𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗛
Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
When a person is at home then it is from the Sunnah, that for example he makes his own tea, cooks if he knows how to and washes up that which needs washing, all of this is from the Sunnah.
If you do this then you get the reward of following the Sunnah, with imitating the Messenger [ ﷺ] and in humbling yourself for Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic.
This also brings about love between you and your wife. When your family sense that you help them in their chores they will love you and your value to them will increase, therefore, this will end up being a great benefit.
[Sharh Riyadh As-Saliheen, (3/529)]
Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
When a person is at home then it is from the Sunnah, that for example he makes his own tea, cooks if he knows how to and washes up that which needs washing, all of this is from the Sunnah.
If you do this then you get the reward of following the Sunnah, with imitating the Messenger [ ﷺ] and in humbling yourself for Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic.
This also brings about love between you and your wife. When your family sense that you help them in their chores they will love you and your value to them will increase, therefore, this will end up being a great benefit.
[Sharh Riyadh As-Saliheen, (3/529)]
The Least Blessing
The Prophet Dāwūd عليه السلام asked Allāh:
"What is the least of your blessing?"
Allāh revealed to him: "O Dāwūd, take a breath."
Dāwūd did so and Allāh told him: "This is the least of my blessings upon you."
[عدة الصابرين وذخيرة الشاكرين لابن القيم الجوزية]
The Prophet Dāwūd عليه السلام asked Allāh:
"What is the least of your blessing?"
Allāh revealed to him: "O Dāwūd, take a breath."
Dāwūd did so and Allāh told him: "This is the least of my blessings upon you."
[عدة الصابرين وذخيرة الشاكرين لابن القيم الجوزية]
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⚡️Not preceding the Imaam in prayer
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
One should neither precede nor do the actions simultaneously with the Imaam.
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Isn't he who raises his head before the Imaam afraid that Allaah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?”
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (691)]
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Does not the one who raises his head before the Imaam fear that Allaah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?”
📚[Saheeh Muslim (859)]
🎓Shaikh Abdullaah al-Basaam رحمه الله said:
The Imaam is appointed so that he is followed in the Salaah and that it is completed while following him; so that the follower goes from one position to another (from standing to bowing and the like) after the Imaam has changed his position. This way, the proper following is achieved.
If the one who is following precedes (the Imaam in prayer), then the purpose of Imaamah (having a leader in prayer) is lost. That is why such a strict threat has come for the one who raises his head before his Imaam that his head or his face will be transformed into that of a donkey. His head would be transformed from the best features to that of the ugliest one; a retribution for this part of the body that transgressed in the prayer.
The scholars are unanimous that it is forbidden for the followers to race with the Imaam in prayer because of this strict warning, but they have differed if the prayer is invalidated or not. The majority view that it becomes void.
Imaam Ahmad رحمه الله said: “There is no prayer for the one who precedes the Imaam in the Salaah.”
His companions said: “Whoever precedes the Imaam in the pillars of prayer like bowing or prostration, then upon him is to return back (to his previous position) so that he follows the Imaam to it. But if he intentionally does not do that and the Imaam catches him up in that position, then his prayer becomes void.”
The correct view is that of Imaam Ahmad that whoever intentionally precedes the Imaam, then his prayer is invalid, and this is what Shaikh al-Islaam, Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله, also followed. This is because the threat entails prohibition; and the prohibition entails voidness.
Benefits from this Hadeeth:
1. Prohibition of raising the head before the Imaam in Sujood and the threat in it is evidence for its prohibition. There is no threat given except in the prohibited matters. The threat here is with transformation (of the head), and it is among the severest of punishments.
2. (This prohibition is not limited to prostration only), it also implies competing with the Imaam in every (other) action as well. This is not based on some analogy alone; rather it is based on what al-Bazzaar has reported from the Hadeeth of Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that: “The one who lowers or raises (his head) before the Imaam, his forelock is in the hand of Shaitaan.”
