💠Shaykh ul islam ibn taymiyyah (Rahimahu'Allah) said :
🔥‼️"Sins are like chains and locks preventing their perpetrator from roaming the vast garden of Tawheed and reaping the fruits of righteous actions."
[Majmoo-ul-Fataawaa | 14/49]
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🤲 Each istighfār is like unlocking one of those spiritual locks, allowing our hearts to once again roam in the gardens of Tawhid, to breathe the pure air of sincerity, and to drink from the rivers of Allah's mercy.
🔥‼️"Sins are like chains and locks preventing their perpetrator from roaming the vast garden of Tawheed and reaping the fruits of righteous actions."
[Majmoo-ul-Fataawaa | 14/49]
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🤲 Each istighfār is like unlocking one of those spiritual locks, allowing our hearts to once again roam in the gardens of Tawhid, to breathe the pure air of sincerity, and to drink from the rivers of Allah's mercy.
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💠"Whoever has many sins and wants Allah to remove these sins from him without burdening himself, let him seize this opportunity and remain seated in his place after the prayer, so that he may take advantage of the du'a of the angels and their asking forgiveness for him."
[Ibn Battal, Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 114]
💢This is like a gentle reminder that sometimes forgiveness comes not only through long, heavy acts of worship, but through moments of stillness wrapped in sincerity.
💥When we finish our prayer and remain seated, we are not idle, we are in the company of angels. They surround us, raising our name in the heavens, asking Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) to forgive us and have mercy on us. In that quiet moment, without moving a muscle, our sins are being washed away like dust carried off by a soft breeze.
🍃A small act but for a heart seeking forgiveness, it's a doorway to mercy.
[Ibn Battal, Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 114]
💢This is like a gentle reminder that sometimes forgiveness comes not only through long, heavy acts of worship, but through moments of stillness wrapped in sincerity.
💥When we finish our prayer and remain seated, we are not idle, we are in the company of angels. They surround us, raising our name in the heavens, asking Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) to forgive us and have mercy on us. In that quiet moment, without moving a muscle, our sins are being washed away like dust carried off by a soft breeze.
🍃A small act but for a heart seeking forgiveness, it's a doorway to mercy.
🌿 The Silent Inheritance of Righteousness
💠 Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (radiyAllahu 'anhu), used to pray at night and would see his small child sleeping then he would say, "this is for your bright future" and whilst crying would recite:
وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا
"And their father was righteous" [Surat al-Kahf, 82]
💥When Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (Rady'Allahu anhu) looked upon his sleeping child and whispered through tears, "This is for your bright future", he was not speaking of gold, land, or worldly security. He was speaking of a wealth that cannot be stolen, taxed, or diminished, the wealth of blessings that flows from a righteous heart to the next generation.
🔰Allah subhanahu wa taala tells us in Surat al-Kahf that the two orphans were protected because their father was righteous. Their safety, provision, and dignity were safeguarded by the unseen canopy of their father's piety, long after his soul had returned to its Lord. This is not poetry; this is divine law. The echoes of our worship ripple through time, protecting those who come after us.
💠 Saeed lbn Musayyib (Rady'Allahu anhu) said:
💥"I worship, and then when I remember my child(ren), I increase in my worship" [Tafseer al-Baghawee رحمه الله vol. 5, pg. 196]
🍃Saeed ibn al-Musayyib (Rady'Allahu anhu) used to worship more when he remembered his children. Why? Because every sajdah, every whispered du'a, was like placing a brick in a fortress around them, a fortress no enemy can breach except by Allah's permission.
🔰Ibn al Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said,
💥"The blessings that descend upon children are due to the deeds of their parents, and the blessings that descend upon parents are due to the d'uā of their children." [Al Bidayah wa al Nihayah 20/416]
💠Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) reminds us that blessings descend upon children because of their parents' deeds, and blessings rain upon parents because of their children's du'a. It is a circle of mercy, a family chain bound not by blood alone, but by the light of worship.
📢O parents, our righteousness is not only our path to Jannah, it is the shade our children will stand under when life's heat becomes unbearable. When we rise at night to pray, when we turn away from sin, when we give charity unseen by others, we are planting seeds in a garden where our children will one day find shelter.
💥So, let our salah be their shield, our Qur'an their guidance, and our tears before Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) their lifelong inheritance.
