[Fir’awn]- An Oppressive Disbeliever Who Gave No Importance to the Affairs of a Particular Group of People in His Society
Allaah (The Most High) said: إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيِي نِسَاءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ Verily, Fir’aun (Pharaoh) exalted himself in the land and made its people sects, weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e. Children of Israel) among them, killing their sons, and letting their females […]
Wealthy Prophets and Sahaabah –[The Mere Presence of Poverty Does Not Necessitate The Presence of Zuhd Nor Does The Presence of Wealth Necessitate The Absence of Zuhd]
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said: Many of the latter people (i.e. those who came after the Salaf) associated Zuhd with poverty, but Zuhd can be (present) alongside wealth and poverty. Amongst the Prophets and those who were foremost in embracing Eemaan (i.e. the Sahaabah), there were those who were wealthy and Zaahid (i.e. […]
Commanding Ourselves With Three Affairs When We Speak, Remain Silent or Perform a Deed- By Haatim al-Asam
Haatim Al-Asam (rahimahullaah) said: Command yourself with three affairs: When you perform an act, remember Allaah’s Sight over you; when you speak, remember Allaah’s Hearing over you and when you keep silent, remember Allaah’s knowledge about you. ———————————————————— [Siyar 11/484] Abu Faatimah (Abdullah Al-Gambi)
The best of the believers are those…
The Messenger ( sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam ) said: ” The best of the believers are those with the best manners. The most discerning of them is the one who remembers death the most and makes the best preparation for it. Those are the discerning ones”. [Declared Hasan’ by Imaam Albaani (rahimahullaah) in As-Saheehah 1384 & also […]
Who is the Scholar? – Abee Mamar
Abee Mamar (rahimahullaah) said: Sufyaan Bin Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said to us: “The scholar is not the one who knows good and bad; rather the scholar is the one who knows good and follows it, and he knows evil and avoids it.’’ [Hilyatul Awliyaa: 7/274]
What is Zuhd? – Ahmed bin Abil-Hawaaree
Ahmad Bin Abil Hawaaree (rahimahullaah) said: I said to Sufyaan, ‘’What is Zuhd in the worldly life? He said: “You are thankful when favoured and patient when put to trial. That is zuhd.” [Siyar A’laam Nubulaa:8/468]
Can a Man be a Zaahid whilst possessing Much Wealth? – Abul-Hasan Az-Zaahid
Abul-Hasan Az-Zaahid (rahimahullaah) said: A man said to Sufyaan Ibn Uyaynah (rahimahullaah): Can a man be Zaahid whilst he has a hundred deenaar? He said: ‘’Yes’’. He (i.e. the man) said: ‘’How is that (possible)?’’ He said: ‘’When he does not grieve if it reduces and does not become happy when it increases, and he […]
Can a Man be a Zaahid whilst he has wealth? – Bishr Ibn Al-Haarith
Bishr Ibn Al-Haarith (rahimahullaah) said: It was said to Sufyaan Ath-Thawri (rahimahullaah): Can a man be a Zaahid (i.e. one who abstains from unnecessary worldly pleasures), whilst he has wealth?” He said: ‘’Yes; if it the case that he exercises patience when put to trial and is grateful to (Allaah) when given (something).” [Hilyah 6/387-388]
Humility of our beloved Salaf – Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah)
Humility of our beloved Salaf – Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) Whenever Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) was informed that he was seen in a dream, he said, ‘’I know myself better than those who see dreams”. [Siyar: 7/252]
Humility of our beloved Salaf – Maymoon Ibn Mehraan (rahimahullaah)
Humility of our beloved Salaf – Maymoon Ibn Mehraan (rahimahullaah) A man said to Maymoon Ibn Mehraan (rahimahullaah): ‘’The people will not cease to be upon good as long as Allaah keeps you (alive) for them;” so he said, ‘’keep yourself to your own affairs; the people will not cease to be upon good as […]
