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Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on the hadeeth: “Concerning the phrase ‘Souls are like conscripted soldiers…’ al-Khattaabi said: ‘This may refer to their similarity as regards good or evil, righteousness or corruption. Good people are inclined towards other good people, and evil people are similarly inclined towards other evil people. Souls feel affinity with others according to the nature in which they were created, good or evil. If souls’ natures are similar, they will get along, otherwise they will not be on good terms with one another. It could be that what is being referred to is the beginning of creation in the realm of the unseen when, it is reported, souls were created before bodies, and used to meet one another and express their pessimism about the future. When souls have entered bodies (come to the physical realm) they may recognize one another from the past, and may be on friendly terms or otherwise based on that past experience.”

Al-Nawawi said: “With regard to the words of the Prophet ﷺ, ‘Souls are like conscripted soldiers; those whom they recognize, they get along with, and those whom they do not recognize, they will not get along with’, the scholars said that the meaning is groups gathered together, or different types. As for them getting along, this happens because of something in common between them that Allaah has created. It was said that they are similar attributes that Allaah has created in them, or that they were created in a group and then dispersed in their bodies, so people who have similar characteristics will like one another, and those who do not have similar characteristics will not like one another.

Al-Khattaabi and others said: this getting along with one another has to do with what Allaah decreed from the outset about the ultimate destiny of souls, whether they will be among the blessed [in Paradise] or the doomed [in Hell]. Souls are of two opposing kinds, and when they meet in this physical world, they will either love or hate one another depending on the way they were created. Good souls will be inclined towards other good souls, and evil souls will be inclined towards other evil souls.

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On souls..

kushandwizdom

"I know everything I'm experiencing is teaching me something. Instead of stressing out about it, I look for the lesson and get better."

- Unknown

Dearest boss

Memory

You could be having a normal conversation with someone when suddenly it hits you, something you said or something they said brings back a flush of memories, coming alive before your very eyes, and you remember the smiles, and how their smiles made you smile and you were the happiest you'd ever been. And suddenly that gulp of tea you’re drinking doesn't want to go down your throat, your eyes start to swell and there are cracks in every word you say next.

You wonder what happened. How do you have this knowledge, this experience, this memory of happiness but no longer have the source in your life? And you think of where that source is now, and you ask again, how did this happen?

You wipe your tears and a few minutes later you're back to reality. A reality without the source. And those memories go back into that dusty room of your memory that you try so hard to keep locked so that your life can go on, in some sort of peace.

This is who I wanted to be when I grew up.

thelovejournals

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.

Jonathan Carroll