an election that leads to disbelief. Just know, you were fooled by some mere words, you chose them over the law of Allah. Indeed, the blood of innocent people are on your hands along with your leaders. The destruction of lands is on you. Every mother that lost her child, every husband that lost his wife, every brother that lost his sister, you are at fault too! You (worshippers of your leaders) are just like them, Murjiatul Asr, Yahood al-Qiblah - those who sold their religion, their knowledge and their devotional act for a worldly benefit. They sold the hereafter for a cheap price.

May the eyes of the coward never sleep!

إِن تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌۭ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۭ يَفْرَحُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيط

When you believers are touched with good, they grieve; but when you are afflicted with evil, they rejoice. Yet, if you are patient and mindful of Allah, their schemes will not harm you in the least. Surely Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.

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— Imām Ibn Al-Jawzi رحمه الله [Sayyid Al-Khātir]

The excuses are feeble and hold no water. Look at how many hours people spend in a day on their phones, scrolling apps aimlessly, texting for leisure, etc and imagine if that time was dedicated to Hifdh — how much progress would be made?

Over 20 years on this Earth and you still have not committed the Qur’ān — which you claim to be the constitution of your life and the life of your heart — to memory? Is that not something we should all be ashamed of? Where have we spent the years if not with the Qur’ān? What has occupied our youth that was more important?

May Allāh rectify our hearts and states.

— Imām Ibn Al-Jawzi رحمه الله [Sayd Al-Khātir]

I remember more than half a decade ago (more or less), I had seen a dream where there was a tree house atop a very tall tree. I proceeded to climb it and upon reaching the top, I saw Shaykh Ahmad, and he did nothing but smile a beaming smile and welcomed me inside. At that point, I hadn’t gotten the honor of meeting the Shaykh in-person due to unheard of and unprecedented restrictions — so we only knew him through his online Tawheed series.

‎Once Allah honored me to know him, I was left amazed, shocked, and immensely saddened — all at once. I was amazed at his kindness, his seriousness and care for the Da’wah to Allah, the depth of his knowledge, his hospitality, and his sincere love and dedication to Islam and the Muslims. Many people don’t realize, that what the Shaykh preaches — he practices to the utmost of his physical capability. Without saying too much, listen to the “Gems of Ramadan” series, and know these lectures while they were sourced in the Athar of our pious predecessors, they flowed off the tongue due to personal experience. The entirety of the Tawheed series was given with no preparation or notes. The Shaykh accounts for every minute within his day, and most of it, is in the Da’wah to Allah — and it shows with the Barakah that’s found within his lectures, Allahumma Bārek Lahu. We ask Allah keep him steadfast and sincere, and protect him from every evil.

‎I was also left shocked at the level of viscousness and tenacity, the blatant lies and hypocrisy, the unimaginable harassment that he goes through since his release from prison — all the while, keeping it hidden from everyone. If you were to ask him what’s wrong, you’d think he was living an easy life. When he hears of someone going through trouble, or a family member having suffered a difficulty or sickness, he would be the first to reach out and console you. Unbeknownst to the world, and those closest to him — the enormity of trials and tests he goes through on a daily basis. This is merely from what we know and are willing to reveal, what remains to be revealed would make the sane go insane, except whom Allah has Mercy upon. Do you all remember the lecture on “The Hukm of Joining the Military” he released earlier in 2023? As a result of this lecture alone, the Shaykh was tailed by a group of cars shortly after the lecture’s release, and a group of heavily armed men exited and surrounded him and his car on the highway, stopped and searched him, amongst other things — this is just a recent case. The difficulties, harassment, and threats haven’t stopped since he was released from prison, so it certainly doesn’t start nor end when some clowns with a computer, write fables online with the sole intention of engagement — a characteristic which is shared by both Murji’a and lying news agency reporters — قاتلهم الله جميعا.

‎Know my beloved brothers and sisters — when we call our Shaykh an Imam, we don’t do so lightly. The trials endured, whilst remaining firm and steadfast, are nothing but a testimony of faith Insha’Allah, and a testimony of the correct creed. The Shaykh gains nothing in this world from speaking on matters which speakers nowadays are too afraid to even think about, let alone verbalize. In fact, as we’ve seen in the past and continue to see — it’s as if our beloved Shaykh only increases and intensifies in steadfastness, as the situation increases in difficulty.

‎By Allah I wish to say more, but I know it would upset you. I say with the love of a younger brother in Islam, and the respect of a student to his Shaykh: By Allah, you will be granted a manifest victory, and Allah will make a way out for you from means which you will not expect.

‎I ask Allah to protect Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril, preserve him, increase him in rank in this life and the next, and smite the tongue of his every slanderer.

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“Call your partners, then plot and conspire against me, and do not wait! 

Give me no respite!

My protector is ALLAH Who has revealed the Quran, and He protects the righteous!”

7:195-196

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Ahmad Musa Jibril 
Jmd. II 2, 1445