Some Words Of Wisdom...

[Abu Fauzi]

As-Salaam alaikum,
It is my pleasure to share with you the following words of wisdom, coming from prominent Sheikhs in the world of Islam.... for our perusal and use in everyday life. Here we go:--

(1) "Sadness departs with a sajda. Happiness comes with a sincere Du'a. Allah does not forget
the good you do. Nor does He forget the good you did to others and the pain you relieved
from them. Nor will He forget the eye which was about to cry but you made it laugh. Live
your life with this principle: 'Be good even if you don't receive good, not because of others
sake but because Allah loves those who do good.'-- Imam Ibn al-Qayyim.

(2) "A person is not a sincere repenter as long as there is no remorse in his heart, no Instighfar on
his tongue, and as long as he does not abandon sins, and as long as he does not strive in Ibaadat.
Only then will he be a sincere repenter."-- Sheikh Ahmad Hawaari.

(3) "Happy is he who wakes up in the morning and Ibaadat is his occupation, solitude is his abode,
the Aakhirat is his focus, death is his concern and with Taubah he hopes for the Mercy of
Allah."-- Sheikh Mansur Ammar.

(4) "The balm for the heart is in: Companionship with the Saliheen; Tilaawat of the Qur'an abundantly;
an empty stomach; Sallat during the night (Tahajjud) and Weeping in the late hours of the night as
a result of Khauf."--Sheikh Ahmad Ibn Aasim al-Antaaki.

[Sakina'141]

:wa:

MashaAllah beautiful quotes.

Thank you and JazakAllah khair for sharing with us. May Allah make us amongst the good-doers and sincere repenters, Ameen.

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Beautiful words.......!

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Respected Mufti Saheb

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh

I recall my previous sins and feel much remorse over them. Please advise me whether it is in order to recall one’s sins in this manner.

Summary of Reply:

Bismihi Ta'ala

Respected Brother / Sister

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh

It is not sufficient to merely remember one’s sins in this manner. Sometimes recalling the previous sins itself very subtly incites the person to commit the same sin again. May Allah Ta’ala save us all. It is therefore necessary to instead visualize the Day of Qiyamah when an account of one’s deeds will be taken in front of all mankind. How utterly disgraced would one be! Every deed committed would be clearly recorded on one’s book of deeds. Moreover, one would be made to personally read out his book of deeds. In this world we feel greatly embarrassed if what we had done secretly is exposed. One should therefore consider how terribly embarrassing it will be to personally read out one’s sins in front of Allah Ta’ala. Hence if anyone wants to be saved from this unimaginable disgrace, it is essential that the sins are washed off from the book of deeds. The tears of regret and remorse in solitude is the water that washes off the sins from the book of deeds. May Allah Ta’ala grant us such tears of regret that washes off our sins from our books of deeds.

Hence merely recalling one’s sins is not sufficient. One must firmly visualize the Day of Qiyamah to gain the desired effect

(Tarbiyatut Taalibeen, pg.122).

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Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Husayn Ahmad Madani (may Allah shower His mercy upon him) advised:

‘‘Loving thedinand people ofdinis a great thing. However, to focus on the faults of others whilst not assessing one’s own faults is incorrect.’’

Malfuzat Hadrat Madani,p.76 (Delhi: Dar al-Isha‘at, July 1998 ed.) by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan Barah Bankwi

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Once, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi alaihi) mentioned that a well-known proverb in the Arabic language is:

“Live like brothers but deal like strangers”

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi alaihi) thereafter explained:

There are many advantages and benefits through one adopting clarity and system in one’s dealings. Whether one takes a loan, gives a loan or settles an outstanding debt, in all cases one should ensure that one reduces it in writing and keeps a record of the transaction. In this way, one will save oneself from inconvenience or incurring any loss.

For example, when one hires the services of the washer-man (laundromat), then he should ensure that he asks for a receipt as a proof of the transaction. In doing so, one benefit is that in the event of the clothes being misplaced by the washer-man (laundromat), the washer-man will not be able to deny that you gave your clothes to him, as you have proof of the transaction. Another benefit which one receives is that even if one loses the receipt, since one had taken a receipt from the washer-man, the washer-man will remain constantly aware and conscious that he had given you a receipt for your clothes. Hence, he will ensure that he returns your clothes to you.

