Islamic Knowledge & Its Effect On The Heart

Al-Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him:

"Verily, knowledge is the food of the heart, its drink, its medicine; its life revolves around that. If the heart is deprived of knowledge, then it is dead, without being aware of its death."

[Miftaah Daar As-Sa’aadah, 1/344]

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The One Who Strives To Reconcile Between The People & The One Who Tries To Cause Corruption

Imaam As-Sa'dee, may Allaah have mercy upon him:

والساعي في الإصلاح بين الناس أفضل من القانت بالصلاة والصيام والصدقة، والمصلح لا بد أن يصلح الله سعيه وعمله.
كما أن الساعي في الإفساد لا يصلح الله عمله ولا يتم له مقصوده

"The one who strives to reconcile between people is better than the one who stands in prayer, fasts, and gives charity. The one who reconciles and reforms, Allaah will surely set aright his efforts and affairs. Likewise, the one who strives to cause corruption, Allaah does not fix his affairs, and he never achieves his goal."

[Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan, 1/202 (Explanation Of Verse 4:114)]

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The End Result For The Awliyaa Of Allaah

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Congregational Dua After The Burial - Something Which Occurs Often These Days

Ash-Shaykh Abdur-Razaaq al-Badr hafidaho-Allah was asked about making a congregational du’a after the burial wherein one person makes du’a and others say “Ameen” upon his du’a?

The shaykh hafidaho-Allah responds by saying that hasn’t been reported. However what comes from the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam is him instructing the people to seek forgiveness for the deceased, for verily he is being questioned at that moment. Therefore, whoever attends the burial should seek forgiveness for the person and ask Allaah to grant him firmness in his questioning. Each one should make du’a separately…

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الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم أما بعد

Marriage is a relationship based upon love, mercy, peace, and tranquility. Those are components of marriage that people usually say they strive for, however we often find that people go into marriage forgetting these components. A predominant cause of divorce, or at least an unhealthy relationship in the marriage is finances, especially when the husband can't work or has lost his job and can't find a new job.

Many women call it quits and request a divorce. Whilst that is well within their rights, it is highly recommended to be patient and show perseverance, especially when the husband is a righteous person who does his best to attend to his family's needs.

In a time whereby there is much pressure upon us to progress to high levels in the dunya, especially for men, it is important for our sisters to remember: if your husband is a righteous man and close to Allah but not doing that well in the dunya (but trying), do not despair, and be patient! You will have a great reward إن شاء الله Look what Allah عز وجل said to the Prophet ﷺ to relay to his wives...

قال الله عز وجل :

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا (28) وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

"O Prophet, say to your wives, 'If you should desire the worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and give you a gracious release. But if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter – then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good among you a great reward.'”

[Surah Ahzāb:28-29]

Ibn Kathīr mentioned regarding this Ayah:

"Here Allah commands His Messenger to give his wives the choice of separating from him so that they may go to someone else with whom they can find what they want from the life of this world and its attractions, or patiently bearing the difficult circumstances with the Prophet for which they will have a great reward with Allah. They chose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter, may Allah be pleased with them. Then Allah gave them the best, both of this world and of the Hereafter. Al-Bukhāri narrated from `A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet, that the Messenger of Allah came to her when Allah commanded him to give his wives the choice. She said, “The Messenger of Allah started with me, and said,

«إِنِّي ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلَا عَلَيْكِ أَنْ تَسْتَعْجِلِي حَتْى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْك»

(I am going to tell you about something and you do not have to hasten to respond until you consult your parents.) He knew that my parents would never tell me to leave him.

Then he said:

«إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ:

﴿يأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُل لاٌّزْوَجِكَ﴾»

(Allah says: (“O Prophet! Say to your wives…”)) and he recited the two Ayat. I said to him, Concerning what do I need to consult my parents, I choose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter.” He also narrated it without a chain of narrators, and added, “She said, then all the wives of the Prophet did the same as I."

Imām Sa'di said regarding the Ayah:

"When the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to make demands on him with regard to maintenance and clothing, they asked for something that he was not able to do all the time, but they all persisted in their demands, which caused him some distress, to the extent that he kept away from them for a month. Allah wanted to make things easier for His Messenger ﷺ and to raise his wives in status, and remove from them anything that could detract from their reward. Therefore He instructed His Messenger ﷺ to give them the choice..."

May Allah give us patience and increase our taqwa

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"Jannah Was Indeed Made For Those With Pure Hearts"

This Is The Reason Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy upon him) Believed Allaah Gave Him The Position He Had

Shaykh Saalih Al-Usaymee, may Allaah preserve him

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Removing The Smokescreen Of Asking The People For Their Money Under The Disguise 'Of Paying The Expenses Of The Masjid'

Compiled by Abuu Fajr 'Abdul-Fattaah Ibn 'Uthmaan, may Allaah preserve him

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"All I Am Is An Old Man..."

