Ar-Raghib al-Isfahani رحمه الله:
“The nation whose men are jealous their women will be chaste.”
[الذريعة إلى مكارم الشريعة 347]
“The nation whose men are jealous their women will be chaste.”
[الذريعة إلى مكارم الشريعة 347]
قال الإمام ابن حبان:
ما رأيتُ أحداً تكبر على مَن دونه
إلا ابتلاه الله بالذِّلة لمن فوقه.
Ibn Ḥibbān: “I never saw anyone being arrogant to those below him except that Allāh plunged him into humiliation by those above him.”
[روضة العقلاء ٩٣]
ما رأيتُ أحداً تكبر على مَن دونه
إلا ابتلاه الله بالذِّلة لمن فوقه.
Ibn Ḥibbān: “I never saw anyone being arrogant to those below him except that Allāh plunged him into humiliation by those above him.”
[روضة العقلاء ٩٣]
In the past, they said: behind every great man is a woman.
Today we say: behind every woman who commits tabarruj is a dayooth!
Today we say: behind every woman who commits tabarruj is a dayooth!
#ReviveaSunnah
REWARD OF WALKING TO THE MASJID (To Prayer) ✨
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"He who purified himself (i.e. performs wudhu) in his house, and then he walked to one of the houses of Allah for the sake of performing a Fard (obligatory act) out of the Fara'id (obligatory acts) of Allah, both his steps (would be significant) as one will erase a sin and the other will raise him one degree in status."
📚: Sahih Muslim 666 (1521)
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Give glad tidings to those who walk at night to the Masjid that (they will be given) complete light on the Day of Judgment."
📚: Sunan Abi Dawud 561 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"When a man goes out of his house to his Masjid, one foot records a good deed and the other erases a bad deed."
📚: Sunan an-Nasa'i 706 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honourable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 662
REWARD OF WALKING TO THE MASJID (To Prayer) ✨
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"He who purified himself (i.e. performs wudhu) in his house, and then he walked to one of the houses of Allah for the sake of performing a Fard (obligatory act) out of the Fara'id (obligatory acts) of Allah, both his steps (would be significant) as one will erase a sin and the other will raise him one degree in status."
📚: Sahih Muslim 666 (1521)
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Give glad tidings to those who walk at night to the Masjid that (they will be given) complete light on the Day of Judgment."
📚: Sunan Abi Dawud 561 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"When a man goes out of his house to his Masjid, one foot records a good deed and the other erases a bad deed."
📚: Sunan an-Nasa'i 706 | Sahih
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"Allah will prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer) an honourable place in Paradise with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 662
#ImportanceofPrayer
DO NOT RUSH IN PRAYERS 🚫
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"When you stand for the Salat, 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 Salat."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 793
🎙️: Shaykh Aziz bin Farhan al-Anizi (حفظه الله)
DO NOT RUSH IN PRAYERS 🚫
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:
"When you stand for the Salat, 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 Salat."
📚: Sahih Bukhari 793
🎙️: Shaykh Aziz bin Farhan al-Anizi (حفظه الله)
Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"You stand in your prayers with your body, directing your face to the Qiblah, while your heart is directed to a different territory?! Woe to you!! That prayer (of yours) is not worthy of being a Mahr for paradise, how then can it be befitting for (attaining) the Love (of Allāh)?"
]Badaee' Al-Fawaaid 3/753]
"You stand in your prayers with your body, directing your face to the Qiblah, while your heart is directed to a different territory?! Woe to you!! That prayer (of yours) is not worthy of being a Mahr for paradise, how then can it be befitting for (attaining) the Love (of Allāh)?"
]Badaee' Al-Fawaaid 3/753]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said
"The most perfect of believers in faith are those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives."
Riyad as-Saliheen | At-Tirmidhi
"The most perfect of believers in faith are those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives."
Riyad as-Saliheen | At-Tirmidhi
Behave well in your private life and Allaah will make your public life excellent.
Take care of what is between you and Allaah, and he will take care of what is between you and the people.
Work for your Hereafter and Allaah will suffice your affairs in this world.
Sell your worldly life for your Hereafter and you will profit in them both together, and do not sell your Hereafter for your worldly life or you will lose them both together.
[Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله, Hilyat al-Awliya 7/35]
Take care of what is between you and Allaah, and he will take care of what is between you and the people.
Work for your Hereafter and Allaah will suffice your affairs in this world.
Sell your worldly life for your Hereafter and you will profit in them both together, and do not sell your Hereafter for your worldly life or you will lose them both together.
[Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله, Hilyat al-Awliya 7/35]
Ar-Raghib al-Isfahani رحمه الله:
“The nation whose men are jealous their women will be chaste.”
الذريعة إلى مكارم الشريعة 347
“The nation whose men are jealous their women will be chaste.”
الذريعة إلى مكارم الشريعة 347
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“And the Dayooth (the man with no jealousy over the woman and his family) is the most vile of Allah’s’ creation, and Jannah is forbidden for him, (because of his lack of gheerah/jealousy).
