Do Not Slander Anyone -Be It An Elder or Youth
Refrain from slander
Tag: sins
Riches, Poverty, Scarcity and Abundance Are a Trial Through Which Allaah Makes Known Those Exercise Patience and Those Who Are Grateful
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Allaah [The Most High] said:
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says [puffed up]: “My Lord has honoured me. But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me!”
[89:15-16]
Reminders from Above Aayaat
When tried with richness and wealth, and given in abundance, he says that his lord has honoured him due to what he has been given. And when afflicted with poverty, he says that his lord has degraded him. However, this view of his is not correct; rather he should praise Allaah in both circumstances-in times of poverty and richness. [Ref 1]
The human is ignorant and unjust. He has no knowledge of the final end results of events. He thinks that the situation in which he finds himself is to continue and will never cease. He thinks that the kind treatment and blessings he receives from Allaah in the worldly life is an indication that he is honoured by Allaah and that he is one close to Him. However, not everyone who receives Allaah’s blessings in this worldly life is one honoured by Allaah, and not everyone whom Allaah afflicts with poverty is one humiliated by Allaah; rather riches and poverty, scarcity and abundance are a trial and a test by way of which Allaah makes known those who will show gratitude and those who will exercise patience. [Ref 2]
To be continued..InShaaAllaah
[Ref1: Source: (Zaadul Maseer’ by Imaam Ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullaah). Abridged and paraphrased]
[Ref2: (Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan Fee Tafseer Kalaam Al-Mannaan). Abridged and paraphrased]
Reflect Upon The Behaviour of An Ungrateful Servant – [O Allaah! Include Us Amongst Your Grateful Servants]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Allaah [The Most High] said:
وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَأَن لَّمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهُ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
And when harm touches man, he invokes Us, lying down on his side, or sitting or standing. But when We have removed his harm from him, he passes on his way as if he had never invoked Us for a harm that touched him! Thus it seems fair to the Musrifun [transgressors] that which they used to do. [Soorah Yoonus. Ayah:12]
Few Reminders from the Above Ayah
When afflicted with illness or calamity, he strives in making supplication. He supplicates to Allaah whilst sitting, standing or lying down on his side so that the calamity is removed. However, when the calamity is removed, he carries on in heedlessness and turns away from his Lord as if he was not afflicted. So what type of ill treatment is greater than this?! He seeks after his goal from Allaah and Allaah fulfils it; however after reaching his goal, he does not give consideration to the Rights of his Lord, as if Allaah has no rights over him. This behaviour is beguilement from shaytaan, who beautifies for a person what sound intellect and [sound] natural disposition disapproves and considers repugnant.
To be continued…InShaaAllaah
[Source: (Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan Fee Tafseer kalaam Al-Mannaan). Abridged and paraphrased]
One of The Reasons Why The Human Might Acknowledge Truth, But Gives Preference to Falsehood
Al-Allaamah Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Yahyah Al-Mu’allimee [rahimahullaah] stated:
The human being does not [initially] hate truth because of considering it to be falsehood; rather he [or she] loves truth by way of his [or her] Fitra [natural inclination] and loves falsehood due to his [her] desires and lusts. The shift towards success or loss defends on what he [or she] gives preference.
Allaah [The Blessed and Exalted] said:
[فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ]
[وَءَاثَرَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا]
[فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ]
[وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ]
[فَإِنَّ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰ]
Then, for him who Tagha (transgressed) and preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts), Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire; But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires, and lusts. Verily, Paradise will be his abode.” [An-Naazi’aat. Ayah:37-41]
[Source: التَّنْكِيل بِماَ فِي تَأْنِيبِ ٱلْكَوْثَري مِنَ الأباَطِيل]
2/179 with the checking of Imaam Albaanee (rahimahullaah)]
Love of Leadership, Pride and Self-Amazement Leads to Persistence Upon Falsehood
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy
Returning to the truth is better than persistence upon falsehood; because persistence upon falsehood is proof of being forsaken, as Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) stated in Al-Fawaa’id: ”To be forsaken is that Allaah leaves you to yourself.” The reasons behind persisting in falsehood- after it has been made manifest -are many. From them:
[1]The First Affair:
Love of authority and Leadership:
Imaam Shaatibee (rahimahullaah) said in Al-Itisaam: ‘’The last thing that lands upon the hearts of the righteous people is love of authority and leadership.’’
Ibraaheem Bin Adham (rahimahullaah) said: ‘’The person who loves fame will not be sincere to Allaah.’’
Al-Haafidh Adh-Dhahabee (rahimahullaah) added a commentary (on the above statement), saying: ‘’The signs of the sincere one who loves fame and is unaware of it, is that when he is scolded about it he neither becomes furious nor does he free himself from it; rather he acknowledges and says: May Allaah have mercy upon the one who shows me my faults. He does not become amazed with himself–being unaware of those faults, rather being unaware that he is unaware; for this is a chronic illness.’’
Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullaah) said: ‘’By Allaah, the one destroyed is not destroyed except through love of leadership.’’
[2] The Second Affair:
Pride and refusing to accept the truth:
Imaam Sufyaan Bin Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said: ‘’The sensible person is not the one who knows good and bad, rather the sensible person is the one who follows the truth when he sees it and keeps away from evil when he sees it.’’
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said in Al-Fawaa’id: And from the signs of well-being and success is that whenever the slave is increased in his knowledge, he increases in humility and mercy. And whenever he is increased in action, he increases in his fear and caution; and whenever his age is increased, he decreases in eagerness (for worldly things); and whenever he is increased in wealth, he increases in his generosity and spending; and whenever his status and honor is increased, he increases in coming close to the people, in fulfilling their needs and being humble in (their presence).
And the signs of wretchedness are: Whenever he is increased in knowledge, he increases in pride and haughtiness; and whenever he is increased in actions, he increases in his boasting, mockery of the people and having a good opinion of himself; and whenever he is increased in his status and honor, he increases in pride and haughtiness. These affairs of (wellbeing and wretchedness) are a trial and a test from Allaah by which He puts His slaves to the test. He brings about wellbeing and wretchedness to a people by way of these affairs.
Abu Ad-Dardaa (radiyallaahu-anhu) said: ‘’The signs of ignorance are three: Self-amazement, excessive speech in that which does not concern (a person) and that you do forbid something you do.’’
It is reported from Ali Bin Abee Taalib (radiyallaahu-anhu) that he said: ‘’Self-amazement is the plague of the Al Al-baab (i.e. the heart, mind, intellect etc).’’ And others besides him said: ‘’You do not see a person amazed with himself, except that he is a seeker of leadership.’’
A person must fully know that Allaah is absolutely acquainted with his (affairs), and that He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal. And that the hearts are between two fingers from the fingers of Allaah, and He turns them how He pleases. Ibn Abee Haatim reported in Az-Zuhd from Al-Hasan who said: ‘’Indeed, the hearts are more severe in losing control than feathers are on a stormy day.’’ [End of quote]
Abridged and slightly paraphrased
Source: http://www.sahab.net/home/?p=739]
Envy is The Most Despicable Trait – By Imaam Ibnul Jawzi [rahimahullaah]
Imaam Ibnul Jawzi [rahimahullaah] said:
Envy is the most despicable trait. The first deed of disobedience through which Allaah was disobeyed in the heavens was Iblees’s envy towards Aadam and the [first deed of disobedience through which Allaah was disobeyed] in the earth was Qaabil’s envy toward Haabil.
[Source: Zaadul Maseer’ [Tafseer Surah Al-Falaq]- by Ibn Jawzi (rahimahullaah)]
Demise of The Hearts- [By Al-Hasan (rahimahullaah)]
Demise of the heart
KHUTBA: Perseverance During the Last Ten Nights | Rayaan Barker
Abu Hurairah (radi-Allaahu ‘anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said:
“Whoever performs the night prayer on the night of Al-Qadr with Eemaan (firm belief) and seeking reward will have all his past sins forgiven.” – Al-Bukhaaree (4/2550) and Muslim (759).
This hadeeth is evidence for the virtue of the night of Al-Qadr as well as performing qiyaam (night prayer) during it. And it indicates that it is a grand night, which Allaah has honored and made better than a thousand months, with regard to its blessing and the blessings found in the righteous deeds that are performed in it. Thus it is better than the worship of a thousand months and that is equivalent to eighty-three years and four months. Due to this, whoever performs qiyaam (night prayer) with true faith and while seeking reward in it, will be forgiven his past sins.
Taken from Ahadeeth As- Siyaam: Ahkaam wal Adaab (pg. 141-143) by Shaykh ‘Abdillah ibn Saalih Al- Fawzaan
KHUTBA: Bidding Farewell to Ramadhaan | Rayaan Barker
The person who fasts and performs all other obligatory actions is from the best servants of Allah. And those who are negligent in fulfilling their obligations and do not give Allah His full due, then woe be to them. If the individual who deals unjustly with the scales (Mutaffif) in this worldly life is warned of a terrible punishment, then what is the case with the individual who deals unjustly with the scales of the hereafter!
The Salaf worked diligently in perfecting their actions and making them faultless, then after that, they showed great concern for acceptance of their actions. They did this because they feared that their actions would be rejected. They are those who gave what was incumbent upon them while their hearts were in a state of fear. It is reported that Ali bin Abi Taleb said: Be more concerned that your actions are accepted than your concern of performing the action itself. Did you not hear the statement of Allah:
Verily Allah only accepts the actions of the Muttaqeen (pious) – Surah Al-Ma’idah [5:27]
The above are excerpts from Ibn Rajabýs book: Lataif al Maaýrif.