The Humility Of Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allaah have mercy upon him

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

He Didn't Leave Behind Righteous Children...

قال الإمام ابن كثير رحمه الله:

ماتَ ابنُ تيمية فكشفتُ عن وجهه وقبَّلتُه وقد علاهُ الشَّيبُ أكثر مما فارقناه لم يتركْ ولداً صالحاً يدعو له لكنه تركَ أُمَّةً صالحةً تدعو له.

[البداية والنهاية ١٨/٣٠٠]

Al-Imaam Ibn Katheer, [may Allaah have mercy on him] said:

“[Shaykh ul-Islaam] Ibn Taymiyyah [may Allaah have mercy on him] died and I revealed his face and kissed him. Signs of greyness were apparent, more than before he departed from us. He did not leave behind any righteous children to supplicate for him, rather he left behind an entire righteous nation to supplicate for him.”

[Al-Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah 18/300]

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'Umar Ibnul-Khattaab (May Allaah Be Pleased With Him) Warned A Boy Against This Whilst He Was Dying, Yet People These Days Take This Issue So Lightly'

Ash-Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr, may Allaah preserve him

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An Amazing Story About A Righteous Man Who Was Patient & Grateful

It is reported: Imām al-Awzāʿī narrates that 'Abd Allāh bin Muḥammad said:

“One day I set out to the shore on patrol; and at the time we were stationed at al-ʿArīsh [a town in Northern Egypt].
When I arrived at the shore, I found myself in wide open area where a tent was set up. Inside the tent, there was a man who had lost both his hands and legs, and whose hearing and sight had progressively worsened. No limb of his was of any use to him except his tongue. He was saying: O’ Allāh, grant me the ability to praise You, a praise through which I can sufficiently thank you for the Favors You have bestowed upon me, and by which You have preferred me over many whom You have created a great preference.”

Al-Awzāʿī said: ʿAbdallāh said: by Allāh, I will approach this man and ask him about what he has said. Perhaps it is understanding, or knowledge, or inspiration which was inspired to him? So, I approached the man, greeted him, and said to him: ‘I heard you say: ‘O’ Allāh, grant me the ability to praise You, a praise through which I can sufficiently thank you for the Favors You have bestowed upon me, and by which You have preferred me over many whom You have created a great preference.’ What Favors from the favors of Allāh upon you are you praising Him for? And in what way did He prefer you over others that you need to thank Him for it?

He replied: ‘Do you not see what my Lord has done? By Allāh, if He sent the sky to me as a fire which burned me, or commanded the mountains to crush me, or the seas to drown me, or the earth to swallow me; it would only cause me to be more grateful to my Lord for the blessing of this tongue that He has bestowed upon me.”

However, O’ slave of Allāh; since you have come to me, I need something of you. I cannot harm nor benefit myself. I had a young son who used to come at the time of prayer, and help me make wuḍūʾ, and when I became hungry, he would feed me, and if I became thirsty, he would provide me with a drink. But I have not seen him for three days, so please look for him on my behalf, Allāh have mercy upon you. I said: ‘By Allāh, no creature could fulfill the need of another which is greater in reward with Allāh than a need similar to yours.'

So, I set out looking for the young boy, and I had not gone far before I came by a sand-dune, and behold, I found a boy who had been preyed upon by a beast which ate his flesh. I said: innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rajiʿūn. How am I going to be able to face this man with a gentle face? As I was heading towards him, the dhikr of Prophet ʾAyyūb ʿalayhi al-salām came to my heart.

So, when I reached him, I greeted him, and he returned my salām, and said: “Are you not my companion?” I said: “Yes!” He asked: “What did you do about what I had asked?” I said: “Who is more honourable in the sight of Allāh. You or Prophet ʾAyyūb?” He replied: “Prophet ʾAyyūb, of course.” I asked: “Do you know what His Lord did with him? Did He not test him in his wealth, family, and children?” He replied: ‘Yes.’ I asked: “How did He find him?” He replied: “He found him patient and grateful.” I said: ‘He was not pleased with that for him until his relatives and loved ones abandoned him. [Are you aware of that?]’ He replied: ‘Yes.’ So I said: ‘And how did his Lord find him?’ He replied: ‘He found him patient and grateful.’

