"You shaming your brother with his sins is a greater sin than his disobedience."

— Ibn al-Qayyim, Madarij al-Salikin 1/195.

"How did you become so wise?" He replied: "I do not ask for what I don't need, and I don't speak about what doesn't concern me."

— It was said to Luqmān ('alayhi salām)

Source: The Manners of the Knowledge Seeker, Abū 'Abdillāh Muhammad Sa'īd Raslān, p.38

Tents in Gaza are flooded with rainwater, families are heading for a new winter and low temperatures.

Dealing With Short Tempered People

When your companion becomes angry and says something that is unwarranted, you should not take it too hard. His situation is that of a drunken person who is not aware of what is taking place. Instead, be patient, even if it means only for a little while. If you reciprocate his words with harsh words of your own, you become like the sane person who seeks revenge on a madman, or the conscious person who seeks retribution from an unconscious one. Look at him with a merciful eye and pity him for his actions.

— Ibn al-Jawzī

"Whoever takes care of his time by doing Dhikr (remembrance) of Allah, reciting the Qur'aan, accompanying the good people, and distancing himself from the ignorant and bad company will purify and soften his heart."

— Majmoo' Fataawa of Shaikh Bin Baaz (5/244)

"The person who is seeking the truth, one evidence will be enough for him. A person who is upon their desires, a thousand evidences will still not be clear for him."

— Shaykh al-Albaani (رحمه الله)

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said: "It is obligatory for you to stay far away from every person you think can mislead you from the path of Allah."

— Tafseer Surah Ahzaab (1/523)

Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"The greatest blessing upon a young man is that Allah guides him to the Sunnah in his youth, before his desires and habits take control of him."

[ Jawab al-Kafi, 1/191 ]

The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:

Shall I not tell you who will be forbidden from the Fire? Every gentle, soft-hearted and kind person.

Ibn Mas'ud رضي الله عنه said:

"The one whose speech does not match his actions, then he only degrades himself."

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Video is from west bengal, India

6 December 1992

Hindu mobs demolished Babri Masjid. They destroyed what was sacred to us. They caused pain that still burns.

They thought they could erase us. They were wrong.

They destroyed one. We will build thousands. One is coming in West Bengal.

A man said to 'Amr b. 'Ubayd: "I feel sorry for you because of what the people are saying about you."

He asked: "Do you hear me saying anything about them?"

The man said: "No."

'Amr then said: "Then it is them you should feel sorry for."

— Tareekh Baghdad (18/87)

Surah Al-Furqan • Ayah 74

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Transliteration:
Rabbanaa hab lanaa min azwaajinaa wa dhurriyaatinaa qurrata a‘yunin waj‘alnaa lil-muttaqeena imaamaa.

Translation:
“Our Lord, bless us with spouses and children who bring comfort to our eyes, and make us leaders for the righteous.”

THE GRAVE THAT REFUSED TO CLOSE

A man died during the time of Umar (radiallahu anhu). When they tried to bury him, something strange happened - the grave kept caving in.

They dug it wider, deeper, but every time they placed the body, the earth would collapse inward, as if rejecting him.

The people were terrified. They went to Umar (radiallahu anhu) and told him what was happening. Umar (radiallahu anhu) asked them: "Did this man have any unresolved rights with people?"

They investigated and found that the deceased man had borrowed a small amount of money from a widow years ago and never returned it. He kept postponing, saying "I'll pay next month" until he forgot entirely. The widow was too shy to ask repeatedly.

Umar (radiallahu anhu) immediately paid the debt from Baitul Mal. They returned to the grave, and this time the earth accepted him peacefully.

Umar (radiallahu anhu) stood there and said something that shook everyone present:

"The earth is more merciful than humans - it covers our sins. But when you oppress someone and take their rights, even the earth will not hide you."

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Reference: Mentioned by Ibn Kathir in "Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah" (7/142) and authenticated by scholars as being from incidents during Umar's (radiallahu anhu) caliphate.

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Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahu Allah) said:
"Man almost forgets the knowledge he has gained because of the sins he has committed."

— Al-Fawa'id (Pg. 248)

Abu Hakim (rahimahu Allah) said:

Hassan ibn Abi Sinan (rahimahu Allah) left his house on Eid day.

When he returned, his wife said to him:
"How much beautiful women have you looked at today?"

He replied: "Woe to you, I have not looked at anywhere except my feet since I had left until I had returned to you."

— Tahdheeb Al-Hilya (1/471)

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