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Sh Salih al-Fawzan:

"This is a matter that we must place importance on, so that we may avoid excessiveness and negligence.

We are not with those who reject Fiqh and say: "These are merely statements of men" so they end up getting lost.

Neither did they learn Fiqh nor are they from those who can derive rulings and interpretations. So they went astray and caused their followers to go astray.

And neither are we with those who blind follow, and are fanatical towards their Madhabs, and follow the statement of their Imam even if it opposes the Hadith and say:

"I will follow the statement of my Imam even if it opposes the evidence because he is more knowledgable of the evidence than me"
So these two types of people are opposites.

And *what is correct is the middle position*, we accept Fiqh, accept the statements of the Imāms and study Fiqh, because it is a way of reaching the truth. But we *do not blind follow* anyone, rather we distinguish between the statements which are backed up by *evidence* and those which aren't. And if we do not know something it is upon us to *ask the people of knowledge*."

[l'ānat al-Mustafid 2/153]

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دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على شاب و هو في الموت ، فقال : كيف تجدك ؟ قال : أرجو الله يا رسول الله و أخاف ذنوبي ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا يجتمعان ( يعني الخوف و الرجاء ) في قلب عبد في مثل هذا الموطن ( يعني الاحتضار ) إلا أعطاه الله الذي يرجو و أمنه من الذي يخاف.

The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ entered upon a young man in the throes of death and asked him: “How do you feel?”

The man said: “I hope (good) from Allāh O Prophet and I fear for my sins.”

So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “These two (fear and hope) do not combine in a slave’s heart during the likes of this point (meaning the last struggle at death) except Allāh will give him that which he hopes for and will save him from that which he fears.”

[سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ، المجلد الثالث رقم الحديث ١٠٥١]

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The Cosmetics of the Intelligent Woman! - Sheikh Muhammad Bin Ramzān Al-Hājirī حفظه الله

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Al-Awzāʿī said :

عليك بآثار من سلف وإن رفضك الناس ، وإياك وآراء الرجال وإن زخرفوه لك بالقول ، فإن الأمر ينجلي وأنت على طريق مستقيم.

You should adhere to the narrations of the Salaf, even if the people reject you.

And beware of the opinions of men, even if they adorn them for you with their words, for the matter will become clear while you are on a straight path.

‏سير أعلام النبلاء (7/120)

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Sufyān Ath-Thawrī رحمه الله said:

“Jihād is ten [types]; fighting the enemy is one, and fighting against [the desires and temptations of] yourself is nine!”

[Hilyatul Awliyā: 7/147]

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“The wife of Habeeb bin Muhammad Al-Farsi used to wake him up at night and say, ‘Get up, O beloved, for the road is long, and our provisions are few, and the caravans of the righteous have passed between our hands, and we are left behind.’”

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The Advice of Umāmah Bint Al-Hārith To Her Daughter Umm Iyyās on The Night of Her Marriage


Umāmah Bint Al-Hārith said to her daughter when she was being sent off to her husband:

❝My dear daughter, if advice were to be left off due to the refinement of one's manners then you would be in no need of that. However, it is a reminder for the heedless and useful tool for the intelligent. If it were that a woman could go without a husband due to the wealth of her parents and their great need for her then you would be the least of the people in need for that. However, the women have been created for the men and the men for the women.

My dear daughter, you have left the environment from which you have sprouted and left the life which you have grown up in, going to a home that you do not know and a companion that you are unfamiliar with. He has become, by his authority over you, an overseer and a king. So be a slave to him and he will be a willing servant to you.

My dear daughter, take from me ten qualities and they will be for you an asset and a reminder:

Accompany him in contentment and be amicable with him by hearing and obeying.

Safeguard where his eyes land and safeguard what his nose smells, so that his eyes never see anything ugly from you and his nose never smells any repugnant odor. Kohl is the best make-up and water [i.e., good hygiene] is the best perfume.

Safeguard his meal times and keep tranquil his sleep times. The heat of hunger is infuriating and deprivation of sleep is irritating.

Safeguard his home and his money and take good care of him, his relatives, and take care of his children. Safeguarding his money is a sign of good judgement and taking care of his children and relatives is a sign of good management.

Don't spread his secrets and don't disobey his commands. If you spread his secrets you will not be safe of him lying to you and if you oppose his commands he will resent you.

Beware of displaying joy when he is upset and and sadness when he is happy. The first is irresponsible and the second is antagonistic.

The more you honor him the more veneration he will have for you; the more you are in agreement with him the longer your time will be with him.

And know, that you will not attain that which you want from him until you give preference to pleasing him over pleasing yourself and to his desire over your own in whether you like it or not. And may Allāh give good to all.❞

[Bulūgh Al-Arb By Al-Alūsī, (2/19)

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Umar Ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه was once circumambulating the Kabah when he heard two men speaking in a language other than arabic behind him. He turned to them and said:

“Find some way to learn arabic.”

المصنف للإمام عبد الرزاق 5/496

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Al-Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله said:

“Do not be occupied with ephemeral worldly pleasure and forget the Hereafter, your life is short,

so hurry up and do not postpone today's work till tomorrow because you do not know when you will die and meet Allah.”

حلية الأولياء 2/140

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