‘do not expect from yourself to approach salah with a reassured and humbled heart while you speak your day listening to music and accompanying bad people.

don’t deny the difficulty and weight of the Witr prayer for you, nor the concern for the adkar while you are preoccupied night and day which that which displeases Allah.

your willingness in doing acts of worship is closely related to what occupies you and occupies your heart throughout the day.’

— translation from telegram channel سارة

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ساعة الاستجابة

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَدْعُو لأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ إِلاَّ قَالَ الْمَلَكُ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ

the messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No Muslim servant supplicates for his brother behind his back but that the angel says: And for you the same.”

so remember in this blessed day and in this blessed hour to make dua for your loved ones and for the muslim ummah. those who preceded us in death and those alive today.

do not forget us from your prayers 🕊️

﴿إِنَّ الَّذينَ قالوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ استَقاموا فَلا خَوفٌ عَلَيهِم وَلا هُم يَحزَنونَ﴾ [الأحقاف: ١٣]

say, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allāh." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe.

narrated by Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: I heard Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله ﷺ saying, "Allâh has divided Mercy into one hundred parts, and He kept ninety-nine parts with Him and sent down one part to the earth, and because of that one single part, His creatures are merciful to each other, so that even the mare lifts up its hoof away from its baby animal, lest it should trample on it."

‏أكثِروا من الاستغفار فى بُيوتِكم، وعلى موائدِكم، وفي طُرقِكم، وفي أسواقِكم، وفي مجالسِكم، وأينما كنتم، فإنَّكم ما تَدرون متى تنزلُ المغفرة.

‏-الحسن البصري

من تمام الحب، أن تتقي الله في من تحبه، لا تكون سببًا لجره إلى معصيةٍ، فَتظلمه وَتؤذيه.

From the perfection of love is that you fear Allah with regard to whom you love, and that you do not become a reason to drag him into disobedience, thereby oppressing and harming him.

﴿اللَّهُ الَّذي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأَرضَ قَرارًا وَالسَّماءَ بِناءً وَصَوَّرَكُم فَأَحسَنَ صُوَرَكُم وَرَزَقَكُم مِنَ الطَّيِّباتِ ذلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُم فَتَبارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ العالَمينَ﴾ [غافر: ٦٤]

i will continue sharing benefits from some of the books I read and for this following week, I will continue with this book Bi’thnillAh 💌 a book I have read before and absolutely loved. it speaks about the actions of the heart, and is derived from the book ‘madarij as-salikiin’ by ibn Qayyim رحمه الله

I hope it will be of benefit to us all, and aid us in purifying the vessels in our bodies — our hearts, and guide us to the best of manners, actions, and abodes in this life and the next.

وفقنا الله
#كتب_books

تزكية النفس هبةٌ ربّانِيّة!

'…and guidance has another level. And it is the last of its ranks, and it is the guidance on the Day of Resurrection to the path of Paradise. Whoever is guided in this abode to the straight path of Allah, with which He sent His Messenger, and sent down His books, he will be guided there to the straight path that leads to His Paradise and the abode of His reward.

… and according to the degree of him treading/embarking on the path that Allah Has set for His servants in this abode, his walking on that path ( the sirat) will equal to that.

Some of them pass like lightning, and some of them pass in a moment, and some of them pass like the wind … and some of them run, and some pass by walking, and some by crawling, and some (cross but) get wounded deeply, and some of them are crammed and plunged into the fire.

So let the servant of Allah at the path he walks on now, and take this path described as an example, as you are rewarded only in accordance to what you used to do.'

{ هل تجزون إلا ما كنتم تعملون } النمل: ٩٠

may Allah guide us to paradise without punishment and pain

#الإكسير_١

وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ

And be patient, [O Muḥammad], and your patience is not but through Allāh. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.

‏فالبصيرة نور يقذفه الله في القلب —
يرى به حقيقة ما أخبرت به الرسل، كأنه شاهد رائ عينٍ، فيتحقق مع ذلك انتفاعه بما دعت إليه الرسل، وتضرُّرُه بمخالفتهم. وهذا معنى قول بعض العارفين: البصيرة تحقق الإنتفاع بالشيء والتضرُّرُ به. وقال بعضهم: البصيرة ما خلَّصكَ من الحيرة، إما بإيمان، وإما بعيان.
#الإكسير_٢
#كتب_books

‏والمنافقون لهم علامات يعرفون بها مبينة في السنة والقرآن بادية لمن تدبرها من أهل بصائر الإيمان، قام بهم والله الرياء، و هو اقبح مقام قامه الإنسان وقعد بهم الكسل عما أُمروا به من أوامر الرحمن ، فأصبح الإخلاص لذلك عليهم ثقيلاً،

