Reflecting on Allaah's statement: the good pleasure from Allaah is greater

Religion & Spirituality

Al Badr, Shaykh Abdur Razzaaq bin Abdul Muhsin

Islam

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THE METHODOLOGY OF AHLUS-SUNNAH IN UNITING THE UMMAH

The poet began his poem regarding the creed with these two magnificent stanzas. And these lines of poetry contain the call to cling to the Book and the Sunnah; and to beware of innovations. He has begun with them before clarifying the creed and its affairs in accordance with the path of Ahlus-Sunnah within the books of creed since their way, in most instances, was to begin with this affair; and this was an example from them of denoting the source of derivation for the Usool of the religion and its subsidiary branches in order that the structure of the creed and its basis be upon a sound foundation and strong correct principles. When the servant makes the source from which he derives his creed and the source upon which the principles are predicated to be the Book and the Sunnah, then he will see that which is besides it from sources to be rubbish and he will not take anything from them nor will he make them to be a source for him in his religion and his creed. He will only take from the pure source and the pure spring which is neither soiled nor defiled; and thus by way of this his creed will be safe and his Eemaan will be sound. The source of Ahlus-Sunnah in derivation is the Book and the Sunnah. They take from them, derive their evidences from them, and rely upon them. They do not deviate from them in the least. Rather, they are as Al-Awzaa’ee said: “We go with the Book and the Sunnah wherever they go.”They do not invent anything from themselves. Shaykh Al-Islaam, may Allah have mercy upon him, stated: “The creed does not belong to me nor to anyone greater than myself. The creed belongs to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).”So from Allah is the Message and upon the Messenger is the conveyance of the Message and upon us is belief and submission. Due to this, we find the books of Ahlus-Sunnah beginning with mention of the source before explaining the creed. This is that which we derive from that which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would constantly do within the Friday sermon. He would always say in the beginning of it: “As to proceed; indeed the truest speech is the Book of Allah the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the worst of all matters and the newly invented matters.”

A Radiant Masterpiece in Explanation of the Poem of Ibn Abee Daawud: Al-Haa'iyah

VERILY IN THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLĀH DO THE HEARTS FIND REST

This meeting will be about some words regarding a tremendous Hadith (Tradition from the Messenger) reported by Imaam at-Tirmidhi (May Allāh have mercy upon him) in his Sunan on the authority of Mu’aadh Ibn Jabal (May Allāh be pleased with him) who said: “I said O Messenger of Allāh: Inform me about an act that would cause me to enter Paradise, and distance me from Hell-Fire. He (the Messenger) said: Surely, you have asked me about a great matter that is, however, easy to those for whom Allāh has made it easy. Worship Allāh and do not associate anything with him in worship. Establish ‘Salaah’ (prayer), pay the ‘Zakaah’ (mandatory charity), fast the month of Ramadhaan and perform ‘Hajj’ (legislative pilgrimage) to the House (Al-Ka'bah). He then said: Should I not direct you to the gateways of good? Fasting is a shield (i.e., against evil); charity extinguishes the sin just as water extinguishes fire, and the prayer of a person during the middle of the night. Then he recited: 'Their sides forsake their beds...’ up to ‘....they used to do.' [Soorah as-Sajdah 32:16–17]

EXPLANATION OF THE HADITH OF MU’AADH: INFORM ME OF AN ACT THAT WILL CAUSE ME TO ENTER PARADISE & DISTANCE ME FROM THE HELL-FIRE

Indeed, business, trade, and the attainment of profit—as well as competing in it—are the ambitions of every man and the desires of every servant. Every man in this Worldly life is a seller, buyer and merchant, setting out and either selling his (self)—and thus liberating it—or leading it to destruction. However, many people are heedless of the existing competition and pursuit in the attainment of the profitable trade whose benefit for the servant remains in his Worldly life and Hereafter. In this treatise, Al-Mataajir Ar-Raabihah (The Profitable Trades), is some words about this trade— trade of the Hereafter with righteous good deeds. So, prayer is a trade; fasting is a commerce and charity is a trade. Every noble act that draws the slave nearer to Allaah is from these profitable trades. Just as there is profit and loss in the worldly trade, so is the case with this trade.

Profitable Trades

ISLĀM HONORS THE WOMAN

Allāh (Glorified be He) says: “Your wealth and your children are only a trial.” [Sūrah at-Taghābun 64:15]Allāh honored you and bestowed upon you sons and daughters as a trial for you—a test, a tribulation—so that it can be observed whether or not you will take care of them, discipline them, teach them and straighten their behavior; or, will you neglect this trust or put this obligation to waste. Surely, from the attributes of the believers whose faith and salvation has been confirmed is their keeping of the Amānah (what they have been entrusted with) as Allāh (The Blessed and Sublime) has said at the beginning of Sūrah al-Mu’minūn while mentioning the attributes of those whose faith has materialized: “Successful indeed are the believers.” [Sūrah al-Mu’minūn 23:1]Then He mentioned their attributes, from which are: “Those who are faithfully true to their Amānāt (plural of Amānah: all the duties which Allāh has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their covenants; (8) and those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawāt (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours). (9) These are indeed the inheritors. (10) Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.” [Sūrah al-Mu’minūn 23:8-11]Being faithfully true to the Amānah: “O you who believe! Betray not Allāh and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amānāt (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allāh has ordained for you.” [Sūrah al-Anfāl 8:27]So neglecting the Amānah is a seriously dangerous matter, and keeping the Amānah is an attribute of the wholesome believers whose faith has been actualized along with their happiness in the life of this world and the Hereafter.

Raising children in Islam

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