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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
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Table of Contents Topic Virtues of Seeking Knowledge Brief Introduction & Biography of Ibn Al-Qayyim The Meaning and Categories of Worship The Importance of Awareness The Importance of Time The Station of Accountability The Station of Repentance Avoiding the Plots of Peril Major and Minor Sins Crying out of the Fear of Allah The Station of Allah-Consciousness The Station of Devotion The Station of Vigilance The Station of Perseverance
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Brief Introduction & Biography of Ibn AlQayyim Virtues of Seeking Knowledge Some virtues of those who seek knowledge include: Thirst and Struggle for Knowledge Increases its’ Sweetness
ﻗﺎﻝ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﻐﺴﺎﱐ ﲰﻌﺖ ﻫﺸﺎﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﺎﻉ ﺃﰊ ﺑﻴﺘﺎ ﺑﻌﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭﺍ ﻭﺟﻬﺰﱐ ﻟﻠﺤﺞ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺻﺮﺕ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺃﺗﻴﺖ ﳎﻠﺲ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻭﻣﻌﻲ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﻓﺄﺗﻴﺘﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺟﺎﻟﺲ ﰲ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ ﺍﳌﻠﻮﻙ ﻭﻏﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﻗﻴﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻮﻧﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ ﳚﻴﺒﻬﻢ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﰲ ﻛﺬﺍ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺣﺼﻠﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻏﻼﻡ ﺍﲪﻠﻪ ﻓﺤﻤﻠﲏ ﻛﻤﺎ ﳛﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﱯ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﻳﻮﻣﺌﺬ ﻣﺪﺭﻙ ﻓﻀﺮﺑﲏ ﺑﺪﺭﺓ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺩﺭﺓ ﺍﳌﻌﻠﻤﲔ ﺳﺒﻊ ﻋﺸﺮﺓ ﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﻮﻗﻔﺖ ﺃﺑﻜﻲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺒﻜﻴﻚ ﺃﻭﺟﻌﺘﻚ ﻫﺬﻩ ﻗﻠﺖ ﺇﻥ ﺃﰊ ﺑﺎﻉ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﻪ ﻭﻭﺟﻪ ﰊ ﺃﺗﺸﺮﻑ ﺑﻚ ﻭﺑﺎﻟﺴﻤﺎﻉ ﻣﻨﻚ ﻓﻀﺮﺑﺘﲏ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﻓﺤﺪﺛﲏ ﺳﺒﻌﺔ ﻋﺸﺮ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﺎ ﻭﺃﺟﺎﺑﲏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳌﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺻﺎﱀ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺰﺭﺓ ﲰﻌﺖ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺎﺭ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺩﺧﻠﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﺣﺪﺛﲏ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻗﺮﺃ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻻ ﺑﻞ ﺣﺪﺛﲏ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻗﺮﺃ ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺭﺍﺩﺩﺗﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﻐﻼﻡ ﺍﺿﺮﺑﻪ ﻓﻀﺮﺑﲏ ﲬﺲ ﻋﺸﺮﺓ ﺩﺭﺓ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻇﻠﻤﺘﲏ ﻻ ﺃﺟﻌﻠﻚ ﰲ ﺣﻞ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻣﺎ ﻛﻔﺎﺭﺗﻪ ﻗﻠﺖ ﺃﻥ ﲢﺪﺛﲏ ﲞﻤﺴﺔ ﻋﺸﺮ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﺎ ﻓﺤﺪﺛﲏ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﺯﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﻭﺯﺩ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺚ ﻓﻀﺤﻚ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺫﻫﺐ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ (ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﱯ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﺮﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺎﺭ One of the hadith scholars that Imam Bukhari (Rahmatullah 'alaih) took from, Hisham ibn Ammar (Rahmatullah 'alaih), narrates a story that happened to him when he was 8 years old. He says, “My father sold a house of his for 20 Dinars so that I could go for Hajj (and study Islam). When I arrived in Madinah, I went to the circle of Imam Malik. He was sitting amongst his students like a king. People would ask him questions and he would answer. When I entered the crowd and my turn came up I said, ‘Haddithnee (recite to me)!’ He said, ‘Rather you read.’ I said, ‘No, you haddithnee!’ Imam Malik said, ‘No you read!’ When I talked back and argued, he got angry and said to another student, go with this boy outside and smack him 15 times!’ That student took me outside and smacked me 15 times with a stick and then brought me back to Imam Malik. I said, ‘you have Dhulm (wronged) me! My father sold his house so that I could come to you and be honored by listening to your teaching and seek knowledge from you. And you smacked me 15 times without any crime on my part, I shall not forgive you!’ Imam Malik then said, ‘What is the expiation for this Dhulm (wronging)?’ I said, ‘You have to recite 15 hadiths to me, that is the expiation.’ So Imam Malik began reciting the hadith to me until he completed 15. When he ended I told him, ‘beat me more and read more hadith to me.” Imam Malik laughed and said, ‘be off.’ – (Reported by Al-Imam Al-Dhahabi in his book Ma’rifat Al-Qurraa’ al-Kibaar; Translation by Sheikh Muhammed Al-Shareef) English Reference: http://www.khutbah.com/en/ed_know/why_study.php
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The Reward
ﺋ ﹶﻜ ﹰﺔﻼﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﻣﺗﻌ ﷲ ِ )) ﺇ ﱠﻥ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻭﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻮﺍ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰﻫﹸﻠﻤ : ﺍﺩﻭ ﺎﺗﻨ ، - ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ- ﷲ َ ﻭ ﹶﻥ ﺍﻳ ﹾﺬ ﹸﻛﺮ ﻣﹰﺎ ﻮ ﻭﺍ ﹶﻗﺟﺪ ﻭ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ، ﻫ ﹶﻞ ﺍﻟ ﱢﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺃﻤﺴ ﺘﻳ ﹾﻠ ﻕ ﺮ ﹺ ﻳﻄﹸﻮﻓﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟ ﱡﻄ : ﺎﺩﻱ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﻋﺒ ﺎ ﻳﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ ﻣ: - ﻋﻠﹶﻢ ﻮ ﺃ ﻫ ﻭ - ﻢ ﻬ ﺑﺭ ﻢ ﻬ ﺄﹸﻟﻴﺴ ﹶﻓ، ﺎﻧﻴ ﺪ ﺎ ِﺀ ﺍﻟﺴﻤ ﺘﻬﹺﻢ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺤ ﺟﹺﻨ ﻢ ﹺﺑﹶﺄ ﻬ ﻧﺤﻔﱡﻮ ﻴ ﹶﻓ، ﻢ ﺘ ﹸﻜﺟ ﺎﺣ ﺎﷲ ﻣ ِ ﻻ ﻭﺍ: ﻭﻧﹺﻲ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺭﹶﺃ ﻫ ﹾﻞ : ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ، ﻚ ﻧﻭﺠﺪ ﻤ ﻳ ﻭ، ﻚ ﻧﺪﻭ ﻤ ﺤ ﻳﻭ ، ﻚ ﻧﻭﺒﺮﻜ ﻭﻳ، ﻚ ﻧﻮﺒﺤﺴ ﻳ : ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﺮ ﻭﺃ ﹾﻛﹶﺜ، ﻤﺠﹺﻴﺪﹰﺍ ﺗ ﻚ ﺪ ﹶﻟ ﺷ ﻭﹶﺃ ، ﺩ ﹰﺓ ﺎﻋﺒ ﻚ ﺪ ﹶﻟ ﺷ ﻮﺍ ﹶﺃﻙ ﻛﹶﺎﻧ ﻭ ﺃﻮ ﺭ ﹶﻟ: ﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ: ﱐ ؟! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﺃﻭﻮ ﺭ ﻒ ﹶﻟ ﻴ ﹶﻛ: ﻓﻴﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ. ﻙ ﻭ ﺭﹶﺃ : ﻫﺎ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﺭﹶﺃﻭ ﻫﻞ ﻭ: ﻳﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﻨ ﹶﺔﳉ ﻚﺍﹶ ﻧﺄﻟﹸﻮﻳﺴ : ﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ: ﺄﻟﻮ ﹶﻥ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﻳﺴ ﻓﻤﺎﺫﺍ: ﻓﹶﻴﻘﹸﻮ ﹸﻝ. ﺴﺒﹺﻴﺤﹰﺎ ﺗ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﺪ ﺷ ﻮﺍ ﺃﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧﻭﻫ ﺃﻢ ﺭ ﻬ ﻧﻮ ﺃ ﹶﻟ: ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ: ﺎ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﻭﻫ ﺃﻮ ﺭ ﻒ ﹶﻟ ﻓﹶﻜﻴ: ﻳﻘﻮﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺎﻭﻫ ﺭﹶﺃ ﺎﺏ ﻣ ﺭ ﺎﷲ ﻳ ِ ﻻ ﻭﺍ: ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﺎ ﹺﺭ ؛ﻦ ﺍﻟﻨ ﻣ ﻮﺫﹸﻭ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﺘﻳ : ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ: ﻮﺫﹸﻭ ﹶﻥ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻌ ﺘﻳ ﻢ ﻤ ﹶﻓ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺒ ﹰﺔﺭ ﹾﻏ ﺎﻴﻬﻢ ﻓ ﻋ ﹶﻈ ﻭﺃ، ﺎ ﹶﻃﻠﹶﺒﹰﺎﺪ ﹶﻟﻬ ﻭﺃﺷ، ﺻﹰﺎﺣﺮ ﺎﻴﻬﻋﹶﻠ ﻮ ﹶﻟ: ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ: ﺎ ؟! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﻭﻫ ﺃﻮ ﺭ ﻒ ﹶﻟ ﻴ ﹶﻛ: ﻓﻴﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ. ﺎﻭﻫ ﺃﺎ ﺭﷲ ﻣ ِ ﻻ ﻭﺍ: ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ: ﺎ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﻭﻫ ﺃﻫ ﹾﻞ ﺭ ﻭ : ﻓﻴﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻚ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻳﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻢﺕ ﹶﻟﻬ ﺮ ﺪ ﹶﻏ ﹶﻔ ﻲ ﹶﻗﻢ ﺃﻧ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﺷ ﹺﻬ ﹶﻓﹸﺄ: ﻓﻴﻘﻮ ﹸﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺎ ﹶﻓ ﹰﺔﻣﺨ ﺎﺪ ﹶﻟﻬ ﺷ ﻭﺃ، ﺍﺭﹰﺍﻓﺮ ﺎﻨﻬﻣ ﺪ ﺷ ﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺃﻭﻫ ﺃﺭ ﻪ ﻴﻋﹶﻠ ﻣﺘﻔﻖ. (( ﻢ ﻬ ﺴ ﻴﺟﻠ ﻢ ﺸﻘﹶﻰ ﹺﺑ ﹺﻬ ﻳ ﺴﺎ ُﺀ ﻻ ﳉﹶﻠ ﻢ ﺍ ﹸ ﻫ : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﺔ ﺟ ﺎﻟﺤ ﺎ َﺀﺎ ﺟﻧﻤ ﺇ، ﻢ ﻬ ﻨ ﻣ ﺲ ﻴﻼﻥﹲ ﹶﻟ ﻴﻬﻢ ﹸﻓ ﹶ ﻓ: ﺔ ﺋ ﹶﻜﻼ ﻦ ﺍ ﹶﳌ ﹶ ﻣ Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit.' " He added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the world." He added. "(after those people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels)----though He knows better than them---'What do My slaves say?' The angels reply, 'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-lillah, Allah then says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they didn't see You.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels reply, 'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.' Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?' The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says (to the angels), 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek It with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.' Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' Allah says, 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.' Then Allah says, 'I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them."' Allah's Apostle added, "One of the angels would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he was not one of them, but he had just come for some need.' Allah would say, 'These are those people whose companions will not be reduced to misery.'" (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim)
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ﻦ ﻣ ﺑ ﹰﺔﺮ ﻣ ﹴﻦ ﹸﻛ ﺆ ﻣ ﻦ ﻋ ﺲ ﻧ ﱠﻔ ﻦ ﻣ )) : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﱯ ﻨ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ، ﺓ ﺮ ﺧ ﺍﻵﺎ ﻭﻧﻴﺪ ﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟ ﻋﹶﻠﻴ ﺮ ﺍﷲ ﺴ ﻳ ﺴ ﹴﺮ ِ ﻌ ﻣ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺮﻳﺴ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ، ﺔ ﻣ ﺎﻘﻴ ﻮ ﹺﻡ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﺏ ﺮ ﹺ ﻦ ﹸﻛ ﻣ ﺑ ﹰﺔﻪ ﻛﹸﺮ ﻨﻋ ﺲ ﺍﷲ ﻧ ﱠﻔ ، ﺎﻧﻴﺏ ﺍﻟﺪ ﺮ ﹺ ﹸﻛ ﻚ ﻃﹶﺮﻳﻘﹰﺎ ﺳﹶﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ، ﻪ ﻴﻥ ﺃﺧ ﻮﺪ ﰲ ﻋ ﺒﻌ ﺎ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺍﻟﺪ ﻣ ﺒ ﻌ ﻥ ﺍﻟ ﻮ ﻭﺍﷲ ﰲ ﻋ، ﺓ ﺮ ﺧ ﺍﻵﺎ ﻭﻧﻴ ﺪ ﻩ ﺍﷲ ﰲ ﺍﻟ ﺮ ﺘﺳ ﻤﹰﺎﺴﻠ ﻣ ﺮ ﺘﺳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ،ﷲ ِ ﺏﺍ ﺎﻛﺘ ﺘﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥﻳ ، ﺎﻟﹶﻰﺗﻌ ﷲ ِ ﺕﺍ ﻮﺑﻴ ﻦ ﻴﺖ ﻣﻡ ﰲ ﺑ ﻮ ﻊ ﹶﻗ ﻤ ﺘﺟ ﺎ ﺍﻭﻣ . ﺔ ﻨﳉ ﻪ ﻃﹶﺮﻳﻘﹰﺎ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍ ﹶ ﷲ ﹶﻟ ُ ﻬ ﹶﻞ ﺍ ﺳ ﻋﻠﹾﻤﹰﺎ ﻪ ﻴﺲ ﻓ ﻤ ﺘﻳ ﹾﻠ . ﻩ ﺪ ﻨﻦ ﻋ ﻤ ﻴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﻓ ﻫ ﺮ ﻭ ﹶﺫ ﹶﻛ ، ﺋ ﹶﻜ ﹸﺔﻼ ﻢ ﺍ ﹶﳌ ﹶ ﻬ ﺘ ﺣ ﱠﻔ ﻭ ، ﻤ ﹸﺔ ﺣ ﺮ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻬ ﺘﻴﻭ ﹶﻏﺸ ، ﻨ ﹸﺔﻴﺴﻜ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﹶﻠ ﺖ ﺰﹶﻟ ﻧ ﻢ ﺇ ﱠﻻ ﻬ ﻨﻴ ﺑ ﻧﻪﻮﺭﺳ ﺍﺘﺪﻳﻭ ﻪ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﺒﺴ ﻧ ﻪ ﺴﺮﹺﻉ ﹺﺑ ﻳ ﻢ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﻤﹸﻠ ﻋ ﻪ ﺑﻄﱠﺄ ﹺﺑ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who alleviates the suffering of a brother out of the sufferings of the world, Allah would alleviate his suffering from the sufferings of the Day of Resurrection, and he who finds relief for one who is hard pressed, Allah would make things easy for him in the Hereafter, and he who conceals (the faults) of a Muslim, Allah would conceal his faults in the world and in the Hereafter. Allah is at the back of a servant so long as the servant is at the back of his brother, and he who treads the path in search of know- ledge, Allah would make that path easy, leading to Paradise for him and those persons who assemble in the house among the houses of Allah (mosques) and recite the Book of Allah and they learn and teach the Qur'an (among themselves) there would descend upon them the tranquillity and mercy would cover them and the angels would surround them and Allah makes a mention of them in the presence of those near Him, and he who is slowpaced in doing good deeds, his (high) descent does not make him go ahead. (Reported by Muslim)
: ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﺪ ﺠ ﺴﹺ ﺔ ﰲ ﺍ ﹶﳌ ﺣ ﹾﻠ ﹶﻘ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﺧﺮﺝ ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ- ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﳋﺪﺭﻱ ﺃﻣﺎ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻙ ﺎ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺫﹶﺍﺴﻨ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃ ﻣ: ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺫﺍﻙ ؟ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃﷲ ﻣ ِ ﺁ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﷲ َ ﺮ ﺍ ﻧ ﹾﺬ ﹸﻛ ﺎﺴﻨ ﺟﹶﻠ : ﻢ ؟ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃﻣ ﺪﻳﺜﹰﺎﻪ ﺣ ﻨﻋ ﹶﺃﹶﻗ ﱠﻞ- ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﺳﻮ ﹺﻝ ﺍﷲﻦ ﺭ ﻣ ﻲﻨ ﹺﺰﹶﻟﺘﻤ ﺪ ﹺﺑ ﺣ ﺎ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺃﻭﻣ ، ﻤ ﹰﺔ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜﻢ ﻬ ﺗ ﻢ ﻠ ﹾﻔ ﹸﻜﺤ ﺘﺳ ﻢ ﺍ ﻲ ﹶﻟﺇﻧ : ﻢ ؟ (( ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃ )) ﻣ: ﻪ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺎﹺﺑﺻﺤ ﻦ ﺃ ﻣ ﺔ ﺣ ﹾﻠ ﹶﻘ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺝ ﺮ ﺧ - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺭﺳ: ﻲﻣﻨ : ﻙ ؟ (( ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺫﹶﺍ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃﷲ ﻣ ِ )) ﺁ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺎﻴﻨ ﻋﹶﻠ ﻪ ﻦ ﹺﺑ ﻣ ﻭ ﻼ ﹺﻡ ؛ ﺳ ﹶ ﺎ ﻟﻺﺍﻧﻫﺪ ﺎﻠﹶﻰ ﻣﻩ ﻋ ﺪ ﻤ ﺤ ﻧﻭ ﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻧ ﹾﺬ ﹸﻛ ﺎﺴﻨ ﺟﹶﻠ ﻲﺎﻫﻳﺒ ﺮﻧﹺﻲ ﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺍﷲ ﺒﺧ ﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﹺﺟﱪﹺﻳ ﹸﻞ ﻓﹶﺄﻪ ﺃﺗ ﻨ ﻭﻟﻜ، ﻢ ﻤ ﹰﺔ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜ ﻬ ﺗ ﻢ ﻠ ﹾﻔ ﹸﻜﺤ ﺘﺳ ﻢ ﺃ ﻲ ﹶﻟﺎ ﺇﻧ )) ﺃﻣ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﻙ ﺎ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺫﹶﺍﺴﻨ ﺟﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺃﷲ ﻣ ِ ﻭﺍ ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ. (( ﺋ ﹶﻜ ﹶﺔﻼ ﻢ ﺍ ﹶﳌ ﹶ ﹺﺑ ﹸﻜ Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Mu'awiya went to a circle in the mosque and said: What makes you sit here? They said: We are sitting here in order to re- member Allah. He said: I adjure you by Allah (to tell me whether you are sitting here for this very purpose)? They said: By Allah, we are sitting here for this very purpose. Thereupon, he said: I have not demanded you to take an oath, because of any allegation against you and none of my rank in the eye of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) is the narrator of so few ahadith as I am. The fact is that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) went out to the circle of his Companions and said: What makes you sit? They said: We are sitting here in order to remember Allah and to praise Him for He guided us to the path of Islam and He conferred favours upon us. Thereupon he adjured by Allah and asked if that only was the purpose of their sitting there. They said: By Allah, we are not sitting here but for this very purpose, whereupon he (the Messenger) said: I am not asking you to take an oath because of any allegation against you but for the fact that Gabriel came to me and he informed me
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that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, was talking to the angels about your magnificence (Reported by Muslim)
ﻪ ﻭﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺕ ﻭ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﺩ ﺍﻟ ﻮﺟﻨ ﻪ ﱠﻠﻭﻟ ﻢ ﺎﹺﻧ ﹺﻬﻊ ﹺﺇﳝ ﻣ ﺎﺎﻧﻭﺍ ﹺﺇﳝﺍﺩﺰﺩ ﻴﻟ ﲔ ﻣﹺﻨ ﻤﺆ ﺏ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻲ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﹺﻨ ﹶﺔ ﻓﻴﺴﻜ ﺰ ﹶﻝ ﺍﻟ ﻧﻱ ﹶﺃﻮ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻫ (4 – ﺎ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺢﻴﻤﺣﻜ ﺎﻴﻤﻋﻠ “It is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with their [present] faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.” (Surat Al-Fath – 4) -Iman increases with the mentioning of Allah (swt), and decreases with bad deeds
A Student’s Role According to Ibn AlQayyim’s ‘The Book of Benefits’ الفوائد, there are 6 stages/etiquettes to knowledge: Ask questions in a good manner Remain in quiet and listen attentively Understand {If you do not, then go back to the first etiquette} Memorize what you learn Teach what you learn Act upon the knowledge that you learn {This is the most fruitful stage} Biography of Ibn Al-Qayyim This seminar is based on Ibn AlQayyim’s book: ( مدارج السالكينStations of the Travelers). Full Name: Shamsuddine Mohamed Ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Ayub شمس الدين محمد بن أبي بكر بن أيوب Nickname: Ibn Qayyim AlJuwziyah ابن قيم الجوزية Qiyyam means ‘attendent’; Ibn AlQayyim’s father was an attendant of AlJuwziyah School Birthplace: Damascus, Syria Birthdate: 1242 Notable Teachers: Saifudeen AlHindi Ibn Taymiyah aka Shaykh Al-Islam: Studied under Ibn Taymiyah for 16 years. After his teacher’s death, he became the imam of AlJuwziyah School.
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Students: Ibn Rajab Ibn Kathir: “He [Ibn AlQayyim] was in constant worship and did a lot of tahajud.” Ibn Kathir notes that Ibn AlQayyim was a humble man who had fine manners and did not harbor ill feelings towards anyone. He was also found in the state of remembrance (thikr) of Allah (swt) a lot. Work: Ibn AlQayyim had an intense love for literature. He was also known as a “heart surgeon.” His books include: Provisions for the Hereafter ()زاد المعاد, The Soul ()كتاب الروح, A Collection of Wise Sayings ( )كتاب الفوائد, Garden of the Lovers ()روضة المحبين, and The Key to the Abode of Happiness ()مفتاح دار السعادة. Death: Ibn AlQayyim died at the age of 60 on September 23, 1350.
Why Purify the Soul?
(10) ﺎﺎﻫﺩﺳ ﻦ ﻣ ﺏ ﺎﺪ ﺧ ﻭﹶﻗ (9) ﺎﺯﻛﱠﺎﻫ ﻦ ﻣ ﺢ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻓﹶﻠ ( ﹶﻗ8) ﻫﺎ ﺍﺗ ﹾﻘﻮﻭ ﺎﺭﻫ ﻮﺎ ﹸﻓﺠﻤﻬ ﻬ ( ﹶﻓﹶﺄﹾﻟ7) ﺎﺍﻫﺳﻮ ﺎﻭﻣ ﺲ ﻧ ﹾﻔ ﹴﻭ ()ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲ “By the soul and the proportion and order given to it; and its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right— truly he succeeds that purifies it and he fails that corrupts it!” [Surat ash-Shams: 7-10]
Our hearts get rusty and need to be polished Studying Tazkiyah ( )تزكيةis like having a bloodless surgery One learns how to constantly renew their iman ()إيمان Muslims nowadays are large in quantity but lack in quality Once a person understands who and why they worship, they will taste the sweetness of iman
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To Please or Not to Please? That is the Question The Meanings and Categories of Worship Definition of Worship:
ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﻛﻞ، ﻭﺍﳋﺸﻴﺔ، ﻭﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺎﻃﻨﺔ ﻛﺎﳋﻮﻑ، ﺍﺳﻢ ﺟﺎﻣﻊ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﺎ ﳛﺒﻪ ﺍﷲ ﻭﻳﺮﺿﺎﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻗﻮﺍﻝ:"ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﻭﻏﲑ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺮﺍﺋﻊ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ" )ﺫﻛﺮﻩ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻓﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻮﺩﻳﺔ ﺍﳌﻄﺒﻮﻋﺔ ﺿﻤﻦ،ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺰﻛﺎﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ (ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﻭﻯ “Worship is a term which comprises everything that Allah All-Mighty loves & approves of from the apparent & hidden sayings & deeds.” - Ibn Taymiyah as mentioned in his Fatawa
ﻕ ﺍﺮﺯ ﻮ ﺍﻟ ﻫ ﻪ ( ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ57) ﻥ ﻮﻌﻤ ﻳ ﹾﻄ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺎ ﹸﺃﺭﹺﻳﻭﻣ ﻕ ﺯ ﹴ ﻦ ﹺﺭ ﻣ ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﺪ ﻣ ﺎ ﹸﺃﺭﹺﻳ( ﻣ56) ﻥ ﻭﺒﺪﻌ ﻴﻟ ﺲ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﻧ ﺍﹾﻟﹺﺈﻦ ﻭ ﺠ ﺖ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹺ ﺧﹶﻠ ﹾﻘ ﺎﻭﻣ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺭﻳﺎﺕ58) ﲔ ﺘﻤ ﺓ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻮ ﺫﹸﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘ “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me. I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me. Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.” [Surat adh-Dhaariyaat:56-58] Examples of Worship
ﻢ ﹶﻟ، ﻢ ﻠﺴ ﻩ ﺍ ﹸﳌ ﺎﺩ ﺃﺧ ﺎﻢ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﻋ ﻠﺴ )) ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍ ﹸﳌ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺛﻮﺑﺎﻥ . ﺎ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢﺎﻫﺟﻨ )) : ﺔ ؟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻨﳉ ﺮﹶﻓ ﹸﺔ ﺍ ﹶ ﺧ ﺎﻭﻣ ، ﺳﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍﷲﺎ ﺭ ﻳ: ﻴ ﹶﻞﻊ (( ﻗ ﺮ ﹺﺟ ﻳ ﻰﺣﺘ ﺔ ﻨﺠ ﺔ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺮﹶﻓ ﺧ ﺰ ﹾﻝ ﰲ ﻳ Thauban, the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who visits the sick will reside in Khurfat-ul-Jannah until he returns. It was said: Oh Messenger of Allah, what is this Khurfat-ul-jannah? He said: It is a place abounding in fruits. (Reported by Muslim)
ﺩ ﻮﻳﻌ ﻢﺴﻠ ﻣ ﻦ ﻣ ﺎ )) ﻣ: ﻳﻘﹸﻮ ﹸﻝ ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﺖ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻌ ﻤ ﺳ : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻋﻠ ﻚ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻒ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺃﹾﻟﺒﻌﺳ ﻪ ﻴ ﻋﹶﻠ ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﻴ ﹰﺔ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻﺸ ﻋ ﻩ ﺩ ﺎﺇ ﹾﻥ ﻋ ﻭ، ﻤﺴِﻲ ﻳ ﻰﺣﺘ ﻚ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻒ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺃﹾﻟﺒﻌﺳ ﻪ ﻴﻋﹶﻠ ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﻭﺓ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻﻤﹰﺎ ﹸﻏﺪﺴﻠ ﻣ ﺔ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻨﺠ ﻒ ﰲ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺧﺮﹺﻳ ﻪ ﻭﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻟ ، ﺢ ﺒﻳﺼ ﻰﺣﺘ Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I heard the messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: ‘A Muslim does not visit another sick Muslim in the morning except that seventy thousand angels will pray for him until the evening, and a Muslim does not visit another sick Muslim in the evening except that seventy thousand angels will pray for him until the morning’” (Reported by Al-Imam Al-Tirmidhi)
ﺎ ﻳ: ﺔ ﻣ ﺎﻘﻴ ﻡ ﺍﻟ ﻮﻳﻘﹸﻮ ﹸﻝ ﻳ - ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ- ﷲ َ )) ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﷲ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻱﺒﺪﻋ ﺖ ﺃ ﱠﻥ ﻤ ﻠﻋ ﺎ ﺃﻣ: ﲔ ؟! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻤ ﺎﹶﻟﺏ ﺍﻟﻌ ﺭ ﺖ ﻧ ﺃﻙ ﻭ ﺩ ﻮﻒ ﺃﻋ ﻴ ﹶﻛ، ﺏ ﺭ ﺎ ﻳ: ﺪﻧﹺﻲ ! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﺗﻌ ﻢ ﺖ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﺿ ﻣ ﹺﺮ ، ﻡ ﺩ ﻦ ﺁ ﺑ ﺍ ﺎ ﻳ: ﻤﻨﹺﻲ ! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﺗ ﹾﻄﻌ ﻢ ﻚ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﺘﻤ ﻌ ﺘ ﹾﻄﺳ ﺍ، ﻡ ﺩ ﻦ ﺁ ﺑﺎ ﺍﻩ ! ﻳ ﺪ ﻨﻋ ﲏﺪﺗ ﺟ ﻮ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﺗﺪ ﻋ ﻮ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﻧﺖ ﺃ ﻤ ﻠﻋ ﺎﻩ ! ﺃﻣ ﺪ ﻌ ﺗ ﻢ ﺽ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﻣ ﹺﺮ ﹸﻓﻼﹶﻧﹰﺎ
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ﺖ ﻤ ﻠﻋ ﺎﻪ ! ﺃﻣ ﻤ ﻌ ﺗ ﹾﻄ ﻢ ﻱ ﻓﹸﻼ ﹲﻥ ﹶﻓﹶﻠﺒﺪ ﻋ ﻚ ﻤ ﻌ ﺘ ﹾﻄﺳ ﻪ ﺍ ﻧﺖ ﺃ ﻤ ﻠﻋ ﺎ ﺃﻣ: ﲔ ؟! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻤ ﺎﹶﻟﺏ ﺍﻟﻌ ﺭ ﺖ ﻧ ﺃﻚ ﻭ ﻤ ﻌ ﻒ ﺃ ﹾﻃ ﻴ ﹶﻛ، ﺏ ﺭ ﺖ ﻧﺃﻚ ﻭ ﻴﺳﻘ ﻒ ﺃ ﻴ ﹶﻛ، ﺏ ﺭ ﺎ ﻳ: ﻘﻨﹺﻲ ! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺴ ﺗ ﻢ ﻚ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﺘﻴﺴ ﹶﻘ ﺘﺳ ﺍ، ﻡ ﺩ ﻦ ﺁ ﺑ ﺎ ﺍﻱ ! ﻳﻨﺪﻋ ﻚ ﻟﺕ ﹶﺫ ﺪ ﺟ ﻮ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﺘﻤ ﻌ ﻮ ﺃ ﹾﻃ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﻧﺃ ﻱ ! (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩﻨﺪﻋ ﻚ ﻟﺕ ﹶﺫ ﺪ ﺟ ﻮ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﺘﻴ ﺳ ﹶﻘ ﻮ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﻧﺖ ﺃ ﻤ ﻠﻋ ﺎﻪ ! ﺃﻣ ﻘ ﺴ ﺗ ﻢ ﻼ ﹲﻥ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﻱ ﹸﻓ ﹶﺒﺪ ﻋ ﻙ ﺴﻘﹶﺎ ﺘﺳ ﺍ: ﲔ ؟! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺎﻟﹶﻤﺏ ﺍﻟﻌ ﺭ . ﻣﺴﻠﻢ Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me. He would say: O my Lord; how could I visit Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? Thereupon He would say: Didn't you know that such and such servant of Mine was sick but you did not visit him and were you not aware of this that if you had visited him, you would have found Me by him? O son of Adam, I asked food from you but you did not feed Me. He would say: My Lord, how could I feed Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? He said: Didn't you know that such and such servant of Mine asked food from you but you did not feed him, and were you not aware that if you had fed him you would have found him by My side? (The Lord would again say: ) O son of Adam, I asked drink from you but you did not provide Me. He would say: My Lord, how could I provide Thee whereas Thou art the Lord of the worlds? Thereupon He would say: Such and such of servant of Mine asked you for a drink but you did not provide him, and had you provided him drink you would have found him near Me. (Reported by Muslim)
ﻴﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺗﺒﺴﻤﻚ ﰲ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺃﺧﻴﻚ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ ﻭﺃﻣﺮﻙ ﺑﺎﳌﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﻭ: ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺫﺭ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻦ ﺍﳌﻨﻜﺮ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ ﻭﺇﺭﺷﺎﺩﻙ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﰲ ﺃﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻀﻼﻝ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ ﻭﺑﺼﺮﻙ ﻟﻠﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻱﺀ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﺮ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ ﻭﺇﻣﺎﻃﺘﻚ (ﺍﳊﺠﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻮﻛﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻈﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ ﻭﺇﻓﺮﺍﻏﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻟﻮﻙ ﰲ ﺩﻟﻮ ﺃﺧﻴﻚ ﻟﻚ ﺻﺪﻗﺔ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The messenger of Allah (may peace and blessing be upon him) said: ‘Smiling in the face of your brother is an act of charity; enjoining the good is an act of charity; forbidding the evil is an act of charity; guiding a man who is lost is an act of charity; guiding someone who has bad vision is an act of charity; and emptying water into the bucket of your brother is an act of charity’” (Reported by Al-Imam Al-Tirmithi)
ﻦ ﻰ ﻣﻼﻣﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺳ ﺢ ﺒﻳﺼ )) : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ: - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺫﺭ ﺮ ﻣ ﺃ ﻭ، ﺪﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ ﺻ ﺓ ﲑ ﻜﺒﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺗ ، ﺪ ﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ ﺻ ﺔ ﻴﹶﻠﻬﻠ ﺗ ﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱡﻞ ، ﺪﻗﹶﺔ ﺻ ﺓ ﻴﺪﺤﻤﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺗ ، ﺪ ﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ ﺻ ﺔ ﺤ ﺴﺒﻴ ﹶﻓ ﹸﻜ ﱡﻞ ﺗ: ﻗ ﹲﺔﺻﺪ ﻢ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﺣ ﹶﺃ . ﻰ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢﻀﺤ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ ﻤﺎﻌﻬ ﺮ ﹶﻛﻥ ﻳ ﺎﻌﺘ ﺭ ﹾﻛ ﻚ ﻟﻦ ﺫ ﻣ ﺠﺰﹺﻯ ُﺀﻭﻳ ، ﻗ ﹲﺔﺻﺪ ﻨ ﹶﻜ ﹺﺮﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍ ﹸﳌ ﻲ ﻬ ﻭﻧ، ﻗ ﹲﺔﺻﺪ ﻑ ﻭﺑﹺﺎﳌﻌﺮ Abu Dharr reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Oneness is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Greatness is an act of charity, enjoining good is an act of charity, forbidding what is distreputable is an act of charity, and two rak'ahs which one prays in the forenoon will suffice (Reported by Muslim)