📚[Musnad al-Bazzaar (9404) and graded as “Dhaeef” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in Dhaeef al-Jaami (1527) and Dhaeef al-Targheeb (276)][Note: There is another authentic Hadeeth with Shaikh al-Bassaam رحمه الله discusses in the next chapter: Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: “The Imaam is appointed to be followed, so do not differ from him. So say the Takbeer when he says it, and bow down when he bows down and when he says: ‘Sami Allaahu liman hamidah’, say: ‘Rabbanaa wa laka l-hamd’. And when he prays standing, you should pray standing. And when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.” 📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]]
3. The obligation of following the Imaam in the Salaah by the followers.
4. The rewards (or retribution) depend on the kind of deed. So, a person is threatened with the transformation (of the head) because of his raising the head.
⚡️Not preceding the Imaam in prayer
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
One should neither precede nor do the actions simultaneously with the Imaam.
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Isn't he who raises his head before the Imaam afraid that Allaah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?”
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (691)]
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Does not the one who raises his head before the Imaam fear that Allaah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?”
📚[Saheeh Muslim (859)]
🎓Shaikh Abdullaah al-Basaam رحمه الله said:
The Imaam is appointed so that he is followed in the Salaah and that it is completed while following him; so that the follower goes from one position to another (from standing to bowing and the like) after the Imaam has changed his position. This way, the proper following is achieved.
If the one who is following precedes (the Imaam in prayer), then the purpose of Imaamah (having a leader in prayer) is lost. That is why such a strict threat has come for the one who raises his head before his Imaam that his head or his face will be transformed into that of a donkey. His head would be transformed from the best features to that of the ugliest one; a retribution for this part of the body that transgressed in the prayer.
The scholars are unanimous that it is forbidden for the followers to race with the Imaam in prayer because of this strict warning, but they have differed if the prayer is invalidated or not. The majority view that it becomes void.
Imaam Ahmad رحمه الله said: “There is no prayer for the one who precedes the Imaam in the Salaah.”
His companions said: “Whoever precedes the Imaam in the pillars of prayer like bowing or prostration, then upon him is to return back (to his previous position) so that he follows the Imaam to it. But if he intentionally does not do that and the Imaam catches him up in that position, then his prayer becomes void.”
The correct view is that of Imaam Ahmad that whoever intentionally precedes the Imaam, then his prayer is invalid, and this is what Shaikh al-Islaam, Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله, also followed. This is because the threat entails prohibition; and the prohibition entails voidness.
Benefits from this Hadeeth:
1. Prohibition of raising the head before the Imaam in Sujood and the threat in it is evidence for its prohibition. There is no threat given except in the prohibited matters. The threat here is with transformation (of the head), and it is among the severest of punishments.
2. (This prohibition is not limited to prostration only), it also implies competing with the Imaam in every (other) action as well. This is not based on some analogy alone; rather it is based on what al-Bazzaar has reported from the Hadeeth of Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that: “The one who lowers or raises (his head) before the Imaam, his forelock is in the hand of Shaitaan.”
📚[Musnad al-Bazzaar (9404) and graded as “Dhaeef” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in Dhaeef al-Jaami (1527) and Dhaeef al-Targheeb (276)][Note: There is another authentic Hadeeth with Shaikh al-Bassaam رحمه الله discusses in the next chapter: Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: “The Imaam is appointed to be followed, so do not differ from him. So say the Takbeer when he says it, and bow down when he bows down and when he says: ‘Sami Allaahu liman hamidah’, say: ‘Rabbanaa wa laka l-hamd’. And when he prays standing, you should pray standing. And when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.” 📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]]
3. The obligation of following the Imaam in the Salaah by the followers.
4. The rewards (or retribution) depend on the kind of deed. So, a person is threatened with the transformation (of the head) because of his raising the head.
5. The one who competes (with the Imaam) is threatened with transformation (of his head) to that of the donkey because there is a similarity between him and the donkey in their foolishness and stupidity. The one who competes, when he knows that he can not complete the Salaah before the Imaam (and leave), so all this hurrying up is of no benefit. This only proves his foolishness and weak understanding.