💠 Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (radiyAllahu 'anhu), used to pray at night and would see his small child sleeping then he would say, "this is for your bright future" and whilst crying would recite:
وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا
"And their father was righteous" [Surat al-Kahf, 82]
💥When Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (Rady'Allahu anhu) looked upon his sleeping child and whispered through tears, "This is for your bright future", he was not speaking of gold, land, or worldly security. He was speaking of a wealth that cannot be stolen, taxed, or diminished, the wealth of blessings that flows from a righteous heart to the next generation.
🔰Allah subhanahu wa taala tells us in Surat al-Kahf that the two orphans were protected because their father was righteous. Their safety, provision, and dignity were safeguarded by the unseen canopy of their father's piety, long after his soul had returned to its Lord. This is not poetry; this is divine law. The echoes of our worship ripple through time, protecting those who come after us.
💠 Saeed lbn Musayyib (Rady'Allahu anhu) said:
💥"I worship, and then when I remember my child(ren), I increase in my worship" [Tafseer al-Baghawee رحمه الله vol. 5, pg. 196]
🍃Saeed ibn al-Musayyib (Rady'Allahu anhu) used to worship more when he remembered his children. Why? Because every sajdah, every whispered du'a, was like placing a brick in a fortress around them, a fortress no enemy can breach except by Allah's permission.
🔰Ibn al Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said,
💥"The blessings that descend upon children are due to the deeds of their parents, and the blessings that descend upon parents are due to the d'uā of their children." [Al Bidayah wa al Nihayah 20/416]
💠Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) reminds us that blessings descend upon children because of their parents' deeds, and blessings rain upon parents because of their children's du'a. It is a circle of mercy, a family chain bound not by blood alone, but by the light of worship.
📢O parents, our righteousness is not only our path to Jannah, it is the shade our children will stand under when life's heat becomes unbearable. When we rise at night to pray, when we turn away from sin, when we give charity unseen by others, we are planting seeds in a garden where our children will one day find shelter.
💥So, let our salah be their shield, our Qur'an their guidance, and our tears before Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) their lifelong inheritance.
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💠Friday The Day Of Celebration💠
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝ Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.❞
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
💠 Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١:٣٦٤-٣٦٥}
💢 The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah) and its night.❞
● [زاد المعاد ٢\٤٢٠]
💠 Prophet ﷺ reported to have said:
💥❝The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.❞
● {الصحيحة ١٥٦٦}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.❞
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.❞
● {السنن الكبرى ٥٨٥٦}
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.❞
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.❞
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).❞
● {جامع الترمذي ٤٩٦}
💠Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: ❝Jummah to Jummah expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.❞
● [السلسلة الصحيحة ٣٦٢٣]
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.❞
● {صحيح الجامع ١٠٩٨، السلسة الصحيحة ١٥٠٢}
💠Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said: ❝A time when Du’ās will be accepted is during the last hour of ‘Asr on Jumu’ah.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١/١٠٤}
💢 Sa'id bin Jubayr رحمه الله said:
❝That I hit whips on my head, it is more beloved to me, than me talking whilst the Imām is giving a sermon.❞
● [طبقات ابن سعد ٠٦٢/٦]
❖ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Jumuah
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝ Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.❞
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
💠 Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١:٣٦٤-٣٦٥}
💢 The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah) and its night.❞
● [زاد المعاد ٢\٤٢٠]
💠 Prophet ﷺ reported to have said:
💥❝The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.❞
● {الصحيحة ١٥٦٦}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.❞
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.❞
● {السنن الكبرى ٥٨٥٦}
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.❞
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.❞
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).❞
● {جامع الترمذي ٤٩٦}
💠Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: ❝Jummah to Jummah expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.❞
● [السلسلة الصحيحة ٣٦٢٣]
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.❞
● {صحيح الجامع ١٠٩٨، السلسة الصحيحة ١٥٠٢}
💠Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said: ❝A time when Du’ās will be accepted is during the last hour of ‘Asr on Jumu’ah.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١/١٠٤}
💢 Sa'id bin Jubayr رحمه الله said:
❝That I hit whips on my head, it is more beloved to me, than me talking whilst the Imām is giving a sermon.❞
● [طبقات ابن سعد ٠٦٢/٦]
❖ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Jumuah
🔰Among the causes of having worries disappear and sins forgiven is sending ṣalāh (supplications for peace) upon the Prophet ﷺ, and the effect of sending ṣalāh upon him on Friday is greatest.
💠Ubayy ibn Kaʻb, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
🔰"O Messenger of Allah, I frequently invoke the blessings of Allah upon you. How much of my supplications should I devote to you?"