These beautiful teachings of Shari’ah (i.e. recording the transaction, business dealings, etc.) that we have received are all favours and bounties upon us from Allah Ta’ala. Hence, Allah Ta’ala mentions these among His favours in the following verses of the Qur’aan Majeed:

اقرَأ بِاسمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾ خَلَقَ الإِنسـٰنَ مِن عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾اقرَأ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكرَمُ ﴿٣﴾ الَّذى عَلَّمَ بِالقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾ عَلَّمَ الإِنسـٰنَ ما لَم يَعلَم ﴿٥﴾

Recite in the name of your Lord and Cherisher who created (man). He created man from a (mere) clot of congealed blood. Recite and your Lord is most bountiful. He who taught (the use of) the pen. He taught man that which he did not know.

وَأَنزَلنا مَعَهُمُ الكِتـٰبَ وَالميزانَ لِيَقومَ النّاسُ بِالقِسطِ

and We sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of determining Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice.

(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 10/ 62)

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Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned:

One should not pursue those things that are impossible or normally don’t happen. For example, one of us desires to become the king of Saudi Arabia. Although it is possible but it normally does not happen. Such a person will always remain in agony. One should desire those things that are possible and manageable for him.
Similarly, one should not waste his time in grieving over the injustice and abuse that were done to him in the past. This grief then affects all those that are around the person. Rather one should be happy with what one has, as this happiness brings about stamina and motivation.
http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/?p=12091

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Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah(rahimahullaah) stated as occurs in Majmu' al-Fatawa (1/39):

أعظم ما يكون العبد قدراً وحرمة عند الخلق : إذا لم يحتج إليهم بوجه من الوجوه .كما قيل : احتج إلى من شئت تكن أسيره ، واستغن عمن شئت تكن نظيره ، وأحسن إلى من شئت تكن أميره ، ومتى احتجت إليهم ? ولو في شربة ماء ? نقص قدرك عندهم بقدر حاجتك إليهم ، وهذا من حكمة الله ورحمته ، ليكـون الدين كله لله ، ولا يشرك به شيئاً

The greatest a servant is in terms of (holding) status and (having) respect from the creation is when he is not needy (dependent) upon them from any angle whatsoever, as it has been said:

Be in need of whomever you will and you will be his captive. And be free of need from whomever you will and you will be his equal. And be benevolent to whomever you will and you will be his leader.
And when you stand in need of them - even for a drink of water - your rank (status) will decrease to the extent of your need of them. And this is from the wisdom of Allaah and His mercy, so that the deen (religion) is all (purely) for Allaah, and so that nothing is associated with Him in worship.

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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

It is possible that there be good deeds in a person’s life despite him also being involved in sins. However, the noor of the heart cannot co-exist with sins. Where sins are perpetrated, immediately the light of the heart is affected.

(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 6/113)

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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

It is incorrect to prejudge any person without first investigating the matter. If you hear that a certain person is a thief, then out of precaution, it is safer for you to not allow him to enter your private room. However, without first investigating and verifying the information, do not pass the verdict that he is a thief nor call him a thief. This important principle of Deen should be borne in mind and adhered to at all times.

(Suhbat Baa Awliyaa pg. 135)

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Shaykh Nasir al-Din al-Albani rh:

"Islam was the religion that laid the foundations for animals to be treated well, and not what some of the ignorant think.(that it was united nations or etc)

[Ref: Ref: Silsilah Sahihah 1/69]

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Nobel Peace Prize winner “Tawakkul Karman,” ‘The mother of Yemen’s revolution,’ when asked about her Hijab by journalists and how it is not proportionate with her level of intellect and education, replied:

“Man in early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the removal of clothes again that is a regression back to the ancient times.”
https://www.tafseer-raheemi.com/a-pr...0%2C8957992777

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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

People regard different things to be the sign of a person’s perfection. Some people base perfection on one’s excessive ‘ibaadah (worship), while others base perfection on one’s level of taqwa (piety and abstinence). However, according to the ‘Ulama, the person who has truly acquired perfection is he who, with possessing the qualities of perfection, always keeps his weaknesses and faults before him at all times.

(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 3/321)

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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

Insaan (the human being) is distinguished from all the other creations of Allah Ta‘ala by his tongue (the various forms of communication that lead to progress or retrogress). Hence, he should ensure that he utilizes this tongue in only good and righteousness. However, it sometimes happens that he utilizes his tongue in evil and wrong. Thus, just as a person can utilize his tongue correctly, by using it for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala and Deen, and excel even the angels in righteousness and virtue, he can similarly misuse and abuse his tongue due to which he stoops lower than even the swine, dog and other such filthy beasts. The hadeeth mentions:

وهل يكب الناس في النار على وجوههم أو على مناخرهم إلا حصائد ألسنتهم )جامع الترمذي رقم 2616(

Is there anything that causes people to enter Jahannum, where they will fall on their faces into the fire, more than the harvest of their tongues? (i.e. the evil deeds that they earn through their tongues e.g. lying, slandering, backbiting, carrying tales, etc.)

