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يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ “O man! What has made you careless concerning your Lord, the Most Generous?” [al-Infitār:6]

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If you are unhappy with Allah, how can you ask him to be happy with you?

Yahya ibn Mu’adh Source: Sifat al-Safwah (vol. 2, p. 293)

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Shayban said to Sufyan Al-Thawri,

“O Sufyan, count that which Allah has prevented from you as a gift to you;

since He has not prevented you out of stinginess but out of kindness.”

[Ibn Al-Jawzi’s ‘Sayid Al-Khatir’, 329]

Photo taken by Esas Khan

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Narrated ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (radhīAllāhu ‘anhu): Allāh’s Apostle (ﷺ) said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allāh will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allāh will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allāh will screen him on the Day of Resurrection.”

[Sahīh Bukhārī Vol. 3, Hadīth no. 622. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khān] (via pearlsofislam)

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اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ عِبَادِكَ القَلِيْلِ “O Allāh, Make us of Your ‘Few’ Servants!” —{رَوَى هَذَا الأَثَرَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ فِي المُصَنَّفِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بِنْ أَحْمَدَ بن حَنْبَلَ فِي الزُّهْدِ لِأَبِيْهِ، وَقَدْ نَقَلَهُ القُرْطُبِيُّ وَجَمْعٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ العِلْمِ.}— مَرَّ سَيِّدُنَا عُمَرَ بنَ الخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِرَجُلٍ فِيْ السُّوْقِ. فِإِذَا بِالرَّجُلِ يَدْعُوْا وَيَقُوْلُ: « اللهم اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ عِبَادِكَ القَلِيْلِ ... اللهم اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ عِبَادِكَ القَلِيْلِ » When 'Umar b. al-Khattāb radī Allāh 'anh was walking in the market, he passed by a man who was supplicating, “O Allāh, make us of Your ‘few’ servants! O Allāh make us of Your ‘few’ servants!” فَقَالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُنَا عُمَرَ: مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: إنَّ اللهَ يَقُوْلُ فِي كِتَابِهِ العَزِيْزِ: ﴿ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ﴾. فَبَكَى سَيِّدُنَا عُمَرَ وَقَالَ: كُلُّ النَّاسِ أَفْقَهُ مِنْكَ يَا عُمَرَ. So 'Umar said to him, “Where did you get this du'a from?” And the man said, “Allāh in His Book says: ‘And few of My servants are grateful.' (Qur'ān 34:13)” So ‘Umar wept and admonished himself, “The people are more knowledgeable than you, O 'Umar! إِذَا نَصَحْتَ أَحَداً بِتَرْكِ مَعْصِيَةٍ كَانَ رَدُهُ: « أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، لَسْتُ وَحْدِي! » وَﻟَﻮْ ﺑَﺤَﺜْﺖَ ﻋَﻦْ ﻛَﻠِﻤَﺔِ « أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ » فِي القُرْآنِ الكَرِيْمِ لَوَجَدْتَ بَعْدَهَا: ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴾ وَﻟَﻮْ ﺑَﺤَﺜْﺖَ ﻋَﻦْ ﻛَﻠِﻤَﺔِ « أَكْثَرَهُمْ » لَوَجَدْتَ بَعْدَهَا: ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴾ ﴿ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴾ ﴿ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴾ ﴿ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ ﴾ ﴿ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ ﴾ ﴿ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ ﴾ Sometimes when you advise someone to leave a sin, they respond with “But most people do it, it’s not just me!” But if you look for the words “most people” in the Qur'ān, you will find that most people “do not know” (7:187), “do not give thanks” (2:243) and “do not believe” (11:17). And if you look for “most of them”, you will find that most of them are “defiantly disobedient” (5:59), “ignorant” (6:111), “turning away” (21:24), “do not reason” (29:23), and “do not listen” (8:21). فَكُنْ أَنْتَ مِن القَلِيْلِ الَّذِي قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِيْهِمْ: ﴿ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ﴾ ﴿ وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ﴾ ﴿ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ﴾ ﴿ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الأَوَّلِينَ ۝ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ ﴾ So be of the “few”, whom Allāh says about them: ﴿ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ﴾ “And few of My servants are grateful.” (34:13) ﴿ وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ﴾ “But none had believed with him, except a few.” (11:40) ﴿ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ﴾ ﴿ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الأَوَّلِينَ ۝ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ ﴾ “In the Gardens of Pleasure, A [large] company of the former peoples, And a few of the later peoples.” (56:12-14) Therefore being among the majority or following with the majority doesn't mean that you are on the haqq or you are doing right people of haqq were always few even in yaumul Qiyāmah some prophets will come with few people like tens may Allāh show us the right path and don't be deceived by the name "majority" ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻢ – ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ : “ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺤﻖ ﻭﻻ‌ ﺗﺴﺘﻮﺣﺶ ﻟﻘﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺎلكين، ﻭﺇﻳﺎﻙ ﻭﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻃﻞ ﻭﻻ‌ ﺗﻐﺘﺮ ﺑﻜﺜﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﻟﻜﻴﻦ ” Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullāh) said, “Go on the path of truth and do not feel lonely because there are few who take that path, and beware of the path of falsehood and do not be deceived by the greatness of the perishers.” [Originally Translated by Jinān Yūsuf]