A man should be "jealous" with regard to his wife's honor and standing. He should defend her whenever she is slandered or spoken ill of behind her back. Actually, this is a right of every Muslim in general but a right of the spouse specifically.
He should also be jealous in not allowing other men to look at his wife or speak with her in a manner which is not appropriate.”
Ad-Da' Wad-Dawa
“And the Dayooth (the man with no jealousy over the woman and his family) is the most vile of Allah’s’ creation, and Jannah is forbidden for him, (because of his lack of gheerah/jealousy).
A man should be "jealous" with regard to his wife's honor and standing. He should defend her whenever she is slandered or spoken ill of behind her back. Actually, this is a right of every Muslim in general but a right of the spouse specifically.
He should also be jealous in not allowing other men to look at his wife or speak with her in a manner which is not appropriate.”
Ad-Da' Wad-Dawa
Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه said:
"The foulest of women is the Salfa' "
Salfa' is the immodest woman who mixes with men and is not shy from them.
[Ibn Abi Shaybah 32503]
"The foulest of women is the Salfa' "
Salfa' is the immodest woman who mixes with men and is not shy from them.
[Ibn Abi Shaybah 32503]
A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, “Advise me.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Do not be angry.” The man repeated his request and the Prophet said, “Do not be angry.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6116]
Explanation by Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān:
The Messenger ﷺ used to get angry but he would not vent it except if the anger is for the sake of Allāh. He was lenient and never retaliated for himself despite the difficulties he faced from the people. He would forbear, forgive, and be nice to the one who has angered him because of His saying:
"But whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allāh." [42:40]
Medication for anger;
1st - As much as possible, do not get angry.
2nd - When you get angry, do not express it; rather you should exercise patience, endurance, and forbearance.
[Exp. of Imam al-Nawawi's 40 Hadiths]
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6116]
Explanation by Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān:
The Messenger ﷺ used to get angry but he would not vent it except if the anger is for the sake of Allāh. He was lenient and never retaliated for himself despite the difficulties he faced from the people. He would forbear, forgive, and be nice to the one who has angered him because of His saying:
"But whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allāh." [42:40]
Medication for anger;
1st - As much as possible, do not get angry.
2nd - When you get angry, do not express it; rather you should exercise patience, endurance, and forbearance.
[Exp. of Imam al-Nawawi's 40 Hadiths]
Ibn ‘Awn was never angry.
If a man angered him he would say to him: May Allaah bless you.
[Tibb ar-Ruhani (p.51)]
If a man angered him he would say to him: May Allaah bless you.
[Tibb ar-Ruhani (p.51)]
Ibn Sireen رحمه الله:
"I've never approached a woman while asleep or awake except Umm Abdillah." [meaning his wife]
He also said, "I once saw a woman in a dream and knew that she is not permissible for me, so I turned my gaze away from her".
[Taareekh Baghdad: 5/336]
"I've never approached a woman while asleep or awake except Umm Abdillah." [meaning his wife]
He also said, "I once saw a woman in a dream and knew that she is not permissible for me, so I turned my gaze away from her".
[Taareekh Baghdad: 5/336]
Wakī’ رحمه الله said: It used to be said:
“Looking at a woman when she is turned away is a poisoned arrow."
[Az-Zuhd Li Wakī’: 799]
‘Abdul Malik ibn ‘Attāb رحمه الله said:
“Verily, looking at the beauty of a woman is a poisoned arrow from the arrows of Iblis. Whoever lowers his gaze out of fear of Allah, He will reward him with worship that he will find its sweetness in his heart!”
[Az-Zuhd Li Hannād: 2/651]
“Looking at a woman when she is turned away is a poisoned arrow."
[Az-Zuhd Li Wakī’: 799]
‘Abdul Malik ibn ‘Attāb رحمه الله said:
“Verily, looking at the beauty of a woman is a poisoned arrow from the arrows of Iblis. Whoever lowers his gaze out of fear of Allah, He will reward him with worship that he will find its sweetness in his heart!”
[Az-Zuhd Li Hannād: 2/651]
Uthmān b. ‘Affān said: "The one who leaves the Dunya, Allāh will love him.
The one who leaves sin, the Angels will love him.
And the one who has no craving for the possessions of the Muslims, the Muslims will love him.
[Preparing for the Day of Judgement by Ibn Ḥajr al-Asqalānī, Page: 8]
The one who leaves sin, the Angels will love him.
And the one who has no craving for the possessions of the Muslims, the Muslims will love him.
[Preparing for the Day of Judgement by Ibn Ḥajr al-Asqalānī, Page: 8]
One day you will wake up realising that the dunya will never fill the void inside you.
the money will never be great enough,
the house will never be big enough,
the car will never be fast enough,
the illegitimate relationships will never feel right.
And then you will live in reality where you understand the emptiness this dunya has failed to fill, can only be done by Allāh.
Turn back to Allāh so that you will not hold regrets.
the money will never be great enough,
the house will never be big enough,
the car will never be fast enough,
the illegitimate relationships will never feel right.
