Indeed, in the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allâh and the Last Day, and remember Allâh much. (Sûrah 33. Al-Ahzâb - 21)

 

‘Aayesha said about the manners of the Prophet ﷺ: “He would not return an evil with an evil, but he forgave & pardoned.”

[Sahih Tirmidhi no. 2016]

TRANSLATION BY @MarkazMuaadh

1 December 2016 . 5:35 PM 

How to contemplate over the Qur’aan to attain benefit - by Imam Ibn Taymiyyah & Imam Uthaymeen

 

How to contemplate over the Qur’aan to attain benefit

Shaykh-ul—Islam ibnu Taymiyyah said:

“Whoever contemplates over the Qur’aan, seeking guidance from it will clearly recognize the true path.”

Shaykh ibnu Uthaymeen comments: A powerful statement in meaning. It contains two affairs (conditions); (1) contemplation and (2) seeking guidance. Therefore, “contemplation” is the action (required) and “seeking guidance” is the good (sincere, truthful) intention (required) and “will clearly recognize the true path” is the clause that expresses the result (of the two conditions being met).

Tafsir Surah Al-Qasas v. 1-3

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Allaah سبحانه وتعالى says: وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ Verily, the home of the hereafter is the true life if only they knew.”(29:64)

 

The illustrious scholar, Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله stated:

It was mentioned in an authentic hadeeth:

“This world is a prison for the believer and a Paradise for the disbeliever.”

(Saheeh Muslim no. 2956)

So this world for the believer is a prison, because he is waiting for that which comes after it of eternal bliss (i.e, Paradise), so it is as if he is in a prison compared to what is awaiting him. As for the disbeliever, then this world is his Paradise. That is because no matter what he finds in this life of hardship and distress, compared to the punishment of the grave and Hell-fire would be considered Paradise.

[Fath zi al-Jalālee al-Ikraam bi sharh Buloog al-Maram, vol. 5, pgs. 364-365]

Translated by www.markazmuaadh.com

27 March 2019, 5:50 AM GMT

Random Quote of the Day

 

Al-Hasan Al-Basri (rahimahullaah) said: “The night and the day have not ceased to lessen the life spans and bringing close the appointed times of death.”

[Jaami-ul Uloom Wal-Hikam: page: 400]

Translation source: masjidfurqan.co.uk

1 January 2019 – 11:52 AM GMT

Ibn Taymiyyah on Afflictions From People, Patience and Reward

 Ibn Taymiyyah on Afflictions From People, Patience and Reward 

لكن المصاب بمصيبة سماوية تصبر نفسه ما لا تصبر نفس من ظلمه الناس، فإن ذاك يستشعر أن الله هو الذي فعل به هذا، فتيأس نفسه من الدفع والمعاقبة وأخذ الثأر، بخلاف المظلوم الذي ظلمه الناس، فإن نفسه تستشعر أن ظالمه يمكن دفعه وعقوبته وأخذ ثأره منه، فالصبر على هذه المصيبة أفضل وأعظم كصبر يوسف صلوات الله عليه وسلامه ، وهذا يكون لأن صاحبه يعلم أن الله قدر ذلك فيصبر على ذلك ، ويكون أيضا لينال ثواب الكاظمين الغيظ والعافين عن الناس والله يحب المحسنين

However, the soul of the one afflicted by a heavenly affliction is able to show such patience that the soul of the one whom the people have wronged is not able to show. For ( the first person) perceives that Allaah is the one who did such a thing to him, hence, he renounces himself from repulsion (of that thing), punishing (others for it) and taking revenge. (This is) in opposition to the wronged person who has been wronged  by the people. For his soul feels that it is possible to repel, punish and seek revenge from his oppressor. But showing patience upon this (type of affliction) is more excellent and greater, just like the patience of Yusuf (salawaat and salaam be upon him). This is because a person (so afflicted) knows that (even though the affliction came to him through another person) it was Allaah who decreed that (upon him), hence he shows patience upon that (affliction). It is also because he may seek to acquire the reward of those who control their anger and overlook and pardon the people, and Allaah loves those who do good… (Majmu’ al-Fataawaa 17/26).

Translated by Ustadh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq

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… gratitude and gratefulness to Allaah for His bounties are often neglected by the creation due to inattentiveness and negligence. Combined: patience and gratitude are the amazing traits of a believer that raise him, and give him honour in this life and immense reward in the Hereafter. But how do we attain this high level?

