“The
Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs that The Prophet – Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Was
Salam – commanded us to hold onto with our molar teeth in his statement
“Cling
to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs, cling to it and hold
onto it with your molar teeth..”
{Abu Dawood: 4607 Declared Sahīh By Shaikh Albāni in Sahīhul Jāmi 2549}
Translated by Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis
Source: https://ah-sp.com/
Imām Al-Ājurrī said over 1000 years ago:
The most important asset of the
believer is his religion; he goes wherever it goes; he neither leaves it behind
nor entrusts it to men. And know, Allāh have mercy on you, that we are in a time
of many trials from many angles if a person does not have knowledge to escape
every fitnah that faces him, he will be destroyed.
Mukhtaṣar Farḍ Ṭalab Al-‘Ilm
Translated by Owais Al-Hashimi // SayingsoftheSalaf.net
31 January 2019, 6: 19 PM
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Hasan
al-Basrī (died 110H) was a great scholar
of the first Islamic century and there is no dispute regarding his credentials
and immense knowledge.
Ibn Saʿd relates: “A group of Muslims came to al-Hasan
al-Basrī seeking a verdict to rebel against al-Hajjāj [13] (a
tyrannical and despotic general). So they said, “O Abu Saʿīd! What
do you say about fighting this oppressor who has unlawfully spilt blood and
unlawfully taken wealth and has done this and done that?” So al-Hasan said, “I
hold that he should not
be fought. If this is a punishment from Allāh, then you will not be able to
remove it with your swords. If this is a trial from Allāh, then be patient
until Allāh’s judgement comes, and He is the best of judges.” So they left
al-Hasan, disagreed with him and rebelled against al-Hajjāj – so al-Hajjāj
killed them all. Al-Hasan used to say, “If the people had patience when they
are being tested by their unjust ruler, it will not be long before Allāh will
give them a way out. However, they always rush for their swords, so they are
left with their swords. By Allāh! Not even for a single day did they bring
about any good.” [14]
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[13] Hajjāj bin Yūsuf was responsible for widespread oppression and killing towards the end of the time of the Companions. He besieged Makkah and bombarded the Kaʿbah. He killed the Companion ʿAbdullāh bin Zubair and crucified him in Makkah. See as-Siyar of Adh-Dhahabī.
[14] Tabaqāt al-Kubrā (7/163-165)
Taken from: ABUKHADEEJAH.COM
THE COMPLAINT OF THE IGNORANT PERSON
[From
‘al-Fawaa·id (p.
114) of Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim –rahimahullaah]
“The ignorant person complains about Allaah to the people, and this is the limit
of ignorance of the One complained about and the one complained to; for if
he had known his Lord he would not have
complained concerning Him, and if knew the people he would not complain to them.
One of the Salaf saw a man complaining to another man about
his poverty and need, so he said: ‘O
person! By Allaah! You have not done anything more than complain about One Who
is Merciful to you, to one who is not merciful to you.’
In that regard it has been said:
‘If you make a complaint to the son of Aadam, then you are
only
complaining about the Merciful One to someone who is not
merciful.’
And the one who is truly aware complains to Allaah
alone; and the one who is the most
aware, from those who are truly aware, is the one who makes his complaints to
Allaah about himself, not about the people; so he is therefore complaining
about the reasons which cause the people to overwhelm him. So he is looking to His Saying –He the
Most High:
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ ۞
[Sooratush-Shooraa (42):30]
[[Meaning: And whatever misfortune befalls you, then it
is because of the sins that your hands have committed.]]
And His Saying:
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن
سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ ۞
[Sooratun-Nisaa · (4):79]
[[Meaning:
Whatever good reaches you, is from Allaah; but whatever evil befalls you, then
it is on account of yourself.]]
And
His Saying:
أَوَلَمَّا أَصَابَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ
أَنَّىٰ هَٰذَا ۖ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِكُمْ۞
[Soorah Aal 'Imraan (3): 165]
[[Meaning: Why is it that when a single disaster struck you,
even though you had struck the enemy
with one twice as great, you said: ‘From where is this?’ Say: ‘It is on account
of yourselves.’]]
