Overconfidence can lead to arrogance and too much humility can render you incapable of accomplishing anything. Islam is a path in between. -- Nouman Ali Khan
A man came to A’isha (radiyAllahu'anha) and asked: “When will I know that I am pious?” She said: “When you realize that you are a sinner”. He said: “And when will I realize I am a sinner?” She replied: “When you think you are pious”. (Tanbeeh Al-Ghafileen, 251)
Imam Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah:“Don’t ever leave off making Du’aa nor allow what [bad deeds] you commit to prevent you from it, for indeed Allah answered the Du’aa of Iblees (the Devil) and he is the most evil of creation [when he said to Allah]
“‘Grant me respite until the Day in which they will be resurrected.’ He (Allah) said, ‘Indeed you are from those who are granted respite.’ ” [7:14-15]“
(Ash-Shu'ab, 2/1147)
Are you trying to terrify me with thoughts of poverty, when the only thing that Sufyān fears is that the treasures of this world should be poured down upon him! —Sufyān al-Thawrī [d. 161H/778CE]
(Read on pg 90, Salaahud-Deen ibn ‘Alee ibn ‘Abdul-Maujood, The Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2005.)
The major sins are the sins one commits, then considers them insignificant and underrates them.—al-Awza’i
Once ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul ‘Azeez was advised: “O ‘Umar, beware of being the ally of Allâh in open, while being His enemy in secret. If one’s nature in open and secret do not equate then he is a hypocrite, and the hypocrites occupy the lowest level in Hellfire." (Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabeer, p.100)
‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (radiyAllahu'anhu): “There is no relationship between Allah and anyone except through obedience to Him.”(Taareekh At-Tabaree, 4/306)
Imam Maalik ibn Anas: “I did not start giving fataawaa until seventy (scholars) said that I was suitable for that.” (Tadhkiratul-Huffaadh, by Adh-Dhahabee)
Al-Ahnaaf Ibn Qays, the chief of Banu Tameem and one of the most eloquent of the Arabs, used to say:
“I heard the speeches of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan, ‘Ali and the caliphs who came after them, and I never heard words from the mouth of any person that were more powerful and more beautiful than those of ‘A’ishah (radiyAllahu'anha).” (Siyar A'laam An-Nubula', 2/183)
Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali:"The days of Eid are days of thankfulness, seeking forgiveness and pardoning others." (Lataaif p. 384)
Fatimah (radiyAllahu'anha), the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The best women are those who do not see the men, and who are not seen by the men.” (Ahkaam An-Nisaa', p.219)
Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basree: “The effect of learning in early age is like engraving on a stone.” (Bahjat Al-Majaalis, 1/109)
Yahyaa ibn Abi Katheer:“Learn the intention, for it is more serious than the action.” (Jaamiul-Uloom wal-Hikam, p.34)
Young people are encouraged to marry young. Unfortunately, in the Muslim world today, the youth are told to finish their education first, complete their university studies, get their degree and so on, then get married. This causes many young people to go through the most difficult period of their lives unmarried. When they reach their late twenties or early thirties, then they get married. So what happened during those almost twenty years between 13 and 30? What happened to them? And whose fault is this? Primarily, it is fault of the parents. Of course, when they have reached the basis of adulthood in puberty they are held responsible of what they do, but the parents also carry a greater sin for not having helped them to get out of that situation.
-- Dr Bilal Philips
Islam doesn't demand the elimination of cultural diversity. It simply seeks to rid cultures of unjust and immoral practices.-- Nouman Ali Khan
He who does not see his own demerits is a fool! —Iyas b. Mu’awiyah
(Read on pg 89, Ibn al-Jawzi, Disciplining The Soul. Daar as-Sunnah Publishers. Birmingham: 2011.)
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (radiyAllahu'anhu):
The munāfiqūn (hypocrites) amongst you today are worse than those in the time of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
He was asked, “How is that o Abu Abdullah”?
He replied: "Because those [in the time of the Prophet] used to hide their nifāq (hypocrisy), whereas the hypocrites of today commit [hypocrisy] openly."
