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04 Jan, 09:31

Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) said:

"Prepare for death and what is to come after it. Allah gave you this life in order that you busy yourself with what will benefit you in the afterlife. So do not spend your life in play and jest."

[Al-Minhatur Rabbāniyyah fee Sharh al-arba'een (p 285-287)]

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02 Jan, 13:42

Al-Hasan al-Basri, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him], said:

“[The worldly-life is treacherous], therefore be cautions, for it is like a snake, smooth to the touch, but its venom is deadly.”

Hilyat ul-Awliyā’a, 2/135 | Abu Naeem al-Asfahāni, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

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02 Jan, 10:07

A man said to Abū ad-Dardā' (radiyAllahu anhu):

Tell me a statement by which Allāh will benefit me?

He (radiyAllahu anhu) said:

Hand your honor (and worries) unto Allāh so that whoever reviles (harms) you or curses (backbites, slanders) you, leave him to Allāh (to deal with him).

[al-Hilyah, 1/219]

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01 Jan, 19:19

Harim ibn Hayyan used to say :

ما أقبل عبد بقلبه إلى الله عز وجل إلا أقبل الله بقلوب المؤمنين إليه حتى يرزقه مودتهم ورحمتهم

No servant turns his heart sincerely towards Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic, except that Allāh turns the hearts of the believers towards him, granting him their love and compassion.

كتاب الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل (1283)

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01 Jan, 19:17

Abu al-‘Abbas al-Kankashi (رحمه الله) said:

‏”ولا تصحب أحدًا من الناس، إلا من تراهُ ينصحُك في أمر دينك، ويُشفق عليك في أمر آخرتك.”

“Do not accompany anyone except one whom you see advising you regarding your religion and showing compassion for your Hereafter.”

[Usūl al-Dīn fī al-Islām: 147]

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31 Dec, 09:11

قال الفضيل بن عياض رحمه الله:
Al-Fudayl ibn ’Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

“أفرح بالليل لمناجاة ربي وأكره النهار للقاء الخلق.”
“I rejoice in the night for conversing with my Lord, and I dislike the day for meeting the creation.”

كتاب المدهش: (ص. ٤٥٥)
Kitāb al-Mudhish: (p. 455)

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29 Dec, 16:38

Protection From Evil Of Envy & The Eye

Shaykh Ibn Al-Uthaymeen [رحمه الله] said:

❝The person seeking protection from the evil of Hassad [envy] and from the evil of ‘Ain [evil eye], can do so:

1) With reliance upon Allaah, the Magnificent and Majestic. In doing so, he does not give any attention to these matters, nor does he give them any value or weight and he therefore turns away from them.

2) By using the beneficial Dua and remembrance of Allaah which is found in the Qur’aan and the Sunnah, since it is the best protection for a person as is established from the Prophet [ﷺ] regarding Ayaat-ul Kursi. He said:

«من قرأها في ليلة لم يزل عليه من الله حافظ ولم يقربه شيطانٌ حتى يصبح.»

‘Whoever reads it at night, then he will continue to have a protector from Allaah and Shaytaan cannot come close to him until the morning.’❞

[Fatawa Noor Ala Darb, (13/274-275)]

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24 Nov, 16:12

‼️ 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 ‼️

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said:

“The graves of the evildoers among the people of Sunnah are a garden from the gardens of Paradise,

whilst the graves of the [devout] worshippers among the people of Bid'ah are a pit from the pits of Hellfire.”

[al-Lata'if of Abu Musa al-Madini 218]