Kindly listen to this beneficial lecture here:

SOURCE: https://www.salafisounds.com/patience-and-gratitude-by-abu-iyaad/

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Complete Arabic text below for the benefit of those who can read Arabic;

قال شيخ الإسلام رحمه الله: لكن المصاب بمصيبة سماوية تصبر نفسه ما لا تصبر نفس من ظلمه الناس، فإن ذاك يستشعر أن الله هو الذي فعل به هذا، فتيأس نفسه من الدفع والمعاقبة وأخذ الثأر، بخلاف المظلوم الذي ظلمه الناس، فإن نفسه تستشعر أن ظالمه يمكن دفعه وعقوبته وأخذ ثأره منه، فالصبر على هذه المصيبة أفضل وأعظم كصبر يوسف صلوات الله عليه وسلامه وهذا يكون لأن صاحبه يعلم أن الله قدر ذلك فيصبر على ذلك كالمصائب السماوية، ويكون أيضا لينال ثواب الكاظمين الغيظ والعافين عن الناس والله يحب المحسنين، وليسلم قلبه من الغل للناس، وكلا النوعين يشترك في أن صاحبه يستشعر أن ذلك بذنوبه، وهو مما يكفر الله به سيئاته ويستغفر ويتوب، وأيضا فيري أن ذلك الصبر واجب عليه، وأن الجزع مما يعاقب عليه. (مجموع الفتاوى/17 /ص26-27)

O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with, and be grateful to Allâh, if it is indeed He Whom you worship. (Surâh 2. Al-Baqarah: 172)

 

Narrated An-Nu’mân bin Bashīr رضي الله عنه : I heard Allâh’s Messenger  صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, “Both legal and illegal things are evident but in between them there are doubtful (unclear) things, and most of the people  have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves himself from these unclear things, he saves his religion and his honour. And whoever indulges in these unclear things is like a shepherd who grazes (his animals) near the Himâ (private pasture) of someone else, and at any moment he is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king has a Himâ and the Himâ of Allâh عز و جل on the earth is His illegal forbidden things. Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed), the whole body becomes good, but if it gets spoilt, the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.”

(Sahīh Al-Bukhârī, Vol. 1, Hadīth No. 49)

Al-Hilâlī & Muhsin Khân Translation, p.34, The Noble Qur’ân

Love Your Brother for the Sake of Allah

 

Imaam Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

“If you supplicate for your Muslim brother behind his back (in his absence) without him having requested it, this is a proof of your love for him & that you love good for him just as you love it for yourself.”

[Sharh Riyaad al-Saaliheen 4/20]

TRANSLATION SOURCE: MARKAZ MUAADH IBN JABAL ISLAMIC CENTRE

18 November 2017, 8:37 PM

Punishment In The Fire | Tafsir Ibn Kathir

“SURELY! THOSE WHO DISBELIEVED IN OUR AYAT WE SHALL BURN THEM IN FIRE. AS OFTEN AS THEIR SKINS ARE ROASTED THROUGH, WE SHALL CHANGE THEM FOR OTHER SKINS THAT THEY MAY TASTE THE PUNISHMENT. TRULY, ALLAH IS EVER MOST POWERFUL, ALL-WISE.” SURAH AN-NISA, AYAH 56

IBN ‘UMAR SAID

THAT A MAN RECITED THIS AYAH TO ‘UMAR SO HE SAID TO THE MAN: REPEAT IT TO ME, THEN LET KA’AB RECITE IT: SO KA’AB SAID:

O LEADER OF THE BELIEVERS I HAVE WITH ME THE EXPLANATION OF THIS AYAH, I READ THIS AYAH BEFORE (ACCEPTING) ISLAM.

SO ‘UMAR SAID: ‘GIVE IT O KA’AB, IF YOU BRING IT JUST AS YOU HAD HEARD IT FROM THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, WE WILL ACCEPT IT, AND IF NOT THEN WE WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT,

SO KA’AB SAID: ‘I READ BEFORE (ACCEPTING) ISLAM, AS SOON AS THEIR SKINS ARE ROASTED THROUGH WE WILL REPLACE THEM FOR NEW SKINS, IN A SINGLE HOUR 120 TIMES.

SO ‘UMAR SAID: ‘JUST LIKE THAT, I HEARD IT FROM THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH.

