Akhawaat

Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) said:

Allah has not honored a servant more than by helping him to do what He loves and what He is pleased with, and by increasing him in what brings him closer to Him and raises his ranks (in the hereafter).

[al-Furqaan, 351, Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah)]

al-Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah) stated:

The roots of evil are three and its branches are six.

As for the three roots of evil:

1. Jealousy (envy)
2. Greed
3. Love of the life of this world

As for the six branches of evil:

1. The love of always sleeping.
2. The love of always having one's belly full.
3. The love of always resting.
4. The love of leadership.
5. The love of being praised by people.
6. The love of bragging.

[al-'Iqd al-Fareed of Ibn Abdur-Rabb (rahimahullah), 2/151]

It is (considered) bad manners (adab)

in sittings with others (i.e., sittings in our time applies to all gatherings, meetings, conversations, online or offline)

- to interrupt your companion while he is talking,
- or to interrupt him before he finishes what he started to say.

Rather, you should listen to him as if you had never heard anything (of it before, whether it be of advice, reminders, or any good talk) except from him.

[Ibn Abd al-Barr (rahimahullah), Bahjat al-Majalis, pg. 19]

Priority of One’s Family over Da’wah / Ummah at Large — Uprightness Starts with You and Your Home First

If your household is suffering and the people of your home need your good manners, your gentle advice by either word or actions, your consistent and constant prayers and du’a in the dead of the night for their righteous guidance; then this is your priority.

Stay away from the realm of da’wah and do not gather evidences against yourself.

Start with your family. Start with the Quran for yourself.

Sadly, this is the reality of those who put the themselves forward in da’wah.

Their homes, their families are suffering and most in need of their kindness, wealth, good advice, patience from them, gentleness, but they have left them and are busied in ‘correcting the affairs of the ummah’.

If there is any untruth to these words, we urge you to go ask about their treatment of their grandparents, their parents, their spouses, their children, their relatives and their dependents.

One does not carry a lamp to light the way for others when his own house is burning down. The wise is the one who steps down, and takes heed.

Help others plant their trees, but not while your house and your garden are burning down.

Giving Charity on Fridays

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

Giving charity on Friday has a special merit compared to other days,

just as giving charity during the month of Ramadan has a higher merit compared to the rest of the year.

I witnessed Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah)

when he would go out for Jumuaah,

he would take whatever he found at home—be it bread or anything else—and give it as charity in secret on his way.

I heard him say:

“If Allah commanded us to give charity before consulting with the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) (58:12),

then giving charity before consulting with Allah is even more virtuous and deserving of merit”

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), Zaad al-Maad, 1/399]

Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

If the one giving charity

knew

that his charity landed in the Hand of Allah

before the hand of the poor person (48:10),

the pleasure of the giver would be greater than the pleasure of the receiver.

[Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullah), al-Madarij as-Salikeen, 1/26]

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We ask Allah to take care of the one who takes care of her needs on this blessed day.

A divorced woman

- who supports 3 children and

- two of her sisters live with her.

Yes it is a large bill, but it is an accumulated bill due to inability of this family to pay it.

This bill payment is only accepted if the full payment is made.

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Consider:

✅If you had the wealth and ✅Allah asked you to give Him charity that He takes in His Hand (placed above the hand of the one you give to)

Meeting the condition,

wouldn’t you give?

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✅If you have family, friends or acquaintances in the KSA, share this with them.

❗️If you’re not in the KSA, try to find someone who is.

👥The people around and close to you (family, relatives, neighbors, community, companions, acquaintances, then others) have more right over your wealth than those who are far away.

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We advise you not to do this.

Send this message to someone who is in the KSA and have them send it to others.

To sisters who empathize with her, you have a beautiful opportunity to make du’a for her.

- if you are a woman who is going through difficulties in her marriage and livelihood,
- if you are divorced,
- if you are divorced with children,
- if you are divorced and have dependents,

you should make du’a for this sister (your sister).

The angels will say “Ameen and for you the same (blessings, and good that you asked for your sister in secret),

Note: this family is eligible for Zakat, which means their needs are dire.

You may copy this message and share with those who you think can help or who can find others to help. There is no need to link it to the channel.

The one (who is better than you is he) whose speech is a reminder for himself.

[Rabee (rahimahullah), Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah), Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa, 4/261]

Every hardship/calamity,

no matter how difficult it is

is surely, in its end,

accompanied by ease (i.e., with hardship comes ease).

[Tafseer as-Sa’di (rahimahullah), pg. 1097 Arabic Version]

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The Significance of Fulfilling the Needs of the Muslims

Allah will aid a servant (of His) so long as the servant aids his brother.

