عن أبي العالية الرياحي رحمه الله قال: «إِنَّ عَلَيَّ لَنِعْمَتَيْنِ مَا أَدْرِي أَيُّتُهُمَا أَعْظَمُ أَنْ هَدَانِيَ اللَّهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ، وَلَمْ يَجْعَلَنِي حَرُورِيًّا» مصنف عبدالرزاق (18667).
قال الشيخ عبد الرزق البدر حفظه الله: حق على كلّ من عافاه الله من فكر الخوارج أن يحمد الله على هذه النعمة العظيمة؛ لا سيما عندما يرى في قديم الزمان وحديثه جرأتهم العظيمة على تكفير المسلمين وسفك دمائهم.
Abu Al-Aaliyah Al-Riyahi said:
"Indeed, I am bestowed with two great blessings, and I do not know which of them is greater: that Allah guided me to Islam, and that He did not make me a Kharijite."
[Musannaf Abdur Razzaq 18667].
Shaykh Abd Ar-Razzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله said:
"It is upon everyone whom Allah has spared from the ideology of the Kharijites to be thankful for this immense blessing; especially when one sees, in both ancient and recent times, their audacity in declaring Muslims as non-believers and in shedding their blood."
قال الشيخ عبد الرزق البدر حفظه الله: حق على كلّ من عافاه الله من فكر الخوارج أن يحمد الله على هذه النعمة العظيمة؛ لا سيما عندما يرى في قديم الزمان وحديثه جرأتهم العظيمة على تكفير المسلمين وسفك دمائهم.
Abu Al-Aaliyah Al-Riyahi said:
"Indeed, I am bestowed with two great blessings, and I do not know which of them is greater: that Allah guided me to Islam, and that He did not make me a Kharijite."
[Musannaf Abdur Razzaq 18667].
Shaykh Abd Ar-Razzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله said:
"It is upon everyone whom Allah has spared from the ideology of the Kharijites to be thankful for this immense blessing; especially when one sees, in both ancient and recent times, their audacity in declaring Muslims as non-believers and in shedding their blood."
"Among one of the pious men there was someone who was to divorce his wife,so when he was asked about it (reasons), he said,
‘𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵.’
After he divorced he was asked again so he said,
‘I can't talk about Non-Mahram.’
[Ihya Ulūm ad-Din 2/56 - Imām Ghazali]
‘𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵.’
After he divorced he was asked again so he said,
‘I can't talk about Non-Mahram.’
[Ihya Ulūm ad-Din 2/56 - Imām Ghazali]
How to implement Tawhid?
Implementing Tawhid is by purifying it from impurities of shirk, bid’ah and sins.
Implementing Tawhid has a high status. A man may be upon Tawhid but hasn’t implemented it and has a deficiency in that.
Implementing Tawhid is a high station; whoever implements Tawhid enters Jannah without being questioned or punished.
Shaykh Salih Al Fawzan حفظه الله | Recording
Implementing Tawhid is by purifying it from impurities of shirk, bid’ah and sins.
Implementing Tawhid has a high status. A man may be upon Tawhid but hasn’t implemented it and has a deficiency in that.
Implementing Tawhid is a high station; whoever implements Tawhid enters Jannah without being questioned or punished.
Shaykh Salih Al Fawzan حفظه الله | Recording
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"If the one giving charity knew that his charity falls in the hand of Allāh before the hand of the poor, the delight of the one giving would be more than the delight of the one taking."
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 1/26]
"If the one giving charity knew that his charity falls in the hand of Allāh before the hand of the poor, the delight of the one giving would be more than the delight of the one taking."
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 1/26]
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Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said: “Whoever wants to measure himself, then let him judge himself by the verses in the Qur’an.”
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd of Imam Abdullah Ibn’ul Mubarak (p. 13)
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd of Imam Abdullah Ibn’ul Mubarak (p. 13)
✒ Guarantee Of Paradise By Prophet (Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam) For Promising And Fulfilling 6 Deeds 👇
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Guarantee me six things in yourselves and I will guarantee you Jannah;
• Be truthful when you speak
• And fulfill your (pledge) when you make a promise
• And pay (in full) when you are entrusted
• And protect your private parts
• And lower your gaze
• And hold your hands back from touching (what's unlawful).”
[سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ١٤٧٠ ، حسنه الألباني]
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Guarantee me six things in yourselves and I will guarantee you Jannah;
• Be truthful when you speak
• And fulfill your (pledge) when you make a promise
• And pay (in full) when you are entrusted
• And protect your private parts
• And lower your gaze
• And hold your hands back from touching (what's unlawful).”
[سلسلة الأحاديث الصحيحة ١٤٧٠ ، حسنه الألباني]
Sh. Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān حفظه الله :
“Rather we find that obedience to husband takes precedence over the voluntary worship, Prophet Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said: 'There is no fasting for a woman when her husband is present except with his permission' • [Agreed upon], in it is an indication towards the importance of obeying the husband so much so that it precedes the voluntary act of worship of fasting.”
[دور المرأة في تربية الأسرة]
“Rather we find that obedience to husband takes precedence over the voluntary worship, Prophet Ṣallallāhu-'Alaihi Wa Sallam said: 'There is no fasting for a woman when her husband is present except with his permission' • [Agreed upon], in it is an indication towards the importance of obeying the husband so much so that it precedes the voluntary act of worship of fasting.”
[دور المرأة في تربية الأسرة]
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Shaykh Sulayman Al-Ruhayli (حفظه الله ) said:
“From the greatest blessings of Allah upon His servants is security / peace.
It is obligatory upon us to be grateful for this blessing by actualizing tawheed, remaining upright, adhering to rules and regulations that do not oppose the Legislation (Sharee'ah) and cooperating to uphold them.”
“From the greatest blessings of Allah upon His servants is security / peace.
It is obligatory upon us to be grateful for this blessing by actualizing tawheed, remaining upright, adhering to rules and regulations that do not oppose the Legislation (Sharee'ah) and cooperating to uphold them.”
What is the meaning of Shukr (Gratitude)?
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Shukr is to display the effects of the blessings of Allaah upon the tongue by way of praise and acknowledgement; in the heart by way of witnessing and love; and upon the limbs by way of submission and obedience.”
[Madaarīj As-Salikeen | 2/244]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Shukr is to display the effects of the blessings of Allaah upon the tongue by way of praise and acknowledgement; in the heart by way of witnessing and love; and upon the limbs by way of submission and obedience.”
[Madaarīj As-Salikeen | 2/244]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“The more the people would commit new types of oppression and crimes, the more their Lord would afflict them with new types of corruptions and diseases in their food, fruits, air, waters, bodies, appearances, images, shapes, and manners…
…from deficiencies and corruptions,
which are the result of their actions, injustice and wrongdoing.”
[Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al ‘Ibād | 4/332]
“The more the people would commit new types of oppression and crimes, the more their Lord would afflict them with new types of corruptions and diseases in their food, fruits, air, waters, bodies, appearances, images, shapes, and manners…
…from deficiencies and corruptions,
which are the result of their actions, injustice and wrongdoing.”
[Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al ‘Ibād | 4/332]
Al-Khatīb al-Baghdādī رحمه الله said:
علم بلا أدب كنار بلا حطب،
“Knowledge without manners is like fire without wood,
وأدب بلا علم كروح بلا جسم.
and manners without knowledge is like a spirit without a body.”
[الخطيب البغدادي ~ الجامع ١/٨٠]
علم بلا أدب كنار بلا حطب،
“Knowledge without manners is like fire without wood,
وأدب بلا علم كروح بلا جسم.
and manners without knowledge is like a spirit without a body.”
[الخطيب البغدادي ~ الجامع ١/٨٠]
Hasan’ul Basri said: “Correct people with your actions (as an example), and not your speech (alone).”
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd (p. 222)
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd (p. 222)
’Abdullah ibn ’Umar said: “You should feel more embarrassed in front of Allaah than in front of people.”
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd of Imam Ahmad #454
Source: Kitab az-Zuhd of Imam Ahmad #454
O’ you who are sleeping unaware, wandering without guidance, for how long will the neglect last? Do you think you will be left alone and let off, and that you will not brought to account tomorrow? Or do you think that death can be bribed? Or do you think that death distinguishes between gazelle and lion?
No, by Allah, wealth and sons can never ward off death from you. Nothing can benefit those who will be forgiven except righteous deeds.
So good news to those who listen and understand, who practise what they preach, and are deterred from following their whims and desires, those who know that the victor is the one who pays heed, and that man will have he has striven for.
So wake up from this negligence, and make righteous deeds the provision with which you equip yourselves. Do not wish to attain the status of the righteous when you are weighted down with the burden (of sin), doing immoral deeds, when Allah is watching you even when you are alone.