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، ﺼﻠﱢﻲ ﻧ ﺎﺼﻠﱡﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻛﻤ ﻳ ، ﻮ ﹺﺭﺪﺛﹸﻮﺭ ﺑﺎ ُﻷﺟ ﺐ ﺃﻫ ﹸﻞ ﺍﻟ ﻫ ﹶﺫ، ﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﺎ ﻳ: ﺃ ﱠﻥ ﻧﺎﺳﹰﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ: - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ-ﺭ ﻦ ﺃﰊ ﹶﺫ ﻋ ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﹺﺑ ﹸﻜ ﱢﻞ: ﻪ ﺪﻗﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑ ﺼ ﺗ ﺎﻢ ﻣ ﷲ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜ ُ ﻌ ﹶﻞ ﺍ ﺟ ﺪ ﺲ ﹶﻗ ﻭﻟﹶﻴ )) ﹶﺃ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻢ ﻟ ﹺﻬﺍﻣﻮ ﻮ ﹺﻝ ﺃﺪﻗﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑ ﹸﻔﻀ ﺼ ﺘﻳﻭ ، ﻮﻡﻧﺼ ﺎﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻛﻤﻮﻣﻳﺼﻭ ﻲ ﻬﻭﻧ ، ﺪﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ ﺻ ﻑ ﻭﻌﺮ ﺮ ﺑﺎ ﹶﳌ ﻣ ﺃ ﻭ، ﺪﹶﻗ ﹰﺔ ﺻ ﺔ ﻴﹶﻠﻬﻠ ﺗ ﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ، ﺪﹶﻗ ﹰﺔ ﺻ ﺓ ﺪ ﻴﺤﻤﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺗ ، ﺪ ﹶﻗ ﹰﺔ ﺻ ﺓ ﲑ ﻜﺒﻭ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺗ ، ﻗﺔﹰﺻﺪ ﺔ ﺤ ﺴﺒﹺﻴ ﺗ ﺮ ؟ ﺟ ﺎ ﺃﻴﻬﻪ ﻓ ﻳﻜﹸﻮ ﹸﻥ ﹶﻟﻭ ﻪ ﺗﻮ ﻬ ﺷ ﺎﺪﻧ ﺣ ﻲ ﹶﺃﺄﺗ ﺃﻳ، ﷲ ِ ﺎ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍ ﻳ: ﺪ ﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ (( ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺻ ﻢ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﺣ ﻀ ﹺﻊ ﹶﺃ ﺑ ﻭﰲ، ﺪﹶﻗ ﹲﺔ ﺻ ﻨ ﹶﻜ ﹺﺮﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍ ﹸﳌ . ﺮ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﺟ ﻪ ﹶﺃ ﺎ ﰲ ﺍﳊﹶﻼ ﹺﻝ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻟﻌﻬ ﺿ ﻭ ﻚ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﻟﺭ ؟ ﻓﻜ ﹶﺬ ﻪ ﻭﹺﺯ ﻋﻠﹶﻴ ﺮﺍ ﹴﻡ ﹶﺃﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥﺎ ﰲ ﺣﻌﻬ ﺿ ﻭ ﻮ ﹶﻟﺘﻢﺃﻳ )) ﺃﺭ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ Abu Dharr narrates that some people from among the companions of the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “O Messenger of Allaah, the rich people will get more reward. They pray as we pray, and they fast as we fast, but they give in charity from their excess wealth.” He said, “Has not Allaah given you things with which you can give charity? Every tasbeehah (saying ‘Subhaan Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)’) is an act of charity. Every Takbeerah (saying ‘Allaahu akbar (Allaah is Most Great)’) is an act of charity. Every Tahmeedah (saying ‘al-hamdu-Lillaah (praise be to Allaah)’ is an act of charity. Every Tahleelah (saying ‘Laa ilaaha illAllaah (there is no god but Allaah)’) is an act of charity. Enjoining what is good is an act of charity. Forbidding what is evil is an act of charity. Having intercourse (with one’s wife) is an act of charity.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, if one of us fulfils his desire, is there reward in that?” He said, “Do you not see that if he does it in a haraam way he will have the burden of sin? So if he does it in a halaal way, he will have a reward for that.” (Reported by Muslim)
ﺎﻫﺪ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ ﺃﻭ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﻣﻠﺔ ﻭﺍﳌﺴﻜﲔ ﻛﺎ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺎﺋﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day." (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
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The Station of Ihsan ()منزلة اإلحسان
ﺪ ﺍﳉﻬﲏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﳛﲕ ﺑﻦ ﻳﻌﻤﺮ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﳛﲕ ﺑﻦ ﻳﻌﻤﺮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﻭﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻝ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﺼﺮﺓ ﻣﻌﺒ ﻓﺎﻧﻄﻠﻘﺖ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻭﲪﻴﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﳊﻤﲑﻱ ﺣﺎﺟﲔ ﺃﻭ ﻣﻌﺘﻤﺮﻳﻦ ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻮ ﻟﻘﻴﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺪﹰﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ }ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ{ ﻓﺴﺄﻟﻨﺎﻩ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻫﺆﻻﺀ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﻓﻮﻓﻖ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺩﺍﺧﻼ ﺍﳌﺴﺠﺪ ﻓﺎﻛﺘﻨﻔﺘﻪ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻭﺻﺎﺣﱯ ﺃﺣﺪﻧﺎ ﻋﻦ ﳝﻴﻨﻪ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮ ﻋﻦ ﴰﺎﻟﻪ ﻓﻈﻨﻨﺖ ﺃﻥ ﺻﺎﺣﱯ ﺳﻴﻜﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﺇﱄ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻢ ﻳﺰﻋﻤﻮﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻗﺪﺭ ﻭﺃﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻭﺇ- ﻢ ﻭﺫﻛﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺄ- ﺇﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻗﺒﻠﻨﺎ ﺃﻧﺎﺱ ﻳﻘﺮﺀﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﻭﻳﺘﻘﻔﺮﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻢ ﺑﺮﺁﺀ ﻣﲏ ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﳛﻠﻒ ﺑﻪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻟﻮ ﺃﻥﻒ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻟﻘﻴﺖ ﺃﻭﻟﺌﻚ ﻓﺄﺧﱪﻫﻢ ﺃﱐ ﺑﺮﻱ ٌﺀ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻭﺃ ﺃﻧ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ- ﺪ ﺫﻫﺒﹰﺎ ﻓﺄﻧﻔﻘﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﷲ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺆﻣﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺪﺭ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺣﺪﺛﲏ ﺃﰊ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﻷﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺃﺣ ﺪ ﺪﻳﺟ ﹲﻞ ﺷ ﺭ ﻋﻠﹶﻴﻨﺎ ﻊ ﺇ ﹾﺫ ﹶﻃﹶﻠ، ﻮ ﹴﻡﺕ ﻳ ﺫﹶﺍ- ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﺪ ﻨﻋ ﺱ ﺟﻠﹸﻮ ﻦ ﺤ ﻧ ﻤﺎﻴﻨﺑ : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﻋﻨﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ- ﱯ ﻨﺲ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺟﹶﻠ ﻰﺣﺘ ، ﺪ ﺣ ﺎ ﺃﻣﻨ ﻪ ﻌ ﹺﺮﹸﻓ ﻳ ﻻ ﻭ، ﺴ ﹶﻔ ﹺﺮ ﺮ ﺍﻟ ﻪ ﺃﹶﺛ ﻋﻠﹶﻴ ﻯﻳﺮ ﻻ، ﻌ ﹺﺮ ﺸ ﺩ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺳﻮ ﺪ ﺪﻳ ﺷ، ﺏ ﺽ ﺍﻟﺜﱢﻴﺎ ﹺ ﻴﺎ ﹺﺑ ﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻹﺳﻼ ﹺﻡ ﱪﱐ ﺃﺧ، ﺪ ﻤ ﺤ ﻣ ﺎ ﻳ: ﻗﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻭ،ﺨﺬﹶﻳﻪ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹶﻓ ﻪ ﻊ ﹶﻛﻔﱠﻴ ﺿﻭﻭ ، ﻪ ﻴﺭﻛﹾﺒﺘ ﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﻴﺒﺘﺭ ﹾﻛ ﺪ ﺳﻨ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ، - ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ، ﺪﹰﺍ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﷲﺤﻤﻪ ﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺃ ﱠﻥ ﻣ ﺪ ﺃ ﹾﻥ ﻻ ﺇﻟ ﻬﺗﺸ ﺃ ﹾﻥ: ﻡ )) ﺍﻹﺳﻼ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، .ﺖ ﺪ ﹾﻗ ﺻ : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. (( ﻼ ﺒﻴ ﹰﻪ ﺳ ﻴﺖ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﻌ ﺘ ﹶﻄﺳ ﺖ ﺇﻥ ﺍ ﻴﺞ ﺍﻟﺒ ﺤ ﺗﻭ ، ﺎ ﹶﻥﻣﻀ ﺭ ﻡ ﺼﻮﻭﺗ ، ﺰﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﺓ ﻲ ﺍﻟ ﺗﺆﻭﺗ ، ﻼ ﹶﺓﻢ ﺍﻟﺼ ﻘﻴﻭﺗ ، ﻪ ﻠﺳ ﺭ ﻭ ، ﻪ ﺒﻭ ﹸﻛﺘ ، ﻪ ﺘﺋ ﹶﻜﻼﻭﻣ ، ﷲ ِ ﻦ ﺑﺎ ﻣ ﺆ )) ﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺗ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﻥ ﺎﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍ ِﻹﳝ ﱪﻧﹺﻲ ﹶﻓﹶﺄﺧ: ﻪ ! ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻗﺼﺪ ﻳﻭ ﻪ ﺴﹶﺄﹸﻟ ﻳ ﻪ ﺎ ﹶﻟﺒﻨ ﺠ ﻌ ﹺ ﹶﻓ ﺪ ﺒﻌ ﺗ )) ﺃ ﹾﻥ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﻥ ﺎﺣﺴ ﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻹ ﱪﱐ ﻓﹶﺄﺧ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺪﻗﺖ ﺻ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. (( ﻩ ﺮ ﺷ ﻭ ﻩ ﺧ ﹺﲑ ﺪ ﹺﺭ ﻦ ﺑﺎﻟ ﹶﻘ ﻣ ﺆ ﺗ ﻭ، ﺮﻮ ﹺﻡ ﺍﻵﺧ ﻴﺍﻟﻭ ﻦ ﻣ ﻢ ﻋﹶﻠ ﺎ ﺑﺄﻨﻬﻋ ﻭ ﹸﻝﺴﺆ ﺎ ﺍ ﹶﳌ )) ﻣ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺔ ﻋ ﺎﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻟﺴ ﺧﺒﹺﺮﱐ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. (( ﻙ ﺍﻳﺮ ﻪ ﻧﻩ ﻓﺈ ﺍﺗﺮ ﻦ ﺗ ﹸﻜ ﻢ ﻩ ﻓﺈ ﹾﻥ ﹶﻟ ﺍﺗﺮ ﻚ ﻧﷲ ﻛﹶﺄ َﺍ ﺎ ِﺀﺎ َﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﹶﻟ ﹶﺔ ﹺﺭﻋﺍ ﹶﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻌﺮ ﳊﻔﹶﺎ ﹶﺓ ﺍﻟ ﻯ ﺍ ﹸﺗﺮ ﻭﺃ ﹾﻥ، ﺎﺘﻬﺑﺭ ﻣ ﹸﺔ ﺪ ﺍ َﻷ ﻠﺗ )) ﺃ ﹾﻥ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﺎﺗﻬﺎﺭﺍﻦ ﺃﻣ ﻋ ﻓﺄﺧﺒﹺﺮﱐ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. (( ﺋ ﹺﻞﺎﺍﻟﺴ ﻪ ﻮﹸﻟﷲ ﻭﺭﺳ ُ ﺍ:ﺖ ﺋ ﹸﻞ ؟ (( ﹸﻗ ﹾﻠﺎﻣ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻟﺴ ﺭﻱﺗﺪ ﹶﺃ، ﺮ ﻤ ﻋ ﺎ )) ﻳ: ﻢ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹸﺛ، ﻴﹰﺎﻠﻣ ﺖ ﻖ ﹶﻓﹶﻠﹺﺒ ﹾﺜ ﻧﻄﹶﻠﻢ ﺍ ﹸﺛ. (( ﻥ ﺎﻨﻴ ﺒﻭﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟ ﺘﻄﹶﺎﻳ ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ.(( ﻢ ﻳﻨ ﹸﻜﺮ ﺩ ﻣ ﻢ ﺃ ﻤ ﹸﻜ ﻌﱢﻠ ﻢ ﻳ ﺎ ﹸﻛﺮﻳ ﹸﻞ ﹶﺃﺗﻪ ﹺﺟﺒ ﻧ )) ﻓﺈ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ. ﻢ ﻋﹶﻠ ﺃ It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that the first man who discussed about Qadr (Divine Decree) in Basra was Ma'bad al-Juhani. I along with Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman Himyari set out for prilgrimage or for 'Umrah and said: Should it so happen that we come into contact with one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) we shall ask him a bout what is talked about Taqdir (Division Decree). Accidentally we came across Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and I surrounded him. One of us (stood) on his right and the other stood on his left. I expected that my companion would authorize me to speak. I therefore said: Abu Abdur Rahman! there have appeared some people in our land who recite the Holy Qur'an and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about their affairs, added: They (such people) claim that there is no such thing as Divine Decree and events are not predestined. He (Abdullah ibn Umar) said: When you happen to meet such people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way responsible for my (belief). Abdullah ibn Umar swore by Him (the Lord) (and said): If any one of them (who does not believe in the Divine Decree) had with him gold equal to the bulk of (the mountain) Uhud and then, it (in the way of Allah), Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith in
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Divine Decree. He further said: My father, Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slavegirl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings. He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion. (Reported by Muslim) When Abdullah Ibn Umar was approached by some saying that there are people out there that are saying Allah (swt) does not know the future before it happens, he swore that those people are not Muslims. He went on to mention the [above] hadith. Ihsaan (That YOU worship Allah) Linguistic Definition: to beautify things Islamic Definition: to acquire the reality of Allah’s watchfulness ()مراقبة 3 levels of Ihsan: I. Ihsan in the intention II. Ihsan in the action III. Ihsan in performing the good deed
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﻠﺐ ﻳﻄﻴﻒ ﺑﺮﻛﻴﺔ ﻛﺎﺩ ﻳﻘﺘﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺶ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ (ﺇﺫ ﺭﺃﺗﻪ ﺑﻐﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻐﺎﻳﺎ ﺑﲏ ﺇﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ ﻓﻨﺰﻋﺖ ﻣﻮﻗﻬﺎ ﻓﺴﻘﺘﻪ ﻓﻐﻔﺮ ﳍﺎ ﺑﻪ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that." (Reported by Al-Bukhari) This woman would be categorized amongst the lowest level of Ihsan Ihsan in the intention
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Difference between Ihsan and Justice: Ihsan is when you give people more than their rights and you take less than yours Justice is when you give people their rights and you take yours Ihsan is better than justice Categories of Ihsaan 1. Ihsan to one’s self: It is important that a person takes care of him/herself. Neglecting one’s self will cause burnout. The body has a right over you. For example, mothers who give so much to their families that they forget to take care of themselves. 2. Ihsan to the parents: In many ayahs of the Quran, tawheed is paralleled with the obedience to parents:
ﺎﻬﻤ ﺗ ﹸﻘ ﹾﻞ ﹶﻟ ﺎ ﹶﻓﻠﹶﺎﻫﻤ ﻛﻠﹶﺎ ﻭ ﺎ ﹶﺃﻫﻤ ﺪ ﺣ ﺮ ﹶﺃ ﺒﻜ ﻙ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺪ ﻨﻋ ﻦ ﻐ ﺒﹸﻠ ﻳ ﺎﺎ ﹺﺇﻣﺎﻧﺣﺴ ﻳ ﹺﻦ ﹺﺇ ﺪ ﻟﺍﻭﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟﻮ ﻩ ﺎﻭﺍ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﹺﺇﻳﺒﺪﻌ ﺗ ﻚ ﹶﺃﻟﱠﺎ ﺑﺭ ﻰﻭﹶﻗﻀ ﺎﻬﻤ ﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﺏ ﺍ ﺭ ﻭﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﺔ ﻤ ﺣ ﺮ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ ﺡ ﺍﻟ ﱡﺬ ﱢﻝ ﺎﺟﻨ ﺎﻬﻤ ﺾ ﹶﻟ ﻔ ﺧ ﺍ( ﻭ23) ﺎﻮﻟﹰﺎ ﹶﻛ ﹺﺮﳝ ﺎ ﹶﻗﻬﻤ ﻭﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﹶﻟ ﺎﻫﻤ ﺮ ﻬ ﻨﺗ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻑ ﹸﺃ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ24) ﺍﻐﲑ ﺻ ﺎﻧﹺﻲﺑﻴﺭ ﺎﹶﻛﻤ And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word (23) And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small. (Surat Al-Israa’: 23-24) Mistreating the Parents is the 2nd most major sin after shirk.
) ﺃﻻ ﺃﻧﺒﺌﻜﻢ ﺑﺄﻛﱪ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ:ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺑﻜﺮﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﻻ- ﻭﺟﻠﺲ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﻜﺌﺎ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ- ﺛﻼﺛﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺑﻠﻰ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺍﻹﺷﺮﺍﻙ ﺑﺎﷲ ﻭﻋﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ. ( ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺎﺋﺮ ( ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻳﻜﺮﺭﻫﺎ ﺣﱴ ﻗﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻴﺘﻪ ﻳﺴﻜﺖ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ. ( ﻭﻗﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ Abu Bakra said: The Prophet said thrice, "Should I inform you out the greatest of the great sins?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "To join others in worship with Allah and to be undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet then sat up after he had been reclining (on a pillow) and said, "And I warn you against giving a false witness, and he kept on saying that warning till we thought he would not stop. (Reported by Al-Bukhari) Those who are undutiful to their parents do not enter paradise nor does Allah look at them on the Day of Judgement!
ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻻ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﺍﷲ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻢ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻭ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻻ ﻳﺪﺧﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ: ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﺪﺧﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻓﺎﻟﻌﺎﻕ ﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﻭ ﺍﳌﺮﺃﺓ ﺍﳌﺘﺮﺟﻠﺔ ﺗﺸﺒﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻮﺙ ﻭ ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻻ (ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﺍﷲ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻢ ﻓﺎﻟﻌﺎﻕ ﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﻭ ﻣﺪﻣﻦ ﲬﺮ ﻭ ﺍﳌﻨﺎﻥ ﲟﺎ ﺃﻋﻄﻰ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻬﻘﻲ ﰲ ﺷﻌﺐ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ Ibn Umar – may Allah be pleased with him – narrates that the prophet – may Allah’s peace and blessing be upon him – said: “There are three types of people whom Allah will not look at on the
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Day of Judgment and three types of people who do not enter paradise: as for those who do not enter paradise, they are he who is undutiful to his parents, the woman who imitates men, and the Dayyuuth1; as for those whom Allah does not look at, they are he who is undutiful to his parents, the one addicted to alcohol, and he who continuously reminds others of his favors upon them. (Reported by Al-Imam Al-Bayhaqee in his book The Branches of Faith) What goes around, comes around - كما تدين تدان However you treat your parents today, Allah will make your children treat you the same way in the future. Be good to your parents because “what goes around comes around”. How Grateful Are You? Mom Carried you in womb: free Nursed you: free Cared for you when sick: free Total: Love
You Took out Garbage: $15 Cleaned Room: $10 Shovelled Snow: $20 Total: $45
Dua from your mom is a vehicle to Jannah If your parents are alive go hug them and ask them to make dua for you; if your parents are dead cry tears of blood because you no longer have this blessing. When your parents die, a gate of Jannah will close for you. 3. Ihsan to the children: There are some children who are orphaned by lack of care from their parents. It is the duty of parents to take care of their children and not to rely on the internet and television to do the babysitting for them. When parents open up and educate their children, children grow to be healthy and do not lose themselves.
ﺟﺎﺀ ﺭﺟﻞ ﺇﱃ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻳﺸﻜﻮ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻋﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﺑﻨﻪ ﻓﺄﺣﻀﺮ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ﻭﺃﻧﺒﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻘﻮﻗﻪ ﻓﻤﺎ ﻫﻲ ﻳﺎ: ﺑﻠﻰ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﲑ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ ﺃﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻠﻮﻟﺪ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ:ﻷﺑﻴﻪ ﻭﻧﺴﻴﺎﻧﻪ ﳊﻘﻮﻗﻪ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﲑ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ.( ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﺘﻘﻲ ﺃﻣﻪ ﻭﳛﺴﻦ ﺍﲰﻪ ﻭﻳﻌﻠﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ )ﺃﻱ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺀﺓ:ﺃﻣﲑ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻤﺮ (ﻼ )ﺃﻱ ﺧﻨﻔﺴﹰﺎ ﻮﺳﻲ ﻭﻗﺪ ﲰﺎﱐ ﺟﻌ ﹰ ﺎ ﺯﳒﻴﺔ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻣﺎ ﺃﻣﻲ ﻓﺈ.ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ ﺇﻥ ﺃﰊ ﱂ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺷﻴﺌﹰﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺟﺌﺖ ﺇﱄ ﺗﺸﻜﻮ ﻋﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﺑﻨﻚ ﻭﻗﺪ: ﻓﺎﻟﺘﻔﺖ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻪ.ﻭﱂ ﻳﻌﻠﻤﲏ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﺣﺮﻓﺎ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺍ The Dayyuuth is one who approves of indecency and harm to be spread amongst his family members. The prophet was asked about this type of people, and he replied that he is someone who does not do anything to protect his family members for harm or vice ( )ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻘﺮ ﺍﳋﺒﺚ ﰲ ﺃﻫﻠﻪso much so that he does not care who enters his house and interacts with his household. The 1
scholars have said that this label applies to any man who has no jealousy over his female family members (wife and daughters), and thereby approves that indecency and immorality be spread amongst them. Al-Dayyuuth is someone who sees evil spreading amongst his family members but does not forbid it. For example, Al-Dayyuuth does not mind if his wife or daughters commit adultery, or if they wear indecent clothes, or if they have boyfriends.
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ﻋﻘﻘﺘﻪ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻘﻚ ﻭﺃﺳﺄﺕ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﻲﺀ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ " )ﻭﺭﺩ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻷﺛﺮ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺗﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻭﻻﺩ ﰲ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ( ﺍﳉﺰﺀ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ ﻟﻠﺸﻴﺦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﷲ ﻧﺎﺻﺢ ﻋﻠﻮﺍﻥStory: A man came to Umar ibn Al-Khattab – may Allah be pleased with him – complaining about his son’s disobedience. So Umar ibn Al-Khattab – may Allah be pleased with him – summoned the man’s son and reprimanded him for being undutiful to his father and forgetting his father’s right’s upon him. Then the son said: “Oh leader of the faithful, does a child not have rights upon his father?” Umar replied: “Yes, indeed!” The son said: “What are they, oh leader of the faithful?” Umar replied: “The father should carefully choose his son’s mother, rightly select a name for his son, and teach him reading and writing.” The son said: “Oh leader of the faithful, my father has not done any of this: as for my mother, she is black slave previously owned by a fire-worshipper; my father named me ‘Ju’la’ ( )جعالwhich means beetle; and he has not taught me how to read or write – not even a single letter!” Umar then turned to the man and told him: “You came complaining about your son’s disobedience, yet you were undutiful to him before he was undutiful to you and you harmed him before he harmed you!” (This story was mentioned in the book Raising Children in Islam – Part 1 by Sheikh Abdullah Nasih ‘Ulwan) Some Questions to ask Yourself, as a Parent… How do you converse with your children? Do you talk with your children or at your children? There is a big difference between the two … Do you set aside quality time to spend with your children? Do you praise and encourage your children? Is your relationship based on reprimanding your children? Ways to Improve a Parent/Child Relationship: Lead by examplemodel the behavior you expect from your child Build emotions towards your children let your child hear the words ‘I love you’ Give your children advice and when doing so choose a proper time Reduce excess blame, reprimand, and rebuke Example: When a child breaks something and he confesses to he will get punished but when he lies he gets away from the punishment Make du’a for your children and never curse them as a curse against a child can happen Tips on Teaching Discipline Start early in the process with discipline Consult with your children (talk to each other and teach them how to make decisions) Be consistent Listen Never lie Apologize when you make a mistake Never underestimate their intelligence Use humor Organize family gatherings
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4. Ihsan in upholding the ties of kinship
ﻰﺮﺑ ﻱ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﺎ ﹺﺭ ﺫﺍﹾﻟﺠﲔ ﻭ ﻛ ﹺ ﺎﻤﺴ ﺍﹾﻟﻰ ﻭﺎﻣﻴﺘﺍﹾﻟﻰ ﻭﺮﺑ ﻱ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﻭﹺﺑﺬ ﺎﺎﻧﺣﺴ ﻳ ﹺﻦ ﹺﺇﺪ ﻟﺍﻭﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟﻮ ﻴﺌﹰﺎﺷ ﻪ ﺸ ﹺﺮﻛﹸﻮﺍ ﹺﺑ ﺗ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻪ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺒﺪﻋ ﺍﻭ ﺎﻟﹰﺎﺨﺘ ﻣ ﻦ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﻣ ﺐ ﺤ ﻳ ﻪ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻧ ﹸﻜﺎﻳﻤﺖ ﹶﺃ ﻣﹶﻠ ﹶﻜ ﺎﻭﻣ ﺴﺒﹺﻴ ﹺﻞ ﺑ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻟﺍﺐ ﻭ ﻨ ﹺﺠ ﺐ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﺣ ﹺ ﺎﺍﻟﺼﺐ ﻭ ﻨ ﹺﺠ ﺎ ﹺﺭ ﺍﹾﻟﺍﹾﻟﺠﻭ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ36) ﺍﻮﺭﹶﻓﺨ “Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, AlMasakin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful” (Surat Al-Nisaa’ – 36) Even in cases of divorce, one must treat the other party with Ihsan!
(229 – ﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﺎﺣﺴ ﺢ ﹺﺑﹺﺈ ﺴﺮﹺﻳ ﺗ ﻭ ﻑ ﹶﺃ ﻭﻌﺮ ﻤ ﻙ ﹺﺑ ﺎﻣﺴ ﻥ ﹶﻓﹺﺈ ﺎﺮﺗ ﻣ ﻕ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻄﻠﹶﺎ “The divorce is twice, after that, either you retain her on reasonable terms or release her with kindness.” (Surat Al-Baqarah: 229)
)) ﹶﻻ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺇﻳﺎﺱ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﺫﺑﺎﺏ ﺎ ُﺀﻨﺴﺮ ﹶﻥ ﺍﻟ ﺋ ﹶﺫ: ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹺﻝ ﺍﷲ- ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﺮ ﻤ ﻋ ﺎﺀ ﺍﷲ (( ﻓﺠﺎﺀﻮﺍ ﺇﻣﻀ ﹺﺮﺑ ﺗ ﺸﻜﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻳ ﲑ ﺎ ٌﺀ ﻛﹶﺜ ﹺﻧﺴ- ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﻑ ﺑﺂ ﹺﻝ ﻓﹶﺄﻃﹶﺎ، ﻦ ﺮﹺﺑ ﹺﻬ ﺿ ﺺﰲ ﺧ ﺮ ﹶﻓ، ﻦ ﺍ ﹺﺟ ﹺﻬﺯﻭ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺃ ﺸﻜﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻳ ﲑ ﺎ ٌﺀ ﻛﺜﺪ ﹺﻧﺴ ﻤ ﺤ ﻣ ﺖ ﻴﻑ ﺑﹺﺂ ﹺﻝ ﺑ ﺪ ﺃﻃﹶﺎ )) ﹶﻟ ﹶﻘ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻦ ﻬ ﺟ ﻭﺍﺃﺯ . ﻮ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﺑﺈﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﺻﺤﻴﺢﻢ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﹶﺃﺑ ﺎ ﹺﺭ ﹸﻛﻚ ﲞﻴ ﺲ ﺃﻭﻟﹶﺌ ﻴ ﻦ ﹶﻟ ﻬ ﺟ ﺍﺯﻭ ﺃ Narrated Abdullah ibn AbuDhubab: Iyas ibn Abdullah ibn AbuDhubab reported the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) as saying: Do not hit Allah's handmaidens, but when Umar came to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave permission to hit them. Then many women came round the family of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) complaining against their husbands. So the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Many women have gone round Muhammad's family complaining against their husbands. The latter are not the best among you. (Reported by Abu Dawud in his Sunan)
) ﺧﲑﻛﻢ ﺧﲑﻛﻢ ﻷﻫﻠﻪ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺧﲑﻛﻢ ﻷﻫﻠﻲ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻣﺎﺕ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ: ﻋﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ( ﺇﺳﻨﺎﺩﻩ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ: ﺻﺎﺣﺒﻜﻢ ﻓﺪﻋﻮﻩ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻭ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺷﻌﻴﺐ ﺍﻷﺭﻧﺆﻭﻁ Aisha said: The Prophet (may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: "The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best of you to my family. And if your fellow Muslim passes away, then only mention good about him" (Reported by Tirmidhi and graded by Shu’ayb Al-Arna’uut as having a Sahih chain of narration)
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) ﺃﻛﻤﻞ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﲔ ﺇﳝﺎﻧﺎ ﺃﺣﺴﻨﻬﻢ ﺧﻠﻘﺎ ﻭﺧﻴﺎﺭﻛﻢ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ: ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺇﺳﻨﺎﺩﻩ ﺣﺴﻦ: ﺧﻴﺎﺭﻛﻢ ﻟﻨﺴﺎﺋﻬﻢ ( ﻗﺎﻝ ﺷﻌﻴﺐ ﺍﻷﺭﻧﺆﻭﻁ Abu Hurairah narrates that the prophet – peace be upon him – said: “The most perfect of believers in faith are those most perfect in character; and the best of you are the best of you to your spouses.” [Reported by Ibn Hibban and graded by Al-Arna’uut as having a hasan chain of narration] 5. Ihsan to the Islamic society When someone greets you with salam, reply the salam back or with better
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ86) ﺎﺣﺴِﻴﺒ ﻲ ٍﺀ ﺷ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻪ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺎ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻭﻫﺭﺩ ﻭ ﺎ ﹶﺃﻨﻬ ﻣ ﻦ ﺴ ﺣ ﻮﺍ ﹺﺑﹶﺄﺤﻴ ﺔ ﹶﻓ ﻴﺤ ﺘﻢ ﹺﺑ ﺘﻴﺣﻴ ﻭﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things. (Surat Al-Nisaa’: 86)
ﻰﺣﺘ ﻨ ﹶﺔﳉ ﺧﻠﹸﻮﺍ ﺍ ﹶ ﺪ ﺗ ﻻ، ﻩ ﺪ ﻴﻧ ﹾﻔﺴِﻲ ﹺﺑ ﻱ )) ﻭﺍﻟﱠﺬ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻡ ﺑﻴﻨﻜﻢ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻼﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﻢ ؟ ﺃ ﹾﻓﺸ ﺘﺒ ﺑﺎﺗﺤ ﻩ ﻮﺘﻤﻌ ﹾﻠ ﻲ ٍﺀ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﻓﹶ ﺷ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻢ ﺩﱡﻟ ﹸﻜ ﻭ ﹶﻻ ﺃ ﺃ، ﻮﺍﺎﺑﺗﺤ ﻰﺣﺘ ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﺆ ﺗ ﻻ ﻭ، ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﺆ ﺗ Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessing be upon him) observed: You shall not enter Paradise so long as you do not affirm belief (in all those things which are the articles of faith) and you will not believe as long as you do not love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing which, if you do, will foster love amongst you: (i. e.) give currency to (the practice of paying salutation to one another by saying) as-salamu alaikum. (Reported by Muslim)
ﺃﻥ ﺭﺟﻼ ﺳﺄﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﻱ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﺧﲑ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺗﻄﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ:ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ (ﻭﺗﻘﺮﺃ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺮﻓﺖ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ ﱂ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet, "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know (Reported by Al-Bukhari) Making salam to only those that you know is a sign of judgement day
ﺟ ﹺﻞ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺮ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺟ ﹸﻞ ﺮ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﺴﱢﻠ ﻳ ﺔ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﻋ ﺎﻁ ﺍﻟﺴ ﺍﺷﺮ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻣ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺳﱠﻠ ﻭ ﻪ ﻴ ﻋﹶﻠ ﻪ ﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪ ﺻ ﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺭﺳ ﺩ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻮﺴﻌ ﻣ ﺑ ﹺﻦﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍ (ﺔ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﲪﺪ ﰲ ﻣﺴﻨﺪﻩ ﻌ ﹺﺮ ﹶﻓ ﻤ ﻟ ﹾﻠ ﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﻴﻋﹶﻠ ﻢ ﺴﱢﻠ ﻳ Ibn Mas’ood said: The prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – said: “One of the signs of the Day of Judgment is that men will only give greetings (i.e. say Assalamu Alaikum) to those who they know” (Reported by Al-Imam Ahmed in his Musnad) 6. Ihsan to all mankind For example, one must show Ihsan to orphans and demonstrate excellence, honesty, and care when maintaining their wealth
(34) ﺴﹸﺌﻮﻟﹰﺎ ﻣ ﺪ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﻬ ﻌ ﺪ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻬ ﻌ ﻭﻓﹸﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻩ ﺪ ﺷ ﺒﹸﻠ ﹶﻎ ﹶﺃﻳ ﻰﺣﺘ ﻦ ﺴ ﺣ ﻲ ﹶﺃ ﻫ ﻲﻴ ﹺﻢ ﺇﹺﻟﱠﺎ ﺑﹺﺎﱠﻟﺘﻴﺘﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺍﹾﻟﻮﺍ ﻣﺮﺑ ﺗ ﹾﻘ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ()ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ
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“And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned”. (Surat Al-Israa’: 34) Also, when debating with the people of the scripture (Jews and Christian), talk to them with Ihsan. Only use the best of words and best of arguments.
