Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb said: “Assume the best about your brother until what comes to you from him overcomes you (and you have to change your opinion).”
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In his famous explanation of Sahih al-Bukhari, ibn Hajr mentioned the following narration:
[سأل رجل الحسن البصري عن قوله تعالى: {رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ} ما القرَّة؟ أفي الدنيا أم الآخرة؟ قال: بل في الدُّنيا هي والله أن يرى العبد من ولده طاعة الله وما شيء أقر لعين المؤمن من أن يرى حبيبه في طاعة الله.]
A man asked al-Hasan al-Basri about Allah's statement:
[رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ]
"O our Lord, grant us pleasure to our eyes in our wives and offspring." [al-Furqan 74]
He asked, "What is this pleasure? Is it in this life or the next?"
al-Hasan replied, "No, it is in this life. I swear by Allah, it is for a person to see his child obeying Allah, and there is nothing more pleasing to a believer's eyes than to see his loved one obeying Allah."
[Fath al-Bari 8/348]
[سأل رجل الحسن البصري عن قوله تعالى: {رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ} ما القرَّة؟ أفي الدنيا أم الآخرة؟ قال: بل في الدُّنيا هي والله أن يرى العبد من ولده طاعة الله وما شيء أقر لعين المؤمن من أن يرى حبيبه في طاعة الله.]
A man asked al-Hasan al-Basri about Allah's statement:
[رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ]
"O our Lord, grant us pleasure to our eyes in our wives and offspring." [al-Furqan 74]
He asked, "What is this pleasure? Is it in this life or the next?"
al-Hasan replied, "No, it is in this life. I swear by Allah, it is for a person to see his child obeying Allah, and there is nothing more pleasing to a believer's eyes than to see his loved one obeying Allah."
[Fath al-Bari 8/348]
If you have a voice inside that says to you..
"This is HALAL"
And
"That is HARAAM"
Then praise Allah سبحانه وتعالى
Because,
"Your HEART is ALIVE"
There are so many people
Today who are living but
With "A DEAD HEART"
"This is HALAL"
And
"That is HARAAM"
Then praise Allah سبحانه وتعالى
Because,
"Your HEART is ALIVE"
There are so many people
Today who are living but
With "A DEAD HEART"
قال الحسن البصري
رحمه الله :
كانوا يقولون :
أفضل أخلاق المؤمنين : العفو
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said: "The best etiquette of the believers is pardoning."
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رحمه الله :
كانوا يقولون :
أفضل أخلاق المؤمنين : العفو
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said: "The best etiquette of the believers is pardoning."
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Zina is a great evil which can destroy society. It is contrary to the benefit of the global values of preserving lineage, protecting chastity and the sanctity of individuals. It spreads animosity and enmity among people, as committing zina affects other people's wives, mothers, sisters and daughters. It causes destruction to human society, and therefore comes after the evil of killing in terms of the grade of its evil.”
📕 [Spiritual Disease and Its’ Cure | P.180]
“Zina is a great evil which can destroy society. It is contrary to the benefit of the global values of preserving lineage, protecting chastity and the sanctity of individuals. It spreads animosity and enmity among people, as committing zina affects other people's wives, mothers, sisters and daughters. It causes destruction to human society, and therefore comes after the evil of killing in terms of the grade of its evil.”
📕 [Spiritual Disease and Its’ Cure | P.180]
The Benefits Of Marital Intimacy
Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“As for the Prophet’s ﷺ guidance in marital intimacy and relations, it is the most complete guidance. By way of it, health is maintained, pleasure and delight for the soul is attained, and the objectives for which it is done are reached. For intimacy, at its foundation, is done for three reasons; and they are the primary objectives behind it:
First: The preservation of lineage and perpetuity of humankind so that the number of people that Allāh has decreed to exist within this world may be reached.
Second: The release of fluid which would cause harm if retained or built up within the body.
Third: The fulfillment of desire, the attainment of pleasure, and enjoyment of the blessing; and this is the only benefit of the three that remains for intimacy within Paradise. For there is no new lineage nor is there any harmful build up that is in need of being expelled.
Some of the virtuous doctors hold that intimacy is from the means for maintaining good health. From its benefits: Lowering the gaze, self-restraint, remaining chaste from the Harām; and the attainment of these aforementioned benefits for the woman as well. Hence, it is beneficial for the person in his Dunyā and his hereafter. It is likewise beneficial for the woman. Due to this, the Prophet ﷺ used to practice it and love it, and he would say, ‘Made beloved to me from your Dunyā are women and sweet fragrances.’”
