O People! November 15, 2008
Posted by shadows15 in Amazing Quotes!, Gems and Jewels, Men Around The Messenger, Misc, Personality Development, Sisters Section, وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إ, Weekly Wisdom, Worship.Tags: abu bakr, Amazing Quotes!, sahaba
add a comment
‘Abdullah ibn Hakeem reported that Abu Bakr radiyallaahu `anhu delivered the following sermon:
“To proceed, I indeed advice both myself and you to fear Allah, to praise Him as he deserves to be praised, to combine hope and fear, and to unite persistency with supplication (and prayer). For indeed, Allah praised Zakariyyah and the members of his household by saying:
“Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.” (Qur’an 21:90)
And know, O slaves of Allah….that Allaah has taken covenants from you, and that He has purchased (from you) that which is little and fleeting for that which is plentiful and everlasting. Here among you is the Book of Allah, whose wonders never run out, and whose light never extinguishes. Believe in Allah’s speech, be sincere to His Book, and seek light from it for the Day of Darkness. Indeed, you have been created only to worship (Allah). And Allah has entrusted you to noble scribes [the blessed angels who record our deeds] who know what you do. Also know, O slaves of Allah, you come and go (on this earth) for an appointed time, and when it is that your time will come you do not know. If your are able to coincide your appointed time with a deed that you are performing for the sake of Allah, then do so. But you will not be able to do so except with Allah’s help…There are people who spent their lives for others, all the while forgetting themselves (i.e. their duties towards their Lord); I forbid you from becoming like them. So hasten, hasten (to perform good deeds), and then there will be salvation, salvation! Verily, you are being pursued from behind by that which travels with greet speed (ie, the time of your life).”
The Messenger of God May 27, 2008
Posted by shadows15 in Gems and Jewels, Men Around The Messenger, Misc, Poetry.Tags: anasheed
add a comment
Nasheed – Rasulullah (The Messenger of God)
Munshed – Aboo Alee
Language – Arabic
Listen– http://www.abo-ali.com/mp3/Rsool_Allah.mp3
Taken from http://www.nasheedlyrics.wordpress.com/
رسولله ربّانا
The Messenger of God raised us,
و بالإسلام أحيانا
And with Islam gave us life,
و علّمنا بأن نبقى
And taught us to become..
لدين الله أعوانا
..aides to the religion of God
تجمّعنا بنور هداه إخوانا وخلّانا
We became united because of the light of his guidance as brethren and like relatives
وأترعنا متى ظمئت بنا الأرواح إيمانا
And he watered our souls every time they were thirsty for faith
نهلنا منه شرعتنا
We inherited from him the laws of our lives
وأعلينا به الشّانا
and we made them high in status,
فلم نظلم ولم نغدر
so we did not oppress or do injustice or go against our pacts
ولم نستعل تغيانا
and did not become arrogant and mischievous.
رسولله أسوتنا
The messenger of God is our role model
على المنهاج وصّانا
He advised us to be on the right path,
لأجل الحق كم بذل
For the sake of Truth, how much did he sacrifice
وكم قاسى وكم عانى
..and how much did he experience hardship and suffer
وكم قد ذاق في الم من الإيذاء الوانا
..and how much did he taste in pain many types of harm.
فلم يخنع ولم يخضع
So he did not cease, and did not submit,
ولم يركع ومالانا
and did not bow, and never leant [towards their way]
رشيد الرأي ان عصفت
The enlightened in opinion
رياح الظلم طوفانا
when the winds of injustice were gusting and flooding,
حكيم حيّر الدنيا
A wise man who has bewildered the world
بسحر القول تبيانا
with magical words of clarification,
رحيم إن مضى وقضى
Merciful as he goes and judges,
وكانا العدل ميزانا
and justice was the balance.
رسولله رسولله
The Messenger of God The Messenger of God
شباب الحق فالنطلقوا
So Youth of Truth, advance..
من المحراب فرسانا
from your sanctuaries of worship like knights,
و بالإسلام فمتثلوا
And in Islam take your example;
هدى المختار عنوانا
the guidance of the chosen one,
وسيروا بشروا الدنيا
And walk and bring glad tidings to the world,
بأن الفجر قد بانا
that the dawn has become clear.