— Sahih Muslim, 2699

You are free to copy and share this with family and friends who are in the Kingdom.

بارك الله فيكم

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullah) said:

The companions are gone, but their methodology and their path still remains [with us] until the promise of Allāh comes!

[Sharh Usūl As-Sunnah: 63]

Eye of Admiration: “Why would one of you kill his brother?”

Abu Dawud narrated that ‘Aishah (radiyAllahu ‘anha) said:

The person who had given the eye of admiration on another

- would be ordered to do wudu,

- then the person who was afflicted (by him) would wash himself (with that water).

Imam Ahmad, Malik, al-Nasai and Ibn Hibban (rahimahumuAllah) narrated from

Sahl ibn Hanif (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) (who said) that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) came out and traveled with him towards Makkah, until they were in the mountain pass of al-Kharar in al-Jahfah.

There, Sahl ibn Hanif did ghusl (bathed), and he was a handsome, white-skinned man with beautiful skin.

‘Amir ibn Rabi'ah, one of Banu ‘Adiyy ibn Ka'b looked at him whilst he was doing ghusl and said (remarked): “I have never seen such beautiful skin as this, not even the skin of a virgin (little girl)!,”

and Sahl fell to the ground (afflicted with the eye of admiration).

They went to the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said,

“O Messenger of Allah! can you do anything for Sahl, because by Allah he cannot (even) raise his head!”

He said, “Do you accuse anyone with regard to him?”

They said, “‘Amir ibn Rabi'ah looked at him (with admiration).”

So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called ‘Amir and rebuked him strongly.

He said (to him), “Why would one of you kill his brother?” If you see something that you like (in your brother), then pray for blessing (barakah) for him!”

Then he said to him, “Wash yourself for him.”

So he (Amir) washed
his face,
hands,
forearms,
knees
and the sides of his feet,
and inside his izar (lower garment) in the vessel.

Then that water was poured over him (Sahl), and a man (did this and he) poured it over his head and back from behind. He did that to him, then Sahl got up and joined the people and there was nothing wrong with him (the eye of admiration was nullified).

[Classed as sahih (authentic) by al-Albani (rahimahullah) in al-Mishkat]

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One of the most useful medicines is persistence in supplication (du’a).

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), al-Jawab al-Kaafi, 1/11 in version al-Maktabah al-Islamiyyah, and pg. 25]

Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah) said: Sufyan ath-Thawri (rahimahullah), wrote to me: “Broadcast (spread, distribute) your knowledge but beware of (seeking) fame. “

[Abu Nu’aym al-Asbahani (rahimahullah), Hilayat al-Awliyaa’, 7/70]

Busying Oneself with Unimportant Matters — Sheikh al-Albani (rahimahullah)

The Prophet (sallAllahu ʿalayhi wa ’aalihi wa sallam) said:

خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ

The best of you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.

[al-Bukhari and elsewhere]

This hadeeth contains direction to learn the Qur’an, and that the best of teachers is the teacher of the Qur’an, and also that the best thing a person can learn is learning the Qur’an.

How I wish that the students of knowledge would know this, for this is a tremendous benefit.

For there is a terrible condition that has become widespread in this age of ours that you find many of the du’aat and beginning students of knowledge who put themselves forward for da’wah, giving fataawaa and responding to people’s questions when they have not yet become proficient in reciting surah al-Fatihah with the correct pronunciation and articulation of each letter.

So sometimes he might pronounce the letter seen as ṣaad, or ṭa as ta, or dhal as zay, or thaa as seen, and they commit gross errors in pronunciation, not to mention less obvious ones.

But what is obligatory – obviously – is to become proficient in reciting the Qur’an from memory, such that one is proficient in articulating the ayaat and utilizing them in one’s admonitions, lessons, and da’wah.

So sometimes you see these types becoming preoccupied with what is saheeh versus what is dha’eef, refutations of the scholars, and weighing the various different statements of the scholars.

And you always hear such a person saying things which are above his level, for instance you see him say, “I think this” and “I say this”, “My position on this matter is such-and-such”, “In my view, the correct opinion is such-and-such”.

One of the amazing things is that you find these types of people never speak about any issue which is not disputed (i.e., they don’t speak about things which everyone is in agreement with)

Instead, these people – except for those whom Allah protects – are always talking about the matters of differing so that he can insert himself into the discourse (as an authority to speak and argue), or if he can’t do that, then to select whichever one of the positions he prefers.