💢He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, "Whatever you wish." I said, "A quarter?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "One half?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "Two thirds?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "Shall I devote all my supplication to (invoking blessings upon) you?"
💥He said, "Then, you will be freed from your worry and your sin will be forgiven."
[At-Tirmithi: good-authentic; Al-Haakim in Al-Mustadrak]
💠Anas bin Maalik (radhi Allaahu anhu) said: Verily the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
💥Whoever sends Salah upon me once Allah will send ten (blessings) upon him and remove ten of his sins and raise his rank by ten levels.
[Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, Imam Bukharee in Adabul Mufrad #642 and #643. Jami Sagheer #6359 authenticated by Al Abaanee]
💠“Truly Allah and His angels say Salah on the Prophet, O you believers, recite Salah on him and send Salam on him completely.” [Al-Ahzab | C.33: A.56]
💠 Ibn Abbas (Rady'Allahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said,
‼️"Whoever forgets to send blessings upon me, he has missed a path to Paradise."
[Sunan Ibn Mäjah 908]
@AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #jumuah
💠Ubayy ibn Kaʻb, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
🔰"O Messenger of Allah, I frequently invoke the blessings of Allah upon you. How much of my supplications should I devote to you?"
💢He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, "Whatever you wish." I said, "A quarter?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "One half?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "Two thirds?" He said, "Whatever you wish, and if you do more, it is better for you." I said, "Shall I devote all my supplication to (invoking blessings upon) you?"
💥He said, "Then, you will be freed from your worry and your sin will be forgiven."
[At-Tirmithi: good-authentic; Al-Haakim in Al-Mustadrak]
💠Anas bin Maalik (radhi Allaahu anhu) said: Verily the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
💥Whoever sends Salah upon me once Allah will send ten (blessings) upon him and remove ten of his sins and raise his rank by ten levels.
[Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, Imam Bukharee in Adabul Mufrad #642 and #643. Jami Sagheer #6359 authenticated by Al Abaanee]
💠“Truly Allah and His angels say Salah on the Prophet, O you believers, recite Salah on him and send Salam on him completely.” [Al-Ahzab | C.33: A.56]
💠 Ibn Abbas (Rady'Allahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said,
‼️"Whoever forgets to send blessings upon me, he has missed a path to Paradise."
[Sunan Ibn Mäjah 908]
@AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #jumuah
🌿 A Heart That Forgets is a Heart That Dies
💠‼️“And do not kill yourselves.” ‼️💠
[ C.4 : Ayah.29]
💠Al-Fuḍayl ibn ‘Iyāḍ (Rahimahu'Allah) said:
‼️“It means do not forget Dhikr of Allāh for whoever forgets it has killed himself.”‼️
[المجالسة وجواهر العلم ١\٣٨٨]
💠When Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) says: "And do not kill yourselves." [Surah An-Nisāʾ 4:29]
💢 Most of us immediately think of the physical body, the outward life we must protect. But Al-Fuḍayl ibn 'Iyāḍ (رحمه الله) opened a deeper window, he said it also means do not forget the remembrance of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) for whoever forgets it has killed himself.
📢 This is a reminder that life is more than a beating heart and breathing lungs. True life is the life of the soul, and its oxygen is Dhikr of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) Without it the soul suffocates slowly, no matter how healthy the body looks. To be heedless of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is to walk the earth like a lantern with no flame inside, shiny on the outside but dark within.
💥 Every "SubḥānAllāh," every "Alḥamdulillāh," every tear in sujood, every whispered istighfār, these are not small acts. They are drops of water for a thirsty heart, breaths for a choking soul, light for an inner darkness. To abandon them is a kind of spiritual suicide, for the soul withers when it is starved of its Creator's remembrance.
🔰So this āyah calls us to more than just preserving our bodies, it calls us to preserve our hearts. Just as you would never put a knife to your own chest, never put neglect to your own soul. Keep it alive with the Name of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) and it will carry you with light on the Day when every soul is raised again.
💠‼️“And do not kill yourselves.” ‼️💠
[ C.4 : Ayah.29]
💠Al-Fuḍayl ibn ‘Iyāḍ (Rahimahu'Allah) said:
‼️“It means do not forget Dhikr of Allāh for whoever forgets it has killed himself.”‼️
[المجالسة وجواهر العلم ١\٣٨٨]
💠When Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) says: "And do not kill yourselves." [Surah An-Nisāʾ 4:29]
💢 Most of us immediately think of the physical body, the outward life we must protect. But Al-Fuḍayl ibn 'Iyāḍ (رحمه الله) opened a deeper window, he said it also means do not forget the remembrance of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) for whoever forgets it has killed himself.