ﻧ ﹺﺰ ﹶﻝﻭﹸﺃ ﺎﻴﻨﻧ ﹺﺰ ﹶﻝ ﹺﺇﹶﻟﻱ ﹸﺃﺎ ﺑﹺﺎﱠﻟﺬﻣﻨ ﻭﻗﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮﺍ ﺁ ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﻣ ﻮﺍﻦ ﹶﻇﹶﻠﻤ ﻳﻦ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﺴ ﺣ ﻲ ﹶﺃ ﻫ ﻲﺏ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺑﹺﺎﱠﻟﺘ ﺎ ﹺﻜﺘ ﻫ ﹶﻞ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺩﻟﹸﻮﺍ ﹶﺃ ﺎﺗﺠ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮﺕ46) ﻮ ﹶﻥﻠﻤﺴ ﻣ ﻪ ﻦ ﹶﻟ ﺤ ﻧﻭ ﺪ ﺣ ﺍﻢ ﻭ ﻬ ﹸﻜ ﻭﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺎﻬﻨ ﻭﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﻢ ﻴ ﹸﻜﹺﺇﹶﻟ “And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him”. (Surat Al-‘Ankabut: 46) Ihsaan can be found in everything Patience Divorced woman People of the divine scripts Arguments and conflict More to be mentioned in the class The rulings of worship are 5 1. Obligatory (Wajib) (Example: 5 daily prayers) 2. Recommended (Mandoob) (Example: Nafl Prayers) 3. Prohibited (Mahdoor) Haram Example: Smoking Quran because it is agreed upon to be bad and harmful( ;)خبيثand in the Quran, Allah states that everything that is bad and harmful is prohibited.
ﻑ ﻭﻌﺮ ﻤ ﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﻫ ﺮ ﻣ ﻳ ﹾﺄ ﻧﺠﹺﻴ ﹺﻞﺍﹾﻟﹺﺈﺓ ﻭ ﺍﻮﺭ ﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﻢ ﻓ ﻫ ﺪ ﻨ ﻋ ﺎﻮﺑﻣ ﹾﻜﺘ ﻪ ﻭﻧﺠﺪ ﻳ ﹺ ﻱﻲ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻣ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹸﺄ ﻨﹺﺒﻮ ﹶﻝ ﺍﻟﺮﺳ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﹺﻌﻳ ﻦ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﺖ ﻧﻲ ﻛﹶﺎﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﹾﻏﻠﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺍﱠﻟﺘﻢ ﻭ ﻫ ﺮ ﺻ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﻬ ﻨﻋ ﻊ ﻀ ﻳﻭ ﺚ ﺋ ﹶﺎﺨﺒ ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﹶﻠ ﻡ ﺮ ﺤ ﻳﻭ ﺕ ﺎﻴﺒﻢ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻄ ﻬ ﺤ ﱡﻞ ﹶﻟ ﻳﻭ ﻨ ﹶﻜ ﹺﺮﻤ ﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻢ ﻫ ﺎﻨﻬﻳﻭ (157) ﻮ ﹶﻥﻠﺤﻤ ﹾﻔ ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻫ ﻚ ﺌﻪ ﺃﹸﻭﹶﻟ ﻌ ﻣ ﻧ ﹺﺰ ﹶﻝﻱ ﹸﺃﺭ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻮﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻌﺗﺍﻩ ﻭ ﻭﺼﺮ ﻧﻭ ﻩ ﻭﺰﺭ ﻋ ﻭ ﻪ ﻮﺍ ﹺﺑﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﻢ ﻓﹶﺎﱠﻟﺬ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﹶﻠ ()ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑ “Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful”. (Surat Al-Aa’raaf: 157)
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Disliked (Makrooh) Example: Eating onions and going to the Masjid:
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ﺍﻟﺜﻮﻡ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻮﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﺙ ﻓﻼ- ﻣﻦ ﺃﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﻠﺔ:ﻋﻦ ﺟﺎﺑﺮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻗﺎﻝ (ﻳﻘﺮﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﺠﺪﻧﺎ ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺗﺘﺄﺫﻯ ﳑﺎ ﻳﺘﺄﺫﻯ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺑﻨﻮ ﺁﺩﻡ )ﺃﺧﺮﺟﻪ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying: “He who eats of this (offensive) plant”, i.e. garlic, and sometimes he said: “He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam” (Reported by Muslim) 5.
Permissible (Mubah) (Example: eating, sitting, and walking)
We can worship Allah with our minds by thinking and contemplating
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺭﻳﺎﺕ21) ﻭ ﹶﻥﺼﺮ ﺒ ﺗ ﻢ ﹶﺃﹶﻓﻠﹶﺎ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ِ ﻧ ﹸﻔﻲ ﹶﺃﻭﻓ (20) ﲔ ﻗﹺﻨﻮﻟ ﹾﻠﻤ ﺕ ﺎﺽ ﺁﻳ ﺭ ﹺ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﻭﻓ “And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith] * And in yourselves. Then will you not see?” (Surat AlDhaariyaat: 20-21) Ibn al-Qayyim Categorizes Worship into 3 1. Worship of the heart loving Allah, loving the Prophet, tawakel, patience, loving mankind, sincerity, being pleased with Allah as your Lord, contemplating the creation of Allah 2. Worship of the tongue thikr, greetings, dua, forbidding evil and supporting good, a good word 3. Worship of the physical faculties • Worship of the ears: listening to Quran, listening to lectures, listening to your parents/spouse/children • Worship of the eyes: looking at nature, looking at the Quran, lowering your gaze, looking at your family with love • Worship of the Hands: hugs, charity, eating with your right hand, defending self/family/property, playing with children, tasbeeh, high fives! • Woship of the feet: walking to mosque, standing for prayer, hajj, visting the sick, walking away from haram, walking to the park with children Worshippers are divided into 4 categories 1. Those who pursue the hardest form of worship Examples: fasting on a hot summer day; making wudu in cold water 2. Ascetics Example: isolating and segregating oneself to make ibadah 3. Those who pursue beneficial acts of worship Examples: helping the needy but not attending lectures to increase one’s knowledge; giving dawa but not memorizing Quran 4. Those who pursue specific acts of worship at the appropriate time Examples: listening to lectures, making time to pray, making time to play, making time for one’s spouse creating a balance where everything has its own specific and appropriate time Who is Allah?
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ﻩ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺪ ﻨﻋ ﻊ ﺸ ﹶﻔ ﻳ ﻱﻦ ﺫﹶﺍ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻣ ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺎ ﻓﻭﻣ ﺕ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻲ ﺍﻟﺎ ﻓﻪ ﻣ ﻡ ﹶﻟ ﻮ ﻧ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻨ ﹲﺔﺳ ﻩ ﺧ ﹸﺬ ﺗ ﹾﺄ ﻡ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻮﻲ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻘﻴ ﺤ ﻮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻫ ﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﻪ ﻟﹶﺎ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺽ ﺭ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺕ ﻭ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻪ ﺍﻟ ﻴﺳ ﺮ ﻊ ﹸﻛ ﺳ ﻭ ﺎ َﺀﺎ ﺷﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﹺﺑﻤ ﻤ ﻋ ﹾﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﻲ ٍﺀ ﺸ ﻴﻄﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﻳﺤ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻢ ﻬ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﹶﻔ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻢ ﻳ ﹺﻬﻳﺪ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻴﺑ ﺎﻢ ﻣ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻳ ﻪ ﹺﺑﹺﺈ ﹾﺫﹺﻧ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ255) ﻢ ﻴﻌﻈ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻠﻌ ﻮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻫ ﻭ ﺎﻬﻤ ﺣ ﹾﻔ ﹸﻈ ﻩ ﺩ ﻳﺌﹸﻮ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ “Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great”. (Surat Al-Baqarah: 255)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺧﻼﺹ4) ﺪ ﺣ ﺍ ﹶﺃﻪ ﹸﻛ ﹸﻔﻮ ﻦ ﹶﻟ ﻳ ﹸﻜ ﻢ ﻭﹶﻟ (3) ﺪ ﻮﹶﻟﻢ ﻳ ﻭﹶﻟ ﺪ ﻠﻳ ﻢ ( ﹶﻟ2) ﺪ ﻤ ﺼ ﻪ ﺍﻟ ( ﺍﻟﱠﻠ1) ﺪ ﺣ ﻪ ﹶﺃ ﻮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻫ ﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ Say: He is Allah, the One! * Allah, the eternally Besought of all! * He begetteth not nor was begotten. * And there is none comparable unto Him.” (Surat Al-Ikhlas)
ﺍﺍ ﹶﻛﹺﺒﲑﻋﹸﻠﻮ ﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺎﻋﻤ ﺎﻟﹶﻰﺗﻌﻭ ﻪ ﻧﺎﺒﺤﺳ (42) ﺳﺒﹺﻴﻠﹰﺎ ﺵ ﺮ ﹺ ﻌ ﻱ ﺍﹾﻟﺍ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺫﻐﻮ ﺘﺑﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺇﺫﹰﺍ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺎﻬ ﹲﺔ ﹶﻛﻤ ﻟﻪ ﺁ ﻌ ﻣ ﻮ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﹶﻟ ﻢ ﻬ ﺤ ﺴﺒﹺﻴ ﺗ ﻮ ﹶﻥﺗ ﹾﻔ ﹶﻘﻬ ﻦ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻜ ﻭﹶﻟ ﻩ ﺪ ﻤ ﺤ ﺢ ﹺﺑ ﺒﺴ ﻳ ﻲ ٍﺀ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺷ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ ﻦ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻦ ﻓ ﻣ ﻭ ﺽ ﺭ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﻊ ﻭ ﺒ ﺴ ﺕ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻪ ﺍﻟ ﺢ ﹶﻟ ﺒﺴ ﺗ (43) (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ44) ﺍﺎ ﹶﻏﻔﹸﻮﺭﻴﻤﺣﻠ ﻪ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﻧﹺﺇ Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne. * Glorified is He, and High Exalted above what they say! * The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but hymneth His praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.” (Surat Al-Israa’: 42-44)
ﻮﺍﻨﹺﺒﺘﺗ ﻢ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺎ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜﺔ ﻣ ﺠ ﻬ ﺑ ﺕ ﻖ ﺫﹶﺍ ﺋﺍﺣﺪ ﻪ ﺎ ﹺﺑﺘﻨ ﺒﻧﺎ ًﺀ ﹶﻓﹶﺄﺎ ِﺀ ﻣﺴﻤ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ ﻢ ﺰ ﹶﻝ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜ ﻧﻭﹶﺃ ﺽ ﺭ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺕ ﻭ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻖ ﺍﻟ ﺧﹶﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﹶﺃ ﻲ ﺳ ﺍﺭﻭ ﺎﻌ ﹶﻞ ﹶﻟﻬ ﺟ ﻭ ﺍﺎﺭﻧﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﺧﻠﹶﺎﹶﻟﻬ ﹶﻞﺟﻌ ﻭ ﺭﺍ ﺍﺽ ﹶﻗﺮ ﺭ ﻌ ﹶﻞ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﺟ ﻦ ﻣ ( ﹶﺃ60) ﺪﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﻳ ﻡ ﻮ ﻢ ﹶﻗ ﻫ ﺑ ﹾﻞ ﻪ ﻊ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﻪ ﺎ ﹶﺃﹺﺇﹶﻟﺮﻫ ﺠ ﺷ ﻮ َﺀﻒ ﺍﻟﺴ ﺸ ﻳ ﹾﻜﻭ ﻩ ﺎﺩﻋ ﺮ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﻀ ﹶﻄ ﻤ ﺐ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻳﺠﹺﻴ ﻦ ﻣ ( ﹶﺃ61) ﻮ ﹶﻥﻌﹶﻠﻤ ﻳ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻫ ﺮ ﺑ ﹾﻞ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻛﹶﺜ ﻪ ﻊ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﻪ ﺍ ﹶﺃﹺﺇﹶﻟﺎ ﹺﺟﺰﻳ ﹺﻦ ﺣﺮ ﺤ ﺒﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻴﺑ ﻌ ﹶﻞ ﺟ ﻭ ﺳ ﹸﻞ ﺮ ﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﺤ ﹺﺮ ﺒﺍﹾﻟﺮ ﻭ ﺒﺕ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺎﻲ ﹸﻇﹸﻠﻤﻢ ﻓ ﻳ ﹸﻜﻬﺪ ﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ( ﹶﺃ62) ﻭ ﹶﻥﺗ ﹶﺬ ﱠﻛﺮ ﺎﻴﻠﹰﺎ ﻣﻪ ﹶﻗﻠ ﻊ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﻪ ﺽ ﹶﺃﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺭ ﹺ ﺧﹶﻠﻔﹶﺎ َﺀ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﻢ ﻌﹸﻠ ﹸﻜ ﺠ ﻳﻭ ﻢ ﺯﹸﻗ ﹸﻜ ﺮ ﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﻩ ﺪ ﻴﻳﻌ ﻢ ﻖ ﹸﺛ ﺨ ﹾﻠ ﺪﹸﺃ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺒﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ( ﹶﺃ63) ﺸ ﹺﺮﻛﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻳ ﺎﻋﻤ ﻪ ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺗﻌ ﻪ ﻊ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﻪ ﻪ ﹶﺃﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺘﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﻱ ﺪ ﻳ ﻦ ﻴﺑ ﺍﺸﺮ ﺑ ﺡ ﺎﺮﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺕ ﻭ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻲ ﺍﻟﻦ ﻓ ﻣ ﻢ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻳ ( ﻗﹸ ﹾﻞ ﻟﹶﺎ64) ﲔ ﻗﺩ ﺎﻢ ﺻ ﺘﻨ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ ﹸﻛ ﻧ ﹸﻜﺎﺮﻫ ﺑ ﻮﺍﺎﺗﻪ ﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﻫ ﻊ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﻪ ﺽ ﹶﺃﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺭ ﹺ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺎ ِﺀ ﻭﺴﻤ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻞ65) ﻌﺜﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺒﻳ ﺎ ﹶﻥﻭ ﹶﻥ ﹶﺃﻳﻌﺮ ﺸ ﻳ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻪ ﺐ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻴﺍﹾﻟﻐ is He [not best] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky, causing to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not [otherwise] have grown the trees thereof? Is there a deity with Allah ? [No], but they are a people who ascribe equals [to Him]. * Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah ? [No], but most of them do not know. * Is He
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[not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember * Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allah? High is Allah above whatever they associate with Him. * Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful.* Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected." (Surat Al-Naml: 60-65) Why Do We Worship Allah? It is His right upon us (i.e. his Haqq )حق. Doesn’t the One who blessed you with your brain deserve to be worshipped? Doesn’t the One who cleanses you kidneys 36 times a day (without any machinery and free of charge!) deserve to be worshipped? You are NOT doing Allah a favor when you pray.
ﺑﻴﻨﺎ ﺃﻧﺎ ﺭﺩﻳﻒ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻴﲏ ﻭﺑﻴﻨﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺁﺧﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻞ:ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﺒﻴﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ. ( ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﺒﻴﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺳﻌﺪﻳﻚ ﰒ ﺳﺎﺭ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻳﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ. ( ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﻳﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﺒﻴﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺳﻌﺪﻳﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻫﻞ ﺗﺪﺭﻱ ﻣﺎ ﺣﻖ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ. ( ﻭﺳﻌﺪﻳﻚ ﰒ ﺳﺎﺭ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻳﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ ﰒ ﺳﺎﺭ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ. ( ﻗﻠﺖ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺭﺳﻮﻟﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺣﻖ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺒﺎﺩﻩ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﺒﺪﻭﻩ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺸﺮﻛﻮﺍ ﺑﻪ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ. ( ﻋﺒﺎﺩﻩ ﻗﻠﺖ. ( ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﺒﻴﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺳﻌﺪﻳﻚ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﻫﻞ ﺗﺪﺭﻱ ﻣﺎ ﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻓﻌﻠﻮﻩ. ( ) ﻳﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ (ﻢ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱﺍﷲ ﻭﺭﺳﻮﻟﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺬ Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal: While I was riding behind the Prophet and between me and him and between me and him there was only the back of the saddle, he said, "0 Mu'adh!" I replied, "Labbaik, 0 Allah's Apostle, and Sa'daik!" he said, "Do you know what is Allah's right upon his slave?" I said, "Allah and His Apostle know best" He said "Allah's right upon his slaves is that they should worship Him alone and not worship anything else besides Him." Then he proceeded for a while and then said, "O Muadh bin Jabal!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle:, Sa'daik!' He said, "Do you know what is the right of the slaves upon Allah if they do that?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." He said, "The right of the slaves upon Allah is that He will not punish them (if they do that)." (Reported by Al-Bukhari) It is soul food.
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻋﺪ28) ﺏ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﻠﹸﻮ ﺌﻤ ﺗ ﹾﻄ ﻪ ﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻪ ﹶﺃﻟﹶﺎ ﹺﺑ ﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻢ ﹺﺑ ﻬ ﺑﻦ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﺌﻤ ﺗ ﹾﻄﻭ ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬ
"Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction”.(Surat Al-Ra’d: 28) Ibadah is the solution for depression. When a person performs salah, wears hijab, fasts, etc. the soul becomes nourished and satisfied. It is a way to freedom and dignity. When one worships Allah, s/he becomes free from worshipping their jobs, spouse and money.
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ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ )ﺗﻌﺲ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺭﻫﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻄﻴﻔﺔ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ (ﻭﺍﳋﻤﻴﺼﺔ ﺇﻥ ﺃﻋﻄﻲ ﺭﺿﻲ ﻭﺇﻥ ﱂ ﻳﻌﻂ ﱂ ﻳﺮﺽ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased!" (Reported by Al-Bukhari) It (worship) rescues people at times of calamity. Worship helps to elevate pain and solve one’s problems. For example, Ibn Taymiyah wrote volumes of fatawa books whilst in prison. It is a way to Jannah. Seeing the face of Allah will be the ultimate pleasure of his servant. How Do We Worship Allah?
ﻙ ﺸ ﹺﺮ ﻳ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﺎﻟﺤﺎﻤﻠﹰﺎ ﺻ ﻋ ﻤ ﹾﻞ ﻌ ﻴﻪ ﹶﻓ ﹾﻠ ﺑﺭ ﻟﻘﹶﺎ َﺀ ﻮﺮﺟ ﻳ ﻦ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﻤ ﺪ ﹶﻓ ﺣ ﺍﻪ ﻭ ﻢ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﻬ ﹸﻜ ﺎ ﹺﺇﹶﻟﻧﻤﻲ ﹶﺃ ﻰ ﹺﺇﹶﻟﻮﺣﻢ ﻳ ﻣﹾﺜﹸﻠ ﹸﻜ ﺮ ﺸ ﺑ ﺎﺎ ﹶﺃﻧﻧﻤﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﹺﺇ (110) ﺍﺣﺪ ﻪ ﹶﺃ ﺑﺭ ﺓ ﺩ ﺎﻌﺒ ﹺﺑ “So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.” [Surat al-Kahf: 110]
There are two criteria for Ibadah to be accepted: Allah only accepts that which is pure and correct Pure/Sincere: done only for the sake of Allah Correct: done according to the Quran and Sunnah Sunnah: Things the prophet did, said, and approved of Note: The Quran NEEDS the Sunnah MORE than the Sunnah needs the Quran. Do not misunderstand the Sunnah. Educate yourself before jumping to conclusions. For example: The hadith that states ‘la thikr fil safr’ ( )ال ذكر في السفرdoes not mean to stop making thikr during traveling. Rather it means that one does not need to pray sunan when traveling (except 2 before fajr and witr). So in this context, the word “Dhikr” meant Sunnah prayers, not the remembrance of Allah.
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In Need of a Revitalizing Alarm? The Importance of Awareness The Station of Awareness منزلة اليقظة This is the first station in which the heart is awakened from its negligence. In this station the alarming and stirring of the heart occurs from a state of sleepiness/heedlessness.
ﻦ ﻴﺑ ﻢ ﺮ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜ ﻳﻧﺬ ﻮ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﻫ ﺔ ﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ ﻨﻦ ﹺﺟ ﻣ ﻢ ﺣﹺﺒ ﹸﻜ ﺎﺎ ﹺﺑﺼﻭﺍ ﻣﺘ ﹶﻔ ﱠﻜﺮﺗ ﻢ ﻯ ﹸﺛﺍﺩﻭﹸﻓﺮ ﻰﻣﹾﺜﻨ ﻪ ﻟﱠﻠ ﻮﺍﺗﻘﹸﻮﻣ ﺓ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺪ ﺣ ﺍﻢ ﹺﺑﻮ ﻋ ﹸﻈﻜﹸ ﺎ ﹶﺃﻧﻤﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﹺﺇ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺳﺒﺄ46) ﺪ ﻳﺷﺪ ﺏ ﻋﺬﹶﺍ ﹴ ﻱ ﺪ ﻳ “Say: I exhort you only to one thing, that you rise up for Allah's sake in twos and singly, then ponder; there is no madness in your fellow citizen (Muhammad); he is only a Warner to you before a severe chastisement.” [Surat Saba’:46] The awakening helps one realize the immensity of Allah’s might in comparison to our extreme weakness, and reflect on the innumerous gifts and blessings that Allah has bestowed upon us as well as our inability to pay Allah back. With such realization, we have embarked on the first step of purifying our heart and are now one step closer to achieving true servitude to Allah – our Creator and Sustainer. Consider the many great creations of Allah such as the angels, hellfire, etc …
، ﻭ ﹶﻥ ﺮ ﺗ ﺎ ﻻﻯ ﻣﻲ ﹶﺃﺭ )) ﺇﻧ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﺫﺭ ﻮ ﻭﺍﷲ ﹶﻟ. ﺎﻟﹶﻰﺗﻌ ﷲ ِ ﺎﺟﹺﺪﹰﺍﻪ ﺳ ﺘﻬ ﺒﺟ ﻊ ﺿ ﺍﻚ ﻭ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻭ ﻊ ﺇ ﱠﻻ ﺎﺑﻊ ﺃﺻﺭﺑ ﻊ ﺃ ﺿ ﻮﺎ ﻣﻴﻬﺎ ﻓ ﻣ، ﻂ ﺌ ﱠﺗ ﺎ ﺃ ﹾﻥﻖ ﹶﻟﻬ ﺣ ﺎ ُﺀ ﻭﺴﻤ ﺖ ﺍﻟ ﺃ ﱠﻃ ﺕ ﺍﻌﺪ ﺼ ﻢ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺘﺟ ﺮ ﺨ ﻭﹶﻟ ، ﺵ ﺮ ﹺ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﹸﻔ ﺴﺎ ِﺀﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﺗﺗﹶﻠ ﱠﺬ ﹾﺫ ﺎﻭﻣ ، ﲑﹰﺍﻢ ﹶﻛﺜ ﺘﻴﺒ ﹶﻜﻭﹶﻟ ﻼ ﻴ ﹰﻢ ﹶﻗﻠ ﺘﺤ ﹾﻜ ﻀ ﹶﻟ، ﻢ ﻋﻠﹶ ﺎ ﺃﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻣﻌﹶﻠﻤ ﺗ (( )) ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺣﺴﻦ: ﻗﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻭ، ﺎﻟﹶﻰ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱﺗﻌ ﷲ ِ ﻭ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﺄﺭﺗﺠ Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I see what you do not see and I hear what you do not hear; heaven has squeaked, and it has right to do so. By Him, in Whose Hand my soul is, there is not a space of four fingers in which there is not an angel who is prostrating his forehead before Allah, the Exalted. By Allah, if you knew what I know, you would laugh little, weep much, and you would not enjoy women in beds, but would go out to the open space beseeching Allah". [Reported by At-Tirmidhi and is graded as Hasan]
ﻦ ﻣ ﻪ ﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺋ ﹶﻜﻼ ﻣ ﹶ ﻦ ﻣ ﻚ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻦ ﻋ ﺙ ﺪ ﹶ ﺣ ﻰ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﹸﺃﺫ ﹶﻥ ﻟ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ » ﹸﺃ-ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻰ ﻨﹺﺒﻋ ﹺﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻪ ﺪ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺒﻋ ﺑ ﹺﻦ ﺎﹺﺑ ﹺﺮﻦ ﺟ ﻋ (ﺤﻪ ﺍﻷﻟﺒﺎﱐ)ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﻭ ﺻﺤ.« ﺎ ﹴﻡﺔ ﻋ ﺎﹶﺋﻌﻤ ﺒﺳ ﲑ ﹸﺓ ﺴ ِ ﻣ ﻪ ﻘ ﺗﺎﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﻋ ﺔ ﹸﺃ ﹸﺫﹺﻧ ﻤ ﺤ ﺷ ﻦ ﻴﺑ ﺎﺵ ﺇﹺ ﱠﻥ ﻣ ﺮ ﹺ ﻌ ﺔ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻤﹶﻠ ﺣ Jabir ibn' Abdullah - may Allah be pleased with both him and his father – narrates that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "I was given permission to report about one of the angels of Allah Almighty among the Throne-bearers that between his ear-lobe and his neck is the distance of seven hundred years." (Reported by Abu Dawud in his Sunan and was graded as Sahih by Sheikh Al-Albani)
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ﺎﺬ ﹶﻟﻬ ﺌﻮﻣﻢ ﻳ ﻨﻬ ﺠ ﻰ ﹺﺑﺆﺗ )) ﻳ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ- ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ . ﺎ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢﻧﻬﻭﺠﺮ ﻳ ﻚ ﻣﹶﻠ ﻒ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺃﹾﻟﺒﻌﺎ ﹴﻡ ﺳﻊ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﹺﺯﻣ ﻣ ، ﺎ ﹴﻡﻒ ﹺﺯﻣ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺃﻟﺒﻌ ﺳ Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The Hell would he brought on that day (the Day of judgment) with seventy-thousand bridles and every bridle would be controlled by seventy-thousand angels. (Reported by Muslim)
ﻓﺮﻓﻊ ﱄ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﺍﳌﻌﻤﻮﺭ ﻓﺴﺄﻟﺖ ﺟﱪﻳﻞ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﺍﳌﻌﻤﻮﺭ ﻳﺼﻠﻲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻛﻞ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺳﺒﻌﻮﻥ ﺃﻟﻒ ﻣﻠﻚ ﺇﺫﺍ..." ( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ- " )ﻣﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺍﳌﻌﺮﺍﺝ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺑﻦ ﺻﻌﺼﻌﺔ... ﺧﺮﺟﻮﺍ ﱂ ﻳﻌﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ Then I was taken up to the Frequented House and every day 70,000 angels visit it, never returning to it aga.in, another [group] coming after them." (From the hadith of the prophet Muhammad’s Ascension to the Heavens المعراجwhich was narrated by the companion Malik ibn Sa’sa’ah may Allah be please with him – Reported by Al-Bukhari) Some of the angels of Allah spend their entire existence in Sujood (prostration), and then when the Judgement is called they will raise their heads and say: “Glory be to you, our Lord, we did not worship you in a way befitting your Majesty” (as mentioned in the hadith below reported by Al-Bayhaqee – it was graded as weak by Sheikh Al-Albaanee).
