EVERY MUSLIM NEEDS A LIBRARY IN HIS HOME

 

EVERY MUSLIM NEEDS A LIBRARY

 IN HIS HOME

The reality is that every Muslim needs a library in his home, whether he reads or not. If he reads, then al-hamdulillāh. If he cannot read, then those who can read are many. If someone who can read visits him, then he can request for him to read to him from a book; or someone from his family will grow up to be a male or female reader and they may benefit.

Book: The explanation of “The Book of Knowledge” from Sahīh al-Bukhārī

By Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī 

Translated by Raha Batts

P. 53, 54

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AVERTING STINGINESS

 

AVERTING STINGINESS 

Wise people used to say:

"A generous man is free because he owns his money, while a stingy man does not deserve to be called free because his money owns him." 

Book: Disciplining The Soul

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzī 

Translated and Published by 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 38

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WHAT AFFLICTED ME, CAME FROM MY OWN SELF

 

WHAT AFFLICTED ME, CAME

 FROM MY OWN SELF

Sa'īd bin Jubayr (رحمه الله) said,

"Patience is the servant's acknowledgement that what afflicted him came from himself alongside his expectation and hope of the reward that lies with Allāh for being patient."

*Al-Sabr of Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (no.113).



Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 23

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THE UTMOST LIMIT OF PATIENCE

 

THE UTMOST LIMIT OF PATIENCE 

Yunus bin Yazīd said:

I asked Rabī'ah bin Ābi 'Abd al-Rahmān (رحمه الله) about the utmost limit of patience and he said,

"It is that the day the calamity afflicted him is just like the previous day before it afflicted him."

Hilyat al-Awliyā' (3/261)


Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude
By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah
Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq
Hikmah Publications
P. 15

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THE MOST GENEROUS OF PEOPLE

THE MOST GENEROUS OF PEOPLE

Jābir (رضي الله عنه) narrated,

"Never was the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for a thing to be given, for which his answer was 'no'."

Sahīh al-Bukhāri (6034), Muslim (2311)


Book: The Manners & Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad
Translated and compiled by Dr. Abdulilāh Lahmāmi
Markaz Mu'aadh Ibn Jabal
P. 7

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WHAT YOU DISLIKE IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN WHAT YOU LOVE

WHAT YOU DISLIKE IS BETTER 

FOR YOU THAN WHAT YOU LOVE

Sufyān bin 'Uyāinah (رحمه الله) said,

"What the servant dislikes is better for him than what he loves because what he dislikes incites him to make supplication, but what he loves diverts him from it."


* Al-Faraj Ba'd al-Shiddah of Ibn Abī al-Dunyā (no.22).



Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude
By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah
Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq
Hikmah Publications
P. 15

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THE MOST EXCELLENT TRAIT OF A BELIEVER..

THE MOST EXCELLENT

 TRAIT OF A BELIEVER..

Al-Hasan al-Basrī (رحمه الله) said,

"They (the Salaf) used to say that the most excellent of traits of a believer is pardoning ('afw)."

*Al-Zuhd of Imām Ahmad (p. 349).


Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude
By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah
Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq
Hikmah Publications
P. 25



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DEATH IS ABOUT TO KNOCK ON YOUR DOORS!

 

DEATH IS ABOUT TO KNOCK 

ON YOUR DOORS!

Take advantage of the seasons of your life and do not waste time! Use knowledge ('ilm) and wisdom (hikmah) as guides. Race the time by taking advantage of it; and hold your 'selves' accountable and take a lot of good deeds to survive your journey for indeed death is about to knock on your doors. 

Book: Captured Thoughts

By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 359

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WHEN TO PRAY WITR..

 

WHEN TO PRAY WITR.. 

If a person asks, should I perform Witr before I sleep or in the last part of the night? We say: The Messenger ﷺ clarified the ruling,

"Whosoever fears he will not awaken in the last part of the night then perform Witr in the first part, and whosoever hopes to wake up in the last part then perform Witr in the last part, since the prayer of the last part of the night is witnessed and that is better."*

* Muslim (755).

Book: The Prophet's Prayer Described 

By Shaykh al-Allāmah Muhammad b. Sālih al-Uthaymīn 

Translated by Abū Mu'ādh Taqweem Aslam

Hikmah Publications 

P. 308

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MAKE A LOT OF DU'Ā'..

 

MAKE A LOT OF DU'Ā'..

The Muslim must say a lot of du'ā', both inside the prayer and outside the prayer. Du'ā' inside the prayer is more virtuous, especially while the person is prostrating. Verily, he is the closest to his Lord while he is prostrating. 

The Prophet ﷺ encouraged us to supplicate a lot while in sujūd because the du'ā' is most likely to be answered in this position. 

Book: Sittings in the Month of Ramadān 

By Shaykh Sālih Al-Fawzān 

Translated by Raha Batts and Rasheed Barbee 

Authentic Statements Publications

P. 175

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Is Revenge Really Sweet?

 

Is Revenge Really Sweet?

Imam ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

Never has anyone avenged himself except that [it] brought down humiliation upon himself; so when he pardons and forgives, Allah raises him in honor.

Jami' al-Masa'il, vol.1, p.170.

Translated by Mikail ibn Marhoob Ariff.

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The Famous Fake

 

The Famous Fake

It is reported that Ibrāhīm b. Adham – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

A person has not been true to Allāh, the mighty and sublime, if he loves recognition (fame).

Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, Al-Zuhd article 2240.