📢 This is a reminder that life is more than a beating heart and breathing lungs. True life is the life of the soul, and its oxygen is Dhikr of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) Without it the soul suffocates slowly, no matter how healthy the body looks. To be heedless of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is to walk the earth like a lantern with no flame inside, shiny on the outside but dark within.
💥 Every "SubḥānAllāh," every "Alḥamdulillāh," every tear in sujood, every whispered istighfār, these are not small acts. They are drops of water for a thirsty heart, breaths for a choking soul, light for an inner darkness. To abandon them is a kind of spiritual suicide, for the soul withers when it is starved of its Creator's remembrance.
🔰So this āyah calls us to more than just preserving our bodies, it calls us to preserve our hearts. Just as you would never put a knife to your own chest, never put neglect to your own soul. Keep it alive with the Name of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) and it will carry you with light on the Day when every soul is raised again.
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💠Prophet Muhammad ﷺ reported to have said:
♨️"If a man's Muslim brother is slandered in his presence, and he is capable of defending him and does so, Allah will defend him in this world and the Hereafter. But if he fails to defend him, Allah will forsake him in this world and the Hereafter."
[Reported by al-Baghawī]
‼️ When the tongue of a believer is stained with slander, and you remain silent though able to defend him, you have shared in the wound. But when you shield your brother's honor, Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) shields yours in this life and the next. Honor is not guarded by swords alone, but by words spoken with courage when truth is under attack.
♨️"If a man's Muslim brother is slandered in his presence, and he is capable of defending him and does so, Allah will defend him in this world and the Hereafter. But if he fails to defend him, Allah will forsake him in this world and the Hereafter."
[Reported by al-Baghawī]
‼️ When the tongue of a believer is stained with slander, and you remain silent though able to defend him, you have shared in the wound. But when you shield your brother's honor, Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) shields yours in this life and the next. Honor is not guarded by swords alone, but by words spoken with courage when truth is under attack.
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💠 The Prophet ﷺ reported to have said:
🔥 "The worst of your women are those who commit tabarruj (exposing beauty to non-mahram men) and strut in arrogance. They are hypocrites, and none of them will enter Paradise."
[Al-Bayhaqi 7/82 | Auth. by Al-Albani in As-Saheehah 4/1849]
🔰This stern warning is to awaken hearts. Beauty is a blessing, but when used for arrogance or unlawful display, it becomes a veil between a person and Jannah. True honor is in modesty, true beauty is in obedience, and true recognition is with Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) alone.
🌹 Modesty is the crown of a believer; it shines in this world and will blossom eternally in the gardens of Paradise.
🔥 "The worst of your women are those who commit tabarruj (exposing beauty to non-mahram men) and strut in arrogance. They are hypocrites, and none of them will enter Paradise."
[Al-Bayhaqi 7/82 | Auth. by Al-Albani in As-Saheehah 4/1849]
🔰This stern warning is to awaken hearts. Beauty is a blessing, but when used for arrogance or unlawful display, it becomes a veil between a person and Jannah. True honor is in modesty, true beauty is in obedience, and true recognition is with Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) alone.
🌹 Modesty is the crown of a believer; it shines in this world and will blossom eternally in the gardens of Paradise.
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🔰Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
💠 "A person's adab (Good manners) is a sign of his happiness and success. The lack of adab is a sign of his misery and ruin. The goodness of the dunyā and the ākhirah is drawn by the likes of adab, and the deprivation of their goodness is drawn by the lack of adab."
[Madarij as-Salikin, 2/368]
💥Good manners are more than outward politeness they are the fragrance of the soul. They show in how you stand before Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) in humility, how you speak with gentleness, and how you deal with people in kindness. With good manners, even the simplest act becomes worship and a door to happiness. Without them, even knowledge and wealth turn into sources of misery.
🍃To live with good manners is to walk with light; to lose them is to stumble in darkness. So let us guard our manners for they are the crown of character, the perfume of faith, and the key to success in both worlds.
💠 "A person's adab (Good manners) is a sign of his happiness and success. The lack of adab is a sign of his misery and ruin. The goodness of the dunyā and the ākhirah is drawn by the likes of adab, and the deprivation of their goodness is drawn by the lack of adab."
