Ibn Taymiyyah: Corruption on earth is due to disobedience and Shirk

 

Ibn Taymiyyah: Corruption on earth is 

due to disobedience and Shirk

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Allaah تعالى says:


﴿ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ﴾

{Evil (sins and disobedience of Allaah, etc.) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned (by oppression and evil deeds, etc.), that Allah may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah, and begging His Pardon).} [Surah al-Room (30): 41]


Shaikh al-Islaam, Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

Whoever contemplates on what is going on in the world, will find that the reason for every goodness is due to Tawheed and worship of Allaah تعالى and obedience to His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. And as for all the evil in the world - the Fitnah (trial), the hardship, the drought, being overpowered by the enemy and other than that - then the reason for it is opposing the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and calling upon other than Allaah (i.e. Shirk).

So whoever sincerely contemplates on this, will find that this is the case – specifically in himself and in other than him, generally and specifically. And there is no might or power except with Allaah.


[Majmoo` al-Fataawa (15/25)]


Note: If one were to re-read the statement of Shaikh al-Islaam رحمه الله more keenly, they will see a distinct feature in the way he رحمه الله arranged those words.

When he رحمه الله mentioned “goodness”, he began with Tawheed and Worship of Allaah, and then mentioned obedience to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.

But when he رحمه الله mentioned “evil”, he first mentioned disobedience to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم before Shirk.


Know the reason why?

Because it happens that among those who claim to be upon Tawheed, SOME of them intentionally oppose the Sunnah without realizing the grave error.

Opposing the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, in matters big or small, is the beginning of all destructions.

Allaah تعالى says:

﴿فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَن تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾

{And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muhammad’s) commandment beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant) should befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.} [Surah al-Noor (24): 63]



Imaam Ahmad رحمه الله said: “Do you know what the Fitnah is? The Fitnah is Shirk. May be the rejection of some of his words would cause one to have doubt and deviation in his heart and thereby be destroyed.”

One great example that nobody should forget is when the Archers رضي الله عنهم أجمعين failed the Prophet's command on the day of Uhud. The victory turned into defeat.

Translated by Fahad Barmem

Taken from: https://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2013/09/ibn-taymiyyah-corruption-on-earth-is.html#more

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There Is No Sin Upon You

 

There Is No Sin Upon You

Question:

We had birds that we kept in a cage; daily, we would feed them, give them drink, and release them in the morning so they can cool themselves in the air. One day, however, we forgot to release them, and the sunheat affected them, resulting in their death. We regret having kept them in cages; please advise us ý do we have to make any atonement?

Answer:

If the situation is as you have described, there is no sin upon you, for Allaah Almighty says: Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. [1] In an authentic Hadith, Allaahs Messenger related that Allaah Almighty responded to the invocation in this verse by saying, I have done so. [2] This was recorded by Muslim in his Sahih, and it shows that Allaah Almighty answers the supplication of his believing worshippers. And with Allaah is the facilitation to do what is right.

[1] Al-Baqarah 2:286. [2] Meaning, I punish you not when you forget or fall into error.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz

Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 8 Page 281

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Taken from: https://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=1341

How to Conquer a Whole City

How to Conquer a Whole City

‏ Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

” مخالفة الهوى تورث العبد قوة في بدنه وقلبه ولسانه ، وقال بعض السلف:” الغالب لهواه أشد من الذي يفتح المدينة وحده “.

‘Opposing following one’s desires breeds strength into the body of the worshipper, his heart and upon his tongue. Some of the Salaf said: ‘The one who conquers his desires is stronger than the one who single handedly conquers a whole city.’
[Ghithaa al-Albaab by as-Safareeni 2/457]

‏قال الامام ابن القيم :

” مخالفة الهوى تورث العبد قوة في بدنه وقلبه ولسانه ، وقال بعض السلف:” الغالب لهواه أشد من الذي يفتح المدينة وحده “.

