On Spiritual Discipline and Sincerity- Imam Shar’ani r.a
On Spiritual Discipline and Sincerity Imam Shar’ani radiAllahu anhu writes: Imam Abu al-Mawahib al-Shadhili, radiAllahu used to say: “Whoever wishes to abandon the company of bad companions should begin with himself—by forsaking his own bad traits. His soul is the closest thing to him, and those who are closest to you have the greatest right […]
The perfect man
The Hadith: “My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works (nawafil) until I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing and his sight.” The nawafil, according to the people of the path, signify the annihilation of the servant in the witnessing of himself through the witnessing of his Lord, […]
A man forgets the Qur’an because…
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، قَالَ: مَا تَعَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ نَسِيَهُ إِلَّا بِذَنْبٍ»، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الضَّحَّاكُ: ” {وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ} [الشورى: ٣٠] “، ثُمَّ قَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ: «وَأَيُّ مُصِيبَةٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ نِسْيَانِ الْقُرْآنِ Waki’ narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Rawwad, from ad-Dahhak who said: “A man […]
No servant has ever said it without Allah removing his grief and replacing it with joy
Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud radiAllahu anhu narrates that the beloved Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever is overwhelmed with worry should say: Allahumma inni ‘abduka wabnu ‘abdika wabnu amatika wa fi qabdatika nasiati biyadika madin fiyya hukmuka ‘adlun fiyya qada’uka As’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitabika aw ‘allamtahu […]
If Allah ﷻ loves these words from you, He ﷻ loves you.
From the sayings of Al Qutb Habib Ahmad Mashhur al Haddad radiAllahu anhu ‘Every person has a constant enemy by their side, which whispers, misleads and diverts them from that which is good, yet despite this, they also possess a great weapon to defend themselves with, and that is the remembrance of Allah Ta’ala. […]
Loved ones are reunited in Jannah…
‘I testify before Allah that no servant dies bearing witness there is no God but Allah and (Sayyiduna) Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and then does what is right, except that he will find his way into Paradise. My Lord Almighty has promised me that seventy thousand of my nation will enter Paradise without […]
If all people shall entered Jannah but one…
‘If a caller from heaven announced that all people would enter Jannah together but for one man, I would fear that I am him. And if a caller announced that all people would enter Hellfire together but for one man, I would hope that I am him.’ -Sayyiduna Umar ibn al Khattab radiAllahu anhu Ref: […]
The heart of a believer is illuminated…
Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id radiAllahu anhu narrates: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: الْقُلُوبُ أَرْبَعَةٌ قَلْبٌ أَجْرَدُ فِيهِ مِثْلُ السِّرَاجِ يُزْهِرُ وَقَلْبٌ أَغْلَفُ مَرْبُوطٌ عَلَى غِلَافِهِ وَقَلْبٌ مَنْكُوسٌ وَقَلْبٌ مُصْفَحٌ فَأَمَّا الْقَلْبُ الْأَجْرَدُ فَقَلْبُ الْمُؤْمِنِ سِرَاجُهُ فِيهِ نُورُهُ وَأَمَّا الْقَلْبُ الْأَغْلَفُ فَقَلْبُ الْكَافِرِ وَأَمَّا الْقَلْبُ الْمَنْكُوسُ فَقَلْبُ الْمُنَافِقِ عَرَفَ ثُمَّ أَنْكَرَ وَأَمَّا الْقَلْبُ الْمُصْفَحُ فَقَلْبٌ فِيهِ […]
The world of souls…
قَالَ قَالَ اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ اَلأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ، فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ، وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ Sayyidah Aishah radiAllahu anha narrates: ‘I heard The Beloved Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Souls are like recruited troops: Those […]
Protect me from every test and trial…
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةَ قَوْمٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ O Allah, I ask You for good deeds, avoidance of evil deeds, and love for the poor. Forgive me and have mercy on me. If […]