“Do not make the religion dead” April 17, 2008
Posted by shadows15 in Amazing Quotes!, Men Around The Messenger, Personality Development, Weekly Wisdom.Tags: ascetism, zuhd
add a comment
His concern for the people’s health
‘Umar was concerned about the people’s health. He would warn them against the consquences and dangers of being fat, and would advise them to lose weight, because that would give them strenth to strive and enable them to fulfill their duties. He used to say: “O people, beware of eating too much, for it makes you lazy in prayer, is bad for your body and causes sickness. Allah hates the fat man. Rather you should be moderate in your eating, for that is closer to righteousness and farther removed from extravagance, and makes one stronger to worship Allah. No person will be doomed unless he gives precedence to his desires over his religious commitment.”[1]
Ibn al-Jawzi stated that ‘Umar saw a man with a huge belly and said: “What is this?” He said, “A blessing from Allah.” He said, “Rather it is a punishment from Allah.”[2]
With regard to his concern for the good health of the citizens, he used to forbid anyone who had a stomach disease to mix with the people, so as to prevent the spread of disease. He would advise the sick to stay at home until they got better. And it is narrated that he passed by a woman who had leprosy when she was on her way to the Ka’bah. He said to her: “O Female slave of Allah, why don’t you stay in your home and not harm the people?” So she stayed at home. Later on a man passed by her and said, “The one who told you (not to go out) has died, so go out.” She said, “By Allah, I will not obey him whilst he is alive and disobey him when he is dead.”[3]
He also used to emphasize the importance of exercise, horsemanship and horseback riding. He used to say: “Teach your children swimming and archery, and train them to be proficient on horseback, and teach them some beautiful poetry.”[4]
“Do not make the religion dead”
‘Umar saw a man who looked as if he was dying because of his ascetism. He hit him with his stick and said: “Do not make our religion dead, may Allah kill you.”[5]
It was narrated from ash-Shifaa’ bint Abdullah that she saw some people who walked slowly and spoke slowly. She said: “Who are these?” They said, “Ascetics.” She said, “By Allah, when ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab spoke, he could be heard, when he walked he walked fast, when he hit he caused pain, and by Allah, he was a true ascetic.”[6]
“Stop walking like that”
A man came swinging his arms and strutting, and ‘Umar said to him: “Stop walking like that.” He said, “I cannot.” ‘Umar whipped him, then he strutted, and he whipped him again and he stopped strutting. ‘Umar said, “If i do not whip one like this then who should I whip?” The man came to him after that and said, “May Allah reward you with good; it was nothing but a Shaytan whom Allah sent away through you.”[7]
——-
[1] Al-Khaleefah al-Farooq, by Dr.’Abdur Rahman al-’Ani
[2] Manaaqib Ameer al-Mu’mineen, p.200
[3] Al-Khaleefah al-Farooq, p.124 quoting from ar-Riyad an-Nadrah
[4] ibid p.125
[5] ibid
[6] Ash-Shaykhan min Riwayat al-Baladhuri
[7] Akhbar ‘Umar, p.175
Advice me! April 7, 2008
Posted by shadows15 in Amazing Quotes!, Gems and Jewels, Men Around The Messenger.Tags: sahaba, tarbiyyah
2 comments
And once ‘Umar once said to Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
” Oh Ahnaf, the more one laughs , the less dignity will he possess.Whoever jokes (excessively) is a person who will be taken lightly. Whoever does something frequently will known by that thing. Whoever speaks often, errs often; the more often one errs, the less modesty he will possess; Whomever has a low level of modesty will also have a low level of piety; and when one has a low level of piety, then his heart dies.”
When advising another man, ‘Umar said “Do not speak about that which does not concern you. Know your enemy and be wary of your friend, except for the trustworthy one. And no one is trustworthy, except for the person who fears Allah. Do not walk with the evildoer, lest he teaches you some of his evil; and do not reveal your secrets to him. And when you consult others in your affairs, consult only those who fear Allah ‘Azza wa jall”
(Sifatus-Safwah 1/149)