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| a ThOuGhT   Status: Offline Posts: 5,481 Reputation: 18878 Rep Power: 50   Join Date: May 2005 Location: iN ThOuGhTs Way of Life: Muslim |  Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -
06-10-2008
 Passage to Paradise!  Abu Umaamah (radhi-yallaahu 'anhu) said: O Messenger of Allaah tell me of an action by which I may enter Paradise? He (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) said: Take to fasting, there is nothing like it. an-Nasaa.ee - Volume 4, Page 165, Ibn Hibbaan - Page 232, al-Haakim - Volume 1, Page 421  Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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| iwannagetmarried.com   Status: Offline Posts: 6,797 Reputation: 49319 Rep Power: 90 Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender:  Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -
06-11-2008
 ‘Uthmaan ibn 'Affan (رضي الله عنه) said in a Khutbah one day: “Oh people! Fear Allaah, for the fear of Allaah is a treasure. The smartest of the people is the one who checks on himself and strives for that which comes after death, strives to acquire some of the light of Allaah for his grave, and fears lest Allaah raise him blind when he had sight (in this world).”Saheeh at-Tawtheeq: 107 هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟ Is there any reward for good other than good? [ar-Rahman: 60] "However, keep in mind that you must instruct the people with kindness and mercy. Don’t take this answer and shove it in their faces. Be kind, gentle and patient." - Imam Suhaib Webb, advising after giving an answer.  O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that wherein they differ. Guide me with regard to that wherein there is dispute concerning the truth by Your leave, for You guide whomsoever You will to the straight path. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others. |
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| ummAbdillah   Status: Offline Posts: 1,982 Reputation: 8932 Rep Power: 34 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dunya Gender:  Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -
06-12-2008
Al-Hasan (al-Basrî) said,
__________________"The believer is like a stranger. He does not become worried due to being insignificant in it (this life), and he does not compete for honor in it. His condition is one and the people are in another condition. Whenever Allâh created آdam ('Alayhis Salâm), He made him and his wife reside in Paradise. Then he was put out of it, yet was promised to return to it, he and the righteous ones among his offspring. So the believer is always longing for his first homeland..." source "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. 3:8 |
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| a ThOuGhT Status: Offline Posts: 5,481 Reputation: 18878 Rep Power: 50 Join Date: May 2005 Location: iN ThOuGhTs Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -
06-14-2008
Entering into conversations There are four types of people in this world who enter a conversation/ discussion: 1. One who knows not, and himself knows he knows not, is a student. Teach that person. 2. One who knows, and others know he knows, is a teacher. Learn from that person. 3. One who knows, and himself knows not that he knows, is humble. Encourage him. 4. One who knows not, and himself knows not that he knows not, is stupid. Avoid that person. * In any dialogue keep these in mind, and you shall be guided to productive discourses. Imam Shafie . Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-15-2008
All humans are dead except those who have knowledge!! “All humans are dead except those who have knowledge ... And all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds ... And those who do good are deceived, except those who are sincere ... And those who are sincere are always in a state of worry” (Imam Shafi’) Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-17-2008
- Companion of the dead - Said `Ubaid bin `Umayr al-Laythi 'Not a single man dies without being called by the pit in which he is buried, which declares, "I am the house of gloom, and of loneliness and solitude! If you were obedient to God during your lifetime then today I shall be a source of mercy for you, but if you were rebellious then I am an act of vengence against you. The obedient who enter me shall come forth joyful, while the rebellious who enter me shall emerge in ruin".' Said Yazid al-Ruqashi 'I have heard it said that when the deceased is set in his tomb his works amass around him and are given to speak by God, so that they say, "O bondsman, alone in his pit! Your family and friends are now separated from you, so that today we are your sole companions".' (The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife, Imam Al-Ghazali (rh) . Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-18-2008
- Five pieces of advice - 'Akrama bin Khalid narrated that 'Ali bin Abi Talib(RA) once said: "Learn five things from me, although, even if you were to ride on the speediest racing camels to attain them, your camels will fall exhausted before you can ever arrive at fully accomplishing them; 1) Let a servant implore no one beside his Lord; 2) let a servant fear nothing greater than the consequences of his own sin; 3) let an unlearned person not shy to inquire about what he does not understand; and finally, 4) let no scholar, when asked about something he does not know, shy to say, 'I do not know the answer to that question, surely Allah knows best.' 5) You also must know that patience to one's faith is like the head in relationship to one's body." (Hilyatul Awliyaa, Imam Al-Asafahaani (rh)) Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-20-2008
- The blessing of time - Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, “Every day the sun rises it calls upon us, “Oh people! I am a new day; I am an observer of your actions. Take advantage of me for I will not return until the Day of Judgment.” “Oh, son of Adam you are nothing but a few breaths. Once one breath goes out, part of you goes with it. In the same way that part of you has gone, soon all of you will go.” Ibn Al-Qayyim said, “Every gulp of air that goes out in a cause other than the cause of Allah (SWT) will turn to sorrow and regret on the Day of Judgment.” He also said, “A sign that Allah (SWT) despises you is when you find yourself wasting your time with trivial matters; in this way you miss your chance of going to heaven. And a sign that Allah (SWT) likes you is when you find yourself fulfilling more duties than you have time for.” A saying goes, ‘The devil makes work for idle thumbs.’ If you want to know whether Allah (SWT) is pleased with you, then think: Are you busy or idle? Al-Muhasiby said, “I wish that time could be acquired with money. If so I would buy time from wasteful and ungrateful people so that I could spend it serving Allah (SWT).” Ibn Masoud said, “I never regretted anything except a day that passed by without having increased my deeds.” . Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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| ummAbdillah Status: Offline Posts: 1,982 Reputation: 8932 Rep Power: 34 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dunya Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -
06-20-2008
Ibn Mas`ud used to say, "Doing a little of the Sunna is better than striving hard in innovation."