ﺃﻥ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ: ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻓﺬﻛﺮ ﻗﺼﺔ ﺍﻣﺘﻨﺎﻉ ﺃﰊ ﺟﺤﺶ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﺜﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻭ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺍﺟﻠﺲ ﺣﱴ ﺃﺣﺪﺛﻚ ﺑﻐﲎ ﺍﻟﺮﺏ ﺗﺒﺎﺭﻙ ﻭ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ﻋﻦ ﺻﻼﺓ ﺃﰊ ﺟﺤﺶ ﺇﻥ ﷲ ﰲ ﲰﺎﺋﻪ ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺧﺸﻮﻋﺎ ﻻ: ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻳﺮﻓﻌﻮﻥ ﺭﺅﻭﺳﻬﻢ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﺭﻓﻌﻮﺍ ﺭﺅﻭﺳﻬﻢ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺭﺑﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻋﺒﺪﻧﺎﻙ ﺣﻖ ﻋﺒﺎﺩﺗﻚ ﻭ ﺇﻥ ﷲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺳﺠﻮﺩﺍ ﻻ ﻳﺮﻓﻌﻮﻥ ﺭﺅﻭﺳﻬﻢ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﺭﻓﻌﻮﺍ ﺭﺅﻭﺳﻬﻢ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ (ﺭﺑﻨﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻋﺒﺪﻧﺎﻙ ﺣﻖ ﻋﺒﺎﺩﺗﻚ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻬﻘﻲ ﰲ ﺷﻌﺐ ﺍﻹﳝﺎﻥ – ﺿﻌﻔﻪ ﺍﻷﻟﺒﺎﱐ Steps to Purify One’s Soul To reach the station of awakening one needs to purify his/her soul. The punishment for sin is lifted from a person by means of: Repentance, disasters or calamities that efface the sins Actively seeking Allah’s forgiveness (istigh’far )استغفار. Every good deed replaces a bad deed and every hardship is a means of expiating sins. Expiation in the world of the Barzakh (( )البرزخthe interval between death and the Day of Resurrection). Expiation in the land of the Ma’shar (( )المحشرplace of gathering on the Day of Resurrection). Various types of intercession on the day of judgment (that of the prophet Muhammed – peace be upon him, the angels, and the martyrs, etc …)
ﺃﰐ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺑﻠﺤﻢ ﻓﺮﻓﻊ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﺭﺍﻉ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻌﺠﺒﻪ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺴﺔ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺃﻧﺎ ﺳﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﻫﻞ ﺗﺪﺭﻭﻥ ﻣﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ ؟ ﳚﻤﻊ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﲔ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ ﰲ ﻓﻨﻬﺲ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ
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Qabeelat Falaah – A Heart Serene
ﺻﻌﻴﺪ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻳﺴﻤﻌﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻋﻲ ﻭﻳﻨﻔﺬﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﺮ ﻭﺗﺪﻧﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻓﻴﺒﻠﻎ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﺏ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻄﻴﻘﻮﻥ ﻭﻻ ﳛﺘﻤﻠﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺑﻠﻐﻜﻢ ﺃﻻ ﺗﻨﻈﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻦ ﻳﺸﻔﻊ ﻟﻜﻢ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻜﻢ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﺑﺂﺩﻡ ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﺁﺩﻡ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮ ﺧﻠﻘﻚ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﻭﻧﻔﺦ ﻓﻴﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻭﺣﻪ ﻭﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻓﺴﺠﺪﻭﺍ ﻟﻚ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻚ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺑﻠﻐﻨﺎ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺁﺩﻡ ﺇﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻗﺪ ﻏﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻏﻀﺒﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻦ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﺇﻧﻪ ﺎﱐ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻓﻌﺼﻴﺘﻪ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻏﲑﻱ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻧﻮﺡ .ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﻧﻮﺣﺎ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻧﻮﺡ ﺇﻧﻚ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﻗﺪ ﲰﺎﻙ ﺍﷲ ﻋﺒﺪﺍ ﺷﻜﻮﺭﺍ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻚ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺇﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻋﺰ ﻭ ﺟﻞ ﻗﺪ ﻏﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻏﻀﺒﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻦ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﺇﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﱄ ﺩﻋﻮﺓ ﺩﻋﻮﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﻣﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻏﲑﻱ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ .ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻳﺎ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻧﱯ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺧﻠﻴﻠﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻚ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﳍﻢ ﺇﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻗﺪ ﻏﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻏﻀﺒﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻦ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﺇﱐ ﻗﺪ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻛﺬﺑﺖ ﺛﻼﺙ ﻛﺬﺑﺎﺕ -ﻓﺬﻛﺮﻫﻦ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺣﻴﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺚ -ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻏﲑﻱ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ .ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ ﺍﷲ ﺑﺮﺳﺎﻟﺘﻪ ﻭﺑﻜﻼﻣﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻚ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﺇﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻗﺪ ﻏﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻏﻀﺒﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﻦ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻭﺇﱐ ﻗﺪ ﻗﺘﻠﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﺎ ﱂ ﺃﻭﻣﺮ ﺑﻘﺘﻠﻬﺎ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻏﲑﻱ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ .ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻭﻛﻠﻤﺘﻪ ﺃﻟﻘﺎﻫﺎ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺮﱘ ﻭﺭﻭﺡ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻭﻛﻠﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻬﺪ ﺻﺒﻴﺎ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ؟ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﺇﻥ ﺭﰊ ﻗﺪ ﻏﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻏﻀﺒﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﻗﺒﻠﻪ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ ﻗﻂ ﻭﻟﻦ ﻳﻐﻀﺐ ﺑﻌﺪﻩ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ -ﻭﱂ ﻳﺬﻛﺮ ﺫﻧﺒﺎ -ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻏﲑﻱ ﺍﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ .ﻓﻴﺄﺗﻮﻥ ﳏﻤﺪﺍ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﻳﺎ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺧﺎﰎ ﺍﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎﺀ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻏﻔﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻧﺒﻚ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺗﺄﺧﺮ ﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺇﱃ ﺭﺑﻚ ﺃﻻ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﳓﻦ ﻓﻴﻪ ؟ ﻓﺄﻧﻄﻠﻖ ﻓﺂﰐ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺵ ﻓﺄﻗﻊ ﺳﺎﺟﺪﺍ ﻟﺮﰊ ﻋﺰ ﻭ ﺟﻞ ﰒ ﻳﻔﺘﺢ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﻦ ﳏﺎﻣﺪﻩ ﻭﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﻨﺎﺀ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻔﺘﺤﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻗﺒﻠﻲ ﰒ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﻳﺎ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺍﺭﻓﻊ ﺭﺃﺳﻚ ﺳﻞ ﺗﻌﻄﻪ ﻭﺍﺷﻔﻊ ﺗﺸﻔﻊ ﻓﺄﺭﻓﻊ ﺭﺃﺳﻲ ﻓﺄﻗﻮﻝ ﺃﻣﱵ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺏ ﺃﻣﱵ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺏ ﻓﻴﻘﺎﻝ ﻳﺎ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺃﺩﺧﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﺘﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻷﳝﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺑﻮﺍﺏ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻭﻫﻢ ﺷﺮﻛﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺳﻮﻯ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺑﻮﺍﺏ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺑﻴﺪﻩ ﺇﻥ ﻣﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﳌﺼﺮﺍﻋﲔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺼﺎﺭﻳﻊ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﲔ ﻣﻜﺔ ﻭﲪﲑ ﺃﻭ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺑﲔ ﻣﻜﺔ ﻭﺑﺼﺮﻯ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ( Narrated Abu Huraira: Some (cooked) meat was brought to Allah Apostle and the meat of a forearm was presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, "I will be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know the reason for it? Allah will gather all the human being of early generations as well as late generation on one plain so that the announcer will be able to make them allhear his voice and the watcher will be able to see all of them. The sun will come so close to the people that they will suffer such distress and trouble as they will not be able to bear or stand. Then the people will say,
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'Don't you see to what state you have reached? Won't you look for someone who can intercede for you with your Lord' Some people will say to some others, 'Go to Adam.' So they will go to Adam and say to him. 'You are the father of mankind; Allah created you with His Own Hand, and breathed into you of His Spirit (meaning the spirit which he created for you); and ordered the angels to prostrate before you; so (please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are? Don't you see what condition we have reached?' Adam will say, 'Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. He forbade me (to eat of the fruit of) the tree, but I disobeyed Him . Myself! Myself! Myself! (has more need for intercession). Go to someone else; go to Noah.' So they will go to Noah and say (to him), 'O Noah! You are the first (of Allah's Messengers) to the people of the earth, and Allah has named you a thankful slave; please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say.' Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become nor will ever become thereafter. I had (in the world) the right to make one definitely accepted invocation, and I made it against my nation. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Abraham.' They will go to Abraham and say, 'O Abraham! You are Allah's Apostle and His Khalil from among the people of the earth; so please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say to them, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. I had told three lies (Abu Haiyan (the subnarrator) mentioned them in the Hadith) Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Moses.' The people will then go to Moses and say, 'O Moses! You art Allah's Apostle and Allah gave you superiority above the others with this message and with His direct Talk to you; (please) intercede for us with your Lord Don't you see in what state we are?' Moses will say, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will become thereafter, I killed a person whom I had not been ordered to kill. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Jesus.' So they will go to Jesus and say, 'O Jesus! You are Allah's Apostle and His Word which He sent to Mary, and a superior soul created by Him, and you talked to the people while still young in the cradle. Please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' Jesus will say. 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before nor will ever become thereafter. Jesus will not mention any sin, but will say, 'Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Muhammad.' So they will come to me and say, 'O Muhammad! You are Allah's Apostle and the last of the prophets, and Allah forgave your early and late sins. (Please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?" The Prophet added, "Then I will go beneath Allah's Throne and fall in prostration before my Lord. And then Allah will guide me to such praises and glorification to Him as He has never guided anybody else before me. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad Raise your head. Ask, and it will be granted. Intercede It (your intercession) will be accepted.' So I will raise my head and Say, 'My followers, O my Lord! My followers, O my Lord'. It will be said, 'O Muhammad! Let those of your followers who have no accounts, enter through such a gate of the gates of Paradise as lies on the right; and they will share the other gates with the people." The Prophet further said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the distance between every two gate-posts of Paradise is like the distance between Mecca and Busra (in Sham)." (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
ﺍ ِﺀﺭﺩ ﺪ ﺎ ﺍﻟﺖ ﹶﺃﺑ ﻌ ﻤ ﺳ ﻰﻭﺍ ﹶﻓﹺﺈﻧﺸﺮ ﺑ ﹶﺃ: ﺖ ﻡ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎﹶﻟ ﺎﻳﺘ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﺤ ﻧﻭ ﺍ ِﺀﺭﺩ ﺪ ﻡ ﺍﻟ ﻠﹶﻰ ﹸﺃﺎ ﻋﺧ ﹾﻠﻨ ﺩ : ﻯ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺎ ﹺﺭﺒ ﹶﺔ ﺍﻟ ﱢﺬﻣﺘﻋ ﻦ ﺑ ﺍ ﹸﻥﻤﺮ ﻋﻦ ﹺﻧ (ﻪ « )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺩﺍﻭﺩ ﺘﻴﺑ ﻫ ﹺﻞ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻣ ﲔ ﻌ ﺒﺳ ﻰﺪ ﻓ ﺸﻬﹺﻴ ﻊ ﺍﻟ ﺸ ﱠﻔ ﻳ » : -ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻪ ﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺭﺳ ﻳﻘﹸﻮ ﹸﻝ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ Namran ibn ‘Utbah Al-Dhimaari said: We entered upon Umm Ad-Dardaa when we were orphans and she said: “Rejoice for indeed I heard Abu Ad-Dardaa say: ‘The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The intercession of a martyr will be accepted for seventy members of his family’”. (Reported by Abu Dawud in his Sunan)
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ﻲ ٍﺀ ﺷ ﺖ ﹸﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻌ ﺳ ﻭ ﺎﺑﻨﺭ ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﻟﱠﻠﺬ ﻭ ﹶﻥﻔﺮ ﻐ ﺘﺴ ﻳﻭ ﻪ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﻣﻨ ﺆ ﻳﻭ ﻢ ﺑ ﹺﻬﺭ ﺪ ﻤ ﺤ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﺒﺤﺴ ﻳ ﻪ ﻮﹶﻟ ﺣ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﺵ ﺮ ﻌ ﻤﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺤ ﻳ ﻦ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻢ ﻬ ﺗﺪ ﻋ ﻭ ﻲﻥ ﺍﱠﻟﺘ ﺪ ﻋ ﺕ ﺎﺟﻨ ﻢ ﻬ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﺩ ﻭﹶﺃ ﺎﺑﻨﺭ (7) ﻴ ﹺﻢﺠﺤ ﺏ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻋﺬﹶﺍ ﻢ ﻗ ﹺﻬﻭ ﻚ ﺳﺒﹺﻴﹶﻠ ﻮﺍﺒﻌﺗﺍﻮﺍ ﻭﺎﺑﻦ ﺗ ﻳﻟﱠﻠﺬ ﺮ ﻔ ﺎ ﻓﹶﺎ ﹾﻏﻋ ﹾﻠﻤ ﻭ ﻤ ﹰﺔ ﺣ ﺭ ﺬ ﺌﻣ ﻮ ﻳ ﺕ ﻴﺌﹶﺎﺴ ﺗ ﹺﻖ ﺍﻟ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﺕ ﻴﺌﹶﺎﺴ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻗﻬﹺ ﻭ (8) ﻢ ﻴﺤﻜ ﺰ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻌﺰﹺﻳ ﺖ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻧﻚ ﹶﺃ ﻧﻢ ﹺﺇ ﺗ ﹺﻬﺎﺭﻳ ﹸﺫﻢ ﻭ ﺍ ﹺﺟ ﹺﻬﺯﻭ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻢ ﺋ ﹺﻬﺎﻦ ﺁﺑ ﻣ ﺢ ﺻﹶﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ (9-7 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻏﺎﻓﺮ9) ﻢ ﻴﻌﻈ ﺯ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻮ ﻮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ﻫ ﻚ ﻟﻭ ﹶﺫ ﻪ ﺘﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﺪ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻘ Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [ Allah ] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire * Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.* And protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment.” (Surat Ghafir: 7-9)
ﺟ ﹴﻞ ﺭ ﻦ ﻣ ﺎ )) ﻣ: ﻳﻘﻮﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻌ ﻤ ﺳ : ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، ﺱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎ ﹴ ﻪ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻴﷲ ﻓ ُ ﻢ ﺍ ﻬ ﻌ ﺷ ﱠﻔ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻻ، ﺌﹰﺎﺷﻴ ﷲ ِ ﹺﺮﻛﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺑﹺﺎﻳﺸ ﻼ ﹶﻻ ﺟ ﹰ ﺭ ﻮ ﹶﻥﺑﻌﺭ ﻪ ﺃ ﺗﺯ ﺎﺟﻨ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻡ ﻓﹶﻴﻘﻮ، ﺕ ﻮﻳﻤ ﻠ ﹴﻢﺴ ﻣ Ibn ‘Abbaas narrates that the Prophet said, “There is no Muslim man who dies and forty men who do not associate anything with Allah pray the funeral prayer for him, but Allah will accept their intercession for him.” [Muslim] Expiation in the Hellfire. Muslims who enter hellfire will do so because the process of cleansing did not occur enough.
ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺇﺫﺍ ﺩﺧﻞ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﻭﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﳋﺪﺭﻱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻗﻠﺒﻪ ﻣﺜﻘﺎﻝ ﺣﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺮﺩﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺇﳝﺎﻥ ﻓﺄﺧﺮﺟﻮﻩ ﻓﻴﺨﺮﺟﻮﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺍﻣﺘﺤﺸﻮﺍ ﻭﻋﺎﺩﻭﺍ ﲪﻤﺎ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ- ﺮ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺓ ﻓﻴﻨﺒﺘﻮﻥ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻨﺒﺖ ﺍﳊﺒﺔ ﰲ ﲪﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻞ ﺃﻭ ﻗﺎﻝ ﲪﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻞ ﻓﻴﻠﻘﻮﻥ ﰲ (ﺎ ﲣﺮﺝ ﺻﻔﺮﺍﺀ ﻣﻠﺘﻮﻳﺔ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﺃﱂ ﺗﺮﻭﺍ ﺃNarrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say.’Take out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart.' They will come out, and by that time they would have burnt and became like coal, and then they will be thrown into the river of AlHayyat (life) and they will spring up just as a seed grows on the bank of a rainwater stream." The Prophet said, "Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out yellow and twisted?" (Reported by Al-Bukhari) There will be people who pray and still enter Jahanam for cleansing. In Jannah the people who come from hellfire will be known with the nickname the Jahanamayun.
ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻟﻴﺼﻴﱭ ﺃﻗﻮﺍﻣﺎ ﺳﻔﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﺑﺬﻧﻮﺏ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻮﻫﺎ ﻋﻘﻮﺑﺔ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﻧﺲ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ (ﰒ ﻳﺪﺧﻠﻬﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺭﲪﺘﻪ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ ﳍﻢ ﺍﳉﻬﻨﻤﻴﻮﻥ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ
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Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Some people who will be scorched by Hell (Fire) as a punishment for sins they have committed, and then Allah will admit them into Paradise by the grant of His Mercy. These people will be called, 'Al-JahannamiyyLin' (the people of Hell)." (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
ﺒﹰﺎﻋﺠ )): - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﷲ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﻥ ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﳛﲕ ﺻﻬﻴﺐ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻨﺎ ﻪ ﺘﺑﺎ ﻭﺇ ﹾﻥ ﺃﺻ، ﻪ ﲑﹰﺍ ﹶﻟﺮ ﻓﹶﻜﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺧ ﺷ ﹶﻜ ﺍ ُﺀﺳﺮ ﻪ ﺘﺑﺎ ﺇ ﹾﻥ ﹶﺃﺻ: ﻦﺆﻣ ﻤ ﺪ ﺇ ﱠﻻ ﻟﻠ ﺣ ﻚ َﻷ ﻟﺲ ﺫ ﲑ ﻭﻟﹶﻴ ﻪ ﺧ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﻩ ﹸﻛﱠﻠ ﺮ ﻣ ﻣ ﹺﺮ ﺍﳌﹸﺆﻣ ﹺﻦ ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺃ ﻷ . ﻪ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﺮﹰﺍ ﹶﻟﺧﻴ ﺮ ﻓﹶﻜﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺒﺻ ﺍ ُﺀﺿﺮ Suhayb ibn Sinan ar-Roomi narrates the Prophet Muhammad said, “How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all good, and that does not apply for anyone except the believer. If something good happens to him he gives thanks, and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him he bears it with patience, and that is good for him.” [Reported by Muslim]
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The Clock is Ticking The Importance of Time أھمية الوقت
ﻢ ﻴﺮﺣ ﺭ ﺍﻟ ﻐﻔﹸﻮ ﻮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻫ ﻪ ﻧﺎ ﹺﺇﻴﻌﺟﻤ ﺏ ﻮﺮ ﺍﻟ ﱡﺬﻧ ﻔ ﻐ ﻳ ﻪ ﻪ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﻦ ﻣ ﻨﻄﹸﻮﺍﺗ ﹾﻘ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺴ ﹺﻬ ِ ﻧ ﹸﻔﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹶﺃ ﺮﻓﹸﻮﺍ ﺳ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﺬﻳ ﻱ ﺍﱠﻟ ﺩ ﺎﻋﺒ ﺎﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﻳ ﻢ ﻴ ﹸﻜﻧ ﹺﺰ ﹶﻝ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺎ ﹸﺃﻦ ﻣ ﺴ ﺣ ﻮﺍ ﹶﺃﺗﹺﺒﻌﺍ( ﻭ54) ﻭ ﹶﻥﺼﺮ ﻨﺗ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺏ ﹸﺛ ﻌﺬﹶﺍ ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻴ ﹸﻜﺗﻳ ﹾﺄ ﺒ ﹺﻞ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﹶﻗﻣﻦ ﻪ ﻮﺍ ﹶﻟﻠﻤﺳ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻢ ﺑ ﹸﻜﺭ ﻮﺍ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰﻭﹶﺃﻧﹺﻴﺒ (53) ﻲﺖ ﻓ ﺮ ﹾﻃ ﺎ ﹶﻓﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻣ ﺎﺮﺗ ﺴ ﺣ ﺎﺲ ﻳ ﻧ ﹾﻔ ﻘﹸﻮ ﹶﻝ( ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺗ55) ﻭ ﹶﻥﻌﺮ ﺸ ﺗ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺘﻧ ﻭﹶﺃ ﺘ ﹰﺔﻐ ﺑ ﺏ ﻌﺬﹶﺍ ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻴﻜﹸﺗﻳ ﹾﺄ ﺒ ﹺﻞ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﻦ ﹶﻗ ﻣ ﻢ ﺑ ﹸﻜﺭ ﻦ ﻣ ﻯﺗﺮ ﲔ ﺣ ﺗﻘﹸﻮ ﹶﻝ ﻭ ( ﹶﺃ57) ﲔ ﻘ ﺘﻤ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺖ ﻨﺍﻧﹺﻲ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜﻫﺪ ﻪ ﻮ ﹶﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺗﻘﹸﻮ ﹶﻝ ﻟﹶ ﻭ ( ﹶﺃ56) ﻦ ﺧﺮﹺﻳ ﺎﻦ ﺍﻟﺴ ﻤ ﺖ ﹶﻟ ﻨﻭﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ ﹸﻛ ﻪ ﺐ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻨ ﹺ ﺟ ﻦ ﻣ ﺖ ﻨﻭ ﹸﻛ ﺕ ﺮ ﺒﺘ ﹾﻜﺳ ﺍﺎ ﻭﺖ ﹺﺑﻬ ﺑﻲ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻜ ﱠﺬﺎﺗﻚ ﺁﻳ ﺗﺎ َﺀﺪ ﺟ ﺑﻠﹶﻰ ﹶﻗ (58) ﲔ ﺴﹺﻨ ِﺤ ﻤ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺮ ﹰﺓ ﹶﻓﹶﺄﻛﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻲ ﹶﻛﻮ ﹶﺃ ﱠﻥ ﻟ ﺏ ﹶﻟ ﻌﺬﹶﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ (60) ﻦ ﺒﺮﹺﻳﺘ ﹶﻜﻤ ﻟ ﹾﻠ ﻯﻣﹾﺜﻮ ﻢ ﻨﻬ ﺟ ﻲﺲ ﻓ ﻴ ﺩﹲﺓ ﹶﺃﹶﻟ ﻮ ﺴ ﻣ ﻢ ﻬ ﻫ ﻮﻭﺟ ﻪ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻮﺍﻦ ﹶﻛ ﹶﺬﺑ ﻳﻯ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﺗﺮ ﻣﺔ ﺎﻘﻴ ﻡ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻮ ﻳﻭ (59) ﻦ ﻓﺮﹺﻳ ﺍﹾﻟﻜﹶﺎ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺮ61) ﻮ ﹶﻥﺰﻧ ﺤ ﻳ ﻢ ﻫ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻮ ُﺀﻢ ﺍﻟﺴ ﻬ ﺴ ﻤ ﻳ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺗ ﹺﻬﺯ ﻔﹶﺎﺍ ﹺﺑﻤﺗ ﹶﻘﻮﻦ ﺍ ﻳﻪ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻲ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻨﺠﻳﻭ [Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." * And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.* And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,* Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers." * Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous." * Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good." * But yes, there had come to you My verses, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers. *And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant? * And Allah will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve] (Surat Al-Zumar: 53-61) The highest degree of your awakening is the remorse over the time you have wasted and the moments you have lost. The times you did not pray or the times you hurt your family will be times you will deeply regret.
ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻻ ﺗﺰﻭﻝ ﻗﺪﻡ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺁﺩﻡ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﺑﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺴﺄﻝ ﻋﻦ ﲬﺲ ﻋﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻩ ﻓﻴﻢ ﺃﻓﻨﺎﻩ ﻭﻋﻦ ﺷﺒﺎﺑﻪ ﻓﻴﻢ ﺃﺑﻼﻩ ﻭﻣﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺍﻛﺘﺴﺒﻪ ﻭﻓﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﻔﻘﻪ ﻭﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻋﻠﻢ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ (ﻨﻪ ﺍﻷﻟﺒﺎﱐﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﻭ ﺣﺴ It was narrated from Ibn Mas’ood t that the Prophet said, “The son of Adam will not be dismissed from before his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he has been questioned about five things: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and how he disposed of it, and how he acted upon what he acquired of knowledge.” [Reported by at-Tirmidhi and is graded as Hasan by Sheikh Al-Albani]
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﳊﺸﺮ18) ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﺗ ﺎﲑ ﹺﺑﻤ ﺧﹺﺒ ﻪ ﻪ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺗﻘﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺍﺪ ﻭ ﻐ ﻟ ﺖ ﻣ ﺪ ﺎ ﹶﻗﺲ ﻣ ﻧ ﹾﻔ ﺮ ﻨ ﹸﻈﺘﻭﹾﻟ ﻪ ﺗﻘﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻮﺍ ﺍﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ
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“O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do.” [Surat al-Hashr:18] Is what you have now worth meeting Allah? What did you do for tomorrow? Where did you spend your power and energy? Ibn ‘Abbaas - narrates that the Prophet said: “There are two blessings which many people do not make the most of: good health and free time.” [Reported by al-Bukhari]
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﻧﻌﻤﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﻐﺒﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ ﻛﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ:ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ (ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﻍ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ
The Believer’s regret: time that was not fully given its right The Disbeliever’s regret: thrown in hellfire Parable of the King who would give all his wealth for five extra minutes of life. Allah is AlWarith: He is the inheritor of all things.
Time is so important that Allah swears by it over and over again:
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺠﺮ4) ﺴ ﹺﺮ ﻳ ﻴ ﹺﻞ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ( ﻭ3) ﺗ ﹺﺮﻮ ﺍﹾﻟﺸ ﹾﻔ ﹺﻊ ﻭ ﺍﻟ( ﻭ2) ﺸ ﹴﺮ ﻋ ﺎ ﹴﻝﻭﹶﻟﻴ (1) ﺠ ﹺﺮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔﻭ “By the dawn * And [by] ten nights * And [by] the even [number] and the odd * And [by] the night when it passes” (Surat Al-Fajr: 1-4)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲ4) ﺎﺎﻫﻐﺸ ﻳ ﻴ ﹺﻞ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍﺍﻟﱠﻠ( ﻭ3) ﺎﺟﻠﱠﺎﻫ ﺎ ﹺﺭ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍﻨﻬﺍﻟ( ﻭ2) ﺎﺗﻠﹶﺎﻫ ﻤ ﹺﺮ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻘ( ﻭ1) ﺎﺎﻫﺿﺤ ﻭ ﺲ ﻤ ﹺ ﺸ ﺍﻟﻭ “By the sun and its brightness * And [by] the moon when it follows it * And [by] the day when it displays it * And [by] the night when it covers it” (Surat Al-Shams: 1-4)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ2) ﺠﻠﱠﻰ ﺗ ﺎ ﹺﺭ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍﻨﻬﺍﻟ( ﻭ1) ﻰﻐﺸ ﻳ ﻴ ﹺﻞ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍﺍﻟﱠﻠﻭ By the night when it covers * And [by] the day when it appears” (Surat Al-Layl: 1-2)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺮ1) ﺼ ﹺﺮ ﻌ ﺍﹾﻟﻭ “By time” (Surat Al-‘Asr: 1)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻀﺤﻰ2) ﻰﺳﺠ ﻴ ﹺﻞ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ( ﻭ1) ﻰﻀﺤ ﺍﻟﻭ “By the morning brightness * And [by] the night when it covers with darkness” (Surat Al-Duha: 1-2)
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻧﺸﻘﺎﻕ18) ﻖ ﺴ ﺗﻤ ﹺﺮ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺍ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻘ( ﻭ17) ﻖ ﺳ ﻭ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻴ ﹺﻞﺍﻟﱠﻠ( ﻭ16) ﺸ ﹶﻔ ﹺﻖ ﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﻟ ﺴ ِ ﹶﻓﻠﹶﺎ ﹸﺃ ﹾﻗ “So I swear by the twilight glow * And [by] the night and what it envelops *And [by] the moon when it becomes full” (Surat Al-Inshiqaq: 16-18) Time is the measure of the elapsing of your life. Want to know the Value of a …. Year? Ask a student who failed a year of school Month? Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby Week? Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper Hour? Ask two lovers who are about to meet
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Miniute? Ask a person who missed his bus Second? Ask a victim being saved from an accident Mili-second? Ask an athlete who lost a 100 meter dash SUPPLY VS DEMAND You (the supplier) are faced with many demanders in this life (your wife, your husband, your children, your boss etc.). Everyone wants a piece of YOU! Before learning about your priorities, you must understand your values. A jar is a metaphor of your life. The golf balls are the important things; things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important. LESSON: Filter your priorities by adding the right ‘things’ at the right time. Productivity Pyramid: 1. Identify Your Values: This is you mission statement in life. The things are non-negotiable. You need such convictions because if you do not have values you cannot set goals (ex. Family, health, faith, occupation etc.) 2. Set Your Goals: Be Specific. Include your value, role, and specific details. Example: FamilyDaughter- I am going to have dinner with my mom tonight at 8PM and we are going to talk about ‘A Heart Serene’ [see SMART goals below] 3. Plan Weekly: Increases productivity and accountability. 4. Act Daily The main essentials of time management are: • Beating procrastination • Activity log • Action plans • Prioritized to do lists • Scheduling skills The Four Quadrants of Goal Setting: • Personal • Professional • Financial • Health The Three Main Types of Goals: • Short-term goals • Mid-term goals • Long-term goals
Qabeelat Falaah – A Heart Serene How to set your goals: 1. Know what you want 2. SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, realisitc, time bound 3. Strong desire 4. Visualization 5. Write your goals down 6. Take Action 7. Be persistent in achieving your goals 8. Be consistent 9. Make your goals exciting 10. Learn to earn one free month per year Sleep one hour less every day That amounts to: 1 hour/day x 5 days/week x 52 week/year = 250 working-hours/year 250 working-hours/year ÷ 8 working hour/day = 31 days/year
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Have You Weighed Your Deeds Lately? The Station of Accountability منزلة المحاسبة
(8-7 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺰﻟﺰﻟﺔ8) ﻩ ﺮ ﻳ ﺍﺷﺮ ﺓ ﺭ ﻣ ﹾﺜﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹶﺫ ﻤ ﹾﻞ ﻌ ﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ (7) ﻩ ﺮ ﻳ ﺍﻴﺮﺧ ﺓ ﺭ ﻣﹾﺜﻘﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹶﺫ ﻤ ﹾﻞ ﻌ ﻳ ﻦ ﻤ ﹶﻓ “So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it.” [Surat az-Zalzalah:7-8]
ﻳﺮﻭﻯ ﺃﻥ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺣﺎﺳﺒﻮﺍ ﺃﻧﻔﺴﻜﻢ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﲢﺎﺳﺒﻮﺍ ﻭﺗﺰﻳﻨﻮﺍ ﻟﻠﻌﺮﺽ ﺍﻷﻛﱪ ﻭﺇﳕﺎ ﳜﻒ ﺍﳊﺴﺎﺏ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺎﺳﺐ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ It is narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Call your souls to account before you are called to account and weigh your souls (i.e. your actions) before you are weighed for it will make the accountability easier for you tomorrow if you call your selves to account today.” Before he would go to sleep, Umar would ask himself, ‘what will you be telling Allah about your day?’ Do not belittle any good deed you do!
ﻑ ﻭﻌﺮ ﻤ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺮ ﱠﻥ ﻘ ﺤ ﺗ )) ﹶﻻ: - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﱄ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﺭ ﻋﻦ ﺃﹶﰊ ﹶﺫ . ﻪ ﹶﻃ ﹾﻠ ﹴﻖ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﺟ ﻮ ﻙ ﺑ ﺎﺗ ﹾﻠﻘﹶﻰ ﺃﺧ ﻮ ﺃ ﹾﻥ ﻭﹶﻟ ، ﺌﹰﺎﺷﻴ Abu Dharr reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said to me: Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful countenance. (Reported by Muslim)
ﺒ ﹰﺔﺣ ﺧ ﹾﺬ ﻥ ﺎﻧﺴ ﻟﹺﺈ ﺖ ﺐ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎﹶﻟ ﻨﻋ ﺎﻳﻬﺪ ﻳ ﻦ ﻴ ﺑﻭ ﲔ ﻣﹺﻨ ﺆ ﻤ ﻡ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺸ ﹶﺔ ﹸﺃ ﺋﺎﻢ ﻋ ﻌ ﺘ ﹾﻄﺳ ﺎ ﺍﻴﻨﻜﻣﺴ ﻐﻨﹺﻲ ﹶﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺑﹶﻠ ﻚ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝﺎﻟﻦ ﻣ ﻋ ﺪﹶﺛﻨﹺﻲ ﺣ ﻭ ﺓ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺭ ﻣﹾﺜﻘﹶﺎ ﹺﻝ ﹶﺫ ﻦ ﻣ ﺔ ﺒﺤ ﻩ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺬ ﻫ ﻲﻯ ﻓﺗﺮ ﻢ ﺐ ﹶﻛ ﺠ ﻌ ﺗﺸ ﹸﺔ ﹶﺃ ﺎﺋﺖ ﻋ ﺐ ﹶﻓﻘﹶﺎﹶﻟ ﺠ ﻌ ﻳﻭ ﺎﻴﻬﺮ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﻨ ﹸﻈﻳ ﻌ ﹶﻞ ﺠ ﺎ ﹶﻓﺎﻫﻪ ﹺﺇﻳ ﻄ ﻋ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ (ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻮﻃﺄ [Yahya] related to me that Malik said, "I heard that a beggar asked for food from A'isha, umm al-muminin, while she had some grapes. She told someone to give him one grape. He began to look in amazement. A'isha said, 'Are you amazed? How many atoms' weights do you see in this grape?'" (Aisha was referring to Sura Al-Zalzalah ayat 7). (Reported by Imam Malik in his Muwatta’) A person’s first worst enemy, even before shaytan, could be his/her soul. There are three types of souls: 1. Soul prone to evil ()النفس األمارة: This type of soul beautifies a sin to the person.
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ53) ﻢ ﻴﺭﺣ ﺭ ﻲ ﹶﻏﻔﹸﻮﺭﺑ ﻲ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥﺭﺑ ﻢ ﺣ ﺭ ﺎﻮ ِﺀ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﻣﺭﹲﺓ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﺴ ﺎﺲ ﹶﻟﹶﺄﻣ ﻨ ﹾﻔﻧ ﹾﻔﺴِﻲ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟ ﺉ ﺮ ﺑﺎ ﺃﹸﻭﻣ And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful." (Surat Yusuf: 53)
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2. Self-Reproaching Soul ()النفس اللوّامة: This type of soul blames a person for everything (good and bad) that the person does.
(( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ2) ﺔ ﻣ ﺍﺲ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻮ ﻨ ﹾﻔ ﹺﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﻟ ﺴ ِ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﹸﺃ ﹾﻗ And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]. (Surat Al-Qiyamah: 2) This soul drives a person crazy. Once it is mastered however you move on to become a… 3. Righteous Soul ( )النفس المطمئنة:
ﻲﻨﺘﺟ ﻲﺧﻠ ﺩ ﺍ( ﻭ29) ﻱﺎﺩﻋﺒ ﻲﻲ ﻓﺧﻠ ﺩ ( ﻓﹶﺎ28) ﻴ ﹰﺔﺿ ﺮ ﻣ ﻴ ﹰﺔﺿ ﺍﻚ ﺭ ﺑﺭ ﻲ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰﺭ ﹺﺟﻌ ( ﺍ27) ﻨ ﹸﺔﺌﻤ ﻤ ﹾﻄ ﺲ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻨ ﹾﻔﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﻳﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺠﺮ30) [To the righteous it will be said]"O reassured soul * Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him] * And enter among My [righteous] servants *And enter My Paradise (Surat Al-Fajr: 27-30) Cures to the diseased soul: Ignore it: If you think of yourself as high/beautiful then you are prone to lose yourself Dislike it: Compare the blessings of Allah to the sins you commit everyday Be Skeptic: How do you know Allah will accept your ibadah? How do you know your ending is good? How do you know you will be saved from hellfire? Trick it: Perform Qiyam. Trick your soul by starting with only two ruka’ and once it becomes habit start to increase the number of prayers
(ﻭﺍﷲ ﻟﻮ ﺗﻌﺜﺮﺕ ﺩﺍﺑﺔ ﳋﺸﻴﺖ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﲏ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ )ﳌﺎ ﱂ ﻳﻌﺒﺪ ﳍﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ: ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳋﻄﺎﺏ Omar ibn Al-Khattab said: I swear by Allah, if animal tripped [in my reign], I would be afraid that Allah would ask be about it saying: “Why didn’t he pave the road for it?” • We can see how Omar ibn Al-Khattab would take himself into account before he is taken into account by Allah!
ﺎﺩ ﺃﺑﺸﺮ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺃﻧﻚ ﻣﻘﺒﻞﻭﻳﺪﺧﻞ ﲪﺎﺩ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻤﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻔﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺜﻮﺭﻱ ﻭﺇﺫ ﺑﻪ ﻳﺮﻯ ﺳﻔﻴﺎﻥ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻟﻪ ﲪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﺮﺟﻮﻩ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺃﺭﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﲪﲔ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻟﻪ ﺳﻔﻴﺎﻥ ﺇﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﺭﻉ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﺑﺎﷲ ﻳﺎ ﺎﺩ ﺃﺗﻈﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺜﻠﻲ ﻳﻨﺠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭﲪ When Hammad ibn Salamah entered upon Sufyan Al-Thawri, he saw him crying. So Hammad said to him: “Rejoice oh Abu Abdullah, for you are heading towards Allah whom you have been hoping to meet and He is the most merciful. Sufyan – the Imam of asceticism, knowledge, piety, and God-consciousness – said: “I ask you by Allah, O Hammad, do I look like someone who will escape the punishment of hellfire?!” (Even our great scholars were fearful for themselves; they never were safe from the plot of Allah; they never considered themselves as having a one-way ticket to Jannah) Omar ibn Abdul Aziz took an apple from his son’s mouth when he was distributing the spoils of war because he did not want to be taken into account by Allah for unlawfully taking an apple that belongs to the Muslim population
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A person’s second main enemy is the shaytan. It is mentioned 13 times in the Quran that shaytan is the human’s enemy. How does shaytan lead people astray? Beautifies deeds for you: The shaytan starts with small trivial things and helps you increase a sin step by step.