(Sahih al-Bukhari #7113)
Imam Sufyan Ath-Thawree: “Whoever loves that he should be asked, then he is not worthy of being asked.” (Siyar A'laam Nubulaa, 8/469)
Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ood (radiyAllahu'anhu): "You cannot attain the pleasure of Allah if you try to please people by displeasing Allah. (Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shu‘ab al-Eemaan 209)
A sin causing submission is preferable in the Sight of Allāh, than a good deed that causes pride. —Ibn al-Qayyim (Read on pg 91, Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-Fawāid)
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) said : " The Foundation of Knowledge is the fear of Allaah, the Most High "
Islam does not allow a woman to be forced into any marriage. Those who think, believe or practice otherwise are wrong. -- Mufti Ismail Menk
We need to start an open and respectful dialogue in the Desi community about how forced marriages are unIslamic and cruel. -- Nouman Ali Khan
Your wife should respect your parents but she's not there to serve them, you are. -- Nouman Ali Khan
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) said :
" The Foundation of Knowledge is the fear of Allaah, the Most High "
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)said:I love that I beautify myself for my wife just like I love that she beautifies herself for me.[Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah]
Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albaani: ” The problem with the youths of today is, as soon as they have learned something new, they think that they know everything.” (Silsilat-ul-Hudâ wan-Nûr Pg. 861)
“There is no time for holidays, when you realise how little time there is, and how much work has to be done for Islam.” -Dr. Bilal Philips
I know single people who envy married people because they think marriage is a fairy tale, and married people who envy single people because they now realize its not. -Omar Suleiman
I love three things that are hateful to people: I love poverty, sickness, and death. I love them because poverty is humility, sickness if expiation for sins, and death results in a meeting with Allah.
—Abū Dardā’
(Read on pg 342, ‘Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni, Don’t Be Sad. International Islamic Publishing House. Riyadh:2005.)
Imam Az-Zuhree:“The people of knowledge who came before us used to say, ‘Salvation lies in clinging to the Sunnah.’ ”(Ad-Daarimee, 96)
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abza: "A righteous woman with a man is like a great gold-leafed crown on the head of a king, and a bad woman with a man is like a heavy weight upon an old man." (Al-Musannaf article 17428)
Shaykh Abd ar-Rahman as-Sa'di: "Laziness against the Salah is a sign that the heart does not long after Allah." (Taysir ul Karim p. 211)
Imam Sufyan Ath-Thawri:"Sometimes a man will narrate a hadith to me that I knew before his mother gave birth to him. However, out of good manners, I will listen to him (as though i did not know it.)" (Tarikh Dimashq, 5/66)
The basis of corruption in boys is the influence of other boys on each other.
—Ibrahim al-Harbi (Read on pg 25, Ibn al-Jawzi, Awakening From The Sleep of Heedlessness)
Rabee’ Ibn Anas: "A sign (of a person) having love for Allah is his increase in his remembrance of Him (Allah), for verily you do not love something except that you increase remembrance of that (thing)" (Jaami’ al-Uloom Wal-Hikm of Ibn Rajab p. 444)
Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (radiyAllahu'anhu) would write to his governors during his caliphate and say: “The most important of your affairs in my view is prayer; whoever prays regularly has protected his faith, but whoever neglects it, is bound to be more negligent in other issues of faith."
(At-Taareeqah Al-Hakamiyah, p. 240)
Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali:"The winter is the believers spring, where he walks around in the garden of obedience. The days are short and cold so that one can fast easily and the nights are long so that one can sleep well and pray the night prayer as well."(Lata'if-ul-Ma'arif, p. 435)
Al-Hasan Al-Basri:"The worst of people are the family of a dead person who cry over him, but don't pay off his debts." (Juz' Fihi Kalam 'ala hadith: Yattabi'u al-Mayyita Thalathan, pg 24)
Aishah (radiyAllahu'anha):"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never ever struck a servant or a woman" (Sunan Abu Dawood 4786)
Imam Al-Qurtubi: “The scholars, may Allaah have mercy on them, said, ‘There is nothing more beneficial for the hearts than visiting the graves, especially if the hearts are hard.’”(At-Tadhkirah, p. 132)
Al Fudail Ibn 'Iyaad:"Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance just because few people travel them, and do not be deceived by the abundance of destroyed travelers [on the paths of misguidance].
(The Book of Manners by Fu'aad Ibn 'Abdul-'azeez ash-Shulhoob, Page 31)
Imam Abu Hanifah said to his student Abu Yusuf: “Woe be to you Ya’qoob. Do not write down everything you hear from me, for surely I may hold an opinion today and leave it tomorrow, hold another tomorrow and leave it the day after."