So the levels are three: the lowest/most despicable of them
is that you complain about Allaah to His creation; and the highest of them is
that you complain about yourself to Him; and the middle one is that you
complain about His creation to Him.”
Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood ibn Ronald Burbank
Taken from: https://alitisaambissunnah.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/the-complaint-of-the-ignorant-person/
masjidussunnahaston.uk/
SalafiSounds.com
...
Upon
the authority of Ibn Mas’ood – Radhiyallahu Anhu – from the messenger who said:
” When it was the night that I
went upon the night journey I met Ibraaheem in the seventh heaven- who said to me: “Oh Muhammad! Convey my salaams
to your Ummah and inform them that the soil of Jannah is good and its water is
sweet and fresh and it is ‘Qee’aan’ (i.e. a beautiful open plain, perfect
for cultivating) and that it is cultivated with: ‘Subhaanallah’ and ‘Al
Hamdullillah’ and ‘Laa illaaha illallah’ and ‘Laa Haula Wa Laa Quwwata Ilaa
Billah’
(Collected by At Tabaraani in ‘Al Mu’jam al Kabeer’ and declared ‘Hasan’ by Shaikh Al Al baani in Saheehul Jaami’)
Translated by Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis (hafithahullaah)
Taken from: https://ah-sp.com/
The illustrious Imaam, Ahmad ibn
Hanbal (رحمه الله)
said,
“Beware of writing (i.e taking knowledge) from the people of desires
(innovation) – be it a little or much, upon you is (to take from) the people
of narrations and Sunnah.”
[Siyar ‘Alam An-Nubalā, vol 11. Pg.231]
Translated by Markaz Mu’aadh
10:32 PM – 16 Jun 2019
4:35 PM · Jan
7, 2018
AbuIdrees/status/949998022485856257/
Allâh (Glorified be He and free is He from all imperfections) said:
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ (22
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰ
أَبْصَارَهُمْ (23)
Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship? Such are they whom Allâh has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight. [Surah Muhammad 47:22-23]
Narrated
Jubair bin Mut’im رضي الله عنه
that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, “[القاطع ]
Al-Qâti’ (the person who severs the
bond of kinship) will not enter Paradise.”
(Sahīh Al-Bukhârī, Vol. 8, Hadīth No. 13).
SOURCE: Al-Hilâlī & Muhsin Khân Translation, Part 1 p.7(under footnotes), The Noble Qur’ân
AbuMaryamT/status/1337039643200659457/
SalafiSounds.com
5:21 PM · Dec 10, 2020
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said:
The complete happiness of a slave is founded upon two affairs:
[1] The strength of a slave’s [a
believer’s] desire for perfect knowledge and [sincere] intention: The strength
of his desire for perfect knowledge can only be achieved when he truly knows
the following [five] matters: 1. When a person
truly knows The One [i.e. Allaah] who brought the creation into existence
after it was non-existent; created everything and bestowed all blessings to the
creation. 2.When a person truly knows the true meanings of Allaah’s Names and
Attributes. 3.When a person truly knows the correct path leading to Allaah’s
[pleasure] and its end results. 4.When a person truly knows himself [or
herself]. 5.When a person truly knows the weaknesses and defects of his [or
her] soul. These [five] affairs bring
about perfection in one’s knowledge and the desire for it. The people with the
most knowledge and understanding are those with the most knowledge and
understanding regarding these five affairs.
[2]
The strength of the slave’s desire to perfect his [or her] actions: The
strength of the slave’s desire to perfect his [or her] deeds cannot be achieved
except by way of fulfilling the commandments of Allaah- performing them
sincerely, truthfully and purely for Allaah’s sake; acknowledges Allaah’s
blessings; bears witness to Allaah’s blessings and bears witness to one’s
shortcomings whilst seeking to fulfil Allaah’s commandments.
