As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah
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Part 2 of this previous post: http://fajr.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/excerpts-from-kitab-al-zuhd/
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Statements of Abu Hurayrah
‘You have not been truly sincere to yourselves! You hope for what you will not attain, you gather (of food) what you will not eat and you build homes which you will not live in.’
‘One of you sees the speck of dust in his brother’s eye but he forgets the twig that’s in his eye.’
Once, Abu Hurayrah entered the masjid and saw a young boy. He said to him, ‘O young boy! Go to your family and help them.’ The boy said, ‘I’ve only come to pray.’ So he said, ‘In that case, you are the sabiq (foremost; ahead of others) and I am the musalli (one who prays with/behind the others).’
Abu al-Mutawakil: ‘When Abu Hurayrah and his companions used to fast, they’d sit down at dawn and say, ‘Let us purify our sins.’
He (radhiallahu `anhu) used to pray a third of the night, and his wife used to pray a third of the night and his son also used to pray a third of the night. When one of them slept, the other would stand in prayer.
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Statements of Abu al-Darda’
‘You will not truly gain understanding (fiqh) until you are able to see various views within the Qur’an, and you will not truly gain understanding until when you rebuke people for the Sake of Allah, you also turn to your soul and rebuke it even harsher than you did the people.’
‘Call upon Allah during your days of ease so that perhaps He will answer you on your days of hardship.’
‘Do righteous good deeds before going into battle, for you are only fighting your enemies by the virtue of your deeds.’
‘Piety cannot be worn out, a sin is not truly forgotten and the Lord does not fall into slumber. So be the person you wish to be, for the way you treat others is how you shall be treated.’
‘Were it not for 3 things, the people would have been rectified: greed which is obeyed, desires which are followed and every person being pleased and amazed at his own opinion/view.’
‘In the days of Jahiliyyah, I was a merchant. When Islam came, I took up both trade and worship but I could not hold them both. So I went on with worship and abandoned trade.’
A man once came to Abu al-Darda’ and said, ‘Advise me, for I am going into war.’ He said to him, ‘Fear Allah as though you see Him until you meet Him. Consider your soul to be from the dead and don’t count it amongst the living. And beware of the supplication of the oppressed one.’
‘Let a person be cautious of the possibility that the hearts of the people are cursing him from whence he does not know.’
‘Do not complain about your calamity, do not speak about your fears and do not ascribe piety to yourself by your own tongue.’
Could you also please put the Arabic above the English for each quote?
Jazaaki Allaahu Khayran.
I’m not able to insert Arabic text at the moment (technical problems), but will try to do so in future posts insha’Allah.
its after months im visiting this blog (got carried away in life’s flow)…….
just noticed a small error in the above article (nothing serious – dont worry 🙂
He (radhiallahu `anhu) used to pray a third of the night, and his wife used to pray a third of the night and his son also used to pray a third of the night. When one of them slept, the other would stand in prayer.
Thats a statement made about the house of Abu Hurairah (radhiyAllaahu) (What an ideal home) in which worship of Allaah never ceases once the night sets in. It is said that just as the inhabitants of earth gaze & wonder at the twinking stars – the inhabitants of heavens i.e the angels gaze & marvel at those houses on earth in which Allah is remembered.
Now coming to the small error in the above paragraph – i just wish to point out that [surprisingly] Abu Hurairah just had ONE CHILD – A DAUGHTER – and not a son.
There is an authentic chain reported by Abdur-Razaaq in his “Al-Musannaf” that Abu Hurayrah USED TO SAY TO HIS DAUGHTER: “Do not wear gold as I fear for you the heat of the flames (of fire).” (not to be taken as a legal verdict on gold but an admonition out of wara’)
And guess to whom this ONLY daughter was married to …….none other than the eminent tabi’ Saeed ibn al-Musayyib. It is said that Saeed ibn Al-Musayyab only married the daughter of Abu Hurayrah in order to get close to him & learn the ahaadees. (Perhaps it could also be that seeing the zeal of this youth for knowledge, Abu Hurairah gave his daughter’s hand to him.)
Allow me to share a little more…….This beautiful couple too had a daughter. Lets see to whom did this daughter get married to…….The then ruler of muslims, Abdul Malik ibn Marwan had asked for Saeed ibn Musayyab’s daughter’s hand for his son Waleed – but was flatly refused.
And the story goes that Ibn Abi Wada’ah (one of the students of Saeed) was missing for a few days from the circle of Saeed, so when Saeed saw him and asked him where he was, he said that he was busy with the burial of his wife. So Saeed asked him if he got married again, Ibn Abi Wada’ah said: “Who would marry me his daughter and all I have is two or three dirhams (very little money). Saeed said: ” I marry you my daughter.” Since Saeed knew that he was a Godfearing and knowledgeable man. After getting married, and Ibn Wada’ah was getting dressed to go to the circle of his teacher for knowledge, Saeed’s daughter asked him where he was going. After he told her, she said: “Stay here, I will give you the knowledge of Saeed.”
SubhanAllah – aftrer all she is the grand daughter of Abu Hurairah……..
I was just wondering what a blessed man Ibn Abee Wada’ah was 🙂
Sorry if my post was looooooooong – nice little moments from the salaf is so irresistible to be hidden.
Was-Salaam
jazakillah khayr for sharing this 🙂
Interesting, jazakallahu khayran. I translated directly from Imam Ahmad’s book and it had ‘son’ in there (ibnahu). Perhaps a typo if the rest stands correct.
Barakallahu feek.