MESSAGE OF DAY

Our forefathers left us a legacy of a glorious history, a civilisation of virtues, mercy, compassion and monuments of service. What will we leave our descendants?

“What has he found who has lost God? And what has he lost who has found God?” Ibn ‘Ata Allah al-Iskandari  

Raising our children in the climate of the Qur’an and the Sunna is the greatest demonstration of our love and compassion for them.

The true owner of forgiveness is Allah. And people can only forgive to the extent of the love for Allah in their hearts.

“Worldly concern is a darkness in the heart while consideration of the Hereafter is light.” ‘Uthman, may Allah be well pleased with him.

‘Umar, may Allah be well pleased with him, says:  “Turn to the world little so that you may live free (and at ease).”

Abu Bakr, may Allah be well pleased with him, states: “Things would go amiss if belief was only in mosques, wealth only with the miserly, weapons with the coward and authority with the weak.”

Prophet (s.a.s) says: “When you rise up for prayer, do your prayer, keeping all parts of the body very still! Do not weave as Jews do. Because keeping the body immobile is a requirement for a sound prayer.” (Tirmizi)

‘Uthman, may Allah be well pleased with him said: “Worldly concern is a darkness in the heart while consideration of the Hereafter is light.”

The worst thing is for a person to seek refuge in Allah’s attributes the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, and the All-Forgiving, when they themselves are not on the path of Allah.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “To the ignorant whom you cannot silence with the Qur’an and Tradition, the best reply is your giving no reply.”

The essence of Islamic propriety can only be found in turning towards Allah Almighty with love and sincerity,  the most significant mark of which is service to humanity.

There are three kinds of hearts: the heart like a mountain, which nothing can move; the heart like a palm-tree, its roots are firm but its branches are in motion; and the heart like a feather, which the wind blows from right to left. Arif Ar-Riwarki

Our courtesy towards others must not be less than the courtesy we expect from them.

‘Umar, may Allah be well pleased with him, states: “Be strong without showing violence and gentle without showing weakness.”

Do not think about how small the sin is, but think about who you have just disobeyed. Bilal bin Sa’d

The true owner of forgiveness is Allah. The people can forgive only commensurate to the love of Allah in their hearts.

Death is a door; behind it is a birth to eternity. Just as you see the sun to set, contemplate its rebirth also.

The most important task falling to a believer is to display in their own person the elevated character acquired from the practice of Allah’s Messenger.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “Who brings the faults of another to you and enumerates them will undoubtedly carry your faults to others.”

‘Ali, may Allah be well pleased with him, states: “Putting someone under obligation (for an act of kindness) destroys goodness, exaggeration extinguishes truth, and breaking one’s word draws the anger of the Creator and the created.”

Imam Shafi’i states: “The affinity of the people of the world is enough to debilitate a man of sound health.”

May our God protect us all from such heedlessness.

The worst thing is for a person to seek refuge in Allah’s attributes the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate, and the All-Forgiving, when they themselves are not on the path of Allah.

The true jewel, which makes a person human, is good character.

One who belittles their fellow believer actually belittles themselves in the eyes of God. Thus, a believer must never look down on another.

When disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return. (Baqarah, 156)

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) has said: “I am the result of the prayer of my father Ibrahîm, the good tidings of my brother Jesus, and the dream of my mother Amina”  (Ahmad, V, 262; Hakim, II, 453.)

Shaykh Sa’di states: “A miserly person accumulates riches in difficulty, hides it in avarice and departs from it in longing.”

Shaykh Sa’di states: “Each of you who are bearers of your own faults ought not to blame others for their shortcomings.”

One’s peace of mind in the world and spiritual station in the Hereafter will be proportionate to their love for Allah and His Messenger.

Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad says: “If I disobey Allah, I see the effects thereof in the mannerisms of my steed and servant.”

A believer who loves and mentions Allah Almighty much, cannot be seized by carnal passions.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “Friends are for trying times. It is then that a true friend becomes known. Else, even enemies appear as friends at the table.”

Shaykh Sa’di states: The servant cannot attain true belief and the true path without raising their love for Allah above their love for all other than Him.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “Who brings the faults of another to you and enumerates them will undoubtedly carry your faults to others.”

No matter your wealth, you can only eat as much as you can eat. If you dip a jug into the ocean, it only takes in as much water as it can carry and the rest remains. (Rumi, may Allah sanctify his secret.

Abu Bakr, may Allah be well pleased with him, says: “There is no harm in patience and fortitude, and no profit in lamentation and trepidation.”

The greatest herald of our spiritual state at our last breath is how we use our breath in the here and now.

Ninguno de vosotros será un verdadero creyente hasta que no desee para su hermano lo que desea para sí mismo. (Bujari, Iman, 6; Muslim, Iman, 71)

Lead such a life in this world that you are you not sorry when beneath the earth.

The inner world of the human being is to become open and they are to live in a state of contemplation.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “If they give advice and you listen not, you will one day find yourself put in fetters.”

We can draw near to Allah Almighty to the extent that our hearts prostrate along with our foreheads.

One who feels compassion is generous, is humble, is a person of service and possesses conscience.

Fasting must be observed for the sake of Allah. The entire reward of a fast that is undertaken merely for the purpose of such material objections as resting the stomach or losing weight, will be lost.

Piety and righteousness is the door of nearness to Allah. One must never leave this door, so as to lead a life with peace of mind and heart, without being swept up in the tides of life.

Junayd al-Baghdadi states: “Thankfulness is that you should not be disobedient through whatever bounties Allah Almighty has blessed you with, and that you should not render these bounties a source of disobedience.”

One who feels compassion is generous, is humble, is a person of service and possesses conscience.

One who feels compassion is generous, is humble, is a person of service and possesses conscience.

Being able to feel compassion is a Divine grace, for feeling compassion is the product of mercy.

Sins are the veils intervening between the servant and their Lord.

While using one’s life and wealth generously in the way of Allah brings the servant close to Allah, using these purely for the carnal self pulls a person away from Him.

Happy Hijri new Year all muslims around the world

Shaykh Sa’di states: “A liberal person who eats and bestows is better than a worshipper who performs the supererogatory fast and withholds from others.”

The servant cannot attain true belief and the true path without raising their love for Allah above their love for all other than Him.

We must never forget our Lord, for a heart that is with Allah is not deceived by fleeting mirages. No one can pierce a heart invoking the name of Allah.

Shaykh Sa’di states: “It is better to be an ignorant poor fellow then a learned man who is not abstemious; Because the former loses the way by his blindness, while the latter falls into a well with both eyes open.”

Abu Musa, may Allah be well pleased with him, had asked: “Messenger of Allah, whose Islam is best?” He said, “The one from whose tongue and hands the Muslims are safe.” (Bukhari, Iman, 4, 5, Riqaq 26; Muslim, Iman 64, 65)

It is essential that we overcome Satan, our greatest enemy in the worldly trial, at each and every moment with our deeds of righteousness.