COLLECTED BY IBN KATHIR IN HIS TAFSIR

Translation source: OXFORDSALAFIDAWAH.COM 

11:34 PM - 28 Jul 2019 

Tremendous Overlooked Benefit of Dua’a

 

Tremendous Overlooked Benefit of Dua’a

Shaykh Uthaymeen said: Dua’a is worship which the person is rewarded for, each Dua’a is multiplied times ten, up to seven hundred times; if this was the only benefit of Dua’a it would suffice.

Explanation of Riyad as-Salihin volume 4 page 292

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee حفظه الله

Jābir about the Prophet ﷺ:

 

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Jābir about the Prophet ﷺ:

“His [periods of] silence were lengthy and he [only] laughed a little.”

[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmi’ (2/873 no. 4822)]

Translated by عبد الصمد بن خالد

Random Quote of the Day

 

MarkazMuaadh.com

11 June 2017|6:07 AM GMT     

                

Ibn Taymīyyah رحمه الله said:

“The greatest honour & nobility is to cling & be upon istiqaamah (upright upon the Religion).”

2/339 مدارج السالكين

From the Fruit [Benefits] of True Belief in Divine Decree

 

Al-‘Allaamah Rabee’ Bin Haadee Al-Madkhali – may Allaah preserve him – said:

So everything that Allaah has written for mankind from good and bad will definitely reach him and there is no escape from it.

 مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ الحديد: ٢٢-٣٢

[No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz), before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah. In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you. And Allaah likes not prideful boasters.] (1)

This is from the fruit of true belief in the decree (Qadr) of Allaah, that you do not rejoice (in a haughty manner) with what you have been given from blessings and good, and do not be arrogant and insolent.

And [also from the fruit of true belief in Qadr] is that you are not sad due to what has passed you by from the worldly enjoyments. This is because being sad does not benefit you. And you will not receive anything from these worldly enjoyments except what Allaah has written for you.

 So if this belief is firmly established in the soul of the believer, the intensity of these calamities (to the believer) become lessened, and (subsequently) he avoids the evil of haughtiness, insolence and rejoicing [in an arrogant manner] that might afflict one who doesn’t believe in the Qadr, and we seek Allaah’s refuge [from that].

 And the mention of this Ayah:

وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَلَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِهِ يونس: ١٠٧

[And if Allah touches you with hurt (calamity), there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour.] (2)

[This Ayah] means: that Allaah has decreed the good and the bad. So if harm befalls you, then no one can lift it except Him [Allaah]. So if He wants good for you [from blessings], even if all the people on earth come together they will not be able prevent that good from you. And the hadeeth of Ibn Abbas is in accordance with this Ayah (And know, that if all the Nation come together to benefit you with a thing, they will not be able to benefit you except with what Allaah has written for you. And if they come together to harm you with a thing, they will not be able to harm you except with what Allaah has written for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried). (3)

Al Majmoo’ – The Explanation of ‘Aqeedah of the Salaf (Volume 2: Page 216). Author: As-Saaboonee.

1. Soorah Al-Hadeed: verses 22-23

2. Soorah Yunus: verse 107

3. Tirmidhi, declared Saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani: Dhilaal al-Jannah vol.1 pg. 138)

Taken from the telegram channel of Al-Allaamah Rabee’ bin Haadee Al-Makhdali https://telegram.me/rabeenet

 Originally posted on Fevruary 26, 2018

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"...A rich man who does good deeds out of obedience to Allâh, and then Allâh sends him Satan..."

 

أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ لَهُ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَأَصَابَهُ الْكِبَرُ وَلَهُ ذُرِّيَّةٌ ضُعَفَاءُ فَأَصَابَهَا إِعْصَارٌ فِيهِ نَارٌ فَاحْتَرَقَتْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ (266)

266. Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-palms and vines, with rivers flowing underneath, and all kinds of fruits for him therein, while he is striken with old age, and his children are weak (not able to look after themselves), then it is struck with a fiery whirlwind, so that it is burnt? Thus does Allâh make clear His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses) to you that you may give thought^[1].

^[1](V. 2:266) ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said, “This is an example for a rich man who does good deeds out of obedience to Allâh, and then Allâh sends him Satan whereupon he commits sins till all his good deeds are lost.”(Sahīh Al-Bukhârī, Vol.6, Hadīth No. 62).

