Msg#33 – Are You Thankful for Guidance?

 

 
 
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلا وُسْعَهَا

أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ *

وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الأَنْهَارُ

وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ

لَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ

وَنُودُوا أَنْ تِلْكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ *  
 
 
 
But those who believed (in the [...]

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Msg#31 – Eclipse: Fun or Fear? (*)

Updated – Please see comments
 

 
 
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
 
‏إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا عِبَادَهُ
وَإِنَّهُمَا لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ النَّاسِ
فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا اللَّهَ حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ مَا بِكُمْ
 
 
The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
 
“Verily the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allaah [...]

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R1428#2 – Consistency in Doing Good

 
 

Ramadaan Special – 1428 – #2
Ramadaan…
A month in which we strive to please Allaah and increase in doing good…
We try to remain consistent throughout the month, and we ask Allaah’s help…
What happens after Ramadaan?
The Rabb of Ramadaan is the Rabb of all other months of the year…
What attitude can we carry with us from this [...]

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R1428#1 – Which of you is best in action?

 
 

Ramadaan Special – 1428 – #1
This world is a place of trials and tests…
Why does Allaah mention this fact to us, then follow it by the names “al-Azeez” and “al-Ghafoor”…?
Below is an excerpt from “Practical Lessons from the Month of Fasting” (1)
 
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Allaah made life in this world as a place of trial and testing as to [...]

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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#27 – It’s OK to Say “I Don’t Know”

 
Don’t Speak Without Knowledge
Say “Allaahu A’lam”
 

 
 

 قال أبو بكر – رضي الله تعالى عنه -

 
أي سماء تظلني؟ وأي أرض تقلني؟ إذا قلت في كتاب الله ما لا أعلم؟!
 
 

Aboo Bakr - radiyallaahu ‘anhu – said:

Which sky would shade me and which earth would carry me (i.e. let me live upon it) if I were to say about the Book [...]

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Msg#25 – Forgotten? Not.

 
 
 
يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ

وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

 
On the Day when Allâh will resurrect them all together (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and inform them of what they did. Allâh has kept account of it, while they have forgotten it. And Allâh is Witness over all things.
 
(Al-Mujadilah [...]

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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#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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