Again, we apologize for polluting the eyes of those who didn't need to see this to understand, but perhaps some will come to their senses through such examples insha'Allah

One time, the fear of Ibrahim ibn Adham reached its peak, causing him to shout out: O Allah, if you have granted any of those who love you that which would ease their hearts before meeting You, then I beg you to grant me that, for distress has harmed me.

Later, he saw in his dream [as if it were] Allah, the Exalted, Saying to him: O Ibrahim are you not ashamed of your­self? You ask Me to give you what would put your heart at ease, even though you know well that the longing heart cannot be at ease until it meets the one it loves.

[Seeds Of Admonishment and Reform p. 73]

The strongest believers are those who had to go against their families and battle with them to be able to practice the Deen. When you've faced opposition from your own home and the very people who birthed you and grew up with you, and you've heard their insults and their hatred, nobody else's opposition matters anymore. Every one after that means nothing.

Many brothers and sisters who struggle with their families look to those who have practicing families wishing to have been blessed with that. Just know that you have a blessing in disguise. The opposition of your family gives you a rock hard armor with which you face the rest of the world. When you've faced the worst in your own home, you become immune, and any harm that reaches you from the outside will hardly effect you.

There’s khayr in every situation Allāh puts you in. Always remember that. It’s the most painful thing to have misguided family, but makes you solid upon your beliefs and makes you grateful that Allāh chose you for guidance.

#Advice from Shaykh Ahmad Jibril (حفظه الله) regarding taking Islāmic classes/courses from those who charge money & make you fill out forms


💰 Charging Money for Ilm 📋

With all due respect to everyone:
Charging money and filling out forms for Islamic classes and courses, is all one needs to know it’s suspicious. Nothing else needed. I spoke in my Tawheed classes on charging for ilm.

The slogan of all the Messengers was
“قل ما اسألكم عليه من أجر”
(Say: No wage do I ask of you for this)

— Shaykh Ahmad Jibril (حفظه الله)

Here is the lecture where Shaykh Ahmad (حفظه الله) talks about charging money to teach Islāmic knowledge, and qualities one should look for when choosing a teacher:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7lqHn57NMkk&feature=youtu.be

Advice for the Youth:

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ فِى عَامَيْنِ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

"And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination." [Surah Luqman]

Go kiss your mothers face and seek her forgiveness for anything you may have ever done and serve her. She broke her body carrying you In pregnancy and birth, she broke her back nurturing and caring for you from childhood till now, and she breaks her heart everyday hearing your harsh words and seeing your indifferent attitude and eye rolls towards her words.

Your mothers are humans too. They have feelings and emotions, you’re not the only one who gets sad when treated wrong and yelled at. She cries at night too while you sleep, because she doesn’t only bear her own emotional burden, but she bears the emotions of her entire family and their worries and their stress. Be her support and her friend, don’t be her burden. She sacrificed her youth in hopes to see you flourish in yours, and now that you've reached it, you neglect her except when you have a need from her, and you treat her with harshness and insignificance.

Your parents are not guaranteed to live as long as you may expect them to. Live with them in such a way that you wouldn't be able to find something to regret over (in regards to your treatment of them) after you lose them.

May Allah preserve our parents upon Islam and Imaan, and guide those who are misguided, and forgive their sins. May Allah make us dutiful and obedient children, who don't just treat them well, but treat them with Ihsaan.

The Du’aa of Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه when he was praised to his face:

" اللهم لا تؤاخذني بما يقولون ، واجعلني خيرا مما يظنون ، واغفر لي ما لا يعلمون "

“O Allāh, do not take me to account for what they say, and make me better than what they think, and forgive me for what they don’t know.”

You can fool people easily, but if people don’t know your reality, rest assured, Allāh knows it. We can’t fool our creator with our seemingly pious outer appearances and eloquent speech. Never let people’s positive opinions of you get to your head. If this was the Du’aa of the best man to walk the face of the Earth after the Prophets, then what should our attitude be when praised or thought well of?