Taken from: https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/the-famous-fake/

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ALLĀH HAS PLACED LOVE AND MERCY BETWEEN THEM

 

ALLĀH HAS PLACED LOVE 

AND MERCY BETWEEN THEM

Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) said:

He is a foreign man and she is a foreign woman, and Allāh has brought them together and joined their hearts and has placed between them love and mercy.

Book: The Status of the Women in Islam 

By Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan

Translated by Rāhā bin Donald Batts

Authentic Statements Publications 

P. 10

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Reading The Qur’aan At The Graveyard

 

Reading The Qur’aan At The Graveyard

Shaykh Muhammad Al-Uthaymeen [رحمه الله] said:

❝As for the graveyards then they are not a place for reading of the Qur’aan, but rather they are a place for giving Salam upon the dead and making Dua for them, not a place for making Dua, nor to make Dua to them.

So the deceased are not to be made Dua to, nor to make [general] Dua at their graveside. But rather Dua is made for them for mercy and forgiveness because they are in dire need of Dua.❞

[Fatawa Noor Ala Darb Tape, (No. 30) | Section of Aqeedah/Bida | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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FOCUS ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE MOMENT

  

FOCUS ON THE AFFAIRS 

OF THE MOMENT

Grief (huzn) is usually over past events that you can neither bring back nor rectify. Anxiety (hamm) is usually fear and concern over what will come in the future. Therefore a person should concentrate his energy and attention in the betterment of his existing events, and his present moments. Focusing on the affairs of the moment is the necessary cause of them being accomplished, and is what gets rid of grief and anxiety from the heart. 

Book: 8 Steps To Happiness 

Awakening The Inner Self in Pursuit of Personal Change 

By Shaykh Abū 'Abdu-r-Rahmān Nāsir as-Sa'dī 

Translated from the original arabic 

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers 

P. 26

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"From among the portents of the Hour..."

 "From among the portents of the Hour..."

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "From among the portents of the Hour are (the following): 

-1. Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men). 

-2. (Religious) ignorance will prevail. 

-3. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common). 

-4. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.

حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَثْبُتَ الْجَهْلُ، وَيُشْرَبَ الْخَمْرُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا ‏"‏‏.‏

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 80

In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 22

USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 80

  (deprecated numbering scheme)

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MY LACK OF NEED OF HIM

 

MY LACK OF NEED OF HIM

Haytham bin Jamīl said: 

"It reaches me that a man reviles me and I simply remember my lack of need of him and then it becomes easy upon me."*

* Shu'ab al Īmān of al-Bayhaqi (6/8134) 

Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 28

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MAKE SURE YOU THANK HER..

 MAKE SURE YOU THANK HER..

It is very important that you recognize and acknowledge everything that your wife does for you, your children, your parents and relatives. You should show her your appreciation by showing her kindness and tenderness. You should make sure that she hears you praise her and thank her and you should not forget to supplicate for her. 

Book: The Concise Manual Marriage 

By Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen 

Translated and published by

T•R•O•I•D Publications 

P. 88

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DO NOT SUSPECT EVIL THOUGHTS

DO NOT SUSPECT EVIL THOUGHTS

'Umar ibn al-Khattāb (radiyAllāhu'anhu) said,

'Do not suspect evil thoughts due to a word that has come out of the mouth of a Muslim brother. Rather, you should find that it is only filled with good.' *

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* See the treatise Dhamm ul-Hasad wa Ahlihī (Dispraise of Jealousy and its Adherents) of ibn al-Qayyim.




Book: Difference Between Advising and Shaming

By al-Hāfiz Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalī

Translated and Published by

Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 43

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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.


Book: The Refinement Of Character

By Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdīsī

Translated and Published by Dār as-Sunnah Publishers

P. 68

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THE GRATEFULNESS OF THE SPECIAL ONES

 

THE GRATEFULNESS 

OF THE SPECIAL ONES 

Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said,

"The gratefulness of the common-folk is for food, drink, clothing and bodily nourishments. The gratefulness of the special ones is for Tawhīd, faith (īmān) and the nourishment of the hearts.

And gratefulness is always accompanied by increase, due to His saying, the Exalted:

لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ


If you are grateful, I will grant you increase. (Ibrāhīm 14:7)


So when you do not see your condition in (a state of) increase, then turn to gratitude."




* Refer to al-Madārij (2/232 onwards), abridged.




Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 67

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PATIENCE IS A TREASURE

 

PATIENCE IS A TREASURE

Al-Hasan al-Basrī (رحمه الله) said, 

"Patience is a treasure amongst the treasures of goodness that Allāh does not grant except to a servant that is noble to Him." 

* 'Uddah al-Sābirīn of Ibn al-Qayyim (p.156).

Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 42

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The hair of the beard has benefits

The hair of the beard has benefits

 

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

“The hair of the beard has benefits, from among them is; as a distinction between men and women.”

At-Tibyān | Page 315 | Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

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A True And Loyal Friend

 

A True And Loyal Friend

Shaykh Zayd Ibn Hādī Al-Madkhalī رحمه الله said:

"A true friend is one who helps his brother as much as he is able, even if it be just with a good and pleasant statement. And he advises him in regard to himself, and if he forgets (falls short) he reminds him in order to establish true friendship and especially in regard to the affairs of the religion and he presents good to him. All of this is from loyal friendship. As for the one who doesn't remind you when you forget (fall short in the religion), nor aids you when you are in need of him, then he has not fulfilled and established the rights of friendship, because he hasn't realised its worth or what loyalty entails.”

[‘Awn Al-Ahad As-Samad Sharh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 1/166. @MarkazMuaadh].

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