6. Competing with the Imaam is evidence that the person is in a hurry to finish the prayer, and this is a sickness. The one who does this should be reminded (and corrected).
7. The threat of changing the head, of the one who raises his head before the Imaam, to that of the donkey is a matter which is possible (like how the Banee Israa'eel were transformed into monkeys and pigs), but its occurrence has not been reported. There is a possibility that the changing of face can also mean the changing of nature, so that a person becomes unintelligent like a donkey.
📚[Tayseer al-Alaam Sharh Umdatul Ahkaam (1/133-134)]
6. Competing with the Imaam is evidence that the person is in a hurry to finish the prayer, and this is a sickness. The one who does this should be reminded (and corrected).
7. The threat of changing the head, of the one who raises his head before the Imaam, to that of the donkey is a matter which is possible (like how the Banee Israa'eel were transformed into monkeys and pigs), but its occurrence has not been reported. There is a possibility that the changing of face can also mean the changing of nature, so that a person becomes unintelligent like a donkey.
📚[Tayseer al-Alaam Sharh Umdatul Ahkaam (1/133-134)]
💠 How to protect ourselves from religious burnout!
Due to constant pressure in life, and what seems like: "never ending trials", the exposure to Haraam (prohibited things), the competition to amass worldly luxuries and comfort, many people get tired, burned-out, and they take their frustration out on Allaah and His religion. This leads them to become careless or totally abandon their religion.
The religious burnout begins when a person starts thinking as, "I" and "me". "Why am I suffering?", "Why does he have it and I don’t?", "When will this end?" etc.
🌴 To avoid this one has to contemplate:
1️⃣ First and foremost, stop thinking that the world revolves around you. Your creation is for a purpose, and your living and your death should be for a purpose, and that is, “the worship of Allaah عز وجل”:
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
{And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.}
📚[Surah al-Dhaariyaat (51): 56]
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
{Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allaah, Lord of the worlds.}
📚[Surah al-Anaam (6): 162]
2️⃣ Allaah تعالى did not promise a permanent comfortable life to anyone on this earth, not even to His Prophets and Messengers عليهم السلام:
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born an orphan, his mother passed away while he was still young, months would pass by and all he would have is dates to eat and water to drink. Except for Faatimah رضي الله عنها, all his other children passed away in his lifetime. He would sleep on bedding made of palm fiber which would leave traces on his body.
Nooh, Ibraaheem, Yaqoob, Yusuf, Ayyoob عليهم السلام and others went through sever trials.
3️⃣ You will tested to the vey core:
حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلِكُم ۖ مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَاءُ وَالضَّرَّاءُ وَزُلْزِلُوا حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ
{Or do you think that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, "When (will come) the Help of Allaah?" Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allaah is near!}
📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 214]
So, be in this world like a traveler, who stopped under a shade for taking rest and then he moves on, and don't attach yourself to the world too much. As the Prophet ﷺ had said.
📚[Saheehain]
4️⃣ Do not be of those, who when something of the treasures and comfort of this world is given to them, they become pleased, but when it is taken away from them, they become displeased:
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ * وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
{As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says (puffed up): "My Lord has honoured me."But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"}
📚[Surah al-Fajr (89): 15-16]
Allaah تعالى also mentioned:
فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا مِنْهَا رَضُوا وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْا مِنْهَا إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ
{If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are not given thereof, behold! They are enraged!}
📚[Surah Tawbah (9): 58]
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Perish the slave of Dinaar, Dirham, Qateefah (thick soft cloth), and Khameesah (a garment), for if he is given, he is pleased; otherwise he is dissatisfied.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2886, 2887, 6435)]
5️⃣ Be grateful if you receive and be patient if you don’t
Due to constant pressure in life, and what seems like: "never ending trials", the exposure to Haraam (prohibited things), the competition to amass worldly luxuries and comfort, many people get tired, burned-out, and they take their frustration out on Allaah and His religion. This leads them to become careless or totally abandon their religion.
