Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf

Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that the Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"The gates of Paradise will be opened on Monday and on Thursdays, and every servant [of Allah] who associates nothing with Allaah will be forgiven, except for the man who has a grudge against his brother. [About them] it will be said, 'Delay these two until they are reconciled. Delay these two until they are reconciled. Delay these two until they are reconciled.'"

(Reported by Muslim in al-Musnad as-Saheeh, #2565.)

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A Realistic Faith!

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Al-Hasan Al-Basrî – Allah have mercy on him – said:

Faith (îmân) is not by embellishment or wishful thinking, but it is what settles in the heart and is verified through your works. Whoever says good but does not do good will have his words compared to his deeds by Allah. Whoever says good and does good will have his words raised by his deeds. This is because Allah 'azza wa jalla said:

To Him ascends the good word, and the righteous deed raises it. [Sûrah Al-Fâtir: 10]

Ibn Battah in Al-Ibânah Al-Kubrâ Vol. 3 p120, and Al-Khatîb Al-Baghdâdî in Iqtidâ' Al-'Ilm Al-'Amal no.56.



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Knowledge protects you!!

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With reference to the important virtues of knowledge, the Shaykh (rahima-hullaah) mentions:
That he who has knowledge does not become tired in protecting it.
This is because, if Allaah bestows knowledge upon you, then its place is in the heart and there is no need for containers or keys or the like.
It is protected in the heart and soul, and in time itself it is a protector for you, because it protects you from danger, with Allaah’s permission.
So knowledge protects you, whilst with property, you protect it by placing it in locked up containers, and despite all this, you still remain insecure about it.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Kitaabul-'Ilm


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Blindly Taqleed (follow)

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From the Sayings of 'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood - 1
Ash Shaykh Al Imaam Al ‘Alaamah Ibnu Qayyim Al Jawzeeyah (رحمه الله)

A man in the company of ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood said: “I do not wish to be from amongst the companions of the Right Hand, I wish to be from amongst the Muqaraboon (those who are brought close (to Allaah)!

So ‘Abdulllaah said: "But here is a man who wishes that if he died he would not be resurrected [from fear of Allaah]." Meaning himself.

He left his house one-day and people followed him, so he said to them: "Is there anything that you need?"

They said: "No, but we want to walk with you."

He said: "Go back, because it is lowly /dishonorable for the follower and a Fitnah for the one being followed.

He also said "If you knew about me what I know about myself, you would pour sand over my head."

“None of you should make Taqleed (blindly follow) another man in regards to his religion, if he [one being followed] believes then he believes and if he disbelieves then he disbelieves. If you had to blindly follow someone, then take those who have passed away as examples, for indeed those who are alive are not safe from Fitnah.”

“Look for your heart it three places:

1. When you are listening to the Quraan,
2. in the circles of remembrance [of Allaah]
3. and when you are alone.

If you don’t find it in these places, then ask Allaah to bless you with a heart for indeed you have no heart.”

“Indeed people have become proficient in speech, so he whose deeds are in accordance to his speech, then he is the one that will attain his portion of reward, and he whose deeds are in opposition to his speech, then he is one that only rebukes himself.”

“Truly I believe that a man forgets knowledge that he once possessed due to a sin that he practices.”

“Knowledge is not in narrating a lot, but knowledge is fear [of Allaah].”

Al Fawaaid: P.162

Translated by: Abu ‘Abdul Waahid, Nadir Ahmad

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Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (radhi-yallaahu ‘anhu) said:
Certainly, I consider/regard a man who has forgotten knowledge which he used to know/possess to be the result of the sins he used to do
al-Hifth – Ahammiyyatuhu, ‘Ajaa.ibuhu, Tareeqatuhu, Asbaabuhu – Page 67

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Prepare for a day like..