Islamic knowledge

24 Nov, 16:00

قالَ يَحْيى بْنُ مُعاذٍ: بِئْسَ الأخُ أخٌ تَحْتاجُ أنْ تَقُولَ لَهُ اُذْكُرْنِي فِي دُعائِك
وجُمْهُورُ النّاسِ اليَوْمَ مَعارِفُ
ويَنْدُرُ مِنهُمْ صَدِيقٌ فِي الظّاهِرِ
وأمّا الأُخُوَّةُ والمُصافاةُ فَذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ نُسِخَ فَلا تَطْمَعْ فِيهِ
وما أرى الإنْسانَ يَصْفُو لَهُ أخُوهُ مِن النَّسَبِ ولا ولَدُهُ ولا زَوْجَتُهُ فَدَعْ الطَّمَعَ فِي الصَّفاءِ
وخُذْ عَنْ الكُلِّ جانِبًا وعامِلْهُمْ مُعامَلَةَ الغُرَباءِ
وإيّاكَ أنْ تُخْدَعَ بِمَن يُظْهِرُ لَك الوُدَّ، فَإنَّهُ مَعَ الزَّمانِ يُبَيِّنُ لَك الخَلَلَ فِيما أظْهَرَهُ
وقَدْ قالَ الفُضَيْلُ: إذا أرَدْت أنْ تُصادِقَ صَدِيقًا فَأغْضِبْهُ فَإنْ رَأيْته كَما يَنْبَغِي فَصادِقْهُ
وهَذا اليَوْمُ مُخاطَرَةٌ؛ لِأنَّك إذا أغْضَبْت أحَدًا صارَ عَدُوًّا فِي الحالِ

الآداب الشرعية والمنح المرعية (٣/‏٥٨١)

Yahya ibn Mu’adh said: “What a bad brother is one whom you need to tell: ‘Remember me in your duas.’”

Most people today are merely acquaintances.
It is rare to find a true friend, even outwardly.
As for true (sincere) brotherhood and friendship, that is something abrogated, do not hope for it.

I do not see that a person can have pure sincerity from his blood brother, his child, or even his spouse. So abandon the hope for pure loyalty.

Keep your distance from everyone and deal with them as if they were strangers.

Beware of being deceived by someone who shows you affection, for with time, the flaws in what he shows will become apparent to you.

Al Fudhayl said: “If you want to befriend a friend, anger him. If you find him as he should be, then befriend him.”

But today, this is risky, because if you anger someone, he immediately becomes your enemy.

Al Adaab ash Shar’iyyah wa al Minah al Mar’iyyah (3/581)

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23 Nov, 18:01

Imām al-Qurtubī [رحمه الله] said: “(Music) stirs up desires and corruption and immorality.”

● [az-Zawājir ‘an Iqtirāf al-Kabā’ir, v. 2, p. 193]

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21 Nov, 19:06

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“How strange it is that when a servant of Allāh has a problem, he seeks the help of Allāh but he never asks Allāh to cure his heart before it dies of ignorance, neglect, fulfilling one’s desires and being involved in innovations. Indeed, when the heart dies, he will never feel the significance or impact of his sins.”

[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 180]

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21 Nov, 19:04

Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله:

“The devotee shall find no comfort in this life; if he feels he is veiled [from his Lord] he weeps for being distanced from his Lord, and if the gate of acceptance is opened for him, he fears being expelled.”

[Seeds of Admonishment & Reform | Pg. 73]

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21 Nov, 18:58

A man said to al-Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah):

Advise me.

He رحمه الله said:

Honor the commands of Allah and Allah will honor you.

[az-Zuhd of Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah), 78]

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20 Nov, 19:25

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ الله said:

“‎If you see yourself deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Allāh’s forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm.

And don’t become careless, and neither say: “In sha Allāh, my eemaan will become stronger.' (without doing anything about it).

Instead from right now - from the moment you feel that you are ill - you must implement the cure.”

📓-[Tafsir Surah an-Nisaa v.2 p. 53]

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20 Nov, 19:15

Mālik رحمه الله said:

"A liar will never succeed and he will never bring about any good!”

[Tārīkh Baghdād: 8/372]

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20 Nov, 19:08

Two Things That Lead Most To Either Hellfire Or Paradise

‎عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : تقدرون ما أكثر مَا يُدْخلُ النَّارَ ؟ قالوا : الله ُورسُولهُ أَعلمُ . قال : الأجَوفَان : الفَرجُ والفَمُ ، وما أكثر ما يدخل الجنة ؟ تقوى الله وحسن الخلق

From Abū Hurayrah Raḍi-Allāhu ‘Anhu who said: The Prophet Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “Do you know what is that makes most people enter Hellfire??!!”

They (the Companions) replied: “Allāh and His Messenger know best.”

He Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “The two empty ones: the GENITALS and the MOUTH and do you know what is that makes most people enter Paradise??, it is TAQWĀ OF ALLĀH and GOOD CHARACTER.”