The religious burnout begins when a person starts thinking as, "I" and "me". "Why am I suffering?", "Why does he have it and I don’t?", "When will this end?" etc.
🌴 To avoid this one has to contemplate:
1️⃣ First and foremost, stop thinking that the world revolves around you. Your creation is for a purpose, and your living and your death should be for a purpose, and that is, “the worship of Allaah عز وجل”:
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
{And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.}
📚[Surah al-Dhaariyaat (51): 56]
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
{Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allaah, Lord of the worlds.}
📚[Surah al-Anaam (6): 162]
2️⃣ Allaah تعالى did not promise a permanent comfortable life to anyone on this earth, not even to His Prophets and Messengers عليهم السلام:
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born an orphan, his mother passed away while he was still young, months would pass by and all he would have is dates to eat and water to drink. Except for Faatimah رضي الله عنها, all his other children passed away in his lifetime. He would sleep on bedding made of palm fiber which would leave traces on his body.
Nooh, Ibraaheem, Yaqoob, Yusuf, Ayyoob عليهم السلام and others went through sever trials.
3️⃣ You will tested to the vey core:
حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلِكُم ۖ مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَاءُ وَالضَّرَّاءُ وَزُلْزِلُوا حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ
{Or do you think that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, "When (will come) the Help of Allaah?" Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allaah is near!}
📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 214]
So, be in this world like a traveler, who stopped under a shade for taking rest and then he moves on, and don't attach yourself to the world too much. As the Prophet ﷺ had said.
📚[Saheehain]
4️⃣ Do not be of those, who when something of the treasures and comfort of this world is given to them, they become pleased, but when it is taken away from them, they become displeased:
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ * وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
{As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says (puffed up): "My Lord has honoured me."But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"}
📚[Surah al-Fajr (89): 15-16]
Allaah تعالى also mentioned:
فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا مِنْهَا رَضُوا وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْا مِنْهَا إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ
{If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are not given thereof, behold! They are enraged!}
📚[Surah Tawbah (9): 58]
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Perish the slave of Dinaar, Dirham, Qateefah (thick soft cloth), and Khameesah (a garment), for if he is given, he is pleased; otherwise he is dissatisfied.❞
📚[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2886, 2887, 6435)]
5️⃣ Be grateful if you receive and be patient if you don’t
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: ❝How wonderful is the case of a believer; for all his affairs are good for him, and this applies only to a believer. If something good happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.❞
📚[Saheeh Muslim (7138)]
6️⃣ Be constant in your Ibaadah and do not make it conditional, i.e., you will only worship if you get something or else you will stop. Rather, worship Allaah till your death, whether you get something or not.
وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ
{And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death)}
📚[Surah al-Hijr (15): 99]
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ
{And among mankind is he who worships Allaah as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islaam). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss.}
📚[Surah al-Hajj (22): 11]
7️⃣ Our stay on this earth is not permanent, so the aim should be al-Jannah
فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ * وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ * أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا ۚ وَاللَّهُ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ
{But of mankind there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!" and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter. And of them there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" For them there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allaah is Swift at reckoning.}
📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 200-202]
8️⃣ It is the love of the Dunya that makes people abandon the religion, apostatize, or become hypocritical:
مَن كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ * ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
{Whoever disbelieved in Allaah after his belief - except for the one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart remains firm in Faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allaah, and for them is a great punishment; That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allaah does not guide the disbelieving people.}
📚[Surah al-Nahl (16): 106-107]
When people get exposed to Haraam and all types of vices, and when religious ignorance is rampant, then people start to drift away from the religion. They stop praying, men shave their beards, women abandon their Hijaab, children become disobedient, etc.
Our stay on this earth as compared to the Hereafter is nothing in terms of time and luxury. So, don't ruin your eternity for a pleasure of a few minutes.
