Dua of the Horse
The special relationship Allah made between a horse and its owner.
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Love for the Sincere
It is reported that Harim b. Ḥayyān – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Never does the servant turn wholeheartedly to Allāh except that Allāh turns the hearts of the believers to him, providing him their love. Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 4:49. Harim b. Ḥayyān was one of the Successors, deputized by ‘Umar, and […]
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The Hated Muezzin
It is reported that a man once came to ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – and said: I love you for Allāh. Ibn ‘Umar replied: Then bear witness that I hate you for Allāh! The man asked, “Why?” He replied, “Because you sing in your adhān (call to prayer), and you […]
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Lowering the Gaze
It is reported that Salmān Al-Fārsī – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I would rather die and be resurrected, die and be resurrected, and again die and be resurrected than to see the private part of a Muslim’s body or for a Muslim to see mine. Imām Aḥmad, Al-Zuhd p192. 1st ed. 1983. […]
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Brotherhood or Bigotry?
It is reported that Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: If you loved a man for Allāh and then he innovates in Islām and you don’t hate him for it, you never [truly] loved him for Allāh. Abū Nu’aym, Hilyatu Al-Awliyā` 7:34.
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Love and Praise for the Companions
It is reported that Ayyūb Al-Sakhtiyānī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Whoever loves Abū Bakr has upheld the religion, whoever loves ‘Umar has made the way clear, whoever loves ‘Uthmān is enlightened by the light of Allāh, and whoever loves ‘Alī has taken the firmest handhold. Whoever speaks well of the Companions […]
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Who to Love and Trust, Hate and Suspect [signs of sincerity]
Caliph Umar on love, trust, hatred or suspicion of others based on their visible deeds, not just their claims of good intentions.
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The Blessings of Marriage according to the Sunnah
Yaḥyā b. Yaḥyā Al-NaysābūrĪ reports: I was once with Sufyān b. ‘Uyainah – Allah have mercy on him, when a man came to him and said, “O Abū Muḥammad, I complain to you of so-and-so”, meaning his wife, “I am the lowest and most despicable thing to her.” [Sufyān] lowered his head for a few […]
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Don’t be the Fifth
It is reported that Abū Al-Dardā` – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Be a scholar or a learner, or a person who loves [the scholars] or a follower [of the scholars], but do not be the fifth. Ḥumayd (one of the reporters) asked Al-Ḥasan (Al-Baṣri, who reported this from Abū Al-Dardā`), “And who […]
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Love for Ahl Al-Bayt when they obey Allah
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan b. Al-Ḥasan b. ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib – Allāh have mercy on him – said to a person from the Rāfiḍah: Love us, but if we disobey Allāh, then hate us; for if Allāh was going to benefit anyone because of his relation to the Messenger of Allāh – peace […]