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It is Sunnah to Delay Four Prayers – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh [Audio|En]

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Points of Benefit : Dispensation / Concession (Rukhsah) in the Shariah – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh [Audio|En]

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Some Nice Parables from Imam Ibn al Qayyim (rahimahullaah) – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 13, 2014March 24, 2015

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Transgressing in Du’aa – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh (rahimahullaah) [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 12, 2014March 24, 2015

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Points of Benefit : Ways of Forgiveness of Sins – Dr Saleh as-Saleh [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 12, 2014March 15, 2015

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Rust on the Heart – Two Causes it & Two Removes it : Imam Ibn al Qayyim – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 10, 2014January 17, 2015

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Repeating dhikr when he gets up and again goes to sleep – Dr. Saleh as-Saleh (rahimahullaah)

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Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 04

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

28- On the authority of Hamzah bin Suhaib on the authority of his father who said that Umar said to Suhaib: You are a great man but would that you didn’t have three characteristics!

He asked: And what are they?

He answered: You have taken a kuniya (nickname) but you don’t have a son. You ascribe yourself to the Arabs but you are from Rome and you waste food.

Suhaib replied: As for your saying: “You have taken a kuniya (nickname) but you don’t have a son”, rather the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – gave me a kuniya, Abu Yahya.

As for your saying: that I ascribed my self to the Arabs and that I’m not from them but that I’m from Rome. Rather, I am a person from an-Nimar bin Qaasit and I was taken as a prisoner from Mousil to Rome while I was a child and knew my lineage.

As for your saying: that I waste food. Rather, I heard the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying: ‘The best of you are those who feed people.’
No.44

29- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amroo on the authority of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – who said: ‘The pleasure of your Lord is in pleasing your father. And the anger of your Lord is in making your father angry.’
No.516

30- On the authority of Abu Huraira, on the authority of the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – who said: ‘Musa asked his Lord about six characteristics, which he thought were only and purely for him alone and he did not like the seventh one.
1- He asked: ‘O my Lord! Which of your slaves are the most pious?
He answered: He who/the one who remembers Allaah and does not forget.

2- He asked: ‘Which of your slaves are the most guided?
He answered: the one who follows the guidance.

3- He asked: Which of your slaves is the best in judgement?
He answered: the one who judges for the people just as he judges for his own self.

4- He asked: Which of your slaves is the most knowledgeable?
He answered: The one who is not satisfied and always has a thirst for knowledge, he adds the knowledge of the people to his knowledge.

5- He asked: which of your slaves are the most honourable?
He answered: The one who has the capability to forgive, then forgives.

6- He asked: Which of your slaves is the most content?
He answered: The one who is pleased with what he is given.

7- He asked: Which of your slaves is the neediest?
He answered: The one who utilizes what he has and always requires more.

Then the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: Satisfaction is not that which is apparent; indeed satisfaction is satisfaction of the self/soul. If Allaah intends good for His slave then He places satisfaction in his soul and his Taqwa (piety) in his heart. And if Allaah intends evil for a slave then He places poverty where ever he turns.’
No. 3350

31- On the authority of ‘Alee who said: when I held onto the weapon of Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – I found a slip of paper in the sheath of the sword (scabbard) of Allaah’s Messenger which had on it: ‘Keep good relations with the one who breaks away from you. Be good to the one who is bad to you and say the truth even if it is against yourself.’
No. 1911

32- On the authority of Anas who said: There was a man who was with the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – the man’s son came, he kissed him and sat him on his lap. His daughter came and he just sat her next to him. The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘If only you had been just between them!’ No.3098

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 03

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

19- On the authority of Abu ‘Unbaah al-Khulaani in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘Indeed Allaah has vessels from the people of the earth. The vessels of your Lord are the hearts of the righteous ones. The most beloved of them to Him are the soft and gentle ones.’
No. 1691

20- On the authority of Jabir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘Indeed of those of you who are the most beloved to me and sitting closest to me on the Day of Judgement, are those of you who are the best in their manners. Indeed the most hated of you to me and those of you who will be sitting the furthest away from me on the Day of Judgement are those who speak a lot of falsehood about things that do not concern them, the exaggerators, and the al-Mutafayhaqoon.’

They said: ‘We know those who speak a lot of falsehood about things that do not concern them, the exaggerators, but who are al-Mutafayhaqoon?’

He answered: ‘The ones who are proud.’
No.791

21- Fatima said: that we came to the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, to visit his wives. There was a water skin that was hanging above him and water was dripping on to him, (in another narration: on to his heart), due to a severe fever that he had. We said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! If only you supplicated to Allaah, He will cure you.’

The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Indeed the most severely tried of the people are the Prophets, then those after them, then those after them, then those after them.’
No. 3267

22- On the authority of Abdullaah who said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to us: ‘Indeed you will see after me people having concern for a portion of the Duniya and matters which you will dislike.’
They said: ‘So what do you command us to do O Messenger of Allaah?’
He answered: ‘Give them their rights, and ask Allaah for your rights.’ No.3555

23- On the authority of Tawoos, who said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- mentioned while he was on the pulpit:
‘There is no doubt that Allaah is the One who guides to the best of manners and He is the One who diverts a person away from the worst of manners.’
No. 3255

24- On the authority of Hani who asked when he came with a group to the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-, ‘O Messenger of Allaah what will obligate an entry for me into Paradise?’ He said: ‘You should have good speech and sacrifice food.’
no.1939

25- On the authority of ‘Aeysha that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to her: ‘Certainly whoever has been given a portion of gentleness, has been given his portion of goodness in the world and the hereafter. Having good relations with relatives, good manners and being good to neighbours blesses your dwellings and lengthens your life.’
No.519

26- On the authority of ‘Abdaah bin Hazn who said that the owners of camels were bragging about their superiority over the owners of sheep, so the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-said: ‘Musa -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was sent and he was a shepherd. Daawood -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was sent and he was a shepherd. I was sent and I am a shepherd for my family near the mountain Ajyaad.’
No. 3167

27- On the authority of ‘Amroo bin Habeeb that he mentioned to Sa’eed bin Khalid bin ‘Amroo bin ‘Uthmaan: Did you know that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘A slave who is a failure and a loser is the slave in whom Allaah does not place mercy for mankind in his heart.’
No. 456

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 02

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

10- On the authority of Anas who said: that the Messenger of Allaah said to a man: ‘O such and such! You did this? He answered: ‘No, I swear by Allaah other than whom there is no god!’