🌴🌴🌴
🌟 Have trust in Allaah’s promise and be patient.
📚[Saheeh Muslim (7138)]
6️⃣ Be constant in your Ibaadah and do not make it conditional, i.e., you will only worship if you get something or else you will stop. Rather, worship Allaah till your death, whether you get something or not.
وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ
{And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death)}
📚[Surah al-Hijr (15): 99]
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ
{And among mankind is he who worships Allaah as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islaam). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss.}
📚[Surah al-Hajj (22): 11]
7️⃣ Our stay on this earth is not permanent, so the aim should be al-Jannah
فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ * وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ * أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا ۚ وَاللَّهُ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ
{But of mankind there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!" and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter. And of them there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" For them there will be alloted a share for what they have earned. And Allaah is Swift at reckoning.}
📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 200-202]
8️⃣ It is the love of the Dunya that makes people abandon the religion, apostatize, or become hypocritical:
مَن كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ * ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
{Whoever disbelieved in Allaah after his belief - except for the one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart remains firm in Faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allaah, and for them is a great punishment; That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allaah does not guide the disbelieving people.}
📚[Surah al-Nahl (16): 106-107]
When people get exposed to Haraam and all types of vices, and when religious ignorance is rampant, then people start to drift away from the religion. They stop praying, men shave their beards, women abandon their Hijaab, children become disobedient, etc.
Our stay on this earth as compared to the Hereafter is nothing in terms of time and luxury. So, don't ruin your eternity for a pleasure of a few minutes.
🌴🌴🌴
🌟 Have trust in Allaah’s promise and be patient.
In the Qur'ān, the word "darkness" is used in a plural form, while the word "light" is singular.
Ibn al-Qayyim ( رحمه الله) said: "This is from the miracles of the Qur'ān because there are many paths that lead to darkness, but only one leads to light."
[بداية الفوائد ١/١٢٧]
Ibn al-Qayyim ( رحمه الله) said: "This is from the miracles of the Qur'ān because there are many paths that lead to darkness, but only one leads to light."
[بداية الفوائد ١/١٢٧]
A man asked ‘Ā`ishah (رضي الله عنها):
“When will I know that I am pious?”
She said: “When you realise that you are a sinner.”
He asked: “And when will I realise I am a sinner?”
She replied: “When you think you are pious”.
[تنبيه الغافلين ٢٥١]
“When will I know that I am pious?”
She said: “When you realise that you are a sinner.”
He asked: “And when will I realise I am a sinner?”
She replied: “When you think you are pious”.
[تنبيه الغافلين ٢٥١]
Q: I fulfill my obligations yet I feel sinful?
Shaykh Bin Bāz (رحمه الله ): "This is an indication of strong fear (Taqwā) & Eemān."
[مجموع الفتاوى ٥\٢٨٢]
Shaykh Bin Bāz (رحمه الله ): "This is an indication of strong fear (Taqwā) & Eemān."
[مجموع الفتاوى ٥\٢٨٢]
The Religiosity and Righteousness of the Spouse Has an Affect on the Other
Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah) narrated:
"I went to a cloth merchant in Madinah to buy a thoub.
He started praising his products and making (false) oaths.
And so I left him and said to myself: "I shouldn't buy from such a person." And I bought it from someone else.
Two years later I made Hajj and went to that merchant, but this time I did not hear him praising his products or making oaths.
I said to him: "Aren't you the man to whom I came to two years ago?"
He said: "Yes."
I said: "And what made you leave doing what I saw you doing back then? Now I don't see you praising your products or making oaths!"
He said: "I had a wife, and whenever I came to her with less, she would look down on me and whenever I came to her with much, she considered it to be little. Then Allah looked at me (meaning: He had mercy on me) and she passed away and I married again.