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❝Blessings arrive with gratitude [to Allāh], and gratitude is connected with more [blessings], and the two are tied together: more blessings from Allāh will never stop unless gratitude from the servant stops.❞ — Alī ibn Abī Tālib(رضى اللّه عنه) (Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Al-Shukr article 18)

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Allaah (The Most High) said: وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةً أَتَصْبِرُونَ And We have made some of you as a trial for others: will you have patience? [Soorah Al-Furqaan]

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Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said: This is universal amongst all the creation- they are put to trial by one another. Those whom the Messengers are sent to are a trial for the Messengers—in calling them to the truth, exercising patience in facing their harm and bearing the difficulty in conveying the Message of their Lord. And the Messengers are a trial for those whom they have been sent to, as to whether they will obey and aid them, and testify to the truth of that which they have been sent with; or whether they will disbelieve, reject and fight them.

The ignorant people are a trial for the scholars, as to whether they will teach and advise them, whilst exercising patience in teaching, advising, guiding them and been constant in that.

And the scholars are a trial for the ignorant people, as to whether they will obey them and follow their example.

The subjects are a trial for the kings and the kings are a trial for the subjects.

The poor people are a trial for the rich people and the rich people are a trial for the poor people.

The weak people are a trial for the strong people and the strong people are a trial for the weak people.

The leaders are put to trial by those who follow them and those who follow are put to trial by way of the leaders.

The slave master is put to trial by way of his slaves and the slaves are put to trial by way of the slave master.

A man is put to trial by way of his wife and his wife is put to trial by way of him.

The men are put to trial by way of women and women are put to trial by way of men.

The believers are put to trial by way of the disbelievers and the disbelievers are put to trial by way of the believers.

Those who enjoin good and forbid evil are put to trial by way of those whom they command good and forbid from evil, and those commanded with good and forbidden from evil are put to trial by way of those who command them with good and forbid them from evil…..

[Source: Ighaathatul Luhfaan: 2/170-172]

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Some Fawaaid

Al-Hasan Al-Basree رحمه الله said:

“Verily, a man commits a sin and never forgets it and he won’t cease to be afraid of it until he enters Paradise.”

[Az-Zuhd of Imaam Ahmad, Page: 338]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

No slave of Allah commits a sin except that a blessing from Allah is removed from him equal to that sin.

[Tareeq, Volume: 1, Page: 271]

Sufyaan Ibn ’Uyaynah (d.198H) رحمه الله said:

“He whose sin is due to desire, then have hope for him; and he whose sin is due to pride, then fear for him. Because Adam (alayhis-salaam) sinned due to desire, and he was forgiven; and Iblis sinned due to pride, and he was cursed.”

[Related by Imaam adh-Dhahabee in Siyar A’laamun-Nubalaa (8/471)]

Ibn al-Qayyim: Some of the Salaf said:

“I committed one sin and due to it, I was prevented from Qiyaam al-Layl one year”

[Tareeq, Page: 408]

Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه said:

“Indeed, I consider that the man forgets the knowledge which he knew he has because of the sin he commits”

[Az-Zuhd 1/129]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“If you sin it will create a defect in you that may never be removed.”

[al-Fawaa-id, Page: 340]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Enough as a punishment for sins is that it prevents you from worshipping Allaah, even if you wanted to.”

[ad-Daa’, Page: 87]

Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

“Sins make the face ugly.”

[‘Ajawaab as-Saheeh’ 4/306]

Imaam Ibn ul-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Sins are wounds and one wound may cause death.”

[al-Fawā’id, Page: 65]

Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Man almost forgets the knowledge he has gained because of the sins he has committed.”

[Al-Fawā’id Page: 248]

Ibn Taymiyyaah رحمه الله said:

“Sins cause harm & repentance removes the cause.”

[Majmoo-ul-Fataawaa, 10/255]

The Salaf used to say:

“Sins lead to kufr, kisses to intercourse, songs to Zina, a sight to falling in love, and a disease to death.”

[Ad-Da’, Page: 62]

E’sa Ibn Maryam said:

“Indeed whoever prays and fasts, but does not leave off sinning, then it is written that he is a liar.”

[Siyar 13/196]

Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Sins have many side effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.”

[Ad da, Page: 65]

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Express yourself clearly because... Insān ākhir Khudā nhn hota!!

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This is how we fill our days.....!!