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On the authority of al-Baraa ibn 'Aazib (radhi-yallaahu 'anhu) who said: While we were with the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam), he suddenly looked towards a group (of people) and said:
For what reason have they gathered here?
It was said: In order to dig a grave.
So the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) became alarmed and startled and he quickly went ahead of his Companions until he reached the grave, then he knelt upon it, and I turned my face towards him (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam), in order to see what he was doing. He (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) cried until the earth became wet with his tears, then he turned to us and said:
O my brothers! Prepare for a day like this.
al-Bukhaaree in at-Taareekh, Ibn Maajah, Ahmad and others. It is a hasan hadeeth as indicated by Shaykh al-Albaanee in Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah


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Beautiful Cursed Women!

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On the authority of ‘Abdullâh Ibn Mas’ûd – Allâh be pleased with him, who said:

May Allâh curse those women who tattoo or seek to be tattooed, those women who remove facial hair or seek it to be removed and those women who put gaps between their teeth for beautification; those who seek to change Allâh’s creation.

This reached a woman from Banî Asad who was called Umm Ya’qûb and who used to read the Qur`ân. She came to [Ibn Mas’ûd] and said, “What is this I hear from you, that you curse women who tattoo or seek to get tattooed, and those who remove facial hair and those who put gaps between their teeth for beauty, those who change Allâh’s creation?” ‘Abdullâh [Ibn Mas’ûd] replied, “And why should I not curse those whom Allâh’s Messenger has cursed and those who are mentioned in Allâh’s Book?” She said, “I have read [the Qur`ân] from cover to cover and I have not seen it mentioned.” He replied, “If you had really read it [carefully] you would have found it; Allâh the Mighty and Sublime said:

And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you, shun it.
[Al-Hashr (59):7]

The woman then said, “Well I have just seen some of this on your own wife.” He said, “Go and see her.” So she went to the wife of ‘Abdullâh but didn’t see anything. She returned to him and said, “I don’t see anything.” He said, “Well, if any of those practices had been done I would not be with her any more.”

Al-Bukhârî and Muslim. This translation is from the version in Muslim.

Points to note



The teachings of Allâh’s Messenger have the same legal weight as teachings in the Qur`ân because the Qur`ân commands us to take everything the Messenger teaches us, even if it is not specifically mentioned in the Qur`ân. This refutes the claim of heretics who say we only need to follow the Qur`ân

• It can even be said that a ruling given by Allâh’s Messenger is in the Qur`ân based on the verse quoted
• Tattooing, removal of facial hair – including the plucking of eyebrows - and making gaps between the teeth for beautification are strictly forbidden in Islâm and are regarded as major sins. In another narration, hair extensions have also been mentioned
• Exceptions have been made by scholars in cases where a woman suffers a condition that causes her to grow a full beard, or where filing of teeth and widening spaces are needed for medical reasons
• Being cursed (al-la’nah) means to be removed from Allâh’s mercy; this goes to prove that these practices are major sins
• People should ask Allâh to curse those whom Allâh’s Messenger has asked to be cursed
• Women can ask male scholars about matters of religion and can converse with them for the purpose of understanding knowledge and legal rulings
• Wives who remain disobedient to Allâh should be divorced
• A person who helps another to sin is regarded as a participant in that sin

These points have been summarized from Ibn Hajr, Fath Al-Bârî and Al-Nawawî, Sharh Sahîh Muslim.

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Innovation!

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Ibn 'Umar (radhi-yallaahu 'anhumaa) said:
Every innovation is misguidance, even if the people see it as something good.
Abu Shaamah (no. 39)
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Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood (radhi-yallaahu 'anhu) said:
The Jamaa'ah is what accords to the truth, even if you are alone.
Sharh Usool I'tiqaad Ahlis-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah - al-Laalikaa.ee

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Bismillah...

Mu`adh bin Jabal advised his son,

“My son! Pray the prayer of he who is just about to leave and imagine that you might not be able to pray ever again.

Know that the believer dies between two good deeds, one that he performed and one that he intended to perform later on.”



[Sifat as Safwah 1/496]

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Correct View!