غذاءالألباب(٤٥٧/٢).

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Taken from: https://followingthesunnah.com/how-to-conquer-a-whole-city/

THEY WILL BREAK THEIR FAST WITH WHAT ALLĀH HAS PREPARED FOR THEM

 

THEY WILL BREAK THEIR FAST WITH

 WHAT ALLĀH HAS PREPARED FOR THEM

Whoever guards their tongue from filthy speech and false statements, their private parts from what Allāh has forbidden, their hand from engaging in what it is not permitted for it to engage in, their foot from walking towards anything except what is pleasing to Allāh, their hearing from what is forbidden to listen to, their sight from what it is forbidden to look at - and they use their limbs in the obedience of Allāh and in that which is allowed, and they guard them and preserve them until Allāh takes their soul - then they will break their fast with what Allāh has prepared for those who obey Him from eternal bliss and magnificent bounty, which cannot be truly grasped nor elaborated upon.

Book: Important Lessons For Ramadān

By Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzāq al-'Abbād

Translated by Hassan Hussein Abdi 

Hikmah Publications 

P.40

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Becoming preoccupied with the flaws of others

Becoming preoccupied with the flaws of others

 Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim, [may Allāh have mercy on him], said:

“Blessed is the one whose own shortcomings keep him occupied, preventing him from focusing on the faults of others. Woe to the one who neglects their own flaws and becomes preoccupied with the flaws of others.  

The former is a mark of true happiness, while the latter signifies wretchedness!”

Tareeq al-Hijratayn, 1/172 | Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

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Speaking About That Which Concerns You

 

Speaking About That Which Concerns You

Malik Bin Dinar [رحمه الله] said:

«إذَا رَأيتَ قَسَاوَةً فِي قَلبِكَ ، ووَهَنًا فِي بَدَنِكَ ، وحِرمَانًا فِي رِزقِكَ ، فَاعلَم أنَّكَ تَكَلَّمتَ فِيمَا لَا يَعنِيكَ.»

❝When you see that there is hardness in your heart, weakness in your body and you have been prohibited from your provisions, then know that you have spoken about something which does not concern you.❞

[Faydh Al-Qadeer, (1/286) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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The Key

 The Key

Imām Ibn Taimiyyah, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:

Truthfulness is the key to all goodness just as lying is the key to all evil. It’s because of this, they say about one of the shaikhs that he asked one or another among his companions to repent, [saying]: “I’m not going to exhort you to anything other than to be truthful.”

So they thought about that and found that truthfulness gives rise to all goodness.

Al-Istiqāmah, vol. 1, p. 467.

Translator: Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff

Taken from: https://tasfiyah.com/the-key/

Ruling regarding the one who becomes angry when an affliction befalls him

 

Ruling regarding the one who becomes angry when an affliction befalls him

Question: What is the ruling regarding the one who becomes angry when an affliction befalls him?

Answer: People are upon 4 levels regarding the circumstances of affliction:

The First Level: Being angry, and this is in various ways:

The first type: That the anger is by the heart as if he is angry at his Lord. So he becomes angry with what Allaah has decreed for him, and this (level) is haraam. And it is possible that this could lead to kufr (disbelief). Allaah said: “And among mankind is he who worships Allaah as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islaam). He loses both this world and the Hereafter.” - Al-Hajj (22):11

The second type: That the anger is by the tongue like making duaa for destruction or ruin and what is similar to that, and this is haraam.

The third type: That the anger is by the limbs like slapping the cheeks, ripping the clothes, pulling out hair, and similar to that, and all of this is haraam in contradiction to patience which is waajib (obligatory).

The Second Level: Being patient, just as the poet said:

“Patience is like its name - bitter in taste, yet its outcomes are sweeter than honey.”