[Madarij as-Salikin, 2/368]
💥Good manners are more than outward politeness they are the fragrance of the soul. They show in how you stand before Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) in humility, how you speak with gentleness, and how you deal with people in kindness. With good manners, even the simplest act becomes worship and a door to happiness. Without them, even knowledge and wealth turn into sources of misery.
🍃To live with good manners is to walk with light; to lose them is to stumble in darkness. So let us guard our manners for they are the crown of character, the perfume of faith, and the key to success in both worlds.
📝 From the ethics of the Salaf
💠 Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥibbān (Rahimahu'Allah) said:
💥"The loftiest of people in rank is the one who repels ignorance with forbearance, and true virtue belongs only to the one who does good to the one who wrongs him.
🍃As for repaying kindness with kindness--that is mere parity in morals."
[Rawḍat al-ʿUqlāʾ, p. 169]
💠This draws our eyes to a truth that feels almost hidden in plain sight, the measure of a person's greatness is not in how they treat those who smile at them, but in how they respond to those who wound them.
💢Anyone can repay kindness with kindness that is fairness, a mirror reflecting what it receives. But true nobility is when the heart chooses to rise higher, when it meets ignorance not with sharpness, but with calm forbearance; when it answers harm not with revenge, but with mercy. This is no ordinary virtue it is the virtue of the Prophets, of the righteous, of those who walk gently even upon thorns.
🔰To do good to one who wrongs you is to break the chain of bitterness. It is to replace poison with honey, and darkness with light. It requires strength of soul, for it is easy to be kind when loved, but it is divin like to be kind when hurt.
💢So, Ibn Ḥibbān (Rahimahu'Allah) reminds us, loftiness is not in status, wealth, or power, but in the quiet majesty of a heart that forgives when it could punish, that loves when it could hate.
💠In short, Real goodness isn't just giving back what you received, it's rising above and doing more.
💠 Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥibbān (Rahimahu'Allah) said:
💥"The loftiest of people in rank is the one who repels ignorance with forbearance, and true virtue belongs only to the one who does good to the one who wrongs him.
🍃As for repaying kindness with kindness--that is mere parity in morals."
[Rawḍat al-ʿUqlāʾ, p. 169]
💠This draws our eyes to a truth that feels almost hidden in plain sight, the measure of a person's greatness is not in how they treat those who smile at them, but in how they respond to those who wound them.
💢Anyone can repay kindness with kindness that is fairness, a mirror reflecting what it receives. But true nobility is when the heart chooses to rise higher, when it meets ignorance not with sharpness, but with calm forbearance; when it answers harm not with revenge, but with mercy. This is no ordinary virtue it is the virtue of the Prophets, of the righteous, of those who walk gently even upon thorns.
🔰To do good to one who wrongs you is to break the chain of bitterness. It is to replace poison with honey, and darkness with light. It requires strength of soul, for it is easy to be kind when loved, but it is divin like to be kind when hurt.
💢So, Ibn Ḥibbān (Rahimahu'Allah) reminds us, loftiness is not in status, wealth, or power, but in the quiet majesty of a heart that forgives when it could punish, that loves when it could hate.
💠In short, Real goodness isn't just giving back what you received, it's rising above and doing more.
💠 Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:
🔥"...The fourth category are the deputies of Iblīs on earth, those who discourage people from seeking knowledge and understanding the religion. They are more harmful than the devils among the jinn, for they come between hearts and the guidance of Allah and His path."
[Miftāḥ Dār al-Saʿādah wa Manshūr Wilāyat al-ʿIlm wal-Irādah | Vol. 1, pp. 304-305]
"والصنف الرابع: نواب إبليس في الأرض وهم الذين يثبطون الناس عن طلب العلم والتفقه في الدين، وهؤلاء أضر على الناس من شياطين الجن، فإنهم يقطعون عنهم طريق الهداية…"
‼️When Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) described the "deputies of Iblīs"as those who block people from seeking knowledge, he was unveiling a deep truth, sometimes the greatest enemies of your soul are not the whispering jinn you cannot see, but the humans you can see, the ones who quietly pull you away from light and keep you comfortable in darkness.
♨️ The shayṭān from the jinn whispers, but you can silence him with dhikr. Yet the human "deputy" of Iblīs whispers with a mask of respectability, authority, and sometimes even false piety. Their words are more dangerous because they sound reasonable:
🔥"Don't study too much, it will only confuse you."
🔥"Why burden yourself with religion? Just do what everyone else does."
