فمرورها مر السحاب

A poet once truthfully said:

العمر أقصر مدة  **  من أن يضيع في الحساب

فاغتنموا ساعاته  **    فمرورها مر السحاب

“One’s age is too short, to be wasted on worldly acquisition

so benefit greatly from its hours, since its passing is like the passing of clouds.”

[Transcribed from: My advice to women by umm abdillah al waadi’iyyah]

المؤمن يستر وينصح..

Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali writes:

وقال الفضيل بن عياض موضحًا الفرق بين الناصح والشامت: المؤمن يستر وينصح والفاجر يهتك ويعير

“When Al-Fudhayl Ibn Iyaadh was asked about the difference between advising and exposing, he said: “A believer covers up and advises [his or her fellow believers], whereas an evildoer exposes and humiliates [others].”

[“Jami’ Al-‘Uloom wal-‘Hikam”, 77].

Advice to sisters

Advice to the sisters

Shaykh Maher Ibn Dhafer al-Qahtani

http://www.4shared.com/dir/NiY2oYJI/Shaykh_Mahir_-_Advice_to_the_S.html

Advice from Umm Abdil Wahhab‏

Pearls of Wisdom from Umm Abdil Wahhab (Zawjat ash-Sheikh Hassan Al
Banna)

All praise is for Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah (sallalahu alayhi wasalaam), and upon (the Messenger’s) family and companions.

As salaamu alaykunna,

Inshaa`Allah this email reaches all of you in the best of health and in a high state of eeman. Umm Abdil Wahhab has been married to Sheikh HassanAl-Banna (hafithuallah) for 25 years. She is 67 years old and has 1 son. She is a wonderful woman, very warm, genuine and friendly. I truly miss her and was saddened by their departure. Alhumdulilah, we had an opportunity to speak with her and she shared some (what I call) pearls of wisdom. She told us that the Sheikh does all of the shopping for their house and for her. She was rather puzzled at the fact that women in the states go shopping. She said she has never seen this in Islam. She asked why the men do not go, when she was told the men work, she said in a matter of fact tone – ok since they work during the week, they can go shopping on Saturday and Sunday. When asked what piece of advice would she give to the women in the states, she said first and foremost LEARN ARABIC. She said she was saddened that there were not more sisters in the states that speak Arabic. She said she doesn’t understand why we learn (and teach our children) Quran before we learn to read, write and understand Arabic. She said she thought that was backwards, as how can we truly understand Quran, if we do not understand Arabic. Without the true understanding, it is just memorization and this is not enough. She said our first priority should be learning Arabic, and then teaching our children. She said we should speak Arabic in our homes and to each other as much as possible. She said our children should be making salat at the age of 7 and we should beat them with miswak (for not making it) at 10. On Friday, at the Masjid, after salatul Maghrib, she asked why the sisters do not make the sunnah prayers. She stressed that the sunnah prayers were muakkada (highly stressed) and she asked that this be conveyed to all the sisters. She expressed concern about the women in the states and the number of marriages and divorces. She said she saw so many women crying over the marriages and this made her sad. She talked about how women spoke to her about divorcing and being remarried within a few months. She said she did not understand how and why this happened and that this upset her as well. She said the men are responsible for 3 things (housing, clothing and food – period). She mentioned the murder of Brother Siddiq and she said that women must submit to the deen completely. Polygyny is part of Islam and if the husband wants to exercise this right the women must submit. She talked about sisterhood and ramadan coming, and she said the families should be getting together throughout the month of ramadan and beyond. She said we should be visiting one another, sharing meals, bringing food to each others homes and enjoying each others company. She also talked about the way the women dress (kuffar) in the states. She said it was so bad that she had to cover her eyes. She spoke of several other things as well, mashaa`Allah.
My dear sisters, this last thing I am going to write literally brought tears to all of our eyes when she said it and it is something that we should all reflect on…We asked Umm Abdil-Wahhaab how she felt about her visit to the states (this was upon her arrival and before she had an opportunity to go to the Masjid in Philly) she said “the Salafiyoon in the States is all talk no deen, all talk no religion” – My dear sisters, on that note, I will close.

I pray that I have presented this wonderful woman’s words accurately. I ask Allah subhanu wa ta al`aa to forgive me for anything that I have stated incorrectly. Inshaa`Allah her words will serve as a reminder for us all and may Allah bless her and the Sheikh in this life and in the next. Ameen.

❤ Advice from Umm Salamah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد الله ربَّ العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم على نبيه محمد و على آله وسلم تسليمًا كثيرًا مزيدًا.
أما بعد

Advice From Umm Salamah’

To the Sisters Who Give Da’wah in the West

..واعلم ابن آدم

أخرج الدينَوَرِي وابن عَسَاكِر عن مُجَاهِد قال: خطب عثمان بن عفان، فقال في خطبته: ابن آدم اعلم أن ملك الموت الذي وكل بك لم يزل يخلِّفك، ويتخطى إلى غيرك منذ أنت في الدنيا، وكأنه قد تخطى غيرك إليك وقصدك، فخذ حذرك واستعدّ له، ولا تغفل فإنه لا يغفُل عنك. واعلم ابن آدم، إن غفلت عن نفسك ولم تستعد، لم يستعد لها غيرك. ولا بد من لقاء الله، فخذ لنفسك، ولا تكلها إلى غيرك، والسلام

It is narrated that ‘Uthmân b. Áffân – Allâh be pleased with him – said in a sermon:

Son of Adam! Know that the angel of death who has been assigned to you has not ceased to pass you and move on to others, ever since you have been in this world. But it is as if he is about to pass someone else and move on to target you, so be careful and prepare for him (by correcting your deeds). And do not forget him, for he does not forget you.

