ولربما جهل الفتى سبل الهدى والشمس بازغة لها انوار
"The Religion of the Prophet Muhammad is narrations,
And what a blessed means to an end the aathaar are for a youth,
So do not forsake the hadeeth and its people,
So the opinion is night and the hadeeth is day,
And perhaps a youth may err upon the paths of guidance,
But the sun is rising in splendour and has many nights"
[From the book 'Clarification That The Alul-Hadeeth Are The Saved & Victorious Group']
تمنى رجال أن أموت ، وإن أمت *** فتلك سبيـل لـست فيها بأوحــد وما موت من قد مات قبلي بضائر *** ولا عيش من قد عاش بعدي بمخلد لعل الذي يرجـو فنـائي ويدّعي *** به قبل موتـي أن يكون هو الردى
Men wish that I die, and if I die Then that is a path in which I’m not alone And death for the one who has died, brings no injury And life for the one who lives after me is not eternal And perhaps the one who hopes for my demise and calls for it before my death, Perhaps he is indeed the one destroyed
My sins seemed very great to me, so I turned (to You) in humility
Were it not for my contentment in you, I wouldn’t, O my Lord, have seen any comfort at all
For my crimes are great, past and present
But Your forgiveness comes to the servant, more exalted and more great
حوالي َّفضلُ الله مِن كلِّ جَانِـب *** ونورٌ مِن الرَّحمـَن يُفترش السَّمــا
The bounty of Allaah surrounds me from all sides
And Light from the Most Merciful has spread in the sky
وفي القلبِ إشراقُ المحب بوَصْلِه *** إذا قارب البُـشرَى وجَازَ إلى الحمى
And in the heart is the radiance of the beloved when he is reunited
And when glad tidings draw close, it becomes feverish
حوالي إينــاس مِن الله وَحْـدَه *** يُطالعَني فِي ظلـمـةِ القبرأنجَمــا
Exhilaration surrounds me, only for Allaah
It overlooks me in the darkness of the grave, apparent and clear
أصُونُ وَدادي أن يُدنّسـه الهَوَى *** وأحفظُ عـَهْدِ الـحُبِّ أن يَتثلمــا
I protect my love, lest my desires should pollute it
And I preserve the contract of love, lest it be defiled
ففي يَقظتِي شَوْقٌ وفي غَفوَتِي منى *** تلاحـِقُ خُـطوَى نـشوَةً وترنمـا
In my wakefulness is yearning and in my slumber is destiny
That’s pursuing my footsteps in ecstasy
ومَن يَعْتصِمْ بالله يُسَلم مِن الوَرَى *** ومَن يَرْجه هَـيْهَاتُ أنْ يَتندُمـــا Whoever holds fast to Allaah, he is protected from men
And whoever hopes for Him, then never will he regret
Abî Umâmah Suddî ibn ‘Ujlân al-Bâhilî reports: I heard the Messenger of Allâh (sallAllâhu alaihe wa-sallam) giving a sermon in the farewell Hajj, saying,
“Fear your Lord, pray your five prayers, fast the month of Ramadân, pay your Zakâh, and obey your leaders, in doing so, you will enter your Lord‘s Paradise.”
Abu Ya’laa said, ‘I heard Ishaaq ibn Abi Israa’eel say: I heard Ibn ‘Uyaynah say, “If it was said ‘bring out the best of this city’, there would come out people that were unknown.’'
al-Karizi said so wisely:
و لا تمشِ فوق الأرض إلا تّواضعاً *** فكَم تحتها قومٌ هم منكَ أرفع فإن كنت في عز و خير و منعة *** فكم مات من قوم هم منك أمنع
And do not walk upon the earth except in humility For how many people underneath it are more exalted than you If you are in glory, goodness and strength Then how many have died that were more stronger than you
“Death has descended with a great descent
It has taken the people and went away”
I said, ‘What is this?!’ They said, ‘All the people in the castle have died and in the morning this was found written on the door, no-one knows who wrote it.’
Concerning the statement of the Prophet (May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him):
“Islaam began as something strange and will return to being strange, as it began”
Imaam Al-Awzaa’ee (May Allaah be pleased with him) said:
“As for this, then it does not mean that Islaam will go away, but rather it means that the Ahl-us-Sunnah will go away, up to the point that there will not remain in a land, any from them except one person.”
[From 'The Strangeness of the Sunnah and its Adherents' by al-Hâfidh Ibn Rajab]
We complained to Allah's Messenger (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah, leaning over his Burd.
We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?"
He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion will prevail till a traveler from San'a' (in Yemen) to Hadrarmout will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty."
"This life is not your permanent abode. Allâh has prescribed for it to come to an end and He has prescribed for its people to depart from it. How often has a thriving population been ruined for something insignificant, and how often has a joyful resident been made to depart for something insignificant. So prepare well, may Allâh have mercy on you, for the journey with the best of what you have of preparations, and take provisions, for the best of provisions is Taqwâ."
"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 Adam ('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..."
"I hear certain Nukat [interesting pieces of information and comments] from people that fall into my heart, but yet I do not accept them without two witnesses: The Book [of Allah] and the Sunnah"
"The sign of the love of Allah is love of the Qur'an. The sign of love of the Qur'an is love of the Prophet. The sign of love of the Prophet is love of the sunnah. The sign of love of the sunnah is love of the Next World. The sign of love of the Next World is hatred for this world. The sign of hatred for this world is that you do not store up any of it except for provision and what you need to arrive safely in the Next World."