So the person sees this thing (the affliction) weighs very heavy upon him, yet he bears it although he dislikes that it happened. Rather, his eemaan bears it and restrains him from being angry. So the time of affliction and the time of no affliction is not the same to him, and this (level) is waajib, because Allaah commanded the people to be patient, saying: “…and be patient. Surely, Allaah is with those who are As-Saabireen (the patient ones, etc.).” - Al-Anfaal (8):46

The Third Level: Being pleased with the affliction in that the person is pleased with the affliction and whether it happened or not, it is the same to him so he it is not difficult upon him. He does not bear it as if it is something weighing heavy on him, and this (level) is mustahabb (preferred - between haraam and waajib) and it is not waajib according to the most correct opinion. The difference between this level and the one before it is apparent because the affliction happening or not happening is the same due to the pleasure of the one on this level. As for the level before it, the affliction is hard upon him, yet he remains patient over it.

The Fourth Level: Thanking/being grateful and this is the highest level. This is that the person thanks Allaah for the affliction which has struck him in that he knows that this affliction is an expiation for his sins and perhaps a cause for an increase in his good deeds. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

“There is no affliction which strikes the Muslim except that Allaah expiates with it (sins), even with a thorn that may poke him.” (Recorded by Bukhaari and Muslim)

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen

Fataawa Arkaan al-Islaam - Fatwaa 64, page 126

http://www.masjiduthaymeen.org

Text taken from: http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=186&fbclid=IwAR2ya-EskRLY7ZRS1N15BoEKIL_pZBkt34NTzWPWWsg6CBB4CdfkvkoQQjI

Remembering Your Sins

  Remembering Your Sins

It is reported that Masrūq – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

Everyone should have times when they sit alone, remember their sins, and thus seek [Allāh’s] forgiveness for them.

Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, Al-Zuhd article 2038.

Taken from: https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/remembering-your-sins/

Four of the Worst of the Major Sins

 

Four of the Worst of the Major Sins

ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said:

The worst of the worst (major) sins are: to associate partners with Allāh, to lose hope of the aid of Allāh, to despair of the mercy of Allāh, and to feel safe from the plans of Allāh.

Al-Ṭabarī, Al-Tafsīr (Qurān 4: 31). Graded ṣaḥīḥ by Ibn Kathīr in his tafsīr of the same verse.

Taken from: https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/four-of-the-worst-of-the-major-sins/

"The tongue is sharper than a sword"

 

"The tongue is sharper than a sword"

Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān, may Allāh preserve him, said:

“The tongue is extremely dangerous, sharper than any sword. While a sword may slay one or two, with the tongue, you can kill an entire nation.”

Sharh Kitāb al-Fitan wal-Hawādith, 238 | Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān, [may Allāh preserve him]




Translation: Authentic Quotes

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GLAD TIDINGS FOR A PERSON WHOSE COMPANION IS RIGHTEOUS

 

GLAD TIDINGS FOR A PERSON WHOSE

 COMPANION IS RIGHTEOUS 

Yazīd al-Raqqāshī said, 

"It has reached me that when the dead person is placed in his grave his deeds will surround him, and then Allāh will make them speak. They will say: 'O slave who is alone in his grave! Your family and loves ones have been cut off from you, and nothing will stay with you except us!'" 

Then Yazīd wept and said, 

"Glad tidings for a person whose companion (and social circle) is righteous, and woe to the one whose companion (and social circle) is a destruction upon him."

Book: The Three That Follow The Grave 

By al-Hāfiz Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalī 

Translated and Published by 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 39

Ramadān is an opportunity

 

Ramadān is an opportunity

Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:

“The [blessed] month of Ramadān is an opportunity for whomsoever is truthful in his determination and wants to quit smoking, which is harmful and reprehensible.”

Majmū’ Fatāwa wa Rasāil, 19/203 | Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [may Allāh have mercy on him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

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Sins Corrupt You

 

Sins Corrupt You

Shaykh Ul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

“Whoever thinks that sins do no harm to the one who persists upon them, then he is astray; in opposition to the Book and the Sunnah and the consensus of the Salaf and the great Imāms. Rather whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.”

