The Most to Answer For
Who will have the most to answer for in the Hereafter?
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Definition of Asceticism – The Three Types of Zuhd
A definition of asceticism (Zuhd) in Islam, in terms of its three types.
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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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Abandoning Hajj
It is reported that ‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I have considered sending out men to the different regions to check on all those who are well off enough but have not made Hajj, and impose the jizyah (tax imposed on Ahl Al-Kitāb in the Muslim state) on them; […]
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The trials of a Believer and the Trials of a Sinner
Salmān Al-Fārsī – Allāh be pleased with him – once visited a sick friend. When he entered upon him he said: Have glad tidings, for verily Allāh makes the illness of a believer an expiation [for his sins] and a cause of being pleased, whereas the illness of a sinner is like a camel that […]
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The Trick of the Eyes
يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal [Quran, Ghāfir (40):19] It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Abbās – Allāh be pleased with him – said, explaining this verse: A man is with a group of people when a woman passes. He shows them […]
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Hardship and prosperity, obedience and sin
It is reported that Wuhayb b. Al-Ward – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Verily, when Allāh the Exalted wants to honor a servant of His (for his righteousness), He afflicts him with a reduced means of living, illness in his body and a fearful life (all of which expiate his sins). Until death […]
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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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Umar on obeying the Muslim Ruler
Suwayd b. Ghaflah reports that ‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb – Allāh be pleased with him – once took him by the hand and said: O Abū Umayah, by Allāh, I know not if we will meet again after today. Fear and obey Allāh your Lord until the Day of Resurrection, as if you see Him, and […]
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The Braying Drunkard
Al-‘Awām b. Ḥawshab (148H) – Allāh have mercy on him – said: I once came to an area in one part of which was a graveyard. After ‘aṣr, one of the graves split open and a man with the head of a donkey and the body of a human came up from it and brayed […]