Tuesday, 30 November 2021

THOSE WHO ONLY MEMORISE THEIR GOOD DEEDS

 


THOSE WHO ONLY MEMORISE THEIR GOOD DEEDS 


And of the people are those who actually think that their acts of obedience are more than their acts of disobedience, due to memorising their good deeds and not memorising their bad deeds. This is like one who seeks Allāh's forgiveness and praises Him a hundred times a day yet spends most of the day backbiting others. Such a person will look at the merits of tasbīh and istighfār yet will not look at the punishment for backbiting (ghība). 


Book: Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth 

By Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdīsī

Translated and Published by 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 159, 160


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Sunday, 28 November 2021

IF HE PARDONS, ALLĀH WILL GIVE HIM HONOUR


 IF HE PARDONS, ALLĀH 


WILL GIVE HIM HONOUR


The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said:


“Allāh does not increase a servant due to [his] pardoning [of others] except in honour.” *


* Related by Muslim (no. 2588).


The honour he acquires due to pardoning [others] is more beloved and beneficial to him than the honour acquired through vengeance, for this is merely [the acquisition] of outward honour while inheriting humiliation inwardly. But pardoning [others] appears as humiliation outwardly whilst it is [in reality] honour both inwardly and outwardly. 


Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 30


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Saturday, 27 November 2021

EVEN IF THE SHAYTĀN INVITES YOU TO THE FIRE?

 


EVEN IF THE SHAYTĀN INVITES 


YOU TO THE FIRE?


One's love for something makes him deaf and blind, and mankind is naturally disposed to love themselves, so they only see the good in themselves and the bad in their adversaries. This ignorance is often paired with desire and oppression, because mankind is naturally oppressive and ignorant. 


Most of mankind's religions are only customs and traditions of beliefs and disbeliefs, love and hate, and allegiance and enmities taken from their fathers and predecessors. Just as He, the Most High, said:


{ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ }


And when it is said to them: "Follow that which Allah has sent down", they say: "Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following)." 

(Would they do so) even if the Shaytān invites them to the torment of the Fire?



Book: The Principle of Love & Desire

By Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah 

Translated by Ihsan Gonsalves 

Authentic Statements Publications

P. 192, 193


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Perfection In A Wife?

 


Perfection In A Wife?


Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Al-Uthaymeen [D.1421 A.H.] [رحمه الله] said:

❝Indeed many husbands want their wives to be perfect. This matter is not possible, so due to that husbands fall into worry and concern and are incapable of enjoyment and delight with their wives, and perhaps this could lead to divorce.


Just like the Messenger [ﷺ] said:


«وإن ذهبت تقيمها كسرتها وكسرها طلاقها.»


'If you tried to straighten her you would break her, and breaking her is divorcing her.'


Therefore, it is necessary for the husband to be easy going and overlook everything that a wife does as long as it does not contradict the Deen or nobility.❞


[Haqooq Da'at Ilayhi Al Fitra, (No. 22) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]


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SO WILL YOU SEEK REVENGE OR PARDON?

 


SO WILL YOU SEEK REVENGE OR PARDON?


As you deal with the people with their harm towards you, Allāh will deal with you and your sins. So, will you seek revenge or pardon? As you do to others, it will be done to you. You will be treated just like you treat the creation. Whoever ponders this will find it easy to do good towards those who harm him.


Book: One Hundred Pieces of Advice 

By Ibn Al-Qayyim 

Translated by Rasheed Barbee

Authentic Statements Publications 

P. 58


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Wednesday, 24 November 2021

OPPRESSION

 


OPPRESSION 


Kindness is only kindness when it does not involve doing a forbidden act or neglecting to do an obligatory one. 


If a kindness involves abandoning justice, it becomes oppression. This is why showing favouritism towards some children above others and to some wives above others is forbidden even though it might be kindness towards the one being preferred and favoured, because it is an act of injustice. 


