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 Complete Man
Imām Al-Buwayṭī – Allāh have mercy on him – reports: I heard Al-Shāfi’ī say, “A man does not become complete in this life except when he has four [qualities]: religiousness (al-diyānah), trustworthiness (al-amānah), safeguarding [from sin] (al-ṣiyānah) and sobriety (al-razānah).” Al-Bayhaqī, Manāqib Al-Shāfi’ī 2:189.
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Dead Hearts and Empty Supplications
It is reported that Ibrāhīm b. Adham (d162H) – Allāh have mercy on him – once passed through the market of Baṣrah. People gathered around him and asked: O Abū Isḥāq, Allāh the Exalted says in his Book. ‘Call on me, I will answer your prayers’, but we have been calling on Him for a […]
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Deviation is in Leaving the Sunnah
Abū Bakr Al-Ṣiddīq – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I will not leave anything Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – did, except that I will also do it; for I fear that if I were to leave any of his commands and ways I would deviate. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Ṣaḥīḥ […]
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Weapons of Mass Distinction
Abū Isḥāq [Al-Fazārī] states: The enemy was never able to stand up to the Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s praise and peace be upon him, so when the news of the defeat of the Romans came to Heraclius at Antioch he asked [his people], “Woe to you, tell me about these people who fight […]
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An advice at death about direction in Life
It is reported that when Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī was on his deathbed, some of his companions came to him and said: O Abū Sa’īd, offer us some words you can benefit us with. He replied, “I will equip you with three words, then you must leave me to face what I am facing. Be the farthest […]
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Ali on fear, hope, knowledge and patience
It is reported that ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib – Allāh be pleased with him – said, “The servant [of Allāh] should not fear except his sins, and should not hope except in his Lord. The ignorant should not be ashamed to ask, and the knowledgeable should not be ashamed to say – if he does […]
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The Curse of Sin
It is reported that Hammād b. Salamah – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “Being cursed (al-la’nah) is not some blackness that can be seen in the face, but it is when you do not leave a sin without falling into another.” Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, Al-Mujālasah wa Jawāhir Al-‘Ilm article 765.
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Backbiting and Brotherhood
It is reported that Al-Fudayl b. ʿAyyāḍ said, “When backbiting appears, brotherhood for Allāh will disappear; and at that time you will be like things plated with gold and silver: wooden on the inside, [merely] looking good on the outside.” Abū Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyā`, Vol. 3 p395.
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The Sunni Sinner and the Devout Heretic
ʿAbdullāh the son of Al-Imām Ahmad reports that his father, Al-Imām Ahmad, said, “The graves of Ahl Al-Sunnah who committed major sins are gardens (from Paradise) whilst the graves of the heretics (adherents of Bid’ah) who were ascetics are pits (from the Fire). The sinners from Ahl Al-Sunnah are the beloved (awliyā`) of Allāh, whereas […]