The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- knew that he had indeed done that thing, so he said to him: ‘Indeed Allaah has forgiven your lying, due to your certainty of ‘La illaah illa Allaah.’

11- On the authority of Abdullaah who said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Verily Allaah has distributed your manners between yourselves just like He distributed your provisions between yourselves.

Allaah gives the Duniya (world) to the one He loves and the one whom He doesn’t love, but He doesn’t give Emaan (faith) except to the one whom He loves.

Whosoever is too miserly with his wealth to spend it, and is too fearful to fight the enemy, and is too weak to stand the night in prayer, then he should say ‘SubhanAllaah, wal-Hamdulillaah, wa la illah ill Allaah, wa Allaahu Akbar.’ a lot.
No. 2714

12- On the authority of al-Miqdam bin Ma’adee Karb al-Kindee on the authority of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said: ‘Indeed Allaah orders you to fulfill the rights of your mothers, then to fulfill the rights of close relatives then those who are after them.’
No.1666

13- On the authority of Anas who said: The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to have a she-camel named al-Udbaa’, and it could not be beaten in a race.

A Bedouin came with his camel, and it beat al-Udbaa’. This was difficult for the Muslims, and they said ‘al-Udbaa’ has been beaten!’ On that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Indeed it is a right upon Allaah, that He does not raise anything in this world except that He lowers it.’
No.3525

14- On the authority of ‘Aeysha who said: that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Indeed a man reaches the level of the one who prays the night prayer and fasts during the day, due to his good manners.’
No.795

15- On the authority of Umaarah bin Khuzaimah bin Thaabit: that his father said: I dreamt as if I was prostrating on the Messenger of Allaah’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- forehead. I informed the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- of this, and he said: ‘Indeed a soul meets another soul [in another narration: sit down, prostrate and do what you saw.]’ The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- tilted his head like this – [‘Affaan said: with his head backwards] – then he placed his forehead on the forehead of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
No.3262

16- On the authority of Abu Huraira: that a man mentioned: O Messenger of Allaah! Indeed I have close relatives, I keep good relations with them but they turn away from me. I am good to them but they are bad to me. I’m gentle to them and they are harsh with me. The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘If it is as you say then it is as if you feed them hot ashes, you will continue to have assistance from Allaah as long as you are upon this way.’
No. 2597

17- On the authority of Anas bin Malik who said: some guests from Bahrain came to visit the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. The Prophet requested for some water for wudu, and he made wudu. They rushed to the water from his wudu, and they drank whatever they could from it. Whatever poured on to the ground, they wiped their faces, heads and chests with it. The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to them: ‘what made you do this?’ they said: for the love of you, perhaps Allaah will love us O Messenger of Allaah.’

The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said : ‘If you love that Allaah and His Messenger will love you, then continue to have three characteristics: truthful speech, fulfilling trusts and being good to your neighbour; if the neighbour is harmed, your good deeds are erased just like the sun melts an ice-berg.’
No. 2998

18- The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Indeed every religion has a characteristic and the characteristic of Islaam is modesty.’
No. 940

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 01

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

1- On the authority of Abu Darda on the authority of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘The heaviest thing on the scales is good manners.’
No.876

2- On the authority of Abu Huraira ascribed to the Prophet:
‘If a man says ‘Auudhu billah’ when he becomes angry, his anger subsides.’
No. 1376

3- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amroo bin Aas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet:
‘Be merciful, and you will have mercy upon you. Forgive and Allaah will forgive you. Woe be to the one who listens like a funnel (does not act upon what he’s told nor cares). Woe be to those who are openly sinful, and they openly sin even though they know what they have done is wrong.’
No.482

4- On the authority of Ubadah in a narration ascribed to the Prophet:
‘Guarantee me six things in yourselves and I will guarantee you Paradise: be truthful when you speak and fulfill your promises, fulfill your trusts, protect your private parts and lower your gaze and keep your hands back from touching.’
No.1470

5- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amroo : that Muadh bin Jabl wanted to travel, so he asked the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – to advise him. The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘Worship Allaah and do not associate anything with him.’

Muadh said: ‘O Prophet of Allaah tell me more.’

He – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said to him: ‘If you make a mistake follow it up with a good deed.’

Muadh said: ‘O Prophet of Allaah tell me more.’

The Messenger said: ‘Be upright and make your manners good.’
No.1228

6- On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: ‘The most complete of the believers in their Emaan are those who have the best manners, who are humble, who join hearts and their hearts are joined. There is no good in the one who does not join the hearts nor is his heart joined.’
No. 751

7- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Aamir who said: ‘The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – came to our house when I was a child, I went out to play. My mother said: ‘O Abdullaah! Come here and I’ll give you something.’

The Messenger of Allaah said: ‘what did you intend to give him? She answered: I was going to give him dates.

