"If one of you finds the door of goodness open..."

 "If one of you finds the door

 of goodness open..."

 

Khālid bin Ma‘dān, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said: 

“If one of you finds the door of goodness open, then hasten towards it [and seize the opportunity], for he does not know when the door will be closed for him.”

Siyar A’lām al-Nubalā’a, 4/540 | Al-Imām adh-Dhahabi, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]

Kitāb az-Zuhd | Page 311 | Al-Imām Ahmad bin Hambal [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

The Rarity of Zuhd in Leadership

The Rarity of Zuhd in Leadership

It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:


I have not seen less zuhd (abstinence) in anything than leadership; you can see a man renouncing food, drink, wealth and clothing, but if his leadership is contested, he vehemently defends and has enmity over it.


Al-Dhahabī, Siyar ʾAʿlām Al-Nubalāʾ 7:262.

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The Zuhd of Abu Ubaydah and the Tears of Umar

The Zuhd of Abu Ubaydah and

 the Tears of Umar

It is reported from ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar:


When ʿUmar b. Al-Khaṭṭāb arrived in Al-Shām, he said to Abū ʿUbaydah – Allāh be pleased with them: “Take us to your home.” Abū ʿUbaydah said, “And what will you do with my home?” ʿUmar replied, “Just take us there.” Abū ʿUbaydah said, “You only want to cry your eyes out over me.” So he entered his house and saw nothing [by way of furnishings] in it. ʿUmar asked, “Where are your things? I see nothing but rags, a water-skin and a dish (tray), and you are a governor! Do you have food?” So Abū ʿUbaydah went over to an old pail (bucket) and took out some scraps, and ʿUmar began to weep. Abu ʿUbaydah said to him, “I told you you would cry your eyes out over me. O Commander of the Believers, sufficient for you from the dunyā is what delivers you to your place of rest.” ʿUmar said, “The dunyā changed us all except you Abū ʿUbaydah.”


Abū Dāwūd, Kitāb Al-Zuhd article 123, and others.

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Excellence of giving up Elegant Clothes for Humility

Excellence of giving up Elegant

 Clothes for Humility

IMAM AL-NAWAWI’S RIYAD-US-SALIHEEN
CHAPTER 120
EXCELLENCE OF GIVING UP ELEGANT CLOTHES FOR HUMILITY

802. Mu`adh bin Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever gives up wearing elegant and expensive garments out of humbleness, when he can do so, Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection and before all the creations, He will give him the choice to wear whichever garment of Iman he would like to wear.”
[At-Tirmidhi].

Taken from : https://abdurrahman.org/2014/09/04/riyad-us-saliheen-imaam-nawawi-chapter-120/

EXTRAVAGANCE IN PROPERTY!

EXTRAVAGANCE IN PROPERTY!

Imaam Bukhaari -rahimahullah-

Chapter 207: Extravagance in Property

442.   Abu Hurayra said: "The Messenger of Allah (صلي الله عليه وسلم) said, 'Allah is pleased with you about three things and He is angry with you about three things. He is pleased that you worship Him, not associating anything with Him, that you all take hold of the rope of Allah and that you are sincere to those that Allah has put in authority over you. He dislikes you engaging in idle talk, asking too many questions and squandering wealth.' "

443.   (ATH 103) Ibn 'Abbaas commented about the words of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted: "Whatever you spend, He will replace and He  is the best of Providers' (34: 39), '(whatever you spend) without extravagance or stinginess.' "


Source: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad. A Code For Everyday Livings: THE EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY MUSLIMS. Imaam Bukhaari rahimahullah. {Book: Chapter 207: Page: 84}.


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No Remaining For the Dunyaa

No Remaining For the Dunyaa

From al-Hasan al-Basari who used to say, when a person who was attached to the Dunyaa was mentioned:


‘ I swear by Allaah, he did not remain for the Dunyaa, nor did the Dunyaa remain for him, nor did he secure himself from its trials nor from its evil nor from its account, rather he left the Dunyaa in rags (a shroud).’


[al-Hileeyah – 2/144]