Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“If the slave completely devotes himself to tawhid, fearing other than Allāh will leave his heart. His enemies will become too insignificant to him for him to fear them along with fearing Allāh; rather, he will fear Allāh alone. He will busy himself with love of Allāh, awe of Him, devotion to Him, and reliance upon him. He will view fearing his enemies and pondering over them to be a deficiency of his tawhid.
Surely, Allāh will defend those who believe in Him. Tawhid is the greatest protection from Allāh; whoever enters it is protected.
Some of the Salaf said:
"Whoever fears Allāh, everything will fear him, and whoever does not fear Allāh will fear everything."
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 60]
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“If the slave completely devotes himself to tawhid, fearing other than Allāh will leave his heart. His enemies will become too insignificant to him for him to fear them along with fearing Allāh; rather, he will fear Allāh alone. He will busy himself with love of Allāh, awe of Him, devotion to Him, and reliance upon him. He will view fearing his enemies and pondering over them to be a deficiency of his tawhid.
Surely, Allāh will defend those who believe in Him. Tawhid is the greatest protection from Allāh; whoever enters it is protected.
Some of the Salaf said:
"Whoever fears Allāh, everything will fear him, and whoever does not fear Allāh will fear everything."
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 60]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“For indeed Allāh does not put to task a servant in order to destroy him. Instead, He does so to test his patience (sabr) and his servitude (ubudiyyah). For indeed to Allāh belongs the servitude of His servant in times of adversity just as it is in times of prosperity. Also in those things he dislikes as well as those things which he loves.
Most of creation offer their [acts of] worship in things which they love, but the real test is to offer Him [acts of] worship in things that are disliked. It is due to this, the levels of the people are recognised, and according to it they will have their station determined with Allāh, the Most High.”
[Remembrance of The Most Merciful | Pg. 29]
“For indeed Allāh does not put to task a servant in order to destroy him. Instead, He does so to test his patience (sabr) and his servitude (ubudiyyah). For indeed to Allāh belongs the servitude of His servant in times of adversity just as it is in times of prosperity. Also in those things he dislikes as well as those things which he loves.
Most of creation offer their [acts of] worship in things which they love, but the real test is to offer Him [acts of] worship in things that are disliked. It is due to this, the levels of the people are recognised, and according to it they will have their station determined with Allāh, the Most High.”
[Remembrance of The Most Merciful | Pg. 29]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
I once attended fajr prayer with Ibn Taymiyyah he then sat and remembered Allāh until it was nearly midday. He then turned around and said to me:
“This is my early morning meal, if I do not take this breakfast, my strength will drop."
[Al-Wābil as-Sayyib | Pg. 60]
I once attended fajr prayer with Ibn Taymiyyah he then sat and remembered Allāh until it was nearly midday. He then turned around and said to me:
“This is my early morning meal, if I do not take this breakfast, my strength will drop."
[Al-Wābil as-Sayyib | Pg. 60]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Allāh disciplines His believing servant whom He loves and values with the smallest of sins and mistakes, such that he is always alert and cautious.
As for the one who has fallen from His sight and has become insignificant to Him, He leaves him to his sins, and with each sin, He gives him a worldly blessing. The deceived one thinks that this is a favour upon him, he doesn't realise that this is the essence of humiliation by which Allāh intends a severe punishment, one without an end."
[Zaad al-Ma'ād]
“Allāh disciplines His believing servant whom He loves and values with the smallest of sins and mistakes, such that he is always alert and cautious.
As for the one who has fallen from His sight and has become insignificant to Him, He leaves him to his sins, and with each sin, He gives him a worldly blessing. The deceived one thinks that this is a favour upon him, he doesn't realise that this is the essence of humiliation by which Allāh intends a severe punishment, one without an end."
[Zaad al-Ma'ād]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The heart is opened by avoiding excessive looking, talking, listening, mixing with the people, eating, and sleeping.
These excesses cloud and restrict the heart; rather, most of the punishments in this life and the next come from them. How constricted are the hearts of the people who indulge in all of them!?.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 47]
“The heart is opened by avoiding excessive looking, talking, listening, mixing with the people, eating, and sleeping.