The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘if you did not give him anything, you would have been written as a lie against you.’
No.748

8- On the authority of Aayaad bin Hamaar, on the authority of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – that he gave them a sermon and said: ‘Indeed Allaah revealed to me that you should humble yourselves so much so that no one is proud, elevated above another person. Nor should one person oppress another person.’
No. 570

9- On the authority of Rabeeyah al-Asslamee who said : I used to serve the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and he gave me some land, and he gave Abu Bakr some land, and when it came to dividing the land, we differed over a cluster of dates from a date palm tree. Abu Bakr said: this is on my side of the land! And I said: It is on my side! There used to be a problem between me and Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr said a statement to me which I hated but he regretted saying it, so he said to me: ‘O Rabeeyah! Say something to me similar to what I said to you, so that it can be requital.’

So I said: ‘I will not say it.’

Abu Bakr said: ‘You will say it or I will request the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa salaam – to order you to say it.
So I said: ‘I will not say it.’

Abu Bakr left that portion of the land for me and went off to the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and I followed him. The people from my tribe followed us and said to me: ‘May Allaah have mercy on Abu Bakr, why is he going to the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – about you, and he said what he said about you.’

So I said : ‘Do you know who this is?? This is Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq, he is one of the two who were in the cave, he is one who has grown old as a Muslim ( one of the elders of the Muslims), beware he does not turn around and see you assisting me against him and becomes angry and he meets the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, and the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – will become angry due to him being angry, and then Allaah Azza wa Jal becomes angry due to them being angry and then Rabeeyah will be destroyed.’

They said: ‘What do you order us to do?’

I said: ‘Go back.’

Abu Bakr – RadhiAllaahuanhu- went off to the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam -, so I followed him by myself, until he reached the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and he told him the story as it was. The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – raised his head towards me and said: ‘O Rabiah what’s the matter between you and as-Siddeeq?’

I said : ‘O Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – such and such happened, and he said a statement to me which I disliked, then he said to me, say something similar to what I said to you so that it can be requited, but I refused.’

Then the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘Yes, do not say a word back to him, but say: May Allaah forgive you O Abu Bakr. May Allaah forgive you O Abu Bakr.’

Hasan said: ‘Abu Bakr turned around and he was crying.’
No. 3258

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 05

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

33- 130- On the authority of Abdullaah bin Basr the Companion of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – that he said: ‘When he would come to a door of someone’s house asking permission to enter he would not face the door. He said: ‘Walk along the wall until you ask for permission and you are given permission or you go away.’
No.3003

34- 68- 204 – On the authority of ‘Ayesha that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said to her: ‘O ‘Ayesha be gentle; indeed if Allaah intends good to the people of a home (family) then He directs them to the door of gentleness.’
No. 523

35- 136- on the authority of al-Miqdam bin Shuraay, on the authority of his father who said that ‘Aeysha –radhiAllaahu anha- asked about going out to the desert so she said:

The Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to go out to the stream which came own a hill. One day he wanted to go out to the desert, so he sent me a female-camel which could not be tamed and rode from the camels which were for charity.

He said to me: ‘O ‘Aeysha! Be gentle; indeed there is nothing that has gentleness in it except that it beautifies it and it is not taken away from anything except that it defaces/disfigures it.’
No.524

36- 137- On the authority of a servant of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – a man or a woman, who said: ‘From what the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to say to his servant is: Do you have a need? Until one day the servant said: O Messenger of Allaah! I have a need. He asked: ‘What is your need?’ He said: ‘My need is that you intercede for me on the Day of Judgement.’
He asked the servant: ‘Who directed you to this?’ He said: ‘My Lord.’ He answered: ‘Only if you help me by performing a lot of prostration.’
No.2102

37- 139- On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah: ‘The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to stay at the back of the group (who were) travelling, to urge on the weak ones, carry passengers and supplicate for them.’
No.2120

38- 140- On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to sit on the floor, eat on the floor, tie down sheep and respond to an invitation from a slave to eat bread made of barley.’
No.2125

39- 141- On the authority of Abu Ayoob: ‘The Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to ride a donkey, used to mend shoes, used to patch up shirts and he said: whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me.’
no.2130

40- 131- On the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullaah: ‘When the Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – used to walk, his Companions used to walk in front of him, they would leave his back for the Angels.’
no.2087

41- On the authority of Abu Huraira who said: We would pray the Isha prayer with the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and when he would prostrate al-Hasan and al-Hussain would jump on to his back. When he would raise his head, he would take them off his back with his hand gently and place them on the ground gently. If they repeated what they did, he would take them off again.

When he had prayed, he placed them on his lap, one on one side the other on the other side.

Abu Huraira then mentions ‘I came to him and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Shall I not take them to their mother?’ He answered: ‘No.’ then lightening struck and the Messenger said: ‘Go to your mother.’ they continued walking in the light from the lightening until they reached their mother.
No. 3325

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 06

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

42- 146 – On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr who said: Someone asked : O Messenger of Allaah! Who are the best of the people?’ He answered: ‘Everyone who has a mahkmoom heart and a truthful tongue.’

They asked: ‘We know what a truthful tongue is, but what is a mahkmoom heart?’
He said: ‘A pious, pure one, which has no sin in it nor is it oppressive, nor does it have hatred and jealousy.’
No.948

43- 148- On the authority of Salmah bin al-Akwaa’ who said: ‘If we saw a person cursing his brother, we viewed it as though he had arrived at a major sin.’
No. 2649

44- 161 – On the authority of UbaydAllaah bin Ma’mar that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said:
‘A family is not given gentleness except that it benefits them, nor are they prohibited from gentleness except that it harms them.’
No. 942

45- 164- On the authority of Jabir : that a man came to the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and said: ‘Indeed so and so has a cluster of dates on my farm he has harmed me and the place his cluster of dates are a burden for me.

