Even Hajjaj Knew!

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (the tyrannical ruler who imprisoned and killed many from the Salaf) was once approached by a woman who cried, ‘O Ameer! Forgive and release my son for he is innocent. I ask you by the One who ommited كلّا from the...

Do not belittle Du’a

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah أتهزأ بالدعاء وتزدريه *** وما تدري بما صنع الدعاء سهام الليل لا تخطئ ولكن *** لها أمد وللأمد انقضاء فيمسكها إذا ما شاء ربي *** ويرسلها إذا ما نفذ القضاء ‘Do you mock the supplication and belittle it? While you do not know what it has...

A2 – ‘… So long as you are not overjoyed or grieved by it…’

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah قال الإمام أحمد – رحمه الله Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) said: إن لكل شيء كرم وكرم القلب الرضاء عن الله عز وجل ‘Everything has nobility in it, and the nobility of the heart is to be pleased with Allah, `azza wa jall.’ الدنيا داء والسلطان...

‘Ibadah Preserves You

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali: “And whoever is mindful of Allah (and keeps to His boundaries) in his youth during his years of strength, then Allah will preserve him in his old age when his strength weakens. And He will allow him to enjoy and...