Thinking before speaking

 

Thinking before speaking

Al-Imaam ash-Shafi’ee said: "When a person intends to speak, then upon him is to think before he speaks. Then if it is evident that there is some benefit then he may speak. However, if there is doubt then do not speak, until it becomes clear (about whether it is beneficial or not)."

● [al-Adhkaar of an-Nawawe 1 -530]

KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAAH IS LIGHT

 KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAAH IS LIGHT

Imaam ash-Shaafi'ee (رحمه الله) said,

"I complained to Wakee' about the poorness of my memory. So he directed me to abandon disobedience. And informed me that the knowledge of Allaah is light. And that the light of Allaah is not given to the disobedient."¹

Imaam Maalik said to Imaam ash-Shaafi'ee (رحمه الله), 

"I see that Allaah has placed light in your heart so do not extinguish it with the darkness of disobedience."²

¹ Deewaanush-Shaafi'ee (p.88) refer also to Al-Jawaab al-Kaafee of Ibn Al-Qayyim (p.104).

² Al-Jawaab al-Kaafee of Ibn Al-Qayyim (p.104).

Book: The Path To Guidance

By ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah رحمه الله

Translated by Abu 'Iyaad Amjad Rafiq 

Salafi Publications 

P. 53, 54

[To read this text in Spanish Language click here]

Poem by Imaam ash-Shafi'i: "Let days go forth.."

Poem by Imaam ash-Shafi'i: "Let days go forth.."

A beautiful poem by Imaam ash-Shafi'i (rahimahullah)

دع الأيام تفعل ما تشاء *** وطب نفسا إذا حكم القضاء

ولا تجزع لحادثة الليالي *** فما لحوادث الدنيا بقاء

وكن رجلا على الأهوال جلدا *** وشيمتك السماحة والوفاء

وإن كثرت عيوبك في البرايا *** وسرك أن يكون لها غطاء

يغطى بالسماحة كل عيب *** وكم عيب يغطيه السخاء

ولا حزن يدوم ولا سرور *** ولا بؤس عليك ولا رخاء

ولا ترج السماحة من بخيل *** فما في النار للظمآن ماء

ورزقك ليس ينقصه التأني *** وليس يزيد في الرزق العناء

إذا ما كنت ذا قلب قنوع *** فأنت ومالك الدنيا سواء

ومن نزلت بساحته المنايا *** فلا أرض تقيه ولا سماء

وأرض الله واسعة ولكن *** إذا نزل القضا ضاق الفضاء

دع الأيام تغدر كل حين *** ولا يغني عن الموت الدواء

Let days go forth and do as they please

And remain firm when settled is the Decree

Don't be afraid of what happens by night

For the affairs of this world are not to last

And be a man, strong in the face of calamities

And let your nature be that of kindness and honesty

If your faults become too much in front of the people

And you wish that they were to be concealed,

Then know that kindness covers all faults

And how many faults are kept hidden by kindness!

No sadness lasts forever, nor any happiness

And you shall not remain in poverty, or any luxury

Generosity cannot be hoped from the miserly

For no water exists in the Fire for the thirsty

Your provision will not be decreased due to life's delays

And it cannot be increased due to your haste

If, in your heart, you possess contentment

Then you and those who possess the world are equal

And for him upon whose horizon death descends,

No earth can offer him protection, nor any sky

Indeed, the earth of Allah is certainly vast

But if decree descends, then the world constricts

Let days be the ones that betray you at all times

For no cure can avail a person of death

Translated by: http://fajr.wordpress.com

[This article has been translated into spanish, to have a look click here]

‘Cannot We Be Brothers?’

‘Cannot We Be Brothers?’

Yunus as-Sadafi’ said:

I have never seen a wiser man than ash-Shafi`ee, I was arguing with him one day about an issue and I left him.

One day, he met me, held my hand and said:

‘Cannot we be brothers, even if we disagree about something?’ “


 [Siyar a'laam an-Nubalaa' 10/16]

To read this article in Spanish click here

A Few Days Of Patience

A Few Days Of Patience

Imaam ash-Shaafi`ee (d.204H) - rahimahullaah - said:

"O my soul! It is not, except a few days of patience;
As if the extent were but a few dreams.
O my soul! Pass quickly on through this world;
And leave it, for indeed life lies ahead of it." 