The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – sent someone to call him. The Prophet said: ‘Sell me your cluster of dates which is in so and so’s farm.’

He answered: ‘No.’

The Prophet said: ‘Give it to me as a gift.’

He answered: ‘No.’

The Prophet said: ‘Then sell me this cluster of dates, for a cluster of dates in Paradise.’

He answered: ‘No.’

Then the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘I have not seen anyone more miserly than you, except for the one who is miserly in giving salaam.’
No. 3383

46- 165 – On the authority of Abu Huraira on the authority of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘The son of Adam never performed anything better than the prayer, reconciling between people and having good manners.’
No. 1448

47- 166 – on the authority of ‘Aeysha – RadhiAllaahu anha – who said: ‘There was no behaviour more hated to the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – than lying. If he came across it from one of his Companions, then he would keep away from him until he knew that he had repented.’
No. 2052

48- 169- On the authority of Younas bin al-Qaasim al-Yamamee that ‘Ikrima bin Khalid bin Sa’eed bin al-‘Aaas al-Mahkzoomee narrated to him that he met Abdullaah bin Umar bin al-Khattab and asked him: ‘O Abu AbdurRahmaan! Indeed Banu al-Mughira is a tribe ¬¬¬¬¬which has haughtiness and pride. Did you hear the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying anything about this?’

Abdullaah bin Umar said to him: I heard the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying: ‘There is no person who regards himself as great and walks in an arrogant way except that he meets Allaah while Allaah is very angry with him.’
No. 2272

49- 170- On the authority of Abul Darda in a narration ascribed to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘There are no two people who love each other for Allaah’s sake behind each others’ backs, except that the one who is more beloved to Allaah is the one who is stronger in his love for his companion.’
No. 3273

50- 171 – On the authority of Anas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘There is no slave of Allaah who goes to visit his brother for the sake of Allaah, except that a voice calls out from the sky, “You have been good so Paradise has been made pleasurable for you.” Also Allaah says in His Dominion of the ‘Arsh: “He is My slave and was visiting for My sake, so his hospitality is upon Me and I am not pleased with any hospitality other than Paradise.”
No. 2632

51 – 174 – On the authority of Sufyan bin ‘Uayainah, on the authority of Ibn al-Munkadir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘From the best of actions is to make a believer happy, to pay his debt off for him, to take care of his need and to relieve him from distress.’
No. 2291

52- 177 – On the authority of Ibn Umar, on the authority of Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – that he said:
‘Whoever regards him self to be great or is proud when he walks, then he meets Allaah while Allaah is very angry with him.’
No. 543

53 – 178 – On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘Whoever humbles himself for Allaah, Allaah raises his rank.’
No. 2328

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 08

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

63- 197- On the authority Dhamarah bin Thaalabah who said that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘The people will remain upon goodness, as long as they are not jealous of each other.’
No. 3386

64- 198 – On the authority Anas bin Maalik who said that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘A slave’s Eemaan will not be honest and just until his heart is honest and just and his heart will not be honest and just until his tongue is honest and just. A man will not enter Paradise if his neighbour is not safe from his harm.’
No. 2841

65- 201 – On the authority of Ibn Umar, on the authority of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – who said: ‘It is not correct for a believer to be a person who curses.’
No.2636

66- 202 – On the authority of Anas who said that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – met Abu Dharr, and said to him: ‘O Abu Dharr Shall I not inform you of two characteristics which are lighter on your back and heavier on the scales than other than them?’

He answered: ‘Of course O Messenger of Allaah.’

He said: ‘You should have good manners and remain silent for a long time. I swear by He in whose Hand is my soul no-one has acted upon better than the likes of these two characteristics.’
No. 1938

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations – 07

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

54- 184 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘A believer is not corrupt, his inner-self does not differ with his outer-self (i.e. what you see is what you get) and he is easy going. An evil person is one who spreads corruption between people and has evil behaviour.’
No. 935

55- On the authority of ‘Aeysha the wife of the Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – who said that some Ethiopians entered the masjid and were playing. The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said to me ‘O Humayra would you like to see them?’

She said: ‘Yes.’

So he stood by the door and I came and placed my chin on his shoulder, so that my face was touching his cheek. What they said that day was that ‘Abul-Qaasim is good’.

So the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘Have you had enough?’

I said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, do not be hasty.’

So he stood for me.

Then the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘Have you had enough?’

I said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, do not be hasty.’

So he stood for me.

She said: ‘It is not that I loved to see them, but I loved that what would reach the women was his status with me and my status with him.’
No. 3277

56- 186- The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘Evil plots and deception are in the Fire.’
No.1057

57- 189 – On the authority of Abu Huraira –RadhiAllaahu anhu- from the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – that he said: ‘By Him in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! The Day of Judgement will not be established until obscenity and miserliness appear; when a trustworthy person will be cheated and a cheater will be trusted, when al-Waaool will be destroyed and at-Toohowat will appear.’
They asked: ‘O Messenger of Allaah What is al-Waaol and what is at-Toohawat?’
He said: ‘al-Waaool are the leaders and the noble people and at-Toohowat are those who are under the feet of the people and are disregarded.’
No. 3211

58- 191 On the authority of Abul Darda who said I heard the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying: ‘A father is the middle door to Paradise.’
No.914

59- 192 – On the authority Abu Dharr in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘There is no reward except due to good actions and there is no action except by intention.’
No. 2415

60- 193 – On the authority of ‘Uqbah bin ‘Aamir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: ‘There is no good in the one who doesn’t receive guests.’
No.2434

61- 194 – On the authority of Abu Huraira who said that the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – passed by Abdullah bin Ubay bin Salool, while he was in the shade of thick bushes, he said: ‘Indeed Ibn Abu Kabshah (the Prophet) has covered us with dust.’

