Ibn Mas’ūd رضي الله عنه said:

"Verily, no one is born knowledgeable; knowledge comes by way of studies."

[كتاب الزهد الإمام أحمد بن حنبل ٥٠٩]

Prophet ﷺ:

“Allāh will announce on the Day of Resurrection: Where are my neighbours? Where are my neighbours? The angels will say: Our Lord, who is befitting to be your neighbour? Allāh will say: Where are those who filled the mosques?”

[Musnad al-Ḥārith: 126]
Grade: Hasan

Ibn Hazm رحمه الله:

“What indicates a person’s weak religion and fear of Allāh, is that he seeks for an opinion that suits his desire.”

[al-Ikham: v. 5, p. 64]

Shaykh Rabee in Hadi Al-Madkhali:

"My advice to the youths is that they should not cling to the people of misguidance, either those whose origin in this era or before this era."

[Al-Lubaab | p.476]

A man insulted Imam Wakī’, but he did not respond to him.

He was told: “Won’t you respond to him?”

He said: “Then why did we learn knowledge?”

[Rawdatul Uqalā: 116]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

From the greatest reasons leading to tightening of one’s chest is:

• Fleeing from Allāh

• Having one’s heart attached to other (than Him).

• Neglecting His remembrance

• Having the love of others (in his heart).

[Zaad al-Ma’ad | Pg. 22-24]

‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه: “If anyone of you knew what there is in saying to his brother; 'JazākAllāhu Khayran’ you would (say it) to each other a lot.”

[رواه إبن أبي الشيبة ١\٤٣٦]

‎عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : تقدرون ما أكثر مَا يُدْخلُ النَّارَ ؟ قالوا : الله ُورسُولهُ أَعلمُ . قال : الأجَوفَان : الفَرجُ والفَمُ ، وما أكثر ما يدخل الجنة ؟ تقوى الله وحسن الخلق

From Abū Hurayrah Raḍi-Allāhu ‘Anhu who said: The Prophet Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “Do you know what is that makes most people enter Hellfire??!!”

They (the Companions) replied: “Allāh and His Messenger know best.”

He Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “The two empty ones: the GENITALS and the MOUTH and do you know what is that makes most people enter Paradise??, it is TAQWĀ OF ALLĀH and GOOD CHARACTER.”

‎ [الأدب المفرد ٢٨٩ ، حسنه الألباني]

Al-A’mash رحمه الله said:

“Whoever takes control of his diet, takes control of all of the righteous deeds!”

[Mawsū’ah Ibn Abī Dunyā: 4/96]

Bilāl ibn Sa’d رحمه الله said:

“It is shameful for you to remember your good deeds and to forget your sins!”

[Sifatus Safwa: 4/435]

Sheikh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn said: “Islam is the religion of justice, not equality.

Allaah orders justice, not equality!”

{Sharh-ul-Wasitiyyah v. 1, p. 229}

Fuḍayl b. ‘Iyāḍ said: “Depending on how much one underrates a sin, will depend on how great it is with Allaah.

And any sin that one deems to be a great sin, will be a small sin in Allaah’s Sight.”

{شعب الإيمان ٥/٤٢٨}

Imām Ibn al-Qayyim said: “Innovations pile up, small leading to bigger, until it leads to the person leaving the fold of Islaam.”

{مدارج السالكين صحفة ١٩٦}

Prophet ﷺ said: "If ribaa and zinaa appear in an area, then the people of that area have invited upon themselves the punishment of Allāh."

‎[صحيح الجامع ٦٧٩]

‏قال الإمام ابن القيم
رحمه الله تعالى :
الذكر هو باب الله الأعظم المفتوح بينه وبين عبده مالم يغلقه العبد بغفلته

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: "The remembrance of Allah is Allah's greatest open door between him and his servant as long as the servant doesn't close it with his heedlessness."

{مدارج السالكين ٢/٤٧٦}

Sheikh Al-Albani رحمه الله said:

الحقيقة أن الدين يُسر،
‎“The truth is that the religion is easy,

عقَّده الناسُ؛
but people complicate it.

طائفة منهم بجهلهم،
Some of them with their ignorance,

وطائفة أخرى بتعنتهم.
and some with their harshness.”

[سلسلة الهدى والنور ٣١٧]

The Categories of People in Regards to Knowledge - Sheikh Al-Albani

إذن الآية الكريمة تقسم الناس إلى قسمين علماء وغير علماء
Thus, the noble ayah divides the people into two categories: The scholars and those who are not scholars.

واجب العلماء أن يُفتوا غير العلماء،
The obligation of the scholars is to give fatwa (rulings) for those who are not scholars.

واجب غير العلماء أن يسألوا أهل العلم بصريح هذه الآية
The obligation of those who are not scholars is to ask the people of 'ilm (Islamic knowledge) from what is evident from this ayah.

فكل من القسمين عليه واجبه،
Each of these two categories have their obligation.

من ليس عالما (فاسألوا أهل الذكر) أهل العلم،
The one who is not a scholar "So ask the Ahlul Dhikr" (i.e.,) the scholars.

ومن كان من أهل العلم؛
فعليه أن يُبلِّغ هذا العلم وإلا شملته اللعنة التي جاء ذكرها في القرآن ،
And the one who is a scholar, it is upon him to convey this knowledge otherwise he would be subject to the curse that has been mentioned in the Qur’an,

ووعيد حديث الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام : (من سُئل عن علم فكتمَه ألجِمَ يوم القيامة بلجام من النار)
And the hadith of the Messenger ﷺ warning of it: "Whoever is asked of (some) knowledge and he hides it, he would be bridled on the Day of Judgement with a bridle from the Hell-Fire"

𝟭𝟴 Benefits of (Prayer)

Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله)

1. Prayer causes one to receive sustenance (provision).

2. It safeguards one’s physical health.

3. It keeps away harmful things.

4. It casts away illnesses.

5. It strengthens the heart.

6. It brightens one’s countenance (face).

7. It delights the soul.

8. It gets rid of laziness.

9. It makes the limbs active.

10. It increases one’s physical strength.

11. It expands the chest (strength of soul; insight)

12. It is nourishment for the soul.

13. It illuminates the heart.

14. It safeguards one’s blessings.

15. It repels catastrophes (calamities).

16. It brings blessings.

17. It keeps away the ash-shaytān.

18. It draws one close to Ar-Rahmān

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