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Abu Hafs [rahimahullaah] said to Abu Uthmaan Al-Naysaabooriy [rahimahullaah]: When you sit with the people, then be an admonisher of your heart and soul, and do not be deceived by their gathering around you, for they [are only] aware of what they can see apparently, whilst Allaah is all aware of your inner self [i.e. your heart, soul]
[Madaarij As-Saalikeen 2/106. Slightly paraphrased]
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Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said: More than one person has said to me:
[ إذا تبت إليه–When I repent to Him (i.e. Allaah); [ وأنبت – and turn to (Him) in obedience, avoiding disobedience, depending on him and seeking refuge in Him] and performing righteous actions; my sustenance is straitened and difficulty comes upon my livelihood. However, when I return to disobeying Him and give my soul its desires, then sustenance, relief and other than it comes to me.’’ So I [i.e. Ibnul Qayyim] said to some of them: This is a test from Him [i.e. Allaah] to see whether you are truthful or untruthful in your seeking refuge with Him, responding and submitting to Him in obedience and exercising patience upon (what He has decreed of afflictions for you with absolute justice and wisdom) so that there are (good) end results for you; or whether you are untruthful so that you return to what you were upon (of evil).
[Source: Ighaathatul Lahfaan: 2/921]
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Fudayl ibn Iyaad (rahimahullah) said:
The good action is the most sincere and the most correct.
He was asked: “Oh Abaa Alee, what is the most sincere and the most correct?
He said:
Indeed the action which was sincerely for Allah but not correct, is not accepted, and if it was correct but not sincere it is not accepted, until it is sincere and correct.
And Sincere (means): that which was for Allah (alone).
And Correct (means): that which is (done) according to the Sunnah.
Madaarij As-Saalikeen Vol.1 Pg. 82
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A slave dealt harshly with his master, so he [i.e. the master] said: “Indeed as you can see I exercise patience with this boy in order to train my soul- because if I exercise patience with the slave [whilst bearing] that which is hated, I will exercise more patience with other than him [i.e. when dealing with others]”.
[Source: Kitaab Uyoounul Akhbaar’ of Ibn Qutaybah (rahimahullaah): Vol: 1-page: 332]
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Ibn Shubrimah [rahimahullaah]
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In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Allaah [The Most High] said:
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡۖ أَعۡمَـٰلُهُمۡ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشۡتَدَّتۡ بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى يَوۡمٍ عَاصِفٍ۬ۖ لَّا يَقۡدِرُونَ مِمَّا ڪَسَبُواْ عَلَىٰ شَىۡءٍ۬ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلۡبَعِيدُ
The parable of those who disbelieve in their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day, they shall not be able to get aught of what they have earned. That is the straying, far away (from the Right Path). [14:18]
There is a wonderful underlying reason in likening them [i.e. those deeds] to ashes – due the similarity between their deeds and the disappearance of the ashes found in burning fire, the similarity between the original nature of the ashes and their deeds. Deeds carried out for other than the sake of Allaah are a cause of destruction and as a result of that the fire will be kindled for those who performed them. Allaah [Glorified Be He] will punish them as a result of their false deeds, just as He will bring about bliss and comfort for those people whose deeds were in conformity with His command and carried out for His Sake. Their deeds, the things they worshipped besides Allaah and themselves are fuel for the fire.
[Source: I’laam Al-Muwaqqi-een. 1/223-224. Abridged and slightly paraphrased]
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Ibn Taymiyyah said:There are a people who know not Ahlus Sunnah’s creed as it should be; or they know some & are ignorant of some of it. They conceal what they know & do not clarify it for the people. They neither forbid innovations nor rebuke Ahlul Bidah. They would reject a statement in the Sunnah & make no differentiation between what Ahlus Sunnah say and what Ahlul Bidah say.
This path has overwhelmed many of the Murji’ah, the ascetics & philosophers, just as it has overwhelmed many people of desires & rhetoric.
Source: [Majmoo 12/467-468]
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In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
There is no well-being alongside covetousness.
There is no nobility alongside evil mannerism.
There is no benevolence alongside miserliness.
There is no love alongside haughtiness.
There is no vindication alongside persistence [upon wrong].
There is no tranquillity alongside extreme doubt.
There is no relaxation alongside envy.
There is no chiefdom alongside vengeance.
There is no [good] leadership alongside gullibility and self-amazement.
There is no correctness alongside abandonment of consultation.
There is no firm establishment of authority in the presence of lazy and ignorant ministers.
[Source: Kitaab Uyoonul Akhbaar of Ibn Qutaybah (rahimahullaah): Vol 1: page: 149]
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Sheikh Uthaymeen said: Whenever people increase in luxuriousness, evil gains access to them. When a person fixes his sight on luxuriousness & becomes preoccupied in physical pleasures; he becomes heedless of softening his heart.
Source: Sharh Riyaadus Saaliheen Cassette number 17
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Muhammad Ibn Seereen said: “I do not envy anyone for some worldly thing; for if he is going to be amongst the people of paradise, then how can I envy him for something of the worldly life, whilst he is destined for Paradise?! And if he is going to be amongst the people of the hell fire, then how can I envy him for something of the worldly life, whilst he is destined for the Hellfire?!”
[Az-Zudh Al-kabeer’ Number 845]
