March 2011
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'If I am afflicted with a calamity, I praise Allah...
- Shurayh, Allah have mercy on him. Al-Dhahabee, Siyar A’lam Al-Nubala`, in his biography of Shurayh al-Qadi.
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Goodness is not in your wealth and offspring being plentiful; true goodness is when your [good] deeds are plenty and you have great understanding and forbearance, and when you compete to worship your Lord. If you do good you praise Allah and thank Him, and if you sin you beg Allah’s forgiveness. There is no good in this life except with two types of men: A man who sins but then corrects himself...
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A man once asked Abu Al-Dardaa’ – Allah be pleased with him – for advice. He said:
Remember Allah in good times and He will mention you in hard times. When you remember those who have passed away, consider yourself like one of them. And when you think of involving yourself in some worldly matter, consider first what it will lead to in the end.
Al-Dhahabee in Siyar A’lam Al-Nubala’, under the...
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And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment...
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Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) - rahimahullaah - said:
“When some people asked Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal that they felt uneasy about criticizing people, he replied: “If I were to remain silent, how would the ignorant masses know the truth from falsehood?”
Those who introduce heretical writings which oppose the Qur’aan and the Sunnah and those who innovate in matters of worship, then it is...
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إِنَّ هَذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ
Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islâmic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone). (Al-Anbiya 21:92)
وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves. (And) they all shall return to...
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If you fear becoming deluded and impressed by your deeds then remember whose pleasure you are seeking, and the joy (Paradise) in which you want to be, and what punishment you fear. Whoever thinks about these things will diminish his deeds.
Imam as-Shafi’ee. Al-Dhahabi, Siyar A’lam Al-Nubala` 10:42.
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On the authority of Anas ibn Maalik, radhi allaahu anhu, who said: The Messenger of Allaah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, used to say:
Allaahumma fa’nee bi-maa ‘allam-ta-nee wa ‘allim-nee maa yanfa’u-nee war zuq-nee ‘ilman yanfa’u-nee.
“Oh Allaah, benefit me by that which you have taught me, teach me that which will benefit me, and provide me with knowledge...
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Assalamu ‘alaykum everyone,
Imaam Abu Haneefah (d.150H) - rahimahullaah – said,
‘If a hadeeth is found to be authentic, then that is my madhhab.’ Related by Ibn ’Aabideen in al-Haashiyah (1/63) and also in Rasmul-Muftee (1/4)
Imaam Maalik (d.179H) – rahimahullaah – said,
‘Indeed I am only a man. I am sometimes mistaken and at other times correct; so look into my opinions. All that agrees...
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An Advice from Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullah)
Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) once wrote to one of his Muslim brothers:
May Allaah, with His Mercy, protect both me and you from the Hellfire. I advise both you and myself to fear Allaah. And I warn you not to turn to ignorance after you have learned, not to turn to destruction after you have seen and recognized the truth, and not to leave...
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Imaam Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah said:
Beware of your soul, for no misfortune has befallen you except because of it, so do not ever be reconciled with it. By Allaah! Its honour is derived from its submission (to Allaah), its dignity is derived from its subservience, its reform is derived from its breakdown, its comfort is derived from its harship, its security is derived from its fear (of...
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Yahyaa ibn Khaalid (may Allah have mercy on him) said لَا تُرَدَّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ جَوَاباً حَتَى تَفْهَمُ كَلَامَهُ Do not respond to anyone until you have understood their words فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَصْرِ فُكَ عَنْ جَوَابِ كَلَامِهِ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ وَ يُؤَكِّدُ اَلجَهْلَ عَلَيْكَ For that will cause you to respond to what they have not said, and thus confirm your own ignorance وَ لَكِنِ اَفْهَمْ عَنْهُ،...
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The Reality of Sufism - Shaykh Saleh as-Saleh,...
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“The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!
Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshiper, and his transgressions, he does not consider anything...
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We laugh and yet – who knows? – perhaps Allah has looked at some of our works and said: “I will not accept anything from you.” Woe to you, son of Adam! Can you fight Allah? Whoever disobeys Allah is fighting Him. By Allah! I have met seventy veterans of Badr. Most of their garments were wool. Had you seen them you would have said they are crazy, and had they seen the best among you they would have...
February 2011
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Ibn Mas’ud - radiallahu ’anhu said:
Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam drew a line for us and then said:
“This is Allah’s Path.” Then he drew lines to its right and its left, and said: “These are differing paths, upon each of them there is a shaytan (devil) calling to it.” Then he recited:
“And verily this is My Path, so follow it, and do not follow other paths for they will...
