If sins had an odour

Muhammad ibn Waasi’ rahmat Allah ‘alayh used to say:

“If sins had an odor then nobody would be able to

sit with me.”

 From The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status by Imaam ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee rahmat Allah ‘alayh, courtesy of http://www.fatwa-online.com/wordsofwisdom/sins/0010505_5.htm

 

Humility and ikhlaas, waAllahul musta’aan

“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.

 

Why do we speak? What is our speech worth?

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)