“How can an intelligent person be amazed with his deeds? Deeds are one of Allah’s blessings, as such it is upon him to show gratitude and to show humility.“
From The Journey To Allah by Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali
“Maybe a small action is made great by its intention, and maybe a great action is made small by its intention“
Attributed to Ibn al-Mubaarak
May Allah subhaana wa ta’aala endow our hearts with taqwa and humility. May He make us of the thankful/grateful, and of those who do everything with ikhlaas. Ameen.
From Abdullaah Ibn al-Mubaarak who said: “It was said to Hamdoon bin Ahmad: ‘Why is it that the speech of the Salaf was more beneficial than ours?’ He said, ‘Because they spoke for the honor of Islaam, and for the deliverance of their own souls, and for the pleasure of ar-Rahman, and we speak for the honor of our souls, for seeking the world, and for the pleasure of the creation.“
Source:
“Imaan Builder 4: The Observance of Sincerity In One’s Speech and Action”
(accessible via: www.salafipublications.com)
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
In the Name of Allah, The All-Merciful, the Mercy-giving.
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وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا
And (remember) the Day when the Zalim (wrong-doer, oppressor, polytheist, etc.) will bite at his hands, he will say: “Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger (Muhammad).
(Quran: Suratul-Furqaan, surah 24, ayah 27)
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Will we take the path today? Will we follow the example of the Prophet sallahAllahu ‘alayhi wa sal-lem and cling to the sunnah?
Ya Allah, ya Mujeeb (Responsive/Responder), guide us and do not make us of the thaalimooon (wrong-doers, oppressors, polytheists, etc.). Ameen.