His son Abdullaah ibn Abdullaah said: ‘I swear by The One Who has been generous to you and revealed the Book to you if you want I will bring his head to you.’

The Prophet – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: ‘No, but rather, be good to your father and maintain good companionship with him.’
No. 3223

62- 196 – On the authority al-Qaasim bin Muhammad who said that Abdullaah bin Hanzala claimed that Abdullaah bin Salam passed by in the market who had a bundle of wood. So it was said to him: ‘Has Allaah not enriched you?’

Abdullaah bin Salam answered: Indeed, but I intend to repel pride by doing this. I heard the Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – saying: ‘The one who has a mustard seed of pride in his heart will not enter Paradise.’
No. 3257

Al-Mutawakkil : One of the names of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Al-Mutawakkil : One Who depends upon Allah
One of the names of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)

Narrated Ataa ibn Yasar who said: ‘I met Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas and asked him, “Tell me about the description of Allaah’s Messenger which is mentioned in the Tawrah (i.e. Old Testament).” He replied, “Yes. By Allaah, he is described in the Tawrah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Qur’aan as follows:

‘O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness (for Allaah’s True Religion), and a giver of glad tidings (to the faithful believers), and a warner (to the unbelievers), and a guardian of the illiterates. You are My slave and My Messenger. I have named you “al-Mutawakkil” (who depends upon Allaah). You are neither discourteous, harsh, nor a noise-maker in the markets, and you do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness. Allaah will not let him (the Prophet) die until he makes straight the crooked people by making them say: “None has the right to be worshipped but Allaah,” with which will be opened blind eyes and deaf ears and enveloped hearts.”

Reported by al-Bukhaaree, no. 1997. [ Related by Bukhaaree in chapter dealing with the tafseer of Surah Fath.]

Source for the above:

Class 46 : of Lessons on Tawhid – Approximately 50 Classes – from Dar-ul-Hadith, Dammaj, Yemen.
These were lessons conducted on the book ‘al-Qawl-ul- Mufeed Fee Adillatit-Tawhid’ [Beneficial Speech in Establishing the Evidences of Tawhid] written by one of the major scholars of the Sunnah in Yemen

Anger – Dr. Saleh as Saleh [Audio & Transcribed Text]

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014August 8, 2020

You can Listen to the lecture Here

The next topic of tonight, insha Allah will be, on the following title, a short talk about a matter which all of us need, and this is to know of anger. We all get angry. And getting angry is just one of our natural instincts. And anger affects everybody, young and old. Muslim or non-Muslim. But the difference lies with the way a Muslim approaches his/her anger: how it should be. Because they are some Muslims who are not abiding by the way to deal with anger, that you can’t really differentiate them from others, from the non-Muslims, or otherwise. We know that whenever someone loses their temper, their anger begins to control them. It orders them and it forbids them, and so one becomes subservient to ones anger without realizing it. This sadly happens very frequently. If we look into our own selves or own lives, and often with disastrous consequences. People have kept off ties because of heated words, exchanged in anger. People have killed each other because of their anger. You can hit someone or kill someone because of your anger. The husband may hit his wife out of anger or the other way around. But there is an urgent need for Muslims to put into practice the teachings of our Prophet Muhammad (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) and learn to control our anger. Anger in itself is not forbidden, we spoke about this earlier. Feeling angry is natural.

The Prophet Muhammad (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) did not forbid anger itself but what has been forbidden is when we act upon the anger unjustly. He also told us what steps to take in order to control this anger. For example, Suleiman ibn Suraad relates, that he was sitting with the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) when two people fell out and exchanged hot words. The face of one of them became red, and his veins of his neck became swollen. The Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said, “If he could repeat a phrase of which I know, he will get rid of the condition of which he is in. If he said, “a’udubillahii minashaytaani rajeem” (I seek refuge with Allah against Shaytaan, the rejected one) then that which he is experiencing would have gone away from him”. This is reported in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Another time the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said: “when one of you gets angry while standing up, he should sit down. Then the anger will leave him. And if not, then he should lie down.” This is Sahih Hadeeth reported by Abu Dar, in Sunun Abi Dawud.

SubhanAllah, Islam does not leave anything out, from Aqeedah, from creed, to morals and manners. We are told everything. If you sit down when you are angry, it shows that you are in control of your anger. Unlike the other way around. Because when you do this action, you are now making yourself do something opposite to what your rage, anger, and Shaytaan want. I will repeat that, Islam doesn’t leave anything out from creed, to morals and manners. We are told everything. If one sits down when she/he are angry, it shows that she/he are in control. They are in control of their anger and not the other way around. Because when you do this action, you are now making yourself do something opposite to what your rage, anger and Shaytaan want. You are acting according to what Islam teaches you to do, so your anger subsides. Controlling anger is very important. Because when we get angry we know, we are going to say something that we will regret. Something that may ruin our dunya, our life, and or our next life. The Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said: A man speaks an evil word not realizing it its importance for which Allah records for him his displeasure till the day he meets him. This is part of a hadith, reported by at-Tirmidhi and others. And it is sahih. It’s correct. In this way anger can destroy faith, which is why you find that once –when– a man came to the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) seeking some advice, the Prophet simply said “do not become angry” repeating it several times. What a beautiful piece of advice, undoubtly , so many of our problems would be solved if we just heeded this one piece of advice. On another occasion, the prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said the strong, isn’t the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself, while in anger. And of course we all know that when we fight to control anger, then indeed, you need to be very strong.

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar relates that the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said: “no gulp has a greater reward with Allah than the swallowing of rage, which a servant surpasses seeking the Face of Allah.” So when someone has done some wrong to you and you are about to say or do something that neither you or that person will ever forget, and instead of acting upon his anger, if you stop and swallow this, then this so belongs to Allah (subhanahu wa Ta’ala).