(Reported by ‘Abbaas and ad-Dooree in at-Taareekh by Ibn Mu’een vol.6, p.88)
A man came to A’isha (radiyAllahu'anha) and asked: “When will I know that I am pious?” She said: “When you realize that you are a sinner”. He said: “And when will I realize I am a sinner?” She replied: “When you think you are pious”. (Tanbeeh Al-Ghafileen, 251)
Imam Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah:“Don’t ever leave off making Du’aa nor allow what [bad deeds] you commit to prevent you from it, for indeed Allah answered the Du’aa of Iblees (the Devil) and he is the most evil of creation [when he said to Allah]
“‘Grant me respite until the Day in which they will be resurrected.’ He (Allah) said, ‘Indeed you are from those who are granted respite.’ ” [7:14-15]“
(Ash-Shu'ab, 2/1147)
Are you trying to terrify me with thoughts of poverty, when the only thing that Sufyān fears is that the treasures of this world should be poured down upon him! —Sufyān al-Thawrī [d. 161H/778CE]
(Read on pg 90, Salaahud-Deen ibn ‘Alee ibn ‘Abdul-Maujood, The Biography of Sufyaan Ath-Thauree. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2005.)
The major sins are the sins one commits, then considers them insignificant and underrates them.—al-Awza’i
Once ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul ‘Azeez was advised: “O ‘Umar, beware of being the ally of Allâh in open, while being His enemy in secret. If one’s nature in open and secret do not equate then he is a hypocrite, and the hypocrites occupy the lowest level in Hellfire." (Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabeer, p.100)
‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (radiyAllahu'anhu): “There is no relationship between Allah and anyone except through obedience to Him.”(Taareekh At-Tabaree, 4/306)
Imam Maalik ibn Anas: “I did not start giving fataawaa until seventy (scholars) said that I was suitable for that.” (Tadhkiratul-Huffaadh, by Adh-Dhahabee)
Al-Ahnaaf Ibn Qays, the chief of Banu Tameem and one of the most eloquent of the Arabs, used to say:
“I heard the speeches of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan, ‘Ali and the caliphs who came after them, and I never heard words from the mouth of any person that were more powerful and more beautiful than those of ‘A’ishah (radiyAllahu'anha).” (Siyar A'laam An-Nubula', 2/183)
Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali:"The days of Eid are days of thankfulness, seeking forgiveness and pardoning others." (Lataaif p. 384)
Fatimah (radiyAllahu'anha), the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The best women are those who do not see the men, and who are not seen by the men.” (Ahkaam An-Nisaa', p.219)
Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basree: “The effect of learning in early age is like engraving on a stone.” (Bahjat Al-Majaalis, 1/109)
Yahyaa ibn Abi Katheer:“Learn the intention, for it is more serious than the action.” (Jaamiul-Uloom wal-Hikam, p.34)
Young people are encouraged to marry young. Unfortunately, in the Muslim world today, the youth are told to finish their education first, complete their university studies, get their degree and so on, then get married. This causes many young people to go through the most difficult period of their lives unmarried. When they reach their late twenties or early thirties, then they get married. So what happened during those almost twenty years between 13 and 30? What happened to them? And whose fault is this? Primarily, it is fault of the parents. Of course, when they have reached the basis of adulthood in puberty they are held responsible of what they do, but the parents also carry a greater sin for not having helped them to get out of that situation.
-- Dr Bilal Philips
Islam doesn't demand the elimination of cultural diversity. It simply seeks to rid cultures of unjust and immoral practices.-- Nouman Ali Khan
He who does not see his own demerits is a fool! —Iyas b. Mu’awiyah
(Read on pg 89, Ibn al-Jawzi, Disciplining The Soul. Daar as-Sunnah Publishers. Birmingham: 2011.)
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (radiyAllahu'anhu):
The munāfiqūn (hypocrites) amongst you today are worse than those in the time of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
He was asked, “How is that o Abu Abdullah”?
He replied: "Because those [in the time of the Prophet] used to hide their nifāq (hypocrisy), whereas the hypocrites of today commit [hypocrisy] openly."
