Al-Dhia said, “I saw this and have tried it a lot, when I would read (the Qur’an) a lot, it was facilitated for me to hear the hadith and write a lot of it, and if I did not read, it was not facilitated for me.”

[Dhail Tabaqat Al-Hanabilah]

Ordering good and prohibiting evil.

عن حذيفة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

 "‏ والذي نفسي بيده لتأمرن بالمعروف، ولتنهون عن المنكر، أو ليوشكن الله أن يبعث عليكم عقابًا منه، ثم تدعونه فلا يستجاب لكم‏"‏ ‏

(‌‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‌‏)‌‏.‏

Hudhaifah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you either enjoin good and forbid evil, or Allah will certainly soon send His punishment to you. Then you will make supplication and it will not be accepted".

[At-Tirmidhi, who categorized it as Hadith Hasan].

قال الإمام ابن حزم رحمه الله تعالى :

لا تَدَعوا الأمر بالمعروف وإن قصرتُم في بعضه ،
ولا تَدَعَوا النهي عن منكر وإن كنتم تواقعون بعضه ،
وَعَلِّموا الخير وإن كنتم لا تأتونه كله .

الرسائل (١٨٠/٣)

Imam ibn hazm said:

" Do not leave ordering good even if you fall short in some of it, do not leave prohibiting evil even if you are engaged in some of it, and teach the good even if you don't do it all."

‏عن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه قال: قيل يا رسول الله اي الدعاء أسمع..؟
قال: "جوف الليل الآخر، و دبر الصلوات المكتوبات".

(رواه الترمذي)

Abu Umamah رضي الله عنه narrated:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked:

"at what time does the supplication find the greatest response?"

He ﷺ replied,

"A supplication made during the middle of the last part of the night and after the conclusion of the obligatory prayers."

(Tirmidhi)

The Reflection of Nature

Ibn Al-Jawzī رحمه الله said: ‘I Contemplated the greatness of the Creator in rendering my provision in this world through the life cycle of nature—in that it all starts by the driving of clouds that brings down the rain to earth gently, while the seeds of plants are buried underneath just like rotten dead bodies awaiting the resurrection. And when raindrops hit the seeds they agitate turning from yellow and deathly into green and [full of] life.

I concluded that plants are in need of what I am in need of too; the heat of the sun, the coolness of water, the smooth breeze, and (a healthy) earth to grow in. May He be Exalted for showing me what shall discipline me; how I am raised. It is indeed a shame for the ‘self’ that has been acquainted with some of His wisdom and signs, to turn to anyone other than Him.

You should turn to the Originator and seek help and aid of the Causer. If you succeed to know Him, then glad tidings are for you because knowing Him ensures your success in this life and the Hereafter.’

📚 book: Captured Thoughts by Ibn Al-Jawzī رحمه الله pg. 210

Khushū'siation 💟

﴿ الَّذينَ هُم في صلاتِهم خاشِعُون ﴾
~ المؤمنون (٢)

❝ Those who offer their salāt with much khushū' ❞ ~ Al-Mu'minūn (2)

حاضرة قلوبهم، ساكنـة جوارحهم، يستحضرون أنهم قائمون في صلاتهم بين يدي الله عزَّ وجل، يُخاطبونه بكلامه، ويتقرَّبون إليه بذكره، ويلجؤون إليه بدعائه؛ فهُم خاشعون بظواهرهم وبواطنهم

"(They are those whose) hearts are present, their limbs are sedate as they recollect they are standing in prayer before Allāh Almighty; addressing Him with His Words, drawing near to Him with His dhikr, and availing themselves with du'ā to Him. They are submissively in awe outwardly as well as their inward state."

~ مجموع فتاوى ابن عثيمين (٣٦٢/٢٠)

Al-Harith b. Qays رحمه الله said:

"When intending to do something good, do not delay it until tomorrow."

[Al-Zuhd wa Al-Rqā'iq, Vol.1 p126]

Allāh may test a person with sin in order to set him straight

shaykh muḥammad ibn ṣāliḥ al-ʿuthaymīn (رحمه الله) said:

“how often is it the case that one of us will be better after committing sin than he was before.
in many instances a person errs and falls into sin, then he feels ashamed in his heart before Allāh and he turns to Him and repents to Him, so that he thinks of that sin all the time and continually regrets it and seeks forgiveness.
but another person may think that he is obedient (towards Allāh) and that he is one of the people who obey and worship Him, so he starts to admire himself and does not turn to Allāh, which adversely affects his religious commitment.
Allāh is Wise and may test a person with sin in order to set him straight, just as He may test a person with hunger in order to improve his health. ādam was only chosen after he had committed sin and repented therefrom.”

[al-sharḥ al-mumtiʿ ʿalā zād al-mustaqniʿ, 3/66]

أيها المقيم على الخطايا والعصيان ، التارك لما أمر به الرحمن ، المطيع لغوى الشيطان،
إلى متى أنت على جرمك مصر ؟! ومما يقربك إلى مولاك تفر ؟

تطلب من الدنيا ما لا تدركه ؟! وتبتغى من الآخرة بما لا تملكه ؟!
لا أنت بما قسم الله لك من الرزق واثق ، ولا أنت بما أمرك به لاحق ؟!

O you who's dwelling in the sins and mistakes, and leaving what the most merciful has ordered to do, and obeying the temptations of the devil,
until when would you be persistent upon your evil?
and until when would you be running away from the nearness of your lord?

You desire from the world which you can't grasp, and aim at the hereafter upon which you have no authority?
Nay but you don't rely upon the provision Allah has destined for you, nor are you fulfilling his rights upon what he has commanded you?