Book: Lessons Learnt From The Story Of Yūsuf (عليه السلام)

By Shaykh 'Abd ur-Rahmān ibn Nāsir as-Sa'dī 

Translated by Abū 'Abdillāh Nūr ad-Dīn 

DuSunnah Publications

P. 122, 123

BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!


 BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!


By Allāh, a person can never remind himself of the Hereafter while his eyes look at people, his ears listen to people, his tongue talks with people and his heart is being too busy seeking what he needs to have. 


Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 765


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Islaam & Following The Companions


Islaam & Following The Companions


Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah [D. 728 A.H.] said:


«فعلى كل من انتسب إلى الدين بقولٍ أوعمل ، أن يكون متبعاً للصحابة مقتدياً بهم.»


❝It is upon everyone who ascribes to the Deen in either statement or action, that they follow the Companions, taking them as their example.❞


[Jamia Al-Masaail, (7/193) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]


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Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Extravagance In The Home


 Extravagance In The Home


Shaykh Sālih Ibn ‘Abd Al-‘Azīz Āl Ash-Shaykh حفظه الله said:


“Likewise flaunting and showing off by overburdening oneself by purchasing furniture above their means; the believer has been prohibited from this because the intent is evil. But there is nothing wrong with furnishing and dressing up the home if it is done without extravagance and excess such as decorating the walls with prayer rugs, and using impermissible material such as silk and the like. And buying the most expensive furniture possible is from extravagance and excess. Balance is better in regards to everything, and everyone does in accor­dance to his means. And whoever takes the Salaf and their lives as an example, this is more complete.”


[Clarifying Common Mistakes Widespread Among The Muslims, pg.205. Translated By Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee]


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GUIDANCE (HIDĀYAH) IS FROM ALLĀH



 GUIDANCE (HIDĀYAH) IS FROM ALLĀH 


You should know that the way to Allāh cannot be walked using feet but rather using hearts, and that the sudden impulse desires of the hearts are bandits and thieves. While the road you embark on is like a dark night.


Yet the eye of the one whom Allāh guides, is like the eye sight of the horse; thereby he's able to see in the dark just as clear as it can see in the daytime. 


And sincerity (ikhlās) while embarking on the road is a beacon that directs to the right direction. Only those with insincere intentions will stumble in their walk, and those who refuse to be sincere are those whom Allāh does not select (for guidance). 


Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 762




Three things that Iblis and his troops rejoice about


Three things that Iblis

 and his troops rejoice about


 When Iblis and his soldiers gather, they don’t rejoice for anything as much as three things: 


A believer who kills a believer.

A man who dies upon kufr.

And a heart in which is fear of poverty.


Source: A saying of some Salaf reported in Tariq al-Hijratayn by Imam Ibn’ul Qayyim (v. 1, p. 33)


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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Monday, 22 November 2021

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


My heart was at peace


My heart was at peace


 Hasan al-Basri said: “When I [finally] understood that my sustenance came from Allaah, my heart was at peace.”


Source: al-Hilyah (v. 10, p. 63)


Hadith: The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed ...


Hadith: The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed ...

The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said:


 “The (Final) Hour has approached and people have not increased with Dunyā except in greed and they have not increased with Allāh except in distance.”


● [صحيح الجامع الصغير ١١٤٦ ، صححه الألباني]



Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Stand on the side of the truth

 


Stand on the side of the truth


Shaykh Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Madkhali [حفظه الله] said:


❝It is obligatory that we educate and train ourselves upon speaking the truth, but before that, is to search for the truth.


You should stand on the side of the truth, standing out firmly with justice, witnesses for Allaah even if it is against your own-self or your parents and close relatives. ❞


[Al-Majmoo Ar-Raiq, (Page: 21) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]


The Prophetic Light [The Sunnah]


 The Prophetic Light [The Sunnah]


Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:


«فأهل الأرض كلهم في ظلمات الجهل والغي ، إلا من أشرق عليه نور النبوة.»