(Malfoozaat Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) pg. 54)

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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once advised a person saying: In order for you to acquire focus and remain composed at all times, it will be necessary for you to make a timetable, allocating time for each responsibility. Thereafter, if you adhere strictly to your timetable, you will be able to easily complete all your various works with complete ease and undivided attention. Over time, working in this manner will become your second nature.

(Qutbul Aqtaab Hazrat Sheikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) pg. 387)

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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

The Muslims can only gain power and rulership in the earth through them constantly remaining obedient to Allah Ta‘ala and fulfilling His commands. It is logical that if a person wants to gain a favour from someone, then he is more likely to receive it through pleasing the person than through displeasing the person. When one understands that supreme authority and power lie in the hands of Allah Ta‘ala, then if the Muslims wish to gain power and rulership, they should constantly remain obedient to Allah Ta‘ala and turn to Him at all times. How strange it is that people regard following the laws of Shari’ah to be a cause for their retrogression, and regard breaking the laws of Shari’ah to be a cause for their progress.

(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 5/350)

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On several occasions Hazrat Qari Siddeeq Ahmad Baandwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) used to quote Hazrat Moulana Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih),

“It is our first-hand experience that whenever a family starts progressing from a worldly perspective in wealth and material, this is the beginning of its collapse. They become the victims of fitnah and corruption. Too much of wealth is not suitable for us. There is ‘aafiyah (safety) in poverty and simplicity.”

After mentioning this, Qari Siddeeq Saheb (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) used to say that Hazrat Moulana (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) has spoken the truth. I have also seen this happen with my own eyes. Look at the condition of Baroli and Hatora. As long as there was poverty in Baroli, no one knew what fighting meant. Now that wealth is pouring in abundance, look at what has happened. Enmity for one another has increased. People are killing one another. Up to this day they are still killing one another. Hundreds of thousands of Rupees have been spent on court cases.

( Hayaat-e-Siddeeq, pg. 40)

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In this time of fitnah (trial), there seems to be evil prevailing everywhere. Hence, how will one protect himself from the fitnah? One will be able to protect himself from the fitnah by creating a safe-haven for himself. This will be possible by doing three things as explained in the hadeeth:

1. Control the tongue at all times. Controlling the tongue is not confined to speech, but also includes writing which is also a form of communication.

2. Do not leave the home unnecessarily. Though it is not haraam, but if one knows that a certain place is infested with malaria, will he go there unnecessarily?

3. Focus towards your weaknesses and cry over your sins.

(Malfoozaat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee HA)

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Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Sayyid Husayn Ahmad Madani (may Allah shower His mercy upon him) advised:

‘‘One should be concerned with pleasing the Knower of the unseen. No matter how much success and fame we attain in this world, it is but for a few days. We should [seek to] attain the proximity and pleasure of that Pure Being who is attributed with perpetual eternity.’’

Malfuzat Hadrat Madani,p.107

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Faqeehul Ummah, Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (rahimahullah), the Mufti A’zam of India, was once asked about participating in Deeni programs wherein certain laws of Shari’ah are violated, with the intention of gradually winning people over to Deen and rectifying the wrongs at a later time. He explained: “…
Listen attentively, there are two aspects that are required in Deen:

1) Hifaazatud Deen (making an effort to preserve Deen), 2) Ishaa’atud Deen (making an effort to propagate Deen).

Both these aspects are of great significance and importance in Deen. However, from the two aspects, Hifaazatud Deen (making an effort to preserve Deen) will be given preference over Ishaa’atud Deen (making an effort to propagate Deen). Therefore, propagating Deen through an impermissible means, which leads to the destruction of Deen is actually against Deen and certainly not in keeping to the demands of intelligence.

(Fataawa Mahmoodiyah 5/229)

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Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Husayn Ahmad Madani (may Allah swt shower His mercy upon him) advised,

‘‘Spend every moment of your life in the remembrance of Allah swt and in the service of deen. Be mindful of death and that which is to come after it.’’

Malfuzat Hadrat Madani, p.84 (Delhi: Dar al-Isha‘at, July 1998 ed.) by Mawlana Abu ‘l-Hasan Barah Bankwi

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Shaykh Al-AlBaani rh said:

” The problem with the youths of today is, as soon as they have learned something new, they think that they know everything.”