Do not be so deceived by hopes and wishes that you neglect to strive.
One poet said,
“Take provision from this life to help yourself in the Hereafter.
Strive for the sake of Allah and do good deeds.
Do no accumulate too much in this world,
For that accumulation will eventually diminish.
Would you like to accompany people
Who have provision when you do not?”
[Source: Tadhkirat Al Qurṭubī]
No, by Allah, wealth and sons can never ward off death from you. Nothing can benefit those who will be forgiven except righteous deeds.
So good news to those who listen and understand, who practise what they preach, and are deterred from following their whims and desires, those who know that the victor is the one who pays heed, and that man will have he has striven for.
So wake up from this negligence, and make righteous deeds the provision with which you equip yourselves. Do not wish to attain the status of the righteous when you are weighted down with the burden (of sin), doing immoral deeds, when Allah is watching you even when you are alone.
Do not be so deceived by hopes and wishes that you neglect to strive.
One poet said,
“Take provision from this life to help yourself in the Hereafter.
Strive for the sake of Allah and do good deeds.
Do no accumulate too much in this world,
For that accumulation will eventually diminish.
Would you like to accompany people
Who have provision when you do not?”
[Source: Tadhkirat Al Qurṭubī]
Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (hafidhahullah) said:
"Aqeedah is an important issue. It is more obligatory for you (to learn and understand Ageedah) than knowing the rulings of prayer, charity, other acts of worship, and other religious issues, because this is the foremost and fundamental issue, since Salaat, Zakaat, Hajj, and other acts of worship are not correct if they are not based upon the foundation of the correct Ageedah (belief) which is pure Tawheed of Allaah the Exalted."
[Source: Explanation of the Four Principles. By Shaykh-Al-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab rahimahullah, Explained by Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan. Book, page: 19.]
"Aqeedah is an important issue. It is more obligatory for you (to learn and understand Ageedah) than knowing the rulings of prayer, charity, other acts of worship, and other religious issues, because this is the foremost and fundamental issue, since Salaat, Zakaat, Hajj, and other acts of worship are not correct if they are not based upon the foundation of the correct Ageedah (belief) which is pure Tawheed of Allaah the Exalted."
[Source: Explanation of the Four Principles. By Shaykh-Al-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab rahimahullah, Explained by Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan. Book, page: 19.]
Imam Shafi’ee (rahimahullah) said:
“I complained to Waki about my bad memory, so he advised me to leave sins and said: Verily, knowledge is a light and the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
[al-Jawāb al-Kāfī P. 54]
“I complained to Waki about my bad memory, so he advised me to leave sins and said: Verily, knowledge is a light and the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
[al-Jawāb al-Kāfī P. 54]
Fear Allah and He will Teach you! (وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللَّهُ) – Ibn Al-Jawzi
Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said when advising his son:
Observe, my son, the way you deal with the limits of Allaah and see how you can keep yourself within their bounds. Indeed, he who takes care of these limits is taken great care of, and he who doesn’t, is left to himself. I shall now mention some of my experience to you so that you may observe my striving and ask the Granter of success to bless me.
Truly, most of the blessings I have been given have not been earned by me but rather they are conferred as a result of the planning of The Gentle One alone.
I remember myself as a child: A highly motivated six-year old sitting in class with older boys. The intellect I had been given superseded of old men. I do not recall myself playing on the road with other kids or even laughing out loud.
When I was seven or so, I attended the gatherings in the Masjid. I would not sit in a circle of mere wordplay, but searching for a Hadeeth Scholar who would narrate about the Prophet’s (Sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) life. I would memorize everything he said, then go back home and write it down.
I was blessed for being granted my teacher Abu al-Fadl ibn Nasir (Rahimahullaah) who would take me to different Scholars and let me hear the Musnad [of Imaam Ahmad] and other major works.
All this time I had no idea of why I was made to do these things. My teacher recorded all I had heard, and when I reached puberty he handed me this record. I accompanied him till his death, and through him I learned the science of Hadeeth and transmission.
The kids used to go down to Tigris River and play on the bridge, but when I was small I used to take a book and sit far from people by the shore studying Sacred Knowledge.
Then I was inspired to abandon the vanities of this world so I began constant fasting and reduced my food intake to very little. I trained myself to be patient, embarking on a continuous pursuit in order to do so and staying up at night.