❝All the people on the earth are in the darkness of ignorance and misguidance except for the one who has the Prophetic light [the Sunnah] radiate upon him.❞


[Hadaya Al-Hayyari, (Page: 448) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]




Friday, 12 November 2021

Hadith: "He whose head was being crushed with a stone..."



Hadith:  "He whose head was

 being crushed with a stone..."


19  Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

(12)Chapter: Satan'a tying of knots at the back of the head if one does not offer the ight prayer

Narrated Samura bin Jundab:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said in his narration of a dream that he saw, "He whose head was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt the Qur'an but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers."

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1143
In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 24
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 244
  (deprecated numbering scheme)

كتاب التهجد

(12)باب عَقْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ الرَّأْسِ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَلِّ بِاللَّيْلِ

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَمُرَةُ بْنُ جُنْدَبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الرُّؤْيَا قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَمَّا الَّذِي يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفِضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏








Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Spend On Your Families

 


Spend On Your Families


Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Sālih Al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said: 

 

"A person is obligated to spend upon his family - upon his wife and children, in a reasonable manner, even if the wife is rich. The husband is obliged to spend upon her. And if the wife is a teacher and it has been stipulated that the husband allows her to work, he still has no right to anything of her salary, not even half."

 

[Sharh Riyād Us-Sālihīn. Translated by Salah Al-Iranee]


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Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Leaving things for the sake of Allah

 


Leaving things for the sake of Allah 


From Sha’abee who said:

❝No one leaves a thing in the Dunyaa for the sake of Allaah except that Allaah gives him that which is good for him in the Hereafter.❞


[Al-Hileeyah, (4/312) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

THE AMOUNT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS


 THE AMOUNT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 


Abū Thar said: 


"The amount of righteousness with a supplication is sufficient as much as salt suffices in food." *


* Collected by Imām Ahmad in Az-Zuhd [788]. Also by Ibnul Mubarak in Az-Zuhd [319]. 


Book: The Disease and The Cure

By Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzīyah

Translated by Osman Hamid

Hikmah Publications

P. 13

WHEN THEY HEAR THE TRUTH..

 


WHEN THEY HEAR THE TRUTH..


When they hear the truth their hearts are too hard to accept it, but when they witness falsehood and hear fallacy, their hearts openly accept it and they lend a willing ear. 


By Allāh, these are the signs of hypocrisy, so beware of them!


Book: Characteristics of the Hypocrites

By Imām ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

Translated by Abū Rumaysah

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 49


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Monday, 1 November 2021

The Best Dhikr and the Best Gratitude


The Best Dhikr and the Best Gratitude


From Talha bin Kharash al-Ansaari who said I heard Jabir bin Abdullaah saying I heard the Messenger of Allaah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam saying:


“ أفضل الذكر لا إله إلا الله و أفضل الشكر الحمد لله “


‘The best Dhikr is La ilaha illa Allah and the best gratitude is Alhamdulillah.’


[Collected by Ibn Hibban, al-kharaiti in ‘Fadl shukr’, Baghawi in ‘Sharh as-Sunnah’ & Al-Albaani graded it Hasan in Saheehah no.  1497]


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Taken from a longer text in: https://followingthesunnah.com/2019/06/03/day-29-praise-be-to-allaah/

Friday, 29 October 2021

The Bitterness of Good Deeds

 


The Bitterness of Good Deeds


Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajr said:


'Some of the Salaf were asked about the reason why it was that good deeds were burdensome to do and it was easy to carry out evil actions.


‏They said: 'This is because the bitterness of good deeds is present and its sweetness is absent so it is burdensome, so do not let its burden cause you to leave doing good deeds.