(Silsilat-ul-Hudâ wan-Nûr)

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Shaykh bin baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, says:

With a hardship there are 3 affairs;

• Being patient with it – It’s obligatory
• Being pleased with it – It’s Sunnah
• Being grateful for it – It’s most virtuous/best

‎مجموع الفتاوى ١٣/٤١٣

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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a person who was overcome by depression and grief:

What is the need for such worry and grief? When a person is overcome by depression and grief, I generally advise them to engage in a certain muraaqabah (meditation). This meditation is a cure for all types of depression, worries and anxieties. The method of this meditation is for one to always reflect and ponder over the fact that “Allah Ta‘ala loves me and wants the best for me”. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala says that He is the true friend and guardian of the believers. Hence, Allah Ta‘ala always decides the best for His servant. If any person experiencing depression and grief engages in this muraaqabah, then he will find that all his worries and anxieties will come to an end.

An example through which this muraaqabah can be understood is the love of the mother for the child. Every child believes that his mother loves him and wants what is best for him. Despite this, the mother still does certain things that outwardly seem unpleasant to the child. In some instances, she even reprimands and disciplines the child. However, even though the child gets scolded by the mother, the child feels satisfied that his mother has the utmost love for him, and that whatever she is doing is for his benefit.

(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 8/352)

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Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani دامت برکاتہم said,

“This idea has crept into and firmly settled on, our hearts that what the western nations are doing is worth emulation and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عايه وسالم is – God forbid – an ordinary issue, unworthy of being followed. It is rather a hurdle and hindrance in the path of progress. Consider! What harm will fall on us if we take our food with the right hand?

Our malady is that the evil of slavery to the west has over-powered our minds. We have given up slavery to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عايه وسالم and become slaves to the western powers, with the natural result that we are living and dying in slavery. We have become entangled in this slavery so badly that we now see no way out of it.

The fact, however, remains that we cannot get out of this slavery, nor can we attain honour and superiority in this world unless we accept slavery to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عايه وسالم in the true sense and follow in his footsteps.”

-Islahi Khutbaat: Discourses on Islamic Way of Life, Vol: VII, pg. 184

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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned:

The environment in certain places is extremely dangerous to one’s Imaan. In such environments, it is necessary for one to guard his gaze from sin at all times. When a person misuses his eyes and looks at haraam, then the first effect of this sin is that he no longer perceives the motivation and enjoyment in his ibaadaat. The second effect of this sin is that his ibaadat begins to decrease. The third effect of this sin is that a person becomes inclined towards sins and thereafter falls deeper into committing evil deeds. May Allah Ta‘ala protect us all from the evils and harms of environments where sin takes place.

(Qutbul Aqtaab Hazrat Sheikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) pg. 411)

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Albani رحمه الله on true love

Questioner: Someone who loves a person for the sake of Allaah, must he say, “I love you for the sake of Allaah,” to him?

Al-Albaani: Yes, but loving [someone] for the sake of Allaah has a huge price, only very few people pay it. Do you know what the price [to be paid] for loving someone for Allaah’s sake is? Do any of you know the price?
Let whoever knows give us the answer.

Someone present: Allaah’s :swt1: Messenger ‏:saws:‎ “There are seven whom Allaah :swt1: will shade with His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His …” one of the categories mentioned are two men who love each other for Allaah’s :swt1: sake, who get together for that reason and part for it too.

Al-Albaani: This is correct in and of itself but it is not the answer to the question, it’s an approximate definition of loving for the sake of Allaah :swt1: but not a conclusive one.
My question was what is the price that two people who love each other for the sake of Allaah :swt1: must give one another? And I’m not referring to the reward in the Hereafter. What I’m getting at from the question is what is the practical proof that two people love each other for the sake of Allaah :swt1: ? Because two people may love each other but their love is nominal, not real.
So what is the proof of true love?
Someone present: “That he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”

Al-Albaani: This is the characteristic of love or [at the very least] one of the characteristics of love …

Someone else: Allaah :swt1: said, “Say: ‘If you love Allaah :swt1: , then follow me and He will love you.’” [Aali-’Imraan 3:31]

Al-Albaani: This is the correct answer to another question.

Someone present: Maybe the answer can be found in the authentic hadith, “There are three things if found in a person, he will experience the sweetness of faith …” one of which is two people who love each other for Allaah’s :swt1: sake.