[At-Tibb An-Nabawi, pg.207-208.]
Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“As for the Prophet’s ﷺ guidance in marital intimacy and relations, it is the most complete guidance. By way of it, health is maintained, pleasure and delight for the soul is attained, and the objectives for which it is done are reached. For intimacy, at its foundation, is done for three reasons; and they are the primary objectives behind it:
First: The preservation of lineage and perpetuity of humankind so that the number of people that Allāh has decreed to exist within this world may be reached.
Second: The release of fluid which would cause harm if retained or built up within the body.
Third: The fulfillment of desire, the attainment of pleasure, and enjoyment of the blessing; and this is the only benefit of the three that remains for intimacy within Paradise. For there is no new lineage nor is there any harmful build up that is in need of being expelled.
Some of the virtuous doctors hold that intimacy is from the means for maintaining good health. From its benefits: Lowering the gaze, self-restraint, remaining chaste from the Harām; and the attainment of these aforementioned benefits for the woman as well. Hence, it is beneficial for the person in his Dunyā and his hereafter. It is likewise beneficial for the woman. Due to this, the Prophet ﷺ used to practice it and love it, and he would say, ‘Made beloved to me from your Dunyā are women and sweet fragrances.’”
[At-Tibb An-Nabawi, pg.207-208.]
Umm Sulaym (رضي الله عنها) was a great inspiration for us. She was the mother of the great Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه , a woman of great wisdom, fortitude, and unwavering patience. The Prophet ﷺ said regarding her: “I entered Paradise and heard footsteps. I said, ‘Who is this?’ and they told me, ‘It is Al - Ghumaysa’, the daughter of Milhan, the mother of Anas ibn Malik.” (Sahih Muslim 16: 11)
There was a time in her life when Allah ﷻ brought upon her a great test as her young son, Abu Umair suddenly became sick. One night, his temperature soared to such a degree that it caused him to pass away and leave this world. Even in her tremendous grief, Umm Sulaym displayed the great character of patience and kept calm and composed. She did not inform anyone, nor did she scream or shout, in her grief and sorrow (as would be expected from those who lack patience) but rather, she patiently awaited the arrival of her husband who was due to return home later in the evening. Such was her strong belief that when her husband arrived home, she greeted him warmly and affectionately.
Abu Talhah, who was upset and distressed by the state of their beloved child’s health, asked her of her son’s wellbeing to which she replied ‘he is in a better place now than before’. This was not a lie, but a true sign of her wisdom, compassion, patience and great faith in the acceptance of Allah’s decree. She spoke vaguely so as not to upset him. She was referring to the calmness of death and her son finding relief from the pain of his sickness, but her husband took it to mean that the child’s condition had improved.
Nonetheless, she still beautified herself for him that evening, as was the norm of all the righteous wives. As a devoted wife, Umm Sulaym was a pillar of immense strength; she put aside her pain and anguish of losing her child and put the needs of her husband first and enveloped him with her love and tranquillity to wipe out the exhaustion of the day.
After his Sakina Time, she asked him “O Abu Ṭalḥah, do you think that if some people lent something to some others, then they asked for it back, do they have the right not to give it back?” He said, “No.” She said, “Allah, may He be glorified, lent your son to you, and now He has taken him back, so seek reward with Him and have patience.” Her husband was so angry with her that she broke the news so late especially after being intimate with each other. When he saw the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ the following day and told him of what happened. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, “May Allah bless you for last night.” By the mercy of Allah, she conceived on that night, a blessed son who became famous for being the father of 10 children who had memorized the entire Qur'an.
There was a time in her life when Allah ﷻ brought upon her a great test as her young son, Abu Umair suddenly became sick. One night, his temperature soared to such a degree that it caused him to pass away and leave this world. Even in her tremendous grief, Umm Sulaym displayed the great character of patience and kept calm and composed. She did not inform anyone, nor did she scream or shout, in her grief and sorrow (as would be expected from those who lack patience) but rather, she patiently awaited the arrival of her husband who was due to return home later in the evening. Such was her strong belief that when her husband arrived home, she greeted him warmly and affectionately.
Abu Talhah, who was upset and distressed by the state of their beloved child’s health, asked her of her son’s wellbeing to which she replied ‘he is in a better place now than before’. This was not a lie, but a true sign of her wisdom, compassion, patience and great faith in the acceptance of Allah’s decree. She spoke vaguely so as not to upset him. She was referring to the calmness of death and her son finding relief from the pain of his sickness, but her husband took it to mean that the child’s condition had improved.