I seek refuge with Allah from insincerity and seeking fame, and I advise myself first and these people secondly that the best thing for the student of knowledge to begin with is the memorization of the Quran just as Allah said:

فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ

But remind those who fear My threat with the Qur’an [50:45]

[Sheikh al-Albani (rahimahullah), al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 1173]

Sins continue to remove blessing after blessing, until all the blessings are gone.

[Tariq al-Hijratayn wa-Bab al-Sa'adatayn, vol. 1, pg. 271]

Do you pursue the temporary amusements of this world, and then expect paradise in return? The same paradise that Bilal, 'Ammar and Sumayyah went to? (رضي الله عنهم اجمعين)

Ubaadah Ibn as-Saamit (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

The World will be brought on the Day of Resurrection,

and it will be said:

Separate (all) what was (done) from it for (the sake of) Allah (alone).

And it will (all) separate.

Then (it will be) said:

Throw the rest of it into the fire.

[Kitab az-Zuhd al-Wak’ee (rahimahullah), 362]

And when it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."

Verily! They are the ones who make mischief, but they perceive not.

— Surat Al-Baqarah, 2:11-12

A man once said to Aḥmad Ibn Hanbal (rahimahullah), “May Allah reward you for all you have done for Islam."

He (rahimahullah) replied, "May He reward Islam for what it has done for me." Then he added, "Who am I?…"

[ad-Dhahabī (rahimahillāh), as-Siyar, 11:225]

Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah) said:

‎“We laugh and yet, — who knows? — perhaps Allah has looked at some of our deeds and said:

‎“I will not accept anything from you.”

‎[az-Zuhd of Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah), 1/527-528, az-Zuhd of Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah), pg. 216, Abu Nu’aym al-Asbahani (rahimahullah) in his Hilayatul Awliyaa’, 3/19, adh-Dhahabi (rahimahullah) in al-Muj’am ash-Shuyookh al-Kabeer, 1/225, Ibn Abi ad-Dunya (rahimahullah) in al-Hamm wal Hazn, pg. 45, Abu’l Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) in al-Muntazim fee Tareekh al-Muluk wal-Umam, 7/136; Grade of narration: sahih]

Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said:

How can a person have any self-conceit (self-admiration, pride in his heart) while knowing that Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) knew one million ahadith by heart (1000000),

and Khamas ibn al-Hasan (rahimahullah) used to complete the recitation of the Quran three times a day,

and Salman at-Taymi (rahimahullah) prayed Fajr with the same wudoo’ of ‘Isha for forty years?!

[Disciplining the Soul, Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), pg. 60]

Bishr ibn al-Harith (rahimahullāh) said:

﴿ما اتقى الله من أحب الشهرة.﴾

Whoever loves fame (his name/himself to be known, remembered and revered) does not fear Allaah.

[Seera Aa’laam, 11/216]

Ibn al-Jawzī (rahimahullah) said:

If you see a hypocrite having followers,

then remember that in the time to come there shall be a Dajjāl who too will have amassed followers.

[Kitāb al-Latā'if Fil-Wā'iz, pg. 157]

He that wants to be remembered (recognized, valued, praised etc) will not be remembered,
and he that scorns to be remembered, will be remembered.

[al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyyad (rahimahullāh), Siyar A’lâm-in-Nubalâ]

Shu’bah said that Ayoob as-Sakhtiyaani (rahimahullāh) said:

ذُكرتُ و لا أحب أن أذكر

I am mentioned, and I do not like to be mentioned.

[Seera Aa’laam, 6/22]

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The State of a Person in the Grave

Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah) said:

The state of a person in the grave will be like the state of the heart in the chest; in bliss or facing punishment, imprisoned or roaming freely. If you want to know what your state in the grave will be like, then look at the state of your heart in your chest.

If the your heart is filled with joy and tranquility, and is pure (clean from pride, envy and other evils) - then by the Will of Allaah, the same will be your state in the grave. And it's opposite is also true.

• This is why you find that a person - who is obedient (to Allaah), and has good manners (with the creation), and who is forgiving (and kind) - to be the most tranquil (and at rest).

• Faith takes away distress, removes the grief, and it (Faith) is the coolness of the eyes of the one upon Tawheed (monotheism), and (the means of) comfort for the worshipers.

• Whoever is preoccupied with Tasbeeh (saying: SubhaanAllaah), his private affairs will be taken care of.

• And whoever is preoccupied with al-Hamd (saying: alhamdulillaah), he will be given bounties one after the other.

• And whoever is preoccupied with al-Istighfaar, the locked (doors) will be opened for him.