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From Musab bin Saad from his father, he thought that he had an excellence above other than himself from the Companions of the Prophet -sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam- so the Prophet -sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

"Indeed Allaah will only aid this Ummah through its weak; by their supplication,...

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The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said,

“Allah said: ‘Verily, from amongst My slaves is he whose faith cannot be rectified except by being inflicted with poverty, and were I to enrich him, it would surely corrupt him. Verily, from amongst My slaves is he...

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Subhān-Allāh, al-Hakeem – al-Khabeer! ﷻ

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Abu Darda (radiAllaahu anhu) reported that Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radiAllaahu anhu) would grab hold of the hands of one or two Sahabah and say, “stand awhile with me so that we may renew our Imaan.” They would then talk about Allaah (Azza Wa Jal).

[Laalkaa’ee in his Sunnah] (via pearlsofislam)

Raḍī-Allāh 'anhum 'ajma'een!

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If life has overcome and exhausted you with its many hardships, worries, sorrows and trials, then acquaint yourself with the following two:

The first:

There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the transgressors.

al-Anbiyāʾ:87

This was the call of a...

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Ameen!

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اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُوراً، وَفِي لِسَانِي نُوراً، وَفِي سَمْعِي نُوراً، وَفِي بَصَرِي نُوراً، وَمِنْ فوقي نورا، و من تَحْتِِي نُوراً، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُوراً، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي نُوراً، وَمِن أَمَامِي نُوراً، وَمِنْ خَلْفِِي نُوراً، وَاجْعَلْ فِي نَفْسِي نُوراً، وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُوراً، وَعَظِّمْ لِي نُوراً، وِاجْعَلْ لِي نُوراً، وَاجْعَلْنِي نُوراً، اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي نُوراً، وَاجْعَلْ فِي عَصَبِي نُوراً، وَفِي لَحْمِي نُوراً، وَفِي دَمِي نُوراً، وَفِي شَعْرِي نُوراً، وَفِي بَشَرِي نُوراً،” [“اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُوراً فِي قَبْرِي.. وَنُوراً فِي عِظَامِي”] [“وَزِدْنِي نُوراً، وَزِدْنِي نُوراً، وَزِدْنِي نُوراً”] [“وَهَبْ لِي نُوراً عَلَى نُورٍ”].

Allāhummaj’al fi qalbi nuran, wa fi lisani nuran, wa fi sam’i nuran, wa fi baṣari nuran, wa min fawqi nuran, wa min tahti nuran, wa ‘an yamini nuran, wa ‘an shimali nuran, wa min “amami nuran, wa min khalfi nuran, waj’alfi nafsi nuran, wa “a’zim li nuran, wa ‘azzim li nuran, wajj’al li nuran, wajj’alni nuran, Allāhumma “a’tini nuran, waj’al fi ‘aṣabi nuran, wafi lahmi nuran, wafi dami nuran, wa fi sha’ri nuran, wa fi bashari nuran. [Allāhummaj’al li nuran fi qabri wa nuran fi ‘izami.] [Wa zidni nuran, wa zidni nuran, wa zidni nuran.][Wa hab li nuran ‘ala nur.]

O Allāh, place light in my heart, and on my tongue light, and in my ears light and in my sight light, and above me light, and below me light, and to my right light, and to my left light, and before me light and behind me light. Place in my soul light. Magnify for me light, and amplify for me light. Make for me light and make me a light. O Allāh, grant me light, and place light in my nerves, and in my body light and in my blood light and in my hair light and in my skin light.(1) [O Allāh, make for me a light in my grave… and a light in my bones.](At-Tirmidhi 5/483 (Hadith no. 3419).) [Increase me in light, increase me in light, increase me in light .](Al-Bukhari in Al-‘Adab Al-Mufrad (Hadith no. 695), p. 258. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Al-‘Adab Al-Mufrad(no. 536).) [Grant me light upon light.] (Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/118.). (1) Up to this point was reported by Al-Bukhari 11 / 116 (Hadith no. 6316) and by Muslim 1/526, 529-530 (Hadith no. 763).

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❝And does the one who confides in his Lord despair?! Tell your sorrows my Lord is Karīm. Tell the one overcome by his lapses: The Lord of the Universe is undoubtedly Ghaffārun Raḥīm.❞ Most Generous; Perpetually Forgiving; Especially Merciful.

— Perhaps my ultimate favourite verses of poetry ever, penned by Dr. Moḥammed Moqren, translated by yours truly. (via quranicreflections)

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Ever waited for something to happen? Something totally out of your control so that you are left without a choice and are forced to wait?

Something so incredibly valuable that you are absolutely terrified that it just might not happen. And that fear – will it, will it not – is eating you away...

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Rabbanā Lā tajj'alnā ma'al qawm az-Zālimeen!