The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, "What deeds are loved most by Allah?" He said, "The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few." He added, 'Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your ability."

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله wrote:

“The heart in its journey to Allah is like a bird. Love is its head, and fear and hope are its two wings. When the head is healthy, then the two wings will fly well. When the head is cut off, the bird will die.”

one of the pious people once said:
“ I have never made dua to Allah between asr and Maghreb on the day of Friday except that Allah answered it for me until I became shy”

{ it is such a critical time for us muslims to be united and have the atrocities that are happening to our brothers and sisters in Palestine and other places in the world serve as a wake up call to the reality of this world and what is to come. we act as one body and when one part hurts, we all feel it. seek knowledge, improve your prayers, beautify your character. we should strive to become better muslims to help our brothers and sisters.

so don’t forget them in your dua today and everyday. May Allah grant them ease and raise their ranks in this world and the next ❤️‍🩹

قال الرافعي في وحي القلم:‏"دموع المظلومين هي في أعينهم دموعٌ، ولكنّها في يد الله صواعق، يضرب بها الظالم." صـ ١/٤٤٩.

The tears of the oppressed, in their eyes are tears but in the hand of Allah (it is) lightening with which strikes the oppressor.

the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: if one of you wakes up physically healthy, feeling safe and secure within himself, it is as if he acquired the whole world.

— ibn majah

Some women were known to prolong their prayer at night. When asked why, one of them replied, "It beautifies the face and I love to beautify mine."

— Ibn al-Qayyim, Rawḍah al-muḥibbīn, p. 270

something to remember today when making dua 🤎

قال الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمهُ الله:

‏يوم الجمعة من الجمع، سمي بذلك ؛ لأن الله جمع فيه من الأمور الكونية والشرعية ما لم يجمعه في غيره، ففيه كمل خلق السموات والأرض وخلق آدم،وفيه تقوم الساعة فيبعث الناس،وفيه صلاة الجمعة واجتماع الناس عليها.

ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAwn – Allāh have mercy on him – said « There are three things that I like for myself and for my brothers: that the Muslim man looks to the Qurān; he learns it, recites it, ponders it and refers to it. second, that he looks to the narrations and the Sunnah; he asks about it and follows it with all his efforts. third, that he leaves alone all these people except when doing good. »
Al-Bukhāri, Al-Ṣaḥīḥ, no. 97

For Gaza…

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: “Giving charity on Friday with regard to the rest of the week is the best day to do so. This is similar to the superiority of giving charity during Ramadan with regards to the rest of the months.”

donate through a trustworthy organisation working in Palestine currently here👇🏽
🔗: https://www.muslimgiving.org/alansar-sisters-gaza?

كلما كان العبد حسن الظن بالله، حسن الرجاء له، صادق التوكل عليه، فإنَّ الله لا يخيب أمله فيه البتة، فإنه سبحانه لا يخيب أمل آمل، ولا يضيع عمل عامل... فإنه لا أشرح للصدر، ولا أوسع له بعد الإيمان من ثقته بالله ورجائه له، وحسن ظنه به.

مدارج السالكين، لابن القيم (١/ ٤٦٩)

the more a servant has good thoughts of Allah, a good hopefulness in Him, and a sincere trust in Him, then Allah will never disappoint him, for Allah Almighty never disappoints someone who has hope, nor wastes the deeds of someone who does good actions... for there is nothing clearer to the chest, nor more expansive to him after iman than his trust in Allah, his hope in Him, and his good thoughts of Him.

— madarij as-salikiin, by Ibn al-qayyim رحمه الله(1/469)

وقد قالوا: ‏من لم يصبر على ذُلِّ التعلُّمِ بقي عمره في عَمَايَةِ الجهالةِ، ومن صبَرَ عليهِ آلَ أمرُهُ إلى عِزِّ الآخرةٍ والدنيا، ومنهُ الأثرَ المشهورُ عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: ذَلَلتُ طالبًا فَعَزَزتُ مطلوباً.

وقد أحسن من قال:
من لم يذق طعمَ المَذَلَّةِ ساعةً،
قَطَعَ الزَّمانَ بِأَسْرِهِ مَذْلولاً

— التبيان في آداب حملة القران، صـ ٤٧

and they said: Whoever is not patient with the humiliation of learning, his life will remain in the protection of ignorance, and whoever is patient with it, his affairs will lead to the glory of the hereafter and this world.

« He who has not tasted humiliation for an hour (while seeking knowledge), has spent all of time humiliated »

— etiquette with the quran, p.47

The Prophet ʿalayhi al-salam said, "I would have loved to have met our brothers." Those with him asked, "Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?" No," he answered, "You are my companions but our brothers are those who have not yet been born."

They said, "Messenger of Allah, how will you be able to recognize those of your ummah who will be born after your death?" He said, "When someone has horses with blazes on their foreheads, and white lower legs, won’t he be able to recognize them amidst dark black horses?" "Of course," they said.

The Prophet ʿalayhi al-salam went on, "(Our brothers) will come on the Day of Resurrection with white faces and white lower legs (as a result of their faithful performance) of the wuḍūʾ."

— Muslim no. 249

لا تستوحش طرق الهدى لِقلَّةِ أهلها، ولا تغترَّنَّ بِكثرة الهالكين، ولا يضُرّك قِلَّةُ السّالِكِين
— الفُضيلِ بن عِياض (رضي الله عنه)

do not feel lonely in the path of guidance, and do not worry about how few are the people who follow it. beware of the paths of misguidance, and do not be deceived by the large numbers of those who doomed.

— al fudayl ibn iyad رضي الله عنه

‏" القلب إنما خُلق لأجل حب الله تعالى،
لا تُشتت قلبك في البحث عن حب وأمان وكمال عند غير الله فلن تجد، وسيبقى القلب يخذله البشر، وهم معذورون جميعا؛ لنقصهم وضعفهم وستبقى تتوجع بهم ، حتى تتيقن أن التعلق الحقيقي لا يصلح إلا لله وحده! ".

"مقتبس"

‘Among the means of eliminating, worry, grief and anxiety is being gracious towards creation, by words and all types of good acts. All of these are good and excellent in the sight of Allah, and by them Allah removes worries and anxieties from both the good and the evil — each in accordance with his level of being good to creation.

Furthermore, the portion of believer is more complete and perfect, as he als excels by the fact that his goodness is born out of his sincerity to Allah and seeking His reward’


— 8 steps to happiness, by shaykh nasir as-si’di رحمه الله