Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah):

So aspire, O Muslim, to know your Islaam from your Lord’s Book and your Prophet’s Sunnah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

And don’t say, ‘So and so said.’

For verily, the Truth is not known by the men — nay! know the Truth, and you will recognize the men (who are upon it)!

[Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah), as-Saheehah, 5/350]

In the Qur'ān, the word "darkness" is used in a plural form, while the word "light" is singular.

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

This is from the miracles of the Qur'ān because there are many paths that lead to darkness, but only one leads to light.

{بداية الفوائد ١/١٢٧}

‏اللهم أكفني شر الناس
‏وأكفني شر الحُزن
‏وأكفني شر الخُذلان
‏وأمسح على قلبي ورُوحي برحمتك
‏حتى أرتاح يارب العالمين

O Allāh, suffice me against the evil of people.
Suffice me against the evil of grief.
Suffice me against the pain of being let down.
Wipe over my heart and soul with Your mercy
until I find ease, O Lord of the worlds.

من تعلق بالله وعليه توكل ، لا ملّ ولا قلّ ولا ضّل ولا ذلّ ، اللهم أني وكلت أمري إليك كُلهِ.

He who relies on Allah and entrusts his affairs to Him, free from arrogance, stinginess, misguidance, or humiliation. O Allah, I entrust all my affairs to You.

• ‏قال ابن القيم رحمه الله:

‏القلب لا يطمئِنُّ إلاَّ بالإيمان واليقين، ولا
سبيل إلى حصول الإيمان واليقـين إلاَّ
من القرآن.

The heart finds peace only through
faith and certainty and these come
only from the Qur’an.

مدارج السالكين  جـ٣/صـ٣٤٨

رَزَقنا اللّه تحقيق توحيده، وحسن الإيمان
بتفرده ووحدانيته؛ إنه سميعٌ مجيب

May Allāh grant us true belief in
His oneness,He is indeed All-
Hearing, Responsive.

​« الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمَةِ أَنْ تَكُونَ مُؤَثِّرَةً وَأَلَّا تَتَأَثَّرَ بِغَيْرِهَا ، فَأُولَئِكَ أَتْبَاعُ كُلِّ نَاعِقٍ ، وَأَنْتِ دَاعِيَةٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُؤَثِّرِي عَلَى الْمُجْتَمَعِ وَلَا تَتَأَثَّرِي بِالْمُجْتَمَعِ. »
— الشيخ مقبل الوادعي رحمه الله
​
​"It is mandatory upon a Muslim woman to be influential and not to be negatively influenced by others; for those [who are easily influenced] follow every caller.
As a caller to Allah, you should influence society rather than let society influence you."
— Shaykh Muqbil al-Wadi'i (may Allah have mercy on him)

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ولعَل ما بَينَك وَبَين مَطلُوبك هُو الدُعاء.

Perhaps what stands between you and what you seek is 'Duaa'.

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ العَزِيْزِ رَحِمَهُ الله:

‏" إِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ فَكُنْ عَالِمًا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَكُنْ مُتَعَلِّمًا، وَإِن لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَحِبَّهُمْ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تُحِبَّهُمْ فَلَا تُبْغِضْهُمْ".

‏📚 جَامِعُ بَيَانُ العِلْمِ وَفَضْلِهِ
ج١ ص٣٥

Omar bin Abdul Aziz, May Allāh have mercy on him said:

“If you can, then be a scholar, if you cannot, then be a learner, and if you cannot, then love them, and if you do not love them, then do not hate them.”

لا إله إلا الله

وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏من قال لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير، في يوم مائة مرة كانت له عدل عشر رقاب وكتبت له مائة حسنة، ومحيت عنه مائة سيئة، وكانت له حرزًا من الشيطان يومه ذلك حتى يمسي، ولم يأتِ أحد بأفضل مما جاء به إلا رجل عمل أكثر منه‏"‏ وقال‏:‏ ‏"‏من قال سبحان الله وبحمده، في يوم مائة مرة حطت عنه خطاياه وإن كانت مثل زبد البحر‏"‏ ‏(‌‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‌‏)‌‏.‏

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who utters a hundred times in a day these words: 'La ilaha illallahu, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli sha'in Qadir (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him; His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent),' he will have a reward equivalent to that for emancipating ten slaves, a hundred good deeds will be recorded to his credit, hundred of his sins will be blotted out from his scroll, and he will be safeguarded against the devil on that day till the evening; and no one will exceed him in doing more excellent good deeds except someone who has recited these words more often than him. And he who utters: 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi (Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise)' one hundred times a day, his sins will be obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the ocean."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ‏.‏ فِي يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ حُطَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ ‏"‌‏.‏
Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,' one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.