﴿ وَإِذا قاموا إِلَى الصَّلاةِ قاموا كُسالى يُراءونَ النّاسَ وَلا يَذكُرونَ اللَّهَ إِلّا قَليلًا﴾ [النساء: ١٤٢]

يؤخرون الصلاة عن وقتها الأول إلى شَرَقِ الموتَى، ‏فالصبح عند طلوع الشمس ، والعصر عند الغروب، وينقرونها نقر الغراب، إذ هي صلاة الابدان لا صلاة القلوب ، و يلتفتون فيها التفات الثعلب ، إذ يتقيّن أنه مطرودٌ مطلوب ، ولا يشهدون الجماعة ، بل إن صلَّى أحدهم ففي البيت أو الدكان ، وإذا خاصَمَ فجر ، وإذا عاهَدَ غدر، وإذا حدَّثَ كذب, وإذا وعد أخلف، وإذا اؤتُمِنَ خان.

‏كره الله طاعاتهم، لِخُبثِ ‏قلوبهم وفساد نياتهم، فثبطهم عنها وأقعدهم، وأبغض قربهم منه وجوارهم، لميلهم إلى اعدائه، فطردهم عنه و أبعدهم، وأعرضوا عن وحيه فأعرض عنهم ، وأشقاهم وما أسعدَهم ، وحَكَمَ عليهم بحُكمٍ عدْلٍ لا مطمع لهم في الفلاح بعده، إلّا أن يكونوا من التائبين، فقال:

﴿وَلَو أَرادُوا الخُروجَ لَأَعَدّوا لَهُ عُدَّةً وَلكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ انبِعاثَهُم فَثَبَّطَهُم وَقيلَ اقعُدوا مَعَ القاعِدينَ﴾
[التوبة: ٤٦]


#الإكسير_٣
#كتب_books

نجّانا الله من النفاق

And in the word المنيب also is the meaning of hastening, returning and advancing, so (al-Munib) to Allah — the one who hastens to His pleasure, the one who returns to Him all the time, the one who advances to His favour
سبحانه وتعالى 🤍

#الإكسير_٤
#كتب_books

another factor that spoils the heart: excessive eating.

excessively eating that which is permissible to eat and not knowing the limits of satiety makes the heart and soul burdened when it comes to obedience, and instead, it preoccupies the soul with filling the stomach ….

and (from the results of overeating) is that the paths from which shaytan enters are widened… and whoever eats a lot and drinks a lot, sleeps a lot and thus, he loses a lot, and mentioned in the famous hadith "the human does not fill any container that is worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat what will support his back. If this is not possible, then a third for food, a third for drink, and third for his breath."

— (but) fasting narrows the paths of shaytan and blocks its paths.

#الإكسير_٥
#كتب_books

[ also a brief reminder to fast tomorrow (thursday) if able. May Allah accept it from you all ]

حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ

إن الله سبحانه وتعالى يعطي الدنيا على نية الآخرة، وأبى أن يعطي الآخرة على نية الدنيا؛ خلل حال المرء في دنياه ومعاده إنما هو عن خلل حال دينه، وملاك دينه وأساسه إيمانه وصلاته؛ فمن حافظ على الصلوات أصلح الله حال دنياه وأخراه.
البقاعي: ١ / ٤٥٠.

ذكر آية الصلاة بين آيات الطلاق يوحي بعلاقة بين صلاح الأسرة والصلاة، فما هذه العلاقة؟

Just ask for forgiveness.

A man complained to Hasan al-Basri about a drought.

So he said to him: Pray to Allaah for forgiveness.

Another man complained to him of poverty.

So he said to him: Pray to Allaah to forgive you.

Another man said to him: Pray to Allaah to bless me with a child.

He said: Pray to Allaah for forgiveness.

Another complained to him that his garden was dry.

He said to him: Pray to Allaah for forgiveness.

We asked him about that and he said: This is not my personal opinion.

For Allaah says:
Ask forgiveness from your Lord, Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver;

He’ll send rain to you in abundance.

And give you increase in wealth and children,
and bestow on you gardens
and bestow on you rivers.

Surah Nuh (v. 10-12)

Source: Tafsir al-Qurtubi (v. 18, pp. 301-302)

“And I have never been unblessed in my invocation to you, O my Lord”
- maryam:4

— meaning, i have not experienced from you except that you would respond to my supplication and that you would never refuse me in whatever I ask of you.

tafsir ibn kathir