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Even When Others Excuse Our Mistakes, We Must Reflect on Their Ramifications If We Have Not Repented
Allah, The Most High, said: إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡىِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَنَڪۡتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمۡۚ وَكُلَّ شَىۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَـٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ Verily, We give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before (them), and their traces, and that which they leave behind], and all things We have recorded with numbers (as a record) […]
The Good Suspicion and Excuse Received After Mistakes Do Not Make Mistakes Other Than What They Are, Nor Eradicate The Rights of Others
The Mistaken Wise Man Yazid Bin Ameerah, who was one of the companions of Mu’adh Bin Jabal said: Whenever he (Mu’adh) sat in a meeting to give admonition, he would say: “Allah is a just arbiter; those who doubt would perish”. One day Mu’adh Bin Jabal said: In the times after you, there would […]
A Type of Subtle, Possible, Burning Desire for a Dominant Public and Private Narrative
Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, also stated: فيجب على كل مسلم أن يفتش نفسه فقد يميل إنسان إلى صاحب الحق لهوى ، فقبل أن يتبين له الحق يتمنى أن يكون فلان هو المنتصر بالحجة أو غيرها فتميل نفسه لأنه فلان ، ولو كان على الحق لا يجوز أن يوجد […]
The Battle for Hearts and Minds
The Battle for Hearts and Minds Under the Guise of Clarity and Prevention of Harm We recalled these supplications today after encountering the affair of some Muslims who abandon truthful and transparent discussion and instead make strenuous efforts in the battle for hearts and minds, both in private and in public. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ […]
A Characteristic of Noble Men
Ubayd ibn Umm Kulāb, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that he heard Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, addressing the people in a sermon, saying: “Do not be amazed by a man’s eloquence or loud, emphatic speech. Rather, the true man is the one who fulfils his trusts and refrains […]
Between Two Narratives: A Lesson on an Adjudicator’s Impartiality
Khalid Bin Mi’dan, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed Saʿīd ibn ʿĀmir ibn Judhaym al-Jumaḥī, may Allah be pleased with him, as our governor over us in Ḥimṣ. When Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb arrived in Ḥimṣ, he said, “O people of Ḥimṣ! How have you […]