‎● [الأدب المفرد ٢٨٩ ، حسنه الألباني]

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19 Nov, 20:01

Imam Sufyaan at-Thawri said: “I have never dealt with anything more difficult than my soul; which sometimes helps me, and sometimes opposes me.”

● {Ihya ‘Uloom ad-Din (p. 57)}

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19 Nov, 19:50

THE MOST DIFFICULT 3 DAYS UPON MANKIND

‎|[ أصعبُ ثلاثة أيَّام على الإنسان ]|

‎قال سفيانُ بن عُيينة - رحمه اللهُ -:
‎"أوحَشُ ما يكونُ ابنُ آدمَ في ثلاثة مواطن:

Sufyān b. 'Uyaynah Raḥimahullāh said: the most loneliest time that the son of Adam will be in is 3 situations:

‎ يومَ وُلِدَ فيخرجُ إلى دارِ هَمٍّ .

1. The day he is born and comes to the abode of stress and anxiety (i.e. The world).

‎ وليلةَ يبيتُ مع الموتى فيُجاورُ
‎جيرانًا لم يَرَ مثلَهم.

2. The night he will sleep with the deceased, so he will live beside neighbors he has never seen the likes of (i.e. The grave).

‎ ويومَ يُبعثُ فيَشهدُ مشهدًا لم يَرَ مثله !!

3. The day he will be raised up (from the dead) and he will witness the likes of that which he never witnessed before (i.e. The Day of Judgement).

‎قَالَ اللهُ تعالى ليحيى في هذه
‎الثلاثة المواطن :

‌‏﴿ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ
‎وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا ﴾

‎[مريم : ١٥]

Allāh the Most High said to Yaḥya regarding these 3 situations:

"May peace and safety be upon him, the day he is born, the day he dies and the day he will be brought back to life"

‎● [الجامع لأحكام القرآن ٢٧/١٣]

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19 Nov, 11:42

Shaykh Rabee‘ bin Hādi al-Madkhali, [may Allāh preserve him], said:

“We identify ourselves as Ahlul-Hadeeth (the People of Hadeeth), affiliating ourselves with Ahlul-Hadeeth, and as Ahlus-Sunnah (the People of the Sunnah). We do not ascribe to labels such as Jāmiyyah¹, Bāziyyah², Albāniyyah³, Rabee‘iyyah⁴, or any similar titles. Such claims are nothing but falsehoods.“

Al-Majmū‘ Kutub wa Rasā’il wa Fatāwa, 15/219 | Shaykh Rabee‘ bin Hādi al-Madkhali, [may Allāh preserve him].

Translation: Authentic Quotes

Footnotes:

¹ Followers of Shaykh Muhammad Amān al-Jāmi, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him].

² Followers of Shaykh Abdul-Azeez ibn Bāz, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him].

³ Followers of Shaykh Muhammad Nāsir ud-Deen, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]. al-Albāni, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him].

⁴ Followers of Shaykh Rabee‘ bin Hādi al-Madkhali, [may Allāh preserve him].

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18 Nov, 10:49

Bilāl bin Sa’d رحمه الله said:

إنما المؤمنون إخوة، فكيف بإيمان قوم متباغضين؟

Indeed, the believers are brothers, so what can be said of the faith of a people who are filled with mutual hatred?

حلية الأولياء للحافظ أبو نعيم الأصبهاني (5/222)

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04 Nov, 20:25

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

"A little of what is lawful is blessed, and a lot of what is unlawful vanishes and is destroyed by Allah."

📚 Majmoo' al-Fatawa 28/646

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04 Nov, 15:00

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Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rib'i Al-Ansari: A funeral procession passed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who said,

"‏مُسْتَرِيحٌ، وَمُسْتَرَاحٌ مِنْهُ"‌‏
"Relieved and relieving?" The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is relieved and relieving?" He said,

"‏الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْ نَصَبِ الدُّنْيَا وَأَذَاهَا إِلَى رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ، وَالْعَبْدُ الْفَاجِرُ يَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْهُ الْعِبَادُ وَالْبِلاَدُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ".
"A believer is relieved (by death) from the troubles and hardships of the world and leaves for the Mercy of Allah, while (the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and) the animals from him."

📜 Sahih al-Bukhari 6512

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03 Nov, 21:28

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“Be pleased with everything that Allāh does with you. For indeed He does not prevent you except to give you. He does not test you except to protect and save you. He does not give you ill health except to cure you. He does not give you death except to give life to you.