Nonetheless, she still beautified herself for him that evening, as was the norm of all the righteous wives. As a devoted wife, Umm Sulaym was a pillar of immense strength; she put aside her pain and anguish of losing her child and put the needs of her husband first and enveloped him with her love and tranquillity to wipe out the exhaustion of the day.
After his Sakina Time, she asked him “O Abu Ṭalḥah, do you think that if some people lent something to some others, then they asked for it back, do they have the right not to give it back?” He said, “No.” She said, “Allah, may He be glorified, lent your son to you, and now He has taken him back, so seek reward with Him and have patience.” Her husband was so angry with her that she broke the news so late especially after being intimate with each other. When he saw the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ the following day and told him of what happened. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, “May Allah bless you for last night.” By the mercy of Allah, she conceived on that night, a blessed son who became famous for being the father of 10 children who had memorized the entire Qur'an.
قال الحافظ أبو الفداء إسماعيل بن عمر بن كثير رحمه الله:
وَمَنِ اتَّصَفَ بِهَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ –أي: صفة الاستغفار- يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ،
وَسَهَّلَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَحَفِظَ عَلَيْهِ شَأْنَهُ وَقُوَّتَهُ. اهـ.
«تفسير ابن كثير»(4/ 329).
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Al-Hafith Abu al-Fida Ismail bin Omar bin Kathir said:
Whoever’s characteristic is seeking forgiveness often, Allah will ease his provision and livelihood. His affairs will also be easy and Allah will preserve his status and strength.
"Tafseer Ibn Kathir" (4/329)
وَمَنِ اتَّصَفَ بِهَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ –أي: صفة الاستغفار- يَسَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ،
وَسَهَّلَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَحَفِظَ عَلَيْهِ شَأْنَهُ وَقُوَّتَهُ. اهـ.
«تفسير ابن كثير»(4/ 329).
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Al-Hafith Abu al-Fida Ismail bin Omar bin Kathir said:
Whoever’s characteristic is seeking forgiveness often, Allah will ease his provision and livelihood. His affairs will also be easy and Allah will preserve his status and strength.
"Tafseer Ibn Kathir" (4/329)
Envy Is Common Among Those with Shared Ambitions!
Al-’Izz Ibn ’Abdis-Salām (D. 660H) said:
«وَالْغَالِب أن الْحَسَد لَا يَقع إِلَّا بَين المشتركين في فَضِيلَة من الْفَضَائِل أو فِي شَيْء من الْأَسْبَاب الدُّنْيَوِيَّة فَلَا يخسد الْفَقِيه النّخوِيَ وَلَا التَّاجِر الجمال وَلَا الصَّانع الْبَقَال ومن أسباب الْحَسَد التجاوز وَلذَلِك أمر عمر رَضِي الله تَعَالَى عنه الأقارب أن يتزاوروا وَلَا يتجاوروا»
"Envy typically arises between people who share a particular virtue or are involved in similar worldly matters. For instance, a jurist does not envy a grammarian, nor does a merchant envy a camel driver, and a craftsman does not envy a grocer. One of the causes of envy is close proximity, which is why 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) advised relatives to visit each other, but not to live too near one another."
[مقاصد الرعاية لحقوق الله عز وجل (١٥٣/١)]
Al-’Izz Ibn ’Abdis-Salām (D. 660H) said:
«وَالْغَالِب أن الْحَسَد لَا يَقع إِلَّا بَين المشتركين في فَضِيلَة من الْفَضَائِل أو فِي شَيْء من الْأَسْبَاب الدُّنْيَوِيَّة فَلَا يخسد الْفَقِيه النّخوِيَ وَلَا التَّاجِر الجمال وَلَا الصَّانع الْبَقَال ومن أسباب الْحَسَد التجاوز وَلذَلِك أمر عمر رَضِي الله تَعَالَى عنه الأقارب أن يتزاوروا وَلَا يتجاوروا»
"Envy typically arises between people who share a particular virtue or are involved in similar worldly matters. For instance, a jurist does not envy a grammarian, nor does a merchant envy a camel driver, and a craftsman does not envy a grocer. One of the causes of envy is close proximity, which is why 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) advised relatives to visit each other, but not to live too near one another."