These ahadith which I mentioned, should be taken in context. It doesn’t mean that we should never become angry or display our anger. There are certain situations where we should become angry. With tawheed being undermined for instance, or when people are looking down upon the Sunnah of the messenger Muhammad (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) or when Muslims are being killed or treated unjustly. We know that under circumstances, such as these, it is correct to be angry because there are many occasions like these where the Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) became angry. For example, when he saw pictures of animals hanging in ‘Aishah’s house, as in Sahih Bukhari or when he heard of men who failed to attend the congregational prayer, also in Sahih al Bukhari. All these things caused him to be angry. But his anger was always for the sake of Allah not for any person or injury. And that is why ‘Aishah (radiAllahu Ta’alaa anha) said: (talking about the Messenger (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam)) “he never took revenge on his own behalf for anything unless of which Allah has forbidden, has been transgressed, in which case he took revenge for it for Allah’s sake.” When we talk about anger, it is not only the anger we feel when we are in wrong, but also experience anger when we feel that we are in the right. We feel that someone has wronged us and that we must defend ourselves. Here again, we must not let shaytaan ever order us to act on that anger and be unjust making us believe we are correct in doing so.

The Prophet (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) said: “I am a claimant for a house on the outskirts of paradise for one who leaves off arguing, even if he is right, and maybe our act of repressing anger, when in a position to give them to it, will yieldfruitful results.”[Hasan hadith. See ‘Saheeh ul-Jaami us-Sagheer’ (no.1477). ]

Allah says, in Surat Fussilat chapter 41, verse 34, “repel the evil with one which is better, then verily, he between whom, you are in enmity, will become as though you are close friends.”

Therefore, insha Allah, we must try to follow the example of Prophet Muhammad Muhammad (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) to not become angry except for the sake of Allah. The Messenger (salAllahu ‘alayhi wasalam) has left us with numerous ahadith concerning anger and you can find them in chapters of that in books of ahadith. And we must really try to implement this guidance and this is a reminder for myself, wallahi first and for all of us.

Transcribed by – Sister Fatimah bint Mohamed min Canada

Righteousness comes from Taqwa : Tafseer Ibn Kathir

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014March 17, 2015

Tafseer Ibn Kathir – Surah A-Baqarah (2:189)

Allah said:

(It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc.) that you enter the houses from the back, but Al-Birr is from Taqwa. So enter houses through their proper doors.)

Al-Bukhari recorded that Al-Bara’ said, “During the time of Jahiliyyah, they used to enter the house from the back upon assuming the Ihram. Thereafter, Allah revealed (the following Ayah):

(It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc.) that you enter the houses from the back but Al-Birr is from Taqwa. So enter houses through their proper doors.)

Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded the same Hadith from Al-Bara’ but with the wording; “The Ansar used to enter their houses from the back when returning from a journey. Thereafter, this Ayah (2:189 above) was revealed…”

Al-Hasan said, “When some people during the time of Jahiliyyah would leave home to travel, and then decide not to travel, they would not enter the house from its door. Rather, they would climb over the back wall. Allah the Exalted said:

(It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness) that you enter the houses from the back,).”

Allah’s statement:
(…and have Taqwa of Allah that you may be successful.) Have Taqwa of Allah, means to do what He has commanded you and refrain from what He has forbidden for you,

(that you may be successful.) tomorrow when you stand before Him and He thus rewards you perfectly.

A Concise Legacy : Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014February 19, 2015

Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Uthaymeen
Source: Al-Istiqaamah Magazine , Issue No.5 – Ramadân 1417H / January 1997

Indeed all praise is for Allaah. We praise Him, we seek His help and we seek forgiveness from Him. And we seek refuge in Allaah from the evils within our own souls and our evil actions. Whomsoever Allaah guide, then none can misguide him; and whomsoever Allaah leaves to stray, then none can guide him aright. Indeed it is Allaah who sent His Messenger Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam with the Guidance and the Religion of Truth, and he conveyed this Message, fulfilled his trust, fought Jihaad as it should be fought, and he did not die except that he left his Ummah (nation) upon a clear path, its night is like its day, and no one deviates from it except that he is destroyed. And may Allaah extol and send blessings of peace upon His Messenger Muhammad, and upon his Family, his Companions, and those who follow them in goodness. Then to proceed:

So on this night, Sunday the 27th of Rabee’ul-Awwal 1417H – which corresponds to the 10th of August 1996CE – I am pleased to have this opportunity to say a few words to you. I hope that Allaah would bless them and that He would also bless our brothers in England; who have traveled from various places in order to here these few words on the telephone, for which they will receive – with the help of Allaah – that promise which has been mentioned by the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam when he said: “Whosoever treads a path to seek knowledge, then Allaah would make easy for him a path to Paradise.”1 So I ask from my brothers to accept these wasaayah (legacies and sincere advices) which I hope would be of benefit to them:-

THE FIRST LEGACY

So I advise you to have the taqwaa of Allaah – the Mighty and Majestic – both in private and public. And taqwaa means that a person should stand firm upon the obedience of Allaah, doing what Allaah ordered him to do, and abandoning what He prohibited him from, starting with establishing the Salaah (Prayer) in their fixed and stated times, and in congregation, for those who are obliged to do so. Along with the five daily Prayers, you should also pray the rawaatib (stressed and recommended Prayers) which are connected to the five daily Prayers – and they are four rak’ahs before the Dhuhr Prayer and two after it. Two rak’ahs after the Maghrib Prayer. Two rak’ahs after the ‘Ishaa Prayer. And two rak’ahs before the Fajr Prayer. The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “There is no Muslim who Prays twelve optional rak’ahs from the non-obligatory Prayer every day, except that Allaah will build for him a house in Paradise.”2 Likewise, you should pay the Zakaah; which is an obligatory amount taken from your wealth and given to the poor and the needy. Allaah – the Most High – said to his Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam:

“Take charity from their wealth in order to purify them and to sanctify them by it.” [Soorah a-Tawbah 9:103].