As for evil deeds then its sweetness is present and its burden is absent and that is why it is easy to do them. So do not let its ease cause you to commit them.' [Fath al-Bari 13/614]



Arabic/English full text: http://www.miraathpubs.net/en/the-bitterness-of-good-deeds/




Monday, 25 October 2021

Adhering to Superstitions

  


Adhering to Superstitions


Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya


Abul Wafa bin Aqeel al-Hanbali (d  531 A.H.) said:


” لو تَمسَّك الناسُ بالشرعِيَّات تَمَسُّكَهُم بالخُرافَات لاستَقَامَت أمُورُهم ” .


‘If the people adhered to the Sharia like they adhered to superstitions their matters would be straight and correct.’


[Al-Adab ash-Sharia 3/236]



” لو تَمسَّك الناسُ بالشرعِيَّات تَمَسُّكَهُم بالخُرافَات لاستَقَامَت أمُورُهم ” .


العلامة أبو الوفاء بن عقيل الحنبلي || الآداب الشرعية : ( 3/ 236 )


Taken from https://followingthesunnah.com/2021/10/18/adhering-to-superstitions/


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Thursday, 21 October 2021

Does Vaseline invalidate wudu?

  


Does Vaseline invalidate wudu?

Answered by Shaykh Fawzan


Question: Does the use of Vaseline (petroleum jelly) on the hands or the feet

prevent the water from reaching the skin?


Shaykh Fawzan: Never. It does not prevent this. All of the oils that do not solidify upon the skin do not prevent the wudu from being correct, because the water runs upon the skin and it is not prevented from doing so, by Vaseline or other than it.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee


Taken from: https://mtws.posthaven.com/does-vaseline-invalidate-wudu

(Audio click here)

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Reasons for Limiting to Only One Wife


 Reasons for Limiting to Only One Wife

Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn al-Uthaymeen (d.1421 A.H.) said:

‘Some of the people of knowledge held the opinion that it is better to limit one self to one wife, the reasons they give are:

1 – That it is safer for a husband’s responsibility for his wife rather than oppressing his other wives.

This is because if a man marries two women or more, then perhaps he may not be able to do justice between them.

2- Also because, limiting one self to one wife is closer to preventing the family from becoming scattered.

This is because if he has more than one wife, the family can become scattered, since he will have children from one woman and also children from the other woman.

Also perhaps there may occur conflict and disunity between the children due to a conflict and disagreement between their mothers, as has been witnessed.

3- Likewise, having just one wife is closer to being able to fulfil the obligation of spending upon her and other matters.

4- It is also easier for a man to take into account justice. Indeed having a consideration for justice is a great matter,  which requires help and aid.

So due to that, we say, limiting to one wife is safer for that person.

However if a person sees in himself that one wife is not sufficient and does not keep him chaste, then indeed we would order him to marry a second, third and fourth wife until he can achieve tranquillity, and keep away from looking at women and have ease for the soul.’

[Sharh  Zaad  al-Mustaqna 12/13]


الاقتصار على الزوجة الواحدة افضل عند بعض العلماء ..

قال العلامة ابن عثيمين عليه رحمات رب العالمين – :

ﺫﻫﺐ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺴﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﺘﺼﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ، ﻭﻋﻠﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ :

❶ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺃﺳﻠﻢ ﻟﻠﺬﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﺭ؛ ﻷﻧﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺰﻭﺝ ﺍﺛﻨﺘﻴﻦ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻻﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ.

❷ ﻭﻷﻧﻪ ﺃﻗﺮﺏ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻨﻊ ﺗﺸﺘﺖ ﺍﻷﺳﺮﺓ، ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﺗﺸﺘﺖ ﺍﻷﺳﺮﺓ، ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﻭﻻﺩ ﻟﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺃﺓ، ﻭﺃﻭﻻﺩ ﻟﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺃﺓ،

ﻭﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﺤﺼﻞ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺮ ﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻓﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﻬﺎﺕ، ﻛﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ .

❸ ﻭﻷﻧﻪ ﺃﻗﺮﺏ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺑﻮﺍﺟﺒﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻘﺔ ﻭﻏﻴﺮﻫﺎ .

❹ ﻭﺃﻫﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺮﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ؛ ﻓﺈﻥ ﻣﺮﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﺃﻣﺮ ﻋﻈﻴﻢ ، ﻳﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﺎﺓ .

ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻓﻨﻘﻮﻝ :

ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﺃﺳﻠﻢ له ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻳﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻻ ﺗﻜﻔﻴﻪ ﻭﻻ تعفه ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺄﻣﺮﻩ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻳﺘﺰﻭﺝ ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﺛﺎﻟﺜﺔ ﻭﺭﺍﺑﻌﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﺤﺼﻞ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻄﻤﺄﻧﻴﻨﺔ، ﻭﻏﺾ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﺮ ﻭﺭﺍﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ.“

【 ﺷﺮﺡ ﺯﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﻨﻊ : ١٣:١٢ 】

Taken from: https://followingthesunnah.com/2021/10/03/reasons-for-limiting-to-only-one-wife/

Monday, 18 October 2021

Advice In a Time of Fitnah

 


Advice In a Time of Fitnah

❞المسلم لا يأمن من الفتن

وإن كان على علم، 

وعلى عمل صالح،

وعلى عقيدة صحيحة❝ 


شرح حديث إنا كنا في جاهلية وشر، 

للشيخ صالح الفوزان(١٥)


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Advice In a Time of Fitnah


«The Muslim is not safe from fitn (trials and affliction), even if he has knowledge and carries out righteous action and is upon the correct Aqeedah (creed and belief). 


Shar Hadeeth Inna Kunna Fi Jahiliya, Sālih Al Fawzān(15)

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

TAKE MY BLOOD NOT MY RELIGION

 


TAKE MY BLOOD NOT MY RELIGION


Suwayd b. Ghafalah rahimahullaah said: 


'Umar b. al-Khattaab (d. 23H) - radiallaahu 'anhu - said to me: 


"Perhaps you will live long after me, so obey the ruler even if he is an Abyssinian slave. And even if he oppresses you, be patient; and if he beats you, remain patient and if he calls you to a matter that is detrimental to your religion then say: I hear and obey (you), take my blood but not my religion. And do not split away from the Jamaa'ah (the united body of the Muslims)." 


Explanation by Imaam al-Aajurree rahimahullaah:


"So if a person says: 'What is your understanding concerning the statement of 'Umar (radiallaahu 'anhu) which he mentioned?' Then it is said to him (i.e. the questioner): "It is possible - and Allaah, the Most High, knows best - for us to say: 'Whoever is put in authority over you whether he is from the Arab or other than them, black or white, or a foreigner then you must obey him in that which there is no disobedience in it to Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic. Moreover, if he prevents you from your rights, he beats you unjustly (without due right), he violates your honour, and takes your wealth (by force), then that should not make you revolt against him by drawing your sword out to fight him. And do not go out revolting alongside a Khaarijee to fight him, and do not incite others to rebel against him but rather be patient with him.'


And it could also be understood that "if he calls you to a matter which is detrimental to your religion" to mean other than this viewpoint; and it could be taken to mean that he orders you with killing someone who is not deserving of being killed, or to cut a limb off someone who does not deserve that, or to beat someone who it is impermissible to beat, or to forcibly take someone's wealth who it is not right to take his wealth, or to wrong or oppress someone whom it is neither permissible for him nor for you to oppress. So if he says to you: 'If you do not do that which I order you with then I will certainly kill you or severely beat you.' Then say: Take my blood but not my religion.' That is due to the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): "There is no obedience to the creation in disobedience to the Creator." And his (ﷺ) statement: "Obedience is only in that which is good."


[Explanation taken from ash-Sharee'ah of al-Aajurree (no.71), checking by Dr ad-Damyajee, Dar al-Watan print].