The person should know that he [or she]
cannot achieve perfection in knowledge and action without the Aid and
Assistance of Allaah because one is compelled in his [or her] need for guidance
to the straight path- the path to which the Creator [Allaah] has guided His
Awliyaa. The slave should ask Allaah for protection against leaving this path,
[which may occur] either by way of corruption in one’s knowledge- leading to
misguidance, or by way of corruption in his deeds- leading one to earn the
Anger of his Lord. These two affairs
have been gathered in Soorah Al-Faatihah.
[Source: An Excerpt from ‘Al-Fawaa-id’
page 21, 22. Slightly paraphrased]
Written by The Salafi Centre of Manchester on April 4, 2019
Shaykh
Zayd al-Madkhalī رحمه
الله))said:
“Verily, the Salaf al-Sālih, would reject the testimony of the people of innovation,
and they would warn others from sitting with them and from taking knowledge
from them because they call to evil.”
Al-Junnah,
page. 99
Translated
by Musa Shaleem Mohammed
Source: www.TROID.ORG
92. Invocation for fear of Shirk
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ
بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ.-٢٠٣
203.
Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika ‘an ‘ushrika bika wa ‘anaa ‘a’lamu, wa ‘astaghfiruka
limaa laa ‘a’lamu.
O Allāh,
I seek refuge in You lest I associate anything with You knowingly, and I seek
Your forgiveness for what I know not. [2]
[2]Ahmad 4/403. See also Al-Albāni, Sahihul-Jāmi’ As-Saghir
3/233 and Sahihut-Targhīb wat-Tarhīb 1/19.
SOURCE: Fortress of the Muslim, Invocations from the Qur’ān and Sunnah , Compiled by Sa’īd bin Wahf Al-Qahtāni رحمه الله, page. 195, DARUSSALAM.
Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه
الله:
“You
may find a man who is trustworthy in fulfilling the rights of Allāh, he prays, he gives zakah, he fasts, he performs hajj, he
remembers Allāh much, glorifies Allāh, however in regards to money (issues) he
is not trustworthy.”
٢/٤٧٣ شرح
رياض الصالحين
TRANSLATION
SOURCE: Markaz Muaadh Ibn Jabal Islamic Centre
28 February . 8:28 PM
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, “He will not
enter Jannah (Paradise) whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful
conduct.”
Narrated by Muslim
Translated by Masjid-Huda-Sheff
alhudamasjid.org.uk/
How to Deal With the Elderly Person Who
Does Not Pray or Commits Acts of Disobedience
Question to Shaykh Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr:
“How is the elderly person dealt with, if
he does not establish the prayer or if he commits some of the (acts) of
disobedience?
Answer:
We know from what has preceded (i.e. in
the lecture) that the elderly person has rights due to his old age; the rights
of the elderly, even if he is not a Muslim, then how about the one who abandons
the prayer completely?
This (person) is a disbeliever due to the
saying of the Messenger (‘alayhi salat wasallam): “the covenant between us and
them is the prayer, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved. “And the ahaadeeth
regarding this affair are many.
*[Note: Listener/Reader: The scholars
differ with regards to the affair of the person who abandons the Salaah out of
laziness, as to whether he is a disbeliever or not; so refer to the different
arguments of the scholars on the topic. See the arguments of Shaikh Uthaymeen,
Shaykh Bin Baaz, Shaykh Al-Albaanee (rahimahumullaah)]
However, regardless of this (i.e. this elder’s
abandonment of the prayer), the rights of the elderly remain; so he is shown
kindness and is dealt with in accordance with what such rights necessitates, in
winning over his heart, and with the hope that Allaah (Taabaraka Wata-Aalaa)
will guide him and return him to correctness, especially if he is a father or a near relative, then a
person should deal with him in the
worldly life with goodness and kindness. In this also is winning over his
heart, and perhaps Allaah (Subhaanahu wa ta’ala) will grant him guidance and
success.
And we did come across (i.e. in the
lecture) the saying of Allaah: “But if they (both) strive with you to make you
join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the
world kindly.” [Luqmaan: Ayah: 15].
He (Allaah) did not say: disrespect both
of them, or cut off the relationship (between you and them), rather He said: “but
behave with them in the world kindly.” So, (you) behave kindly even if he is a
disbeliever or polytheist; and even if he is caller to polytheism and
disbelief, the father is (still) treated with kindness, also the mother and the
close relative; so that this kindness becomes a means to winning over his heart
and to draw it close to the truth and goodness.
