Zuhd In The Dunya Is That You Are Thankful- Sufyaan ibn Uyaynah
Sufyaan ibn Uyaynah said: Zuhd in the dunya is that you are thankful when favoured and patient when put to trial.
Siyar 8/468
The Scholar Is Not One Who Knows Good and Evil
Sufyaan said: The Scholar is not one who knows good and evil; rather he is the one who knows good and follows it and knows evil and avoids it.
Hilya 7/274
Blameworthy Love for The Dunya
Al-Hasan said: Whoever has a (blameworthy) love for the dunya, fear of the aakhira leaves his heart.
Sira as Salaf by Asbahaani, Maktaba Shamila
What Allah Loves
What Allah loves: A tongue beautified with sidq, a heart with ihklaas, love of Allah, repentance and tawakkul.
Al- Fawaaid page 327
Greatest Type of Tawakkul
Greatest type of tawakkul: Reliance upon Allah when seeking guidance, tawheed, mutaaba’ah and striving against Ahlul Batil.
[Al-Fawaa’id pg138]
Umar Ibn Abul Azeez Receives an Advice From a Wise Man!
A man said to Umar Bin Abdul Azeez:
Regard the elders of the Muslims as fathers, the young ones as sons and the middle age as brothers; so which amongst these ones would you love to show wickedness?!
[Jaami-ul Uloom Wal-Hikam 2/283]
The Slave Master Who Was Lenient and Tolerant Towards His Harsh Slave
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. (That is) 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]
We are in Need of Allah – Shaykh Zayd bin Haadi Al Madkhalee
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلۡفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ
“O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allah” Soorah Fatir Verse 15
Shaykh Zayd bin Haadi Al Madkhalee (Rahimahullah) comments:
Meaning in need of Him in all affairs from their affairs, because they they did not have knowledge and awareness of Allah, nor His religion except after Allah revealed the books to the messengers and commanded them with conveying (the message to) their nations.
Therefore the creation are in need of Allah, with regards to knowledge and awareness of their religion, and they are in need of Him throughout their lives and sustenance and their living and their dying.
Yes, in need of Allah – The Mighty and Majestic – for He is the one who looks after their affair, the affairs of the religion and the affairs of the worldly life.
التعليقات المختصرة اليسيرة على العقيدة الطحاوية الشهيرة ص 34
Gentleness towards Those Who deserve it – [Ustaadh Abu Khadeejah’s Reaction When a Man Stood Up and Objected to His Speech during a Jumu’ah Khutbah]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
It was narrated to us by some of the Salafi brothers residing in Birmingham that during a Friday Sermon – which was witnessed by many- a man stood up and loudly objected to what Ustaadh Abu Khadeejah was saying, whilst he was warning the Muslims against deviants. Ustaadh Abu Khadeejah (may Allaah preserve him) calmly and politely informed the man that it is impermissible to speak whilst the khateeb is delivering the Jumu’ah Khutbah. The man was then spoken to after the khutbah to address his concerns. Many people witnessed this incident. May Allaah reward our teachers and those who taught them the manner in which to deal with different types of people. Aameen