The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to Mu’aadh ibn Jabal, when he was sending him to Yemen: “And inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them to give charity from their wealth, to be taken from the rich and given to the poor.”3

Likewise, one should fast in the month of Ramadaan, because Allaah has prescribed it for this Ummah, and one should make the Hajj (Pilgramage) and the ‘Umrah (Lesser Pilgramage) for whosoever has the ability to do so. These are the pillars of Islaam, after the first pillar which is the Shahaadatain (the two testimonies); to testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, and to testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah.

THE SECOND LEGACY

I advise my brothers that they should unify their ranks, and that they should be like a single body seeking to establish the Religion of Allaah, as Allaah – the Most High – said:

“Allaah has prescribed for you the same Religion which He prescribed to Noah, and that which We revealed to the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and that which We prescribed to Ibraaheem, Moses and Jesus ‘alayhimus-salaam, saying: That you should establish the Religion by doing that which you were commanded with, and that you should not make any divisions in it.” [Soorah ash-Shooraa 42:13].

Thus it becomes very clear that what is required from us – as it was required from the Prophets who were foremost in resolve – is to establish the Religion and not to make any divisions therein. So our Lord – the Mighty and Majestic – ordered us to establish the Religion and not to make any divisions in it. O my brothers! Unite your ranks, and do not differ, since Allaah – the Most High – said:

“And do not dispute with each other, unless you loose courage and your power departs, but be patient. For indeed Allaah is with those who are patient.” [Soorah al-Anfaal 8:46].

Do not label each other as being deviant, nor label each other as being sinners. If you see in any of your brothers that which is objectionable, then go to them and debate with them about this, until your word is unified, and thus cause the Ummah to remain united. None of you should try to slander his brother, since this will cause a great deal of enmity and hatred. Likewise, none of you should declare his Muslim brother to be a disbeliever, innovator or a sinner – since this is not from the nature of a Muslim.

THE THIRD LEGACY

I also advise you – O brothers – to do those actions which will be the cause of love and affection to develop between you. Many people do not truly understand the Religion of Islaam. Indeed many people think that the Religion of Islaam includes certain bad traits – even though Islaam in reality objects to them – because some Muslims portray a false image of Islaam. Rather, the Religion of Islaam is a Religion of truthfulness, righteousness and justice. It is a Religion which calls for reconciling people. It is also a Religion which wages war against all bad actions and characteristics; such as lying, cheating, deception and transgressing upon others. Allaah – the Most High – said:

“Indeed Allaah enjoins upon you justice, kindness and the giving of good to relatives and near ones, and He prohibits you from all shameful and evil deeds, oppression and transgression. He admonishes you, in order that you may take heed and be reminded. And fulfil the Covenant of Allaah when you have made it, and do not break your oaths after you have confirmed them, and indeed you have appointed Allaah as your Guarantor. Indeed Allaah knows all what you do.” [Soorah an-Nahl 16:90-91].

O my brothers, da’wah (calling to Islaam) is to be done by your actions, as you are commanded to do it with your speech However, da’wah through actions will be more effective than da’wah which is merely done with speech. So I say again, that those who practice Islaam in a wrong manner, they will create a false understanding of Islaam in people’s view. Allaah – the Most High – has said about those who invite to what is correct, but do not practice themselves:

“O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do. It is most hateful to Allaah that you say that which you do not do.” [Soorah as-Saff 61:2-3].

THE FOURTH LEGACY

I advise you all to safeguard your time and to occupy yourselves in that which is beneficial. You should know that time is more precious than wealth, as Allaah – the Most Blessed, the Most High – said:

“Until when death comes to him, he says: O my Lord! Give me respite so that I may then do righteous actions.” [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:333].

Time is such that when it departs it does not return, whereas wealth, when it departs, then it is possible to replace it. So time is of the utmost importance. This is why I advise you to safeguard your time, and to occupy yourselves in that which benefits. Keep away from qeela wa qaal (gossiping) – that so and so said such and such about this and that person – because the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said in an authentic narration: “Indeed Allaah hates qeela wa qaal (gossip mongering), asking too many questions, and wasting one’s wealth.”4 Unfortunately, many of the youths – after returning to the correct path, and uniting their hearts and unifying their word – have become disunited and fragmented into many factions, and this is due to the whisperings of Shaytaan amongst them and the disuniting of their word. So I advise the brothers to utilise your time in beneficial matters, and to keep away from qeela wa qaal. Indeed, time is like a sword; either you strike it, or it will strike you!

THE FIFTH LEGACY

Call to Allaah with mildness, forebearance, and intending to rectify matters – not with harshness, nor intending to cause divisions. This is because Allaah – the Most Perfect – said to His Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam:

“Call mankind to the way prescribed by your Lord, with wisdom, and admonish them with the examples and warnings that Allaah has provided in His Book, and argue with them in a way that is better.” [Soorah an-Nahl 16:125].

“By the mercy of Allaah you behaved with gentleness towards them. Had you been severe or harsh-hearted they would have left you and departed. So pass over their faults, and ask Allaah to forgive them, and consult them in the affairs.” [Soorah Aali-‘Imraan 3:159].