And if he is from the sinful believers,
then also he is to be dealt with in a good way and at the same time give him
advise with etiquettes, without raising oneself above him, arrogance or what is
similar to that; rather you you advise him with etiquettes, gentleness and wise
mannerisms, and perhaps Allaah (Tabaaraka-Wata-Aalaa) will bless him with guidance and bestow him steadfastness.
[Source: www.al-badr.net]
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The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said:
“It was ordered that a slave from the slaves of Allaah is
whipped in his grave one hundred lashes; so he kept begging and supplicating
until they were reduced to one lash; so he was whipped one lash, and his grave
became filled with fire all over him. When (the punishment) was lifted and he
awoke he said:
“What did you whip me for?”
They (angels) replied:
“Indeed you prayed one prayer without purification,
and you passed by someone who was oppressed and did not help him.”
[Reported by At-Tahawee in Mushkil
al-Aathar, as-Silsilah as-Saheeha, no. 2774]
TRANSLATION SOURCE: www.MarkazMuaadh.Com
12 November 2017 // 8:59 PM
Shaykh
Rabī ibn Hādī said:
No one learns courageousness. It is a gift (from Allāh).
Hence, the coward will be a coward even if you were
to give him every weapon.
Source:
Al-Majmū’ 7/15
Trans.
By Raha Batts
9
April 2019 // 11:34 AM
Loving
to Look at Impermissible Pictures is Shirk of Desire
Explained
by Shaykh Fawzan
بـسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Question:
Noble Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is loving to look at impermissible
pictures which appear on the cell phones and internet, and always desiring
this; considering as Shirk, in which the person is a slave to these pictures?
Shaykh
Fawzan: Yes. It is Shirk of desire. It is Shirk of desire because he craves
these pictures, thus they take hold of his heart, consequently he pursues them.
This is a type of minor Shirk.
Question:
The follow up question, may Allah preserve you, what is your advice with
regards to a successful remedy for the individual who has been tested with
this?
Shaykh
Fawzan: To stay far away from looking at these pictures, wherever they may be.
Stay far away from looking at them.
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّواْ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ
“Tell
the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things)”
(Soorah An-Nūr
24:30)
Therefore, he lowers his gaze and he does not look at these things.
إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ
عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا (٣٦)
“Verily, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned.” (Soorah Al-‘Isrā’ 17:36)
You
will be questioned about your sight (what you looked at) and your hearing and
your heart.
Translated
by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
Received
via e-mail on August 5, 2020 at 9:59 PM
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5 May 2019 // 1:05 PM
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What makes a poor
person rich, & a rich person poor?
“From the blessings
of Allah upon the servant is that he gives him contentment (fulfillment &
serenity, being in a state of peace) whether it be with his home, or his
clothes, or his (riding animal) vehicle, or his offspring…but if that contentment
is stripped from his heart then he is poor.”
(Sh.’Uthaymīn Explanation of Bulūgh ul-Marām: (5/272)
Note:
A poor person in poverty with very little to show for himself in terms of
possessions may be richer than the wealthiest of people due to Allah making him
content and at ease with whatever little he has been given…& the richest of
people may be in poverty due to that contentment being stripped from his heart.
Written &Translated by Ustadh Abu Muadh Taqweem
21 April 2019 // 10:31 PM GMT
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said,
“Ikhlaas is the path to salvation,
Islaam is the ship to safety & Eemaan is the seal of security”.
[Miftaah Daar As-Sa’aadah
1/74]
Translated by Masjid al Furqān – Stoke on Trent
Uthman Ibn Affan رَضِيِ الله عَنهُ reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“WHOEVER BUILDS A MOSQUE FOR ALLAH, ALLAH WILL BUILD FOR HIM A HOUSE LIKE IT IN PARADISE.”
[Sāhīh Al-Bukhārī, Sāhīh Muslim]
Translation source: markazbukhari.com