Reference for narration: Reported by Ibn Abee Shaybah in al-Musannaf (12/544), as-Sunnah of al-Khallaal (1/111), ash-Sharee'ah (no.48) [and it is] Saheeh.


Translation by Aboo Abdillaah Bilaal Hussain al-Kashmiree.

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ACCOMPANY THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE HIM

 


ACCOMPANY THOSE 


WHO TRULY LOVE HIM


Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:


"Accompany those who truly, sincerely love Him. Collect the best fruits of their speech just as one would pick only the best fruits. Remain silent except when you are certain there is more benefit in your speech and when you know it will better your condition and benefit others."


Book: One Hundred Pieces of Advice 

By Ibn Al-Qayyim al-Jawzīyah 

Translated by Rasheed Barbee

Authentic Statements Publications 

P. 10

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Thursday, 9 September 2021

WHILE THE HEART IS HEEDLESS

 


WHILE THE HEART IS HEEDLESS 


Ibn 'Abbās (radiyAllāhu'anhuma) said, 


"Praying two rak'at with contemplation is better than praying all night while the heart is heedless."*


* Reported by Ibn ul-Mubārak in the Book of zuhd p.403, and Muhammad ibn Nasr in the Book of Qiyām-ul-Layl p.60. 


Book: Disciplinando el alma, p

By Ibn al-Jawzī 

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 68

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Wednesday, 8 September 2021

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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AS IF YOU HAD NOT HEARD OF THE NEWS OF THE PEOPLE BEFORE..

 


AS IF YOU HAD NOT HEARD OF 


THE NEWS OF THE PEOPLE BEFORE..


The wonder of all wonders is that you are pleased with your arrogance (ghurūr), and your indulgence into idle play while overlooking what has been hidden for you! You are fooled with your health and seem to forget that sickness is near; and you rejoice for your wellness all the while you fail to notice the pain that is yet to come. Verily, the death of others was just to remind you of your own death, and the death of others was only to remind you of your death! Your indulgence in fulfilling your desires averts you from remembering the destruction of your essence. 


Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 72, 73

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Friday, 20 August 2021

Optimistic

 


Optimistic


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaimīn [رحمه الله] said:

❝It is only right that a person be optimistic, feeling happy about the good he sees [in things]; and he should not look at the life lying ahead of him in this world as dark and dismal so that he becomes weary [of life] and loses hope.❞

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[Sharḥ Riyaḍ Al-Ṣāliḥīn, (4/115-116) | Translated By Mikail Ibn Mahboob Ariff]

Monday, 2 August 2021

"...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 )

Friday, 30 July 2021

Two Appetites Are Never Satisfied


 Two Appetites Are Never Satisfied


قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : منهومان لا يشبعان؛ منهوم في علم لا يشبع، ومنهوم في دنيا لا يشبع.


The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Two hungry ones are NEVER satisfied, the one who is hungry for knowledge is never satisfied and the one hungry for Dunyā (worldly possessions) is never satisfied.”


● [صححه العلامة الألباني في الجامع برقم : ٢٧٦٠ ، ورواه الحاكم في تاريخه]

Monday, 26 July 2021

ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS

 


ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS 


One should not ask his friends about affairs that they do not want to reveal and when he sees them, he must not say: "Where are you going?" for it might be that they do not wish to tell. One must keep their secrets even if the ties have been broken and must never revile one's loved ones and family. If someone speaks ill about them, he must not convey that to him.


Book: The Refinement Of Character 

By Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdīsī 

Translated and Published by 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 68

WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF THE MUSLIMS ON YOU?

 


WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF 

THE MUSLIMS ON YOU?


Allaah the Most High says:


إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ 


"The believers are but brothers (to each other)" ¹


So it is obligatory to take them as brothers, meaning:


• That you love for them what you love for your own self;


• That you dislike for them what you dislike for your own self;


• And that you do your very best to help them, correct what is between them, bring their hearts together, and unite them upon the Truth.


