Between You and the One in the Grave
The difference between you and the one in the grave.
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Living the Dream
This life is like a dream.
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The Economic Crisis [Dunya]
It is reported that Ibrāhīm Al-Taymī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: What a great difference there is between you and those people [of the past, the Salaf]! Worldly wealth came to them but they fled from it, whereas the world turns its back on you and you go after it. Ibn Al-Mubārak, […]
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Give the World for Islamic Knowledge
It is reported that Imām Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: To learn a single topic of knowledge and teach it to a Muslim is more beloved to me than having the whole world and giving it in the cause of Allāh. Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī, Al-Faqīh wa Al-Mutafaqqih article 53.
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At the Crossroads of Gratitude
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: It has reached me that when Allāh the Mighty and Majestic blesses a people and gives them some good he asks them to be grateful. If they are grateful, He is all-able to give them more. But if they are ungrateful, […]
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Ignorance and the Sword
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: One who acts without knowledge is like one who travels off the path; and the one who acts without knowledge corrupts more than he rectifies. So seek knowledge in a way that does not harm your worship, and seek to worship […]
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Righteous Fear vs. Sinful Delusion
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The believer does the best deeds yet is most fearful [that his deeds will not be accepted]. If he were to spend a mountain of wealth [in charity], he would not feel sure [of the reward] until he sees it. The […]
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The Hunger of the Salaf and its Merits
It is reported from Ibn Sīrīn – Allāh have mercy on him – that a man once said to Ibn ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him: Can we offer you some Jawārish? He inquired, “And what is Jawārish?” The man replied, “It is something that will help you digest your food if you get […]
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The Place of the Heart and the Tongue
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The intelligent person’s tongue is behind his heart: when he wants to speak, he first thinks. If [his words] will be in his favor, he says them, and if they will be against him, he does not speak. And the ignorant […]
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Four Signs of the Wretched
It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Four signs of wretchedness are: [having] a hard heart, dry eyes [that never cry], extended hopes [about this life], and greed and keenness to amass worldly things (the dunyā). Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Kitāb Al-Zuhd article 36.