Al-Hasan [rahimahullaah] said:
A slave does not remember death a lot, except that it is seen in his actions. And he does not prolong his hopes [in the worldly things] except that his actions become evil.
[Az-Zuhd of Imaam Ahmad: page:269]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
This is a tremendous supplication connected to affairs of Aqeedah, Worship and Manners. [Ref:1]
اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْراً لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْراً لِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْغِنَى وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيماً لَا يَنْفَذُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضِا بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ وِاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ
O Allah! By Your Knowledge of the unseen and by Your Power over creation, let me live if You know that life is good for me, and let me die if You know that death is good for me. O Allah! I ask You to grant me (the blessing of having) fear of You in private and public; and I ask you (to make me utter) a statement of truth in times of contentment and anger; and I ask You for moderation (i.e. neither miserly nor extravagant) when in a state of wealth and poverty; and I ask you for blessings that never ceases; and I ask You for the coolness of my eye (i.e. finding pleasure in obedience to You, love of You etc) that never ends. I ask You (to make me pleased) after (Your) decree and I ask You for a life of (ease, comfort, tranquillity etc) after death. I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face (i.e. in the Hereafter) and the joy of meeting You without any harm and misleading trials (coming upon me). O Allah! Adorn us with the adornment of Eemaan, and make us (from those who are) guided and guiding (others). [Sunan An-Nasaa’ee’ Number 1305 & declared Saheeh by Imaam Albaani (rahimahullaah) in As-Saheehah Number 1301]
Ref 1: Fiqul Ad’iyah Wal Adkaar’ pages 165-166 Section 3/4′ by Shaikh Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr (may Allaah preserve him)
See full explanation of the supplication below
[Saheeh Al-Bukhaari Vol 8. Hadeeth Number 6507. The Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening the Hearts)
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
[الذَّرَّةُ ]- It is one amongst the small ants.
Even good and bad deeds of an ant’s weight will be weighed on the scale on day of resurrection. So in this is a warning (or an important notification) to the servants of Allaah that they do not belittle anything from the good deeds. Indeed, the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said, ”Save yourself from hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity”. [Bukhaari 1417]
[Abridged & paraphrased. Source: Ad-Duroos Al-Muhimmah Li-Aammatil Ummah’ page 18 by Sh Abdur Razzaaq Al-Badr (may Allaah preserve him)]
Allaah (The Most high) said:
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
[وَيْلٌ –Woe]; meaning, loss and destruction. And it is said [that it means] a valley in Jahannam.
[لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ – to every slanderer and backbiter]; this is his preoccupation and practice (or habit), slander and backbiting -violating the honour of the people, speaking ill of them and defaming them. Slandering by way of speech and backbiting by way of action through indication (or gesturing). [End of Quote (Ref 1)]
Qaadhi Iyaad (rahimahullaah) stated that the word [وَيْلٌ –Woe] carries some of the following meanings: [a] It is used whilst referring to one who has fallen into destruction. [b] It is used whilst referring to one who deserves destruction. [c] It is used to refer to destruction itself. [d] It is used to refer to the difficulty found in punishment. [e] It is used to refer to grief. [f] It is used to refer to a valley in the hell fire. [Ref 2]
[Ref 1: Sharh Ad-Duroos Al-Muhimmah Li-Aammatil Ummah’ page 27’ by Shaikh Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr (may Allaah preserve him). Abridged & slightly paraphrased]
[Source: Quoted by Shaikh Abdullaah Al-Bukhaari (may Allaah preserve him) in Sharh Umdatul Ahkaam: lesson 2]
Lowering one’s gaze is a means to protecting the private parts and not restraining one gaze is a means to corrupting the private parts. Therefore, if you want to protect your private parts from lewdness, lower your gaze. If you leave your eyesight roam about freely – looking at what Allaah has made unlawful- then indeed it will lead you to lewdness.
[Source: It’haaf At-Tullaab Bi-Sharhi Mandhommah Al’Aadaab’ page 87. Slightly paraphrased and abridged]
Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) stated in It’haaf At-Tullaab Bi-Sharh Mandhoomah Al-Aadaab page 85: From the nuisances caused by the tongue: Excessive speech!
A person should not be a chatterbox-always talking without a benefit. This is excessive speech and a loss for him. He makes his tongue and the listeners tired with speech that is fruitless. He speaks in the gatherings and during every occasion without benefit. Therefore, a person should restrain his tongue from excess speech – unneeded speech. [Slightly paraphrased]
Imaam Ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullaah) said:
Indeed, I see that when the majority of the people are afflicted with illness, they would sometimes preoccupy themselves with (feelings) of anguish and complain, and sometimes they would preoccupy themselves with medication (i.e. a type of preoccupation that diverts them from obligations). So preoccupation with the severity (of the illness) diverts them from the beneficial commandments, performance of good deeds or preparation for death. And how many have sins which they have not repented from, an unfulfilled trust, a debt, Zakat (to pay) or a misdeed related to a responsibility of theirs! However, their sadness (is focused on the thought of having to) part with the worldly life. Indeed, this is common amongst the majority of the creation and we seek Allaah’s protection from being forsaken. Therefore, it is incumbent upon a cautious person that he (or she) is prepared when in a state of good health before a state of poor health.
[Source: Ath-Thabaat Indal Mamaat: page: 31 Abridged & slightly paraphrased]
Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) reminds us of humility! He stated in the introduction of a book of his titled ‘It’haaf At-tullaab Bi-Sharh Mandhoomah Al-Aadaab page 9’ that the benefit the reader finds in this book is solely due to Allaah’s grace and benevolence, and the shortcomings and mistakes the reader finds in it is due to my (i.e. the Shaikh’s) shortcomings and little knowledge, and Allaah’s Aid is sought.
See Arabic text here:
We ask Allaah to protect our hearts from self-amazement. Aameen
Assalaamu alaykum Warahmatullaah
If you are not one of those sitting in the presence of the scholars and learning directly from them at present, but you are one who attends the lessons of the students in the Salafi Maraakiz and Centres of in the West, then perhaps -in your spare time- you can benefit from this Book by Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him)
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Book Title:
إتْحَافُ الطُّلَّابِ بِشَرح مَنْظُومة الآداب
Publisher: Daarul Hikmah
1st Edition 1429AH (Year 2008)
Hardcover
Number of pages: 567