The Prophet (ﷺ) said:


Every Muslim is a brother to another Muslim; he does not oppress him, forsake him, lie to him, or degrade him.²


it is also obligatory to give every one of the Muslims their specific rights, whether they are parents, relatives, neighbors, friends or coworkers. 

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¹ Soorah Al-Hujuraat (49):10 

² Saheeh Muslim (#6487) 


Book: Essential Questions & Answers Concerning The Foundation of Eemaan & Obstacles in the Path of Eemaan

By Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Naasir As-Sa'dee

Translated by Moosa Richardson

T•R•O•I•D Publications 

P. 41, 42

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Hadith: My nation will be afflicted by the diseases of the former nations.

 


Hadith: My nation will be afflicted

 by the diseases of the former nations.


Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “My nation will be afflicted by the diseases of the former nations.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are the diseases of the former nations?” The Prophet said, “Excessive amusement, ingratitude, disunity, competition for worldly gain, hatred, and greed until there is transgression followed by upheaval.”


Source: al-Muʻjam al-Awsaṭ 9249

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani


عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيُصِيبُ أُمَّتِي دَاءُ الأُمَمِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا دَاءُ الأُمَمِ قَالَ الأَشَرُ وَالْبَطَرُ وَالتَّدَابُرُ وَالتَّنَافُسُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالتَّبَاغُضُ وَالْبُخْلُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْبَغْيُّ ثُمَّ يَكُونَ الْهَرْجُ


9249 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني باب الميم من اسمه مقدام

680 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في السلسلة الصحيحة

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

The argumentation between the creation will continue until the soul argues with the body



The argumentation between the creation will 

continue until the soul argues with the body


Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه said : "The argumentation between the creation will continue until the soul argues with the body.

•══════════•

The soul will say to the body: "You commited sins!" 

The body will respond to the soul: "you commanded me to do it!" 


Thus Allaah will send an Angel to settle the dispute between them.  

The Àngel will say: "The example of you two is that of a paralyzed man & a blind man who enter a Garden.

 The paralyzed man saw hanging fruit, so he said to the blind man: 

"I see hanging fruit, but i am not able to stand up to reach it".

 The blind man said: 

"I can stand up to reach it, but i cannot see it". Thus, he lifted him up, & the paralyzed man began to instruct him where to move so he could pluck the fruit". 

The Àngel said: "upon which one of them is the punishment?

 The soul & body said : "It is upon both of them collectively." 

 The angel said : "And thus, this is the same for both of you."

•══════════•

Book: Life After Death Affairs of the Unseen

compiled and explained by shaykh Salih Fawzan

Pg №:25-26


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Sunday, 3 January 2021

How The Salaf kept Warm in Winter

  


How The Salaf kept Warm in Winter


Chapter: Concerning a Man using his Wife for Warmth after Ghusl


On the authority of Ibraheem at-Tameemi that;


'Umar used to warm himself with his wife after he practiced Ghusl.

On the authority of Umm Dardaa who said:


"Abu ad-Dardaa would practice Ghusl, then come while he was shivering and warm himself with me."

On the authority of Ibn 'Umar who said:


"I would practice Ghusl from Janabah, then warm myself with my wife before she practiced Ghusl."

On the authority of al-Haarith, who narrated on the authority of 'Ali that:


He used to practice Ghusl from Janabah, then come and warm himself with his wife before she practiced Ghusl, then he would pray without touching water [i.e. without performing ablution].

On the authority of Abu Mu'awiyyah, on the authority of al-'Amash, on the authority of Ibraheem, that;


"'Alqamah used to warm himself with his wife, then get up and make the ablution he makes for Salah."

'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas - may Allah be pleased with him - stated:


"That was the life of [the tribe of] Quraysh during the winter."