[مقاصد الرعاية لحقوق الله عز وجل (١٥٣/١)]
‘Umar bin al-Khattāb [رضي الله عنه] said:
❝Verily a man leaves his home and upon him from sins is that which resembles the Mountains of Tihāmah but then he hears [Islamic] knowledge, becomes fearful, turns back [away from sinning] and repents such that [when] he returns to his home there is no sin [left] upon him. So do not leave off the sittings of the scholars.❞
[Miftāh Dār as-Sa’ādah of Ibnu Qayyim-il-Jawziyyah, (1/122)]
❝Verily a man leaves his home and upon him from sins is that which resembles the Mountains of Tihāmah but then he hears [Islamic] knowledge, becomes fearful, turns back [away from sinning] and repents such that [when] he returns to his home there is no sin [left] upon him. So do not leave off the sittings of the scholars.❞
[Miftāh Dār as-Sa’ādah of Ibnu Qayyim-il-Jawziyyah, (1/122)]
A scholar of the past was over 100 years old with a sharp intellect, good sight, keen hearing & remarkable physical strength.
He explained, "I kept these body parts away from disobedience in my youth, so Allah preserved them for me in my old age."
Noor Aliqtibaas of Ibn Rajab, p.51
He explained, "I kept these body parts away from disobedience in my youth, so Allah preserved them for me in my old age."
Noor Aliqtibaas of Ibn Rajab, p.51
Aid Comes With Seeking Forgiveness
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ahmad Bin AbdulHaleem Ibn Taymiyyah [D.728 A.H.] [رحمه الله] said:
❝…Whoever hopes for something he strives and seeks it, and whoever fears something flees from it.
If a person strove and sought aid from Allaah [تعالى] and adhered to seeking forgiveness [Istighfaar] and striving, then Allaah will most surely give him from His excellence that which never even crossed his mind.
If a person finds that his heart does not become happy and delighted, nor does it achieve the sweetness of Eemaan, nor the light of guidance then he should repent [Tawbah] a lot and seek forgiveness [Istighfaar] a lot, and he should adhere to striving as much has he can, since indeed Allaah says:
﴿وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ﴾
«As for those who strive hard in Us [Our Cause], We will surely guide them to Our Paths [i.e. Allaah’s Religion – Islamic Monotheism].» [Ankaboot: 69]
It is upon him to establish the obligatory duties outwardly and inwardly; and adhere to the straight path seeking aid with Allaah, absolving himself from strength or might expect with Allaah.❞
[Majmoo al Fatawa, (11/390)]
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ahmad Bin AbdulHaleem Ibn Taymiyyah [D.728 A.H.] [رحمه الله] said:
❝…Whoever hopes for something he strives and seeks it, and whoever fears something flees from it.
If a person strove and sought aid from Allaah [تعالى] and adhered to seeking forgiveness [Istighfaar] and striving, then Allaah will most surely give him from His excellence that which never even crossed his mind.
If a person finds that his heart does not become happy and delighted, nor does it achieve the sweetness of Eemaan, nor the light of guidance then he should repent [Tawbah] a lot and seek forgiveness [Istighfaar] a lot, and he should adhere to striving as much has he can, since indeed Allaah says:
﴿وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ﴾
«As for those who strive hard in Us [Our Cause], We will surely guide them to Our Paths [i.e. Allaah’s Religion – Islamic Monotheism].» [Ankaboot: 69]
It is upon him to establish the obligatory duties outwardly and inwardly; and adhere to the straight path seeking aid with Allaah, absolving himself from strength or might expect with Allaah.❞
[Majmoo al Fatawa, (11/390)]
‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-Aziz رحمه الله said:
“Secure the blessings [granted by Allāh] with praise and thanks [to Him].”
Kitāb as-Shukr | Page 13 | Al-Imām ibn Abi Dunyah رحمه الله
Translation: Authentic Quotes
“Secure the blessings [granted by Allāh] with praise and thanks [to Him].”
Kitāb as-Shukr | Page 13 | Al-Imām ibn Abi Dunyah رحمه الله
Translation: Authentic Quotes
Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
"If the people knew that missing the prayer is the same as missing the month of Ramadan, they would strive to pray at the appointed times."
[Minhaj As-Sunnah An-Nabawi, 5/230]
"If the people knew that missing the prayer is the same as missing the month of Ramadan, they would strive to pray at the appointed times."