(Sahih al-Bukhari #7113)
Imam Sufyan Ath-Thawree: “Whoever loves that he should be asked, then he is not worthy of being asked.” (Siyar A'laam Nubulaa, 8/469)
Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ood (radiyAllahu'anhu): "You cannot attain the pleasure of Allah if you try to please people by displeasing Allah. (Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shu‘ab al-Eemaan 209)
A sin causing submission is preferable in the Sight of Allāh, than a good deed that causes pride. —Ibn al-Qayyim (Read on pg 91, Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-Fawāid)
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) said : " The Foundation of Knowledge is the fear of Allaah, the Most High "
Islam does not allow a woman to be forced into any marriage. Those who think, believe or practice otherwise are wrong. -- Mufti Ismail Menk
We need to start an open and respectful dialogue in the Desi community about how forced marriages are unIslamic and cruel. -- Nouman Ali Khan
Your wife should respect your parents but she's not there to serve them, you are. -- Nouman Ali Khan
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) said :
" The Foundation of Knowledge is the fear of Allaah, the Most High "
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)said:I love that I beautify myself for my wife just like I love that she beautifies herself for me.[Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah]
Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albaani: ” The problem with the youths of today is, as soon as they have learned something new, they think that they know everything.” (Silsilat-ul-Hudâ wan-Nûr Pg. 861)
“There is no time for holidays, when you realise how little time there is, and how much work has to be done for Islam.” -Dr. Bilal Philips
I know single people who envy married people because they think marriage is a fairy tale, and married people who envy single people because they now realize its not. -Omar Suleiman
I love three things that are hateful to people: I love poverty, sickness, and death. I love them because poverty is humility, sickness if expiation for sins, and death results in a meeting with Allah.
—Abū Dardā’
(Read on pg 342, ‘Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni, Don’t Be Sad. International Islamic Publishing House. Riyadh:2005.)
Imam Az-Zuhree:“The people of knowledge who came before us used to say, ‘Salvation lies in clinging to the Sunnah.’ ”(Ad-Daarimee, 96)
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abza: "A righteous woman with a man is like a great gold-leafed crown on the head of a king, and a bad woman with a man is like a heavy weight upon an old man." (Al-Musannaf article 17428)
Shaykh Abd ar-Rahman as-Sa'di: "Laziness against the Salah is a sign that the heart does not long after Allah." (Taysir ul Karim p. 211)
Imam Sufyan Ath-Thawri:"Sometimes a man will narrate a hadith to me that I knew before his mother gave birth to him. However, out of good manners, I will listen to him (as though i did not know it.)" (Tarikh Dimashq, 5/66)
The basis of corruption in boys is the influence of other boys on each other.
—Ibrahim al-Harbi (Read on pg 25, Ibn al-Jawzi, Awakening From The Sleep of Heedlessness)
Rabee’ Ibn Anas: "A sign (of a person) having love for Allah is his increase in his remembrance of Him (Allah), for verily you do not love something except that you increase remembrance of that (thing)" (Jaami’ al-Uloom Wal-Hikm of Ibn Rajab p. 444)
Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (radiyAllahu'anhu) would write to his governors during his caliphate and say: “The most important of your affairs in my view is prayer; whoever prays regularly has protected his faith, but whoever neglects it, is bound to be more negligent in other issues of faith."
(At-Taareeqah Al-Hakamiyah, p. 240)
Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali:"The winter is the believers spring, where he walks around in the garden of obedience. The days are short and cold so that one can fast easily and the nights are long so that one can sleep well and pray the night prayer as well."(Lata'if-ul-Ma'arif, p. 435)
Al-Hasan Al-Basri:"The worst of people are the family of a dead person who cry over him, but don't pay off his debts." (Juz' Fihi Kalam 'ala hadith: Yattabi'u al-Mayyita Thalathan, pg 24)
Aishah (radiyAllahu'anha):"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never ever struck a servant or a woman" (Sunan Abu Dawood 4786)
Imam Al-Qurtubi: “The scholars, may Allaah have mercy on them, said, ‘There is nothing more beneficial for the hearts than visiting the graves, especially if the hearts are hard.’”(At-Tadhkirah, p. 132)
Al Fudail Ibn 'Iyaad:"Do not feel lonely on the paths of guidance just because few people travel them, and do not be deceived by the abundance of destroyed travelers [on the paths of misguidance].
(The Book of Manners by Fu'aad Ibn 'Abdul-'azeez ash-Shulhoob, Page 31)
Imam Abu Hanifah said to his student Abu Yusuf: “Woe be to you Ya’qoob. Do not write down everything you hear from me, for surely I may hold an opinion today and leave it tomorrow, hold another tomorrow and leave it the day after."
(Reported by ‘Abbaas and ad-Dooree in at-Taareekh by Ibn Mu’een vol.6, p.88)
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