Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: "Seek knowledge, because seeking it for the sake of Allāh is a worship.
And knowing it makes you more God-fearing; and searching for it is Jihaad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity, reviewing and learning it more is like Tasbeeh."
● {مجموع فتاوى حجم ١٠، صحفة ٣٩}
And knowing it makes you more God-fearing; and searching for it is Jihaad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity, reviewing and learning it more is like Tasbeeh."
● {مجموع فتاوى حجم ١٠، صحفة ٣٩}
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"His (Prophet's) speech was sweet,
comprehensive, and he had the most beautiful way with words. His words captured the hearts and souls. Even his enemies had to admit to this quality."
[Zaad al-Ma’aad | V. 1, Pg. 312]
"His (Prophet's) speech was sweet,
comprehensive, and he had the most beautiful way with words. His words captured the hearts and souls. Even his enemies had to admit to this quality."
[Zaad al-Ma’aad | V. 1, Pg. 312]
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Sheikh ul Islam ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said,
“The sincere hearts of Muslims and their righteous supplications are an invincible army with steadfast troops, who never falter.”
[Majmu al Fatawa 28/644]
“The sincere hearts of Muslims and their righteous supplications are an invincible army with steadfast troops, who never falter.”
[Majmu al Fatawa 28/644]
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Shaykh 'Abdul-Razzaq Al-Badr حفظه الله said:
"It's worthy of a young man seeking work and marriage to repeat this great supplication:
'رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ'
'My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.'
Source📚 | Sharh Al-Waabil As-Sayyib Wa Raafi’il Kalim At-Tayyib
"It's worthy of a young man seeking work and marriage to repeat this great supplication:
'رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ'
'My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.'
Source📚 | Sharh Al-Waabil As-Sayyib Wa Raafi’il Kalim At-Tayyib
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘀
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“A servant takes what is forbidden for only two reasons:
The first is having bad expectations of his Lord, thinking that if he obeys and prefers Him, He will not grant him something better and lawful than it.
The second is knowing that whoever leaves something for Allah's sake, He will replace it with something better, but his desires overcome his patience and passions overtake his intellect.
So the first stems from a deficiency in his knowledge, And the second from a deficiency in his reason and insight.
Yahya ibn Mu'adh said: “When Allah gathers a person's heart in supplication, He does not reject him.”
Ibn al-Qayyim says:
When his heart is focused, his need is sincere, his poverty is evident, and his hope is strong - his supplication is hardly rejected.”
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“A servant takes what is forbidden for only two reasons:
The first is having bad expectations of his Lord, thinking that if he obeys and prefers Him, He will not grant him something better and lawful than it.
The second is knowing that whoever leaves something for Allah's sake, He will replace it with something better, but his desires overcome his patience and passions overtake his intellect.
So the first stems from a deficiency in his knowledge, And the second from a deficiency in his reason and insight.
Yahya ibn Mu'adh said: “When Allah gathers a person's heart in supplication, He does not reject him.”
Ibn al-Qayyim says:
When his heart is focused, his need is sincere, his poverty is evident, and his hope is strong - his supplication is hardly rejected.”
Sh. Bin Bāz said: "Shynees that prevents you from speaking the truth is not Shynees at all, but only weakness."
● {فتاوى إسلامية ٨/٧٥}
● {فتاوى إسلامية ٨/٧٥}
Hudhayfah said: “The first thing you will lose of your religion will be Khushoo and the last thing you will lose of your religion will be the prayer, and it is well possible that there is no good in a person who prays; and soon will come a time when you shall enter a large Masjid and not see a single person with Khushoo.”
● {التواضع في الصلا لابن رجب الحنبلي}
● {التواضع في الصلا لابن رجب الحنبلي}
Malik Bin Dinar [رحمه الله] said:
❝When you see that there is hardness in your heart, weakness in your body and you have been prohibited from your provisions, then know that you have spoken about something which does not concern you.❞
[Faydh Al-Qadeer, (1/286)
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ". حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم: 2318] ، ابن ماجه [رقم:3976]
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.”
