Msg#30 – ‘Afw, Maghrifah, and Rahmah

 
لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
 
Allâh burdens not a person beyond his [...]

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Msg#28 – A Little Patience Goes a Long Way

 
 
Ibn Rajab – rahimahullaah – said:  (1)
 
 
 
ولا بد للمؤمن من صبر قليل حتى يصل به إلى راحة طويلة…
 
…and it’s incumbent upon the believer to have a little patience in order to reach by way of it to a lengthy rest.
 
 
 
فإن جزع ولم يصبر فهو كما قال ابن المبارك
من صبر فما أقل ما يصبر ومن جزع [...]

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Msg#23 – Life and Death of the Hearts

 

رأيت الذنوب تميت القلوب *** وقد يورث الذل إدمانها
وترك الذنوب حياة القلوب *** وخير لنفسك عصيانها

 

I have seen (that) sins bring death to the hearts
And (that) verily humiliation results from being addicted to them (i.e. sins)
And (that) the leaving off of sins brings life to the heart
And (that) it’s best for your Nafs that you disobey it (i.e. go against its [...]

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Msg#22 – Distressed? Even for a Blink of an Eye…

 

 

دعوات المكروب : اللهم رحمتك أرجو ، فلا تكلني إلى نفسي طرفة عين ، و أصلح لي شأني كله ، لا إله إلا أنت

“The supplications of one in distress [include]: Allaahumma RaHmataka arjoo, falaa takilnee ilaa nafsee tarfata ‘ayn, wa asliH lee sha’nee kullahu, laa ilaaha illaa anta. (1)” (2)
 

 

ما يمنعك أن تسمعي ما أوصيك [...]

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Msg#20 – Calamities and Bankruptcy

:قال بعض السلف
لولا مصائب الدنيا لوردنا القيامة مفاليس

 

Some of the Salaf said:
If it weren’t for the afflictions/calamities of the dunyaa, we would arrive on the Day of Resurrection bankrupt.
 
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From Zaad al-Ma’aad by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
 

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Msg#19 – Deprived & Shackled

:قال الفضيل
إذا لم تقدر على قيام الليل، وصيام النهار، فاعلم أنك محروم، كبلتك خطيئتك

 
 Al-Fudayl (1) said:
 
If you are unable to perform Qiyaam al-Layl (pray during the night), and fast during the day, then know that you are deprived, shackled by your sin(s). (2)
 
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(1)  He is al-Fudayl ‘ibn ‘Iyaad at-Tameemee - passed away in Makkah 187 A.H.
(2)  Mawaa’ith lil-Imaam al-Fudayl [...]

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Msg#16 – Who Needs It? Why Hurt Yourself?!

 

 
“Whosoever does righteous good deed it is for (the benefit of) his ownself, and whosoever does evil, it is against his ownself, and your Lord is not at all unjust to (His) slaves.”
(Fussilat 41:46)
 
 
Ever thought about the salaah you pray “not-so-whole-heartedly“?
 
Who are you hurting by this except your own self?
 
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah – rahimahullaah – said:
 
“Know, [...]

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Msg#9 – A Meeting with Allaah

A momentous day…
 
on which the people of Jannah will meet Allaah ta’aalaa…
 
as related by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah’s (rahimahullah) in his book “Haadil-Arwaah ilaa Bilaadil-Afraah”…
 
based upon authentic narrations…
 

[Please read the disclaimer under the video.]

 

 
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Disclaimer: In the video, some of the text from Ibn al-Qayyim’s book has been omitted [in the audio 'reading' of the text]. [...]

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