ﺎﺳﻨ ﺑ ﹾﺄ ﻢ ﻫ ﺎ َﺀﻮﻟﹶﺎ ﹺﺇ ﹾﺫ ﺟ ( ﹶﻓﹶﻠ42) ﻮ ﹶﻥﺮﻋ ﻀ ﺘﻳ ﻢ ﻬ ﻌﱠﻠ ﺍ ِﺀ ﹶﻟﻀﺮ ﺍﻟﺎ ِﺀ ﻭﺒ ﹾﺄﺳﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﻫ ﺎﺧ ﹾﺬﻧ ﻚ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ ﻠﺒ ﻦ ﹶﻗ ﻣ ﻣ ﹴﻢ ﺎ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﹸﺃﺳ ﹾﻠﻨ ﺭ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﻭﹶﻟ ﹶﻘ ﺎﺤﻨ ﺘﻪ ﹶﻓ ﻭﺍ ﹺﺑﺎ ﹸﺫ ﱢﻛﺮﻮﺍ ﻣﻧﺴ ﺎ( ﹶﻓﹶﻠﻤ43) ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﻳ ﻮﺍﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧﻴﻄﹶﺎ ﹸﻥ ﻣﺸ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻬ ﻦ ﹶﻟ ﻳﺯ ﻭ ﻢ ﻬ ﺑﺖ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﺴ ﻦ ﹶﻗ ﻜ ﻭﹶﻟ ﻮﺍﺮﻋ ﻀ ﺗ ﻮ ﹺﻡ ﺮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻘ ﺍﹺﺑﻊ ﺩ ﻄ ( ﹶﻓ ﹸﻘ44) ﻮ ﹶﻥﻠﺴﺒ ﻣ ﻢ ﻫ ﺘ ﹰﺔ ﹶﻓﹺﺈﺫﹶﺍﻐ ﺑ ﻢ ﻫ ﺎﺧ ﹾﺬﻧ ﻮﺍ ﹶﺃﺎ ﺃﹸﻭﺗﻮﺍ ﹺﺑﻤﻰ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﹶﻓ ﹺﺮﺣﺣﺘ ﻲ ٍﺀ ﺷ ﺏ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺍﺑﻮ ﻢ ﹶﺃ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﻠﹶ (45-42 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻧﻌﺎﻡ45) ﲔ ﻤ ﺎﹶﻟﺏ ﺍﹾﻟﻌ ﺭ ﻪ ﻟﱠﻠ ﺪ ﻤ ﺤ ﺍﹾﻟﻮﺍ ﻭﻦ ﹶﻇﹶﻠﻤ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬ And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us]. * Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing. * So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair. * So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” (Surat Al-An’aam: 42-45) In the Quran, Allah warns the human not to follow the footsteps of the shaytan (not shaytan himself).
(168) ﲔ ﻣﹺﺒ ﻭ ﺪ ﻋ ﻢ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﹸﻜ ﻧﻥ ﹺﺇ ﻴﻄﹶﺎ ﺸ ﺕ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺧ ﹸﻄﻮ ﻮﺍﺘﹺﺒﻌﺗ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﺎﻴﺒﺣﻠﹶﺎﻟﹰﺎ ﹶﻃ ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺎ ﻓﻣﻤ ﺱ ﹸﻛﻠﹸﻮﺍ ﺎﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ (168 :)ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. (Surat Al-Baqarah: 168)
ﻨ ﹶﻜ ﹺﺮﻤ ﺍﹾﻟﺎ ِﺀ ﻭﺤﺸ ﺮ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ﻣ ﻳ ﹾﺄ ﻪ ﻧﻥ ﹶﻓﹺﺈ ﻴﻄﹶﺎﺸ ﺕ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺧ ﹸﻄﻮ ﻊ ﺘﹺﺒﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﻥ ﻴﻄﹶﺎﺸ ﺕ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺧ ﹸﻄﻮ ﻮﺍﺘﹺﺒﻌﺗ ﻮﺍ ﻟﹶﺎﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ ﻢ ﻴﻋﻠ ﻊ ﻴﺳﻤ ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺎ ُﺀ ﻭﻳﺸ ﻦ ﻣ ﺰﻛﱢﻲ ﻳ ﻪ ﻦ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻜ ﻭﹶﻟ ﺍﺑﺪﺪ ﹶﺃ ﺣ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻣ ﻢ ﻨ ﹸﻜﻣ ﺯﻛﹶﻰ ﺎﻪ ﻣ ﺘﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﻭ ﻢ ﻴ ﹸﻜﻋﹶﻠ ﻪ ﻀﻞﹸ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻮﻟﹶﺎ ﹶﻓ ﻭﹶﻟ (21 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭ21) O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing (Surat Al-Nur: 21) Makes promises and threatens you:
( ﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ116) ﺍﻴﺪﺑﻌ ﺿﻠﹶﺎﻟﹰﺎ ﺿ ﱠﻞ ﺪ ﻪ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻘ ﻙ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﱠﻠ ﺸ ﹺﺮ ﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﺎ ُﺀﻳﺸ ﻦ ﻤ ﻟ ﻚ ﻟﻭ ﹶﻥ ﹶﺫﺎ ﺩﺮ ﻣ ﻔ ﻐ ﻳﻭ ﻪ ﻙ ﺑﹺ ﺮ ﺸ ﻳ ﺮ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﻔ ﻐ ﻳ ﻪ ﻟﹶﺎ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺎﻭﺿﻣ ﹾﻔﺮ ﺎﻴﺒﻧﺼ ﻙ ﺩ ﺎﻋﺒ ﻦ ﻣ ﺨ ﹶﺬ ﱠﻥ ﺗﻭﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹶﻟﹶﺄ ﻪ ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻨﻌ ( ﹶﻟ117) ﺍﻣﺮﹺﻳﺪ ﺎﻴﻄﹶﺎﻧﺷ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎﺪﻋ ﻳ ﻭﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ ﺎﺛﹰﺎﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺇﹺﻧ ﻭﹺﻧﻦ ﺩ ﻣ ﻮ ﹶﻥﺪﻋ ﻳ ﺎﻟﻴﻭ ﻴﻄﹶﺎ ﹶﻥﺸ ﺬ ﺍﻟ ﺨ ﺘﻳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﻪ ﻖ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﺮ ﱠﻥ ﻴﻐ ﻴﻢ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﻬ ﻧﺮ ﻣ ﻭﻟﹶﺂ ﺎ ﹺﻡﻧﻌﻦ ﺁﺫﹶﺍ ﹶﻥ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﺘ ﹸﻜﺒﻴﻢ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﻬ ﻧﺮ ﻣ ﻭﻟﹶﺂ ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﻴﻨﻣ ﻭﹶﻟﹸﺄ ﻬﻢ ﻨﺿﱠﻠ ﻭﹶﻟﹸﺄ (118)
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ﻚ ﺌ( ﺃﹸﻭﹶﻟ120) ﺍﻭﺭﻴﻄﹶﺎ ﹸﻥ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﹸﻏﺮﺸ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻫ ﺪ ﻌ ﻳ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻢ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻤﻨ ﻳﻭ ﻢ ﻫ ﺪ ﻌ ﻳ (119) ﺎﻣﺒﹺﻴﻨ ﺎﺍﻧﺴﺮ ﺧ ﺮ ﺴ ِ ﺧ ﺪ ﻪ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻘ ﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻭﻦ ﺩ ﻣ (121-116 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀ121) ﺎﻴﺼﻣﺤ ﺎﻨﻬﻋ ﻭ ﹶﻥﺠﺪ ﻳ ﹺ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻢ ﻨﻬ ﺟ ﻢ ﻫ ﺍﻣﺄﹾﻭ Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. * They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan. * Whom Allah has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion. * And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them so they will change the creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss. * Satan promises them and arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion. * The refuge of those will be Hell, and they will not find from it an escape.” (Surat Al-Nisaa’: 116-121)
(268) ﻢ ﻴﻋﻠ ﻊ ﺳ ﺍﻪ ﻭ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻀﻠﹰﺎ ﻭ ﻭﹶﻓ ﻪ ﻨ ﻣ ﺮ ﹰﺓ ﻔ ﻐ ﻢ ﻣ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﻌ ﻳ ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺎ ِﺀ ﻭﺤﺸ ﻢ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ﺮ ﹸﻛ ﻣ ﻳ ﹾﺄﻭ ﺮ ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ﹾﻘ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﻌ ﻳ ﻴﻄﹶﺎ ﹸﻥﺸ ﺍﻟ (268 :)ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ “Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.” (Surat Al-Baqarah: 268) The Right of Allah upon his servant in every act of obedience consists of 6 matters: 1. Sincerity in the action (for the sake of Allah alone) 2. Pure devotion to Allah in it 3. Following and imitating the prophet 4. Seeing and observing excellence in it 5. Seeing Allah’s benevolence in it 6. Seeing one’s shortcomings (in performing this action) after all of this
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Rescuing Your Soul? The Station of Repentance منزلة التوبة After Muhasaba, comes Tawba (Repentence): The righteous live with tawbah until the day they meet Allah The one who does tawbah deserves to be habeeb Allah because Allah loves those who repent:
(222 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ222) ﻦ ﻬﺮﹺﻳ ﺘ ﹶﻄﻤ ﺐ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺤ ﻳﻭ ﲔ ﺍﹺﺑﺘﻮﺐ ﺍﻟ ﺤ ﻳ ﻪ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ
“Verily, Allah loves those who repent and those who purify themselves.” [Surat al-Baqarah:222] Tawbah is not meant only for the sinners and the elders. IT IS FOR EVERYONE. Ibn AlQayim Says: When a servant repents and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah will say ‘Labayk Labayk Labayk, My servant has come to me’ Allah is happier with the repentance of His servant than a man on a camel who loses all his provisions in the desert, thinks he is going to die, then suddenly finds his camel back in front of him with all his provisions:
ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ- ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﺩ ﹺﻡ ﺭﺳﻮ ﹺﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺧﺎ- ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ-ﻱ ﻚ ﺍﻷﻧﺼﺎﺭ ﺲ ﺑ ﹺﻦ ﻣﺎﻟ ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﲪﺰ ﹶﺓ ﺃﻧ ﹺ ُ )) : - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﻮ ﹸﻝ ﺍﷲﺭﺳ ﺽ ﻪ ﰲ ﺃﺭ ﹴ ﻩ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﺿﱠﻠ ﲑﺑﻌ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻂ ﺳ ﹶﻘ ﹶ ﻢ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﺣ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻣ ﻩ ﺪ ﺒﻋ ﺔ ﺑﻮ ﺘﺡ ﹺﺑ ﺮ ﷲ ﺃ ﹾﻓ . ﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺘ ﹶﻔﻣ ((ﺓ ﻓﹶﻼ ، ﺓ ﺽ ﻓﹶﻼ ﻪ ﺑﺄﺭ ﹴ ﺣﻠﹶﺘ ﺍﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺭ ﻢ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﺪ ﹸﻛ ﺣ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻣ ﻪ ﻴ ﺏ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﲔ ﻳﺘﻮ ﺣ ﻩ ﺪ ﺒﻋ ﺔ ﺑﻮﺣﹰﺎ ﹺﺑﺘﺪ ﹶﻓﺮ ﺷ ﷲ ﹶﺃ ُ )) : ﻠ ﹴﻢﻭﰲ ﺭﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﹸﳌﺴ ﻮ ﻫ ﻤﺎﻴﻨ ﹶﻓﺒ، ﻪ ﺍﺣﻠﹶﺘﻦ ﺭ ﻣ ﺲ ﺎ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﹺﻳﻇﱢﻠﻬ ﻊ ﰲ ﺠ ﺮ ﹰﺓ ﻓﺎﺿ ﹶﻄ ﺠ ﺷ ﹶﻓﺄﹶﺗﻰ، ﺎﻨﻬﻣ ﺲ ﻪ ﻓﹶﺄﹺﻳ ﺍﺑﺷﺮ ﻭ ﻪ ﻣ ﺎﺎ ﹶﻃﻌﻴﻬ ﻋﹶﻠ ﻭ ﻪ ﻨﻣ ﺖ ﺘﻧ ﹶﻔﹶﻠ ﻓﹶﺎ ﻦ ﻣ ﺧ ﹶﻄﹶﺄ ﻚ ! ﹶﺃ ﺑﺭ ﻱ ﻭﺃﻧﺎﺒﺪﺖ ﻋ ﻧﻢ ﺃ ﻬ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ: ﺡ ﺮ ﹺ ﺓ ﺍﻟ ﹶﻔ ﺪ ﺷ ﻦ ﻣ ﻢ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹸﺛ،ﺎﻣﻬ ﻄﺎﺧ ﹶﺬ ﹺﺑﺨ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ، ﻩ ﺪ ﻨﻤ ﹰﺔ ﻋ ﺋﻮ ﺑﹺﻬﺎ ﻗﺎ ﻫ ﻚ ﹺﺇ ﹾﺫ ﻟﹶﻛ ﹶﺬ .(( ﺡ ﺮ ﹺ ﺓ ﺍﻟ ﹶﻔ ﺪ ﺷ Abu Hamza Anas bin Malik – may Allah be pleased with him – the servant of the messenger of Allah – peace and blessings be upon him – said: Allah's Apostle – peace and blessing be upon him - said, "Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which he had lost in the desert" (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim) And in a report by Muslim, Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: “Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a servant as he turns towards Him for repentance than this that one amongst you is upon the camel in a waterless desert and there is upon (that camel) his provision of food and drink also and it is lost by him, and he having lost all hope (to get it back) lies down in the shadow and is disappointed about his camel and there he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of his nose-string and then out of boundless joy says: ‘O Lord, Thou art my servant and I am Thine Lord. He commits this mistake out of extreme delight’”
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ﻦ ﻣ ﺠﺮﹺﻱ ﺗ ﺕ ﺎﺟﻨ ﻢ ﺧﹶﻠ ﹸﻜ ﺪ ﻳﻭ ﻢ ﺗ ﹸﻜﻴﺌﹶﺎﺳ ﻢ ﻨ ﹸﻜﻋ ﺮ ﻳ ﹶﻜ ﱢﻔ ﻢ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥ ﺑ ﹸﻜﺭ ﻰﻋﺴ ﺎﻮﺣﻧﺼ ﺑ ﹰﺔﻮ ﺗ ﻪ ﻮﺍ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻮﺑﻮﺍ ﺗﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ ﺎﻢ ﹶﻟﻨ ﻤ ﺗ ﺎ ﹶﺃﺑﻨﺭ ﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻢ ﺎﹺﻧ ﹺﻬﻳﻤﹺﺑﹶﺄﻢ ﻭ ﻳ ﹺﻬﻳﺪﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻴﺑ ﻰﺴﻌ ﻳ ﻢ ﻫ ﺭ ﻮﻪ ﻧ ﻌ ﻣ ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬﻲ ﻭ ﻨﹺﺒﻪ ﺍﻟ ﺨﺰﹺﻱ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻳ ﻡ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻮ ﻳ ﺭ ﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺘﻬﺤ ﺗ (8 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﱘ8) ﺮ ﻳﻲ ٍﺀ ﹶﻗﺪ ﺷ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻚ ﻧﺎ ﹺﺇﺮ ﹶﻟﻨ ﻔ ﺍ ﹾﻏﺎ ﻭﺭﻧ ﻮﻧ “O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands; they will say, ‘Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.’” [Surat atTahreem: 8] Repentance is beloved to Allah
ﻢ ﻴﺮﺣ ﺭ ﺍﻟ ﻐﻔﹸﻮ ﻮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻫ ﻪ ﻧﺎ ﹺﺇﻴﻌﺟﻤ ﺏ ﻧﻮﺮ ﺍﻟ ﱡﺬ ﻔ ﻐ ﻳ ﻪ ﻪ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻤ ﺣ ﺭ ﻦ ﻣ ﻨﻄﹸﻮﺍﺗ ﹾﻘ ﻢ ﻟﹶﺎ ﺴ ﹺﻬ ِ ﻧ ﹸﻔﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹶﺃ ﺮﻓﹸﻮﺍ ﺳ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻳﻱ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﺩ ﺎﻋﺒ ﺎﹸﻗ ﹾﻞ ﻳ (( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺮ53) “Say: ‘O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Surat az-Zumar: 53] This is a message for those who think that Allah will never forgive them. Never despair from Allah’s forgiveness. He will forgive you and change your bad deeds to good deeds. The ppeople of Musa wanted rain but person amongst them was a sinner so they were denied rain Allah’s mercy could stop amongst a nation of people because of 1 sinner If there was a smell to sins, we would not be able to sit amongst one another The danger of a sin is the persistence in committing it rather than the sin itself being committed The reality of repentance is to: • Magnify the sin: Think of it as something so grave. Look at it with HD! Make it a big deal and not a minor thing. When one small black drip continues to drip on the heart, eventually the heart will become blackened. • Question your repentance: Be Skeptic. Check your heart in three instances: When reciting the Quran, at the time of isolation, and during gatherings of Dhikr. If you are not moved by these three instances your heart may be dead. According to Ibn Masu’d if a person is not moved by these three instances then you do not have a heart. A good sign of repentance is when a person feels bad and bitter about their sin. • Acquire protective jealousy: When you see the rights of Allah transgressed (ex. If someone is abusing a Muslim sister) then you should feel some type of bitterness.
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Repentance must meet 5 conditions: 1. Sincerity to Allah, the Most High 2. Remorse for the sin that was 3. Ceasing to commit the sin immediately 4. Determination to not go back to doing that sin again in the future 5. The repentance should not occur before the time when its acceptance is terminated, either by death or by the sun rising from the west. Allah will forgive everyone except the one who brags about his sins:
ﲰﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ) ﻛﻞ ﺃﻣﱵ ﻣﻌﺎﰱ:ﻋﻦ ﺳﺎﱂ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﻗﺎﻝ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺃﺑﺎ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺎﻫﺮﺓ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻋﻤﻼ ﰒ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺳﺘﺮﻩ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻳﺎ ﻓﻼﻥ ﻋﻤﻠﺖ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﺣﺔﺎﻫﺮﻳﻦ ﻭﺇﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺇﻻ ﺍ (ﻛﺬﺍ ﻭﻛﺬﺍ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺑﺎﺕ ﻳﺴﺘﺮﻩ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻭﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﻳﻜﺸﻒ ﺳﺘﺮ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Salim ibn Abdullah narrates: I heard Abu Huraira say: I heard Allah's Apostle saying. "All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and Allah screens it from the public; he then comes in the morning, and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,' though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself." (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
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What Hold Does the Shaytan Have on You? Avoiding the Plots of Peril
(37 :ﺪ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻕ ﺷﻬﹺﻴ ﻮ ﻫ ﻭ ﻊ ﻤ ﺴ ﻭ ﹶﺃﹾﻟﻘﹶﻰ ﺍﻟ ﺐ ﹶﺃ ﻪ ﹶﻗ ﹾﻠ ﻦ ﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻟ ﻤ ﻟ ﻯﺬ ﹾﻛﺮ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﻟﻲ ﹶﺫﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﻓ “Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful.” [Surat Qaaf: 37]
ﺎﻨﻬﻣ ﻭﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺭ ﺎﻧﻬﻪ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﻨﻣ ﺮ ﺠ ﺘ ﹶﻔﻳ ﺎﺓ ﹶﻟﻤ ﺭ ﺎﺤﺠ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﻭﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﻮ ﹰﺓ ﺴ ﺪ ﹶﻗ ﺷ ﻭ ﹶﺃ ﺓ ﹶﺃ ﺭ ﺎﺤﺠ ﻲ ﻛﹶﺎﹾﻟ ﻚ ﹶﻓ ﹺﻬ ﻟﺪ ﹶﺫ ﻌ ﺑ ﻦ ﻣ ﻢ ﺑ ﹸﻜﺖ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﺴ ﻢ ﹶﻗ ﹸﺛ (74 :ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﻌ ﺗ ﺎﻋﻤ ﻓ ﹴﻞ ﺎﻪ ﹺﺑﻐ ﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻭﻣ ﻪ ﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻴﺸ ﺧ ﻦ ﻣ ﻂ ﻬﹺﺒ ﹸ ﻳ ﺎﻬﺎ ﹶﻟﻤ ﻨ ﻣ ﻭﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺎ ُﺀﻪ ﺍﹾﻟﻤ ﻨﻣ ﺝ ﺮ ﺨ ﻴﻖ ﹶﻓ ﺸ ﱠﻘ ﻳ ﺎﹶﻟﻤ “Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.” [Surat alBaqarah: 74] The 7 traps of Iblees are: • The evil of Kufr and shirk • The evil of Bid’ah (innovations): bid’ah is more beloved than sins • The evil of Major Sins • The evil of Minor Sins • The evil of preoccupying with permissible things: he does not want you to get the bigger picture • The evil of preoccupying with deeds of lesser reward: go to the masjid and pray one salah instead of attending an Islamic course over a weekend • The evil of deploying his enemies against you: your enemies are his “soldiers” 3 Types of Hearts: Dead Heart قلب ميت: If your heart is sealed, then you are no different than animals – perhaps more misguided
ﻢ ﺁﺫﹶﺍ ﹲﻥ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻬ ﻭﹶﻟ ﺎﻭ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﻬﺼﺮ ﺒﻳ ﻦ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻴﻋ ﻢ ﹶﺃ ﻬ ﻭﹶﻟ ﺎﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﻬﻳ ﹾﻔ ﹶﻘﻬ ﺏ ﻟﹶﺎ ﻢ ﻗﹸﻠﹸﻮ ﻬ ﺲ ﹶﻟ ﻧ ﹺﺍﹾﻟﹺﺈﻦ ﻭ ﺠ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹺ ﻣ ﺍﺜﲑﻢ ﹶﻛ ﻨﻬ ﺠ ﺎ ﻟﺭﹾﺃﻧ ﺪ ﹶﺫ ﻭﹶﻟ ﹶﻘ (179 :ﻓﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑﺎﻢ ﺍﹾﻟﻐ ﻫ ﻚ ﺌﺿ ﱡﻞ ﺃﹸﻭﹶﻟ ﻢ ﹶﺃ ﻫ ﺑ ﹾﻞ ﺎ ﹺﻡﻧﻌﻚ ﻛﹶﺎﹾﻟﹶﺄ ﺌﺎ ﺃﹸﻭﹶﻟﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹺﺑﻬﻤﻌ ﺴ ﻳ Sick Heart قلب مريض: A sick heart that is one that is full of distractions. It is possible to purify and polish such a heart. Healthy Heart قلب سليم: A healthy heart cries when it listens to the Quran and/or lectures. This type of heart listens to the words of Allah and his messenger and obeys. This type of person is saleem. 2 Types of people: Saleem AlFitrah سليم الفطرة: A person with a clean inclination who listens to and obeys Allah and his messenger. Al-Mu’aanid المعاند: A person who argues with the Quran and Sunnah is not convinced. To benefit from a reminder, one would need to fulfill 3 conditions: • Be in dire need of a reminder: It is crucial to implement what you learn. If you do not, then you will not benefit
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Avoid scrutinizing the faults of the preacher Ponder on Allah’s promises and warnings
5 main diseases of the heart: 1. Intermingling 2. Wishful thinking: want to become something but not doing anything about it. 3. Holding to anyone other than Allah 4. Excess eating: Do not eat at least two hours before you go to bed. Have a glass of warm milk with honey. 5. Excess sleeping To reach the stage of admonition, a person needs to: 1) Learn from past lessons: To learn from past lessons one needs a sound intellect. For example, Abu Bakr had sound intellect as he understood the prophet\s words when none of the other companions could
ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺟﻠﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﻨﱪ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﺇﻥ ﻋﺒﺪﺍ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﳋﺪﺭﻱ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﺒﻜﻰ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﺪﻳﻨﺎﻙ. ( ﺧﲑﻩ ﺍﷲ ﺑﲔ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺆﺗﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺯﻫﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺷﺎﺀ ﻭﺑﲔ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻓﺎﺧﺘﺎﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻓﻌﺠﺒﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺍﻧﻈﺮﻭﺍ ﺇﱃ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﳜﱪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ. ﺑﺂﺑﺎﺋﻨﺎ ﻭﺃﻣﻬﺎﺗﻨﺎ ﺧﲑﻩ ﺍﷲ ﺑﲔ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺆﺗﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺯﻫﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺑﲔ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﺪﻳﻨﺎﻙ ﺑﺂﺑﺎﺋﻨﺎ ﻭﺃﻣﻬﺎﺗﻨﺎ ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻫﻮ ﺍﳌﺨﲑ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻋﻠﻤﻨﺎ ﺑﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺇﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻋﻠﻲ ﰲ ﺻﺤﺒﺘﻪ ﻭﻣﺎﻟﻪ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺑﻜﺮ ﻭﻟﻮ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﺘﺨﺬﺍ ﺧﻠﻴﻼ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﱵ ﻟﺘﺨﺬﺕ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺇﻻ ﺧﻠﺔ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻻ ﻳﺒﻘﲔ (ﰲ ﺍﳌﺴﺠﺪ ﺧﻮﺧﺔ ﺇﻻ ﺧﻮﺧﺔ ﺃﰊ ﺑﻜﺮ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle addressed the people saying, "Allah has given option to a slave to choose this world or what is with Him. The slave has chosen what is with Allah." Abu Bakr wept, and we were astonished at his weeping caused by what the Prophet mentioned as to a Slave ( of Allah) who had been offered a choice, (we learned later on) that Allah's Apostle himself was the person who was given the choice, and that Abu Bakr knew best of all of us. Allah's Apostle added, "The person who has favored me most of all both with his company and wealth, is Abu Bakr. If I were to take a Khalil other than my Lord, I would have taken Abu Bakr as such, but (what relates us) is the Islamic brotherhood and friendliness. All the gates of the Mosque should be closed except the gate of Abu Bakr." (Reported by Al-Bukhari) Al-Khawarij الخوارجare an example of a people who did not have sound intellect, even though they were known for their long prayers and extreme acts of worship. They killed anyone who did not have their understanding of the Quran, and they killed anyone who supported Ali or Mu’awiyah (they were called khawarij for this very reason – they did not approve of human arbitration between Ali and Mu’awiyah; but this was due to an unsound understanding of the Quran). 2) Be able to leverage the fruit of pondering: A person will not be able to do so until s/he meets the following conditions is aware that death is near, meditates when reciting the Quran, and gets rid of the 5 main diseases of the heart
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Warning!!! Major and Minor Sins If minor sins accumulate, they may lead to major sins which lead to hellfire.
(31 :ﺎ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺀﺧﻠﹰﺎ ﹶﻛ ﹺﺮﳝ ﺪ ﻣ ﻢ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﹸﻜ ﺪ ﻧﻭ ﻢ ﺗ ﹸﻜﻴﺌﹶﺎﺳ ﻢ ﻨ ﹸﻜﻋ ﺮ ﻧ ﹶﻜ ﱢﻔ ﻪ ﻨﻋ ﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻬ ﻨﺗ ﺎﺮ ﻣ ﺋﺎﻮﺍ ﹶﻛﺒﺘﹺﻨﺒﺠ ﺗ ﹺﺇ ﹾﻥ “If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We shall expiate from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise).” [Surat an-Nisaa’:31] This ayah reveals to us that there are two types of sins Kaba’ir كبائرcomes from the word kabeer كبيرwhich means big.
(32 :ﺓ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻢ ﺮ ﻔ ﻐ ﻤ ﻊ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺳ ﺍﻚ ﻭ ﺑﺭ ﻢ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﻤ ﺶ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺣ ﺍﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔﻮﺮ ﺍﹾﻟﹺﺈﹾﺛ ﹺﻢ ﻭ ﺋﺎﻮ ﹶﻥ ﹶﻛﺒﺘﹺﻨﺒﺠ ﻳ ﻦ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬ “Those who avoid great sins and Al-Fawahish except the small faults, verily, your Lord is of vast forgiveness.” [Surat an-Najm:32] This ayah tells us that there are major sins and minor sins Two Types of Kufr: Disbelieving in Allah (major sin) Al Riyaa or showing off (minor sin) Some of the Major Sins are: • Not Praying: There are two types Kufr Amali: people who believe in praying but are too lazy to and Kufr Nifaqi: people who do not believe in praying at all HADITH: the oath between muslims and the non believers is salah; the one who does not pray is a kafir
ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﻴﺑﻭ ﺎﻨﻨﻴ ﺑ ﻱﺪ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻬ ﻌ )) ﺍﻟ: ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ، - ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﱯ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨ، - ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ- ﺓﻳﺪ ﺮ ﺑ ﻋﻦ . (( ﻦ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﺴ ﺣ ﺚ ﻳ ﹲﺣﺪ )) : ﻭﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ، ﻱ ﺬ ﻣ ﺮﺮ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘ ﺪ ﹶﻛ ﹶﻔ ﺎ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻘﺮ ﹶﻛﻬ ﺗ ﻦ ﻤ ﹶﻓ، ﻼ ﹸﺓ ﺼﹶ ﺍﻟ
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Two opinions concerning those who do not pray: 1) This person is not eligible for inheritance, should not be buried in a muslim cemetery, and should divorce his wife 2) If s/he believes in prayer then it is kufr underneath kufr.()كفر دون كفر Disrespect to parents Homosexuality: Just like the people of Lut, rocks from hellfire should be thrown at them. The hanafi opinion is that they should be killed Lying about Allah and His Messenger Bearing false witness:
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﺃﻻ ﺃﻧﺒﺌﻜﻢ:ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺑﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺑﻜﺮﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻭﺟﻠﺲ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﻜﺌﺎ- ﺛﻼﺛﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺑﻠﻰ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺍﻹﺷﺮﺍﻙ ﺑﺎﷲ ﻭﻋﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ. ( ﺑﺄﻛﱪ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺎﺋﺮ ( ﻗﺎﻝ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻳﻜﺮﺭﻫﺎ ﺣﱴ ﻗﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻴﺘﻪ ﻳﺴﻜﺖ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ. ( ﺃﻻ ﻭﻗﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺭ- ﻓﻘﺎﻝ
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Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Apostle said thrice, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the great sins?" We said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah: to be undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet sat up after he had been reclining and added, "And I warn you against giving forged statement and a false witness; I warn you against giving a forged statement and a false witness." The Prophet kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would not stop. (Reported by Al-Bukhari) • • • •
Drinking Khamr (wine) Gambling Stealing Committing suicide: Some scholars say that such people should not be prayed on.
ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻣﻦ ﺗﺮﺩﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺒﻞ ﻓﻘﺘﻞ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ ﰲ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻧﺎﺭ ﺟﻬﻨﻢ ﻳﺘﺮﺩﻯ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺍ ﳐﻠﺪﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻭﻣﻦ ﲢﺴﻰ ﲰﺎ ﻓﻘﺘﻞ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻓﺴﻤﻪ ﰲ ﻳﺪﻩ ﻳﺘﺤﺴﺎﻩ ﰲ ﻧﺎﺭ ﺟﻬﻨﻢ ﺎ ﰲ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﰲ ﻧﺎﺭ ﺟﻬﻨﻢ ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺍ ﳐﻠﺪﺍ ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺍ ﳐﻠﺪﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ﻭﻣﻦ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﲝﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻓﺤﺪﻳﺪﺗﻪ ﰲ ﻳﺪﻩ ﳚﺄ (ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﺑﺪﺍ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever purposely throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his hand and stabbing his abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever." (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
ﻋﻦ ﺳﻬﻞ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﳌﺸﺮﻛﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻣﻐﺎﺯﻳﻪ ﻓﺎﻗﺘﺘﻠﻮﺍ ﻓﻤﺎﻝ ﻛﻞ ﻗﻮﻡ ﺇﱃ ﺎ ﺑﺴﻴﻔﻪ ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻳﺎﻋﺴﻜﺮﻫﻢ ﻭﰲ ﺍﳌﺴﻠﻤﲔ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻻ ﻳﺪﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺸﺮﻛﻮﻥ ﺷﺎﺫﺓ ﻭﻻ ﻓﺎﺫﺓ ﺇﻻ ﺍﺗﺒﻌﻬﺎ ﻓﻀﺮ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺃﻳﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ. ( ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺟﺰﺃ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺟﺰﺃ ﻓﻼﻥ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻡ ﻷﺗﺒﻌﻨﻪ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺳﺮﻉ ﻭﺃﺑﻄﺄ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻣﻌﻪ ﺣﱴ ﺟﺮﺡ ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻌﺠﻞ ﺍﳌﻮﺕ ﻓﻮﺿﻊ ﻧﺼﺎﺏ ﺳﻴﻔﻪ ﺑﺎﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺫﺑﺎﺑﻪ ﺑﲔ ﺛﺪﻳﻴﻪ ﰒ ﲢﺎﻣﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻓﻘﺘﻞ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻓﺠﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻓﺄﺧﱪﻩ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻟﻴﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻌﻤﻞ ﺃﻫﻞ. ( ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺷﻬﺪ ﺃﻧﻚ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﻭﻣﺎ ﺫﺍﻙ ( ﻭﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻌﻤﻞ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﳉﻨﺔ. ﺍﳉﻨﻪ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﺇﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ()ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Sahl: During one of his Ghazawat, the Prophet encountered the pagans, and the two armies fought, and then each of them returned to their army camps. Amongst the (army of the) Muslims there was a man who would follow every pagan separated from the army and strike him with his sword. It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! None has fought so satisfactorily as so-and-so (namely, that brave Muslim). "The Prophet said, "He is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire." The people said, "Who amongst us will be of the dwellers of Paradise if this (man) is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire?" Then a man from amongst the people said, "I will follow him and accompany him in his fast and slow movements."
