Category Archives: Gems
But What He Gave Was Better Than What He Took
ما أنعم الله على عبد نعمة فانتزعها منه فعاض ( أي عوضه ) مكانها الصبر إلا كان ما عوضه خيراً مما انتزع ~ عمر بن عبد العزيز رحمه الله Allah has not granted His slave any blessing then taken it … Continue reading
Filed under Arabic, Gems, Polishing The Heart, سورة يوسف Surah Yusuf
Even If It Is Painful
فقضاؤه لعبده المؤمن عطاء وإن كان في صورة المنع ونعمة وإن كان في صورة محنة ، وبلاؤه عافية وإن كان في صورة بلية Whatever Allah has decreed for His believing slave is a blessing even if that is in the … Continue reading
Those Whose Faults Should Not Be Mentioned
Ibn al-Musayyib: “There is no honourable person, scholar or doer of good except that he has a shortcoming. However, there are some people to whom we should not mention their faults , that is, those whose good deeds exceed their … Continue reading
Filed under Gems, Sifat as-Safwah
Description of ‘Ali that Made Mu`awiyah* Weep.
After Ali died , Mu`awiyah bin Abi Sufyan said to Dirar bin Damrah “Describe ‘Ali to me.” “Will you not excuse me from answering you,” said Dirar. “No, describe him,” insisted Mu`awiyah. “Please excuse me from doing so,” said Dirar. … Continue reading
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‘When Allah Withholds, He Actually Gives…’
Sufyan ath Thawri rahimahullah: Verily, when Allah withholds, He actually gives, because He did not withhold on account of miserliness or stinginess, but rather He looked at the benefit of the servant. So the fact … Continue reading
O Evil Shaykh!
Abu Bakr as-Saidalaani reported that he heard Salim bin Mansur bin ‘Ammar say, “Upon seeing my father in a dream, I asked him, ‘What did your lord do with you?’ He answered : ‘Indeed, my lord drew me near and … Continue reading
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Adorn Yourselves for the Greater Display
`Umar bin al-Khattab (radiAllahu `anhu) said, “Take account of your own selves (i.e., of your deeds), before you will be taken to account (on the Day of Resurrection). Weigh yourselves (i.e., your deeds) before you will be … Continue reading
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Worse than the Sin itself!
“The happiness one feels with their sin is worse in the sight of Allah than the sin itself.” Ibn al-Qayyim in Madarij as-Salikeen
Filed under Gems, Ibn al-Qayyim, Polishing The Heart
A Sin that Leads to Jannah…
Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said: “Sin may be more beneficial for a person, if it leads him to repent, than doing a lot of acts of worship. This is what is meant by the words of one of the salaf: ‘A … Continue reading
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Winter – The Season of Benefit
It is reported from Abu Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – that he said, “Shall I not point you to comfortable proceeds?” People responded, “And what is that O Abu Hurayrah?” He replied, “Fasting in winter.” The … Continue reading
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