[Majmū’ Fatāwa Ibn Taymiyyah, 11/256. Translated By Abū Hātim Muhammad Farooq]

WHEN A SERVANT COMMITS A SIN

 

WHEN A SERVANT COMMITS A SIN 

The Prophet ﷺ said: 

إن العبد إذا أخطأ خطيئة نكتت في قلبه نكتة سوداء فإذا هونزع وتستغفر وتاب سقل قلبه وإن عاد زيد فيها حتى تعلو قلبه وهو الران الذي ذكر الله: كلا بل ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون

“When a servant commits a sin, a black dot is placed upon his heart. If he withdraws from it, seeks forgiveness, and repents, then his heart is cleansed. But if he returns to it then it is increased until it consumes his heart.*

This is the Rān (stain of covering) that Allāh has mentioned:‎ 

{كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ (١٤)}

“Nay! But on their hearts is the Rān (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn.”

[Sūrah al-Mutaffifīn 83:14]”

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* Reported by al-Tirmidhī within al-Jāmi’ (no. 3334) al-Albānī graded it Hasan within Sahīh al-Targhīb wa al-Tarhīb (2/268).

Book: Ten Principles Concerning Purification of the Soul

By Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzāq al-‘Abbād 

Translated by Raha Batts

Hikmah Publications

P. 23, 24

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THE BELIEVER NEVER ENJOYS A SIN

 

THE BELIEVER NEVER ENJOYS A SIN

Only a person intoxicated with his heedlessness receives pleasure from sins. Whereas the believer never enjoys a sin because his knowledge of prohibition of sins and their punishment cuts him away from such attained pleasure. 

Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 329

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PERHAPS THIS IS DUE TO MY OWN SINS

 

PERHAPS THIS IS DUE TO MY OWN SINS

When a person asks Allāh for something and does not receive an answer, he must surrender and say, 'Perhaps not answering my prayer is better, perhaps this is because of my sins, and perhaps delaying the response is better.'

And if he is unable to think of a reason for delaying the response to his prayer he must not conceal any displeasure or objection in his heart. 

He should believe his prayer was a form of worship, so if Allāh answers his prayer then He has bestowed His bounty upon him. And if not, then the Owner does whatever He pleases. 

Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 706, 707

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When the victory returns to the disbelievers

When the victory returns to the disbelievers

 Shaikh’ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: 

When the victory returns to the disbelievers, it’s because of the sins of the Muslims, their lack of faith, and their ignorance of tawhid. 

But if they repent in perfecting their faith and in returning to authentic Sunnah, Allaah will ensure victory without the least of doubt! 

Source: al-Jawab as-Saheeh li man Baddala Din al-Masih 6/450

CALAMITIES BEFALLS PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR SINS

 CALAMITIES BEFALLS PEOPLE 

ACCORDING TO THEIR SINS

It is possible that an old man is humiliated, despite his old age, to the level that people feel sorry for him while he does not realise that what he suffers at old age is because of his negligence to Allāh's rights when he was at a youthful age.

Thus, whenever you see someone is being punished, know that this punishment is due to a sin that he previously committed. 

Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 83

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"...more severe..."

 "...more severe..."

Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله stated:

"All (types of) lying on a person is prohibited, whether the person (being lied on) is a Muslim or a Kāfir. However, inventing a lie against the believer is more severe. Rather, all lying is prohibited."

[Al-Majmū 28/223]

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‏قال شيخ الإسلام -رحمه الله- :

"فالكَذبُ على الشخص حَرام كلّه، سواءٌ كانَ الرجل مسلماً أو كافراً، براً أو فاجراً، لكن الافتِرَاء على المُؤمن أشدّ، بل الكَذِبُ كلّه حَرام".

المجموع( ٢٨ / ٢٢٣ )