Imām Ibn Rajab رَحِمَهُ
اللهُ
said:
“Verily, man plants – with his speech and action – good deeds and bad deeds, and then, on the Day of Resurrection, he will harvest what he planted. So, whoever plants good speech and action will harvest dignity and honour. And whoever plants evil speech and action will harvest regret tomorrow.”
Jāmi’Al-‘Ulūm Wa Al-Ḥikam (2/147) | Tweeted By Shaykh ‘Abdullāh Al-Bukhari | Translated By RPubs Editorial
إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا .
35. Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allāh in Islām) men and women, the believers men and women (who believe in Islāmic Monotheism), the men and the women who are obedient (to Allāh), the men and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and women who are patient (in performing all the duties which Allāh has ordered and in abstaining from all that Allāh has forbidden), the men and the women who are humble (before their Lord- Allāh), the men and the women who give Sadaqāt (i.e. Zakāt, and alms), the men and the women who observe Saum (fast) the obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadān, and the optional Nawāfil fasting), the men and the women who guard their chastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the men and the women who remember Allāh much with their hearts and tongues – Allāh has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).
Souce: al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation, Noble Qur'ân, Surah Al-Ahzâb: 33 verse 35, Part 22, page. 567-568.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَخُونُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوا أَمَانَاتِكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ
27. O you who believe! Betray not Allāh and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amānāt (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allāh has ordained for you).
28. And
know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely
with Allāh is a mighty reward.
29. O
you who believe! If you obey and fear Allāh, He will grant you Furqān [(a criterion to
judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. a way for you to get out from
difficulty)], and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you; and Allāh is
the Owner of the Great Bounty.
Souce:
al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation, Noble Qur'ân, Sûrah 8. Al-Anfâl, Ayâh
27- 29, Part 9, page. 234
Shaykh
ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz bn Bāz رَحِمَهُ اللهُ said:
“Allāh
has commanded His slaves to fear Him.
And as a reward, He promised them the
easing of their affairs, relief from
afflictions, facilitation of sustenance, forgiveness of sins and the attainment
of paradise.”
Majmū’ Al-Fatāwá (2/146)
Translated by Ar-risaalah Publications / (RPubs
Editorial)
arrisaalahpubs.com
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ۞(51)
51. The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allāh and His Messenger, to judge between them , is that they say: “We hear and we obey”. And such are the successful.
52. And whosoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger, fears Allāh, and has Taqwā of Him, such are the successful
... Allāh tells us about the attributes of the believers who respond to Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ and who seek no other way apart from the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ.
Allāh says:
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ۞ (51)
The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allāh and His Messenger, to judge between them , is that they say: “We hear and we obey”.
Meaning,
to hear to obey. Allāh describes them as
having attained success, which is
achieving what one wants and being saved from what one fears. So Allāh says:
وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
And such are the successful
Concerning
the Āyah:
أَن يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا
they say: “We hear and we obey”.
Qatādah said: “We were told
that when ‘Ubādah bin As-Sāmit,
who had been present at Al-‘Aqabah and
at Badr, and was one of the leaders of the Anṣār, was dying, he said to his nephew Junādah bin Abi
Umayyah: ‘Shall I not tell you what you
must do and what is your due?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘You have to listen and
obey when times are easy and when they are hard, when you feel energetic and
when you do not want to, and when you feel selfish. You have to train your
tongue to speak the truth. Do not go against those who are in authority, unless they openly command you to commit
acts of disobedience to Allāh. Whenever you are commanded to do something that
goes against the Book of Allāh, then follow the Book of Allāh. “(1)*
Qatādah said: We were told that Abu Ad-Dardā’ said, “There is no Islām except through obedience to Allāh, and no goodness except in Jamā’ah. Sincerity is to Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ, and to the Khalīfah and all the believers.” He said: “And we were told that ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭab, may Allāh be pleased with him, used to say; ‘The bonds of Islām are Lā ilāha illallāh, establishing prayer, paying Zakāh and obeying those whom Allāh has given authority over the affairs of the Muslims.’” This was recorded by Ibn Abi Ḥātim.(2)*...
وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ
And whosoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger,
in what he is commanded with, and avoid what he is forbidden,
وَيَخْشَ اللَّهَ
fears Allāh, means, for his past sins,
وَيَتَّقْهِ
And has Taqwā of Him, regarding sins
he may commit in the future.
فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَائِزُونَ
Such are the successful. means, those who will attain all goodness and be saved from all evil in this world and the Hereafter.
*(1) Ibn Abi Ḥātim 8: 2623.
*(2) Ibn Abi Ḥātim 8: 2623, 2624
Selected from: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) Volume 7, Sūrah 24. An-Nūr (51- 52) (Part-18), page 107-111, Darussalam
Note: Edited 24/2/2024 @ 7:29 PM
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ
أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ
أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
97. Whoever works
righteousness - whether male or
female - while he (or she) is a true
believer (of Islāmic Monotheism) verily, to him
We will give a good life (in this world
with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them
certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e.
Paradise in the Hereafter).
Souce: al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation, Noble Qur'ân, Sûrah 16. An-Nahl, Ayâh 97, Part 14, page. 362
فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ
فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
“So whoever hopes for the Meeting with
his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as partner in the
worship of his Lord.”[18:110]
Shaykh
Saalih Al Fawzaan حَفِظَهُ الله وَرُعَاه said:
“This (ayah)
is a proof that just hope (in meeting Allaah and attaining paradise) alone is
not sufficient, it is a must that there is (righteous) action. As for you
hoping in Allaah however do not accompany it with (righteous ) deeds then you
have negated the reason (that will help you attain your meeting with Allaah).”
[Sharh
Usool ath-thalaatha p.137]
Translation
source: MarkazMuaadh.com
وَالَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ
9. And for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allāh and the other articles of Faith) and do righteous
good deeds, surely, We shall make them enter with (in the entrance of) the righteous (in Paradise).
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن
يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِذَا أُوذِيَ فِي اللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ النَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ
اللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَاءَ نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ
ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِي صُدُورِ الْعَالَمِينَ
10. Of mankind are some who say:
“We believe in Allāh.” But if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allāh ,
they consider the trial of mankind as Allāh’s punishment; and if victory comes
from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: “Verily, we were with you (helping
you).” Is not Allāh Best Aware of what is in the breasts of the ‘Ālamīn (mankind and jinn).
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ
11. Verily, Allāh knows those who
believe, and verily, He knows the hypocrites [i.e. Allāh will test the people
with good and hard days to discriminate the good from the wicked, although Allāh
knows all that before putting them to test].
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبِعُوا سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَايَاكُمْ وَمَا هُم بِحَامِلِينَ
مِنْ خَطَايَاهُم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
12. And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins.” Never will they bear anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars.
وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ
وَأَثْقَالًا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا
يَفْتَرُونَ
13. And verily, they shall bear
their own loads, and other loads besides their own; and verily, they shall be
questioned on the Day of Resurrection about that which they used to fabricate.
Souce: al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation,
Noble Qur'ân, Sûrah 29. Al-‘Ankabût, Ayâh 9-13, Part 20, page. 531-532.
The Prophet ﷺ:
“I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Jannah for he who avoids arguing even when he is
right, and in
the middle of Jannah for the one who avoids lying even when joking, and in
the highest reaches of Jannah for the
one who perfects his character.”
Abū Dāwūd, 4800
@AbuKhadeejahSP
Translation source: https://abukhadeejah.com
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
“Verily, for the pious, there will be a
success.”
(An-Naba’: 31)
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin رحمه الله
said:
“The pious are
those who fear Allāh’s punishment. And that is by performing Allāh’s commandments
and avoiding His prohibitions.”
Source: Tafsīr Juz’ ‘Amma p. 34 | Dār Ath-Thurayyā; 3rd Edition | Translator:RPubs
Editorial
Arrisaalahpubs.com
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The Physiological and Spiritual Affects of Sins on
The Body and Heart:
Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
Doctors of old said, “Whoever seeks to acquire
good health for the body should consume less amounts of food and drink. Whoever
seeks the well-being of his heart, let him abandon sin.”
Also, Thabit bin Qurrath said,
“The body’s well-being requires consuming less
food, the soul’s comfort is in committing less sins and the consolation of the
tongue is in uttering less speech.”
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said,
Sins are just like poison to the heart – if they
do not destroy it, they will weaken it. Then when the heart is weaker, it will
become less efficient in fighting disease.
The biggest of the heart’s ills occur by
satisfying its lusts and desires, while ignoring them constitutes its biggest
cure.
We should also mention that originally, ignorance
and injustice were created in the self (nafs). Because the self is ignorant, it
thinks that its cure is in the following its desire, although this path leads
it to its destruction and demise.