[Minhaj As-Sunnah An-Nabawi, 5/230]
Congratulating Kuffār On Their Festivals Would Neither Earn You Their Respect Nor Their Pleasure So Beware Of Losing Your Religion!!
قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله : وأما التهنئة بشعائر الكفر المختصة به فحرام بالاتفاق ، مثل أن يهنئهم بأعيادهم وصومهم ، فيقول : عيد مبارك عليك ، أو تهنأ بهذا العيد ونحوه ، فهذا إن سلم قائله من الكفر فهو من المحرمات ، وهو بمنزلة أن يهنئه بسجوده للصليب ، بل ذلك أعظم إثماً عند الله ، وأشد مقتاً من التهنئة بشرب الخمر وقتل النفس وارتكاب الفرج الحرام ونحوه . وكثير ممن لا قدر للدين عنده يقع في ذلك ، ولا يدري قبح ما فعل فمن هنأ عبداً بمعصية أو بدعة أو كفر فقد تعرض لمقت الله وسخطه
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: “And as for congratulating Kuffār on the rituals which are SPECIFIC to them, then it is ḤARĀM (FORBIDDEN) by the AGREEMENT (of Fuqahā), for example congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying: ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on, so if the one who says this has been saved from Kufr, it is STILL FORBIDDEN, and it is like congratulating someone for PROSTRATING to the CROSS, rather that (congratulating Kuffār) is GREATER of a SIN with Allāh.
And it is MORE HATEFUL (to Allāh) than congratulating someone for DRINKING WINE, or MURDERING an INNOCENT SOUL, or COMMITTING ADULTERY, and the likes of it, and many of those who have NO RESPECT for their religion fall into that (error); without REALISING the OFFENSIVENESS of their action, so whoever congratulates a person for his DISOBEDIENCE or BID’AH or KUFR thus exposes himself to the WRATH and ANGER of Allāh.”
[أحكام أهل الذمة ١/١٦١]
As for those who say ‘Well we congratulate disbelievers Christmas and New Year out of courtesy and good manners’, then we say: O Miskeen the Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam and his Companions رضي الله عنهم were more courteous and well-mannered than you and I yet they never congratulated Kuffār for their ‘Eīds or New Year.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
“Wishing disbelievers Christmas or other religious festivals of theirs is Ḥarām (Impermissible) by the Agreement (of scholars).”
[مجموع فتاوى ورسائل جـ ٣ صفحة ٤٤]
قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله : وأما التهنئة بشعائر الكفر المختصة به فحرام بالاتفاق ، مثل أن يهنئهم بأعيادهم وصومهم ، فيقول : عيد مبارك عليك ، أو تهنأ بهذا العيد ونحوه ، فهذا إن سلم قائله من الكفر فهو من المحرمات ، وهو بمنزلة أن يهنئه بسجوده للصليب ، بل ذلك أعظم إثماً عند الله ، وأشد مقتاً من التهنئة بشرب الخمر وقتل النفس وارتكاب الفرج الحرام ونحوه . وكثير ممن لا قدر للدين عنده يقع في ذلك ، ولا يدري قبح ما فعل فمن هنأ عبداً بمعصية أو بدعة أو كفر فقد تعرض لمقت الله وسخطه
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: “And as for congratulating Kuffār on the rituals which are SPECIFIC to them, then it is ḤARĀM (FORBIDDEN) by the AGREEMENT (of Fuqahā), for example congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying: ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on, so if the one who says this has been saved from Kufr, it is STILL FORBIDDEN, and it is like congratulating someone for PROSTRATING to the CROSS, rather that (congratulating Kuffār) is GREATER of a SIN with Allāh.
And it is MORE HATEFUL (to Allāh) than congratulating someone for DRINKING WINE, or MURDERING an INNOCENT SOUL, or COMMITTING ADULTERY, and the likes of it, and many of those who have NO RESPECT for their religion fall into that (error); without REALISING the OFFENSIVENESS of their action, so whoever congratulates a person for his DISOBEDIENCE or BID’AH or KUFR thus exposes himself to the WRATH and ANGER of Allāh.”
[أحكام أهل الذمة ١/١٦١]
As for those who say ‘Well we congratulate disbelievers Christmas and New Year out of courtesy and good manners’, then we say: O Miskeen the Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam and his Companions رضي الله عنهم were more courteous and well-mannered than you and I yet they never congratulated Kuffār for their ‘Eīds or New Year.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
“Wishing disbelievers Christmas or other religious festivals of theirs is Ḥarām (Impermissible) by the Agreement (of scholars).”
