Our Salaf: Ayyoub As-Sakhtiyaanee—More knowledge today or in the past?
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said: Hammaad Bin Zayd said, ”I said to Ayyoub (As-Sakhtiyaanee): Is there more knowledge today or in the past?” So he (Ayyoub) said: ”There is more speech today and more knowledge in the past.” ———————————– [Al-Fawaa-id page 104]
Our Salaf: Ad-Dahhaak—I met a people who used to learn about Wara, but today…
Ibn Abee Dunyaa (rahimahullaah) narrates from Ad-Dahhaak (rahimahullaah) who said: ”I met a people who used to learn about Wara (i.e. acquainting themselves and being apprehensive about those things which they feared will ruin the affairs of their afterlife and avoiding them); but today they (i.e. the people) learn rhetoric.” —————————- [(الورع)(page:50)]
Our Salaf: Ibn Seereen–There is nothing more frightening than this Ayah!
Imaam Ibn Seereen (rahimahullaah) said: There is nothing more frightening than this Ayah: [وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ] ”And of mankind, there are some who say: “We believe in Allah and the Last Day” while in fact they believe not.” [Q 2:8] —————————————————— Source: [Fat-hul Baari of Ibn Rajab […]
Our Salaf: A Short and Compelling statement
Abu Haazim (rahimahullaah) said: ”Fighting against your (evil) desires is more difficult than fighting against your enemy.” [الحلية (تهذيبه) 1/519]
Death–a harsh reality
See Link http://salaficentre.com/2013/10/death-is-a-harsh-reality-a-reminder-for-all-of-us/
Safeguarding the Prayer – Shaykh Saalih Al Fawzaan
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzan – May Allah preserve him – was asked about an individual who prays the five daily prayers, but not in the correct times and occasionally misses all of the prayers of a day and prays them all together later on. The Shaykh said: Safeguarding the performance of the […]
Utilise (it) like those two things, which you use (only) when needed
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said: ”It is befitting that a person utilises wealth in the manner he utilises his donkey for riding, and in the manner he utilises the toilet for defecation.” [Quoted by Imam Muhammad Ibn Saaleh Al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) in Sharh RiyaadusSaaliheen cassette number:17]
Salaah, Dhikr, Firmness and Patience
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said: “It is obligated upon a slave that he remains firm, exercises patience and adheres to what he performs of remembrance of Allaah and the Salaah, and he should not be irritated; because shaytaan’s plots are averted from him when he perseveres upon that. [إِنَّ كَيۡدَ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا] ”Ever […]
Contemplate and ask Allaah for guidance!
Imaam Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Hasan (rahimahullaah) said: It is not an amazing affair concerning how the destroyed one was destroyed; rather the amazing affair is how the saved one was saved. [Source: Ad-Durar As-Saniyyah 3/212]
What is the reason for which Allaah created the creation? – Haafidh Hakami
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: What is the reason for which Allaah created the creation? Answer: Allaah (The Most High) said: وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). [51:56] Allaah (The Most High) said: وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ […]
