Lofty Manners & Conduct of the Salaf [Examples]
Examples of the lofty manners and conduct of the Salaf in various aspects of life.
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Sinning while fasting [does it break the fast?]
It is reported that ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Fasting does not mean keeping away from only food and drink, it also means keeping away from lying, falsehood, inanity and swearing [by Allāh without need]. It is reported that Ibrāhīm Al-Nakha’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: They used […]
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The Best of then and Now
It is reported that Mujāhid – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Those who strive and exert themselves (al-mujtahid) amongst you today are like those who used to play around amongst those before you. Wakī’ b. Al-Jarrāh, Al-Zuhd article 221.
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The Unfair Teacher
It is reported that Mujāhid – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “The teacher of the kuttāb (where the children would be taught, the madrasah) will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, and if he was not fair and just with the boys, he will be grouped with the tyrants.” Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, […]
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True Repentance
O Believers! Repent to Allāh truly and sincerely [Al-Taḥrīm (66): 8] In explanation of this verse, Al-Ṭabarī reports the following narrations in his Tafsīr: He reports that ʿUmar b. Al-Khattāb – Allāh be pleased with him – was asked about true repentance. He replied, “It is that a man repents from an evil deed, and […]
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Save yourselves and your families
Some narrations reported from the Salaf in explanation of what it means to protect oneself and one’s family as mentioned in Al-Tahrīm verse 6: O you who believe! Protect yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels, stern and severe, and who disobey not […]
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Until the Heart is sealed
Explanation of the verse: Nay, but their hearts were covered over by what (sins) they earned. [Al-Mutaffifīn: 14] Al-Hasan (Al-Basrī) said, “It is because of doing one sin after another, until the heart becomes blind and dies.” Qatādah also said, “It is because of doing one sin after another, one sin after another, until the […]