قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشۡكُواْ بَثِّى وَحُزۡنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah..”

Imām Al-Qurtubī states,
“The reality of Al-Bath (ألبث) [used here to mean grief] is what is cast on the people of those acts of destruction which are not able to be concealed, so calamities became termed as ‘Bath’.

Ibn ‘Abbās (رضي الله عنه) said, “bathaa is affliction or grief”. Al-Hasan al-Basrī (رحمه الله) said, “it means need”. And it is said that it means the most severe sorrow.

[Jāmi’ li-Ahkām Al-Qur’ān]
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“Trials and tribulations are a means of purification for you. Successful are the ones who rely solely upon their Lord and remain steadfast and patient.

— Shaykh Mūsā Jibrīl ( حفظه الله)

ومن دلائل قدرة الله سبحانه وتعالى أنه يقلب الليل والنهار بمجيء أحدهما بعد الآخر، واختلافهما طولا وقِصَرًا، إن في ذلك لَدلالة يعتبر بها كل مَن له بصيرة.

- تفسير الميسر

«يوم الجمعة يوم عبادة، وهو في الأيام كشهر رمضان في الشهور، وساعة الإجابة فيه كليلة القدر في رمضان»
[ابن القيم - زاد المعاد "٣٩٨/١"]

"Friday is the day of worship, its comparison to others days like the comparison of the month of Ramadan to other months and the hour in it is like the Night of Decree in Ramadan."

(Zaad Al-Maad: 1/398)

لا تنسو قراءة الكهف فهي نور بين الجمعتين،
والصلاة على النبي ﷺ.
اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد.

do not forget to recite surat ul khaf for it is the light between the two fridays, and the supplications for the prophet ﷺ.

‏إنّ الصّلاة على النّبيّ عبادةٌ
أمرَ الإلـٰهُ بها العِباد دوامًا

فمُحمّدٌ خيرُ الأنامِ وخاتمٌ
للرُسلِ سمّاهُ الإلهُ إمامًا

فمنِ اهتدىٰ فلنفسهِ ومآلُهُ
جنّاتُ عدنٍ يستطيبُ مُقامًا

ومنِ ارتضى كُفـ،ـرًا فبئسَ مآلُهُ
قد خابَ سعيًا واستحقَّ أثامًا

-د.عبد العزيز التويجري📑🖤

Allah says in Sūrat Yusuf:

"Thus did We plot for Yusuf" Al Qur’an 12:76

Commenting on this, Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) wrote:

In the story of Yusuf, Allah draws our attention to the fact that for a believer who places his trust in Allah, if the created beings plot against him, then Allah will plot for him and support him independent of any ability or power of the person himself.

[Fatawa al-Kubra, Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), 6/132]

Ibn al-Mu’taz رحمه الله:

“Leave off the minor & major sins, and this is having Taqwa!

And be as though you are walking on a land that is filled with thorns, so that you are careful with every move you make.

And do not take minor sins lightly, for the mountains are placed on small stones (ie. minor sins lead to major sins).”

[Jami’ al ‘Uloom wal-Hikam 1/402]

"صديق الإنسان ومحبه هو من سعى في عمارة آخرته وإن أدى ذلك إلى نقص في دنياه." | الأمام النووي رحمه الله في شرح مسلم.

"The (true) friend of a person and the one who really loves him is the one who strives towards building his hereafter, even if that may lead to a deficiency in his worldly life." | Imam an-Nawawi, Explanation of Sahih Muslim.

Al-Hasan said: “I saw ‘Uthmān sleeping in the mosque under a blanket and no one was with him while he was the Amīrul Mu’minīn (Leader of the Believers)”

💡book: Men and Women Around The Messenger ﷺ by Sa'd Yūsuf Abū 'Azīz pg. 81

A Muslim should be doing these acts every day:

- Praying 5x
- Praying Sunnah prayers
- Tahajjud
- Dhikr in the morning and evening
- Reading Qur’ān, pondering over its meaning
- Giving charity (even if little)
- Making abundant du’ā
- Self reflection and Tawbah
- Some form of seeking knowledge

Try to implement all of these in your daily life, even if it is only a little that you can do from it, it is better than nothing (except for 5 obligatory prayers, as they must be done in totality, no matter the circumstance)

حفظ القرآن: سهل يسير.
‏مراجعة المحفوظ:مناضلة وكفاح.
‏الاستمرار في المراجعة:ًجهاد نفس.
‏تثبيت الحفظ: هدف عظيم.
‏استرسال المحفوظ:نعمة عظيمة.

‏ستفرّ كلّ هذه الحياة بأشغالها وأتعابها، ويبقى لك ما أعطيت القرآن من وقتك وقلبك وعملك، سيبقى نورًا معك، سيبقى نورًا معك!

"إذا استقر حبُّ المعصية في القلب، بحثت النفس عن أسباب لإباحتها."

If the love of sin settles in the heart, the soul searches for reasons for its permissibility.

Ad-Dhahāk would cry at the end of the day and say:

"I don't know which of my deeds have been raised (to the heavens)."

[لطائف المعارف ١٢٧]

"as for the hereafter, the wealth wont benefit innit, but the light of the hearts, their secrets and their sincerity would."

﴿قَد أَفلَحَ المُؤمِنونَ ۝ الَّذينَ هُم في صَلاتِهِم خاشِعونَ﴾
‏"الصلاة إذا أنارت قلبك أنارت قبرك ، وإذا آنستك فوق الأرض آنستك تحتها "🤍
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فواتح المؤمنون من عشائية اليوم | 13 ربيع الاول 1444 | الشيخ د.#ياسر_الدوسري 🌱

Make a promise to yourself every morning:
The Quran first, then the other tasks (after).

The one who sins, but knows it is a sin and does not justify his sin - there is hope for this person, and there is room in his heart for change and rectification. However the one who sins, and justifies his sin, and mocks the people who advise, and finds verdicts and misunderstood evidences to support his doing of this sin, not only is he now falling into a greater sin but he is walking upon a treacherous path being paved by the cursed shaytan.

As it’s been mentioned,

"إذا استقر حبُّ المعصية في القلب، بحثت النفس عن أسباب لإباحتها."

If the love of sin settles in the heart, the soul searches for reasons for its permissibility.

So if you see yourself trying to justify your sin, not accepting advice and evidences then fear that your heart hardens and that you turn away from the truth due to your desires, and there has only ever been 2 main things to cause a person to become misguided; desires and doubts.

By Allah that you sin, and sin again, and again, and again but you are aware that this is a sin, and you feel shame for this sin, and that you repent for this sin - will always and forever be better than the one who sins yet to divert criticism and accountability he justifies his sin and aids the shaytan in his plot without even realising. It is better that when a person advises you, understanding it is wrong but humbly admitting your weakness to yourself and hoping to change, rather than haughtily mocking your adviser, or proclaiming your innocence, or trying to create your own proofs and understanding as to why you are allowed to engage in this sin.

We ask Allah for steadfastness and understanding.

قيام الليل :

 قال تعالى ﴿كانوا قَليلًا مِنَ اللَّيلِ ما يَهجَعونَ﴾
قال الإمام الأوزاعي رحمه الله
من أطال قيام الليل هوّن الله عليه وقوفَ يوم القيامة

سير أعلام النبلاء ٧ / ١١٩

Don’t say: I don’t have time for the Quran.
Say: The Quran isn’t from one of my (main) priorities.