Sheikh Fawzan said: "Current most serious threat to our Ummah is that ignorant Jaahils are being active in the Dawah field. They don't have ilm, yet they with their own misguidance and ignorance give Dawah."
● [إعانة العستفيد ١/٣٣٧]
● [إعانة العستفيد ١/٣٣٧]
ما مِن عَبْدٍ يَمُوتُ له عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ،
“No servant who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter)
يَسُرُّهُ أنْ يَرْجِعَ إلى الدُّنْيا وأنَّ له الدُّنْيا وما فيها،
would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it,
إلَّا الشَّهِيدَ؛
except the martyr
لِما يَرَى مِن فَضْلِ الشَّهادَةِ؛
who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom,
فإنَّه يَسُرُّهُ أنْ يَرْجِعَ إلى الدُّنْيا، فيُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause).”
[صحيح البخاري]
“No servant who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter)
يَسُرُّهُ أنْ يَرْجِعَ إلى الدُّنْيا وأنَّ له الدُّنْيا وما فيها،
would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it,
إلَّا الشَّهِيدَ؛
except the martyr
لِما يَرَى مِن فَضْلِ الشَّهادَةِ؛
who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom,
فإنَّه يَسُرُّهُ أنْ يَرْجِعَ إلى الدُّنْيا، فيُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause).”
[صحيح البخاري]
Imam al-Jawzi رحمه الله said:
”O you who run after the material life deluded by his hopes so long.
Death will come to you suddenly and the grave is the chest of deeds”.
”O you who run after the material life deluded by his hopes so long.
Death will come to you suddenly and the grave is the chest of deeds”.
Sincere Council To The Seekers of Sacred Knowledge p.86The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed are those who had faith in me and saw me, and blessed seven times are those who had faith in me and never saw me.”
📚: Musnad Aḥmad 12578
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed are those who had faith in me and saw me, and blessed seven times are those who had faith in me and never saw me.”
📚: Musnad Aḥmad 12578
Sheikh Uthaymin (رحمه الله) mentioned the following:
[من طهر قلبه من المعاصي كان أفهم للقرآن ومن تنجس قلبه بالمعاصي كان أبعد فهما عن القرآن.]
"Whoever purifies his heart from sins will have more understanding of the Quran, but whoever sullies his heart with sins will be further from understanding the Quran."
[Al-Qawl al-Mufeed 'alā Kitab al-Tawheed 2/37]
[من طهر قلبه من المعاصي كان أفهم للقرآن ومن تنجس قلبه بالمعاصي كان أبعد فهما عن القرآن.]
"Whoever purifies his heart from sins will have more understanding of the Quran, but whoever sullies his heart with sins will be further from understanding the Quran."
[Al-Qawl al-Mufeed 'alā Kitab al-Tawheed 2/37]
Hadith on Hypocrisy: He sees other’s faults but forgets his own 🖋️
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One of you sees the speck in his brother’s eye while he forgets the log in his own eye.”
📚: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5761
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One of you sees the speck in his brother’s eye while he forgets the log in his own eye.”
📚: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5761
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“It is well known, by experience and observation, that love of this world inspires all sorts of sins, hidden and open; especially such sins which are committed due to dependence upon it."
[Excellence of Patience & Gratefulness]
“It is well known, by experience and observation, that love of this world inspires all sorts of sins, hidden and open; especially such sins which are committed due to dependence upon it."
[Excellence of Patience & Gratefulness]
Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said to Mutarraf Ibn ‘Abdillāh: “Advise your companions!”
He replied: “I am scared to say something to them that I do not practise myself.”
Ḥasan said: “May Allāh have mercy upon you! Who is there amongst us who does everything he says? This is how Shaytān attains his objective, so that no one enjoins goodness and forbids evil.”
[Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī, 1/367]
He replied: “I am scared to say something to them that I do not practise myself.”
Ḥasan said: “May Allāh have mercy upon you! Who is there amongst us who does everything he says? This is how Shaytān attains his objective, so that no one enjoins goodness and forbids evil.”
[Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī, 1/367]
Al-Qasim b. Muḥammad, the grandson of Abū Bakr رحمه الله said: "In my time the people were not impressed by speech, they were impressed by actions. Anyone can say whatever he wants."
● {Kitab Al-Zuhd p.354}
● {Kitab Al-Zuhd p.354}
Prophet Musā said to Allāh: "O' my Lord, people are saying things about me which are not true."
So Allāh revealed to him: "O' Musā, I did not make that privilege for Myself, so how can I make it for you?"
