AZAM_SIDDIQUI
Junior Member
Imaam Ibn Hajar Al-€ ¦’±Asqalani
Counsel in Twos:angryred:\
[1] It has been narrated that the Prophet (salAllahu € ¦’±alayhi wa
sallam) said, € ¦’³There are two traits, nothing is better than them:
belief in Allah and bringing benefit to the Muslims. And there are two
traits, nothing is worse than them: associating partners with Allah and
bring harm to the Muslims.€ ¦’´
[2] The Prophet (salAllahu € ¦’±alayhi wa sallam) said, € ¦’³Sit with
the scholars and listen to the speech of the wise, for verily Allah the
Exalted gives life to the dead heart with the light of wisdom as he
gives life to the dead soil with rainwater.€ ¦’´
[3] Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (radyAllahu`anhu) said, € ¦’³He who enters the
grave without any provisions is as though he wishes to sail the sea
without a ship.€ ¦’´
[4] `Umar ibn al-Khattab (radyAllahu`anhu) said, € ¦’³Honour in this
world is in wealth, and honour in the Hereafter is in righteous
actions.€ ¦’´
[5] `Uthman ibn `Affan (radyAllahu`anhu) said, € ¦’³Worrying about the
dunya is a darkness in the heart, while worrying about the Hereafter is
a light in the heart.€ ¦’´
[6] `Ali ibn Abi Talib (radyAllahu`anhu) said, € ¦’³The one who seeks
after knowledge, Paradise will seek after him; and the one who seeks
after disobedience, the Hellfire will seek after him.€ ¦’´
[7] Yahya ibn Mu`adh said, € ¦’³An honourable person would never be
disobedient to Allah, and a wise person would never prefer the dunya over
the Hereafter.€ ¦’´
[8] Al-A`mash said, € ¦’³The one whose capital is God-consciousness
(taqwa), tongues will be incapable of describing the fortune that is his
piety; and the one whose capital is the dunya, tongues will be incapable
of describing the magnitude of his loss of piety.€ ¦’´
[9] Sufyan al-Thawri said, € ¦’³Every act of disobedience committed due
to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for. Every act of disobedience
committed due to arrogance, its forgiveness is not hoped for because the
root of Satan€ ¦’²s disobedience was arrogance, whereas the root of
Adam€ ¦’²s lapse was passion.€ ¦’´
[10] An ascetic once said, € ¦’³The one who sins while laughing, Allah
will make him enter the Fire while crying. And the one who obeys while
crying (out of fear of Allah) Allah will make him enter Paradise while
laughing.€ ¦’´
[11] A wise man said, € ¦’³Do not belittle minor sins, for verily from
them major sins grow.€ ¦’´
[12] The Prophet (salAllahu € ¦’±alayhi wa sallam) said, € ¦’³No sin
remains minor when accompanied by persistence, and no sin remains major
when accompanied by the seeking of forgiveness.€ ¦’´
[13] It is said, € ¦’³The Gnostic (€ ¦’±arif) occupies himself with
praise [of Allah], while the ascetic (zahid) occupies himself with
supplication; because the Gnostic€ ¦’²s concern is his Lord, while the
ascetic€ ¦’²s concern is his own nafs.€ ¦’´
[14] An ascetic said, € ¦’³Whoever is under the delusion that he has a
closer friend than Allah, little is his knowledge of Allah; and the one
who is under the delusion that he has a greater enemy than his nafs,
little is his knowledge of his nafs.€ ¦’´
[15] Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (radyAllahu`anhu) said regarding the
Qur€ ¦’²anic verse, € ¦’±Corruption has appeared on land and sea€ ¦’², € ¦’³The
land refers to the tongue and the sea refers to the heart. If the tongue
is corrupted people cry over it, and if the heart is corrupted the
angels cry over it.
[16] It is said, € ¦’³Verily passion turns kings into slaves, and
patience turns slaves into kings€ ¦’¥ Do you not see the story of Yusuf and
Zulaykha?€ ¦’´
[17] It is said, € ¦’³Glad tidings to the one whose intellect is his
master and whose desire is his slave. And woe to the one whose desire is
his master and whose intellect is his slave.€ ¦’´
[18] It is also said, € ¦’³The one who leaves sins, his heart will be
softened; and the one who leaves the forbidden and eats the lawful, his
intellect will be enlightened.€ ¦’´
[19] Allah revealed to one of the Prophets, € ¦’³Obey me in that which
I have commanded you, and do not disobey me in that which I have
advised you.€ ¦’´
[20] It is said, € ¦’³The perfection of the intellect is in following
the pleasure of Allah and avoiding His wrath.€ ¦’´
[21] It is said, € ¦’³There is no exile for the learned, and there is
no homeland for the ignorant.€ ¦’´
[22] It is said, € ¦’³The one who is close to Allah due to his
obedience will be a stranger amongst people.€ ¦’´
[23] It is said, € ¦’³The movement towards obedience is evidence of
knowledge just as the movement of the body is evidence of its
vitality.€ ¦’´
[24] The Prophet (salAllahu € ¦’±alayhi wa sallam) said, € ¦’³The root
of all sins is love of the dunya and the root of all tribulation sis
withholding taxes and zakat.€ ¦’´
[25] It is said, € ¦’³The one who admits his shortcomings is always
praised, and admitting shortcomings is a sign of acceptance [by
Allah].€ ¦’´
[26] It is said, € ¦’³Ingratitude for blessings is baseness and the
company of a fool is bad fortune.€ ¦’´
[27] A Poet said:
O he who is busy with his dunya!
Whom illusions of a long lifetime have deluded
Was he not in a state of heedlessness
Until his appointed time drew near?
Verily death arrives suddenly
And the Grave is the collection-box of actions
Be patient over the dunya and its hardships
No death is there except at one€ ¦’²s appointed time
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