These excesses cloud and restrict the heart; rather, most of the punishments in this life and the next come from them. How constricted are the hearts of the people who indulge in all of them!?.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 47]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Sins expose blessings to eradication. Obedience to Allāh brings about blessings in all the person's affairs — the worldly affairs and the affairs of the next life — while sins destroy all blessings.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 19]
“Sins expose blessings to eradication. Obedience to Allāh brings about blessings in all the person's affairs — the worldly affairs and the affairs of the next life — while sins destroy all blessings.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 19]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The sinner leaves from under the protection of Allāh, the One who does not neglect those under His protection. The sinner's misdeeds remove him from this protection, so he becomes prey for the thieves and bandits.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 18]
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“The sinner leaves from under the protection of Allāh, the One who does not neglect those under His protection. The sinner's misdeeds remove him from this protection, so he becomes prey for the thieves and bandits.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 18]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Supplication is one of the most beneficial remedies, it is the enemy of affliction, it fends it off and treats it, obstructs its befalling and uplifts it if it descends.”
[The Disease & The Cure | Pg. 15]
“Supplication is one of the most beneficial remedies, it is the enemy of affliction, it fends it off and treats it, obstructs its befalling and uplifts it if it descends.”
[The Disease & The Cure | Pg. 15]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“If the good thoughts motivate one to do good actions, encourage an individual to do them and lead a person to them, then it is sound and good. But if these same thoughts lead a person to idleness and a devotion to sins, then it is in fact deception.
Having good thoughts is also the correct method of hope. So whoever's hope attracts them to obedience and deters them from sin, then it is the correct hope.
However, whoever has confused the two and made his lack of good actions to be a form of hope to the extent his hope amounts to nothing more than idleness and neglect, then he is deluded.”
[The Disease & The Cure | Pg. 95]
“If the good thoughts motivate one to do good actions, encourage an individual to do them and lead a person to them, then it is sound and good. But if these same thoughts lead a person to idleness and a devotion to sins, then it is in fact deception.
Having good thoughts is also the correct method of hope. So whoever's hope attracts them to obedience and deters them from sin, then it is the correct hope.
However, whoever has confused the two and made his lack of good actions to be a form of hope to the extent his hope amounts to nothing more than idleness and neglect, then he is deluded.”
[The Disease & The Cure | Pg. 95]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Lowering the gaze will prevent the Shaytan from entering his heart. Surely, the Shaytan enters him by way of the look, and he penetrates the heart faster than the wind blowing through an empty space.
He presents the image that he looked at and beautifies it, and he makes it like an idol that his heart is devoted to. Then he tempts him and ignites the fire of desire in his heart, adding the fuel of sin which could not have reached his heart without him looking at this image.
Thus, his heart becomes engulfed in flames and births deep breaths containing glares of fire and fiery winds. Consequently, his heart is surrounded by flames from all sides. He is in the midst of it like a lamb in the center of an oven.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 30]
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“Lowering the gaze will prevent the Shaytan from entering his heart. Surely, the Shaytan enters him by way of the look, and he penetrates the heart faster than the wind blowing through an empty space.
He presents the image that he looked at and beautifies it, and he makes it like an idol that his heart is devoted to. Then he tempts him and ignites the fire of desire in his heart, adding the fuel of sin which could not have reached his heart without him looking at this image.
Thus, his heart becomes engulfed in flames and births deep breaths containing glares of fire and fiery winds. Consequently, his heart is surrounded by flames from all sides. He is in the midst of it like a lamb in the center of an oven.”
[One Hundred Pieces of Advice | Pg. 30]
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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]
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]
Causes of Joy to Ones’ Heart:
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Four things that bring joy to the heart:
• Looking at loved ones
• Looking at the blue sky
• Looking at flowing water
• Looking at greenery.”
[Summarised from Zaad al-Ma'ad | Pg. 614]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Four things that bring joy to the heart:
• Looking at loved ones
• Looking at the blue sky
• Looking at flowing water
• Looking at greenery.”