And then you will live in reality where you understand the emptiness this dunya has failed to fill, can only be done by Allāh.
Turn back to Allāh so that you will not hold regrets.
Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله said,
"Life is like a bad woman. She will never be loyal to her husband and chasing her is no good."
[Al-Mudhash Page: 270]
"Life is like a bad woman. She will never be loyal to her husband and chasing her is no good."
[Al-Mudhash Page: 270]
Ten Benefits of Lowering Your Gaze
FIRST: Lowering the gaze is obeying the command of Allah, and this is the ultimate happiness for the slave in this life and the next. The slave does not have anything more beneficial in his worldly life or his afterlife than obeying the command of his Lord.
SECOND: Lowering the gaze prevents the effects of this poison arrow, this arrow that is the cause of the heart’s destruction.
THIRD: Lowering the gaze fashions a heart that is devoted to and focused on Allah. Letting the gaze wander distracts the heart and keeps it far from Allah. There is nothing more harmful to a person than letting his gaze wander, as it creates alienation between a person and his Lord.
FOURTH: Lowering the gaze strengthens and delights the heart, just as letting the gaze wander weakens and saddens the heart.
FIFTH: Lowering the gaze produces light for the heart, just as letting the gaze wander produces darkness for the heart. For this reason, Allah mentioned “the verse of the light” after commanding the believers to lower their gaze.
SlXTH: Lowering the gaze produces true discernment and insight, by which the person of truth is made distinct from the person of falsehood, and the sincere [person is made distinct] from the liar.
SEVENTH: Lowering the gaze produces a firm, courageous, strong heart. Allah will gather for him insight, acumen, and strength.
EIGHTH: Lowering the gaze will prevent the Shaytan from entering his heart. Surely, the Shaytan enters him by way of the look, and he penetrates the heart faster than the wind blowing through an empty space. He presents the image that he looked at and beautifies it, and he makes it like an idol that his heart is devoted to. Then he tempts him and ignites the fire of desire in his heart, adding the fuel of sin which could not have reached his heart without him looking at this image.
NINTH: Lowering the gaze allows the person to free his heart to focus on what benefits him and busy himself with that, while allowing the gaze to wander comes between him and [what benefits him], and thus he neglects his affairs, follows his desires, and becomes heedless of remembering his Lord.
TENTH: There is a connection between the eyes and the heart — whatever one of them engages in, the other will engage in. When one is good, the other will be good; when one is corrupt, the other will be corrupt. If the heart is corrupt, the eyes will be corrupt, and if the eyes are corrupt, the heart will be corrupt. His heart becomes like a dunghill, which is the place of filth and impurities.
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice — Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
Authentic Statements Publishing, USA, p. 26-31]
FIRST: Lowering the gaze is obeying the command of Allah, and this is the ultimate happiness for the slave in this life and the next. The slave does not have anything more beneficial in his worldly life or his afterlife than obeying the command of his Lord.
SECOND: Lowering the gaze prevents the effects of this poison arrow, this arrow that is the cause of the heart’s destruction.
THIRD: Lowering the gaze fashions a heart that is devoted to and focused on Allah. Letting the gaze wander distracts the heart and keeps it far from Allah. There is nothing more harmful to a person than letting his gaze wander, as it creates alienation between a person and his Lord.
FOURTH: Lowering the gaze strengthens and delights the heart, just as letting the gaze wander weakens and saddens the heart.
FIFTH: Lowering the gaze produces light for the heart, just as letting the gaze wander produces darkness for the heart. For this reason, Allah mentioned “the verse of the light” after commanding the believers to lower their gaze.
SlXTH: Lowering the gaze produces true discernment and insight, by which the person of truth is made distinct from the person of falsehood, and the sincere [person is made distinct] from the liar.
SEVENTH: Lowering the gaze produces a firm, courageous, strong heart. Allah will gather for him insight, acumen, and strength.
EIGHTH: Lowering the gaze will prevent the Shaytan from entering his heart. Surely, the Shaytan enters him by way of the look, and he penetrates the heart faster than the wind blowing through an empty space. He presents the image that he looked at and beautifies it, and he makes it like an idol that his heart is devoted to. Then he tempts him and ignites the fire of desire in his heart, adding the fuel of sin which could not have reached his heart without him looking at this image.
NINTH: Lowering the gaze allows the person to free his heart to focus on what benefits him and busy himself with that, while allowing the gaze to wander comes between him and [what benefits him], and thus he neglects his affairs, follows his desires, and becomes heedless of remembering his Lord.
TENTH: There is a connection between the eyes and the heart — whatever one of them engages in, the other will engage in. When one is good, the other will be good; when one is corrupt, the other will be corrupt. If the heart is corrupt, the eyes will be corrupt, and if the eyes are corrupt, the heart will be corrupt. His heart becomes like a dunghill, which is the place of filth and impurities.
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice — Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
Authentic Statements Publishing, USA, p. 26-31]