[مجموع فتاوى ورسائل جـ ٣ صفحة ٤٤]
SOMEONE IN SICKNESS, PAIN, ANXIETY, GRIEF, SUFFERING
HOW DOES HE FORGET TO SAY
The du’a of Ayyub (alayhi salam):
﴿أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ﴾
"Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy." (21:83)
DON'T YOU SEE WHAT ALLAH SAYS IMMEDIATELY IN THE FOLLOWING VERSE?
﴿فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ﴾
"So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him." (21:84)
HOW DOES HE FORGET TO SAY
The du’a of Ayyub (alayhi salam):
﴿أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ﴾
"Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy." (21:83)
DON'T YOU SEE WHAT ALLAH SAYS IMMEDIATELY IN THE FOLLOWING VERSE?
﴿فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ﴾
"So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him." (21:84)
Whoever corrupts a woman against her husband is not one of us
Narrated by Imam Ahmad (2/397).
Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah (1/580).
Abu Naeem mentioned in “Al-Hilyah”:
When Abu Muslim al-Khawlani entered his house, his wife took his robe and slippers, then brought him his food.
He said: So he entered the house, and there was no lamp in the house, and there was his wife sitting in the house, stooped, playing with a stick by herself!!..
He said to her: "What's wrong with you?!!"
She said: "You have a status with Mu'awiyah, and we have no servant. If you ask him, he would serve us, and he would give you."
He said: “Oh Allah, whoever corrupted my wife, blind her sight!”
He said: A woman came to her before that, and she said to her: “Your husband has a status with Muawiyah, so if you tell him to ask Muawiyah to serve him and he will give him, you will live easily”
He said: So while that woman was sitting in her house, she lost her sight!!
She said: “What's wrong with your lamp?, It has been extinguished?!”
They said: No!!
Then I knew that she had been blinded, and I knew her sin.
So she came to Abu Muslim crying and asking him to pray to Allah Almighty for her to restore her sight.
He said: So Abu Muslim had mercy on her, so he supplicated to Allah for her, so Allah restored her sight.
حلية الأولياء (2/130).
صفة الصفوة لإبن الجوزي (4/212)
Narrated by Imam Ahmad (2/397).
Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah (1/580).
Abu Naeem mentioned in “Al-Hilyah”:
When Abu Muslim al-Khawlani entered his house, his wife took his robe and slippers, then brought him his food.
He said: So he entered the house, and there was no lamp in the house, and there was his wife sitting in the house, stooped, playing with a stick by herself!!..
He said to her: "What's wrong with you?!!"
She said: "You have a status with Mu'awiyah, and we have no servant. If you ask him, he would serve us, and he would give you."
He said: “Oh Allah, whoever corrupted my wife, blind her sight!”
He said: A woman came to her before that, and she said to her: “Your husband has a status with Muawiyah, so if you tell him to ask Muawiyah to serve him and he will give him, you will live easily”
He said: So while that woman was sitting in her house, she lost her sight!!
She said: “What's wrong with your lamp?, It has been extinguished?!”
They said: No!!
Then I knew that she had been blinded, and I knew her sin.
So she came to Abu Muslim crying and asking him to pray to Allah Almighty for her to restore her sight.
He said: So Abu Muslim had mercy on her, so he supplicated to Allah for her, so Allah restored her sight.
حلية الأولياء (2/130).
صفة الصفوة لإبن الجوزي (4/212)
Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله:
When the victory returns to the disbelievers, it’s because of the sins of the Muslims, their lack of faith, and their ignorance of tawhid.
But if they repent in perfecting their faith and in returning to authentic Sunnah, Allaah will ensure victory without the least of doubt!
[al-Jawab as-Saheeh li man Baddala Din al-Masih 6/450]
When the victory returns to the disbelievers, it’s because of the sins of the Muslims, their lack of faith, and their ignorance of tawhid.
But if they repent in perfecting their faith and in returning to authentic Sunnah, Allaah will ensure victory without the least of doubt!
[al-Jawab as-Saheeh li man Baddala Din al-Masih 6/450]
Malik ibn Dinar رحمه الله:
Crying over past sins removes them the same way the wind makes dry leaves fall.
[Mawsu'ah ibn Abi al-Dunya (v.1, p.374)]
Crying over past sins removes them the same way the wind makes dry leaves fall.
[Mawsu'ah ibn Abi al-Dunya (v.1, p.374)]