He
رحمه الله also said,
Four matters harden the face and rid
it of its youth and health:
Lying, rudeness, asking too many questions without
knowledge (or useful purpose) and sinning.
Four matters increase the youth of the
face:
Chivalry, faithfulness, generosity and fear of Allāh.
Four matters bring
about anger and hatred:
Arrogance, envy, lying and
spreading calumnies.
Four matters bring
sustenance:
Standing up in prayer at night,
seeking forgiveness (of Allāh) often at night, giving away in charity and remembering
Allah morning and evening.
Four matters prevent
sustenance:
Sleeping in the morning (after
fajr), not praying often, laziness and treachery.”
Reference: Ibn al-Qayyim, Healing
with the Medicine of the Prophet صلى
الله عليه وسلم (pp. 210-211 & 408). Darussalam, Kindle Edition.
Source: Hijama of The Prophet ﷺ
T.me/HijamaOTP
فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ
وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ.
50. So those who believe (in the
Oneness of Allāh
– Islāmic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them is forgiveness and Rizqun Karīm (generous provision, i.e. Paradise).
al-Hilâlî & Muhsin
Khân Translation , The Noble Qur'ân, Sūrah 22. Al-Hajj Ayah 50.
Ibn Al-Qayyim:
Sadaqah
has many benefits:
• It
repels the punishment of the grave.
• It
repels afflictions.
• It
extinguishes mistakes.
• Gladdens
the heart.
• Pushes
away Shaytaan.
A’dah
As-Saabireen pg. 304
Translated by https://markazbukhari.com/
The
Character of Seeking Forgiveness
Allaah
Ta’ala says:
وَيَا قَوْمِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا
رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا وَيَزِدْكُمْ
قُوَّةً إِلَىٰ قُوَّتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَوَلَّوْا مُجْرِمِينَ.
“And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah).” (Hood:52)
Al-Hafidh
Ibn Katheer -Rahimahullaah- said:
من اتصف بصفة الاستغفار يسر الله عليه رزقه وسهــل عليـه أمـره وحفظ عليه شأنه وقوته.
Whosoever
is characterised with seeking forgiveness, then Allaah makes his provision easy
for him, makes his matters easy for him and Allaah also protects his matters
and provisions.
Tafseer
Ibn Katheer 4/329
Translated
by Abbas Abu Yahya (may Allaah preserve him)
For
better viewing see original post here (Arabic &English)>> https://followingthesunnah.com/2021/05/27/the-character-of-seeking-forgiveness/
Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه
الله
said:
“Remembrance of Allāh
illuminates the heart, the face and the limbs. It is the light of the slave in his
worldly life, in the grave, and on the Day of Resurrection.”
al-Wābil
aṣ-Ṣayyib p. 135
Translated
by Ar-Risaalah Publications
https://arrisaalahpubs.com/
What should I do on the night of Laylatul Qadr?
1. Make the du’aa that
the Prophet ﷺ taught ‘Aaishah رضي الله عنها
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ
فَاعْفُ عَنِّي))
“O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning, You love to pardon, so
pardon me.”
2. Read Qur’aan (the
Prophet ﷺused
to study with Jibreel).
3. Pray Taraweeh or
night prayer (if you stand with the imam till
he finishes, then you have the reward of standing in prayer all night).
4. Engage in dhikr –
remembrance of Allaah.
5. Make general du’aa
for yourself, family, friends, Muslim Ummah, Muslim leaders and scholars etc.
If a Muslim does not ask Allaah or make du’aa He becomes angry.
6. Seek forgiveness
for your sins and repent from them
(istighfaar and tawbah). Allaah frees people
from the Fire every night of Ramadhaan.
7. Charity –Sadaqah
(Prophet ﷺ was most generous in Ramadhaan). This is the night that Allaah decrees your provisions for the whole year. Use your
wealth that Allaah blessed you with for good.
8. All types of good
deeds.
9. Seclude yourself
in the masjid – ‘itikaaf (can be even one hour, one night 10 days).
N.B The night
(islamically) start at sunset, Maghrib time, and finishes at dawn, Fajr time.
Selected points from
Abu Hakeem’s telelink to Jamaica on Laylatul Qadr
Taken from: Daily Quran Reading Channel
t.me/dailyQuraan Reading
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More on Laylatul Qadr:
https://hayaa0285.blogspot.com/2017/06/seeking-out-laylat-ul-qadr-and-way-to.html