Ibn Rajab, Fadl `Ilmus-Salaf, p.63


Source: http://aa.trinimuslims.com/f29/pearls-from-the-salaf-4871/post36449.html

From the Beauty of Knowledge

  From the Beauty of Knowledge

It is reported that Imām Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

Al-Shāfi’ī saw me sitting in his circle, and there was some ink on my shirt I was trying to hide. He said, “Young man, why are you hiding it? Having ink on ones clothes is a sign of lofty conduct: to the sight it is black, but to the insight it is white (with the light of knowledge).”

It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Al-Mubārak – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

Ink on the clothes is the perfume of the scholars.

– Some put this in verse (from Arabic):

The ink-pot’s ink is the perfume of men

As saffron is the perfume of women

So the former befits the garments of those men

As the latter the garments of wives

It is reported that Imām Aḥmad said, seeing the students of ḥadīth approaching with their ink-pots:

These are the lanterns of Islām.

Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī, Al-Jāmi’ li-Akhlāq Al-Rāwī, articles 508, 509, 512 .

Text taken from; https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/from-the-beauty-of-knowledge/

[To read this text in Spanish Language, click here]

Following the authentic Hadeeth and to leave every statement that opposes it

Following the authentic Hadeeth and to

leave every statement that opposes it

Narrations of the Salaf

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

1. From Yahya bin Saeed al-Qattaan (d. 198 A.H.) who said:


‘Do not look at the Hadeeth, but look at the Isnaad to see if the Isnaad is saheeh, otherwise do not be deceived by the Hadeeth if the Isnaad is not authentic.’


[From: ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ 9/188]






2. From Umar bin AbdulAzeez (d. around 100 A.H.) that he wrote to some people:


‘No one can have an opinion against the Sunnah which was established by the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.’


[From ‘Jamia Bayyan al-Ilm’ 1/781]






3. From Malik ibn Anas (d. 179 A.H.) who said:


‘Every ones statement can be taken or left except for the inmate of this grave -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.’


[From: ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ 8/93]




4. From Uthmaan who said:


‘A man came to Maalik and asked him about an issue. So Maalik said to him: ‘The Messenger of -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said such and such’. The man said to him ‘Do you hold that view?’ Imam Malik said:


فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ


<< And let those who oppose the Messenger’s commandment (i.e. his Sunnah) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.>> [Noor: 63]’


[From ‘Hileyat Al-Awaaliyah’ 6/326]






5. From Maalik ibn Anas (d. 179 A.H.) who said:


‘The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- established Sunnan, following them is following the Book of Allaah, and it is completion of obedience to Allaah, and strength upon the Deen of Allaah. It is not permissible for anyone to change it, nor to look into that which opposes the Sunnah. Whosoever seeks guidance by it, then he is guided.’


[From: ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ 8/98]






6. From Yahya bin Yahya at-Tameemi (d. 226 A.H.) who said:


‘I heard Abu Yusuf saying: Everything that I have given a verdict about, then indeed I take it back except for that which is in agreement with the Book and the Sunnah.’


[From: ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ 8/537]






7. From ar-Rabia’ who said: ‘I heard Shaafi’ee saying:


‘If you find in my book that which opposes the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, then take the Sunnah and leave that which I said.’


[From: ‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’ 10/34]






8. From Maalik ibn Anas (d. 179 A.H.) who said:


‘Indeed I am a human, I can make mistakes, and I can be correct, so look into my opinion, everything that is in agreement with the Book and the Sunnah, then take it, and everything that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah then leave it.’


[From ‘Jamia’ Bayyan al-Ilm’ 1/775]






9. From Sufyan who said:


‘Learn a lot of Ahadeeth, indeed they are weapons.’


[From ‘Hileyat Al-Awaaliyah’ 6/362]






10. Abul Hasan Shabwayhi said:


‘Whoever wants knowledge about the grave then he should adhere to the Athaar, and whoever wants knowledge of bread then he should adhere to opinions.


[From ‘Tadreeb ar-Rawee’ 2/565]

Four things to strengthen the intellect

Four things to strengthen the intellect

Ash-Shaafi'ee:


"Four things strengthen the intellect: To avoid superfluous speech, to use Siwaak, to sit with righteous people and to sit with the scholars."


(al-Aadaab ash-Shar'iyyah (3/30))