Gathering etiquettes : 👥

1) وعن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏إذا قام أحدكم من مجلس، ثم رجع إليه، فهو أحق به‏"‏. ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If someone leaves his seat (for one reason or another) and returns to it, he is better entitled to it."

[Muslim].

2) وعن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏لا يحل لرجل أن يفرق بين اثنين إلا بإذنهما‏"‏ رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال "حديث حسن"‌‏.‏
‌‏وفى رواية لأبى داود‏:‏ ‏"‏لا يجلس بين رجلين إلا بإذنهما‏"‌‌‌‏.‏

'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father and grandfather reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not permissible for a man to separate between two [people] without their permission."

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].


And in a version narrated by Abu Dawud "He should not sit between two men without their permission."

3) وعن جَابِر بنِ سَمُرَةَ رضي الله عنهما قال: «كُنَّا إذا أتيْنَا النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ، جَلَسَ أَحَدُنَا حَيْثُ يَنْتَهي».

827/3 - Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “When we went to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), one would sit at any empty place near the group.”

​ "We have neglected so many palm trees!

The Prophet said: 'Glory be to Allah the Almighty and with His praise, a palm tree is planted for him in Paradise.' The view of these worldly palm trees is beautiful, so what about the beauty of the palm trees of Paradise?!

O Allah, grant us Paradise and its bounties 💚"

​" Stick to this remembrance day and night, and remember that there is a great difference between taking your time with it and feeling it, versus rushing and having a distracted mind while repeating it. 👌"
​
"How strange it is for someone who knocks on the door of his Lord every day a hundred times with 'There is no God but Allah alone, with no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things' and then thinks it will not be opened for him?"
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"من السنّة أن تتخذو كنية لأنفسكم حتَّى وأن لم تكونوا متزوجين/متزوجات"

"It is from the Sunnah to adopt a Kunyah (teknonym) for yourselves even if you are not married."
​ "مَا كُنيتك؟
​"What is your Kunyah?

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali reports that some of the salaf used to say:

When I am afflicted with a calamity, I praise Allah four times: 

I praise Allah for it not being worse than it is, 

I praise Allah that He provided me with the ability to bear it patiently, 

I praise Him for granting me the accord to say, ‘Verily to Allah do we belong and to Him do we return’, 

and I praise Him for not making the tribulation in my religion.

[Majmoo’ al-Rasaa’il Ibn Rajab vol. 3 p. 155]

يَقُولُ الإِمَامُ الحَسَنُ البَصْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: «تفقدوا الحلاوة في ثلاث: في الصلاة ، وفي القرآن، وفي الذكر ، فإن وجدتموها فامضوا، وأبشروا، فإن لم تجدوها، فاعلم أنَّ بابَكَ مُغلَقُ ».
Hasan Al-Basri رحمه الله said: "Check for sweetness in three things: in prayer, in the Quran, and in remembrance of Allah. If you find it, continue and rejoice. If you do not find it, know that your door is closed."

يقول الشيخ السعدي رحمه الله: حقيق بها وحري ألا تطمئن لشيء سوى ذكره سبحانه، فإنَّه لا شيء ألذ للقلوب، ولا أشهى، ولا أحلى من محبة خالقها، والأنس به ومعرفته، وعلى قدر معرفتها بالله، ومحبتها له، يكون ذكرها له.

As Sadi said: "It is truly fitting and worthy that one should not find peace in anything except in His remembrance, for there is nothing sweeter for the hearts, nor more delightful, nor more enjoyable than the love of its Creator, and finding comfort in Him and knowing Him. To the extent of one's knowledge of Allah and love for Him, will be the extent of their remembrance of Him."
«تفسير السعدي» (ص ٤١٧).