Thus, it is obligatory for the Believer to follow the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in this, and to be mild and forebearing in calling to Allaah – the Most Blessed, the Most High – since it is authentically established from the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam that he said: “Indeed Allaah is gentle and loves gentleness, and He gives due to gentleness that which He does not give due to harshness.”5

THE SIXTH LEGACY

Striving hard in acquiring knowledge, since that is the reason why you have left your cities and homes, and have left your family and friends. So it is upon you all to strive hard in gaining knowledge, and to study deeply – not merely to take an exam, rather it is for the knowledge itself. So strive hard in seeking knowledge. Finally, I ask Allaah that He enables us to utilise our time in a beneficial way, according to what Allaah – the Most Blessed, the Most High – has made us responsible for.

1. Related by Muslim (no.1888), Abu Hurayrah radiallaahu ‘anhu.
2. Related by Muslim (no.728), from Ummu Habeebah radiallaahu ‘anhaa.
3. Related by al-Bukhaaree (no.7372) and Muslim (no.19).
4. Related by Muslim (no.1715), from Abu Hurayrah radiallaahu ‘anhu.
5. Saheeh: Related by Ibn Maajah (no.3688), from Abu Hurayrah. It was authenticated by al-Albaanee in Saheehul-Jaami’ (no.1771).

A Cry for Help : Turn to Repentance : Shaykh bin Baaz

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 8, 2014May 11, 2015

Al-Istiqaamah Magazine, Issue No.6 – Dhul-Qa’dah 1417H / March 1997

[Q]: I am a young man, nineteen years of age, and have involved myself in a great deal of sin. Even to the extent that I do not pray most of my Prayers in the mosque, and I have never completely fasted the month of Ramadaan in my entire life. Besides these, I have committed other sins as well. I have vowed to repent many times before, however, after doing so I lapse back into these same sins. The youths of my area are just as bad, as are the friends that I associate with. And Allaah knows that I have transgressed against myself and that whenever I repent, I return back to the same sins. I hope that you may direct me to a path that will bring me closer to my Lord and distance me from these evil actions of mine.

[A]: Allaah – the Might and Majestic – says: “Say O My Slaves who have transgressed against their own souls! Do not despair of Allaah’s mercy. Indeed Allaah forgives all sins, Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Soorah az-Zumar 39:53]. There is a consensus from the Scholars that this noble aayah (verse) was revealed for the taa’ibeen (those who repent). So whoever sincerely repents from his sins, then Allaah will forgive him all his sins, as occurs in the saving of Allaah – the Most Perfect – : “O you who Believe! Turn to Allaah in sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord may remove from you your sins and admit you into Paradise beneath which rivers flow.” [Soorah at-Tahreem 66:8]. So in this aayah (verse), Allaah has made the removal of sins and entry into Paradise dependant upon sincere repentance.

And sincere repentance is conditional upon: [i] abandoning the sin and keeping away from it, [ii] having regret and remorse for committing the sin, [iii] truly intending not to commit the sin again, [iv] remembering the greatness of Allaah and hoping for His reward, whilst fearing His punishment. Another condition for sincere repentance is that if due to transgression, the wealth or property of someone has been stolen or usurped, then it must be returned or forgiveness must be sought from the one whose wealth, blood or honour has been taken. However, if the honour of a person has been violated and the situation is such that it is not possible to seek that persons forgiveness, then plenty of du’aa (supplication) should be made for his welfare and he should be spoken good of in those places where he had previously been backbitten, since good deeds wipe away bad ones. Allaah – the Most Perfect – said: “Turn you all in repentance to Allaah, O Believers, in order that you may be successful.” [Soorah an-Noor 24:31]. So in this aayah (verse) Allaah the Mighty and Majestic – linked success with tawbah (repentance) and points to the fact that the repentant person will reach success and happiness, and if such a person were to follow up this repentance with eemaan (faith) and doing righteous actions, then Allaah would efface his evil actions and change them to good actions, as Allaah the Most Perfect – said after mentioning the sins of Shirk (directing worship that is due only for Allaah to other than Allaah), taking a life without just cause and fornication and adultery-: “And whoever does this, will receive the punishment, The punishment will be doubled for him on the Day of Judgement and he will live therein in disgrace. Except for those who repent, have eemaan (faith) and do righteous actions. For them Allaah will change their evil deeds into good ones, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Soorah al-Furqaan 25:68-70]

And from the causes of tawbah (repentance) are humility and submissiveness to Allaah – the Most Perfect – and asking Allaah for guidance and ability, and that acceptance of one’s repentance is considered as a Favour from Allaah, as Allaah – the Most Perfect – said: ‘‘Call upon Me and I will respond to your supplication.” [Soorah Ghaafir 40:60] And He – the Mighty and Majestic – said: “And when My servant asks you concerning Me, say to them that I am indeed near, And I respond to the supplication of the one who supplicates to Me.” [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:186]. Also, from the causes of tawbah is choosing good companionship and friendship and following them in righteous conduct, whilst staying clear of bad companionship. It is authentically related from Allaah’s Messenger sallaallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam that he said: “A person is upon the way of life of his friend, so let one of you look to whom he keeps as a friend.”2

And the Prophet sallaallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam also said: “The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that of a seller of musk, and the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows. As for the seller of musk, then either he will grant you some, or at the very least you enjoy a pleasant smell from him. As for the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows, then either he will burn your clothes or you will get an offensive smell from him.”3

1. Al-Fataawaa (1/251-253)
2. Hasan: Related by Abu Dawood (no.4812) and others, from Abu Hurayrah radiallaahu ‘anhu. Imaam an-Nawawee authenticated it in Riyaadus-Saaliheen (no.174).
3. Related by al-Bukhaaree (4/323) and Muslim (no.2628), from Abu Moosaa al-Asharee radiallaahu ‘anhu.