I said: ‘He was not pleased with that for him until He made him a public display for people passing by. Are you aware of that?’’ He replied: ‘Yes.’ So I said: ‘And how did his Lord find him?’ He replied: “He found him patient and grateful. Make this brief, may Allāh have mercy upon you.” I said to him: “The young boy you sent me in search of, I found him between a sand dune having been preyed upon by a beast which had eaten his flesh. May Allāh increase you in reward and grant you patience.”

The tested man said: “Praise be to Allāh Who did not create from my progeny those who would disobey Him and would then be punished by the Fire.” Then he said the istirjā’ (“innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rajiʿūn”) [We are from Allāh, and to Him we shall all return], and heaved, and fell dead. I said: “Indeed, to Allāh we belong and to Him is our return.” My calamity has become greater. “A man like this. If I were to leave him, the beasts would devour him. And if I were to remain here, I would be able harm nor benefit. So, I covered him in a cloak which was over him, and I sat at the side of his head, crying.

As I was sitting, four men came upon me and said: ‘O Slave of Allāh! What is your situation and what is your story?” So, I told them my story and his. They said to me: “Uncover his face for us, perhaps we know him.” I uncovered his face and the men fell upon him, kissing his eyes and his hands alternately, and saying: ‘May our father be sacrificed [for you], for how long were these eyes lowered from the prohibitions of Allāh. May our father be sacrificed [for you], for how long this body prostrated before Allāh while people were sleeping.” I asked them: “Who is this, may Allāh have mercy on you?” They replied: ‘This is Abū Qilābah al-Jurmī, the companion of Ibn ʿAbbās. He had immense love for Allāh and the Prophet ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam.’

So, we washed him and shrouded him with clothing that we had with us, and we prayed over him, and buried him. The men left and I went back to my station. When night fell, I put my head down and saw him in a dream, in a garden from the gardens of Paradise. He was wearing two garments from the garments of Paradise while reciting: “Salāmun ʿAlaykum. Peace be upon you for what you had patiently endured. Excellent indeed is the final abode.” [Al-Quraan 13:24]

I asked: ‘Aren’t you my companion [whom I encountered today]?” He replied: ‘Yes.’ So, I said: ‘How did you receive all this?” He replied: “Indeed, with Allāh are levels that cannot be attained except by having patience in times of difficulty, and gratitude in times of prosperity, along with the fear of Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic, in private and in the company of others.”

[Ibn Hibbān, Ath-Thiqāt 5/2-5]

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أَبُو قِلابَةَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْجَرْمِيُّ مِنْ عُبَّادِ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَزُهَّادِهِمْ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَمَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ روى عَنهُ أَيُّوب وخَالِد مَاتَ بِالشَّام سنة أَربع وَمِائَة فِي ولَايَة يزِيد بْن عَبْد الْملك حَدَّثَنِي بِقِصَّةِ مَوْتِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ ثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ قَالَ ثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ بَقِيَّةَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ ثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ مُرَابِطًا وَكَانَ رَابِطُنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَرِيشَ مِصْرَ. قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى السَّاحِلِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِبَطِيحَةٍ وَفِي الْبَطِيحَةِ خيمة. فِيهَا رجل قد ذهب يَدَاهُ وَرجلَاهُ وَثقل سَمعه وبصره وَمَا لَهُ من جارحة تَنْفَعهُ إِلَّا لِسَانه. وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَن أحمدك حمدا أكافىء بِهِ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ وَفَضَّلْتَنِي على كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقْتَ تَفْضِيلًا. قَالَ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لآتِيَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ وَلأَسْأَلَنَّهُ أَنَّى لَهُ هَذَا الْكَلامُ فَهْمٌ أم عِلْمٌ أم إِلْهَامٌ أُلْهِمَ؟ فَأَتَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتُكَ وَأَنْتَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أحمدك حمدا أكافىء بِهِ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ وَفَضَّلْتَنِي على كَثِيرٍ من خَلَقْتَ تَفْضِيلا فَأَيُّ نِعْمَةٍ مِنْ نِعَمِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ تَحْمَدُهُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَيُّ فَضِيلَةٍ تَفَضَّلَ بِهَا عَلَيْكَ تَشْكُرُهُ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالَ وَمَا تَرَى مَا صَنَعَ رَبِّي وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَرْسَلَ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيَّ نَارًا فَأَحْرَقَتْنِي وَأَمَرَ الْجِبَالَ فَدَمَّرَتْنِي وَأَمَرَ الْبِحَارَ فَغَرَّقَتْنِي وَأَمَرَ الأَرْضَ فَبَلَعَتْنِي مَا ازْدَدْتُ لِرَبِّي إِلا شُكْرًا لِمَا أَنْعَمَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ لِسَانِي.