Whenever I wanted to go to the market (to earn my livelihood), she used to grab me by the collar of my garment and say: "O So-and-so! Fear Allah and do not feed us except with the pure (halal earnings). If you come to us with less, we will add to it. And if we receive nothing, we will support you in our home (by making handicrafts and selling them, wa Allahu a'lam)"
[al-Mujalasah wal Jawahir al-'Ilm, Ahmad Ibn Marwan Ibn Muhammad al-Daynuri (rahimahullah)]
Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullah) narrated:
"I went to a cloth merchant in Madinah to buy a thoub.
He started praising his products and making (false) oaths.
And so I left him and said to myself: "I shouldn't buy from such a person." And I bought it from someone else.
Two years later I made Hajj and went to that merchant, but this time I did not hear him praising his products or making oaths.
I said to him: "Aren't you the man to whom I came to two years ago?"
He said: "Yes."
I said: "And what made you leave doing what I saw you doing back then? Now I don't see you praising your products or making oaths!"
He said: "I had a wife, and whenever I came to her with less, she would look down on me and whenever I came to her with much, she considered it to be little. Then Allah looked at me (meaning: He had mercy on me) and she passed away and I married again.
Whenever I wanted to go to the market (to earn my livelihood), she used to grab me by the collar of my garment and say: "O So-and-so! Fear Allah and do not feed us except with the pure (halal earnings). If you come to us with less, we will add to it. And if we receive nothing, we will support you in our home (by making handicrafts and selling them, wa Allahu a'lam)"
[al-Mujalasah wal Jawahir al-'Ilm, Ahmad Ibn Marwan Ibn Muhammad al-Daynuri (rahimahullah)]
"Sadness, grief, pain, suffering, calamities, and trials are expiations for sins. Nothing afflicts a servant, not even a thorn prick, without it being an expiation for their sins.
If someone complains of a toothache or insomnia at night, these too are means of expiating sins.
If something afflicts you : do not say, 'If only I had done this or that.'
Instead, say,
قدر الله وما شاء فعل
'This is the decree of Allah, and what He wills will happen.'"
- الشيخ عبد الرزاق البدر
If someone complains of a toothache or insomnia at night, these too are means of expiating sins.
If something afflicts you : do not say, 'If only I had done this or that.'
Instead, say,
قدر الله وما شاء فعل
'This is the decree of Allah, and what He wills will happen.'"
- الشيخ عبد الرزاق البدر
I dreamed about my father and in the dream I asked him:
“O father, what has Allah done to you?”
He answered: “He has forgiven me.”
I then asked: “because of what?”
He answered: “Because I always used to write 'sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam' (the complete phrase, in full, next to the Messenger’s name) in every Hadith.
صلى الله عليه وسلم
[al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi رحمه الله Sharaf As-haab al-Hadith, 1/36]
“O father, what has Allah done to you?”
He answered: “He has forgiven me.”
I then asked: “because of what?”
He answered: “Because I always used to write 'sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam' (the complete phrase, in full, next to the Messenger’s name) in every Hadith.
صلى الله عليه وسلم
[al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi رحمه الله Sharaf As-haab al-Hadith, 1/36]
“If the servant of Allāh begins the day and the evening, without having any other concern except Allāh, the Almighty, He will fulfill all his needs and relieve all his worries. He will empty the servant's heart for the sake of His Love, his tongue will constantly remember Him and he will have the strength to perform religious duties for His Sake.”
[الفوائد، — Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله ١٢٩]
[الفوائد، — Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله ١٢٩]
"The most harmful of people are those who overpower you until you disobey Allah. Such people only help you to harm yourself and weaken your morality".
[al-Fawāid: A Collection of Wise Sayings by Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, pg. 318]
[al-Fawāid: A Collection of Wise Sayings by Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله, pg. 318]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“If Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) did not want to accept your du’ā, He would not have guided you to make it (in the first place)”
[عدة الصابرين]
“If Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) did not want to accept your du’ā, He would not have guided you to make it (in the first place)”
[عدة الصابرين]
"If you see a man competing with you with regard to this world then compete with him concerning the Hereafter".
[Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله pg. 46]
[Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله pg. 46]