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The (brave) man got wounded, and wanting to die at once, he put the handle of his sword on the ground and its tip in between his breasts, and then threw himself over it, committing suicide. Then the man (who had watched the deceased) returned to the Prophet and said, "I testify that you are Apostle of Allah." The Prophet said, "What is this?" The man told him the whole story. The Prophet said, "A man may do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise, but he is of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire and a man may do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire, but he is from the dwellers of Paradise." (Reported by Al-Bukhari) • •
Women imitating men and men imitating women Not protecting one’s self from urine:
ﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﲝﺎﺋﻂ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻣﻜﺔ ﻓﺴﻤﻊ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻧﲔ:ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺑﻠﻰ ﻛﺎﻥ. ( ﻳﻌﺬﺑﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻗﺒﻮﺭﳘﺎ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ) ﻳﻌﺬﺑﺎﻥ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﺬﺑﺎﻥ ﰲ ﻛﺒﲑ ﰒ ﺩﻋﺎ ﲜﺮﻳﺪﺓ ﻓﻜﺴﺮﻫﺎ ﻛﺴﺮﺗﲔ ﻓﻮﺿﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ. ( ﺃﺣﺪﳘﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺘﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻮﻟﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻵﺧﺮ ﳝﺸﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻤﻴﻤﺔ ﺃﻭ. ﻛﻞ ﻗﱪ ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻛﺴﺮﺓ ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﱂ ﻓﻌﻠﺖ ﻫﺬﺍ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﻟﻌﻠﻪ ﺃﻥ ﳜﻔﻒ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻣﺎ ﱂ ﺗﻴﺒﺴﺎ (ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻴﺒﺴﺎ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the grave-yards of Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being tortured in their graves. The Prophet said, "These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid)." The Prophet then added, "Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmiy between friends). The Prophet then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, broke it into two pieces and put one on each grave. On being asked why he had done so, he replied, "I hope that their torture might be lessened, till these get dried." (Reported by Al-Bukhari) • • • • • • • • • •
Men wearing silk and gold: It is halal for women as long as it is not used to show off (that is when it becomes haram). Slandering modest and chaste women Oppressing and transgressing others: Treating children unfairly, beating your wife etc... Giving and accepting bribes Cursing Showing Off Marrying and then divorcing a woman thrice. She becomes forbidden to that person until she marries (and lives with) another man with whom she consummates her marriage with Learning to be called a scholar Frequent Lying Betraying Trust
ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺁﻳﺔ ﺍﳌﻨﺎﻓﻖ ﺛﻼﺙ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻛﺬﺏ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ (ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺍﺅﲤﻦ ﺧﺎﻥ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﻋﺪ ﺃﺧﻠﻒ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)". (Reported by Muslim)
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Breaking contracts Bad conduct towards spouse Offending and abusing other Muslims
Effects of committing sins: • The Prevention of Knowledge Imam AlShafi’ee had such great memory that he used to cover one side of the book in order to concentrate on one page at a time. One day a woman was walking and the air lifted her abaya. The Imam happened to glance at her feet. He swore that after that day when he went to memorize more knowledge he found it very difficult because of a (small) disobedience:
ﺷﻜﻮﺕ ﺇﱃ ﻭﻛﻴﻊ ﺳﻮﺀ ﺣﻔﻈﻲ * * * ﻓﺄﺭﺷـــﺪﱐ ﺇﱃ ﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﳌﻌﺎﺻﻲ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻧـــﻮﺭ * * * ﻭﻧــﻮﺭ ﺍﷲ ﻻ ﻳﻬـﺪﻯ ﻟﻌـﺎﺻﻲ • • • • •
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The Prevention of Sustenance The Prevention of Obedience Disobedience weakens the heart & the body Disobedience reduces the life span and destroys any blessings: The intellect and brain become corrupt The ill-effects of the sinner fall upon those besides him The people of Musa (Banu Israel )بنو إسرائيلwere denied rain because a man who insisted on sins. They were granted rain only after he sincerely repented to Allah Ibn AlQayyim says that as disobedience increases, the servant’s heart becomes sealed and becomes like those who are heedless. They have the hearts but cannot feel, they have eyes yet cannot see; they are like animals. Sins cause corruption in the land The favors of Allah cease
ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ. ( ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺍﺟﺘﻨﺒﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻊ ﺍﳌﻮﺑﻘﺎﺕ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻦ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﺑﺎﷲ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺤﺮ ﻭﻗﺘﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺣﺮﻡ ﺍﷲ ﺇﻻ ﺑﺎﳊﻖ ﻭﺃﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺑﺎ ﻭﺃﻛﻞ ﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻴﺘﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﱄ ﻳﻮﻡ (ﺍﻟﺰﺣﻒ ﻭﻗﺬﻑ ﺍﶈﺼﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻓﻼﺕ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet said, “Avoid the seven sins that doom one to Hell.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?” He said, “Associating others with Allah (shirk), witchcraft, killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, except when it is lawful, consuming Riba, consuming the orphan’s wealth, running away from the battlefield, and slandering chaste, believing women who never even think of anything touching their chastity.” [Reported by al-Bukhari]
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Does Your Heart Tremble? Crying out of the Fear of Allah
ﻊ ﻣ ﺎﺒﻨﺘﺎ ﻓﹶﺎ ﹾﻛﻣﻨ ﺎ ﺁﺑﻨﺭ ﻳﻘﹸﻮﻟﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻖ ﺤ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺮﻓﹸﻮﺍ ﻋ ﺎﻣﻤ ﻣ ﹺﻊ ﺪ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ ﺾ ﻴﺗﻔ ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﻴﻋ ﻯ ﹶﺃﺗﺮ ﻮ ﹺﻝﺮﺳ ﻧ ﹺﺰ ﹶﻝ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺎ ﹸﺃﻮﺍ ﻣﻤﻌ ﺳ ﻭﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ (83 :ﻦ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﳌﺎﺋﺪﺓ ﻳﻫﺪ ﺎﺍﻟﺸ “And when they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognized.” [Surat al-Ma’idah:83] When crying out of the fear of Allah, the crying washes the heart and softens it as well. Crying is not a sign of weakness Even the strongest of men used to cry: The Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman... When Uthman used to recite the Quran he would cry so much that people would not be able to understand what he is saying
ﻮ ﱠﻛﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺘﻳ ﻢ ﺑ ﹺﻬﺭ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻭ ﺎﺎﻧﻢ ﹺﺇﳝ ﻬ ﺗﺩ ﺍﻪ ﺯ ﺗﺎﻢ ﺁﻳ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﹶﻠ ﺖ ﻴﻠﺗ ﻭﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﻢ ﻬ ﺑﺖ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﻭ ﹺﺟﹶﻠ ﻪ ﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻛ ﻦ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﹸﺫ ﻳﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻣﻨ ﺆ ﻤ ﺎ ﺍﹾﻟﻧﻤﹺﺇ (2 :)ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻧﻔﺎﻝ “They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when revelations of Allah are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord.” [Surat al-Anfaal:2] The Loss of Our Prophet The greatest tragedy to ever occur was losing the prophet When the prophet died some companions wouldn’t believe it, some fainted, and one man even lost his sight. Umar wanted to kill anyone who said that the prophet was dead. Fatima could not fathom having to bury her father. The prophet died leaning against Aisha. As she was caressing his head, the prophet would say “Oh Aisha, for the agony of death is true.” (ﺳﻜﺮﺍﺕ
)ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ ﺇﻥ ﻟﻠﻤﻮﺕ
She continued to wipe
his sweating forehead with a wet cloth. She softened a miswak for him and began to brush his teeth. When given the choice between living or dying (and meeting Allah), the prophet chose to die and meet Allah – the highest companion (ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ
)ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻖ.
When Abu Bakr uncovered his face, he said, “Oh Prophet, you smell so good alive and dead.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
(" )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ... ﻃﺒﺖ ﺣﻴﹰﺎ ﻭﻣﻴﺘﹰﺎ..." Abu Bakr also said, “Whoever used to worship Mohammed, for he has died, but whoever worship Allah, He is alive and does not die.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
"... ﻲ ﻻ ﳝﻮﺕ ﺃﻻ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺒﺪ ﳏﻤﺪﺍﹰ ﻓﺈﻥ ﳏﻤﺪﹰﺍ ﻗﺪ ﻣﺎﺕ ﻭﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﷲ ﺣ..." ()ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ The prophet died with one thing on his mind: HIS UMMAH ( أمتي أمتيummati, ummati, he would say) What have we done to obey Allah and His Prophet? Let’s stand up again and revive the Sunnah!
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Types of Weeping: • The weeping of mercy • The weeping of fear • The weeping of love and longing • The weeping of joy • The weeping of pain (physical and mental pain) • The weeping of hypocrisy (so people can think that you fear Allah) • The weeping of the Mus’ta’jir (paying people to cry)
ﻛﻨﺖ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻣﺴﻴﺖ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺑﻜﺎﺀﻩ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ: ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺟﺎﺭﺍ ﻟﻪ – ﻳﻘﻮﻝ- ﺇﲰﺎﻋﻴﻞ ﺑﻦ ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎ ﻳﺮﻭﻱ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺣﺒﻴﺐ ﺑﻦ ﳏﻤﺪ : ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﱄ: ﻭﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ؟! ﻗﺎﻝ، ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻣﺎ ﺷﺄﻧﻪ ؟ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻣﺴﻰ، ﻓﺄﺗﻴﺖ ﺃﻫﻠﻪ، ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺑﻜﺎﺀﻩ .ﳜﺎﻑ ﻭﺍﷲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻣﺴﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﻭ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﺃﻥ ﻻ ﳝﺴﻲ Isma’il ibn Zakariyya described Habeeb ibn Muhammad, who was a neighbor of his. He said, “Every evening I heard him weeping and every morning I heard him weeping, so I went to his wife and said, ‘What is the matter with him? He weeps in the evening and he weeps in the morning!’ She said to me, ‘By Allah, when evening comes he fears that he will not live till morning and when morning comes he fears that he will not live till evening.’”
ﲰﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻋﻴﻨﺎﻥ ﻻ ﺗﺴﻤﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻋﲔ ﺑﻜﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺸﻴﺔ ﺍﷲ: ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ (ﻭﻋﲔ ﺑﺎﺗﺖ ﲢﺮﺱ ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﷲ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ It was narrated by Ibn ‘Abbaas - that the Prophet said, “Two eyes will never be touched by the fire of Hell: an eye which weeps out of the fear of Allah and an eye which spends the night guarding in the cause of Allah.” [Reported by at-Tirmidhi]
ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺳﺒﻌﺔ ﻳﻈﻠﻬﻢ ﺍﷲ ﰲ ﻇﻠﻪ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻝ ﻭﺷﺎﺏ ﻧﺸﺄ ﰲ ﻋﺒﺎﺩﺓ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ﻗﻠﺒﻪ ﻣﻌﻠﻖ ﰲ ﺍﳌﺴﺎﺟﺪ ﻭﺭﺟﻼﻥ ﲢﺎﺑﺎ ﰲ ﺍﷲ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﻌﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺗﻔﺮﻗﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ﻃﻠﺒﺘﻪ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻭﲨﺎﻝ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺇﱐ ﺃﺧﺎﻑ ﺍﷲ ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ﺗﺼﺪﻕ ﺍﺧﻔﻰ ﺣﱴ ﻻ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﴰﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻨﻔﻖ ﳝﻴﻨﻪ ﻭﺭﺟﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﷲ ﺧﺎﻟﻴﺎ ﻓﻔﺎﺿﺖ (ﻋﻴﻨﺎﻩ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said, “There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the day when there will be no shade but His: a just ruler; a young man who grows up worshipping Allah; a man whose heart is attached to the Masjid; two men who love one another for the sake of Allah, meeting and parting on that basis; a man who is called (to commit sin) by a woman of high status and great beauty and he says, ‘I fear Allah’; a man who gives in charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand is doing; and a man who remembers Allah when he is alone and his eyes flow with tears.” [Reported by al-Bukhari] Ibn Taymiyah says: He is not fearful to Allah the one who cries, wipes his tears, and does the same sin again.
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Ways to Cry and Soften Your Heart: Reading/pondering over the meaning of the Quran Regretting time and opportunities lost Listening to lectures and speeches Fearing a bad ending • Shaykh Kishik used to make dua asking Allah to bless him with a beautiful death; he dies whilst making sujood to Allah. • Another man was obsessed with a woman whom he finally tracked down at a club. He hopelessly bows down to her and makes sujood to her; he dies whilst making sujood to another human being. • How you die is the same state you will be resurrected in. Repenting at night while everyone is asleep, get up and ask/seek guidance from Allah Think about your blessings • Sometimes we forget about what we have because we worry so much about what others have. Think about what YOU have which others have not been blessed with and you will be grateful
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What Does Your Pulse Read? The Station of Allah-Consciousness منزلة الخشية
(16 :ﻖ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﺤ ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺰ ﹶﻝ ﻧ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻪ ﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻟ ﻢ ﻬ ﺑﻊ ﹸﻗﻠﹸﻮ ﺸ ﺨ ﺗ ﻮﺍ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻥﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﻟﱠﻠﺬ ﻥ ﻳ ﹾﺄ ﻢ ﹶﺃﹶﻟ “Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth?” [Surat al-Hadeed:16] When are you going to repent and come forward?
(28 :ﺎ ُﺀ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻓﺎﻃﺮﻌﹶﻠﻤ ﻩ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺩ ﺎﻋﺒ ﻦ ﻣ ﻪ ﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺨﺸ ﻳ ﺎﻧﻤﹺﺇ
“It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah.” [al-Fatir:28] The Ulumaa (scholars) have stronger fear because they learn and know more. They have knowledge with respect to the religions, Allah’s names, Allah’s signs etc. All this developed knowledge helps a person gain a increased degree of fear The Degrees of Fear: Fear of Allah’s punishment: • The hellfire is Allah’s greatest punishment. • It is seventy times hotter than the fire on this Earth. • Everything in hellfire is made of fire (i.e. the food a person will eat Fear of Allah’s scheme: Never feel secure against the plan of Allah!!
(99 :ﻭ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑﺳﺮ ﺎﻡ ﺍﹾﻟﺨ ﻮ ﻪ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻘ ﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﹾﻜ ﻦ ﻣ ﻳ ﹾﺄ ﻪ ﹶﻓﻠﹶﺎ ﺮ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻣ ﹾﻜ ﻮﺍﻣﻨ ﹶﺃ ﹶﻓﹶﺄ
“Did they then feel secure against the Plan of Allah? None feels secure from the Plan of Allah except the people who are the losers.” [Surat al-A’raf:99]
ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺃﻧﻪ ﲰﻊ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ }ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ{ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺇﻥ ﻗﻠﻮﺏ ﺑﲏ ﺁﺩﻡ ﺑﲔ ﺇﺻﺒﻌﲔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻊ ﺪ ﻳﺼﺮﻓﻪ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﺸﺎﺀ ﰒ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ }ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ{ ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻣﺼﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﺻﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﻛﻘﻠﺐ ﻭﺍﺣ (ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺎﻋﺘﻚ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ Abdullah b. Amr b. al-'As reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Verily, the hearts of all the sons of Adam are between the two fingers out of the fingers of the Compassionate Lord as one heart. He turns that to any (direction) He likes. Then Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: 0 Allah, the Turner of the hearts, turn our hearts to Thine obedience. (Reported by Muslim) Fear of the bad ending: • Beware of following Shaytan’s footsteps (for he can make an obedient believer into a disbeliever). • Saying La Illaaha Illa Allah when dying is a sign of a good ending. • Fairuz (Abu Lu’lu’ah Al-Majuusiyy )أبو لؤلؤة المجوسيhad severe hatred for Umar Ibn AlKhattab. He had a knife which he had poisoned for 40 days to kill Umar with. He went as far as stabbing 11 people and killing 7 people in order to get to Umar. When Umar was on his death bed, he woke up and asked if the Muslims had prayed (instead of asking who had stabbed him). He did his wudu and prayed. After his salah, he finally asks who had stabbed him. When he finds out he tells his companions to put his face against the ground so that Allah may have mercy on him. He dies while praying. “Fear is that which prevents you from disobeying Allah.” [Sa’eed ibn Jubayr]
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Can You Concentrate in Your Prayers? The Station of Devotion منزلة الخشوع
(45 :ﲔ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﻌ ﺷ ﺎﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﹾﻟﺨ ﲑ ﹲﺓ ﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺎ ﹶﻟ ﹶﻜﹺﺒﻧﻬﻭﹺﺇ ﺓ ﺼﻠﹶﺎ ﺍﻟﺒ ﹺﺮ ﻭﺼ ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻴﻨﺘﻌﺳ ﺍﻭ “Seek Allah's help with patient perseverance and prayer: it is indeed hard, except on those who are humble.” [Surat al-Baqarah:45] Those who are devout and submissive to Allah will taste the sweetness of Salah On the day of resurrection, the very first thing that a person will be questioned about is his Salah The prophet – peace be upon him – ordered us to imitate his way of praying
ﺃﺗﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻭﳓﻦ ﺷﺒﺒﺔ ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺭﺑﻮﻥ ﻓﺄﻗﻤﻨﺎ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺑﻦ ﺍﳊﻮﻳﺮﺙ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﻟﻴﻠﺔ ﻓﻈﻦ ﺃﻧﺎ ﺍﺷﺘﻘﻨﺎ ﺃﻫﻠﻨﺎ ﻭﺳﺄﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻤﻦ ﺗﺮﻛﻨﺎ ﰲ ﺃﻫﻠﻨﺎ ﻓﺄﺧﱪﻧﺎﻩ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺎ ﺭﺣﻴﻤﺎ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﺍﺭﺟﻌﻮﺍ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻫﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﻓﻌﻠﻤﻮﻫﻢ ﻭﻣﺮﻭﻫﻢ ﻭﺻﻠﻮﺍ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻤﻮﱐ ﺃﺻﻠﻲ ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻓﻠﻴﺆﺫﻥ ﻟﻜﻢ ﺃﺣﺪﻛﻢ ﰒ ﻟﻴﺆﻣﻜﻢ (ﺃﻛﱪﻛﻢ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ
Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith: We came to the Prophet and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and merciful, so he said, "Return to your families and teach them (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (i.e. the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer. (Reported by AlBukhari)
ﻦ ﻛﺮﹺﻳ ﺎﻢ ﺷ ﻫ ﺮ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻛﹶﺜ ﺠ ﺗ ﹺ ﻭﻟﹶﺎ ﻢ ﻠ ﹺﻬﺋﺎﺷﻤ ﻦ ﻋ ﻭ ﻢ ﺎﹺﻧ ﹺﻬﻳﻤﻦ ﹶﺃ ﻋ ﻭ ﻢ ﻔ ﹺﻬ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﻢ ﻳ ﹺﻬﻳﺪ ﻴ ﹺﻦ ﹶﺃﺑ ﻣﻦ ﻢ ﻬ ﻨﻴﺗﻢ ﻟﹶﺂ ﹸﺛ (17 :)ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑ “Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones.” [Surat al-A’raaf:17]
(2-1 :ﻮ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﻮﻥﺷﻌ ﺎﻢ ﺧ ﺗ ﹺﻬﺻﻠﹶﺎ ﻲﻢ ﻓ ﻫ ﻦ ﻳ( ﺍﱠﻟﺬ1) ﻮ ﹶﻥﻣﻨ ﺆ ﻤ ﺢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻓﹶﻠ ﹶﻗ “Successful indeed are the believers. Those who offer their Salat (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness.” [Surat al-Mu’minoon:1-2]
ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺩﺧﻞ ﺍﳌﺴﺠﺪ ﻓﺪﺧﻞ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻓﺼﻠﻰ ﻓﺴﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﰊ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻓﺮﺟﻊ ﻳﺼﻠﻲ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺻﻠﻰ ﰒ ﺟﺎﺀ ﻓﺴﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ. ( ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﺮﺩ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ) ﺍﺭﺟﻊ ﻓﺼﻞ ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﱂ ﺗﺼﻞ ) ﺛﻼﺛﺎ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺑﻌﺜﻚ ﺑﺎﳊﻖ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﻏﲑﻩ ﻓﻌﻠﻤﲏ ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ. ( ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ) ﺍﺭﺟﻊ ﻓﺼﻞ ﻓﺈﻧﻚ ﱂ ﺗﺼﻞ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻗﻤﺖ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻓﻜﱪ ﰒ ﺍﻗﺮﺃ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻴﺴﺮ ﻣﻌﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﻥ ﰒ ﺍﺭﻛﻊ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻄﻤﺌﻦ ﺭﺍﻛﻌﺎ ﰒ ﺍﺭﻓﻊ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻌﺘﺪﻝ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺎ ﰒ (ﺍﺳﺠﺪ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻄﻤﺌﻦ ﺳﺎﺟﺪﺍ ﰒ ﺍﺭﻓﻊ ﺣﱴ ﺗﻄﻤﺌﻦ ﺟﺎﻟﺴﺎ ﻭﺍﻓﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺻﻼﺗﻚ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ( )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet entered the mosque, a man came in, offered the prayer and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet returned his greeting and said to him, "Go back and pray again for you
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have not prayed." The man offered the prayer again, came back and greeted the Prophet. He said to him thrice, "Go back and pray again for you have not prayed." The man said, "By Him Who has sent you with the truth! I do not know a better way of praying. Kindly teach me how to pray." He said, "When you stand for the prayer, say Takbir and then recite from the Qur'an what you know and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease, then rise from bowing till you stand straight. Afterwards prostrate calmly till you feel at ease and then raise (your head) and sit with Calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate with calmness till you feel at ease in prostration and do the same in the whole of your prayer." (Reported by AlBukhari) When he goes to pray, Hatim Al’Isum visualizes the ka’ba in front of him, the Angel of Death on top, Jannah beside him, and hellfire underneath him. Then he cries out of fear that Allah will not accept his prayer. There are two things that help one develop Khushoo’ in the prayer: • Knowing who the person is standing before • Warding off all distractions People are of 4 levels vis-à-vis the prayers: 1. One who is negligent 2. One who is struck by the whispers of the Shaytan 3. One who is engaged in Salah and struggle at the same time 4. The one whose heart is deeply immersed in the prayer The majority of the scholars agree that there are fourteen pillars of prayer, eight obligatory parts, and 11 Sunnah parts of the prayer. Hudayfah t used to say, “Be aware of the Khushoo’ of hypocrisy.” He was asked, “What is the Khushoo’ of hypocrisy?” He said, “When the body shows Khushoo’ but the heart does not.” Hammaad ibn Salamah said, "I have never stood up for prayer without imagining that the Hellfire is before my eyes.” 21 Points on How to Pray with Ku’shoo in Salah 1) Prepare oneself for Salah: • perfect your wudu • listen to the adhan • go early to the masjid • wear nice clothing 2) Move at a measured pace: 3) Do not pray so quickly as if you are pecking the ground like a crow 4) Interact with the ayah: • say ameen after fatiha because if your ameen coincides with the ameen of the Angels, then your sins are forgiven • Change your voice when reciting Quran (for example when asking a question your tone will change) • When you get to an ayah about hellfire, say: O Allah, I seek refuge with you from hellfire
Qabeelat Falaah – A Heart Serene 5) Pausing: • go ayah by ayah 6) Recite with a rhythmic tone: • Pronounce each letter distinctly • Do not exaggerate and elongate the vowels 7) Beautify your voice: 8) Pray with a sutra سترة • when praying face the sutra • Sutra should be 3 cubits tall • Sutra saves salah from being broken • Space for a goat to go through 9) Put the right hand on top of the left hand: • HADITH Sahih muslim • HADITH abu dawud; put hand on the chest 10) Look at the place of prostration: • eyes should be open 11) Move your index finger: More powerful than hitting a shaytan with a powerful rock 12) Vary the duas and surahs: This helps to break the automation of prayer 13) Seek refuge from the Shaytan 14) Dua in sujood: make dua in sujood and in ruku’ to glorify Allah In the fard prayers, dua should be made only in Arabic. In Nawafil prayers, dua can be made in other languages 15) Remove anything that may be disruptive 16) Do not pray when food is being served: 17) Do not suppress the need to urinate or defecate: 18) Do not pray facing someone who is sleepy: 19) Do not turn away : 20) Suppress your yawn: Suppress yawn using back of hand 21) Do not resemble animals: Example: do not lie on the ground like a dog when making sujood (prostration)
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Where can you hide? The Station of Vigilance منزلة المراقبة
ﺎﻭﻣ ﺎﻨﻬﻣ ﺝ ﺮ ﺨ ﻳ ﺎﻭﻣ ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺞ ﻓ ﻠﻳ ﺎﻢ ﻣ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻳ ﺵ ﺮ ﹺ ﻌ ﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﹾﻟ ﻯﺘﻮﺳ ﻢ ﺍ ﺎ ﹴﻡ ﹸﺛﺔ ﹶﺃﻳ ﺘﺳ ﻲﺽ ﻓ ﺭ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺕ ﻭ ﺍﺎﻭﺴﻤ ﻖ ﺍﻟ ﺧﹶﻠ ﻱﻮ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻫ (4 :ﲑ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺪ ﺼ ﺑ ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﺗ ﺎﻪ ﹺﺑﻤ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻢ ﻭ ﺘﻨﺎ ﹸﻛﻦ ﻣ ﻳﻢ ﹶﺃ ﻌ ﹸﻜ ﻣ ﻮ ﻫ ﻭ ﺎﻴﻬﺝ ﻓ ﺮ ﻌ ﻳ ﺎﻭﻣ ﺎ ِﺀﺴﻤ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻣ ﻨ ﹺﺰ ﹸﻝ ﻳ “He knows what goes into the earth and what comes forth from it, and what descends from the heaven and what ascends thereto. And He is with you (by His Knowledge) where so ever you may be.” [Surat alHadeed:4] By understanding the meaning behind Allah’s name Al-Raqib الرقيب, one will be more fearful of Allah. Story of a girl whose mother told her to add more water to the milk so that their product increases in quantity. The daughter says “O mother, if Umar cannot see me how about Allah?” Umar married his son to her because she understood the meaning of Al-Raqib الرقيب. Story: Thabit Ibn Ibrahim who lived in Iraq was walking in a field and found an apple and took a bite. He remembered that he had not asked for permission to eat it. Thabit traveled to meet the owner of the apple to ask for forgiveness. The owner said he would forgive him under one condition and that was for Thabit to marry his daughter who was deaf, mute, and blind. Thabit agreed. When he met his new wife for the first time, he realized that she was not deaf, mute, or blind. She told him that she only listens to halal, she only talks about the halal, and she only sees that which is halal. Allah blessed them with a son named Abu HanifahThe fruit of two pious people who knew the meaning of Al-Raqib !الرقيب Story: Nuh Abu Maryam owned a garden and had a man named Mubarak who worked for him. One day he asked Mubarak to get him some grapes to eat from the garden. When Nuh tasted the grapes he sent Mubarak to get another bunch because the ones he tasted were bitter and he wanted the grapes to be sweeter. Mubarak brought back another bunch. Again, the grapes tasted bitter and so Nuh sent Mubarak back for more grapes. When Nuh tasted the next bunch, they too were bitter! Nuh became upset and asked Mubarak whether he knew the difference in taste between the bitter grapes and the sweet ones. Mubarak confesses that he has never put a single grape in his mouth before as he knew that Allah was watching! Mubarak soon marries Nuh’s daughter and they are blessed with a child by the name of Abdullah Ibn Mubarak – the famous scholar of Islam.
(19 :ﺭ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻏﺎﻓﺮ ﻭﺼﺪ ﻲ ﺍﻟﺨﻔ ﺗ ﺎﻭﻣ ﻴ ﹺﻦﻋ ﻨ ﹶﺔ ﺍﹾﻟﹶﺄﺋﺎﻢ ﺧ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻳ “Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal.” [Surat al-Ghaafir:19]
(16 :ﺪ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻕ ﻮﺭﹺﻳ ﺒ ﹺﻞ ﺍﹾﻟﺣ ﻦ ﻣ ﻪ ﻴﺏ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﺮ ﻦ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻗ ﺤ ﻧﻭ ﻪ ﺴ ﻧ ﹾﻔ ﻪ ﺱ ﹺﺑ ﺳ ﹺﻮ ﻮ ﺗ ﺎﻢ ﻣ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻧﻭ ﺎ ﹶﻥﻧﺴﺎ ﺍﹾﻟﹺﺈﺧﹶﻠ ﹾﻘﻨ ﻭﹶﻟ ﹶﻘﺪ “And indeed We have created man, and We know what his own self whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).” [Surat Qaaf:16]
(235 :ﻩ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﻭﺣ ﹶﺬﺭ ﻢ ﻓﹶﺎ ﺴ ﹸﻜ ِ ﻧ ﹸﻔﻲ ﹶﺃﺎ ﻓﻢ ﻣ ﻌﹶﻠ ﻳ ﻪ ﻮﺍ ﹶﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻋﹶﻠﻤ ﺍﻭ “And know that Allah knows what is in your minds, so fear Him.” [Surat al-Baqarah:235]
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ﺱ ﺎﻖ ﺍﻟﻨ ﻟﺎﻭﺧ ﺎﺤﻬ ﻤ ﺗ ﻨ ﹶﺔﺴ ﺤ ﻴﹶﺌ ﹶﺔ ﺍﹾﻟﺴ ﻊ ﺍﻟ ﺗﹺﺒ ﻭﹶﺃ ﺖ ﻨ ﺎ ﹸﻛﻴﹸﺜﻤ ﺣ ﻪ ﺗ ﹺﻖ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪ ﺍ ﻢ ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﹶﻟ ﺳﱠﻠ ﻭ ﻪ ﻴ ﻋﹶﻠ ﻪ ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﻲ ﻨﹺﺒﺭ ﹶﺃ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟ ﻦ ﹶﺃﺑﹺﻲ ﹶﺫ ﻋ (ﺴ ﹴﻦ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﲪﺪ ﰲ ﻣﺴﻨﺪﻩ ﺣ ﺨﹸﻠ ﹴﻖ ﹺﺑ The Prophet advised Mu’adh, when he sent him to Yemen, “O Mu’adh, fear Allah wherever you are, and follow up a bad deed with a good deed, and it will wipe it out, and treat people in a kind manner. [Ibn Hajar] Story: A teacher once gave each of his students a chicken and ordered them to kill the chicken in a place where no one will see them. All of the students killed the chicken except for one student. When asked why he did not do his homework the student remarked that he couldn’t find a place where Allah is unable to see him. Wherever he went, Allah was there watching.
(24 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭ24) ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﻌ ﻳ ﻮﺍﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧﻢ ﹺﺑﻤ ﻬ ﺟﹸﻠ ﺭ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻢ ﻳ ﹺﻬﻳﺪ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻢ ﻬ ﺘﻨﺴ ِ ﻢ ﹶﺃﹾﻟ ﻴ ﹺﻬﻋﹶﻠ ﺪ ﻬ ﺸ ﺗ ﻡ ﻮ ﻳ On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do. (Surat AN-Noor: 24)
(65 :( )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻳﺲ65) ﻮ ﹶﻥﺴﺒ ِ ﻳ ﹾﻜ ﻮﺍﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧﻢ ﹺﺑﻤ ﻬ ﺟﹸﻠ ﺭ ﺪ ﹶﺃ ﻬ ﺸ ﺗﻭ ﻢ ﻳ ﹺﻬﻳﺪ ﺎ ﹶﺃﻤﻨ ﺗ ﹶﻜﱢﻠﻭ ﻢ ﻫ ﹺﻬ ﺍﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﹶﺃ ﹾﻓﻮ ﻢ ﺘﺨ ﻧ ﻡ ﻮ ﻴﺍﹾﻟ “That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.” (Surat Yasin: 65) 3 Methods of Watchfulness 1) Allah is watching you 2) Angels are recording everything you do and say 3) Consciousness an internal alarm that is built within you
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Will You Weather the Storm with Patience? The Station of Perseverance منزلة الصبر ""اللھم أجرني في مصيبتي واخلف لي خيراً منھا ‘O Allah, reward me for my loss and compensate me with that which is better’
(146 :ﻦ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ ﺎﹺﺑﺮﹺﻳﺐ ﺍﻟﺼ ﺤ ﻳ ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻭ “Allah loveth the steadfast.” [Surat Aali ‘Imran:146] A message from Allah and His Prophet to those who experience a calamity, hardship or trial: Allah LOVES you and He is WITH you so do not despair.
(153 :ﻦ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ ﺎﹺﺑﺮﹺﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺼ ﻣ ﻪ ﺓ ﹺﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍﻟﱠﻠ ﺼﻠﹶﺎ ﺍﻟﺒ ﹺﺮ ﻭﺼ ﻮﺍ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻴﻨﺘﻌﻮﺍ ﺍﺳﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ “O you who believe! Seek help in patience and as-Salat (the prayer). Truly! Allah is with as-Sabireen (the patient).” [Surat al-Baqarah:153] Patience is restraint and confinement You can complain to Allah but should not panic and curse Do not say ‘why me’ and ‘I don’t deserve this’ Two Types of Togetherness: o 1) General (Ma’iyah ‘aammah )معيﱠة عا ّمةwith all people (kafir and believer). He is with you in His Knowledge. o 2) Specific (Ma’iyah Khaasa )معية خاصﱠةthis is only applicable for the believers. Allah will bless and support all that you do when you show patience. Dua to make when facing a calamity: O Allah reward me for my calamity and compensate me with which is better ( )اللھم أجرني في مصيبتي واخلف لي خيراً منھا. When Allah is with you, no one can harm you and scare you; believe in Allah and He will help you.