❝When you see that there is hardness in your heart, weakness in your body and you have been prohibited from your provisions, then know that you have spoken about something which does not concern you.❞
[Faydh Al-Qadeer, (1/286)
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ". حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم: 2318] ، ابن ماجه [رقم:3976]
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.”
عومەری كوڕی عبدالعزیز دەفەرمووێت:
ئەگەر لە دونیادا شتێك خەمباری كردی ئەوا یادی مردن بكەرەوە لەسەرت ئاسان دەبێت
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said: 'When you are troubled by something in this world, remember death, for it will make things easier for you
الفرج بعد الشدة لابن أبي الدنيا (ص42)
ئەگەر لە دونیادا شتێك خەمباری كردی ئەوا یادی مردن بكەرەوە لەسەرت ئاسان دەبێت
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz said: 'When you are troubled by something in this world, remember death, for it will make things easier for you
الفرج بعد الشدة لابن أبي الدنيا (ص42)
Abdullāh Ibn Abbās said:
إِنَّ لِلْحَسَنَةِ ضِيَاءً فِي الْوَجْهِ وَنُورًا فِي الْقَلْبِ وَسَعَةً فِي الرِّزْقِ وَقُوَّةً فِي الْبَدَنِ وَمَحَبَّةً فِي قُلُوبِ الْخَلْقِ
Verily, good deeds will brighten the face, enlighten the heart, expand provision, strengthen the body, and cause love in the hearts of the creation.
وَإِنَّ لِلسَّيِّئَةِ سَوَادًا فِي الْوَجْهِ وَظُلْمَةً فِي الْقَبْرِ وَالْقَلْبِ وَوَهْنًا فِي الْبَدَنِ وَنَقْصًا فِي الرِّزْقِ وَبُغْضَةً فِي قُلُوبِ الْخَلْقِ
Verily, evil deeds will blacken the face, darken the grave and the heart, weaken the body, restrict provision, and cause hatred in the hearts of the creation.
● {الجواب الكافي ١/٥٤}
إِنَّ لِلْحَسَنَةِ ضِيَاءً فِي الْوَجْهِ وَنُورًا فِي الْقَلْبِ وَسَعَةً فِي الرِّزْقِ وَقُوَّةً فِي الْبَدَنِ وَمَحَبَّةً فِي قُلُوبِ الْخَلْقِ
Verily, good deeds will brighten the face, enlighten the heart, expand provision, strengthen the body, and cause love in the hearts of the creation.
وَإِنَّ لِلسَّيِّئَةِ سَوَادًا فِي الْوَجْهِ وَظُلْمَةً فِي الْقَبْرِ وَالْقَلْبِ وَوَهْنًا فِي الْبَدَنِ وَنَقْصًا فِي الرِّزْقِ وَبُغْضَةً فِي قُلُوبِ الْخَلْقِ
Verily, evil deeds will blacken the face, darken the grave and the heart, weaken the body, restrict provision, and cause hatred in the hearts of the creation.
● {الجواب الكافي ١/٥٤}
Taqwa & Good Character
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The Prophet ﷺ established a relationship between the fear of Allāh and good character, because fearing Allāh improves the relation between the servant and Allāh, and good character improves the relation between a person and others. Therefore, fearing Allāh makes it possible for Allāh to love him, and good manners makes it possible for people to love that person.”
[al-Fawā’id]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The Prophet ﷺ established a relationship between the fear of Allāh and good character, because fearing Allāh improves the relation between the servant and Allāh, and good character improves the relation between a person and others. Therefore, fearing Allāh makes it possible for Allāh to love him, and good manners makes it possible for people to love that person.”