For Arabic please refer to https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/katheer/sura2-aya266.html

For English translation of the Ayah (266) & Hadīth  please refer to Translation of The Noble Qur’ān in the English Language by Dr. Muhammad Taqî-ud-Dîn al-Hilâlî and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khân, Sûrah 2. Al-Baqarah, Part 3 page. 60. Published by King Fahd Complex For The Printing Of The Holy Qur'ân, Madinah K.S.A

"The Isnaad is the Weapon of the Believer"

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Stated ‘Abdullaah Ibnul-Mubaarak (d. 181H) –rahimahullaah, “The isnaad (chain of narrators for hadeeth) is from the Religion.” And through another chain of narration he said, “According to me, the isnaad is from the Religion. If it were not for the isnaad, whoever wished  could have said whatever he said.” And he also said, “The example of the  one who studies his Religion without an isnaad is like  the one who attempts to ascend a roof without a ladder.”²⁷

Said Sufyaan ath-Thawree (d. 167H) – rahimahullaah, “The isnaad is the weapon of the Believer. So if he does not have a weapon  with him, what will he fight with.”²⁸

²⁷Sharaf Ashaabul-Hadeeth (1/15)

²⁸Sharaf Ashaabul-Hadeeth (1/15)

Selected from the Article ‘A Return to the Sunnah: https://www.troid.org/media/pdf/areturntothesunnah.pdf

The salaf hoped and feared regarding their deeds

The salaf hoped and feared regarding their deeds

Fadhāla رضي الله عنه: ( That a mustard seed of my deeds is accepted by Allāh is more beloved to me than the world and what it contains  because Allāh said: “Indeed, Allāh only accepts from the righteous”[5:27])

( Al-Maārif: 375)

Translation & title by: Uways At-Taweel (hafithahullaah)

12:36 PM · May 23, 2020 / @uwaysT

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Know Yourself & Prepare to Meet Your Lord | by Shaykh Saaleeh al-Fawzaan حفظه الله

Ponder! Why were you created? Ponder! To where are you travelling?

The one with intellect contemplates regarding his (current state), he contemplates regarding that which is approaching him, therefore he prepares for that which is in front of him.

The wordly life is a passing life and the Hereafter is an everlasting abode. The worldly life is the abode of action and the Hereafter is the abode of recompense.

Know your own reality! May Allah have mercy upon you.

Everyone must ponder regarding himself, what has he prepared for the meeting with Allah, The Glorified, The Most High.

(So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.) Al-Kahf: 110

SOURCE: https://salaficentre.tumblr.com/post/184803466157/know-yourself-prepare-to-meet-your-lord-shaykh 

Random Quote of the Day

 

Shaqeeq Al-Balkhee

“Whoever  complains about a calamity to other than Allaah will not taste the sweetness of obedience.”

(Siyaar 9/315)

TRANSLATION SOURCE: MarkazMuaadh.com

Fiqh | Benefit

Shaykh Fawzaan: If someone sees a Muslim praying incorrectly, deficiently, it is not permissible to remain quiet; rather, it is a must to teach that Muslim (*) and to correct the errors. [ش ب م]

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(*): TN:That’s if the onlooker has sufficient knowledge to teach.

Translated by Abu Adam Jameel Finch 

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@thefiqhcorner | 12:14 PM – 9 Feb 2019

No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfūz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allâh. (Sûrah 57. Al-Hadīd, Ayah 22)

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ (22)

22. No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfūz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allâh.^[1]

^[1] (V.57:22) Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنهما  : Once I was behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم  and he said: “O boy, I will teach you a few words:

(a) Be loyal and obedient to Allâh [worship Him (Alone)], remember Him always, obey His Orders. He will save you from every evil and will take care of you in all the spheres of life.

(b) Be loyal and obedient to Allâh, you will find Him near (in front of you) i.e. He will respond to your requests.

(c) If you ask, ask Allâh.

(d) If you seek help, seek help from Allâh.

(e) Know that if all the people get together in order to benefit you with something, they will not be able to benefit you in anything except what Allâh has decreed for you. And if they all get together in order to harm you with something, they will not be able to harm you in anything except what Allâh has decreed for you.

The pens have stopped writings [Divine (Allâh’s) Preordainments]. And (the ink over) the papers (Book of Decrees) have dried.” [This Hadīth quoted from Sahīh At-Tirmidhī]

For Arabic please refer to https://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/katheer/sura57-aya22.html

For English translation of the Ayah (22) & Tafsîr please refer to Translation of The Noble Qur’ān in the English Language by Dr. Muhammad Taqî-ud-Dîn al-Hilâlî and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khân, Sûrah 57. Al-Hadīd, Part 27 page. 745. Published by King Fahd Complex For The Printing Of The Holy Qur'ân, Madinah K.S.A