"The closer you get to Allāh, the more humble you become and then you begin to realize your shortcomings and mistakes. The best, most pious of our Salaf never had that arrogant way of thinking. They never said, "look at us, our days and nights are spent in between Da'wah and 'Ibādāh". They used to say something much different than that. They said, "if our faults became apparent, no one would even give salām upon us"

Al-Imām Al-Qahtāni al-Andalūsī, in his famous poem, he said:

“والله لو علموا قبيح سريرتي *** لأبـــى الســلام علي من يلقاني


"If they know me internally, they wouldn’t even give salām to me when they see me.

ولأعرضوا عني وملّوا صحبتي *** ولبــؤت بـــعــد كـرامـة بــهــوان

They would turn away from me. After all the dignity and respect I have, I would be in shame. "

Just like Allāh سبحانه وتعالى veiled us with clothes from His mercy, He veiled our sins and faults from exposure."

— Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril حفظه الله

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله وبركاته

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Muslim parents should not educate their kids by way of public schooling. They should strive to equip themselves with all the necessary preparation to home school their children to safeguard their religion, morality, and dignity.

Public schools call to their government's status quo - their agenda and their way of life. So what do we expect, when we send our children somewhere for 5+ hours to be taught everyday - rather, indoctrinated with teachings that contradict the essence of Islam? For five days a week! Would we really have a right to complain about their behavior or misguidance? والعياذ بالله

A few consequences that may ensue as a result of public schooling:

🔸They learn a defeatist mentality
🔸Lose sight of walā' and barā'
🔸They are exposed to LGBTQ ideologies
🔸They are taught Sex Ed
🔸They may be subjected to unnecessary humiliation for their beliefs
🔸Desensitized to Shirk
🔸Desensitized to free mixing
🔸Desensitized to the ‘awrah of the opposite gender
🔸Influenced by morally deficient classmates or teachers
🔸Forced to abandon their mother tongue to fit in, or are put through hardship for speaking another language

Parents have rights over their children, but it's very common nowadays to completely neglect the rights children have over their parents. One of those rights is their obligation to safeguard their child (to the best of their ability) from anything that leads to Shirk, immorality, and degradation. Why degradation? They are placed under the authority of non-muslim teachers, who may humiliate them or treat them unjustly, or they may be the subject of harassment from other classmates.

For those worried about their inability to teach their children from home, if you fear Allah in your children - Allah will teach you and facilitate everything for you!

It is known that in some countries Muslim parents are forced to put their children in public schools, or government schools, and we ask Allah to ease the affairs of Muslims everywhere. That is not the case being referred to here at all.

نسأل الله العافية و السلام

❗️ Ask Shaykh AMJ a question ❗️

Alhamdulillah, you can now ask questions and receive Fatwas again, from one of the rare Scholars of Haqq in the west, the noble Shaykh Ahmad Jibril (حفظه الله).

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🔹The Distinguished Woman🔹

There was a female companion called ‘Amratu bint Rawāha, and she was the wife of the companion Bashīr bin Sa’d. He had married her when he already had children from a previous marriage. He had a son with her, Nu’mān bin Bashīr. Bashīr wanted to pay a compliment to his new wife by writing for their son Nu’mān a garden.

She said: “I shall not be pleased unless you call Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as witness to what you confer as a gift on your son.”

Nu’mān narrated: “So father took hold of my hand and I was at that time a boy, and came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: “Allah's Messenger, the mother of this son (of mine), daughter of Rawāha wishes that I should call you witness to what I confer as a gift to her son.” Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Bashīr, have you any other son besides this (son of yours)?” He replied: “Yes." He (ﷺ) said: “Have you given gifts to all of them like this?” He said: “No.” Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: "Then call me not as witness, for I cannot be witness to an injustice.”

What was the reaction of this woman, when her husband made such an offer? Was she ecstatic that her husband preferred their son over his other children? Did she hastily accept it? No, by Allah, she held strong to her Taqwā, and preferred the gardens of paradise over the worldly garden he offered her son. She feared the day she would meet her Lord. The temptation was not enough to sway her into committing an injustice against the kids from her husband’s previous marriage. May Allah be pleased with her.

Take this woman as an example my sisters, strive to push your husbands towards uprightness and just actions always. Fear Allah in your marriage, your children, and your wealth.

How can an Ummah stand tall if the backbone is crooked?

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