(96 :ﻤﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻞ ﻌ ﻳ ﻮﺍﺎ ﻛﹶﺎﻧﺴ ﹺﻦ ﻣ ﺣ ﻢ ﹺﺑﹶﺄ ﻫ ﺮ ﺟ ﻭﺍ ﹶﺃﺒﺮﺻ ﻦ ﻳﻦ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ ﻳﺠ ﹺﺰ ﻨﻭﹶﻟ “And those who are patient, We will certainly pay them a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do.” [Surat an-Nahl:96] The patient do not know exactly what Allah is going to give them but it will be something that they will be certainly satisfied with. The Benefits of the Patient Include: o Ajr (Reward): Only Allah Knows what this is o Special Welcome in Jannah:
ﺔ ﻨﺴ ﺤ ﺭﺀُﻭ ﹶﻥ ﺑﹺﺎﹾﻟ ﺪ ﻳﻭ ﻴ ﹰﺔﻋﻠﹶﺎﹺﻧ ﻭ ﺍﺳﺮ ﻢ ﻫ ﺎﺯ ﹾﻗﻨ ﺭ ﺎﻣﻤ ﻧ ﹶﻔﻘﹸﻮﺍﹶﺃﺼﻠﹶﺎ ﹶﺓ ﻭ ﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻭﹶﺃﻗﹶﺎﻣ ﻢ ﺑ ﹺﻬﺭ ﻪ ﺟ ﻭ ﺎ َﺀﺘﻐﺑ ﻭﺍ ﺍﺒﺮﺻ ﻦ ﻳﺍﱠﻟﺬﻭ ﻢ ﺍ ﹺﺟ ﹺﻬﺯﻭ ﻭﹶﺃ ﻢ ﺋ ﹺﻬﺎﻦ ﺁﺑ ﻣ ﺢ ﺻﹶﻠ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ﺎﻬﺧﻠﹸﻮﻧ ﺪ ﻳ ﻥ ﺪ ﻋ ﺕ ﺎﺟﻨ (22) ﺍ ﹺﺭﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻋ ﹾﻘﺒ ﻢ ﻬ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﺌﻴﹶﺌ ﹶﺔ ﹸﺃﻭﹶﻟﺴ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﹺﺭﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻋ ﹾﻘﺒ ﻢ ﻌ ﻢ ﹶﻓﹺﻨ ﺗﺮ ﺒﺻ ﺎﻢ ﹺﺑﻤ ﻴ ﹸﻜ ﹶﻠﻡ ﻋ ﺳﻠﹶﺎ (23) ﺏ ﺎ ﹴﻦ ﹸﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺑ ﻣ ﻢ ﻴ ﹺﻬ ﻋﹶﻠ ﺧﻠﹸﻮ ﹶﻥ ﺪ ﻳ ﺋ ﹶﻜ ﹸﺔﻤﻠﹶﺎ ﺍﹾﻟﻢ ﻭ ﺗ ﹺﻬﺎﺭﻳ ﻭ ﹸﺫ (24-22 :)ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺮﻋﺪ And those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home * Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the
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angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying], * "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home." (Surat Al-Ra’d: 22-24) o Success:
(200 :ﻮ ﹶﻥ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥﻠﺤﺗ ﹾﻔ ﻢ ﻌﱠﻠ ﹸﻜ ﻪ ﹶﻟ ﺗﻘﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﺍﺍﹺﺑﻄﹸﻮﺍ ﻭﻭﺭ ﻭﺍﺎﹺﺑﺮﻭﺻ ﻭﺍﺻﹺﺒﺮ ﻮﺍ ﺍﻣﻨ ﻦ ﺁ ﻳﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬﻳﻬﺎ ﹶﺃﻳ O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful (Surat ‘Aal ‘Imran: 200) o
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(11 :ﲑ )ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻫﻮﺩ ﺮ ﹶﻛﹺﺒ ﺟ ﻭﹶﺃ ﺮﹲﺓ ﻔ ﻐ ﻣ ﻢ ﻬ ﻚ ﹶﻟ ﺌﺕ ﺃﹸﻭﹶﻟ ﺎﻟﺤﺎﻤﻠﹸﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺼ ﻋ ﻭ ﻭﺍﺒﺮﺻ ﻦ ﻳﹺﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward (Surat Hud: 11) o A Good Sign:
ﺃﻱ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺃﺷﺪ ﺑﻼﺀ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎﺀ ﰒ ﺍﻷﻣﺜﻞ ﻓﺎﻷﻣﺜﻞ ﻓﻴﺒﺘﻠﻰ: ﻋﻦ ﻣﺼﻌﺐ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻴﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺩﻳﻨﻪ ﻓﺈﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺩﻳﻨﻪ ﺻﻠﺒﺎ ﺍﺷﺘﺪ ﺑﻼﺅﻩ ﻭﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﰲ ﺩﻳﻨﻪ ﺭﻗﺔ ﺍﺑﺘﻠﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺩﻳﻨﻪ ﻓﻤﺎ ﻳﱪﺡ (ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺀ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺒﺪ ﺣﱴ ﻳﺘﺮﻛﻪ ﳝﺸﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺧﻄﻴﺌﺔ )ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ Mus’ab ibn Sa’d narrates that his father said: I said: O Messenger of Allaah, which of the people are most sorely tested? He said: “The Prophets, then the righteous, then the next best, then the next best of people. A man will be tested according to his level of religious commitment. If there is some solidness in his religious commitment, he will be more sorely tested, and if there is some weakness in his religious commitment the test will be lightened for him. A man will continue to be tested until he walks upon the face of the earth with no sin on him. (Reported by Al-Tirmidhi) There are 3 degrees of Patience: 1. Patience Billah (L)صبر با: Patience is from Allah. Examples: praying qiyam, reading Quran, attending lectures 2. Patience Lillah (L )صير: Patience for Allah. This is also known as beautiful patience. Imam Qurtabi explains that this degree of patience is patience of the love of Allah 3. Patience Ma’a Allah ()صبر مع ﷲ: Patience with Allah: Patience to conduct life through the rules and commands of Allah 3 kinds of Patience: 1. Patience over obedience ( )صبر على المأمورHighest level of patience. An example is attending A Heart Serene 2. Patience over disobedience ( )صبر على المحظورExample: The story of prophet Yusuf who is patient against the traps of the ministers wife 3. Patience over calamities ()صبر على المقدور The degrees of those who are patient (as-Saabiroon )الصابرونare: 1. Saabir صابر: one who shows patience 2. Mustabir مصطبر: one who trains himself to show patience 3. Mutassabbir متصبﱢر: one who is having difficulty in showing patience
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4. Saboor صبور: one having the greatest amount of patience 5. Sabbaar صبّار: one having the greatest amount of patience The rewards of those who are patient: • Allah loves those who are patient • The togetherness of Allah is with those who are patient • Allah rewards those who are patient without measure To acquire Sabr, one needs: • Truthfulness with Allah • Seeking reward from Allah • Awaiting Allah’s relief • Ponder on Allah’s blessings • Sincerity • Calamity even if a thorn were to prick you, it is an expiation of your sins.
ﺣ ﺎﻟﹶﻰ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﹶﺃﺗﻌ ﷲ َ ﺇ ﱠﻥ ﺍ ﻭ..." – ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ- ﱯ ﻨ َﻗﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺍﻟ:ﻋﻦ ﺃﻧﺲ ﻪ ﻲ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﺿ ﺭ ﻦ ﻤ ﹶﻓ، ﻢ ﻫ ﻼ ﺘ ﹶﺑﻣﹰﺎ ﺍﺐ ﹶﻗﻮ (( )) ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺣﺴﻦ:ﻗﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻭ، ﻂ (( ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻱ ﺨﹸ ﺴ ﻪ ﺍﻟ ﻂ ﹶﻓﹶﻠ ﺨﹶ ﺳ ﻦ ﻣ ﻭ ، ﺎﺮﺿ ﺍﻟ Anas narrated: The prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – said: “… Verily, if Allah loves a people, He makes them go through trials. Whoever is satisfied, for him is contentment, and whoever is angry upon him is wrath.” [Reported by Al-Tirmidhi] 4 Categories of People who Deal with Sabr: 1. Curse and swear (why me??) 2. Patient (say nothing) 3. Pleased (happy and content to be trialed) 4. Thankful (O Allah, you are so merciful! You love me!) Patience can also be divided into 5 categories of deeds: • Obligatory (wajib )واجبpatience • Encouraged (mandoob )مندوبpatience • Forbidden (mahdhoor )محظورpatience • Disliked (makrooh )مكروهpatience • Permissible (mubah )مباحpatience A Great Reward: When Abu Salamah died, Umu Salamah thought that she would never be able to find a better husband and friend than Abu Salamah. She heard a hadith that if one is going through hardship to make the dua ‘O Allah reward me for my patience and give me which is better’. Subhanallah, Allah gave her someone much better than Abu Salamah…She soon became the wife of the Prophet.
ﻋﻦ ﺃﻡ ﺳﻠﻤﺔ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﷲ }ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ{ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﺗﺼﻴﺒﻪ ﻣﺼﻴﺒﺔٌ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻣﺎ ﺃﻣﺮﻩ ﺍﷲ ) ﺇﻧﺎ ﷲ ﻭﺇﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺭﺍﺟﻌﻮﻥ ( ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺃﺟﺮﱐ ﰲ ﻣﺼﻴﺒﱵ ﻭﺍﺧﻠﻒ ﱄ ﺧﲑﹰﺍ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻻ ﺃﺧﻠﻒ ﺍﷲ ﻟﻪ ﺧﲑﹰﺍ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ
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Qabeelat Falaah 2 In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Asalamu Alaykum, This compilation is a project of Qabeelat Falaah Scribe Team. May Allah accept our sincere efforts, ameen. We pray that you benefit from this knowledge, and most importantly, apply and teach what you have learned, Inshaa’allah. In here which is correct is from Allah. Any mistakes we have done are due to our own weaknesses, deficiencies, and the shaytan. A HUGE thank you (Jazakum Allahu Khairan) goes out to Alia Ally. This set of notes would have been impossible without her contribution. May Allah reward you with the highest degree of Jannah. Ameen! Reminder: Please use these notes to complement your personal notes and not to supplement to your notes. For more information visit www.falaah.org. A contact form can be accessed through the website. Jazakum Allahu Khairan, Scribe Team
Qabeelat Falaah 3 Table of Contents
Topic The Meaning of Being Pleased with Allah, Islam, and the Prophet The Degree of Hope The Degree of Discipline The Degree of Sincerity The Degree of Modesty The Degree of Reliance The Degree of Remembrance The Degree of Longing The Love of Allah The Degree of Happiness The Degree of Alienation The Station of Supplication The End of the Journey The Degree of Steadfastness
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Qabeelat Falaah 4 True Self Realization The Meaning of Being Pleased with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Muhammad (SAW) as my Prophet and Messenger We can say la illaha illa Allah easily now, but we will be tested at the time of death whether we can say it o If we didn’t live by la illaha illala, we won’t be able to say it at the time of our death Hadith in which Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “Surely he has tasted the sweetness of Iman, he who is pleased with Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion, and Muhammad (SAW) as his Prophet and Messenger.” Iman has a taste – you enjoy the sweetness of Iman Are you pleased with Allah as your Lord? You go the extra mile to show people you love in the dunya that you love them – we are willing to sacrifice so much for them o Do you go that extra mile to show Allah that you love Him? If you claim you love Allah, you’ll be willing to give anything and everything to Allah who created to you If you say what is haram is halal, then you are not pleased with Allah as your Lord If you don’t pray, wear hijab, etc, then you are not pleased with Allah as your Lord It should show when you are pleased with Allah as your Lord – it should show in your actions and where Allah is in your life Where is Allah in your life? o You can tell by looking at how you treat what Allah has made halal and haram - do you treat these things as halal and haram? When you supplicate, ask Allah alone; when you are afraid, be afraid of Allah alone; when you delegate your affairs, delegate them to Allah alone; when you seek help, seek help from Allah alone If your boss tells you I’ll promote you, but you have to quit smoking, would you quit smoking? o We’re willing to sacrifice for people in the dunya Do our actions really show that we are pleased with Allah as our Lord? What are we willing to sacrifice for Allah Are you Pleased with Islam as your Religion? If someone were to come to our home, what is there that says Islam is our religion? What about our dress and our actions say that Islam is our religion? The sahaba used to give their full time for deen and part time for other things o We give part time to the deen and full time to other things This is why there is no more barakah in the things that we do Where is deen in our life? Do you treat others with deen? The deen teaches us to do things with ihsan – with perfection, love and time o Do you do things with ihsan? If you are not pleased with Islam as your religion, you will never taste the sweetness of Iman Every Muslim is like a diamond – as long as a person has some Iman inside of them, you can polish the outside when it becomes rusty – as soon as you polish it, the sweetness of Iman comes out Be proud of your religion and your identity – live according to Islam and then you’ll be able to taste the sweetness of Iman Be one for One on one o Be one – be yourself; don’t have many faces o For One – for Allah; do everything you do for the sake of Allah o On one path – on Islam
Qabeelat Falaah 5 Are you pleased with with Muhammad (SAW) as your Prophet and Messenger? Surah Aali Imran, ayah 31 o “Say, ‘If you (really) love Allah, then follow me (ie. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Very simple and clear – if you claim you love Allah, follow the Quran and Sunnah and Allah shall love you If you love Muhammad (SAW), follow his footsteps, don’t just say you love him without any action 3 things that prove you love Muhammad (SAW) – following him in his: o Sourah The way he looked o Seerah In his actions and manners o Saeerah His inner feelings and intentions • Muhammad (SAW) didn’t harbor any bad feelings toward anyone – he had a clear heart Muhammad (SAW) said whoever hears my name and doesn’t send blessings upon me is stingy To see Muhammad (SAW) in a dream, live with the Muhammad (SAW) – study his seerah, implement what you learn and live your life accord to the Sunnah o If you think of something so much, that is what you’ll see in your dreams There is a hadith that says every nabi has one supplication that is automatically granted o All the prophets used their dua except for Muhammad (SAW) – he saved his dua for the Hereafter to intercede on behalf of his ummah Muhammad (SAW) is keeping his dua to be used for us on the Day of Judgment Review and assess yourself and your actions – are you pleased with Allah as your Lord, Islam as your religion and Muhammad (SAW) as your Prophet and Messenger? Surah Al Baqarah, ayah 165 o “And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals. They love them as they love Allah. But those who believe love Allah more (than anything else).”
Qabeelat Falaah 6 Look at the Bright Side The Degree of Hope -
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Never despair of the mercy of Allah Ar-Rajah – hope Surah al-Isra, ayah 57 o “Those whom they call upon hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment.” Surah al-Ankaboot, ayah 5 o “Whosoever hopes for the Meeting with Allah, then Allah’s Term is surely coming, and He is the AllHearer, the All-Knower.” Surah al-Baqara, ayah 218 o “Verily, those who have believed, and those who have emigrated (for Allah’s Religion) and have striven hard in the Way of Allah, all these hope for Allah’s Mercy.”
The degrees of Iman are 3: Love Allah-consciousness (fear) Hope The 3 degrees are like the head and wings of a bird o Always needs love – love is the head o The wings are hope and fear o If a bird just has love and hope, it won’t be able to fly well and will be an easy target for hunters o If just has love and fear, it also won’t be able to fly well and will be an easy target o To be able to fly freely and peacefully, a bird needs the head and both wings – we need love, fear and hope Hope is of 3 kinds: 1. Working righteousness and hoping for a reward o Doing something and hoping for a reward o Not remaining stagnant – taking action 2. Repenting from a sin and hoping for a reward o Asking Allah to accept your repentance and hoping for the reward 3. Hoping without performing o This is the blameworthy kind of hope o Wishful thinking without taking any action o Not utilizing the skills Allah blessed you with o We have the key to Jannah – what are we doing to save others from the Hellfire? Umar (RA) used to say I wish my mother never gave birth to me and I was a piece of hair in the chest of AbuBakr (RA) The sahaba had hope, but their hope was in parallel to their fear of Allah – hope and fear go together People say their heart is clean and hope in Allah’s Mercy without doing anything, but they forget that Allah’s punishment is also very severe People say Iman is in their heart, but true Iman is not only in your heart, it must also show in your words and actions – your words and actions must show that you are a believer Iman – Say by tongue, believe by heart and show by actions o The hypocrites prayed with Muhammad (SAW), so they showed Iman with their actions, but in their heart there were not believers – need all 3
Qabeelat Falaah 7 Hadith in which Ana ibn Maalik (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said “Allah says, ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call on Me and put your hope in Me, I will forgive whatever you have done, and I will not mind. O son of Adam, even if you sins were to reach the clouds of the sky, then you were to seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you and I will not mind. O son of Adam, if you were to come to me with an earth full of sins, and you were to meet Me not associating anything in worship with Me, I will come to you with an earthful of forgiveness.’” o Regardless of what you have done, never despair of the mercy of Allah – Allah’s mercy supersedes his wrath As long as there is life, there is hope Hadith in Bukhari in which Muhammad (SAW) said that from among the men of Bani Israel there was a man who had murdered 99 people. He asked a monk whether Allah would forgive him and the monk said no, so he killed the monk. The man went to a scholar and said he killed 100 people, can Allah forgive him? The scholar said yes, but advised him to go to another land where the people were devoted to prayer and worship. So he left for that land but death overtook him on the way. While dying he turned his chest towards that village and so the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment quarreled amongst themselves regarding him. Allah ordered the village towards which he was going to come closer to him and ordered the village which he left to go far away, and then He ordered the angels to measure the distances between his body and the two villages. When he was found to be one span closer to the village he was going to, he was forgiven. o Shaytan tries to discourage us from making tawbah so we despair and have no more hope, but we should never lose hope in Allah Allah just wants us to repent to Him and He is willing to forgive us Jaabir ibn Abdillah (RA) narrated that Muhammad (SAW) said: o “None should die except while thinking well of their Lord.” Allah is: o At-Tawwaab - The One who accepts repentance o Al-Ghafur – The One who forgives a lot o Al-Ghaffar – The One who forgives the sins of His slaves time and time again
Qabeelat Falaah 8 Boot Camp The Degree of Discipline Surah Al-Qalam, ayah 4 o “Indeed you stand on an exalted standard of character.” Allah testifies that his Prophet (SAW) stands on exalted standard of character Hadith in which Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was asked about the deed that would get people to heaven, he said, “Fearing Allah and adopting good moral character.” Hadith that says: o “The most perfect believer in faith is the one who is best in moral character. The best of you are those who are best to their spouses in manners.” Hadith in which Abu ad-Darda’ narrates that he hear the Prophet (SAW) say: o “There is nothing in the balance heavier than the good morals. Indeed, the person of good morals will reach by them the rank of the person of fasts and prayers.” Aisha (RA) was asked how Muhammad (SAW) was, and she said he was like a Quran walking on earth o Muhammad’s (SAW) dealings, actions, sayings and behaviors were all from the Quran The ideal Muslim character is distinct and balanced The true Muslim is the embodiment of the Quran and the Sunnah Muhammad (SAW) had so many good characters and behaviors In Bukhari, Muhammad (SAW) said I was sent to perfect the noble characters Examples of Muhammad’s (SAW) good character o Would correct people’s behavior without pointing out or embarrassing the person o Honest o Patient – lived in Mecca for 13 years before he left o Turned his entire body to a person when he spoke to them o Good to his neighbors o Just o Kind o Treated everyone equally o Modest o Compassionate o He made everyone believe they were his favorite o Generous o Kind to orphans o Lowered his gaze o Never hit anyone o Had love for his Ummah o If there was something wrong, he would get angry o Content and pleased with what he had o Polite o Never criticized food
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Treated all people equally loved to forgive If Muhammad (SAW) loved to forgive, why do we find it difficult to forgive • You don’t have to forget, have to forgive Brave and strong One night in Medina, Abu-Bakr, Umar, Khalid bin Walid and they hear a noise and were scared to check it out; by the time they came to check it out, Muhammad (SAW) had already taken care of it and told him to go back to their homes
The pillars of good moral character:
Patience Bravery Chaste Justice o Abdullah bin Amr bin As had a race with a Christian Arab at the time of Umar (RA); the Christian won the race, Abdullah took a stick and started beating up the Christian and oppressed him; the Christian knew Umar (RA) was a just man and he travelled to see him and told him what happened; Umar (RA) wrote a letter to Amr telling him to come and bring his son Abdullah with him; in the court of Umar (RA), there was the Christian and the Muslim; Umar (RA) gave the Christian a stick and told him to beat Abdullah up just as he beat him; after he beat him, he asked him if he was done and he said yes; Umar (RA) told him now use the stick to beat his father because his father didn’t teach him good manners.
If you look for dignity in anything other than Islam, Allah will disgrace you o This is what is happening to the Ummah today – we have lost our dignity and we are looking for it everywhere other than Islam We need to be truthful with ourselves and with each other – live with justice The elements of bad moral character: Ignorance Oppression o Stems from being arrogant and ostentation Arrogance – kibr in Arabic • Arrogance stems from egotism or overestimation of oneself and one’s merit – think you’re better than everyone else • The best cure for arrogance is to cultivate modesty Ostentation (showing off) – riaa’ in Arabic • The hidden idolatry – the desire to show off • Not doing things for the sake of Allah, but so people will see you and praise you • The best cure is to check your intention before any action To find out about your faults, you can: Befriend a pious Shaykh through whom you can learn about the kind manners o Let them be examples in their day to day lives, in addition to them teaching you Befriend a trustworthy companion who can point out your faults to you with hikmah
Qabeelat Falaah 10 E.g. Hasan and Husain taught a man how to make wudu properly indirectly – they saw he was making wudu incorrectly, so they asked him to come and see which one of them makes wudu better; they made wudu exactly the same, but the man said that they both make wudu better than him o Fiqh of priorities – when you tell people about Islam, use priorities e.g. tell people about iman and salah before hijab and music o To enjoin good and forbid evil, use 3 things – the right time, the right place, the right words o Take it easy on people, people are fragile and like glass; if you’re not easy on them, you may break them Listen to what your enemies say about you Intermingle with people and reflect about their bad character o
The fruits of moral character (derived from hadith):
Good moral character is one of the most beloved things that will get you closer to Allah When you have good moral character with people, people will love you and Allah will love you as well Good moral character will elevate your level in Jannah Good moral character turns an enemy into a friend Good moral character will expiate your sins Good moral character puts weight in your balance of good deeds o Good moral character is the heaviest thing that will put weight in your balance Results in Allah putting blessings in your offspring and your life One of the things that can save you from Hellfire You become habibullah o The most beloved people in the sight of Allah are those who have good moral character Will help you be close to Muhammad (SAW) in Jannah (Tirmidhi) Change yourself NOW so that you follow Muhammad (SAW) in your words and actions!!
Qabeelat Falaah 11 Who Are You Trying to Please? The Degree of Sincerity
Allah knows what your real intention is when you do anything In the books of hadith, the first hadith is always that ‘deeds are based on intentions’ Need to check your intention before you start anything Surah al-bayyinah, ayah 5 o “And they have been commanded no more than this: to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practice regular charity; and that is the religion right and straight.” Ikhlas – sincerity; to check you intention o The Arabic word ikhlas means khalasa/khaloosan – means something that is clear that you can see through Ikhlas – something that is very clear that you can see through Sincerity means that your inner is just like your outer o Not 2 personalities or 2 faces – just one person and who is sincere in their words, actions and deeds For an action to be accepted by Allah, there are 2 requirements o Pure – sincere intention o Correct – according to the Sunnah of Muhammad (SAW) Ibn al Qayyim says that sincerity is the musk of the heart Sincerity is the living element and foundation of success Hadith in which the Prophet (SAW) said: o “Actions are only by intention, and every man shall only have what he intended. Thus he whose hijrah was for Allah and His Messenger, his hijrah was for Allah and His Messenger, and he whose hijrah was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his hijrah was for that which he made hijrah.” Check your intention with everything you do • Example: When you come to an Islamic class, what is your intention? Yahya ibn Abu Kathir said: o “Learn about intentions, for their importance is greater than the importance of actions.” Surah az-Zumar, ayahs 2 and 3: o “Verily, We have sent down the Book to you in truth: so worship Allah (alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allah’s sake only. Surely the religion (i.e. worship and obedience) is for Allah only.” Surah al-Kahf, ayah 110: o “So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.”
The Signs of Sincerity: To have good intentions before starting a task o Check your intention before you start any task – make sure the task you are going to do is purely for Allah o Check you intention in the middle of the task o At the end of the task, go back and renew your intention E.g. Going to visit someone for the sake of Allah • Make the intention that you are visiting the person for the sake of Allah before you visit
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While you are visiting the person, renew your intention At the end of the visit, renew your intention that you only visited the person for the sake of Allah To perfect one’s duty in private and in public o Your inner is just like your outer o Don’t have 2 faces – one for inside and outside To welcome advice from friends o Some people like to be given constructive advice – a sign they are sincere To be constantly mindful of one’s shortcomings and to advise and wish others well o Don’t have hasd – envy To feel that your contribution is minimal compared to others To love performing fajr, isha’a and night prayers
The Means of Attaining Sincerity: Ar-Rakaba – Allah’s watchfulness; always be aware that Allah is watching you Hadith in which Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “Three categories of people will be the first to be thrown into the Hellfire: a scholar who taught people merely to be praised a scholar; a generous person who gave charity just to be called generous; and a person who participates in Jihad to be recognized as brave.” These are all people who did not do things sincerely and purely for the sake of Allah
Qabeelat Falaah 13 More Modest Than a Virgin in Her Seclusion The Degree of Modesty Al-Hayee – The Modest; a name of Allah Al Hayaa – adjective for modesty Many of us are missing this quality Muhammad (SAW) was more modest than a virgin in her seclusion Modesty means freedom from vanity and showiness Surah Al-Qasas, ayah 25 o “So one of the two (daughters) came to him walking modestly…” Surah an-Noor, ayah 30: o “Tell the believe men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo, Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their chests, and not to reveal their adornment.” Lower your gaze and only intermingle out of necessity
10 types of Modesty: 1) Modesty upon sins: - Shyness for committing sins Allah told you not to commit - E.g. the modesty of Adam o When Allah told Adam not to eat from the tree and then he went and ate from the tree; when he did this, his clothes fell and his body was exposed and he ran – modesty upon sins 2) Modesty upon shortcomings: - The angels that rise from ruku will feel so modest and praise Allah and say we did not worship you as we were supposed to o Feel that they didn’t give Allah his right by worshipping Him enough 3) Modesty upon knowledge - The more knowledgeable you become, the more modest you will get 4) Modesty upon generosity - Muhammad (SAW) was so modest, once the sahaba came to visit and he was so tired, but he was so modest he didn’t want to tell them to leave, so he just stood up and left o He was too generous, too kind and too modest to tell the sahaba to go home 5) Modesty upon decency - Some sahabiyyat, although modest and shy, used to ask Muhammad (SAW) directly personal questions o Their modesty didn’t preclude them from asking questions to Muhammad (SAW) to learn 6) Modesty upon despise - e.g. Too modest to ask Allah for something; modesty upon yourself 7) Modesty upon love 8) Modesty upon enslavement - Feeling the shortcomings of your worship - Modesty upon ibadah – not knowing if your ibadah is being accepted by Allah o Being skeptical 9) Modesty upon dignity - When someone does more than the soul deserves - This type of modesty is from the Shaytan, e.g. feeling pride when you give sadaqa 10) Modesty upon one’s self - When you commit an action that downgrades you in the sight of Allah
Qabeelat Falaah 14 Allah has elevated you and favored you upon many of His other slaves and you commit a sin - this downgrades you in the sight of Allah The 3 Degrees of Modesty:
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Modesty that stems from the belief that Allah is watching you o Allah is Ar-Raqeeb Specific togetherness o Allah is with the believers – if you are a believer and patient and you know Allah is with you, you feel so modest From resorting to Allah alone o To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return Hadith in Bukhari – Compare the brother in law to death o Important to show modesty in front of brother in laws Hadith in which Imran bin Hussain narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: o “Modesty brings nothing but good. Modesty is part of Faith, and Faith is in Paradise. But obscenity is part of hardness of the heart and hardness of the heart is in hell.” Hadith in which Ibn Mas’ood (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: o “’Be bashful before Allah according to His right to modesty before Him.’ They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, verily we are shy, praise be to Allah.’ He said, ‘That is not it. Modesty before Allah according to His right to modesty is that you protect your mind in what it learns, your stomach in what it ingests. And remember death and the tribulations attached to it. And whoever wishes for the Hereafter leaves the adornments of this life. So whoever does all that is truly bashful before Allah according to His right to modesty.’” The Story of Sarah - Allah gives us so many chances, when will we give Allah a chance - We listen to so many lectures, listen to so many khutbas, read so many books – when are we going to make changes in our life and implement what we learn? - Don’t always think you have time to change later, change now
Qabeelat Falaah 15 Tie That Camel The Degree of Reliance Tawakkul – putting your trust in Allah When you say you can’t find a job in any place except a place that does haram, you do not have tawakkul When you take a job where they require you to take off your hijab, you do not have tawakkul Imagine yourself in the Land of al Masha’ar: Allah will resurrect every person who has ever been created and gather them naked in this land; the jinn will also be there The angels from all of the Heavens surround this gathering; they are all waiting for Allah to come down and start the hisab As people wait, the sun will be on top of their head, some people will sweat so much they will drowning in their sweat – the Day will be equivalent to 50 000 years Everybody will be so scared, e.g. the mother who is nursing her baby will drop him because she is so scared Allah will come down, carried in His throne by 8 angels o Muhammad (SAW) said between the ears and shoulders of these angels is the distance between Heaven and earth o The angels are praising Allah as they carry Him Allah says “O my angels, I have been listening to you since I have created you, now it’s your turn to listen to Me’ – then the hisab will start There are certain people who will die, be resurrected and go straight to Jannah – they won’t have to stand and go through this process at all o If you understand the station of tawakkul, you could be amongst them There are 7 categories of people who will be put in the shade of Allah on the day when there is no shade except the shade of Allah o These people will still have to go through this process, but they are sitting under the shade and waiting Hadith in which Muhammad (SAW) said the nations were shown to me and I saw a prophet with one follower; then I saw another prophet with one or two followers; then I was shown a multitude of people; when I saw this, I said this is my ummah, but I was told these were the followers of Musa; then I saw a bigger multitude and I was told these are your people, and amongst them, 70 000 of them will enter Jannah with no t sab The sahaba started talking about who these 70 000 people were Muhammad (SAW) came and the sahaba told him they were talking about who the 70 000 were and they wanted to know the qualities so they could be amongst them Muhammad (SAW) described the qualities are: o Those who do not seek ruqyah (incantations), practice cauterization, noor follow omens, but they put their trust in their Lord.” Ukasha (RA) immediately Muhammad (SAW) to ask Allah to make me amongst them; Muhammad (SAW) said that he is amongst them; another person asked Muhammad (SAW) and he said that Ukasha beat him to it o Ukasha took action – we need to take action to become one of these people Do not seek ruqyah o Does not contradict the fact that when you’re sick, take medicine, just don’t put your trust in medicine, put your trust in Allah o Take medicine as the means, but put your trust in the Lord of the means
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Go to the doctor when you’re sick, but know that the doctor can do nothing for you Put your trust in Allah and then seek the help of a doctor as the means through which Allah will help you
Tawakkul – use the means, but put your trust in the Lord of the means Shifaa is in the hands of Allah – then take means in the dunya In jahilliyah, they would let the bird fly; if the bird flew right, it was a good sign to travel/do business; if the bird flew left, it was a bad sign and they would just go back home and not do anything that day o Superstition that we don’t believe in because we put our trust in Allah Surah al-Mai’dah, ayah 23 o “And put your trust in Allah if you are believers indeed.” Surah at-Taghaabun, ayah 13 o “And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.” Sura Aali Imran, ayah 159 o “Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).” It’s easy to say that you put your trust in Allah, but do you really put your trust in Allah? Surah at-Talaaq, ayahs 2 and 3 o “And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he could never imagine. And whosever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him.” Sometimes you think all the doors are locked, but you have to put your trust in Allah and when the right time comes, it will happen Allah will test you; give glad tidings to those who are patient and put their trust in Allah – Allah is the Provider Allah says that your rizq is in His hands - doesn’t mean you should sit in the masjid and do nothing but praying; Muhammad (SAW) said his brother who works to support himself is better • Take action and put your trust in Allah If you believe Allah is Ar-Razak (the Provider) and you put your trust in Him, why do you deal with haram? o When you do this, you’re not putting your trust in Allah You may think there is no other job that a job requiring you to do haram – you can pass this test or fail this test o You have to put your trust in Allah Allah says your rizq is under the hands of Allah; just as the words that come from your mouth, have no doubt on this – just put your trust in Allah Hadith in which Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “If all of you were to rely upon Allah in the manner He deserves from you, then He would certainly grant you provision as He provides it to the birds that depart hungry in the morning, and return with a full belly at dusk.” Only if you put your trust fully in Allah Anas ibn Malik (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) used to say upon leaving his home: o “Bismillahi tawakkaltu ‘alaallah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billah” (In the Name of Allah; I trust in Allah; there is no might and not power but in Allah) Don’t sit idle – try, take action, make dua, but also put your trust in Allah and trust that He choose for you It may be that you think something is the right thing for you, but Allah knows otherwise
Qabeelat Falaah 17 You only know what you can see, but Allah knows more and sees more – try your best, and then put your trust in Allah and let Him take care of you Hatim al Asam wanted to go for Hajj and his wife told him he can’t, who is going to provide for his family; one of his daughters told him to go for Hajj, he is not Razak, Allah is Ar-Razaq; he went for Hajj and the house ran out of food and water; they people in the house told the daughter this is because he went for Hajj; she started crying and started reciting Surah at-Talaaq, ayahs 2 and 3 o You think your rizq is somewhere, but you don’t know where Allah has put your rizq The leader of the Muslim was walking by with his army; he went to the nearest home which was the house of Al Asam; he asked whose house it was, and they said the house of Al Asam; he asked where he was and they said he went for Hajj; he said it is their obligation to take care of his family in his absence; he took a bag of gold and threw it at the house; the family was so happy, but Allah wanted more for them The leader said whosoever loves me, you should do exactly as I did – everyone started throwing bags of gold in the house The daughter was crying – she said a small creation of Allah has looked after us and we have become so rich, what about when Allah looks after us? Hadith in Ahmad in which Muhammad (SAW) said about the 70 000 – I asked Allah and Allah has promised me 70 000 with no reckoning – their faces are as bright as the moon; and I asked Allah for more than 70 000, and off of each one of the 70 000, another 70 000 o 4.9 billion to enter Jannah without hisab (70 000 squared) – must have tawakkul to be amongst them
Qabeelat Falaah 18 The Difference between the Living and the Dead The Degree of Remembrance The diff between the living and the dead - Those that remember Allah are alive and those that do not remember Allah are dead Surah al-Araaf, ayah 205 o “And perform the dhikr of your Lord in you very soul with humility and without loudness in words in the mornings and evenings and do not be of those who are unheedful.” Surah al Kahf, ayah 24 o “And remember your Lord when you forget.” Surah Ta Ha, ayah 13 o “And glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting.” Good times to do adhkar after fajr and after sunset Good to do dhikr at all times – cooking, driving, walking • For every SubhanAllah, Alhamdullilah of AllahuAkbar that you say, Allah plants a tree for you in Jannah Surah Aali Imran, ayah 191 o “(Speaking of the wise men these are) such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, and say, (after deliberations) ‘Our Lord! Thou has not created this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of the Fire.’” Hadith in which Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrates that Muhammad (SAW) said: o “No people gather together in one of the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that Sakeenah (Tranquility) descends upon them, and Mercy envelops them, and the Angels surround them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him.” Hadith in Bukhari that the example of the one who remembers of Allah and the example of the one who does not remember Allah is the example of the one who is living and the one who is dead o Khalid bin Walid understood this hadith – in a battle he said he was going to fight the dead because they didn’t make dhikr of Allah Dhikr of Allah is the polishing of the heart Muhammad (SAW) said renew your Iman by saying la illaha illa Allah o Iman gets rusty – make dhikr, recite Quran to increase your Iman Types of Dhikr: Adhkar which have fixed timing o E.g. When you wake up, go to sleep Adhkar specified for certain actions o E.g. Eating, drinking, putting your clothes on, intimacy Adhkar which are unrestricted o Can say these anywhere, e.g. istigfar Hadith – whosoever sticks to istigfar, Allah shall take his stress and anxiety and will provide for him in ways he has never imagined o Albani said this hadith is weak; another shaykh said it is sahih Rizq – money, spouse, health, friends, air, etc. Hadith in which Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: o “Whoever of you performs wudu carefully and then affirms Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa sharika lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasooluhu” (I testify that
Qabeelat Falaah 19 there is no true Allah except Allah Alone, Who has no partners, and that Muhammad (SAW) is His slave and Messenger), the eight gates of Jannah are opened for him. He may enter through whichever of these gates he desires (to enter).”