Al-Albaani: This is the effect of loving someone for the sake of Allaah, [that you find] a [certain] sweetness in your heart.
Someone present: The Most High said, “By Time! Indeed, mankind is in loss. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.” [Surah Asr 103]

Al-Albaani: Well done. That is the answer.

And an explanation of that is that if I really love you for the sake of Allaah :swt1: I would persist in advising you, and you would do the same. Persevering in advising one another is very rare between those who claim to love each other, this love might have some sincerity in it, but it is not complete, because we try to make an allowance for the other, afraid that the other person will become angry, that he will flee … and so on.
It is in light of this that [you can see that] the cost of loving someone for the sake of Allaah :swt1: is that each person shows sincerity towards the other by advising him, always and forever telling him to do good and preventing him from bad—he is more constant in advising him than that person’s own shadow is close—for this reason it has been authentically reported that when parting from one another, one of the habits of the Companions was that one of them would read to the other, “By Time! Indeed, mankind is in loss. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.” [Surah Asr 103]

(Al-Haawi min Fataawaa al-Albaani, pp. 165-166)

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Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nasir as-Sa’di rh said:

“Laziness against the Salaah is a sign that the heart does not long after Allâh .”

(Taysir ul Karim p. 211)

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Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned:

We all wish to secure our rewards that are earned through ‘ibaadat. Hence, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in a lengthy hadeeth explained to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) that the manner in which one would secure and preserve his rewards will be through the protection of the tongue. The misuse of the tongue can be extremely disastrous. A fifty year long standing friendly relationship can be shattered just by uttering one sentence. A long-lasting marriage can be broken just by the utterance of the words of divorce. Controlling the tongue is a means of earning oneself immense rewards.
http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/?p=13106

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Six ingredients to remedy a loss/affliction.

” The first is to have a firm trust in Allah.

The second is resigning oneself to the inescapable fact that everything that is decreed will happen and will follow its unalterable course.

The third is that patience has no substitute for the positive effect it has on the afflicted.

The fourth is an unwavering belief in the implications of this phrase ‘Without showing forbearance, what will I accomplish?’

The fifth is to ask myself, ‘Why should I be a willful party to my own destruction?’

The sixth is knowing that from one hour to the next, circumstances are transformed and difficulties vanish.”

(Taken from ‘Don’t be sad’ By Shaykh Aidh al-Qarni)

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Toget the rewards of ikhlas in all our actions:

At Fajr time recite the ayah:

إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

"Surely my prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds." 6:162

insha'Allah The whole day will pass with intention of iklaas/sincerity even though one may forget to make individual intention before any action/amal during the day.

-Mufti Taqi Usmani sb's advice

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The reviver of Sunna, Shaikh Mawlana Abrarul Haqq (Allah have mercy on him) said,

‘The tahajjud salahin itself has the property to make an individual righteous, pious and a friend (wali) of Allah :swt1:.’

‘There are some medicines that have the property of working both at preventing the disease (prophylaxis) and eradicating it (treatment). Similar is the case of tahajjud. It eradicates the sinful deeds and nurtures the resistance for indulgence in sinful.’

[Ma’arif al Abrarra, page 238]

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Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned:

The elder of the home is required to be a few steps ahead of the rest of the family in Deeni issues. The child feels that whatever my parents do is right. If the parent is chatting on his cell-phone secretly, or has a casual relationship with the opposite gender, the child feels that there is nothing wrong in this. The child then lands up in committing major wrongs and vices. Therefore, the parents need to be extremely careful, even in the choice of words they speak.

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Ibn Taymiyyah :rh: in a letter to Syria after his prison release

''May Allah :swt: be pleased with you. You know that I have never wished a single Muslim to get into any trouble of any sort; then, how can I desire that my friends (scholars and theologians) should come to grief on account of me? I have no complaint, nothing to grumble against anyone; on the contrary, I have a greater love and respect for them all- for their learning and status as they verily deserve.
If someone opposes another man, he is either a scholar and man of principle, or an evil-hearted wrong-doer and a sinner. In the former case he deserves our thanks and a goodly return from God; and, if he falls in the latter category one needs to pray for his redemption as well as for me and all the believers.
I do not want that anyone should be avenged for my sufferings or for leveling false allegations against me, for, I have already forgiven every one of them. I desire the well-being of every Muslim- the same as I desire for myself. All those persons who discredited me or deposed false evidence against me or caused trouble for me are not the least accountable so far as I am concerned; no responsibility lies upon them on my score.''

(Sayyed Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi, Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah Life and Achievements, page # 43-44)