[al-Fawā’id]
Imaam an-Nawawee said: “So the first thing which he should begin with is the memorisation of the mighty Qur’an,which is the most important of the branches of knowledge. And the Salaf did not used to teach hadeeth or fiqh, except to one who had memorised the Qur’an. So when he has memorised it, then let him beware of pre-occupying himself from it with hadeeth, or fiqh, or other things, to the extent that it leads him to forget anything from the Qur’an, or makes that likely.”
● [المجموع شرح المهذب ١/٣٨]
● [المجموع شرح المهذب ١/٣٨]
bn Taymiyyah said: "The heart was only created for the remembrance of Allāh."
● {مجموع الفتاوى ٣١٢/٩}
● {مجموع الفتاوى ٣١٢/٩}
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"Your soul is just like your enemy, once it finds you serious, it obeys you. If it finds weakness from you, it will take you as a prisoner."
[بدائع الفوائد ٣/١٢٠٢]
"Your soul is just like your enemy, once it finds you serious, it obeys you. If it finds weakness from you, it will take you as a prisoner."
[بدائع الفوائد ٣/١٢٠٢]
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Allah Will Suffice You in Everything
حَسْبِيَ اللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ.
Ḥasbiya-Allāhu lā ilāha illā Huwa, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbu-l-ʿArshi-l-ʿaẓīm.
Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god worthy of worship except Him. I have placed my trust in Him only and He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
Abū al-Dardā’ (رضي الله عنه) narrates from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said:
“Whoever recites (the above) seven times in the morning and in the evening, Allah will suffice him in everything that concerns him in matters of this world and the next.”
[Ibn al-Sunnī 71]
حَسْبِيَ اللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ.
Ḥasbiya-Allāhu lā ilāha illā Huwa, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu, wa Huwa Rabbu-l-ʿArshi-l-ʿaẓīm.
Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god worthy of worship except Him. I have placed my trust in Him only and He is the Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
Abū al-Dardā’ (رضي الله عنه) narrates from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said:
“Whoever recites (the above) seven times in the morning and in the evening, Allah will suffice him in everything that concerns him in matters of this world and the next.”
[Ibn al-Sunnī 71]
📌 Helping Others:
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"Ibn Taymiyyah used to race towards the fulfilling of people's needs very earnestly, because he knew that every time he helped someone else, Allāh would help him."
[Rawdatul Muhibbeen | 1/168]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"Ibn Taymiyyah used to race towards the fulfilling of people's needs very earnestly, because he knew that every time he helped someone else, Allāh would help him."
[Rawdatul Muhibbeen | 1/168]
الـشـيـخ_ربـيـع_بن_الـمـدخـلـي-حـفـظـه اللـہ تعالـﮯ:
“Indeed it is obligatory upon us to preserve the principles of the Salaf, and that we bite on to it with the molar teeth, within it is the truth, guidance, and light. It is obligatory that we hold on to it.”
[الـمـجـمـوع]
“Indeed it is obligatory upon us to preserve the principles of the Salaf, and that we bite on to it with the molar teeth, within it is the truth, guidance, and light. It is obligatory that we hold on to it.”
[الـمـجـمـوع]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"If you were to taste the pleasure of the hereafter, your drunken heart would sober up."
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 119]
"If you were to taste the pleasure of the hereafter, your drunken heart would sober up."
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 119]
Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله said,
“Let a healthy person think about the times when he was sick. What happened to those times? They went away yet the reward remained.
Similarly, the sweetness of following lusts escapes sooner, but the punishment remains.”
📚[Captured Thoughts by Ibn al Jawzi pg. 611]
“Let a healthy person think about the times when he was sick. What happened to those times? They went away yet the reward remained.
Similarly, the sweetness of following lusts escapes sooner, but the punishment remains.”
📚[Captured Thoughts by Ibn al Jawzi pg. 611]
Umar ibn al-Khattab رضي الله عنه:
“It’s better to avoid sin than to endure (the pain of) repentance.”
[Kitab al-Bayan wa-al-tabyeen | p. 454]
“It’s better to avoid sin than to endure (the pain of) repentance.”
[Kitab al-Bayan wa-al-tabyeen | p. 454]