( بحر الدموع ص٤٦)

ʿalī bin abī ṭālib (رضي الله عنه) said:

حدثوا الناس بما يعرفون. أتحبون أن يكذب الله ورسوله؟

“speak to people according to their level of knowledge. would you like for Allāh and His messenger to be denied?”

[ṣaḥīḥ al-bukhārī, 127]

sūrah at-taghābun āyāt 11-12; 64:11-12
qārī: ʿabd Allāh ʿawād al-juhanī

من فجر اليوم ٩ رجب، ١٤٤١
from fajr of the ninth day of rajab, 1441 [hijrī]

Narrated Nafi' :

Ibn 'Umar never used to take his meal unless a poor man was called to eat with him.

One day I brought a poor man to eat with him, the man ate too much, whereupon Ibn 'Umar said, "O Nafi ! Don't let this man enter my house, for heard the Prophet saying,

"A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little food), and a kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much food)."

(Sahih Bukharl Book: 70, Hadith: 54478)

If you try to count the blessings of Allah without thanking Him you cannot count them all, let alone give proper thanks, for His blessings to His slaves, both apparent and hidden, are as many as the breaths they take and the moments that pass.

This applies to all kinds of blessings, both those of which people are aware and those of which they are not aware, which includes what He wards off from them of calamity. The blessings are more than can be counted.

Verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful for He is pleased with a little thanks from you, even though His blessings are so many. As it is the case that His mercy is vast, His generosity extends to all and His forgiveness is available to all, so His knowledge encompasses them all.

- as sa'di 16:18

‏"كلما ضاقت بك الدنيا، ساعد إنسان لا تعرفه."

"Whenever your life gets harder, help a stranger."

"فذكر بالقران من يخاف وعيد"

"But admonish with the Qur'an those who fear My warning."


Admonishing means to remind of something that is already instilled in people's minds and sound nature of loving good, giving it precedence and doing it, and of hating evil and avoiding it. Those who benefit from the admonition are those who fear the warning of Allah.

As for those who do not fear the warning and do not believe in it, the benefit of the admonition in his case is the establishing of proof against him (and leaving him with no excuse).

- السعدي

‏قال رسول الله ﷺ: «إنِّي تارك فيكم كتاب الله، هو حبل الله، من اتبعه كان على الهدى، ومن تركه كان على الضلالة»

‏ صحيح ابن حبان (٤٠٦)

Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said :

"I am leaving among you the book of Allah. It is the rope of Allah, whoever follows it is upon guidance and whoever leaves it is upon misguidance."

(Saheeh ibn hibban 406)

The reason for eloquence constituting sorcery is that:

It arrests the attention of the listener and makes him change or become inclined towards (particular opinion). As such, the listener considers wrong as right due to the powerful influence of the words of the speaker; so he becomes inclined to it. Consequently, someone would come and begin to give a baseless and meaningless speech but due to his eloquence and fluency, the listener takes it as right and begins to give preference to it; likewise, when a powerful eloquent person speaks, warning against the truth; due to his eloquence and fluency, the listener may think that this truth is baseless thereby turning away from it! This is among the forms of sorcery called 'Atf (inclination) and Sarf (avoidance) which could be brought about by eloquence.

(qawl Al mufeed sharh Kitab at tawheed)

Therefore, Bayaan in the real sense means Fasaahah (eloquence) and it undoubtedly has the effects of sorcery. Thus, regarding the hoors Ibn Qayyim would say: Her words are lawful charms.

His saying: "Certainly, some eloquence constitute sorcery",

does this indicate dispraise or commendation or it only states the reality whose end should only be awaited?

Response: The last is the intended meaning; sheer eloquence may neither be praised nor condemned.

However, the effects and purpose will be taken into consideration. If the purpose is to refute the truth and establish falsehood, then such is blameworthy because it involves utilizing Allah's favour to disobey Him. But if the purpose is to establish the truth and refute falsehood, then such is praiseworthy.

Hence, if eloquence is used in obedience to Allah and in inviting towards Allah, such is better than stammering. But when a person is afflicted with eloquence that hinders people from the religion of Allah, there is no good in it; and stammering is better than it. And there is no doubt that eloquence is a blessing.

- ibn uthaymeen رحمه الله

And if Allah, according to His wisdom, closed the way to some means, He will, according to His mercy, open another means for you, which will be more useful.

(Fawaid ibn Al qayyim, pg 88)

وكما لا تصح الصلاة التي هي عبادة الجـوارح الظاهرة إلا بطهارة الظاهر من الحدث والخبث، فكذلك لا يصح العلم الذي هـو عبـادة القلب إلا بطهارته عن خبث الصفات وحدت مساوىء الأخلاق ورديئها .

يطيب القلب للعلم كما تطيب الأرض للزرع، فإذا طيب العلم ظهرت بركته، ونما كما ينمو زرعها، ويزكو إذا طيبت.


(آداب العالم والمتعلم عند المفكرين المسلمين)

‏قال لقمان لابنه :

يا بني ! عَوِّد لسانك : " اللهم اغفر لي " ؛
فإن لله ساعة لا يرد فيها الدعاء .

[ شعب الإيمان 389/2 ]

Luqman [May Allah have mercy on him] said to his son:

"O my son accustom your tongue to saying: "O Allah forgive me."

Certainly Allah has an hour in which He does not reject supplications."

[ Shu'ab Al imaan 2/389 ]

Salaam Ibn Abi Mutai was asked about good manners and he replied in poetry saying:

"You see him smiling when you come to him, as if you are giving him what you are asking him to give you! If he has nothing in his hands save his soul, he will give it. So whoever asks him should show piety. He is just like the sea which you can reach from any direction. Goodness is its waves and generosity is its beach."

(Ad-Dewaan p113 Bi Sharh Tha-labah)