[Ibn Abi Shaybah in his Mussanaf: 1/78]


On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood - may Allah be pleased with him:


Indeed I would warm myself with her during the winter, as I would cool myself with her during the summer."

[Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer by al-Tabaraani :9/249]


Source: https://subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=210


كيف تدفى السلف في الشتاء

بابٌ (في الرجلِ يَسْتَدْفِئُ بامرأتِه بعد أن يغتسلَ )


عن إبراهيم التيمي:


"أن عمرَ كان يستدفئُ بامرأته بعد الغُسل."

وعن أم الدرداء قالت:


"كان أبو الدرداء يغتسلُ، ثم يَجِيءُ وله قَرْقـَفَةٌ يستدفئُ بيَّ."

القَرْقـَفَةُ : اضطرابُ وطرطقةُ الأسنان، والارتجافُ من البرد .


وعن ابن عمر قال:


"إني لأغتسلُ من الجنابة، ثم أَتَكَوَّى بالمرأةِ قبل أن تغتسلَ."

وعن الحارث، عن علي:


"أنه كان يغتسل من الجنابة، ثم يَجِيءُ فيستدفئ بامرأته قبل أن تغتسل، ثم يصلي ولا يَمَسّ ماءً"

حدثنا أبو معاوية ، عن الأعمش ، عن إبراهيم ، عن علقمة :


"أنه كان يستدفئ بامرأته ثم يقوم فيتوضأ وضوءه للصلاة ."

[ابنُ أبي شيبة في مصنَّـفِه (١/ ٧٦)]


قال ابنُ عباس رضي الله عنهما :


" ذاكَ عَيْشُ قريشٍ في الشتاء."

وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه :


"إني لأَسْتَدْفِئُ بها في الشتاءِ ، وأَتـَبَرَّدُ بِها في الصيف." ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺗَﻪ.

[المعجم الكبير للطبراني (243/9)]




Thursday, 19 November 2020

Headaches

Headaches


From Abu Saeed al Khudri -Radhi Allaah anhu- that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:


 ” صُداعُ المؤمنِ ، أو شوكةٌ يُشاكُها ، أو شيءٌ يُؤذيه ؛ يرفعُه اللهُ بها يومً القيامةٍ درجةً ، ويُكفِّرُ عنه بها ذنوبَه “.

‘The headache of the Believer, or a thorn that pricks him, or anything that harms him, then Allaah raises him a grade on the day of Judgement due to that and He expiates from him his sins due to that.’


[Collected by Ibn Abi Duniya and its narrators are trustworthy. Al-Albaani graded it Hasan in Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb no. 3434]

  Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya


‏عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال

” صُداعُ المؤمنِ ، أو شوكةٌ يُشاكُها ، أو شيءٌ يُؤذيه ؛ يرفعُه اللهُ بها يومً القيامةٍ درجةً ، ويُكفِّرُ عنه بها ذنوبَه “.


رواه ابن أبي الدنيا ورواته ثقات حسن

صحيح الترغيب و الترهيب (٣٤٣٤)



Taken from: https://followingthesunnah.com/2020/02/06/headaches/

Friday, 25 September 2020

Advising And Mistakes


 Advising And Mistakes

The senior scholar Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Madkhali [حفظه الله] said:

‏«وإذا أخطأ أخوك فانصحه باللين وقدم له الحجة والبرهان ينفعه الله بذلك أما أن تجلس وتتربص أن يخطئ فلان وتقوم تشنع هنا وهناك أن فلاناً فعل كذا وكذا، فهذه طرق الشياطين وليست طرق أهل الحق.»

❝If your brother makes a mistake, advise him with gentleness and present him proofs and evidences through which Allaah will benefit him.

As for sitting waiting in ambush for someone to make a mistake and to rouse up hatred here and there that so-and-so did such-and-such. These are the ways of the Shayateen not the way of the people of the truth.❞

[Bahjatul Qaaree, (Page: 107) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya].