Narrated to us Qādim ad-Daylamī Al-’Ābid who said, “I said to al-Fuḍayl bin ‘Iyāḍ, ‘Who is content with Allāh (i.e. with what He has given him)?’ He said, ‘The one who does not like to be on a status other than what he is in.’”
[Ar-Riḍā’ 'Anillāh Biqaḍā’ih by al-Imām Ibn Abīd-Dunyā 1/36]
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Archive for August, 2009
Contentment
Posted in Quotes, Reminders on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tyranny
Posted in Hadith, Heart Soother on August 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On the Day of Judgement, the tyrant’s own tyranny will descend upon him in the form of darkness.
Hadith of al-Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar
Three things are part of the good morals of a believer
Posted in Hadith on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Three things are part of the good morals of a believer.
When he is overcome by anger, his anger should not drive him to falsehood.
When he is happy, his happiness should not take him beyond the bounds of what is right.
When he has power, he should not stake a claim to something which is not his.
Hadith [...]
Four pillars for disbelief
Posted in Quotes on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Narrated to us Abdullāh bin Muḥammad bin Ja’far who said, “Narrated to us ‘Alī bin Isḥāq who said, ‘Narrated to us Ḥusayn al-Marwazī who said, “Narrated to us al-Haytham bin Jamīl who said, ‘Narrated to us Ṣāliḥ al-Murrī on the authority of Abān from Wahb who said,
“I read it in a wise saying,
‘There are four [...]
Glad tidings to the one…
Posted in Heart Soother, Quotes on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abū Aḥmad Muḥammad bin Aḥmad told us that Aḥmad bin Mūsa al-cAdanī told us that Ismā’īl bin Sa’īd al-Kasā’ī said, “Kathīr bin Hāshim told us on the authority of Ja’far bin Burqān said, It was informed to us that Wahb bin Munnabih said,
“Glad tidings to the one who sees his own faults over others faults. [...]
When He gives, He shows you His kindness
Posted in Ibn Atallah, Quotes on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When He gives, He shows you His kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His power. And in all that, He is making Himself known to you and coming to you with His gentleness.
-Ibn Ata’Allah
The Qurân was sent down to be acted upon
Posted in Quotes, Quran, Reminders on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Quran.
It is reported from Al-Fudayl (b. ‘Ayyâd) that he said:
The Qurân was sent down to be acted upon but people have taken just reciting it as enough of a deed. He was asked, “How is it acted upon?” He replied, “They should treat as halâl what it makes halâl and treat as harâm what [...]
The Noble Emissaries (As-Safara Al-Keram)
Posted in Multimedia, Quran, tagged Yasir Qadhy on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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