[al-Daa' wal-Dawaa', 1/187-188]

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Aaishah (radiyAllahu ‘anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) taught her among the comprehensive supplications,

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْرًا

Allahumma inni as'aluka an taj'ala kulla qadaa'in qadaytahu lee khayraa

O Allah, I ask You to make every decree that You decree concerning me good

[Sunan Ibn Mājah, 3846 Graded: Sahih (authentic) according to al-Albani (rahimahullah)]

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Do not use the sharpness of your tongue on the mother who taught you how to speak.
[Ibn ‘Abbaas (RaḍiyAllāhu ʿanhu), Akhbaar v. 1 p. 91]

Go Directly to the Elder Scholars

Shaykh Muqbel al-Wadi’ee (rahimahullah):

You must make sure to be eager (to attend) the sittings with the (elder) scholars (people of knowledge) from among the Ahlus Sunnah, and consult them about what is happening (around you, or in your life’s matters) and beware of the waswasa (whispers) of the Partisans (people who try to cause mischief and partisanship and separation between righteous elder scholars and the people by making themselves the intermediaries).

[Ghaar al-Ashrtah, 1/12]

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Q. But I don’t know how to reach them because I don’t know Arabic?
A. Learn Arabic!

When a person is sincere, he is cut off from much waswas (whisperings) and riyaa’ (showing-off).

[Abu Sulaymaan ad-Daraanee (rahimahullah), Madaarij as-Salikeen]

Whoever does good, must know that it is Allah, who allowed him to do so,

and whoever is protected from evil, must know that it is Allah, who protected him.

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), al Fawaa'id, pg. 245]

Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Hadi’ee al-Wadi’ee (rahimahullah) said:

(Do) you teach (the people) so that the people can gather around you? Never will Allah bless this (type of) knowledge.

[al-Bashaair Fis Samaa il Mubaashir, pg. 14]

Hamdoon al-Qassaar (Rahimahullah) was asked:

Why do you think the speech of the Salaf (i.e., Sahaaba, Tabi’een) is more beneficial than ours?

He (rahimahullah) answered:

Because they spoke in order to bring might to Islam and to please Ar-Rahmaan. We speak in order to bring might to ourselves, to seek this worldly life and to please al-Insaan.

[Selected Narrations About Salaf as-Saalih (The Righteous Predecessors), pg. 08]

Whoever seeks praise by going against the truth, Allāh will throw it back upon him as blame, and whoever faces blame in order to conform to the truth, Allāh will return it as praise for him.

[Khālid bin Ma'dan (rahimahullāh), adh-Dhahabī (rahimahullāh), Siyar A’lām an-Nubalā, 4/540]

Praises and Dust

al-Miqdad (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said that,

“The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered us to throw a handful of dust at the faces of those excessive in praise.”

[Muslim (3002), at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and Ahmad — (rahimahumullah)]

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'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) reported that a man was praising another man in the presence of Ibn 'Umar (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) Ibn 'Umar began to throw dust towards his mouth.

He said,

"The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When you see those who praise people (excessively), throw dust in their faces.'"

[al-Adab al-Mufrad, 340]

In order to avert any applications of this Hadith,

people are keen on seeking the praise of scholars for themselves,

Because then, no doubt will linger in the hearts of people

Even if it means

that they have to present their case to the scholars in words that will certainly earn them praise

This is seeking approval by means of deception

Therefore today, when one is praised (if it is true at all),

they make sure the world knows who/which scholar praised them,

and that they are praised by so-and-so and are highly regarded.

They love to be praised and they seek it with all their might.

And Allah alone is The One from Whom refuge is sought.

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Masrooq (rahimahullah) said:

I have never envied anyone (over any deeds) more than the (deceased, forgiven) believer in his grave who has been protected (secured) from the punishment of Allah and has found rest from this world.

[az-Zuhd of Imam Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah), 274]

Shaykh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan (hafidhahullah)said:

Fitan (tribulations, trials, tests) are like a flood,

And nothing can save one from them except adhering to the Sunnah.

You cannot adhere to the Sunnah unless you know it.

[Tahdeeb al-Hilyah, 90]

Imam Malik (rahimahullah) said:

‎The Sunnah is like the Ark of Nuh (alayhi al-salam). Whoever embarks upon it reaches salvation and whoever refuses is drowned.

[Dhamm al-Kalaam of al-Harawi (rahimahullah), 4/124, Imam Malik (rahimahullah)]

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Ruqyah for Bone / Joint Related Issues Caused by Spiritual Afflictions

If one repents, the sin is removed as well as the punishments and consequences of it.

[Shaykhal Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), Sharh al-‘Umdah, v. 4, pg. 39]