[Summarised from Zaad al-Ma'ad | Pg. 614]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Whoever performs a deed for the sake of Allāh and the Hereafter, can only stay on the straight path by having two restraints: to let his heart continually seek Allāh's Pleasure and the Hereafter, and restrain it from turning to anything other than that. And to restrain his tongue from that which is not beneficial, and constantly remember Allāh and that which
increases its faith and knowledge, and restrain his body from committing sins and indulging in lusts, and adhering to religious duties and recommendations.
He should maintain these restraints until he meets his Lord to free him from restraint to enter the widest and best of places.
And if he did not endure these two restraints, and indulges in lusts and desires, he will be punished with a horrible restraint while leaving this world.
Therefore, all those who leave this world are either freed from this worldly restraint or are going to another kind of restraint in the Hereafter. And it is Allāh Who Grants success.”
[Al-Fawā’id | Pg. 83-84]
“Whoever performs a deed for the sake of Allāh and the Hereafter, can only stay on the straight path by having two restraints: to let his heart continually seek Allāh's Pleasure and the Hereafter, and restrain it from turning to anything other than that. And to restrain his tongue from that which is not beneficial, and constantly remember Allāh and that which
increases its faith and knowledge, and restrain his body from committing sins and indulging in lusts, and adhering to religious duties and recommendations.
He should maintain these restraints until he meets his Lord to free him from restraint to enter the widest and best of places.
And if he did not endure these two restraints, and indulges in lusts and desires, he will be punished with a horrible restraint while leaving this world.
Therefore, all those who leave this world are either freed from this worldly restraint or are going to another kind of restraint in the Hereafter. And it is Allāh Who Grants success.”
[Al-Fawā’id | Pg. 83-84]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The heart gets sick as the body does and its cure is in asking for forgiveness and protection. It also becomes rusty like a mirror does and it is polished by remembering Allāh.
The heart can also be naked like the body and can lose its dress and decoration, which is piety, and it can feel hungry and thirst like the body does and its nourishment is knowledge, love, trust, and offering service to Allāh.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 158]
“The heart gets sick as the body does and its cure is in asking for forgiveness and protection. It also becomes rusty like a mirror does and it is polished by remembering Allāh.
The heart can also be naked like the body and can lose its dress and decoration, which is piety, and it can feel hungry and thirst like the body does and its nourishment is knowledge, love, trust, and offering service to Allāh.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 158]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The worshipper has no resort except under the shade of Tuba (i.e. a tree in paradise), and the sincere servant of Allāh has no abode except on the Day of Resurrection. So, do your best during your lifetime and it will suffice you in the Hereafter.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 107]
“The worshipper has no resort except under the shade of Tuba (i.e. a tree in paradise), and the sincere servant of Allāh has no abode except on the Day of Resurrection. So, do your best during your lifetime and it will suffice you in the Hereafter.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 107]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The human being was honored with blessings of faith and good health, but he misused them, so they were justly taken away from him.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 68]
“The human being was honored with blessings of faith and good health, but he misused them, so they were justly taken away from him.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 68]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“The land of nature is wide and accepts whatever is going to be planted in it. If you plant a tree of faith and piety, it will give the sweetness of the Hereafter and if you plant a tree of ignorance and desire, it will give bitter fruit.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 60]
“The land of nature is wide and accepts whatever is going to be planted in it. If you plant a tree of faith and piety, it will give the sweetness of the Hereafter and if you plant a tree of ignorance and desire, it will give bitter fruit.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 60]
📌 Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Tuesday 26th December
[13th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
• Wednesday 27th December
[14th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
• Thursday 28th December
[15th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Tuesday 26th December
[13th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
• Wednesday 27th December
[14th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
• Thursday 28th December
[15th Jumada Al-Akhirah]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“To wish the disbeliever a happy holiday is as (if you’re) congratulating him for worshipping the cross.”
[Ahkam ahl-idh-Dhimmah | 1/441]
“To wish the disbeliever a happy holiday is as (if you’re) congratulating him for worshipping the cross.”
[Ahkam ahl-idh-Dhimmah | 1/441]