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“Take the book of Allah…”
Abu Al-’Aaliyah reports that a man once asked `Ubay bin K`ab – may Allah be pleased with him – for advice. He said: “Take the Book of Allah as your leader (imam) and be pleased with it as a judge … Continue reading
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Salaf & Their Salah [2]
Bakr al Muzani said, “If you want your prayer to be of benefit to you, say to yourself, ‘I might not have a chance to perform another prayer.’” [Jami` al `Ulum wal Hikam, p 466.] Shubrumah said, “We accompanied Karz … Continue reading
Salaf & Their Salah [1]
For forty years, the Adhan was never called but Sa`id bin al-Musayyab radhiallahu `anhu was in the mosque before it was called. [Tabaqat al Hanabilah 1/141, Hilyat al Awliya 2/163, Sifat as Safwah 2/80] After ar-Rabi` bin Khaytham became partially … Continue reading
Washed Away 50 000 Ahadith!
The father of Abee Aasim said: I heard my son narrate from Abu Abdullah al-Kasa`i; I heard ibn Abee Aasim say: When the affair of al-Alawee occurred in Basrah all of my books were lost, so I re-wrote fifty thousand … Continue reading
“O `Abdullah, do not mention…”
“I was with ibn al-Mubarak and Mu’tamir bin Sulayman in Tarsus and suddenly people were called to arms (for war). When the two armies (the muslim and the roman) took their positions, a roman fighter came forward and asked for … Continue reading
‘Cannot We Be Brothers?’
Yunus as-Sadafi’ said: I have never seen a wiser man than ash-Shafi`ee, I was arguing with him one day about an issue and I left him. One day, he met me, held my hand and said: ‘Cannot we be brothers, … Continue reading
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‘Words that do not go beyond the throat…’
Abu `Abdur Rahman said “We learned the Qur’an from some people who told us that they used to memorise 10 verses of the Qur’an and never exceeded them, til they had understood their meaning and acted upon them; however, … Continue reading
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If You Fear…
Imam ash-Shafi’ee said : If you fear falling into conceit through your deeds, remember Whose pleasure you seek(that is Allah), what kind of grace you are looking for, and what kind of punishment you are afraid of. So, if … Continue reading
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“and then they would weep.”
‘Ataa. said: ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Aziz used to gather the fuqahaa every night and they would all remember death, the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter and then they would weep. Siyar a’laam an-Nubalaa’
Filed under Gems, Polishing The Heart, Siyar a’laam an-Nubalaa’, The Hereafter