__________________source "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. 3:8 |
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06-20-2008
Imaam ad-dahabee (d.748h) rahemahullah said: it is authentically reported from ad-daaraqutnee that nothing is more despised to me than ‘irnul-kalaam (innovated speech and rehetorics). I say: no one should ever go into ‘irnul-kalaam, nor argumentation. Rather he should be a salafee (follower of the salaf). [siyar 16/457]
__________________"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. 3:8 |
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06-20-2008
- Unparalleled justice - A man from the Copts came to Umar ibn al-Khattab(RA) in Al-Madinah, and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! I seek refuge in you from oppression." Omar replied, "You have sought refuge where it is to be sought." The Egyptian said, "I was racing the son of `Amr ibn al-`Aas(RA), and defeated him. Then he began to beat me with a whip saying: I am the Son of Nobles!" So Umar wrote to `Amr commanding him to appear before him with his son. So they appeared before him. Umar inquired, "Where is the Egyptian? He is to take the whip and beat him!" Then the Egyptian began to beat the son of `Amr with the whip as `Umar said to him, "Beat the Son of Nobles!" Anas said, "So he beat him. I swear by Allah, as he was beating him we pitied his wailing. He did not desist until we stopped him." Then Umar said to the Egyptian, "Now beat the whip upon `Amr's bald head!" He replied, "O Commander of the Faithful! For it was his son who beat me, and I have evened the score with him." Upon this Umar said to `Amr, "Since when do you enslave the people when their mothers bore them as free men?" He said, "O Commander of the Faithful! I was unaware of this, and he did not come to me (for justice)." Reference: Seerah Omar ibn al-Khattab, Ibn Abdi-l Hakam; Kanzu-l `Ummaal, al-Hindi; Rabee`u-l Abraar, al-Zamakhshari Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-21-2008
- The role of the mind - A man came to Iyas Ibn Mu'awiyah, a Muslim judge famous for his wisdom, and the following conversation took place between them: Man: What is the Islamic ruling regarding wine? Judge: It is Haram (Forbidden). Man: How about water? Judge: It is Halal (Permissible). Man: How about dates and grapes? Judge: They are Halal. Man: Why is it that all these ingredients are Halal, and yet when you combine them, they become Haram? The Judge looked at the man and said: If I hit you with this handful of dirt, do you think it would hurt you? Man:It would not. Judge: How about if I hit you with this handful of straw? Man: It would not hurt me. Judge: How about a handful of water? Man: It surely would not hurt me. Judge: How about if I mix them, and let them dry to become a brick, and then hit you with it, would it hurt you? Man: It would hurt me and might even kill me! Judge: The same reasoning applies to what you asked me!! . Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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06-23-2008
- Four types of Oceans - There are four types of oceans: The ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life and the grave is the ocean of distress. [Umar (RA)] "You who commit a sin, do not feel secure about the results, for what goes along with the sin is more serious than the sin itself. Your lack of shame before the angels, who witness you when you commit the sin, is more serious than the sin itself. Your laughter when you sin, as you forget the punishment of Allah is more serious than the sin itself. Your delight if you get a chance to sin, is more serious than the sin itself. Even your disappointment, if you miss a chance to sin is more serious than the sin itself." Our Righteous Predecessors were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect would be forgiven. [Hasan al Basri (rh)] O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity [Ibn al-Qayyim] Say (O Muhammad): ‘Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh alone, the Lord of all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims |
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