Saying “la illaha illa Allah”, in the sight of Allah, this is heavier than the universe and all it contains On the Day of Judgment, your actions is what has weight People who say la illaha illa Allah are more favored to Allah than some angels Hadith in which Abu ad-Darda’ narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “Shall I not inform you of the best of your actions, the most pure in the sight of your Master, the one which raises your ranks highest, that which is better for you than giving gold and silver (in charity), and better for you than your meeting your enemies, so that you strike their necks and they strike yours?” The companions urged, ‘Of course, O Messenger of Allah, inform us!’ He replied, ‘It is the remembrance of Allah.”
Ali (RA) said “I contemplated the universe and I found that iron is the strongest creation of Allah; then when he saw how iron melts when it touches fire, he said fire is the strongest creation of Allah; then when he saw fire be put out by water, he said water is the strongest creation of Allah; then when he saw rain created by clouds, he said clouds are the strongest creation of Allah; then he saw mountain block clouds/fog from moving; then he saw a man standing on top of a mountain, then said man is the strongest creation of Allah; then he said a man can only survive with a heart, so the heart is the strongest creation of Allah; then he said a heart can only survive with the dhikr of Allah, so the dhikr of Allah is the strongest creation of Allah.”
Qabeelat Falaah 20 Heart Strings The Degree of Longing (ash-shawq) Difference between ‘I miss you’ and ‘I long for you’. Longing for someone means you are in need of that person. Surah al Ankaboot, ayah 5 o “Whoever is looking forward to the meeting with Allah, then Allah’s Term is surely coming and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.” Some people are longing to see the face of Allah 3 levels of longing: Longing for Allah o Longing to see Allah Longing for Jannah Longing to see Muhammad (SAW) and to be with Him o If you were to see Muhammad (SAW) right now, what would you say to him? If you truly long for him, you should know what you would say to him If you want to thank Muhammad (SAW), also thank Allah for giving us the ability to thank Muhammad (SAW) Hadith in which Mu’adh ibn Jabal narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “I ask You for the joy of seeing Your face and for the longing to meet You.” Ali ibn Abi Taalib (RA) said: o “The pleasure of giving pardon is followed by a praiseworthy outcome. The pleasure or taking revenge is followed by the bitterness of regret.” Surah Ta Ha, ayah 84 o “I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased.” Surah al Anaam, ayah 76 o “When the night covered him over with darkness, he saw a star. He said, ‘This is my lord.” Ibrahim was longing to see a sign of Allah – every time he saw a sign, he was thinking this was his lord Ibn al Qayyim says: o “Longing for Allah is one of the signs of love. Longing is the journey of the heart to its beloved. Ash-Shawq, if exceeded, can lead to anger and thirst.” If this longing exceeds its limit, it may lead to anger Hadith in which the Prophet (SAW) said: o “No one should judge between two people when he is angry.” Anger If Longing exceeds its limits it may cause anger A man went to the masjid at the time of Muhammad (SAW) and started urinating; the sahaba started beating him up; Muhammad (SAW) said to leave him and let him finish; he finishes, then Muhammad (SAW) tells him this is a mosque, don’t do that here; if you want to do that, go outside o Muhammad (SAW) was angry too, but he knew how to manage that anger – he used hikma Not wrong to feel angry – it is a normal and necessary emotion; one just has to know how to deal with it
Qabeelat Falaah 21 4 styles of anger management: Open aggression o Uses physical or verbal force to get rid of the anger o Often leads to bigger problems and increased anger o Research has shown these people often become more angry rather than less angry Suppressed anger o Choose to pretend that they’re not angry o Ignore their feelings and the fact they’re angry, hoping their anger will just go away o Instead of getting rid of the situation, people who adopt this style may develop diseases, e.g. ulcers, headaches, stomach problems, etc. because the anger is still there The anger is still inside them – hasn’t been dealt with Passive aggressive o Instead of dealing with their anger, they show aggression, but say they’re fine o They want the other person to understand they’re angry and their feelings, but they won’t admit to them They say they’re not angry, but they vent their anger into doing things hoping that you’ll notice they’re angry o This leads to major types of anger Assertive problem solving o The best style in terms of dealing with anger o These people choose to pay attention to their feelings o Know when they are angry and express their anger in a polite and assertive manner o Seek to resolve problems in a mutual, agreeable way o Use the ACTS technique A ware • Aware of your anger signals, e.g. voice changes, hands shake, color of your face changes, short of breath, muscles become tense Control • Control your response, e.g. make wudu, make dhikr, sit down or lie down • Don’t respond on the spot when you’re angry Talk • Use the WIN technique o When – always start with saying “when” When you did something, said something… I felt – tell them how you feel when they do that • E.g. I feel like you don’t care about me, like you don’t love me o Need Never say I want you to do something, say I need you to do/say something Solve • Solve the problem – negotiate a mutually agreeable solution to the problem • Never be stubborn – there is always a solution to a problem
Qabeelat Falaah 22 Ways to limit the effect of anger:
Seeking refuge with Allah from the Shaytan Keeping silent Not moving Following the advice of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Knowing that if you do not become angry, Paradise will be yours Knowing the high status and advantages offered to those who control themselves Following the example of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) when he got angry Knowing that resisting anger is one of the signs of righteousness Listening to reminders Knowing the bad effects of anger
Stress Stress is your body’s response to things that trigger an emotional reaction in you Happens as a result of life’s demands - everybody wants a piece of you, but there is only one of you and you can only do so much and it’s hard to say no If you want to travel to Allah, you travel using your heart – that is the means
Qabeelat Falaah 23 Do you really love the Supreme Bestower? The love of Allah Parents would be upset if their kids got a bad grade on a test – would you be as sincerely upset if your kids missed a salah? o If your kid gets a bad grade, you take steps to make them improve – get a tutor, study more What steps do you take when your kids miss a salah? • We claim we love Allah, but do we really? The love of Allah is not sunnah, it is wajib – an obligation Surah Baqarah, ayah 165 o “And those who believe have intense love for Allah.” If you abstain for food for a long time, you feel angry because you have a love of food The love of Allah and Muhammad (SAW) should be more beloved to you than anything The love of Allah should be like the air we breathe – if we were to be prevented from this air we would die Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 24 o “Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight…are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard in His cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient).” Love is divided into 2 Types Haram love o The love that gets developed through dating because it was not developed correctly o Ibn Taymiyyah said: “Improper love is a psychological sickness, and if it grows strong, it affects the body and becomes a physical sickness, either as diseases of the brain, which are said to be diseases caused by waswas, or diseases of the body such as weakness.” Halal love o Love of Allah, Muhammad (SAW), your spouse, the believers, brothers and sisters, your kids -
Ibn al Qayyim says the love of Allah is the power of the heart, the sustenance of the soul, and the light Hadith in which Muhammad (SAW) said: o “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his child, his father and all the people.”
General Love is of 3 Types Natural love o E.g. Love of food and water Love based on mercy o E.g. Love a mother to her children Love based on friendship and acquaintance To earn Allah’s love: Obedience o Must obey His orders Following the guidance of Muhammad (SAW)
Qabeelat Falaah 24 Love Muhammad (SAW) by reviving the sunnah and mimicking him by sourah, seerah and saeerah o Allah says “Say If you claim you love Allah, then follow the commands of Allah and the footsteps of Muhammad (SAW)” o Compare our love of Muhammad (SAW) to the sahabas’ love of Muhammad (SAW) Umm Habiba’s father was Abu Sufyan; he came to visit her and sat on the bedding of Muhammad (SAW); she rushed to fold the bedding; he asked her which is more dear to you, me or the bedding; she told him I love you, but you are a mushrik and this is the bedding of Muhammad (SAW) When Muhammad (SAW) used to make wudu, the sahaba used to rush to get the water he used and put it on their bodies o To love Muhammad (SAW) is not by words, it is by mimicking him and reviving his sunnah Simple sunnahs – visiting each other, treating your neighbors nicely, visiting the sick Recitation of the Quran o Sahih hadith – a man used to love surah tawhid; Muhammad (SAW) asked him why he recites the surah all the time; he said because he loves it; Muhammad (SAW) said to tell him that Allah loves him as he loves this surah Performing nawafil prayers o Nawafil are superogatory prayers o Muhammad (SAW) used to love superogatory prayers o Hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA) that Muhammad (SAW) said: “Whosoever show enmity to someone devote to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and my servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.” • The nawafil you do earns you the love of Allah Another narrations says “When Allah loves you, He will tell Jibreel that I love so and so, so love him; then Jibreel will love him; then Jibreel will command the other angels to love him, and all the angels will love him; then the angels will call to all the people on the earth that we love so and so, so love him; then all the people on the earth will love him.” • These voluntary works will earn you the love of Allah o If Allah loves you, He will protect you and assist you – if Allah protects you, nobody can harm you o We underestimate the importance of the nawafil – dhikr of Allah, recitation of Quran o Strive to be people whose tongue is constantly moistened by the remembrance of Allah Constant remembrance of Allah Loving, visiting one another o In Sahih Muslim, there is a hadith which says there was a man traveling to visit another man; he was met by someone in the middle of the trip who asked him where he’s going; he said he’s going to visit this person for the sake of Allah; he said he is just going to visit him for the sake of Allah because I love him for the sake of Allah; the man said I am an angel from the heavens and Allah sent me to tell you that He loves you just as you love that person for the sake of Allah Being tested o When you go through a trial, it is a sign that Allah loves you Qiyaam al-Layl o
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o Qiyaam al Layl enlightens your face and illuminates it o It’s like the icing on the cake o This is the closest you can get to Allah o It softens your heart The gathering of Ilm o Hadith sahih – Man named Abu Iblis al Khawlani; he went to Syria and saw a man giving a lecture in a masjid; the man was named Muadh; he listened the lecture, and at the end, he told Muadh, I’ve never seen you, but I love you; Muadh asked him if he’s sure; he said yes; he asked him again, and he again said yes, by Allah, I love you; Muadh says ok, glad tiding to you, I have heard from Muhammad (SAW) who said Allah says I shall love those who love one another for the sake of Allah, I shall love those who visit one another for the sake of Allah, I shall love those who sit together for the sake of Allah. o Hadith sahih – Muhammad (SAW) said when one of you loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him for the sake of Allah This is a sunnah we have abandoned Pondering creation of Allah and His blessings o Allah has blessed us with countless blessings Repentance o This earns you the love of Allah When you do an act, do it with ihsan o Hadith sahih – Allah loves those when they do an act, they do it with ihsan o Regardless of how trivial that act may be, when you do anything, give 100% of yourself and do it with ihsan – that will earn you the love of Allah Allah loves those who purify themselves o Keep yourself clean
Qabeelat Falaah 26 Don’t Worry Be Happy! The Degree of Happiness
We differ in so many ways, but we all want to be happy How do we define happiness? Happiness for one person may not be happiness for others Some people find happiness in the disobedience of Allah Lots of people think they are happy, but they’re not There are people that find happiness in being close to Allah – in salah, Qiyam, in the dhikr or Allah, in being with the believers o Where do you find happiness? When you are sad and depressed, do you think of Allah? Of salah? Surah ar-Rad, ayah 28 o “Truly in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” Surah Aali Imran, ayah 170 o “They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His Bounty, rejoice for the sake of whose who have not yet joined them, but are left behind that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve” The praiseworthy happiness of the believers Describes the believers who are meeting Allah and rejoicing on what Allah has bestowed on you Surah Yoonus, ayah 57 o “O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the Quran, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that (disease of ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences) which is in your breasts, a guidance and a mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers.” Surah Yoonus, ayah 58 o “Say, ‘In the Bounty of Allah, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islam and the Quran) – therein let them rejoice.’ That is better that what (the wealth) they amass.” Be happy that Allah has bestowed on us His deen, His rahma We say la illaha illa Allah so easily – there are so many people who can’t say it, we should be so happy and thankful that Allah has blessed us with this Surah an-Nahl, ayah 97 o “Whoever does right, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will make him live a good life, and We will award them their reward for the best of what they used to do.” Surah al-An’aam, ayah 125 o “Those whom Allah wills to guide, He opens their breast to Islam; those whom He wills to leave straying, He makes their breast closed and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus does Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.” Ibn Masood: o “Allah has placed ease and happiness in certainty of faith and contentment. He has placed worry and misery in discontent and doubt.” Bukhari: o “True enrichment does not come through possessing a lot of wealth, but true enrichment is enrichment of the soul.”
Qabeelat Falaah 27 There are 2 Types of Happiness Blameworthy o Surah al Qasas, ayah 76 “Remember when his people said to him, “Do not exult (with riches, being ungrateful to Allah). Verily Allah likes not those who exult (with riches, being ungrateful to Allah).” • Qarun came up in pride, and Allah split the earth beneath him and destroyed him Commendable To be Happy: Think and thank o Think of all the blessings that Allah has blessed you with and thank Him for it o As simple as thinking and thanking Allah that He made the earth so that we can walk on it, despite all our sins Think if we had to pay $ for the air we breathe Don’t wait for anyone to thank you o You are doing business with Allah, you’re not doing business with people o Imp sometimes to get recognition, but we often don’t get that recognition, e.g. as a parent, a spouse We often don’t get recognition because it’s part of the package o You’ll never be happy if you wait for people to thank you because people will never likely come and do this o Despite this, we should remember to thank people because those who do not thank people do not thank Allah Doing ihsan to others will bring you contentment and happiness o Do ihsan to Muslims and non-Muslims alike o Can be as trivial as a smile in the face of your brother o Bringing contentment in the lives of others can make you happy Fill your time with things that are beneficial o Sometimes go through anxiety and depression because you have too much free time – busy that time with beneficial things Belief in Qada and Qadr – the whim and decree of Allah o Don’t regret over the past Certainly, after hardship comes ease o Trust Allah that after hardship comes ease – don’t despair o It can’t always be night - at some point the sun will rise o When you’re going through hardship, look at it like a cloud that is moving and it will be clear again and you’ll move on Turn a loss into a gain o Be optimistic o Think about what you want to see – have a vision and be optimistic o E.g. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote books in jail o Be a winner wherever you are o In bad situations, think about what you can learn from it Dua o Whenever you are going through difficulties, make dua Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah shall reward him with something that is better o Hadith Qudsi in which a man lost his eye and Muhammad (SAW) said that Allah said that when My servant goes through the test of Me taking his sight away, if he shows patience, I will reward him with Jannah Dhikr of Allah
Qabeelat Falaah 28 o Certainly it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts find ease Don’t envy anyone o Envy burns your good deeds as fire burns wood o Why would you envy anyone for what Allah has blessed him with? have good feelings for that person and hope to be like him, but don’t wish for the blessings to be seized from that person Prayers o Muhammad (SAW) said you commit sins, then you pray fajr and it washes off all the bad deeds you have done; then you commit sins, then you pray dhuhr and it washes off all the bad deeds; this happens for each prayer; then when you pray ishaa, it will wash everything off, and then you will go to sleep clean like a baby – nothing will be written on you until you wake up the next day Delegate your affairs to Allah o Tawakkul – put your trust in Allah Don’t carry the entire world on your shoulders o Some people are always complaining about anything and are always sad o Don’t worry about everything in the world o Don’t forget the problems in the world, but make dua and praise Allah for what we’ve been blessed with Please Allah before anybody else o Do everything you can do, but you can never please everyone o If you choose to please Allah, you’ll be happy Be content with what you have o Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek perfection and excellence and strive for more Muhammad (SAW) had the fastest camel – nothing wrong with religious people being rich or having nice things Give to others o Chinese proverb – if you want happiness for an hour, take a nap; if you want happiness for the day, go fishing; if you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune; if you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone o The happiest people are not those who get the most, they are those who give the most Make sure Allah is happy with you
Qabeelat Falaah 29 Are You a Loner? The Degree of Alienation The people who follow the religion of Allah often feel the sense of not belonging because they choose to follow the truth Sometimes this feeling occurs within your own family or community Muhammad (SAW) has given glad tidings to those strangers – has given them great news Be happy you’re a stranger Surah Hood, ayah 116 o “If only there had been among the generations before you, persons having wisdom, prohibiting (others) from Al-Fasad (disbelief, polytheism, and all kinds of crimes and sins) in the earth, (but there were none) except a few of those whom We saved from among them.” “except a few of those” – refers to the strangers Surah Yoosuf, ayah 103 o “And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly.” Surah Saba’, ayah 13 o “But few of My slaves are grateful.” People often ignore the blessings of Allah and do not look at what they have, rather they focus on what they don’t have o Hadith in which Anas ibn Maalik (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “It is possible that a disheveled, dusty person, with not many belongings [literally, ‘with two headdresses’], who is not noticed among the people, if he asks of Allah, Allah will fulfill his prayer.” Hadith in which the Prophet (SAW) said: o “’Indeed, order good and forbid evil until you see stinginess being obeyed, and desires being followed, and this world preferred [over the next], and each person being deluded by his own opinions. Then take care of yourself and leave the common people. For indeed, after you there will be days of patience, where patience will be like holding onto glowing embers. Whoever is able to do this will have the reward of fifty people that do like him.’ They asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, the reward of fifty of them?’ He replied, ‘The reward of fifty of you.’” 3 Types of Strangeness Strangeness of the Muslim adherents o A Muslim is a stranger in this world, but he’s not afraid to be a stranger o This is a praiseworthy strangeness o Hadith in which Abu Hurayrah (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Islam began as something strange and will revert to being strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers.” Strangeness of the adherents of the sunnah o The beard and hijab are the origin, but now become a stranger because you choose to adhere to the sunnah o The Muslims are very few in number but they are like the white thread on a black bull – they stand out o Don’t care about the quantity of Muslims – quantity has never been an issue in Islam, e.g. the battle of Badr o The issue is quality, not quantity o Now we have the quantity of Muslims, but not the quality – we are like the foam on the ocean o We need to come together as one body as Muhammad (SAW) described in the hadith if one part of the body feels pain, the entire body feels pain – then we will see the dignity and victory from Allah
Qabeelat Falaah 30 Our segregation is making us weak Muhammad (SAW) said I wish to meet my brothers; the sahaba said aren’t we your brothers; he said no, you are my companions, my brothers are those who will come after me and believe in me Muhammad (SAW) also longs to see us o Muhammad (SAW) said those who adamantly cling to the sunnah, the reward of one of them is the equivalent of 50 sahabis Strangeness in this world o This is a praiseworthy strangeness o
Qualities of the Strangers: Hadith: Those who remain in the state of righteousness when the people are in a state of moral decay Another narration which says “Those who revive my sunnah when people rebuke the sunnah and introduce bidaa” Some ways that Help Ward off Strangeness: Adhering to Allah’s rope o Obedience to Allah Reviving the Islamic brotherhood o We can’t do it alone, we have to do it together o The segregation that is happening now is weakening us Enjoining good and forbidding evil o Use hikma Endurance o Patience and fortitude to face the crisis we are going through Never despairing o Allah has promised that Islam shall be victorious How do you want to be remembered? o Do something with your life that people will remember – contribute and leave a legacy!
Qabeelat Falaah 31 The Weapon of the Believer The Station of Supplication
Allah is Al-Mujeeb – the One who answers the call of the needy The day when all the doors are locked before you, you resort to Allah The One who wants you to make dua to him Surah Ghaafir, ayah 60 o “And your Lord said, ‘Invoke Me [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your (invocation).” Just ask Allah – He wants you to ask Him Surah al Baqarah, ayah 186 o “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad (SAW)) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.” Many ayahs that start with saying “They ask you about ____, tell them __...” except in this ayah When it says “When My servants ask you O Muhammad”, it doesn’t say “tell them”, rather Allah directly answers and says “I am near, I answer the call of the needy.” • The only requirement is that you have to believe in Allah and obey Him Everyday billions of people supplicate to Allah – Allah hears each of them and responds to the call of each person because he is Al Mujeeb o Allah loves it when we ask of Him - He gets upset when we don’t ask Hadith in Bukhari – whosoever does not invoke Allah, Allah will become angry with that person Hadith in Bukhari – Dua is worship Surah al Araaf, ayah 180 o “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names.”
Ibn al Qayyim said: o “Dua is like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using it; it is not merely a matter of how sharp it is. If the weapon is perfect and free of faults, and the arm of the person using it is strong, and there is nothing stopping him, then he can lay waste the enemy. But if any of these three features are lacking, then the effect will be lacking accordingly.” Conditions for Dua to be Accepted: Ask Allah with His names and attributes o Surah al Araaf, ayah 180 o When we ask things of people, we ask a certain way – think of how we ask people for things o Say bismillah walhamdullilah wasalatu wasalama wa Rasoolula – prepare your dua o Then ask with His names and attributes o Muhammad (SAW) used to begin his dua by saying O Allah I ask you by every name that I know and every name that I do not know…. o Have etiquette when you make dua o Umar (RA) used to say my worry is not whether Allah will answer my dua, but my worry is that I ask Allah the right way so that Allah will answer my dua Obeying Allah’s commands Sincerity Invoke Him using His Beautiful Names
Qabeelat Falaah 32 Praise and glorify Him Facing the Qiblah o A sunnah of Muhammad (SAW) - Umar (RA) went to see Muhammad (SAW) in the Battle of Badr; he saw Muhammad (SAW) in the tent and he was facing the Qibla and raising his hands Raising the hands Repeating the duaa thrice Al-Illhah (Invoke Him continuously) o Have determination and persistence in your dua – keep continuously asking Allah o One of three things happen when you make dua: Allah answers your dua on the spot Allah wards off an evil that was meant to happen to you Allah will store something for you in Jannah as a replacement to the extent that you will wish that Allah didn’t answer any of your duas Don’t doubt the duaa o If you doubt the duaa you make, Allah will never answer your dua o Muhammad (SAW) said make dua to Allah having no doubt in your heart that Allah will not answer your dua; Allah does not answer the dua of an oblivious heart o The best time to cry is when you are making dua Seek the best times o Last third of the night o When it rains o Friday between Asr and Maghrib – one hour in this time o Before breaking your fast o Arafah o Travelling o In sujood o When you’re sick o When delivering a baby o Between adhan and Iqama o Dua of a mother to her child o In Ramadan o Dua of the oppressed If you want your dua to be accepted, seek halal o Bukhari – The man who is travelling and raising his hands invoking Allah, but he eats from haram, dresses from haram…how can Allah answer the dua that comes from such a man If you deal with haram, maybe that is why Allah doesn’t answer your dua Reasons Why Dua is Not Answered:
You know Allah, yet you do not obey Him You recite the Quran, yet you do not act according to it You know Shaytan, yet you have agreed with him You proclaim that you love the Messenger of Allah (SAW), yet you abandon his sunnah You proclaim your love for Paradise, yet you do not act to gain it You proclaim your fear for the Fire, yet you do not prevent yourselves from sins
Qabeelat Falaah 33 The Final Stretch The End of the Journey When Imam Ahmed was dying, his son was telling him to la illa illa Allah and Imam Ahmed kept saying no, no, no; he said Shaytan kept coming to him and telling him to accept other religions Surah an-Nisaa, ayah 78 o “Whosoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high.” Surah ar-Rahman, ayahs 26 and 27 o “Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish. And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honor will remain forever.” Surah az-Zumar, ayah 30 o “Verily, you (O Muhammad (SAW)) will die and verily, they (too) will die.” Surah Aali Imran, ayah 185 o “Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full.” Surah al-Qasas, ayah 88 o “Everything (that exists) will perish except Him.” Surah az-Zumar, ayah 42 o “It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back from returning them to life) but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed. Verily in this as Signs for those who reflect.” Surah Ghaafir, ayah 39 o “O my People! This life of the present is nothing but (temporary) convenience. It is the Hereafter that is the Home that will last.” Surah al-Jumu’ah, ayah 8 o “Say: Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to (Allah), then All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you what you used to do.” Hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA) in which the Prophet (SAW): o “The life span of my followers is between sixty and seventy. Very few of them do exceed this age.” Hadith in which the Prophet (SAW) said: o “Always remember the Destroyer of pleasure.” We are scared to talk about death, but it’s the reality we all have to go through Leverage all of the chances Allah gives you in the dunya – take advantage of them in the dunya because when you die, your soul will say give me another chance so I can do good deeds – do good deeds now If you are amongst the believers, you’ll see beautiful angels with bright faces when you die – they’ll help you say la illaha illa Allah If your are amongst the disbelievers, scary looking angels will come to take your soul when you die o Think of how scared you’ll be at the moment of your death because you don’t know which angels are coming – do good deeds now When you die and are put in your grave, that is when your real life starts This life is just a bridge to the real life Hadith about Muhammad (SAW) sleeping on a straw mat which left marks on him – he said the disbelievers have the dunya and I have the akhira The time in the grave for the believers will be like praying 2 rakats The believer will feel no pain or harm in the grave – they will see their place in Jannah The disbeliever’s grave will crush him – it will feel so tight on him The grave is either a garden of heaven or a pit of hellfire
Qabeelat Falaah 34 Hadith in Bukhari in which Muhammad (SAW) was walking by a graveyard and heard people being punished in their graves – one used to engage in backbiting, the other used to not protect himself when urinating Causes of the Punishment of the Grave Disobedience of Allah Shirk Hypocrisy o Quran – those hypocrites with many faces, they will be in the lowest part of Hellfire Not taking care to avoid getting urine on oneself Spreading malicious gossip among people Lying Sleeping and missing an obligatory prayer Neglecting the Quran Riba (interest) Adultery and fornication Eating haram Dealing with haram Salvation from the Punishment of the Grave Crying out of the fear of Allah Tawheed Obedience of Allah Observing the sunnah Living with the sunnah Salah Enjoining good and forbidding evil Obedience to the parents Gathering of Ilm Reciting Surah al Mulk before going to sleep o Surah al Mulk comes and accompanies you in your grave Pondering for a moment before going to sleep o ibn al Qayyim says ponder every night before going to sleep about your life and yourself; if you are a sinner, repent to Allah and then try to reconciliate between you and Allah – accountability o Umar (RA) used to do accountability before going to sleep every night – would say “O Umar, what would you tell your Lord tomorrow?”
Signs of a Good Ending Saying la illaha illah Allah o Muhammad (SAW) said whoever says this as their last words, they will be admitted to Paradise Dying with sweat on their forehead o Hadith: the believer dies with having sweat on his forehead Dying on the day or night of Friday o Hadith: There is not a Muslim that dies on a Friday but Allah saves him from the trial of the grave Dying of the plague o Hadith: The plague is martyrdom for every Muslim
Qabeelat Falaah 35 Hadith: 5 are martyrs: the one who dies of a plague, the one who dies of an abdominal disease, the one who dies of drowning, the one who is buried alive and dies, the one who is killed in the cause of Allah Dying by being crushed by a wall Dying from being burned Dying while giving birth o Hadith - the woman who dies while giving birth is a martyr; her baby will drag her by the umbilical cord to Jannah Dying defending you religion Dying while defending your wealth Dying while doing a good deed Dying in self defense o
Qabeelat Falaah 36 How to Break Better Than Even The Degree of Steadfastness – Istiqama Iman increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience Surah Fussilat, ayah 30 and 31 o “Verily, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah (Alone),’ and then stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying), ‘Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! We have been your friends in the life of this world and are (so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask.” 2 interpretations of when these angels will descend: • Mujahid – these angels will descend on them at the time of death to bring the glad tiding and to help you say la illaha illa Allah and to help you remain steadfast because you will be so scared o If you are a person of belief, these angels will descend on you at the time of death to bring you glad tidings o They will tell you fear not, grieve not, but receive the glad tiding of Paradise – this person will know that they are amongst the people of Jannah before they even die o You’ll be so happy and you’ll be able to say la illaha illa Allah – you will ask the angels who they are • Ibn Abbas – these are the angels that will come to you at the time of resurrection; you will wake up and you’ll be in the land of the Hereafter; everybody will be resurrected and you’ll be so scared; these angels will come to you and say we are your friends in this life, and in the Hereafter Both interpretations are correct – the angels come upon you twice; first at the time of death, and then again at the time of resurrection • These angels will help you stay strong and stay in the state of steadfastness – because in the dunya, you stood firm to the deen of Allah and lived with Allah and Muhammad (SAW) throughout trials and problems Surah al-Ahqaaf, ayah 13 o “Verily, those who say, ‘Our Lord is (only) Allah,’ and there after stand firm (on the Islamic faith of monotheism), and on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.” Surah Ibrahim, ayah 27 o “Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah will cause to go astray those who are dhaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers, etc.), and Allah does what He wills.” Surah al-Baqarah, ayah 25 o “And give glad tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deed that, for them, will be gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise).” Surah an-Nisaa, ayah 57 o “But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit them to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), abiding therein forever.” Surah al-Muminoon, ayahs 1 to 11: o “Successful indeed are the believers. Those who offer their salat (prayers) will full solemnity and full submissiveness. And those who turn away from al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil, or vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden.
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And those who pay the Zakat. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual intercourse). Except from their wives or (slaves) that their right hands possess – for then, they are free of blame. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors. Those who are faithfully true to their Amanat (all duties which Allah has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their covenants. And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) salawat (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours). These are indeed the inheritors who shall inherit the Firdaws (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.”
Hadith in which a man came to the Prophet (SAW) and said, “Advise me,” and he (SAW) said, “Say, I believe in Allah, and remain steadfast.” Umm Salamah (RA) narrates that he Prophet (SAW) said, “O Controller of the hearts, make my heart steadfast upon Your religion.” Abu Umamah (RA) narrates that the Prophet (SAW) said: o “I guarantee a house in Jannah for one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a house in the middle of Jannah for one who abandons lying, even when joking for the sake of fun; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners.” In Jannah, you shall have everything you desired – all that you asked for o In Jannah, it’s all about desire – just desire it and it will come to you, you don’t have to do anything Hadith about the last man who enter Jannah – Musa (AS) asked Allah who this man is; Allah said this is a man who comes from hellfire and goes to Jannah, and then comes from Jannah and goes back to Allah and says Jannah is packed and there is no room for me; Allah tells this man, would you like your accommodation in Jannah to be equivalent to the greatest kingdom on earth (the kingdom of Sulaiman); the man says yes; Allah says you have the same; Allah tells the man, would you like your accommodation in Jannah to be twice the size of the greatest kingdom on earth; the man says yes; Allah says you have the same twice; this goes on until Allah gives him his place in Jannah equivalent to 10 times the greatest kingdom on earth o This is the lowest man in Jannah In a different narration, this man comes out from hellfire crawling and he looks back at Hellfire and says Alhamdullilah that Allah has saved me from you and He has given me something that He has given to nobody before me or after me (he doesn’t know about the other people Allah has given Jannah to); as he is going to Jannah, he sees a trees and says O Allah, get me closer to that tree; Allah says, if I were to get you close to that tree, would you not ask me for anything else; the man says yes; Allah takes him closer; then he sees a tree more beautiful that the first tree; he says O Allah, please get me closer to the 2nd tree; Allah says didn’t you say you wouldn’t ask me for anything else; the man says yes, but he is overtaken by the beauty of this tree; Allah forgives him and takes him close to the 2nd tree; then he sees a 3rd tree more beautiful than the first and the second; then he says O Allah, please get me close to this and I won’t ask you for anything else; Allah takes him close to the tree and it happens to be close to the gates of Jannah; he hears the people of Jannah; Allah asks the man if he wants his place in Jannah to be equivalent to the greatest kingdom on earth; the man asked Allah are you fooling me?; Allah smiled and said I’m not fooling you, I am the All Powerful, I am Allah o This is the last man to enter Jannah and this is the Mercy of Allah Allah says he has prepared things eyes have never seen, ears have never heard, hearts have never felt for his slaves in Jannah
Qabeelat Falaah 38 Means of Steadfastness: Obedience to Allah Turning towards the Quran Studying stories of the Prophet (SAW) and the companions o E.g. Bilal kept saying Ahad Ahad rather than other names of Allah because that was the only name that would make the people torturing him mad – he was enjoying the torture Dhikr Dua Calling others to Allah o Your nafs and Shaytan are your main enemies o Shaytan is calling people towards evil, so if you call people towards good, you will be the enemy of Shaytan and Shaytan will stay off your path Befriending the righteous o We are a mirror onto each other o If I look at a friend, I should look at myself Patience Thinking about the reward and the delight of Jannah The utmost pleasure of Allah is seeing the face of Allah – does this even increases the beauty of people in Jannah The Gateways to Jannah: Obedience of Allah Pleasing Allah o If Allah is on your side, you are the most successful person on earth Tawbah Dhikr Accountability Salah Doing good deeds Inviting towards Allah Enjoining good and forbidding evil Recitation of the Quran Learning and teaching the Quran Spreading salam Visiting each other Visiting the sick Helping those need and in debt Maintaining family ties Good character Managing your anger Patience Taking care of orphans Making wudu Dua after wudu Building a masjid Going to the masjid Salah
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Fajr and Isha in the masjid Going to Jumaa Qiyam ul Layl Fasting Giving sadaqa Steadfastness Hajj/Umrah Smile in the face of your brother ☺ Safeguarding the tongue and private parts
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