I didn’t feel satisfied with studying just one science so I read jurisprudence, sermon delivery and Hadeeth and followed those who practiced Zuhd. After that I studied linguistics. There was not a narrating Scholar or a preacher where I lived who I didn’t sit with and whenever such a person would arrive from elsewhere I would go to him.
I used to choose of virtuous deeds what suited me and if I had to choose between two things I usually chose the right of al-Haqq (Allaah). He has planned my life and cultivated me in a beautiful fashion, guiding me towards what is best for me.
He has protected me from my enemies, the jealous, and those who might plot against me. He has made everything convenient for my studies of Sacred Knowledge and sent me books from unexpected places. He gave me good understanding, the ability to memorize and write quickly and a talent for authoring books.
I lacked nothing of this world. As a matter of fact, things were quite the opposite as Allaah gave me more than enough. He put a great deal of acceptance of me into peoples’ hearts and made the impact of my words leave them not questioning the authenticity of what I had to say.
Approximately 200 thimmis [i.e. people of the book who live in Muslim lands according to a truce contract] have become Muslim at my hands and over 100 000 sinners have repented in my gatherings. More than 20 000 men have announced their repentance from foolish ways during my exhortations.
I used to go around Hadeeth gatherings of different Scholars and run till I was out of breath so no-one would precede me. I would start my day having nothing to eat and finish it having nothing to eat. Never did Allaah degrade me to take from another person, instead He provided for me in order to protect my honour.
Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said when advising his son:
Observe, my son, the way you deal with the limits of Allaah and see how you can keep yourself within their bounds. Indeed, he who takes care of these limits is taken great care of, and he who doesn’t, is left to himself. I shall now mention some of my experience to you so that you may observe my striving and ask the Granter of success to bless me.
Truly, most of the blessings I have been given have not been earned by me but rather they are conferred as a result of the planning of The Gentle One alone.
I remember myself as a child: A highly motivated six-year old sitting in class with older boys. The intellect I had been given superseded of old men. I do not recall myself playing on the road with other kids or even laughing out loud.
When I was seven or so, I attended the gatherings in the Masjid. I would not sit in a circle of mere wordplay, but searching for a Hadeeth Scholar who would narrate about the Prophet’s (Sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) life. I would memorize everything he said, then go back home and write it down.
I was blessed for being granted my teacher Abu al-Fadl ibn Nasir (Rahimahullaah) who would take me to different Scholars and let me hear the Musnad [of Imaam Ahmad] and other major works.
All this time I had no idea of why I was made to do these things. My teacher recorded all I had heard, and when I reached puberty he handed me this record. I accompanied him till his death, and through him I learned the science of Hadeeth and transmission.
The kids used to go down to Tigris River and play on the bridge, but when I was small I used to take a book and sit far from people by the shore studying Sacred Knowledge.
Then I was inspired to abandon the vanities of this world so I began constant fasting and reduced my food intake to very little. I trained myself to be patient, embarking on a continuous pursuit in order to do so and staying up at night.
I didn’t feel satisfied with studying just one science so I read jurisprudence, sermon delivery and Hadeeth and followed those who practiced Zuhd. After that I studied linguistics. There was not a narrating Scholar or a preacher where I lived who I didn’t sit with and whenever such a person would arrive from elsewhere I would go to him.
I used to choose of virtuous deeds what suited me and if I had to choose between two things I usually chose the right of al-Haqq (Allaah). He has planned my life and cultivated me in a beautiful fashion, guiding me towards what is best for me.
He has protected me from my enemies, the jealous, and those who might plot against me. He has made everything convenient for my studies of Sacred Knowledge and sent me books from unexpected places. He gave me good understanding, the ability to memorize and write quickly and a talent for authoring books.
I lacked nothing of this world. As a matter of fact, things were quite the opposite as Allaah gave me more than enough. He put a great deal of acceptance of me into peoples’ hearts and made the impact of my words leave them not questioning the authenticity of what I had to say.
Approximately 200 thimmis [i.e. people of the book who live in Muslim lands according to a truce contract] have become Muslim at my hands and over 100 000 sinners have repented in my gatherings. More than 20 000 men have announced their repentance from foolish ways during my exhortations.
I used to go around Hadeeth gatherings of different Scholars and run till I was out of breath so no-one would precede me. I would start my day having nothing to eat and finish it having nothing to eat. Never did Allaah degrade me to take from another person, instead He provided for me in order to protect my honour.
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