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Imaam ash-Shaafi'ee (rahima-hullaah) said:
The Sunnahs of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) reach, as well as escape from every one of us. So whenever I voice my opinion, or formulate a principle, where something contrary to my view exists on the authority of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam), then the correct view is what the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) has said, and it (that) is my view.
Related by Haakim with a continuous sanad up to Shaafi'i, as in Taareekh Damishq of Ibn 'Asaakir (15/1/3), I'laam al-Muwaqqi'een (2/363, 364) & Eeqaaz (p. 100)


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Umar ibn Khattab (r.a) asked Ubbay ibn Ka’ab (r.a), "What is the meaning of Tawqa?" Ubbay ibn Ka’ab said, "O Amir ul Mu’minin, have you walked on a field that had a lot of thorny plants?" Umar said, "Yes" Ubbay ibn Ka’ab said, "So what did you do?" Umar replied, "I lifted up my clothes and I was very careful," Ubbay ibn Ka’ab said, "That is Taqwa."


[http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=2&tid=775]

Is it possible to obtain the quality of patience?

If a person does not naturally possess the characteristic of patience, he can attain this characteristic by acting as if he does possess it, until it eventually becomes second nature. This is what the Prophet (saaws) has told us in the hadith: "Whoever tries to be patient, then Allâh will help him to be patient." A person can also strive to control sexual desire and lower his gaze until these too become second nature. The same applies to all other desirable characteristics such as steadiness, generosity and courage.

(Patience and grattitude by ibn Qayyim)

Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

al-Awzaa'ee said:

Whoever stands the night in prayer, Allaah will make easy for him his standing on the Day of Judgment


Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa. – Volume 7, Page 119

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Originally Posted by IbnMuhammad

Is it possible to obtain the quality of patience?

If a person does not naturally possess the characteristic of patience, he can attain this characteristic by acting as if he does possess it, until it eventually becomes second nature. This is what the Prophet (saaws) has told us in the hadith: "Whoever tries to be patient, then Allâh will help him to be patient." A person can also strive to control sexual desire and lower his gaze until these too become second nature. The same applies to all other desirable characteristics such as steadiness, generosity and courage.

(Patience and grattitude by ibn Qayyim)

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Jazaak Allaah Khayr!!

Also on the authority of Nu’aym bin Hammaad:

It was once said to ‘Abdullah bin Al-Mubaarak, “O Abu ‘Abd Al-Rahmaan, you often sit alone at home.” He said, “I am alone? I am with the Prophet - Allaah’s peace and blessings be upon him – and his Companions.” Meaning: reading hadeeth.

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It was once said to ‘Abdullah bin Al-Mubaarak, “After you have prayed with us you don’t sit with us?” He replied, “I go and sit with the Sahaabah and the Taabi’een.” We said, “And how can you sit with the Sahaabah and Taabi’een (when they have all passed away)?” He replied, “I go and read the knowledge I have collected, I find their narrations and deeds. What would I do with you? You sit around backbiting people.”

Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah Rahimahullah said:

"Indeed the people of Truth and the Sunnah do not follow anyone [unconditionally] except the messenger of Allaah sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam, the one who does not speak from his desires - it is only revelation revealed to him."

Majmoo'ah al-Fataawaa Ibn Taymiyyah, Vol 3, Page 216


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Some of the Salaf said:

"Admonition is only beneficial when it comes from the heart, so indeed it reaches the heart. As for admonition which comes from the tongue, then verily it enters through one ear and comes out from the other".

'The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water'

[ibn qayyims 'al fawaaid']

Get yourself out of this limited world of diseases to the wide world of the Hereafter, which what the eyes have never seen. Nothing is impossible there, and love is not lost. O you who sold yourself for the sake of something which will cause you suffering and pain, and which will also lose its beauty, you sold the most precious item for the cheapest price, as if you neither knew the value of the goods nor the meanness of the price. Wait until you come to the Day of mutual loss and gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract. ''There is no God but Allaah'' is something that Allaah is buying. Its prices is Paradise, and the Messenger is its agent, and you will be pleased to part with a small part of this worldly life to obtain it. The part you lose is a small part of something that as a whole is not worth a mosquito's wing.

[ibn qayyims 'al fawaaid']