Know that the hearing and sight are two open doors; whatever enters throught them then touches the heart
[Imam al haddad]
Archive for May, 2009
Two open doors
Posted in Quotes on May 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
al-Mujahireen
Posted in Hadith, Reminders on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“My entire nation is safe, except al-Mujahirin (those who boast of their sins). Among the Mujaharah is that a man commits an (evil) act, and wakes up in the morning while Allah has kept his (sin) a secret, he says: “O so- and-so! Last night I did [...]
The whole world
Posted in Hadith on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
`Ubaidullah bin Mihsan Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Whosoever begins the day feeling family security and good health; and possessing provision for his day is as though he possesed the whole world.”
[At-Tirmidhi].
Do not let pride waylay you
Posted in Quotes, Reminders on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Do not strut proudly on account of your good deeds. Do not let pride waylay you. When you deem yourself holier than others, know that you have fallen into grave error.
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
Lan yablugh al 3ilma jamee3an a7ad
Posted in Arabic, Imam Shafi, Poetry on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
لن يبلُغَ العلمَ جميعاً أحدٌ
لا ولَوْ حاوَلَهُ ألفَ سنَهْ
إنما العلْمُ عَمِيقٌ بحرُهُ
فخذوا من كل شيءٍ أحسنه
Tawakkaltu fee rizqy 3ala Allaahi khaaliqy
Posted in Arabic, Imam Shafi, Poetry on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
تَوكلْتُ في رِزْقي عَلَى اللَّهِ خَالقي
وأيقنتُ أنَّ اللهَ لا شكٌ رازقي
وما يكُ من رزقي فليسَ يفوتني
وَلَو كَانَ في قَاع البَحَارِ الغَوامِقِ
سيأتي بهِ اللهُ العظيمُ بفضلهِ
ولو لم يكن مني اللسانُ بناطقِ
ففي أي شيءٍ تذهبُ النفسُ حسرة
وَقَدْ قَسَمَ الرَّحْمَنُ رِزْقَ الْخَلاَئِقِ
O Allaah, reward me for my affliction and compensate me with something better
Posted in Duas, Hadith, Sabr on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Al-Bukhaari (1496) and Muslim (1053) narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“…whoever is patient Allaah will bestow patience upon him, and no one is ever given anything better and more generous than patience.”
And Muslim (918) narrated that Umm [...]
There are five signs of righteousness
Posted in Quotes on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are five signs of righteousness:
a gentle disposition and a soft heart, shedding tears of regret, ascetism and not caring about the world, being unambitious, and having a conscience.
- Shaqiq al Balkhi