And know o son of Adam, if you are heedless about yourself and do not prepare, no one else will prepare for you. You must meet Allah the Mighty and Majestic, so take for yourself and do not leave it to someone else. Peace be on you.

Abû Bakr Al-Daynûrî, Al-Mujâlasah wa Jawâhir Al-Ílm 2: 73, 74

الموت قاطع كل فرحة

الموت قاطع كل فرحة – الشيخ عبد الله بن عثمان الذماري حفظه الله

عنوان الملف الموت قاطع كل فرحة

المصدر من هنـــــــــــــــــــا

Yaa Miskeen!

الإمام الفضيل بن عياض Al-Imaam Al Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said:

“O Miskeen! You are an evil-doer and you think yourself to be one who does good. You are an ignoramus and you think yourself to be a scholar. You are a miser and you think yourself to be generous. O foolish one! You see that you are intelligent. Your time is short, but your hope is long.”

[Adh-Dhahabi]: I say: Yes, by Allah, he has spoken the truth. And you are an oppressor and you think yourself to be the one who is oppressed. And you eat what is unlawful and you think that you are cautious and fearful (in this regard). And you are a sinner and you think yourself to be just and upright. And you seek the knowledge (of the religion) for the world, and yet you think that you seek it for Allaah.

• Source: Siyaar A’laam an-Nubalaaسير أعلام النبلاء 8/440

as if you weren’t meant to expire and be forgotten…

Al-Imaam Ibnul-Jawzee Said:

“O you who persists on mistakes and wrong doings;
O you who has turned away from what the most Loving and Compassionate commands;
O you who obeys the falsifier of the path and the creator of calamities .
How long are you going to insist on your misbehavior?
How long are you going to keep yourself distant from your Lord?
How long will you seek from this world what you cannot have,
and keep away from the other world by that which you cannot possess?
Neither are you sure of what Allah prepared of sustenance for you,
nor are you satisfied with that which He has commanded for you.
O my brother, by Allah! Admonition does not seem to benefit you! Afflictions do not seem to threaten you!
Time does not leave you and the call of death does not reach your ears!
As if, you poor man, would live forever and you weren’t meant to expire and be forgotten?”

Source: بحر الدموع للامام جمال الدين أبي الفرج بن الجوزي Bahr ad-Dumoo’ -The sea of tears

From the Sayings of ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood‏

 

From the Sayings of ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood

Al Fawaaid: P.162

Ash Shaykh Al Imaam Al ‘Alaamah Ibnu Qayyim Al Jawzeeyah (رحمه الله)

A man in the company of ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood said:

“I do not wish to be from amongst the companions of the Right Hand, I wish to be from amongst the Muqaraboon (those who are brought close (to Allaah)!”

So ‘Abdulllaah said:

“But here is a man who wishes that if he died he would not be resurrected [from fear of Allaah].” Meaning himself.

He left his house one-day and people followed him, so he said to them:

“Is there anything that you need?”

They said:

“No, but we want to walk with you.”

He said:

“Go back, because it is lowly /dishonorable for the follower and a Fitnah for the one being followed.”

He also said:

“If you knew about me what I know about myself, you would pour sand over my head.
None of you should make Taqleed (blindly follow) another man in regards to his religion, if he [one being followed] believes then he believes and if he disbelieves then he disbelieves. If you had to blindly follow someone, then take those who have passed away as examples, for indeed those who are alive are not safe from Fitnah.

“Look for you heart in three places:

1) When you are listening to the Quraan;

2) in the circles of remembrance [of Allaah];

3) and when you are alone.

If you don’t find it in these places, then ask Allaah to bless you with a heart for indeed you have no heart.

Indeed people have become proficient in speech, so he whose deeds are in accordance to his speech, then he is the one that will attain his portion of reward, and he whose deeds are in opposition to his speech, then he is one that only rebukes himself.

Truly I believe that a man forgets knowledge that he once possessed due to a sin that he practices.

Knowledge is not in narrating a lot, but knowledge is fear [of Allaah].”

From the Sayings of ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood [2]

Ash Shaykh Al Imaam Al ‘Alaamah Ibnu Qayyim Al Jawzeeyah (رحمه الله)

“There is nothing on the face of the earth that is more in need of being imprisoned for a lengthy period of time than the tongue”

A man said to him:

“Teach me some words that are concise and beneficial!”

So he said:

“Worship Allaah and do not associate any partners with him. Follow the Qur-aan wherever it directs you. Whoever comes with the truth, accept it from him even if he was distant and hated by you and whoever comes with falsehood, then reject it even if he was close and beloved to you.

Be the springs of knowledge, the lamps of guidance, attached/bound to your homes, lights of the night, refreshers of the hearts, Khulqaan (best/cleanest?) of clothes, known in the heavens, unknown to those on earth.

As long as you are in prayer, you are knocking at the door of a king, and whoever knocks at the door of a king will have the door opened for him.

There will be a people at the end of times called ‘Al Nataan’. Constantly blaming one another will be the best of their actions.

If a person would like to be just to himself, let him treat others in the same way that he would like to be treated.”