🔥"Knowledge is only for scholars, not for people like you."
‼️And sometimes, they go further closing the doors of guidance by warning, "Don't listen to so-and-so, he's deviant." In reality, they are pushing people away from those who speak the truth with knowledge, cutting them off from the light of guidance.
🔰These voices are more dangerous because they cut off your path to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) at the very root, the path of knowledge. Without knowledge, worship becomes shallow, and faith becomes vulnerable. They are worse than the devils of the jinn because they don't just whisper for a moment, they build barriers that can last a lifetime.
🛡️Guard your heart's compass. Always ask, Does this advice draw me nearer to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) or does it stall me on the road?
🛡️Seek knowledge even if ridiculed. The deputies of Iblīs thrive on belittling seekers but every page you read, every lesson you attend, is a sword against them.
🔰Recognize that ignorance is a prison. True freedom comes with understanding. The deputies want you to remain in the chains of "I don't know" so that you never taste the sweetness of yaqīn (certainty).
💢 Be the opposite of Iblīs's deputies. Instead of blocking people, encourage them. Even if you know one ḥadīth, one āyah share it sincerely. A single spark of knowledge can light another's darkness.
🔥Imagine, on the Day of Judgment, some people will realize they weren't chained by jinn, but by neighbors, relatives, even friends who kept saying, "Don't bother with seeking knowledge." This is an warning to us so we don't wake up too late.
💥 To walk towards Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) we must sometimes walk away from voices that hold us back even if they sound familiar, even if they sound kind. Because in truth, the kindest voice is the one that says "Go learn, go understand, go get closer to your Lord."
🔥"...The fourth category are the deputies of Iblīs on earth, those who discourage people from seeking knowledge and understanding the religion. They are more harmful than the devils among the jinn, for they come between hearts and the guidance of Allah and His path."
[Miftāḥ Dār al-Saʿādah wa Manshūr Wilāyat al-ʿIlm wal-Irādah | Vol. 1, pp. 304-305]
"والصنف الرابع: نواب إبليس في الأرض وهم الذين يثبطون الناس عن طلب العلم والتفقه في الدين، وهؤلاء أضر على الناس من شياطين الجن، فإنهم يقطعون عنهم طريق الهداية…"
‼️When Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) described the "deputies of Iblīs"as those who block people from seeking knowledge, he was unveiling a deep truth, sometimes the greatest enemies of your soul are not the whispering jinn you cannot see, but the humans you can see, the ones who quietly pull you away from light and keep you comfortable in darkness.
♨️ The shayṭān from the jinn whispers, but you can silence him with dhikr. Yet the human "deputy" of Iblīs whispers with a mask of respectability, authority, and sometimes even false piety. Their words are more dangerous because they sound reasonable:
🔥"Don't study too much, it will only confuse you."
🔥"Why burden yourself with religion? Just do what everyone else does."
🔥"Knowledge is only for scholars, not for people like you."
‼️And sometimes, they go further closing the doors of guidance by warning, "Don't listen to so-and-so, he's deviant." In reality, they are pushing people away from those who speak the truth with knowledge, cutting them off from the light of guidance.
🔰These voices are more dangerous because they cut off your path to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) at the very root, the path of knowledge. Without knowledge, worship becomes shallow, and faith becomes vulnerable. They are worse than the devils of the jinn because they don't just whisper for a moment, they build barriers that can last a lifetime.
🛡️Guard your heart's compass. Always ask, Does this advice draw me nearer to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) or does it stall me on the road?
🛡️Seek knowledge even if ridiculed. The deputies of Iblīs thrive on belittling seekers but every page you read, every lesson you attend, is a sword against them.
🔰Recognize that ignorance is a prison. True freedom comes with understanding. The deputies want you to remain in the chains of "I don't know" so that you never taste the sweetness of yaqīn (certainty).
💢 Be the opposite of Iblīs's deputies. Instead of blocking people, encourage them. Even if you know one ḥadīth, one āyah share it sincerely. A single spark of knowledge can light another's darkness.
🔥Imagine, on the Day of Judgment, some people will realize they weren't chained by jinn, but by neighbors, relatives, even friends who kept saying, "Don't bother with seeking knowledge." This is an warning to us so we don't wake up too late.
💥 To walk towards Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) we must sometimes walk away from voices that hold us back even if they sound familiar, even if they sound kind. Because in truth, the kindest voice is the one that says "Go learn, go understand, go get closer to your Lord."
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