● {الأدب الشرعية اللإمام ابن مفلح ١/٣٨}
So Allāh revealed to him: "O' Musā, I did not make that privilege for Myself, so how can I make it for you?"
● {الأدب الشرعية اللإمام ابن مفلح ١/٣٨}
Do you want to find joy and content in making wudhu? Read the following:
Nu’aym ibn Abdullah reported that he saw Abu Hurairah perform ablution. He washed his face and his hands up to his arms. He then washed his feet until he reached up to the shanks and then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
Verily, my nation will come on the Day of Resurrection as brightly radiant from the traces of ablution. Whoever among you is able to extend his radiance, let him do so. [Sahih Muslim 246]
Your Prophet (ﷺ), the one you say you love more than anything, tells us that he’ll know who belongs to his Ummah by the light from them due to ablution. When Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) heard this, he put it into action right away. So, what about us? Ablution (wudhu) is an act of worship; do it to please your Lord, and you’ll find pleasure and content in return.
ومن عبادة الله ينال سرورًا *** تلك السرور ما كانت بأمور
From the worship of Allah, one attains joy; *** That joy isn't found in worldly matters.
Nu’aym ibn Abdullah reported that he saw Abu Hurairah perform ablution. He washed his face and his hands up to his arms. He then washed his feet until he reached up to the shanks and then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
Verily, my nation will come on the Day of Resurrection as brightly radiant from the traces of ablution. Whoever among you is able to extend his radiance, let him do so. [Sahih Muslim 246]
Your Prophet (ﷺ), the one you say you love more than anything, tells us that he’ll know who belongs to his Ummah by the light from them due to ablution. When Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) heard this, he put it into action right away. So, what about us? Ablution (wudhu) is an act of worship; do it to please your Lord, and you’ll find pleasure and content in return.
ومن عبادة الله ينال سرورًا *** تلك السرور ما كانت بأمور
From the worship of Allah, one attains joy; *** That joy isn't found in worldly matters.
Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The believer who is sincere to Allāh is the happiest, most content, blessed and peaceful of all people. And this is the early paradise before the upcoming paradise.”
“The believer who is sincere to Allāh is the happiest, most content, blessed and peaceful of all people. And this is the early paradise before the upcoming paradise.”
أَمَّا الَّذِي يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفِضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ
The Prophet ﷺ said: (In a dream, I saw someone) whose head was being crushed with a stone (and he) was the one who learnt the Qur’an but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers.
● [صحيح البخاري ١١٤٣]
The Prophet ﷺ said: (In a dream, I saw someone) whose head was being crushed with a stone (and he) was the one who learnt the Qur’an but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers.
● [صحيح البخاري ١١٤٣]
Shaykh ibn 'Uthaymin رحمه الله said:
"If you see yourself deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Allah’s forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm.
And don't become careless, and neither say: “in sha Allah, my imaan will become stronger” (without doing anything about it).
Instead from right now from the moment you feel that you are ill—you must implement the cure."
Tafsir Surah an-Nisa
"If you see yourself deteriorate, pick yourself up by repenting and seeking Allah’s forgiveness and by asking Him to keep you firm.
And don't become careless, and neither say: “in sha Allah, my imaan will become stronger” (without doing anything about it).
Instead from right now from the moment you feel that you are ill—you must implement the cure."
Tafsir Surah an-Nisa
Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
Istighfar is the greatest of good deeds.
So whoever feels there is a deficiency in his speech, or actions, or Rizq (provision), or the turnings of his heart, then he must adhere to Tawhid and Istighfar.
مجموع الفتاوى
Istighfar is the greatest of good deeds.
So whoever feels there is a deficiency in his speech, or actions, or Rizq (provision), or the turnings of his heart, then he must adhere to Tawhid and Istighfar.
مجموع الفتاوى
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"The highest level of sincerity is that of the siddeeq; it is perfect submission to the Messenger ﷺ, accompanied by perfect sincerity towards the One Who sent him."
[Madaarij as-Saalikeen | 2/258]
"The highest level of sincerity is that of the siddeeq; it is perfect submission to the Messenger ﷺ, accompanied by perfect sincerity towards the One Who sent him."
[Madaarij as-Saalikeen | 2/258]
Abū Hurayrah said: "The heart is the king and the limbs are its soldiers, if the king is good, the soldiers will be good but if the king is vile, so too will be his soldiers."
● {Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa, Volume: 8, Pages: 186-187}
● {Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa, Volume: 8, Pages: 186-187}