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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Love the Heart that Hurts You, But Never Hurt the Heart that Loves You


Allah SWT said:

وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ

Not equal are the good deed and the bad deed. Repel evil by that which is better, and then the one who is hostile to you will become as a devoted friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient and none is granted it except one having a great fortune.
Surah Fussilat 41:34-35

Ibn Abbas commented on this verse, saying:

أَمَرَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ وَالْحِلْمِ عِنْدَ الْجَهْلِ وَالْعَفْوِ عِنْدَ الْإِسَاءَةِ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ عَصَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَخَضَعَ لَهُمْ عَدُوُّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ

Allah commands the believers to be patient when they feel angry, to be forbearing when confronted with ignorance, and to forgive when they are mistreated. If they do this, Allah will save them from Satan and subdue their enemies to them until they become like close friends.
Source: Tafsīr al-Qur’ān al-‘Aẓīm 41:34


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Saturday, February 25, 2017

"It cost $0.00 to be a decent human being"


"It cost $0.00 to be a decent human being" - Anonymous

Ibn Al-Mubarak reported: Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever has qualities of character and kindness has been given all that is good and comforting. His situation will be pleasant in his life and in his Hereafter. And whoever is deprived of qualities of kindness and character, then it will be a means of every evil and adversity for him, except for those who are protected by Allah Almighty.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā 3/186

عن ابن المبارك قَالَ محمد بن علي الباقر رحمه الله مَنْ أُعْطِيَ الْخُلُقَ وَالرِّفْقَ فَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ وَالرَّاحَةَ وَحَسُنَ حَالُهُ فِي دُنْيَاهُ وَآخِرَتِهِ وَمِنْ حُرِمَ الرِّفْقَ وَالْخُلُقَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا إِلَى كُلِّ شَرٍّ وَبَلِيَّةٍ إِلَّا مَنْ عَصَمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء من الطبقة الأولى من التابعين محمد بن علي الباقر


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Sunday, December 4, 2016

"True wealth is the wealth of the soul" Sahih al-Bukhari (Daily Hadith)


Hadith of the day

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Wealth is not in having many possessions. Rather, true wealth is the richness of the soul.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6081, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1051
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ

6081 صحيح البخاري كِتَاب الرِّقَاقِ بَاب الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
1051 صحيح مسلم كتاب الزكاة باب ليس الغنى عن كثرة العرض



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