So beware of not being pleased with Him even for the blink of an eye. Such that you fall in His eye.”

[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 2/208]

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03 Nov, 12:15

Some people have the disease of criticizing all the time. They forget the good about others and only mention their faults. They are like flies that avoid the good and pure places and land on the bad and wounds.

[Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullāh), Mukhtasir Minhaj as-Sunnah, 2/438 and Minhaaj as-Sunnah Nabawiyyah, 6/149-150]

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03 Nov, 12:11

A person said: “I looked at a woman who was not lawful for me, so my wife was looked at by whom I did not want (ghayr mahram, a stranger).”

[Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), Sayd al-Khater, 346, 974]

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03 Nov, 08:27

Thābit b. Qurrah رحمه الله:

• Comfort of body is in eating less
• Comfort of soul is in sinning less
• & Comfort of tongue is in speaking less

● [راد المعاد ٤/١٨٦]

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02 Nov, 17:55

Do You Need Anything?

Have you noticed how your life becomes disturbed and difficult only when you disobey Him (‘Azza wajall)?!

Did you not know the story of one of the righteous predecessors who narrated that he saw a young man in the city of Beirut remembering Allāh, Most High, so he said to him, 'do you need anything?'

He replied: 'If I ever need something, I ask from my Lord in my heart and He will fulfill it for me.'

[Book: Captured Thoughts by al-Ḥāfiẓ Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī (Rahimahullāh), pg. 475 | Translated from the Original Arabic | Dār as-Sunnah Publishers]

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25 Oct, 13:46

Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

‎"Among the greatest righteous deeds that bring one closer to Allah is helping and supporting a fellow Muslim in what he needs."

‎[Majmoo' al-Fatawa by Ibn Taymiyyah 11/95]

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25 Oct, 13:43

“No one knows the vastness of what Allaah has concealed for them of everlasting joy in Paradise and delights such as no one has ever seen.”

‎● {تفسير ابن كثير ٣٢:١٧}

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24 Oct, 20:39

Bakr ibn ‘Abdillāh رحمه الله said:

“Verily you sin much, so increase in seeking forgiveness!”

[At-Tawbah: 179]

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24 Oct, 04:01

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]

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23 Oct, 04:15

Shaykh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:

“It is impermissible to curse an individual who is alive, even if it is a kaafir, as per correct saying of the scholars.”

● [من الفتوى رقم ٢٠١١٤]

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22 Oct, 02:35

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]

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22 Oct, 02:33

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“All hard work is easy for those who believe in Allāh, when they know that Allāh hears them."

[Al-Fawā’id | Pg. 119]

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21 Oct, 14:55

A Mother’s Du’a

Muhammad bin Ismail (al-Bukhari) — rahimahullah — lost his vision (went blind) when he was a little boy.

And his mother saw (the prophet) Ibrahim al-Khalil (alayhi salam) in a dream, and he said to her:

“Oh you! Allah has restored the eyesight of your son due to your excessive crying and (making) abundant du’aa (for him)”.

Then in the morning they woke up and Allah had restored his eyesight to him.

[adh-Dhahabi (rahimahullah), Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa’ (Biographies of the Noble Ones), 12/393]

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20 Oct, 10:00

Many ignorant people relied on the mercy of Allah, and His pardon and generosity, and neglected His commands and violated His prohibitions, and forgot that He is severe in punishment.

‎[af-Daa' wa Dawaa', Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah), pg. 41]

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19 Oct, 18:09

🔹Narrated Ibn Umar:

Umar got some property in Khaibar and he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him about it. The Prophet said to him, "If you wish you can give it in charity." So `Umar gave it in charity (i.e. as an endowment) the yield of which was to be used for the good of the poor, the needy, the kinsmen and the guests.

: Sahih al-Bukhari 2773
: Book 55, Hadith 36

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18 Oct, 16:04

Justice

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (رحمة الله) said:

"Do not think that what is in the world of oppression (injustice) will go in vain, the rights of all creation will be taken (settled) on the Day of Resurrection."

📚: Sharh Riyadh as-Saliheen, 2/40

"And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them (i.e., their account) for a Day when eyes will stare (in horror)." (14:42)