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Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril (حفظه الله تعالى)

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Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril (حفظه الله تعالى)

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A beautiful brother, may Allah protect and preserve him. Please remember him in your Duā.

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“We used to be young.

We used to pray behind the Imām and wonder at the long prostrations.

Then the years passed by us, stealing our innocence along with them. Life levied upon us its trials and we began to shoulder our Deen on our backs.

We grew.

We grew until we began to lead the people in prayer, and became surprised to hear them shifting around in discomfort during the prostration.

How naive of Life is the one who doesn’t yearn for the prostrations to be prolonged. The days passed, and we too, passed from such a state to another…”

— shared

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BarakaAllahu Feekum

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Taking Compensation for Da'wah 🚩🚩🚩

"Another example is Jihād. If his intention is to go to Jihād and return with some booty, the reward is detracted. Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎ gave him a right in the booty, but Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎ also diminishes the reward for taking it. There’s a Hadīth specifically establishing that as it pertains to a Mujāhid, and it establishes this concept, that the reward is detracted in such scenarios.

The Messenger ﷺ said, “Any troop of soldiers who go to fight for the sake of Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎ and get a share of the booty will receive two-thirds of their reward in advance. One-third of their reward will be what remains to their credit in the Ākhirah. If they don’t receive any booty they get their full, complete reward.” [Muslim]

And aside from what we used the Hadīth for here, that Hadīth is a horrific Hadīth for those who claim to do Da’wah for the sake of Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎ and then charge for seminars, books, counseling, Fatāwā, or to access their sites or access their ‘Ilm — if they have any ‘Ilm. A Mujāhid’s intention is usually among the most sincere, because he’s leaving the comfort of his home, he’s leaving his family, he’s facing nothing but hardships, fear, and trials, and more so, he’s putting his life on the line for the sake of Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎, yet two-thirds of the reward is diminished for taking what Allāh سبحانه وتعالى‎ allowed him to take. One is in the comfort of his home and Masjid, and he hears praise day and night, he may get a big ego, and there’s the temptation of attaining followers and fame, so one always needs to work on his Niyyah pertaining to that — yet he takes compensation, or worse than that, requires compensation for acts that Messengers said,

وَيَـٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا
And O my people, I ask not of you for it any wealth.

We don’t take any benefit or any reward. The point is, if the Mujāhid, with all that he faces, gets his reward diminished by two-thirds for taking booty, what would be left for Dā’iyyah who struggles with his Niyyah day and night, sitting in the comfort of his house, accepting payments and benefits, and worse than that, at times requiring payments for his Da’wah? And that's not even getting into the issue of whether that’s permissible or not."

— Shaykh Ahmad Mūsā Jibrīl (حفظه الله تعالى) [Ramadān Q&A 18]

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Some trials, along with the damage they caused, remain fresh in your mind for years. Sometimes, you relive small moments and experiences that remind you of those difficult tests you endured. Tests that broke every ounce of strength you had within you, except that small bit which Allāh سبحانه وتعالى allowed to persevere.

The memories and feelings come rushing back. The anxiety begins to heighten. The tears begin to well up. The wounds that had just began to heal start to bleed again. And just as the page began to get blurry and my racing thoughts caused me to lose any Khushū’ I may have had, my mind snapped back, and all the fear and anguish came to a halt as my worries clashed with the Āyāt:

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Who sees you when you arise (alone at night for Tahajjud prayers).

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

And your movement among those who prostrate.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Such magnificent Words — are my eyes even worthy to behold them? Is my heart even eligible to preserve them?

The Qur’ān got me through it before, it will get me through it again.

and again.

and again.